Berlin grows and grows

Each year more people to move the German capital. In the past three years 130.000 people were recorded in Berlin, mostly in 2013. But this is becoming a problem.

Berlin has always been an interesting place to people arriving. According to information from the National Statistical Institute Berlin -Brandenburg , the number of people with primary residence in Berlin has increased to about 47.800 in the past year. "It's like a whole city as Cottbus moved to Berlin" said the head of the Association of Corporate housing Berlin- Brandenburg ( BBU), Maren Kern.
About three quarters of the new Berliners came from abroad. A particularly large number coming from the neighboring country Poland. But it has also greatly increased the influx of people from Eastern European countries , Romania , Bulgaria and Hungary. Furthermore, also the influx of people from the crisis countries was high. Therefore, the number of people recorded in Berlin from Egypt, Syria, and Libya Afgani increased significantly.
Many move but are not derecognized in the Census Bureau. According to the census, on December 31 2013 there lived about 3.5 million people in Berlin, says the Bureau of Statistics.
All parts of Berlin benefited from population growth over the past year . The highest influx had Mitte recorded with 8,128 people, followed by Pankow (plus 6595 persons) and Lichtenberg (plus 4353 persons). Only a few of the new Berliners were recorded in Treptow- Köpenick (about 2107 people) and Marzahn (about 2347 people).
The number of Berliners has increased in the last three years, according to records of population, about 130.000 people. Therefore, it is well above the current population forecast. Even the version of the larger population growth has been far surpassed by the reality.
The representative of the Senate Department for Urban Development , Daniela Augenstein said current figures show that Berlin is growing. Therefore, new construction will be actively supported.
Heavy immigration to the city means that the number of vacant homes continues to fall. According to the BBU (Association of Real Estate Companies of Berlin-Brandenburg), at the end of 2012, only 2.3 percent of the homes of the member companies of the association BBU were empty. Most empty homes are in Hohenschonhausen and Friedrichshain. Apartments that are free after moving are rented quickly, according to the association.
Therefore, the BBU Maren Kern says: "Berlin needs more apartments." New housing would be needed especially in the highly sought residential area within the S-Bahn ring. "But this can only be performed, however, having land for that purpose," Kern said. An allusion to the fact that the edge of the earth Tempelhofer Feld for new residential construction is required.

The full article can be found at the website of the Berliner Zeitung published on February 18, 2014 http://www.berliner-zeitung.de/berlin/bevoelkerungsentwicklung-berlin-waechst-und-waechst-und-waechst,10809148,26240404.html