In 2004 Berlin had a population of 3,388,477, far fewer than the 4.5 million who called the city home in 1942.
Between 1945 and 1990, Berlin’s population diminished slightly in size. After unification, it increased by almost one-sixth. Compared to most major cities, Berlin’s population began aging after 1945.
In the mid-1990s the largest age group, which made up 19 percent of the population, consisted of people between the ages of 25 and 34. The next largest group included those 65 years of age or older (16 percent of the population).
During the mid-1990s Berlin was home to more than 400,000 foreign citizens. Most of these immigrants came from other European countries to seek better economic conditions in Germany.
More than 30 percent of Berlin’s foreigners were guest workers who came from Turkey to work at temporary jobs.
Protestants make up Berlin’s major religious group, with nearly 950,000 members.
Roman Catholics form the next largest group at 341,000.
The number of Muslims stands at 183,000.
The smallest religious group is the Jewish community, which has about 11,000 members. This compares to 161,000 Jews living in Berlin in 1933. Most of the prewar Jewish population was devastated during the Holocaust of the 1930s and 1940s, when Nazi leaders organized the systematic destruction of Jewish people.
Between 1945 and 1990, Berlin’s population diminished slightly in size. After unification, it increased by almost one-sixth. Compared to most major cities, Berlin’s population began aging after 1945.
In the mid-1990s the largest age group, which made up 19 percent of the population, consisted of people between the ages of 25 and 34. The next largest group included those 65 years of age or older (16 percent of the population).
During the mid-1990s Berlin was home to more than 400,000 foreign citizens. Most of these immigrants came from other European countries to seek better economic conditions in Germany.
More than 30 percent of Berlin’s foreigners were guest workers who came from Turkey to work at temporary jobs.
Protestants make up Berlin’s major religious group, with nearly 950,000 members.
Roman Catholics form the next largest group at 341,000.
The number of Muslims stands at 183,000.
The smallest religious group is the Jewish community, which has about 11,000 members. This compares to 161,000 Jews living in Berlin in 1933. Most of the prewar Jewish population was devastated during the Holocaust of the 1930s and 1940s, when Nazi leaders organized the systematic destruction of Jewish people.
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