Editing Merseburg (section)

==Demographics==
Like many towns in the former East Germany, Merseburg has had a general decline in population since German Reunification despite annexing and merging with a number of smaller nearby villages.

Population of Merseburg ''(from 1960, population on 31 December, unless otherwise indicated)'':
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'''1834 to 1933'''
* 1834: {{0}}8,830
* 1875: 13,664
* 1880: 15,205
* 1890: 17,669
* 1925: 25,630
* 1933: 31,576
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'''1939 to 1984'''
* 1939: 38,058
* 1946: 33,978 <sup>1</sup>
* 1950: 38,441 <sup>2</sup>
* 1960: 47,199
* 1981: 50,932
* 1984: 48,399
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'''1990 to 2007'''
* 1990: 43,815 <sup>3</sup>
* 1995: 41,576
* 2000: 37,127
* 2005: 34,581
* 2006: 34,411
* 2007: 34,039 <sup>4</sup>
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'''from 2008'''
* 2008: 34,623
* 2009: 34,313
* 2010: 35,419
* 2012 	33,520
* 2015 	34,052 
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'''from 2016'''
* 2016 	33,931
* 2017 	34,197 
* 2021: 34,785
* 2022: 35,815
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<small>Data source from 1990: Statistical Office of Saxony Anhalt<br />
1 29 October<br />
2 31 August<br />
3 3 October<br />
4 14 July 2008</small>