When prostitution was tolerated, the number of prostitutes did not vary very much; for instance:
| In | 1792 | there were | in Berlin | 269; |
| „ | 1796 | „ | „ | 257; |
of which 190 lived in 54 tolerated houses, and 67 in lodgings.
In 1808 there were 433 in lodgings; of which 230 were spread over 50 houses, and 203 lived in lodgings. Besides this there were about 467, who gave themselves up to clandestine prostitution. The population was at this time 150,000: it was during the occupation of the French.
In 1810 there were 165 prostitutes spread over 44 houses.
In 1819 there were 311 prostitutes, 198 in houses, and 113 in lodgings.
In 1837 there were 258 prostitutes spread over 34 houses.
In 1844 there were 287 prostitutes spread over 26 houses, and 18 in lodgings.
In 1849 the number of prostitutes of all classes in Berlin was estimated at 10,000.