Amt Ruhland
# Amt Ruhland

Amt Ruhland is an Amt ("collective municipality") in the district of Oberspreewald-Lausitz, in Brandenburg, Germany. Its seat is in Ruhland.

The Amt Ruhland consists of the following municipalities:

* Grünewald
* Guteborn
* Hermsdorf
* Hohenbocka
* Ruhland
* Schwarzbach

## 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)
* Recent Population Development and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the Census in Germany in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line); for 2020-2030 (green line)

| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| - | - | - |
| 1875 | 4,276 | — |
| 1890 | 4,648 | +0.56% |
| 1910 | 6,226 | +1.47% |
| 1925 | 7,352 | +1.11% |
| 1939 | 9,518 | +1.86% |
| 1950 | 11,187 | +1.48% |
| 1964 | 10,605 | −0.38% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1971 | 10,362 | −0.33% |
| 1981 | 9,313 | −1.06% |
| 1985 | 9,027 | −0.78% |
| 1990 | 8,607 | −0.95% |
| 1995 | 8,285 | −0.76% |
| 2000 | 8,628 | +0.81% |
| 2005 | 8,244 | −0.91% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 2010 | 7,725 | −1.29% |
| 2015 | 7,170 | −1.48% |
| 2016 | 7,181 | +0.15% |
| 2017 | 7,134 | −0.65% |
| 2018 | 7,122 | −0.17% |
| 2019 | 7,163 | +0.58% |
| 2020 | 7,212 | +0.68% |
