Schraden is a municipality in the Elbe-Elster district, in Brandenburg, Germany.

From 1816 to 1944, Schraden was part of the Prussian Province of Saxony. From 1952 to 1990, Schraden was part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany.

Schraden population development
within the current boundaries (2013)

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 100 —     1890 150 +2.74% 1910 100 −2.01% 1925 83 −1.23% 1933 473 +24.30% 1939 571 +3.19% 1946 718 +3.33% 1950 714 −0.14% 1964 675 −0.40% 1971 651 −0.52% 1981 629 −0.34% 1985 625 −0.16% 1989 607 −0.73% 1990 607 +0.00% 1991 596 −1.81% 1992 597 +0.17% 1993 605 +1.34% 1994 604 −0.17% 1995 607 +0.50% 1996 608 +0.16%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1997 629 +3.45% 1998 647 +2.86% 1999 650 +0.46% 2000 641 −1.38% 2001 632 −1.40% 2002 614 −2.85% 2003 606 −1.30% 2004 607 +0.17% 2005 588 −3.13% 2006 584 −0.68% 2007 577 −1.20% 2008 556 −3.64% 2009 558 +0.36% 2010 554 −0.72% 2011 547 −1.26% 2012 542 −0.91% 2013 531 −2.03% 2014 518 −2.45% 2015 522 +0.77% 2016 505 −3.26%