The German city of Hamburg is the most populous city in the European Union which is not a national capital. The city contains an approximate 1.88 million people.
The figures since 1970 are published by the Statistical Office for Hamburg and Schleswig Holstein, based on the information of several state authorities.
Population On December 31, 2006 there were 1,754,182 registered people living in Hamburg (up from 1,652,363 in 1990). The population density was .Statistical office Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein: Statistisches Jahrbuch 2007/2008, 2007, Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg
There were 856,132 males and 898,050 females in Hamburg. For every 1,000 males there were 1,049 females. In 2006 there were 16,089 births in Hamburg, of which 33.1% were given by unmarried women, 6,921 marriages and 4,583 divorces. In 2006, 198 registered partnerships took place at the civil registration office (Standesamt). 40 partnerships were dissolved by court order since 2001. The age distribution was 15.7% under the age of 18, and 18.8% were 65 or older. In 2006, there were 257,060 foreign residents were living in Hamburg (14.8% of the population). The largest group being Turkish nationals at 58,154 (22.6% of foreign residents ), followed by 20,743 Polish nationals. 4,046 people were from the United Kingdom and 4,369 were from the United States. According to GTZ, 22,000 immigrants living in Hamburg are from Afghanistan, thus forming the largest Afghan community in Germany and Europe.
Population based on ageDecember 31, 2006AgeTotalPercentageMalePercentageFemalePercentageFemales / 1,000 malesBelow 1 15,908 0.9 8,255 1.0 7,653 0.9 9271–3 31,195 1.8 15,916 1.9 15,279 1.7 9603–5 29,909 1.7 15,310 1,8 14,599 1.6 9545–10 74,060 4.2 37,970 4.4 36,090 4,0 95010–15 73,864 4.2 37,929 4.4 35,935 4.0 94715–18 48,319 2.8 24,818 2.9 23,501 2.6 94718–21 53,293 3.0 26,486 3.1 26,807 3.0 1,01221–25 90,536 5.2 43,483 5.1 47,053 5.2 1,08225–30 137,695 7.8 67,281 7.9 70,414 7.8 1,04730–35 135,858 7.7 70,219 8.2 65,639 7.3 93535–40 154,995 8.8 82,097 9.6 72,898 8.1 88840–45 157,594 9.0 82,862 9.7 74,732 8.3 90245–55 230,492 13.1 116,172 13.6 114,320 12.7 98455–60 100,065 5.7 48,745 5.7 51,320 5.7 1,05360–65 94,760 5.4 46,567 5.4 48,193 5.4 1,03565–75 183,263 10.4 84,612 9.9 98,651 11.0 1,16675 and older 142,376 8.1 47,410 5.5 94.966 10.6 2,003Total 1,754,182 100 856,132 100 898,050 100 1,049
After a descent of the population in the 1970s, Hamburg has constantly grown since 1999. However, the number of deaths were greater than the number of births until 2010.
Fluctuations 1970–2015YearBirthsDeathsMove inMove outBalance1970 18,390 26,561 83,366 80,947 -5,7521975 13,192 26,099 66,557 70,069 -16,4191980 13,580 23,726 66,496 64,298 -7,9481985 12,711 22,266 56,784 59,792 -12,5631990 16,693 21,199 94,215 63,566 +26,1431991 16,503 21,434 79,052 57,727 +16,3941992 16,497 20,444 91,383 67,408 +20,0281993 16,257 20,703 89,208 70,660 +14,1021994 16,201 20,241 77,523 70,498 +2,9851995 15,872 20,276 75,104 68,671 +2,0291996 16,594 20,196 73,908 70,221 +851997 16,970 19,328 73,648 74,545 -3,2551998 16,235 19,228 74,880 76,529 -4,6421999 16,034 18,561 78,652 71,479 +4,6462000 16,159 18,210 82,424 69,716 +10,6572001 15,786 17,869 82,352 68,916 +11,3532002 15,707 18,424 80,335 74,921 +2,6972003 15,916 18,072 79,481 71,829 +5,4962004 16,103 17,562 84,590 82,139 +9922005 16,179 17,374 81,726 71,602 +8,9292006 16,089 17,101 82,443 70,713 +10,7182007 16,727 17,036 82,103 65,324 +16,4702008 16,751 17,091 85,859 84,108 +1,4112009 16,779 17,188 86,879 84,411 +2,0592010 17,377 17,060 87,538 75,668 +12,1872011 17,125 17,060 93,466 81,231 +12,3002012 17,706 17,012 94,346 79,335 +15,7052013 18,137 17,258 96,782 84,823 +12,8382014 19,039 16,780 91,594 78,218 +15,6352015 19,768 17,565 110,070 90,072 +22,201
Households On 31 December 2016, there were 1,860,759 people registered as living in Hamburg in an area of . The population density was . The metropolitan area of the Hamburg region (Hamburg Metropolitan Region) is home to 5,107,429 living in an area of at a density of .
There were 915,319 women and 945,440 men in Hamburg. For every 1,000 males, there were 1,033 females. In 2015, there were 19,768 births in Hamburg (of which 38.3% were to unmarried women); 6422 marriages and 3190 divorces, and 17,565 deaths. The age distribution was 16.1% under the age of 18, and 18.3% were 65 or older. 356 People in Hamburg were over the age of 100.
According to the Statistical Office of the State of Hamburg, the number of people with a migrant background is at 34% (631,246). Immigrants come from 180 countries. 5891 people have acquired German citizenship in 2016.
In 2016, there were 1,021,666 households, of which 17.8% had children under the age of 18; 54.4% of households were made up of singles. 25.6% of households with children were single parent households. The average household size was 1.8.Selectable data base:
Ethnic groups In 2008 Hamburg had the highest Afghan diasporic population of any city in the continent, with 7,000 German citizens of Afghan origin and 14,000 other residents of Afghan origin. The city has therefore been nicknamed by some as Little Kabul. Immigration began with the start of the Soviet–Afghan War in 1979 and additional immigration came after its end. Due to the differing origins and political affiliations of the emigrés, et al. wrote in Der Spiegel that "Hamburg's Afghan community was relatively loose-knit and was rarely perceived as an ethnic group, partly because these immigrants had been so deeply divided at home that there was little left to unite them as a community abroad." - Original German version: - PDF page Therefore the residents focused internally on their own families and keeping them together. Afghan Museum was in Hamburg.
In 1963 there were 800 Japanese people in Hamburg, including 50 children.Kolarczyk, Arne. "Japaner feiern Jubiläum." Hamburger Abendblatt. 12 June 2013. Retrieved on 2 January 2016. "1963 lebten 800 Japaner in Hamburg. Darunter waren 50 Kinder." In 1985 the city had a Japanese community, though it was not the largest in Germany as by then Düsseldorf had the largest one.Heinrich, Mark. "Corporate Japanese colony sprouts in West German city." Associated Press at the Houston Chronicle. Sunday November 224, 1985. Page 1, Section 4. Available from NewsBank, Record Number HSC112453511. Available online from the Houston Public Library with a library card. "About 16,500 Japanese live in West Germany. Smaller communities reside in Frankfurt, center of international banking in West Germany, and in Hamburg, hub for import-export and shipping firms." Japanese School in Hamburg is in nearby Halstenbek.
See also Demographics of Berlin Demographics of Cologne Demographics of Munich
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