The data shows yearly average population rates for the old federal states (given in 1000 inhabitants).
| Year | Inhabitants | Unemployed |
| 1960 | 55433 | 271 |
| 1961 | 56158 | 181 |
| 1962 | 56837 | 155 |
| 1963 | 57389 | 186 |
| 1964 | 57971 | 169 |
| 1965 | 58619 | 147 |
| 1966 | 59148 | 161 |
| 1967 | 59268 | 459 |
| 1968 | 59500 | 323 |
| 1969 | 60067 | 179 |
| 1970 | 60651 | 149 |
| 1971 | 61302 | 185 |
| 1972 | 61672 | 246 |
| 1973 | 61976 | 273 |
| 1974 | 62054 | 582 |
| 1975 | 61829 | 1074 |
| 1976 | 61531 | 1060 |
| 1977 | 61400 | 1030 |
| 1978 | 61327 | 993 |
| 1979 | 61359 | 876 |
| 1980 | 61566 | 889 |
| 1981 | 61682 | 1272 |
| 1982 | 61638 | 1833 |
| 1983 | 61423 | 2258 |
| 1984 | 61175 | 2266 |
| 1985 | 61024 | 2304 |
| 1986 | 61066 | 2228 |
| 1987 | 61077 | 2229 |
| 1988 | 61449 | 2242 |
| 1989 | 62063 | 2038 |
| 1990 | 63254 | 1883 |
| 1991 | 64074 | 1689 |
| 1992 | 64865 | 1808 |
| 1993 | 65535 | 2270 |
| 1994 | 65858 | 2556 |
| 1995 | 66156 | 2565 |
| 1996 | 66444 | 2796 |
| 1997 | 66648 | 3021 |