Private company

German Foundation for World Population

Non-profit sexual & reproductive health organization

DSW (German: Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung) is an international private non-profit foundation addressing Sexual & Reproductive Health (SRH) and population dynamics. DSW funds its project and advocacy work from private donations and the financial support of governments, foundations and other organisations.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1991Founded1
  • Industryadvancement of science and research1
  • HeadquartersHanover1
  • Websitewww.dsw.org
  • Legal formprivate foundation1

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The story

Founded by Dirk Rossmann and Erhard Schreiber in 1991.1

Leadership

Who has led German Foundation for World Population, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Renate Bähr2008–now
1995200020052010201520202025

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • German Foundation for World Population

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

German Foundation for World Population employees by year1177 in 2024+20% since 2011
0501001502002011: 14814820112015: 1691692015+14%2016: 1701702016+1%2018: 1521522018−11%2019: 1481482019−3%2020: 1571572020+6%2022: 1671672022+6%2023: 1781782023+7%2024: 1771772024−1%
  • 20241771
  • 20231781
  • 20221671
  • 20201571
  • 20191481
  • 20181521
  • 20161701
  • 20151691

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

German Foundation for World Population revenue by year111.4M EUR in 2024+92% since 2011
05.0M EUR10.0M EUR15.0M EUR2011: 5.9M EUR5.9M EUR20112014: 7.7M EUR7.7M EUR2014+30%2015: 7.4M EUR7.4M EUR2015−4%2018: 7.1M EUR7.1M EUR2018−4%2019: 8.1M EUR8.1M EUR2019+15%2020: 8.0M EUR8.0M EUR2020−2%2022: 8.9M EUR8.9M EUR2022+12%2023: 10.1M EUR10.1M EUR2023+14%2024: 11.4M EUR11.4M EUR2024+13%
  • 202411.4M EUR1
  • 202310.1M EUR1
  • 20228.9M EUR1
  • 20208.0M EUR1
  • 20198.1M EUR1
  • 20187.1M EUR1

Timeline

  1. 2008New chief executive Renate Bähr becomes CEO1
  2. 1991Founded Founded1

Sources

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