Chemnitz has passed the 250,000 population mark
Chemnitz has more than 250,000 inhabitants for the first time in more than 20 years. Lord Mayor Sven Schulze announced this at the start of today's city council meeting.
On Tuesday, 27 June, 250,160 people were registered as having their main residence in Chemnitz. The last time the population exceeded the quarter of a million mark was in February 2003 with 250,003.
The current population is divided into 50.7 per cent women (126,897) and 49.3 per cent men (123,263). The proportion of foreigners is currently 13.1 per cent (32,726 people). This means that the proportion of the German population in Chemnitz is 86.9 per cent (217,434).
In comparison: at the end of 2022, the proportion of foreigners was 12.1 per cent (30,177 people) and the proportion of the German population was 87.9 per cent (218,687 people).
The population of Chemnitz has developed positively over the past ten years.
In 2013, 242,177 people lived in Chemnitz. In 2015, which is considered the peak year for immigration of asylum and protection seekers, 248,878 people lived in Chemnitz. A slight increase continued in the following three years, with 247,721 people living here in 2018. From 246,908 people in 2019, the number fell to just 243,646 people in 2021. From 2022, this number increased again, mainly due to war refugees from Ukraine. At the end of 2022, 248,864 people were living in Chemnitz as their main place of residence. (As at 31 December, source: City of Chemnitz, Citizens' Office, residents' register)
The most recent population projection of the Free State of Saxony, which was published last week, takes the Ukraine refugees into account, but nevertheless forecasts a further population decline for Chemnitz and all districts until 2040.