List of cities in Germany by population
This is a list of cities in Germany by population. In Germany, a city (Großstadt) is officially defined as an administration unit with a population greater than 100,000. The federal capital is shown in yellow, state capitals (except Schwerin, which does not meet the list criterion) in light blue.
List
Federal capital | |
State capital |
Rank | City | Pop. 1950 |
Pop. 1970 |
Pop. 1990 |
Pop. 2010[1] |
Area [km²] |
Density per km² |
State (Bundesland) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Berlin | 3,336,026 | 3,208,719 | 3,433,695 | 3,275,000 | 887,70 | 3,899 | Berlin |
2. | Hamburg | 1,605,606 | 1,793,640 | 1,652,363 | 1,686,100 | 755,16 | 2,366 | Hamburg |
3. | Munich | 831,937 | 1,311,978 | 1,229,026 | 1,185,400 | 310,69 | 4,355 | Bavaria |
4. | Cologne | 594,941 | 849,451 | 953,551 | 965,300 | 405,17 | 2,486 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
5. | Frankfurt | 532,037 | 666,179 | 644,865 | 648,000 | 248,31 | 2,737 | Hesse |
6. | Essen | 605,411 | 696,419 | 626,973 | 588,800 | 210,32 | 2,732 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
7. | Dortmund | 507,349 | 640,642 | 599,055 | 587,600 | 280,71 | 2,068 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
8. | Stuttgart | 496,490 | 634,202 | 579,988 | 581,100 | 207,35 | 2,925 | Baden-Württemberg |
9. | Düsseldorf | 500,516 | 660,963 | 575,794 | 568,900 | 217,22 | 2,710 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
10. | Bremen | 444,549 | 592,533 | 551,219 | 527,900 | 325,42 | 1,682 | Bremen |
11. | Hanover | 444,296 | 521,003 | 513,010 | 516,300 | 204,14 | 2,560 | Lower Saxony |
12. | Duisburg | 410,783 | 452,721 | 535,447 | 513,400 | 232,83 | 2,103 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
13. | Nuremberg | 362,459 | 478,181 | 493,692 | 486,700 | 186,38 | 2,713 | Bavaria |
14. | Leipzig | 617,574 | 583,885 | 511,079 | 486,100 | 297,36 | 1,758 | Saxony |
15. | Dresden | 494,187 | 502,432 | 490,571 | 473,300 | 328,31 | 1,593 | Saxony |
16. | Bochum | 289,804 | 343,809 | 396,486 | 388,100 | 145,66 | 2,573 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
17. | Wuppertal | 363,224 | 417,694 | 383,660 | 365,400 | 168,39 | 2,077 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
18. | Bielefeld | 153,613 | 168,609 | 319,037 | 320,900 | 257,92 | 1,253 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
19. | Bonn | 115,394 | 275,722 | 292,234 | 307,500 | 141,22 | 2,301 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
20. | Mannheim | 245,634 | 332,378 | 310,411 | 306,100 | 144,96 | 2,160 | Baden-Württemberg |
21. | Karlsruhe | 198,840 | 259,091 | 275,061 | 279,600 | 173,46 | 1,699 | Baden-Württemberg |
22. | Gelsenkirchen | 315,460 | 347,074 | 293,714 | 276,200 | 104,94 | 2,458 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
23. | Wiesbaden | 220,741 | 250,715 | 260,301 | 269,200 | 203,93 | 1,353 | Hesse |
24. | Münster | 118,496 | 198,878 | 259,438 | 265,900 | 302,96 | 924 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
25. | Mönchengladbach | 124,879 | 151,085 | 259,436 | 264,400 | 170,45 | 1,514 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
26. | Chemnitz | 293,373 | 299,411 | 294,244 | 255,600 | 220,84 | 1,101 | Saxony |
27. | Augsburg | 185,183 | 213,230 | 256,877 | 253,800 | 146,84 | 1,803 | Bavaria |
28. | Braunschweig | 223,760 | 223,275 | 258,833 | 243,700 | 192,15 | 1,295 | Lower Saxony |
29. | Aachen | 129,811 | 175,451 | 241,861 | 241,300 | 160,84 | 1,608 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
30. | Krefeld | 171,875 | 222,666 | 244,020 | 238,000 | 137,75 | 1,707 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
31. | Halle | 289,119 | 257,261 | 310,234 | 237,400 | 135,02 | 1,725 | Saxony-Anhalt |
32. | Kiel | 254,449 | 271,070 | 245,567 | 229,900 | 118,65 | 2,019 | Schleswig-Holstein |
33. | Magdeburg | 260,305 | 272,237 | 278,807 | 224,100 | 200,99 | 1,152 | Saxony-Anhalt |
34. | Oberhausen | 202,808 | 246,199 | 223,840 | 221,700 | 77,11 | 2,762 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
35. | Lübeck | 238,276 | 239,955 | 214,758 | 213,400 | 214,21 | 981 | Schleswig-Holstein |
36. | Freiburg | 109,717 | 163,568 | 191,029 | 206,300 | 153,06 | 1,465 | Baden-Württemberg |
37. | Hagen | 146,401 | 201,042 | 214,449 | 201,700 | 160,35 | 1,176 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
38. | Erfurt | 188,650 | 196,528 | 208,989 | 195,000 | 269,14 | 762 | Thuringia |
39. | Kassel | 162,132 | 214,785 | 194,268 | 193,500 | 106,78 | 1,831 | Hesse |
40. | Rostock | 133,109 | 198,636 | 248,088 | 192,100 | 181,26 | 1,118 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
41. | Mainz | 88,369 | 174,858 | 179,486 | 186,700 | 97,74 | 2,038 | Rhineland-Palatinate |
42. | Hamm | 59,866 | 84,629 | 179,639 | 180,300 | 226,25 | 803 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
43. | Saarbrücken | 111,450 | 128,251 | 191,694 | 180,000 | 167,09 | 1,052 | Saarland |
44. | Herne | 111,591 | 103,849 | 178,132 | 174,200 | 51,41 | 3,205 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
45. | Mülheim an der Ruhr | 149,589 | 192,183 | 177,681 | 173,000 | 91,29 | 1,833 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
46. | Solingen | 147,845 | 177,124 | 165,401 | 164,500 | 89,54 | 1,786 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
47. | Osnabrück | 109,538 | 144,864 | 163,168 | 164,000 | 119,80 | 1,370 | Lower Saxony |
48. | Ludwigshafen am Rhein | 123,869 | 176,257 | 162,233 | 162,000 | 77,55 | 2,117 | Rhineland-Palatinate |
49. | Leverkusen | 65,531 | 107,626 | 160,919 | 161,700 | 78,87 | 2,038 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
50. | Oldenburg | 122,809 | 131,545 | 143,131 | 157,600 | 102,98 | 1,575 | Lower Saxony |
Rank | City | Pop. 1950 |
Pop. 1970 |
Pop. 1990 |
Pop. 2010 |
Area [km²] |
Density per km² |
State (Land) |
Gallery
See also
References
- ↑ "Largest German cities". Statistics. City Mayors. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
Further reading
- "German Empire: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1890.
- "German Empire: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1899.
- "Germany". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1904. (figures for 1900)
- "German Empire: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1908.
- "Germany". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1915.
- "Germany: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921 – via HathiTrust.
- Statistisches Bundesamt (Hrsg.): Statistisches Jahrbuch für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland, 1952 ff. (German)
- Staatliche Zentralverwaltung für Statistik (Hrsg.): Statistisches Jahrbuch der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik, 1955–1989 (German)
External links
- Statistisches Bundesamt - Gemeindeverzeichnis (German)
- List of Top 10 German cities by Population, and others listed alphabetically - Citypopulation.de
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