Hamburg will exceed the two million population mark in 2030. Northern Statistics Office predicts that 2,002,700 people could live in the Hanseatic city.
By 2040 a total of around 85,100 more people will move to Hamburg than will leave the city. This will more than offset the negative natural population balance expected for this period. The Rahlstedt district could gain the most residents by 2040, with atotal of 6,000 people. The population register shows Hamburg had 1,954,243 inhabitants on June 30 last year.