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Siegen remains a big city – the decline in population in the district is worrying!
Find out how Siegen-Wittgenstein is dealing with declining population numbers and which cities are affected.
Siegen remains a big city – the decline in population in the district is worrying!
Demographic change does not stop at victories. According to the latest figures from Siegen newspaper However, the city remains officially classified as a “large city”. As of December 31, 2024, the population was 102,685, a slight decrease of 0.24% compared to 2023, when the city had 102,440 residents.
The trend is similar throughout the Siegen-Wittgenstein district. The population fell from 274,379 at the end of 2023 to 274,074 at the end of 2024, a decrease of 0.11%. Only Bad Berleburg was able to record a small increase, while in cities such as Burbach, Freudenberg and Kreuztal the numbers are stagnating or declining. Compared to the district, Siegen, with a population density of 893 inhabitants per km², also has a significantly higher value than the average in the district with only 242 inhabitants per km², as noted on Wikipedia Wikipedia.
The numbers in detail
Looking at the individual cities in the district, the following picture of the population figures emerges as of December 31, 2024:
| City | Resident |
|---|---|
| Burbach | 14,553 |
| Erndtebrück | 679 |
| Freudenberg | 17,355 |
| Hilchenbach | 14,412 |
| Kreuztal | 30,905 |
| Bad Laasphe | 13,148 |
| Netphen | 23,080 |
| Neunkirchen | 12,705 |
| Wilnsdorf | 20,039 |
North Rhine-Westphalia as a whole reported a slight increase in population of 0.1% at the end of 2024, which corresponds to around 16,934 additional citizens. The total population of the state now stands at 18,034,454. However, this positive development is accompanied by an excess of deaths - 67,743 more deaths than births, which gives experts pause. One bright spot, however, is the positive migration balance: 83,872 more arrivals than departures were recorded, a development that speaks particularly for the metropolitan regions.
Population development in Germany
Overall, Siegen and the Siegen-Wittgenstein district face a challenge: How can the attractiveness of this region be increased in order to attract both citizens and new residents? It remains to be seen what local strategies will look like in the coming years to reverse this trend and make life in the city livable.