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Schleswig-Holstein

State in Germany

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NameStatusPopulation
Estimate
1990-12-31		Population
Estimate
2001-12-31		Population
Census
2011-05-09		Population
Census
2022-05-15		Population
Estimate
2024-12-31
Schleswig-HolsteinState2,626,1272,804,2492,800,1192,927,5422,959,517
DithmarschenCounty129,463137,447133,900132,810133,460
FlensburgCounty-level City86,97784,48082,25895,01596,326
Herzogtum LauenburgCounty159,943181,661187,137203,381206,235
KielCounty-level City245,567232,242235,782249,132252,668
LübeckCounty-level City214,758213,496210,305215,958216,889
NeumünsterCounty-level City80,74379,64677,24979,62579,809
NordfrieslandCounty152,367165,026163,665168,489170,029
OstholsteinCounty189,444203,386198,413200,936201,472
PinnebergCounty269,081293,914296,341320,275325,223
PlönCounty121,131133,624127,676129,634130,609
Rendsburg-EckernfördeCounty247,333271,643269,362275,744278,058
Schleswig-FlensburgCounty180,355198,390196,025203,169205,472
SegebergCounty221,160252,758260,665277,323283,562
SteinburgCounty128,946136,548130,785131,002132,731
StormarnCounty198,859219,988230,556245,049246,974
Deutschland [Germany]Federal Republic79,753,22782,440,30980,219,69582,711,28283,577,140

Source: Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland, Statistical Offices of the German States.

Explanation: Border status: December 31, 2024. For privacy reasons, the statistical office skewed the 2022 census numbers by small amounts. To avoid inconsistencies and negative values, further adjustments are applied here. The 2022 total population of Germany exclude 8,258 persons posted abroad.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2024)
Males1,447,902
Females1,511,615
Age Groups (E 2024)
0-17 years482,435
18-64 years1,767,579
65+ years709,503
Age Distribution (C 2022)
90+ years29,690
80-89 years200,148
70-79 years284,339
60-69 years391,258
50-59 years486,398
40-49 years343,953
30-39 years350,097
20-29 years307,861
10-19 years272,797
0-9 years261,001
Religion (C 2022)
Roman Catholics158,672
Protestants1,166,822
Other/No/Unknown1,602,045
Citizenship (C 2022)
Germany2,668,987
EU 27 (2020)86,454
Other Citizenship172,101
Citizenship (C 2022)
German2,668,987
Poland24,110
Turkey24,299
Romania15,592
Ukraine17,296
Syria31,895
Italy5,150
Other country140,213
Region of Birth (C 2022)
Germany2,518,745
EU 27 (2020)133,778
Other country275,019
Country of Birth (C 2022)
Germany2,518,745
Poland64,233
Turkey31,049
Russia30,073
Romania14,339
Kazakhstan23,940
Ukraine20,038
Syria29,563
Italy4,717
Other country190,845

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