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Legal Resettlers and Refugees from the GDR (1961-1990) Year | Total | Legal Resettlers | Refugees (via third countries, etc.) | Escapees (through border fortifications) | Ransomed political prisoners | 1961 | 52,324 | ca. 700 | 43,117 | 8,507 | | 1962 | 21,356 | 4,615 | 10,980 | 5,761 | | 1963 | 42,632 | 29,665 | 9,275 | 3,692 | | 1964 | 41,876 | 30,012 | 8,709 | 3,155 | 884 | 1965 | 29,552 | 17,666 | 9,557 | 2,329 | 1,555 | 1966 | 24,131 | 15,675 | 6,720 | 1,736 | 407 | 1967 | 19,573 | 13,188 | 5,182 | 1,203 | 554 | 1968 | 16,036 | 11,134 | 3,767 | 1,135 | 693 | 1969 | 16,975 | 11,702 | 4,080 | 1,193 | 880 | 1970 | 17,519 | 12,472 | 4,146 | 901 | 888 | 1971 | 17,408 | 11,565 | 5,011 | 832 | 1,375 | 1972 | 17,164 | 11,627 | 4,292 | 1,245 | 731 (Amnesty) 2,087 | 1973 | 15,189 | 8,667 | 4,680 | 1,842 | 631 | 1974 | 13,252 | 7,928 | 4,355 | 969 | 1,053 | 1975 | 16,285 | 10,274 | 5,338 | 673 | 1,158 | 1976 | 15,168 | 10,058 | 4,500 | 610 | 1,439 | 1977 | 12,078 | 8,041 | 3,316 | 721 | 1,475 | 1978 | 12,117 | 8,271 | 3,385 | 461 | 1,452 | 1979 | 12,515 | 9,003 | 1,768 | 463 | 890 | 1980 | 12,763 | 8,775 | 2,552 | 424 | 1,036 | 1981 | 15,433 | 11,093 | 2,599 | 298 | 1,584 | 1982 | 13,208 | 9,113 | 2,282 | 283 | 1,491 | 1983 | 11,343 | 7,729 | 2,259 | 228 | 1,105 | 1984 | 40,974 | 34,982 | 3,459 | 192 | 2,236 | 1985 | 24,912 | 18,752 | 3,324 | 160 | 2,669 | 1986 | 26,178 | 19,982 | 4,450 | 210 | 1,450 | 1987 | 18,958 | 11,459 | 5,964 | 288 | 1,209 | 1988 | 39,832 | 29,033 | 9,115 | 590 | 1,048 | 1989 | 343,854 | | | | 1,775 | 1990 | 238,384 | | | | | Source: Hans Hermann Hertle, Konrad H. Jarausch and Christoph Kleßmann, eds., Mauerbau und Mauerfall. Ursachen – Verlauf – Auswirkungen [The Building and Fall of the Wall. Causes – Course – Effects]. Berlin, 2002, pp. 310-14. |