Editing Vechta (section)

== Population development ==

Vechta has become a very rich city with a high quality of living, so Vechta is one of the rare German towns that still has a growing population.

In addition, Vechta with nearby [[Cloppenburg]] have both the highest fertility rates and lowest median ages in Germany, due to the large Catholic population.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Schröder |first=Miriam |date=2006-03-24 |title=Kinderparadies: Der Cloppenburg-Faktor |url=https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/kinderparadies-der-cloppenburg-faktor-a-407570.html |access-date=2024-04-21 |work=Der Spiegel |language=de |issn=2195-1349}}</ref>
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* 1890: 2,188 inhabitants
* 1905: 3,895 inhabitants
* 1910: 4,373 inhabitants
* 1933: 7,280 inhabitants
* 1939: 8,095 inhabitants
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* 1950: 13,097 inhabitants
* 1977: 22,133 inhabitants
* 1980: 23,000 inhabitants
* 1990: 23,200 inhabitants
* 1995: 25,616 inhabitants
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* 2000: 27,832 inhabitants
* 2005: 30,061 inhabitants
* 2008: 30,903 inhabitants
* 2009: 31,250 inhabitants
*2021: 32,900 inhabitants
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