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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 1900 Population Census

1900

More than 56.4 million inhabitants were counted in the German Empire by the census of the year 1900.

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