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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

Zensus 2011

2011

2011: For the first time, a register-based census is conducted in Germany. In contrast to a traditional population census, it uses administrative data. It is the first all-German census since German unification.

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