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Demographics of Cologne

Demographics of Cologne

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Cologne (German: Köln) is Germany's fourth-largest city and the largest city in the Rhineland. As of 31 December 2011, there were officially 1,017,155 residents.[1] The city is center of the Cologne/Bonn Region with around 3 million inhabitants (including the neighboring cities of Bonn, Hürth, Leverkusen, and Bergisch Gladbach).

Population by district

Districts of Cologne
DistrictPopulation
Population
(1990)
Population
(1995)
Population
(2000)
Population
(2005)
Population
(2009)
Population
(2025)estimated
1. Innenstadt137.283138.637 Increase133.454 Decrease129.496 Decrease126.301 Decrease128.400 Increase
2. Rodenkirchen91.28494.582 Increase97.790 Increase100.490 Increase100.827 Increase110.500 Increase
3. Lindenthal134.823135.276 Increase139.026 Increase139.803 Increase137.870 Decrease145.300 Increase
4. Ehrenfeld95.24395.552 Increase97.396 Increase102.939 Increase103.708 Increase105.900 Increase
5. Nippes111.133109.481 Decrease108.206 Decrease109.235 Increase111.141 Increase111.000 Decrease
6. Chorweiler74.48179.073 Increase83.215 Increase82.865 Decrease80.459 Decrease77.700 Decrease
7. Porz100.695105.433 Increase107.447 Increase106.647 Decrease106.533 Decrease107.000 Increase
8. Kalk108.769108.185 Decrease106.377 Decrease107.194 Increase109.045 Increase105.800 Decrease
9. Mülheim142.889141.877 Decrease144.321 Increase144.432 Increase144.419 Decrease140.300 Decrease
    Cologne998.590 Decrease1.008.848 Increase1.017.721 Increase1.023.101 Increase1.020.303 Decrease1.031.800 Increase
source: Die Kölner Stadtteile in Zahlen 2010 (in German)

Population by migration background

Keupstraße in the district of Mülheim is a centre of the Turkish community in Cologne.
DistrictPopulation (2009)German citizensForeign citizens

(total)
German citizens
w/o migration backgr.
German citizens
w/ migration backgr.

(total)
from
inside the EU1
from
Turkey    
from
elsewhere in Europe
from
Africa2    
from
the Americas
from
Asia3    
from
elsewhere
1. Innenstadt126.301104.94592.94611.99921.3569.5244.5022.5329241.2872.460127
2. Rodenkirchen100.82786.82374.93811.88514.0045.7173.2981.8508275051.74760
3. Lindenthal137.870124.943111.58613.35712.9276.0341.6001.6466277622.146112
4. Ehrenfeld103.70883.61469.74913.86520.0946.8247.9602.3949704591.367120
5. Nippes111.14191.04877.23013.81820.0935.8769.5842.1318574091.14690
6. Chorweiler80.45965.77046.80618.96414.6893.2166.9892.589456961.25291
7. Porz106.53391.36871.40919.95915.1654.8024.4123.1786531961.85075
8. Kalk109.04582.01261.38720.62527.0336.86710.8654.2871.7722801.772108
9. Mülheim144.419116.93593.80423.13127.4846.64212.4803.8851.7504432.20282
    Cologne1.020.303847.458699.855147.603172.84555.50261.69024.4928.8354.43717.024865

1 largest groups from Italy, Poland and Greece
2 largest groups from Morocco and Algeria
3 largest group from Iran

Population by age

DistrictPopulation (2004)
Population
(total)
Population
age < 18
Population
age 18 < 35
Population
age 35 < 65
Population
age > 65
1. Innenstadt129.047 Decrease12.091 Decrease
2. Rodenkirchen100.325 Decrease15.828 Increase
3. Lindenthal139.233 Increase17.700 Increase
4. Ehrenfeld102.264 Increase16.780 Decrease
5. Nippes109.009 Increase17.172 Increase
6. Chorweiler83.332 Decrease17.979 Decrease
7. Porz107.437 Decrease19.180 Decrease
8. Kalk107.036 Increase19.246 Decrease
9. Mülheim144.944 Increase26.229 Decrease
    Cologne1.022.627 Increase162.205 Decrease257.218 Decrease
source: Statistisches Jahrbuch Köln 2004 (in German)
DistrictPopulation (2006)
Population
(total)
Population
age < 18
Population
age 18 < 35
Population
age 35 < 65
Population
age > 65
1. Innenstadt129.318 Increase11.660 Decrease44.70654.82018.132
2. Rodenkirchen101.309 Increase15.760 Decrease21.46144.63119.457
3. Lindenthal139.507 Increase17.668 Decrease37.92759.50424.408
4. Ehrenfeld103.205 Increase16.522 Decrease28.47242.40415.807
5. Nippes109.413 Increase17.136 Decrease25.19446.76620.317
6. Chorweiler82.161 Decrease17.042 Decrease16.54834.35814.213
7. Porz106.567 Decrease18.566 Decrease21.32546.80319.873
8. Kalk108.146 Increase19.205 Decrease26.35142.84419.746
9. Mülheim144.720 Decrease25.589 Decrease32.87159.63126.629
    Cologne1.024.346 Increase159.148 Decrease254.855 Decrease431.761178.582
source: Bevölkerungsprognose Kölner Stadtteile 2006/2025 (in German)
DistrictPopulation (2009)
Population
(total)
Population
age < 18
Population
age 18 < 35
Population
age 35 < 65
Population
age > 65
1. Innenstadt126.301 Decrease11.254 Decrease18.139 Increase
2. Rodenkirchen100.827 Increase15.946 Increase20.332 Increase
3. Lindenthal137.870 Decrease18.693 Increase25.302 Increase
4. Ehrenfeld103.708 Increase16.065 Decrease16.163 Increase
5. Nippes111.141 Increase17.246 Increase20.650 Increase
6. Chorweiler80.459 Decrease15.798 Decrease14.947 Increase
7. Porz106.533 Decrease18.011 Decrease21.112 Increase
8. Kalk109.045 Increase19.415 Increase20.029 Increase
9. Mülheim144.419 Decrease25.152 Decrease26.793 Increase
    Cologne1.020.303 Decrease157.580 Decrease253.964 Decrease425.292 Decrease183.467 Increase
source: Die Kölner Stadtteile in Zahlen 2010 (in German)

Historic population data

Roman Cologne

The walls of Colonia Agrippina covered an area of 96.8 hectares,[2] but the population density within the walls remains uncertain.

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Medieval Cologne

Woodcut of Cologne from the Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493

Since the construction of the Medieval wall in 1180, the area of the old imperial city of Cologne has not changed for more than 600 years and was only extended over the old city walls in 1794, just short before the arrival of French troops and Cologne's incorporation into the First French Empire.

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Modern Cologne

16th through 19th century

Copper engraving of Cologne by Hollar von Prachna, Wenceslaus, 1636
Coloured drawing of Cologne, ca. 1700

After 1815, the Kingdom of Prussia enforced the construction of fortifications which again hindered any growth for the city. Only with the acquisition of these fortifications in 1881, the city of Cologne had the possibility of a gradual territorial expansion. On 12. November 1883 a strip of territory from parts of the municipalities of Ehrenfeld, Kriel, Longerich, Müngersdorf and Rondorf was added to the city. Since 1886, the Cologne City Council intensified negotiations with the surrounding communities, and on 1 April 1888 ended in a first major incorporation.

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20th century

The territorial expansion, beginning in the late 19th century, were significant marks for the city's population growth. Major communal reorganizations took place in 1910, 1914, 1922 and 1975.

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21st century

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See also


References

  1. Information und Technik NRW. "Bevölkerung im Regierungsbezirk Köln". Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
  2. J.C. Russell, "Late Ancient and Medieval Population," in Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, vol. 48, part 3, table 89.

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