germany stats - urban working class

how much of the population lived in villages prior to 1871?

two thirds

how much did trade union membership increase in the bismarkian era?

increased from 50,000 in 1877 to 278,000 in 1891

by 1914 how much of the german population lived in urban towns?

66%

under bismarck, how much did support for the SPD grow?

support was doubled between 1875 and 1890, growing to 1.5 million votes in 1890

how much did membership in the reichstag increase between 1875 and 1890 for the SPD?

12 - 35 members

how much did the population of German cities increase between 1870 - 1890?

it doubled

how much did the population of large urban areas grow between 1910 - 1940?

it only grew at a rate of 36%

what was berlin’s population in 1925?

in was over 4 million - a growth from 2 million in 1919

how much did real wages increase under weimar?

they increased by 9% in 1927 and 12% in 1928

how many new houses were built under weimar?

two million

what was the percentage of unemployment in 1932?

it was at 31% - compared with 10% in 1929

by jan 1933 how many germans were unemployed?

9 million

how much did the working class grow between 1929 - 1938?

10%

during the west german period, how much did the percentage of the working population remaining in rural communities fall?

23.1% in 1950 to 8.3% in 1970

from 1950 to 1980, how much did west germany’s population grow?

it grew by 50% to 61.7 million

how much of the population of west germany lived in communites of over 10,000 by 1980?

74%

how much did the population of guest workers grow from 1959 to 1966?

population grew from 150,000 to 1.2 million

how many guest workers were employed in total?

14 million