M.R.L.
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Post by M.R.L. on Dec 29, 2015 12:44:24 GMT
Assuming the Kaiserreich avoided World War 1 and never participated in a similar conflict, what would its present-day population roughly be? Assuming it maintained pre-1919 borders.
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Post by fluttersky on Dec 30, 2015 8:16:23 GMT
Difficult to say, as all of the wars and population transfers in OTL had a large impact on demographics. However, I'd guess that a present-day German Empire would have around 110 million people.
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Post by ToixStory on Dec 30, 2015 8:43:21 GMT
It's hard to say, really. On the one hand, Germany pre-1914 had been in something of a population boom, going from around 40 million people in 1871 to 64 million in 1914. However, it's unlikely that even a victorious Germany could have kept the growth up, as it would have likely hit the demographic slow down afterwards like it did in OTL and like other victorious nations such as the UK did. However, it can also certainly be said that the total demographic slowdown in East Germany in OTL and forced removals of Germans in Eastern Europe wouldn't happen, so the population wouldn't take such a hit. Overall, I'd say fluttersky's estimation of 110 million is probably on the mark; a population of 100-110 million is your best bet.
Also note that the OTL population of the areas formerly within the German Empire's control is around 98.6 million.
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Post by futurist on Oct 15, 2018 22:49:21 GMT
It's hard to say, really. On the one hand, Germany pre-1914 had been in something of a population boom, going from around 40 million people in 1871 to 64 million in 1914. However, it's unlikely that even a victorious Germany could have kept the growth up, as it would have likely hit the demographic slow down afterwards like it did in OTL and like other victorious nations such as the UK did. However, it can also certainly be said that the total demographic slowdown in East Germany in OTL and forced removals of Germans in Eastern Europe wouldn't happen, so the population wouldn't take such a hit. Overall, I'd say fluttersky's estimation of 110 million is probably on the mark; a population of 100-110 million is your best bet. Also note that the OTL population of the areas formerly within the German Empire's control is around 98.6 million. I would also probably go with 110-120 million. However, a lot could depend on what Germany's immigration policies are going to look like in this TL. The good life in Germany could cause many people from throughout the world to want to move there; the question is, though, whether Germany would allow these people to move there in large numbers. As for the territory formerly within the German Empire's control, this territory includes a lot of Poles who moved there after 1919 (or, in many cases, after 1945). However, you'd also need to keep in mind that there are no World Wars in this TL--which evens things out a bit for Germany's population.
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