After World War II, Brieskow-Finkenheerd was incorporated into the State of Brandenburg from 1947 to 1952 and the Bezirk Frankfurt of East Germany from 1952 to 1990. Since 1990, Brieskow-Finkenheerd is again part of Brandenburg.
Demography
Development of Population since 1875 within the Current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi rule; Red Background: Time of Communist rule)
Brieskow-Finkenheerd: Population development within the current boundaries (2013)
Year
Pop.
±% p.a.
1875
1,127
—
1890
1,359
+1.26%
1910
1,582
+0.76%
1925
2,220
+2.28%
1933
2,902
+3.41%
1939
2,942
+0.23%
1946
3,022
+0.38%
1950
3,472
+3.53%
1964
3,592
+0.24%
1971
3,431
−0.65%
1981
2,961
−1.46%
1985
2,753
−1.80%
1989
2,654
−0.91%
1990
2,633
−0.79%
1991
2,571
−2.35%
1992
2,523
−1.87%
1993
2,482
−1.63%
1994
2,535
+2.14%
1995
2,570
+1.38%
1996
2,593
+0.89%
Year
Pop.
±% p.a.
1997
2,643
+1.93%
1998
2,682
+1.48%
1999
2,679
−0.11%
2000
2,686
+0.26%
2001
2,716
+1.12%
2002
2,662
−1.99%
2003
2,651
−0.41%
2004
2,610
−1.55%
2005
2,585
−0.96%
2006
2,570
−0.58%
2007
2,539
−1.21%
2008
2,524
−0.59%
2009
2,476
−1.90%
2010
2,446
−1.21%
2011
2,388
−2.37%
2012
2,352
−1.51%
2013
2,348
−0.17%
2014
2,317
−1.32%
2015
2,320
+0.13%
2016
2,300
−0.86%
Personalities
Heinrich Tessenow (1876-1950), architect, designed the settlement Glückauf in Brieskow-Finkenheerd
