List of cities in Germany by population

Location of the seven largest cities in Germany, urban districts highlighted

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)

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See also

References

  1. "Largest German cities". Statistics. City Mayors. Retrieved 14 November 2015.

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