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
1925
In 1925, after nearly 15 years, a complete population census was again conducted in all territories that belonged to the Empire at the time. Deutschland had 62.4 million inhabitants then. The Empire and the Länder together conducted a combined census of the population, occupation and non-agricultural local units. The term “resident population” was used for the first time in the census of 1925.
