# Demographics of Munich

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This article describes the demographics of Munich via tables and graphs.

## Population growth

The population of Munich was only 24,000 in 1700, but it doubled every 30 years, and in 1852 the population exceeded 100,000, qualifying it a large city (Großstadt) by German administrative standards. By 1883, Munich had a population of 250,000; this doubled to 500,000 in 1901, making Munich the third largest city in the Deutsches Reich after Berlin and Hamburg.
The physical effects of the Second World War are clearly visible. Towards the end of the war, 90% of the historical old town had been destroyed in 73 aerial raids and half of the city was in ruins. Estimates for the impact of these raids on the population offer the figure of 6,000 dead. In total, Munich lost 34% of its population, with 279,000 people displaced through evacuation, migration, deportation, and made homeless through aerial attacks. The total population decreased from 829,000 in May 1939 to 550,000 in May 1945. The prewar population level was not regained until 1950.
Shortly before the city's 800th anniversary, on 15 December 1957 at 15:45, the millionth resident of Munich, a Pasing boy named Thomas Helmut Seehaus was born, making Munich the latest city to reach a population of one million out of 70 cities worldwide. According to the Bavarian National Office for Statistics and Data Processing, the official figure for the population of Munich was 1,259,677 in December 2005 (only principal residences and with adjustments from other national offices). As of June 2007, it stood at 1,305,525.
The following summary shows the population according to historical local data. Up to 1824 the figures are mainly estimates; after that they are census results or official statistics from the local authorities. From 1871 onward, the figures given refer to the "population present in the town (ortsanwesende Bevölkerung); from 1925 the figures are the "resident population" (Wohnbevölkerung), and from since 1987 the figures are for the "population at the place of main residence" (Bevölkerung am Ort der Hauptwohnung). Before 1871, figures are from irregular survey methods.

### From 1369 to 1944

| Date | Inhabitants |
| 1369 | 10,810 |
| 1396 | 11,267 |
| 1440 | 9,488 |
| 1462 | 12,614 |
| 1500 | 13,447 |
| 1600 | 18,000 |
| 1630 | 20,000 |
| 1700 | 24,000 |
| 1722 | 29,097 |
| 1750 | 32,000 |
| 1771 | 31,000 |
| 1781 | 37,840 |
| 1794 | 34,277 |
| 1801 | 40,450 |
| 1810 | 40,638 |
| 1813 | 51,396 |
| Date | Inhabitants | |
| 1824 | 62,290 | |
| 1. June 1830 | 71,375 | ¹ |
| 3 December 1840 | 82.736 | ¹ |
| 3 December 1843 | 90.055 | ¹ |
| 3 December 1846 | 94,830 | ¹ |
| 3 December 1849 | 96,398 | ¹ |
| 3 December 1852 | 106,715 | ¹ |
| 3 December 1855 | 132,112 | ¹ |
| 3 December 1858 | 137,095 | ¹ |
| 3 December 1861 | 148,201 | ¹ |
| 3 December 1864 | 167,054 | ¹ |
| 3 December 1867 | 170,688 | ¹ |
| 1 December 1871 | 169,693 | ¹ |
| 1 December 1875 | 193,024 | ¹ |
| 1 December 1880 | 230,023 | ¹ |
| 1 December 1885 | 261,981 | ¹ |
| Date | Inhabitants | |
| 1 December 1890 | 349,024 | ¹ |
| 2 December 1895 | 407,307 | ¹ |
| 1 December 1900 | 499,959 | ¹ |
| 1 December 1905 | 509,067 | ¹ |
| 1 December 1910 | 596,467 | ¹ |
| 31 December 1913 | 640,000 | |
| 1 December 1916 | 594,096 | ¹ |
| 5 December 1917 | 595.002 | ¹ |
| 8 October 1919 | 630,711 | ¹ |
| 31 December 1920 | 666,000 | |
| 16 June 1925 | 680,704 | ¹ |
| 31 December 1930 | 728,900 | |
| 16 June 1933 | 735,388 | ¹ |
| 31 December 1935 | 743,653 | |
| 17 May 1939 | 829,318 | ¹ |
| 31 December 1940 | 834,500 | |
¹ Census figures

### From 1945 to 1989

| Date | Inhabitants | |
| 8 May 1945 | 550,000 | |
| 31 December 1945 | 674,154 | |
| 29 October 1946 | 751,967 | ¹ |
| 31 December 1947 | 788,100 | |
| 31 December 1948 | 801,500 | |
| 30 June 1949 | 814,228 | |
| 30 June 1950 | 823,892 | |
| 13 September 1950 | 831,937 | ¹ |
| 30 June 1951 | 855,003 | |
| 30. June 1952 | 873,065 | |
| 30. June 1953 | 889,843 | |
| 30. June 1954 | 908,572 | |
| 30 June 1955 | 929,808 | |
| 30 June 1956 | 957,177 | |
| 25 September 1956 | 962,860 | ¹ |
| 30 June 1957 | 986,028 | |
| 30 June 1958 | 1,011,878 | |
| Date | Inhabitants | |
| 30 June 1959 | 1,033,854 | |
| 30 June 1960 | 1,055,457 | |
| 6 June 1961 | 1,085,014 | ¹ |
| 31 December 1961 | 1,106,298 | |
| 31 December 1962 | 1,142,622 | |
| 31 December 1963 | 1,166,160 | |
| 31 December 1964 | 1,192,614 | |
| 31 December 1965 | 1,214,603 | |
| 31 December 1966 | 1,235,548 | |
| 31 December 1967 | 1,244,237 | |
| 31 December 1968 | 1,279,405 | |
| 31 December 1969 | 1,326,331 | |
| 27 May 1970 | 1,293,590 | ¹ |
| 31 December 1970 | 1,311,978 | |
| 31 December 1971 | 1,338,432 | |
| 31 December 1972 | 1,338,924 | |
| 31 December 1973 | 1,336,576 | |
| Date | Inhabitants | |
| 31 December 1974 | 1,323,434 | |
| 31 December 1975 | 1,314,865 | |
| 31 December 1976 | 1,314,572 | |
| 31 December 1977 | 1,313,939 | |
| 31 December 1978 | 1,296,970 | |
| 31 December 1979 | 1,299,693 | |
| 31 December 1980 | 1,298,941 | |
| 31 December 1981 | 1,291,828 | |
| 31 December 1982 | 1,287,080 | |
| 31 December 1983 | 1,283,457 | |
| 31 December 1984 | 1,267,451 | |
| 31 December 1985 | 1,266,549 | |
| 31 December 1986 | 1,274,716 | |
| 25 May 1987 | 1,185,421 | ¹ |
| 31 December 1987 | 1,201,479 | |
| 31 December 1988 | 1,211,617 | |
| 31 December 1989 | 1,206,683 | |
¹ Census figures

### From 1990

| Date | Inhabitants |
| 31 December 1990 | 1,229,026 |
| 31 December 1991 | 1,229,052 |
| 31 December 1992 | 1,256,638 |
| 31 December 1993 | 1,255,623 |
| 31 December 1994 | 1,244,676 |
| 31 December 1995 | 1,236,370 |
| 31 December 1996 | 1,225,809 |
| 31 December 1997 | 1,205,923 |
| 31 December 1998 | 1,188,897 |
| 31 December 1999 | 1,194,560 |
| Date | Inhabitants |
| 31 December 2000 | 1,210,223 |
| 31 December 2001 | 1,227,958 |
| 31 December 2002 | 1,234,692 |
| 31 December 2003 | 1,247,873 |
| 31 December 2004 | 1,249,176 |
| 31 December 2005 | 1,259,677 |
| 31 December 2006 | 1,294,608 |
| 31 December 2007 | 1.311.573 |
| 31 December 2008 | 1.326.807 |
| 31 December 2009 | 1.330.440 |
| Date | Inhabitants | |
| 31 December 2010 | 1.353.186 | |
| 9 May 2011 | 1.348.335 | ¹ |
| 31 December 2011 | 1.364.920 | |
| 31 December 2012 | 1.388.308 | |
| 31 December 2013 | 1.407.836 | |
| 31 December 2014 | 1.429.584 | |
| 31 December 2015 | 1.450.381 | |
| 30 June 2016 | 1.452.826 | |
¹ Census figures
Source: Bavarian Regional Authority for Statistics and Data Handling (Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung).

## Population forecast

The Bertelsmann Foundation provides data for population and population growth for 2,959 municipalities in Germany (January 2006 publication). In Munich, the population is forecast to rise by 7.8% between 2003 and 2020 (96,988 persons).
Projected population growth 2003–2020 for Munich (principal residences):
| Date | Inhabitants |
| 31 December 2010 | 1,314,947 |
| 31 December 2015 | 1,340,514 |
| 31 December 2020 | 1,344,861 |
Source: Bertelsmann Foundation
In the city administration's 2002 planning forecast, a 2% rise of the legally resident population (principal and secondary residences) between 2001 and 2015 is predicted. For immigration, a 7.2% rise is predicted and for stagnation, a decrease of 1.7%. Absolute population trend 2001–2015 – Forecast for Munich (principal and secondary residences):
| Year | Planning forecast | Projected Immigration | Projected Stagnation |
| 31 December 2001 | 1,404,000 | 1,404.000 | 1,404,000 |
| 31 December 2005 | 1,421,000 | 1,447.000 | 1,405,000 |
| 31 December 2010 | 1,421,000 | 1,486.000 | 1,386,000 |
| 31 December 2015 | 1,432,000 | 1,505.000 | 1,380,000 |
Source: Munich Statistical Office (Statistisches Amt der Landeshauptstadt München).

## Population structure

In December 2005, the proportion of foreigners was 23.3% or 300,129 persons in absolute figures. The largest groups of these are Turks (43.309), Croatians (24,866), Serbians (24,439), Greeks (22,486), Austrians (21,411) and Italians (20,847). 37% of foreigners in Munich come from countries within the European Union.
| Population | As of 31 December 2005 |
| Legitimate Population | 1,436,725 |
| of which male | 707,047 |
| female | 729,678 |
| Inhabitants with principal residence | 1,288,307 |
| of which male | 623,920 |
| female | 664,387 |
| Inhabitants with secondary residence | 148,418 |
| of which male | 83,127 |
| female | 65,291 |
| Germans with principal residence | 988,178 |
| of which male | 466,400 |
| female | 521,778 |
| Foreigners with principal residence | 300,129 |
| of which male | 157,520 |
| female | 142,609 |
| Foreigner proportion in % | 23.3 |
Source: Munich Statistical Office (Statistisches Amt der Landeshauptstadt München).

## Age distribution

The following shows the age distribution from 31 December 2005 (principal residences).
| Age from – to | Inhabitant Count | Proportion in % |
| 0–5 | 68,853 | 5.3 |
| 6–14 | 88,518 | 6.9 |
| 15–44 | 575,131 | 44.6 |
| 45–64 | 330,516 | 25.7 |
| over 65 | 225,289 | 17.5 |
| Total | 1,288,307 | 100.0 |
Source: Munich Statistical Office (Statistisches Amt der Landeshauptstadt München).

## Boroughs

The following number of inhabitants refer to principal residences as of 31 December 2006.
| Name | Area in km$^2$ | Inhabitant Count | Inhabitants per km$^2$ |
| Allach-Untermenzing | 15.45 | 27,730 | 1,795 |
| Altstadt-Lehel | 3.16 | 18,876 | 5,973 |
| Aubing-Lochhausen-Langwied | 34.06 | 37,857 | 1,111 |
| Au-Haidhausen | 4.22 | 54,382 | 12,887 |
| Berg am Laim | 6.31 | 39,009 | 6,182 |
| Bogenhausen | 23.71 | 75,657 | 3,191 |
| Feldmoching-Hasenbergl | 28.71 | 54,245 | 1,889 |
| Hadern | 9.23 | 44,993 | 4,875 |
| Laim | 5.29 | 50,082 | 9,457 |
| Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt | 4.39 | 45,736 | 10,418 |
| Maxvorstadt | 4.29 | 46,058 | 10,736 |
| Milbertshofen-Am Hart | 13.37 | 66,992 | 5,011 |
| Moosach | 11.09 | 47,754 | 4,306 |
| Neuhausen-Nymphenburg | 12.92 | 84,604 | 6,548 |
| Obergiesing | 5.71 | 47,007 | 8,232 |
| Pasing-Obermenzing | 16.50 | 63,763 | 3,864 |
| Ramersdorf-Perlach | 19.90 | 102,689 | 5,160 |
| Schwabing-Freimann | 25.67 | 62,430 | 2,432 |
| Schwabing-West | 4.37 | 59,553 | 13,628 |
| Schwanthalerhöhe | 2.07 | 26,103 | 12,610 |
| Sendling | 3.94 | 37,146 | 9,428 |
| Sendling-Westpark | 7.81 | 50,903 | 6,518 |
| Thalkirchen-Obersendling -Forstenried-Fürstenried-Solln | 17.75 | 80,701 | 4,547 |
| Trudering-Riem | 22.45 | 53,915 | 2,401 |
| Untergiesing-Harlaching | 8.06 | 48,075 | 5,965 |
| Munich | 310.43 | 1,326,206 | 4,272 |
Source: Munich Statistical Office (Statistisches Amt der Landeshauptstadt München). (in German)

## Foreign communities

There are very sizable Balkan and Turkish communities in the city. Of the foreign nationals in Munich, about 37% come from the European Union. The most common foreign nationals in Munich are:
Data for the year 2021:
* Croats (38.859)
* Turks (37.614)
* Italians (28.137)
* Greeks (25.897)
* Bosnians (22.512)
* Austrians (20.118)
* Romanians (17.932)
* Poles (17.839)
* Serbs (14.484)
* Bulgarians (13.646)
Bavarian State Office for Statistics