Editing Leipzig (section)

==Demographics==
[[File:Einwohnerentwicklung von Leipzig.svg|thumb|upright=1.15|Population development since 1200]]
[[File:Leipzig (Rathausturm, Neues Rathaus) 11 ies.jpg|thumb|upright=1.15|right|Typically dense cityscape of Leipzig old town, view from the new town hall. Buildings '''from left to right''': [[Leipzig Zoological Garden|Gondwanaland of Leipzig Zoo]]; [[St. Thomas Church, Leipzig|St. Thomas Church]]; headquarters of Sparkasse Leipzig Bank; the Westin Hotel; and [[Museum der bildenden Künste|Museum of Fine Arts]] to the right.]]

{{historical populations
|1507|9000
|1600|20000
|1750|35000
|1852|66686
|1875|127387
|1890|295025
|1900|456124
|1910|589850
|1920|620000
|1930|718200
|1935|699300
|1940|709100
|1945|581528
|1955|613707
|1960|589632
|1965|595660
|1970|583885
|1980|562480
|1990|511079
|1995|470778
|2001|493052|2011|502979|2022|598899|footnote=Population size may be affected by changes in administrative divisions.
Source for 2001-2022: <ref>{{cite web |title=Germany: States and Major Cities|url=https://citypopulation.de/en/germany/cities/}}</ref>}}

Leipzig has a population of about 620,000.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.leipzig.de/buergerservice-und-verwaltung/unsere-stadt/statistik-und-zahlen/einwohner-und-bevoelkerungsentwicklung | title=Einwohnerzahl und Bevölkerungsentwicklung | access-date=18 April 2023 | archive-date=27 August 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827025600/https://www.leipzig.de/buergerservice-und-verwaltung/unsere-stadt/statistik-und-zahlen/einwohner-und-bevoelkerungsentwicklung | url-status=live }}</ref> In 1930, the population reached its historical peak of over 700,000. It decreased steadily from 1950 to about 530,000 in 1989. In the 1990s, the population decreased rather rapidly to 437,000 in 1998. This reduction was mostly due to outward migration and suburbanisation. After almost doubling the city area by incorporation of surrounding towns in 1999, the number stabilised and started to rise again, with an increase of 1,000 in 2000.<ref>Staatliche Zentralverwaltung für Statistik, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen</ref> {{As of|2015}}, Leipzig is the fastest-growing city in Germany with over 500,000 inhabitants.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leipzig.de/news/news/einwohner-entwicklung-uebertrifft-selbst-optimistischste-prognosen/ |title=Leipzig wächst: Einwohner-Entwicklung übertrifft selbst optimistischste Prognosen |website=leipzig.de |date=2 March 2015 |language=de |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628124815/http://www.leipzig.de/news/news/einwohner-entwicklung-uebertrifft-selbst-optimistischste-prognosen/ |archive-date=28 June 2018}}</ref>
The growth of the past 10–15 years has mostly been due to inward migration. In recent years, inward migration accelerated, reaching an increase of 12,917 in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.statistik.sachsen.de/download/010_GB-Bev/02_03_23_tab.pdf |title=Überschuss der Zu- bzw. Fortzüge im Freistaat Sachsen 1990 bis 2018 nach Kreisfreien Städten und Landkreisen |language=de |website=statistik.sachsen.de |access-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308175733/https://www.statistik.sachsen.de/download/010_GB-Bev/02_03_23_tab.pdf |archive-date=8 March 2016}}</ref>

In the years following German reunification, many people of working age took the opportunity to move to the states of the former West Germany to seek employment opportunities. This was a contributory factor to falling birth rates. Births dropped from 7,000 in 1988 to less than 3,000 in 1994.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.demografie.sachsen.de/download/Geburten.pdf |title=Geburten je Frau im Freistaat Sachsen 1990 2011 |access-date=26 March 2013 |archive-date=9 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209202647/http://www.demografie.sachsen.de/download/Geburten.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref> However, the number of children born in Leipzig has risen since the late 1990s. In 2011, it reached 5,490 births resulting in a [[Rate of natural increase|RNI]] of −17.7 (−393.7 in 1995).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.statistik.sachsen.de/download/010_GB-Bev/02_03_20_tab.pdf |title=Überschuss der Lebendgeborenen bzw. Gestorbenen im Freistaat Sachsen 1990 bis 2018 nach Kreisfreien Städten und Landkreisen |website=statistik.sachsen.de |language=de |access-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920162626/https://www.statistik.sachsen.de/download/010_GB-Bev/02_03_20_tab.pdf |archive-date=20 September 2019}}</ref>

The unemployment rate decreased from 18.2% in 2003 to 9.8% in 2014 and 7.6% in June 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://statistik.leipzig.de/ |title=Leipzig-Informationssystem |publisher=Statistik.leipzig.de |date=18 May 2012 |access-date=26 March 2013 |archive-date=27 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527143907/https://statistik.leipzig.de/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://statistik.arbeitsagentur.de/Auswahl/raeumlicher-Geltungsbereich/Politische-Gebietsstruktur/Kreise/Sachsen/14713-Leipzig-Stadt.html |title=Leipzig – statistik.arbeitsagentur.de |work=arbeitsagentur.de |access-date=11 August 2020 |archive-date=12 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512152859/https://statistik.arbeitsagentur.de/Auswahl/raeumlicher-Geltungsbereich/Politische-Gebietsstruktur/Kreise/Sachsen/14713-Leipzig-Stadt.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lvz.de/Leipzig/Lokales/Sommerflaute-vorbei-Arbeitslosenquote-in-Leipzig-erreicht-Tiefststand |title=Arbeitsmarkt – Sommerflaute vorbei – Arbeitslosenquote in Leipzig erreicht Tiefststand – LVZ – Leipziger Volkszeitung |last=LVZ-Online |website=www.lvz.de |access-date=2 September 2016 |archive-date=22 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200522101858/https://www.lvz.de/Leipzig/Lokales/Sommerflaute-vorbei-Arbeitslosenquote-in-Leipzig-erreicht-Tiefststand |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The percentage of the population from an immigrant background is low compared with other German cities. {{As of|2012}}, only 5.6% of the population were foreigners, compared to the German national average of 7.7%.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.destatis.de/DE/PresseService/Presse/Pressekonferenzen/2013/Zensus2011/bevoelkerung_zensus2011.pdf?__blob=publicationFile |title=Zensus 2011 – Bevölkerung Bundesrepublik Deutschland am 9. Mai 2011 |language=de |website=destatis.de |access-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115210053/https://www.destatis.de/DE/PresseService/Presse/Pressekonferenzen/2013/Zensus2011/bevoelkerung_zensus2011.pdf?__blob=publicationFile |archive-date=15 November 2013}}</ref>

The number of people with an immigrant background (immigrants and their children) grew from 49,323 in 2012 to 77,559 in 2016, making them 13.3% of the city's population (Leipzig's population 579,530 in 2016).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://statistik.leipzig.de/(S(1v0h2iqzyrjp2w55jlzknvj2))/statdist/table.aspx?cat=2&rub=4&obj=0 |title=Leipzig-Informationssystem > Kleinräumige Daten > Bevölkerungsbestand > Einwohner mit Migrationshintergund |author=Stadt Leipzig |work=leipzig.de |access-date=30 September 2013 |archive-date=31 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231051625/http://statistik.leipzig.de/(S(1v0h2iqzyrjp2w55jlzknvj2))/statdist/table.aspx?cat=2&rub=4&obj=0 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The largest minorities (first and second generation) in Leipzig by country of origin as of 31 December 2021 are:<ref>{{cite web |title=Faltblatt Migrantinnen und Migranten in Leipzig 2022 |url=https://www.leipzig.de/jugend-familie-und-soziales/auslaender-und-migranten/migration-und-integration |publisher=Stadt Leipzig |access-date=13 October 2023 |archive-date=9 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509112046/https://www.leipzig.de/jugend-familie-und-soziales/auslaender-und-migranten/migration-und-integration/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background:#efefef;"|Rank
! style="background:#efefef;"|Country
! style="background:#efefef;"|Total
! style="background:#efefef;"|Foreigners
! style="background:#efefef;"|Germans
|-
|1||{{flagu|Ukraine}}||11,768||10,022||1,746
|-
|2||{{flagu|Syria}}||9,059||8,523||536
|-
|3||{{flagu|Russia}}||8,773||3,214||5,559
|-
|4||{{flagu|Poland}}||5,019||3,006||2,013
|-
|5||{{flagu|Romania}}||4,161||3,675||486
|-
|6||{{flagu|Vietnam}}||3,930||2,403||1,527
|-
|7||{{flagu|Turkey}}||2,820||1,800||1,020
|-
|8||{{flagu|Iraq}}||2,816||2,104||712
|-
|9||{{flagu|Kazakhstan}}||2,244||246||1,998
|-
|10||{{flagu|Afghanistan}}||2,171||1,916||255
|-
|11||{{flagu|Italy}}||1,983||1,564||419
|-
|12||{{flagu|Hungary}}||1,814||1,349||465
|-
|13||{{flagu|Bulgaria}}||1,615||1,238||377
|-
|14||{{flagu|France}}||1,594||1,066||528
|-
|15||{{flagu|India}}||1,537||1,309||232
|-
|}