Die Mitgliederzahlen ab der Gründung des DGB bis 1993 im Überblick. Ab 1994 finden Sie eine detaillierte Aufschlüsselung nach Gewerkschaften, Beschäftigtengruppen, Jugend.
| 1950-1959 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950/51 |
5.449.990 | 1955 | 6.104.872 |
| 1951 | 5.980.298 | 1956 | 6.124.547 |
| 1952 | 6.047.387 | 1957 |
6.244.386 |
| 1953 | 6.051.221 | 1958 |
6.331.725 |
| 1954 | 6.103.343 | 1959 |
6.273.741 |
| 1960-1969 | |||
| 1960 | 6.378.820 | 1965 | 6.471.491 |
| 1961 | 6.382.396 | 1966 | 6.537.160 |
| 1962 | 6.430.428 | 1967 | 6.407.733 |
| 1963 | 6.430.978 | 1968 | 6.375.972 |
| 1964 | 6.485.471 | 1969 | 6.482.390 |
| 1970-1979 | |||
| 1970 | 6.712.547 | 1975 | 7.364.912 |
| 1971 | 6.868.662 | 1976 | 7.400.021 |
| 1972 | 6.985.548 | 1977 | 7.470.967 |
| 1973 | 7.167.523 | 1978 | 7.751.523 |
| 1974 | 7.405.760 | 1979 | 7.843.565 |
| 1980-1989 | |||
| 1980 | 7.882.527 | 1985 | 7.719.468 |
| 1981 | 7.957.512 | 1986 | 7.764.497 |
| 1982 | 7.849.003 | 1987 | 7.757.039 |
| 1983 | 7.745.913 | 1988 | 7.797.077 |
| 1984 | 7.660.346 | 1989 | 7.861.120 |
| 1990-1993 | |||
| 1990 | 7.937.923 |
1992 | 11.015.612 |
| 1991 | 11.800.412 |
1993 | 10.290.152 |