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Germany (Territory under Allied occupation, 1945-1955 : U.S. Zone). Office of Military Government. Civil Administration Division. / Population changes, 1947 : U.S. Zone Germany
(1948)
Section I: growth of population in 1947, pp. 6-7
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POPULATION CHANGES 1947 SECTION I Growth of Population in 1947 A. Estimated Increase The total population of the four Laender of the U.S. Zone of Ger- many (Bavaria, Wuerttemberg-Baden, Resse and Bremen) was 17,379,000 on the first of January 1947, and increased to 17,725,000 by the first of January 1948. When the U.S. Sector of Berlin is included the figures are 18,371,000 and 18,724,000 respectively. These figures include all types of population present within the U.S. Zone of Germany: Germans, foreigners living in the German econozV, inmates of institutions, civil internees, displaced persons (DP's) in camps, and others, excepting only the U.S. forces and Kilitary Government personnel. The following table shows the changes that occurred between 1 Jan- uary 1947 and 1 January 1948. For a breakdown by Laeuder, see Appendix A". TABLE I POPULATION OF U.S. AREAS OF CONTROL 1 JANUARY 1947 AND 1 JANUARY 1948* (In Thousands) 1 January 1947 1 January 1948 Area Resident DPs in Resident DPs in Total Population Camps Total Population Camps U.S. Zone (excluding Bremen) 16,893 16,516 377 17,218 16,886 332 U.S. Zone (including Brew-en) 17,379 17,002 377 17,725 17,393 332 U.S. Area of Control (including Berlin Sector) 18,370 17,986 384 18,724 18,386 338 The population covered by ration card count comprises Germans living in in- dividual households and in institutions of all kinds such as jails, colleges and camps, and foreigners (whether of DP status or not) living in individual households. In this report these groups are called 'resident population'. Resident population plus the number of DPs in camps, including Civilian Labor Service Companies, results in "total population". Table I shows an annual increase for 1947 of total population in the U.S. Zone, including Land Bremen, of 346,000 or 1.99 per cent. 'Resi- dent population' increased by 391,000 or 2.30 per cent, whereas the number of DPs in camps decreased by 45,000 or 11.90 per cent. In many respects DPs living in camps cannot be regarded as part of the socio-economic community. They participate neither in the general pro- ductive process nor in the government, either as voters or as active members of governmental bodies. The majority of them are waiting to emigrate, either by repatriation or through resettlement programs. By considering population figures as more than merely a statistical head count, therefore, the actual 6 CIVIL ADMINISTRATION DlIVISION
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