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Hessen

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
Hessen [Hesse]State5,763,3106,077,8265,971,8166,207,278
BergstraßeCounty249,083264,695260,741271,617
DarmstadtCounty-level City138,920138,457143,499161,767
Darmstadt-DieburgCounty261,769288,463282,601299,862
Frankfurt am MainCounty-level City644,865641,076667,925743,268
FuldaCounty198,043218,326216,179219,953
GießenCounty240,136254,331251,238264,705
Groß-GerauCounty234,845250,478251,050264,354
Hersfeld-RotenburgCounty129,533130,010120,694118,253
HochtaunuskreisCounty213,667226,683226,130238,604
KasselCounty232,067245,735234,933229,935
Kassel StadtCounty-level City194,268194,748190,765195,012
Lahn-Dill-KreisCounty248,420263,043253,441251,972
Limburg-WeilburgCounty159,135175,679170,696173,279
Main-Kinzig-KreisCounty376,035408,144400,862412,094
Main-Taunus-KreisCounty207,033221,730224,059237,050
Marburg-BiedenkopfCounty241,512253,500241,226240,664
OdenwaldkreisCounty91,685100,11396,61394,576
OffenbachCounty316,956336,555332,327351,706
Offenbach am MainCounty-level City114,992118,429113,443129,479
Rheingau-Taunus-KreisCounty172,148184,897180,226185,308
Schwalm-Eder-KreisCounty183,787193,404181,851178,587
VogelsbergkreisCounty114,064118,475108,509101,014
Waldeck-FrankenbergCounty158,470170,430158,990154,482
Werra-Meißner-KreisCounty116,670113,293102,12498,421
WetteraukreisCounty264,906296,056292,573307,056
WiesbadenCounty-level City260,301271,076269,121284,260
Deutschland [Germany]Federal Republic79,753,22782,440,30980,219,69582,711,282

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

Explanation: States and counties in the boundaries of 31 December 2022. 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 (C 2022)
Males3,052,451
Females3,154,828
Age Groups (C 2022)
0-17 years1,052,486
18-64 years3,836,915
65+ years1,317,877
Age Distribution (C 2022)
90+ years60,713
80-89 years362,683
70-79 years539,311
60-69 years793,106
50-59 years975,030
40-49 years773,872
30-39 years816,142
20-29 years717,113
10-19 years581,252
0-9 years588,057
Religion (C 2022)
Roman Catholic1,219,970
Protestant1,871,249
Other/No/Unknown3,116,057
Citizenship (C 2022)
Germany5,166,668
EU 27 (2020)420,154
Other Citizenship620,456
Citizenship (C 2022)
German5,166,668
Poland64,705
Turkey137,805
Romania63,616
Ukraine51,033
Syria48,909
Italy63,439
Other country611,103
Region of Birth (C 2022)
Germany4,739,925
EU 27 (2020)501,670
Other country965,683
Country of Birth (C 2022)
Germany4,739,925
Poland142,071
Turkey142,331
Russia79,356
Romania67,876
Kazakhstan76,664
Ukraine61,810
Syria47,888
Italy47,046
Other country802,311

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