Population in Sachsen-Anhalt

Sachsen-Anhalt had 2,135,597 people on 1 January 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Population on 1 January, by region Unit: People Data: 2000 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Sachsen-Anhalt, 2025 2,135,597 People
Change from 2024 −0.4% 2024: 2,144,570 people
Germany, 2025 83,577,140 people Country total
Position in 2025 83rd of 295 See the full ranking

Population in Sachsen-Anhalt over time

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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Population on 1 January, by region (people), 2001 to 2025
Period Sachsen-AnhaltGermany
2025 2,135,597 people 83,577,140 people
2024 2,144,570 people 83,456,045 people
2023 2,150,239 peopleb (break in time series) 83,118,501 peopleb (break in time series)
2022 2,169,253 people 83,237,124 people
2021 2,180,684 people 83,155,031 people
2020 2,194,782 people 83,166,711 people
2019 2,208,321 people 83,019,213 people
2018 2,223,081 people 82,792,351 people
2017 2,236,252 people 82,521,653 people
2016 2,245,470 people 82,175,684 people
2015 2,235,548 people 81,197,537 people
2014 2,244,577 people 80,767,463 people
2012 2,276,736 people 80,327,900 people
2011 2,297,386 peopleb (break in time series) 80,222,065 peopleb (break in time series)
2010 2,356,219 people 81,802,257 people
2009 2,381,872 people 82,002,356 people
2008 2,412,472 people 82,217,837 people
2007 2,441,787 people 82,314,906 people
2006 2,469,716 people 82,437,995 people
2005 2,494,437 people 82,500,849 people
2004 2,522,941 people 82,531,671 people
2003 2,548,911 people 82,536,680 people
2002 2,580,626 people 82,440,309 people
2001 2,615,375 people 82,259,540 people

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.4% from 2,144,570 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 2,235,548 people, the figure has changed by −4.5%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 295 regions with data for 2025, Sachsen-Anhalt has the 83rd highest value.
  • The figure for Germany in 2025 was 83,577,140 people.

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Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
demo_r_d2jan · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=TOTAL unit=NR
Observation period
2000 to 2025 for Sachsen-Anhalt
Provider update
28 August 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat