Schönwald is a municipality in the district of Dahme-Spreewald in Brandenburg in Germany.

The present Schönwald as an entity was created from the voluntary merger of two previously independent municipalities, Schönwalde (Lower Sorbian Běły Gózd) und Waldow-Brand. Today it is in the jurisdiction of the district of Unterspreewald, the seat of which is itself in Schönwald.

Schönwald: Population development
within the current boundaries (2017)

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 1,436 —     1890 1,314 −0.59% 1910 1,340 +0.10% 1925 1,318 −0.11% 1933 1,447 +1.17% 1939 1,473 +0.30% 1946 2,142 +5.49% 1950 2,004 −1.65% 1964 1,539 −1.87% 1971 1,557 +0.17% 1981 1,419 −0.92% 1985 1,410 −0.16% 1989 1,403 −0.12% 1990 1,376 −1.92%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1991 1,348 −2.03% 1992 1,345 −0.22% 1993 1,612 +19.85% 1994 1,608 −0.25% 1995 1,662 +3.36% 1996 1,654 −0.48% 1997 1,690 +2.18% 1998 1,675 −0.89% 1999 1,290 −22.99% 2000 1,287 −0.23% 2001 1,286 −0.08% 2002 1,262 −1.87% 2003 1,250 −0.95% 2004 1,261 +0.88%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2005 1,263 +0.16% 2006 1,238 −1.98% 2007 1,234 −0.32% 2008 1,202 −2.59% 2009 1,196 −0.50% 2010 1,175 −1.76% 2011 1,170 −0.43% 2012 1,171 +0.09% 2013 1,144 −2.31% 2014 1,141 −0.26% 2015 1,129 −1.05% 2016 1,170 +3.63% 2017 1,155 −1.28%