Cologne (German : Köln ) is Germany's fourth-largest city and the largest city in the Rhineland. As of 31 December 2011, there were officially 1,017,155 residents.[ 1] The city is center of the Cologne/Bonn Region with around 3 million inhabitants (including the neighboring cities of Bonn , Hürth , Leverkusen , and Bergisch Gladbach ).
Population by district
Districts of Cologne
District
Population
Population (1990)
Population (1995)
Population (2000)
Population (2005)
Population (2009)
Population (2025)estimated
1. Innenstadt
137.283
138.637
133.454
129.496
126.301
128.400
2. Rodenkirchen
91.284
94.582
97.790
100.490
100.827
110.500
3. Lindenthal
134.823
135.276
139.026
139.803
137.870
145.300
4. Ehrenfeld
95.243
95.552
97.396
102.939
103.708
105.900
5. Nippes
111.133
109.481
108.206
109.235
111.141
111.000
6. Chorweiler
74.481
79.073
83.215
82.865
80.459
77.700
7. Porz
100.695
105.433
107.447
106.647
106.533
107.000
8. Kalk
108.769
108.185
106.377
107.194
109.045
105.800
9. Mülheim
142.889
141.877
144.321
144.432
144.419
140.300
Cologne
998.590
1.008.848
1.017.721
1.023.101
1.020.303
1.031.800
source: Die Kölner Stadtteile in Zahlen 2010 (in German)
Population by migration background
Keupstraße in the district of Mülheim is a centre of the Turkish community in Cologne.
District
Population (2009)
German citizens
Foreign citizens
(total)
German citizens w/o migration backgr.
German citizens w/ migration backgr.
(total)
from inside the EU1
from Turkey
from elsewhere in Europe
from Africa2
from the Americas
from Asia3
from elsewhere
1. Innenstadt
126.301
104.945
92.946
11.999
21.356
9.524
4.502
2.532
924
1.287
2.460
127
2. Rodenkirchen
100.827
86.823
74.938
11.885
14.004
5.717
3.298
1.850
827
505
1.747
60
3. Lindenthal
137.870
124.943
111.586
13.357
12.927
6.034
1.600
1.646
627
762
2.146
112
4. Ehrenfeld
103.708
83.614
69.749
13.865
20.094
6.824
7.960
2.394
970
459
1.367
120
5. Nippes
111.141
91.048
77.230
13.818
20.093
5.876
9.584
2.131
857
409
1.146
90
6. Chorweiler
80.459
65.770
46.806
18.964
14.689
3.216
6.989
2.589
456
96
1.252
91
7. Porz
106.533
91.368
71.409
19.959
15.165
4.802
4.412
3.178
653
196
1.850
75
8. Kalk
109.045
82.012
61.387
20.625
27.033
6.867
10.865
4.287
1.772
280
1.772
108
9. Mülheim
144.419
116.935
93.804
23.131
27.484
6.642
12.480
3.885
1.750
443
2.202
82
Cologne
1.020.303
847.458
699.855
147.603
172.845
55.502
61.690
24.492
8.835
4.437
17.024
865
1 largest groups from Italy, Poland and Greece
2 largest groups from Morocco and Algeria
3 largest group from Iran
Population by age
District
Population (2006)
Population (total)
Population age < 18
Population age 18 < 35
Population age 35 < 65
Population age > 65
1. Innenstadt
129.318
11.660
44.706
54.820
18.132
2. Rodenkirchen
101.309
15.760
21.461
44.631
19.457
3. Lindenthal
139.507
17.668
37.927
59.504
24.408
4. Ehrenfeld
103.205
16.522
28.472
42.404
15.807
5. Nippes
109.413
17.136
25.194
46.766
20.317
6. Chorweiler
82.161
17.042
16.548
34.358
14.213
7. Porz
106.567
18.566
21.325
46.803
19.873
8. Kalk
108.146
19.205
26.351
42.844
19.746
9. Mülheim
144.720
25.589
32.871
59.631
26.629
Cologne
1.024.346
159.148
254.855
431.761
178.582
source: Bevölkerungsprognose Kölner Stadtteile 2006/2025 (in German)
Historic population data
Roman Cologne
The walls of Colonia Agrippina covered an area of 96.8 hectares,[ 2] but the population density within the walls remains uncertain.
Medieval Cologne
Woodcut of Cologne from the Nuremberg Chronicle , 1493
Since the construction of the Medieval wall in 1180, the area of the old imperial city of Cologne has not changed for more than 600 years and was only extended over the old city walls in 1794, just short before the arrival of French troops and Cologne's incorporation into the First French Empire .
Date
Population
900
1000
1140
20.000
1180
40.000[ 3]
1200
Date
Population
1300
1400
1430
40.000
1500
Modern Cologne
16th through 19th century
Copper engraving of Cologne by Hollar von Prachna, Wenceslaus, 1636
Coloured drawing of Cologne, ca. 1700
After 1815, the Kingdom of Prussia enforced the construction of fortifications which again hindered any growth for the city. Only with the acquisition of these fortifications in 1881, the city of Cologne had the possibility of a gradual territorial expansion. On 12. November 1883 a strip of territory from parts of the municipalities of Ehrenfeld , Kriel, Longerich, Müngersdorf and Rondorf was added to the city. Since 1886, the Cologne City Council intensified negotiations with the surrounding communities, and on 1 April 1888 ended in a first major incorporation.
Date
Population
1501
1600
40.000
1670
37.000[ 4]
1700
39.000
Date
Population
1701
1714
42.015
1735
44.568
1794
44.512
1800
Date
Population
1801
42.024
1810
45.029
1. December 1816 ¹
49.276
1. December 1819 ¹
55.355
1. December 1822 ¹
56.527
1. December 1825 ¹
59.049
1. December 1828 ¹
61.059
1. December 1831 ¹
65.953
3. December 1834 ¹
67.302
3. December 1837 ¹
72.237
3. December 1840 ¹
75.858
3. December 1843 ¹
83.418
3. December 1849 ¹
94.789
3. December 1850
95.500
Date
Population
3. December 1851
3. December 1852 ¹
101.091
3. December 1855 ¹
106.852
3. December 1858 ¹
114.477
3. December 1861 ¹
120.568
3. December 1864 ¹
122.162
3. December 1867 ¹
125.172
1. December 1871 ¹
129.233
1. December 1875 ¹
135.371
1. December 1880 ¹
144.772
1. December 1885 ¹
161.401
1. December 1890 ¹
281.681
2. December 1895 ¹
321.564
1. December 1900 ¹
372.229
20th century
The territorial expansion, beginning in the late 19th century, were significant marks for the city's population growth. Major communal reorganizations took place in 1910, 1914, 1922 and 1975.
Date
Population
31. December 1901
380.518
31. December 1902
392.882
31. December 1903
406.420
31. December 1904
417.480
1. December 1905 ¹
428.722
31. December 1906
440.376
31. December 1907
451.134
31. December 1908
461.891
31. December 1909
472.649
1. December 1910 ¹
516.527
31. December 1911
525.671
31. December 1912
538.302
31. December 1913
550.540
31. December 1914
642.848
31. December 1915
1. December 1916 ¹
595.853
5. December 1917 ¹
609.244
31. December 1918
31. December 1919
644.206
31. December 1920
657.175
Date
Population
31. December 1921
665.629
31. December 1922
683.363
31. December 1923
690.605
31. December 1924
696.168
31. December 1925
705.477
31. December 1926
713.633
31. December 1927
723.753
31. December 1928
733.075
31. December 1929
736.914
31. December 1930
740.082
31. December 1931
739.726
31. December 1932
741.283
31. December 1933
759.648
31. December 1934
760.422
31. December 1935
761.263
31. December 1936
762.154
31. December 1937
765.468
31. December 1938
767.102
31. December 1939
767.222
December 1940
733.500
Date
Population
December 1941
690.000
December 1942
648.200
December 1943
561.600
December 1944
472.900
31. December 1945
453.566
31. December 1946
494.815
31. December 1947
515.355
31. December 1948
543.765
31. December 1949
573.557
31. December 1950
603.283
31. December 1951
630.232
31. December 1952
647.540
31. December 1953
670.031
31. December 1954
688.765
31. December 1955
712.561
31. December 1956
718.722
31. December 1957
737.991
31. December 1958
756.203
31. December 1959
773.280
31. December 1960
803.616
Date
Population
31. December 1961
816.542
31. December 1962
827.659
31. December 1963
835.832
31. December 1964
842.061
31. December 1965
854.479
31. December 1966
860.200
31. December 1967
854.717
31. December 1968
855.886
31. December 1969
864.754
31. December 1970
847.037
31. December 1971
846.479
31. December 1972
841.537
31. December 1973
832.396
31. December 1974
825.792
31. December 1975
1.013.771
31. December 1976
981.021
31. December 1977
976.761
31. December 1978
976.534
31. December 1979
976.136
31. December 1980
976.694
Date
Population
31. December 1981
971.403
31. December 1982
961.777
31. December 1983
940.663
31. December 1984
922.286
31. December 1985
916.153
31. December 1986
914.336
31. December 1987
930.907
31. December 1988
937.482
31. December 1989
946.280
31. December 1990
953.551
31. December 1991
956.690
31. December 1992
960.631
31. December 1993
962.517
31. December 1994
963.817
31. December 1995
965.697
31. December 1996
964.346
31. December 1997
964.311
31. December 1998
962.580
31. December 1999
962.507
31. December 2000
962.884
21st century
Date
Population
31. December 2001
967.940
31. December 2002
968.639
31. December 2003
965.954
31. December 2004
969.709
31. December 2005
983.347
31. December 2006
989.766
31. December 2007
995.397
31. December 2008
995.420
31. December 2009
998.105
31. December 2010
1.007.119
Date
Population
31. December 2011
1.013.665
31. December 2012
1.024.373
31. December 2013
1.034.175
31. December 2014
1.046.680
31. December 2015
1.060.582
See also
References