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History of the Census in Germany

Our timeline gives you an overview of former population censuses in Germany. Please click on the individual years on top to learn more about the respective census and selected results.

Population censuses in Germany

The 1946 Population Census

1946

On 29 October 1946, about 65 million people lived in Germany. Data on the population and dwellings were collected in the four occupation zones and in Berlin.

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