title: Ranis
text: # Ranis
  
  Ranis is a town in the Saale-Orla-Kreis district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 15 km east of Saalfeld, and 30 km south of Jena.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  ### Historical population
  
  (As of 31 December 1994):
  
  | Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1779 | 290 | — |
  | 1831 | 928 | +2.26% |
  | 1885 | 1,888 | +1.32% |
  | 1933 | 2,232 | +0.35% |
  | 1939 | 2,359 | +0.93% |
  | 1994 | 1,972 | −0.33% |
  | 1995 | 1,981 | +0.46% |
  | 1996 | 1,960 | −1.06% |
  | 1997 | 2,060 | +5.10% |
  | 1998 | 2,060 | +0.00% |
  | Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
  | 1999 | 2,052 | −0.39% |
  | 2000 | 2,025 | −1.32% |
  | 2001 | 2,034 | +0.44% |
  | 2002 | 2,027 | −0.34% |
  | 2003 | 2,017 | −0.49% |
  | 2004 | 1,982 | −1.74% |
  | 2005 | 1,965 | −0.86% |
  | 2006 | 1,919 | −2.34% |
  | 2007 | 1,884 | −1.82% |
  | 2008 | 1,866 | −0.96% |
  | Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
  | 2009 | 1,824 | −2.25% |
  | 2010 | 1,812 | −0.66% |
  | 2011 | 1,744 | −3.75% |
  | 2012 | 1,725 | −1.09% |
  | 2013 | 1,707 | −1.04% |
  | 2014 | 1,690 | −1.00% |
  | 2015 | 1,709 | +1.12% |
  | 2016 | 1,720 | +0.64% |
  
  Source: Data since 1994: Thuringian State Statistical Bureau. :
  
  * ↑ over 10 years
  