Amt Märkische Schweiz
# Amt Märkische Schweiz

Amt Märkische Schweiz (roughly, "the hill region of the March") is an Amt or collective municipality in the district of Märkisch-Oderland in the State of Brandenburg, Germany. Its seat is in Buckow.

The Amt Märkische Schweiz consists of the following municipalities:

* Buckow
* Garzau-Garzin
* Oberbarnim
* Rehfelde
* Waldsieversdorf

## 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 | 4,943 | — |
| 1890 | 5,124 | +0.24% |
| 1910 | 5,855 | +0.67% |
| 1925 | 7,380 | +1.56% |
| 1939 | 8,362 | +0.90% |
| 1950 | 10,476 | +2.07% |
| 1964 | 9,439 | −0.74% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1971 | 9,209 | −0.35% |
| 1981 | 8,471 | −0.83% |
| 1985 | 8,172 | −0.89% |
| 1990 | 7,777 | −0.99% |
| 1995 | 7,834 | +0.15% |
| 2000 | 8,710 | +2.14% |
| 2005 | 9,522 | +1.80% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 2010 | 9,101 | −0.90% |
| 2015 | 9,214 | +0.25% |
| 2016 | 9,047 | −1.81% |
| 2017 | 9,261 | +2.37% |
| 2018 | 9,492 | +2.49% |
| 2019 | 9,680 | +1.98% |
| 2020 | 9,811 | +1.35% |
