GERMANY'S POPULATION
Received Fridav, 7 p.m. LONDON, Dee. 1.'!. An Allied population census for the wliole of Gerniany sliows tliat desjiile tlie assumption of her war losses at 5,000, 900, there are approximntely the same nuniber of Gennans living in a smaller space as in 1933. The total foi Gerniany, including tlie Soviet zone but excluding Last Prussia and all ter ritory east of tlie Rivers Eder and Neisse, is (55,910,999. i n round millions, tlie population for tlie four occupalio'i zones is: Britisli 22,000.000. Frencli (5, 000, 000. Soviet 17,000,000. Anierican 1 (3,000,000. There are 7, 703,2(50 more women than iuen, the totals being nien 23,53.3,923 and women 3(5,247,133. The population of Gerniany in 1953 was (55,33(5,000. It is estimated there are still 4.000,000 German prisoners in Russin and 1,000,000 in Britain, France, tlie .M iddle East, Cauadii au J AustraH'a,,-
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Chronicle (Levin), 14 December 1946, Page 5
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