Welzow (German pronunciation: [ˈvɛltsoː] ⓘ; Lower Sorbian: Wjelcej) is a town in the district of Spree-Neiße, in southeastern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 16 km northwest of Hoyerswerda, and 23 km southwest of Cottbus.

Demography

  • Development of population since 1875 within the current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population development in Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi Germany; Red Background: Time of communist East Germany)
  • Recent Population Development and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the Census in Germany in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line); for 2020-2030 (green line)
YearPop.±% p.a.
Welzow: Population development within the current boundaries (2020)
YearPop.±% p.a.1875630—1890684+0.55%19105,549+11.03%19256,962+1.52%19397,815+0.83%19508,235+0.48%19647,685−0.49%YearPop.±% p.a.19717,481−0.38%19816,277−1.74%19856,354+0.31%19905,602−2.49%19955,071−1.97%20004,838−0.94%20054,183−2.87%YearPop.±% p.a.20103,806−1.87%20153,645−0.86%20163,552−2.55%20173,490−1.75%20183,418−2.06%20193,384−0.99%20203,317−1.98%
1875630
1890684+0.55%
19105,549+11.03%
19256,962+1.52%
19397,815+0.83%
19508,235+0.48%
19647,685−0.49%
YearPop.±% p.a.
19717,481−0.38%
19816,277−1.74%
19856,354+0.31%
19905,602−2.49%
19955,071−1.97%
20004,838−0.94%
20054,183−2.87%
YearPop.±% p.a.
20103,806−1.87%
20153,645−0.86%
20163,552−2.55%
20173,490−1.75%
20183,418−2.06%
20193,384−0.99%
20203,317−1.98%