Demographics of Cologne


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

DistrictPopulation
Population
(1990)
Population
(1995)
Population
(2000)
Population
(2005)
Population
(2009)
Population
(2025)estimated
1. Innenstadt137.283138.637 133.454 129.496 126.301 128.400
2. Rodenkirchen91.28494.582 97.790 100.490 100.827 110.500
3. Lindenthal134.823135.276 139.026 139.803 137.870 145.300
4. Ehrenfeld95.24395.552 97.396 102.939 103.708 105.900
5. Nippes111.133109.481 108.206 109.235 111.141 111.000
6. Chorweiler74.48179.073 83.215 82.865 80.459 77.700
7. Porz100.695105.433 107.447 106.647 106.533 107.000
8. Kalk108.769108.185 106.377 107.194 109.045 105.800
9. Mülheim142.889141.877 144.321 144.432 144.419 140.300
    Cologne998.590 1.008.848 1.017.721 1.023.101 1.020.303 1.031.800
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 12.091
2. Rodenkirchen100.325 15.828
3. Lindenthal139.233 17.700
4. Ehrenfeld102.264 16.780
5. Nippes109.009 17.172
6. Chorweiler83.332 17.979
7. Porz107.437 19.180
8. Kalk107.036 19.246
9. Mülheim144.944 26.229
    Cologne1.022.627 162.205 257.218
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 11.660 44.70654.82018.132
2. Rodenkirchen101.309 15.760 21.46144.63119.457
3. Lindenthal139.507 17.668 37.92759.50424.408
4. Ehrenfeld103.205 16.522 28.47242.40415.807
5. Nippes109.413 17.136 25.19446.76620.317
6. Chorweiler82.161 17.042 16.54834.35814.213
7. Porz106.567 18.566 21.32546.80319.873
8. Kalk108.146 19.205 26.35142.84419.746
9. Mülheim144.720 25.589 32.87159.63126.629
    Cologne1.024.346 159.148 254.855 431.761178.582
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 11.254 18.139
2. Rodenkirchen100.827 15.946 20.332
3. Lindenthal137.870 18.693 25.302
4. Ehrenfeld103.708 16.065 16.163
5. Nippes111.141 17.246 20.650
6. Chorweiler80.459 15.798 14.947
7. Porz106.533 18.011 21.112
8. Kalk109.045 19.415 20.029
9. Mülheim144.419 25.152 26.793
    Cologne1.020.303 157.580 253.964 425.292 183.467
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.

Date Population
5030.000
15050.000
25015.000
35015.000

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.

Date Population
900
1000
114020.000
118040.000[3]
1200
Date Population
1300
1400
143040.000
1500

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.

Date Population
1501
160040.000
167037.000[4]
170039.000
Date Population
1701
171442.015
173544.568
179444.512
1800
Date Population
180142.024
181045.029
1. December 1816 ¹49.276
1. December 1819 ¹55.355
1. December 1822 ¹56.527
1. December 1825 ¹59.049
1. December 1828 ¹61.059
1. December 1831 ¹65.953
3. December 1834 ¹67.302
3. December 1837 ¹72.237
3. December 1840 ¹75.858
3. December 1843 ¹83.418
3. December 1849 ¹94.789
3. December 185095.500
Date Population
3. December 1851
3. December 1852 ¹101.091
3. December 1855 ¹106.852
3. December 1858 ¹114.477
3. December 1861 ¹120.568
3. December 1864 ¹122.162
3. December 1867 ¹125.172
1. December 1871 ¹129.233
1. December 1875 ¹135.371
1. December 1880 ¹144.772
1. December 1885 ¹161.401
1. December 1890 ¹281.681
2. December 1895 ¹321.564
1. December 1900 ¹372.229

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.

Date Population
31. December 1901380.518
31. December 1902392.882
31. December 1903406.420
31. December 1904417.480
1. December 1905 ¹428.722
31. December 1906440.376
31. December 1907451.134
31. December 1908461.891
31. December 1909472.649
1. December 1910 ¹516.527
31. December 1911525.671
31. December 1912538.302
31. December 1913550.540
31. December 1914642.848
31. December 1915
1. December 1916 ¹595.853
5. December 1917 ¹609.244
31. December 1918
31. December 1919644.206
31. December 1920657.175
Date Population
31. December 1921665.629
31. December 1922683.363
31. December 1923690.605
31. December 1924696.168
31. December 1925705.477
31. December 1926713.633
31. December 1927723.753
31. December 1928733.075
31. December 1929736.914
31. December 1930740.082
31. December 1931739.726
31. December 1932741.283
31. December 1933759.648
31. December 1934760.422
31. December 1935761.263
31. December 1936762.154
31. December 1937765.468
31. December 1938767.102
31. December 1939767.222
December 1940733.500
Date Population
December 1941690.000
December 1942648.200
December 1943561.600
December 1944472.900
31. December 1945453.566
31. December 1946494.815
31. December 1947515.355
31. December 1948543.765
31. December 1949573.557
31. December 1950603.283
31. December 1951630.232
31. December 1952647.540
31. December 1953670.031
31. December 1954688.765
31. December 1955712.561
31. December 1956718.722
31. December 1957737.991
31. December 1958756.203
31. December 1959773.280
31. December 1960803.616
Date Population
31. December 1961816.542
31. December 1962827.659
31. December 1963835.832
31. December 1964842.061
31. December 1965854.479
31. December 1966860.200
31. December 1967854.717
31. December 1968855.886
31. December 1969864.754
31. December 1970847.037
31. December 1971846.479
31. December 1972841.537
31. December 1973832.396
31. December 1974825.792
31. December 19751.013.771
31. December 1976981.021
31. December 1977976.761
31. December 1978976.534
31. December 1979976.136
31. December 1980976.694
Date Population
31. December 1981971.403
31. December 1982961.777
31. December 1983940.663
31. December 1984922.286
31. December 1985916.153
31. December 1986914.336
31. December 1987930.907
31. December 1988937.482
31. December 1989946.280
31. December 1990953.551
31. December 1991956.690
31. December 1992960.631
31. December 1993962.517
31. December 1994963.817
31. December 1995965.697
31. December 1996964.346
31. December 1997964.311
31. December 1998962.580
31. December 1999962.507
31. December 2000962.884

21st century

Date Population
31. December 2001967.940
31. December 2002968.639
31. December 2003965.954
31. December 2004969.709
31. December 2005983.347
31. December 2006989.766
31. December 2007995.397
31. December 2008995.420
31. December 2009998.105
31. December 20101.007.119
Date Population
31. December 20111.013.665
31. December 20121.024.373
31. December 20131.034.175
31. December 20141.046.680
31. December 20151.060.582

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.
  3. City of Cologne, Köln ist Millionenstadt Archived 2014-08-24 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
  4. City of Cologne, Köln ist Millionenstadt Archived 2014-08-24 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
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