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
1981
The last population census in the GDR was held on 31 December 1981; 16.7 people lived there at the time. The results of the census of housing space and buildings were also very important, especially with regard to under-occupied and over-occupied dwellings.
