Hosta

Hamburg

Berlin

Cologne

Frankfurt

Munich

Stuttgart

Düsseldorf

Dortmund

Essen

Leipzig

Location of the ten 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.^[1]

List

Rank	City	Pop. 1950	Pop. 1970	Pop. 1990	Pop. 2010	Pop. 2015	Area [km2] [citation needed]	Density per km2	State (Bundesland)
1	Berlin	7006333602600000000♠3,336,026	7006320871900000000♠3,208,719	7006343369500000000♠3,433,695	7006346072500000000♠3,460,725	7006352003100000000♠3,520,031	7002887700000000000♠887.70	7003396500000000000♠3,965	Berlin
2	Hamburg	7006160560600000000♠1,605,606	7006179364000000000♠1,793,640	7006165236300000000♠1,652,363	7006178644800000000♠1,786,448	7006178740800000000♠1,787,408	7002755160000000000♠755.16	7003236600000000000♠2,366	Hamburg
3	Munich	7005831937000000000♠831,937	7006131197800000000♠1,311,978	7006122902600000000♠1,229,026	7006135318600000000♠1,353,186	7006145038100000000♠1,450,381	7002310690000000000♠310.69	7003435500000000000♠4,355	Bavaria
4	Cologne	7005594941000000000♠594,941	7005849451000000000♠849,451	7005953551000000000♠953,551	7006100711900000000♠1,007,119	7006106058200000000♠1,060,582	7002405170000000000♠405.17	7003261800000000000♠2,618	North Rhine-Westphalia
5	Frankfurt	7005532037000000000♠532,037	7005666179000000000♠666,179	7005644865000000000♠644,865	7005679664000000000♠679,664	7005732688000000000♠732,688	7002248310000000000♠248.31	7003273700000000000♠2,737	Hesse
6	Stuttgart	7005496490000000000♠496,490	7005634202000000000♠634,202	7005579988000000000♠579,988	7005606588000000000♠606,588	7005623738000000000♠623,738	7002207350000000000♠207.35	7003292500000000000♠2,925	Baden-Württemberg
7	Düsseldorf	7005500516000000000♠500,516	7005660963000000000♠660,963	7005588735000000000♠588,735	7005588735000000000♠588,735	7005612178000000000♠612,178	7002217220000000000♠217.22	7003271000000000000♠2,710	North Rhine-Westphalia
8	Dortmund	7005507349000000000♠507,349	7005640642000000000♠640,642	7005599055000000000♠599,055	7005580444000000000♠580,444	7005586181000000000♠586,181	7002280700000099999♠280.71	7003206800000000000♠2,068	North Rhine-Westphalia
9	Essen	7005605411000000000♠605,411	7005696419000000000♠696,419	7005626973000000000♠626,973	7005574635000000000♠574,635	7005582624000000000♠582,624	7002210320000000000♠210.32	7003273200000000000♠2,732	North Rhine-Westphalia
10	Leipzig	7005617574000000000♠617,574	7005583885000000000♠583,885	7005511079000000000♠511,079	7005522883000000000♠522,883	7005560472000000000♠560,472	7002297360000000000♠297.36	7003175800000000000♠1,758	Saxony
11	Bremen	7005444549000000000♠444,549	7005592533000000000♠592,533	7005551219000000000♠551,219	7005547340000000000♠547,340	7005557464000000000♠557,464	7002325420000000000♠325.42	7003168200000000000♠1,682	Bremen
12	Dresden	7005494187000000000♠494,187	7005502432000000000♠502,432	7005490571000000000♠490,571	7005523058000000000♠523,058	7005543825000000000♠543,825	7002328310000000000♠328.31	7003159300000000000♠1,593	Saxony
13	Hanover	7005444296000000000♠444,296	7005521003000000000♠521,003	7005513010000000000♠513,010	7005522686000000000♠522,686	7005532163000000000♠532,163	7002204149999900000♠204.14	7003256000000000000♠2,560	Lower Saxony
14	Nuremberg	7005362459000000000♠362,459	7005478181000000000♠478,181	7005493692000000000♠493,692	7005505664000000000♠505,664	7005509975000000000♠509,975	7002186380000000000♠186.38	7003271300000000000♠2,713	Bavaria
15	Duisburg	7005410783000000000♠410,783	7005452721000000000♠452,721	7005535447000000000♠535,447	7005489599000000000♠489,599	7005491231000000000♠491,231	7002232830000000000♠232.83	7003210300000000000♠2,103	North Rhine-Westphalia
16	Bochum	7005289804000000000♠289,804	7005343809000000000♠343,809	7005396486000000000♠396,486	7002374737000000000♠374.737	7005364742000000000♠364,742	7002145660000000000♠145.66	7003257300000000000♠2,573	North Rhine-Westphalia
17	Wuppertal	7005363224000000000♠363,224	7005417694000000000♠417,694	7005383660000000000♠383,660	7005349721000000000♠349,721	7005350046000000000♠350,046	7002168399999900000♠168.39	7003207700000000000♠2,077	North Rhine-Westphalia
18	Bielefeld	7005153613000000000♠153,613	7005168609000000000♠168,609	7005319037000000000♠319,037	7005323270000000000♠323,270	7005333090000000000♠333,090	7002257920000000000♠257.92	7003125300000000000♠1,253	North Rhine-Westphalia
19	Bonn	7005115394000000000♠115,394	7005275722000000000♠275,722	7005292234000000000♠292,234	7005324899000000000♠324,899	7005318809000000000♠318,809	7002141220000000000♠141.22	7003230100000000000♠2,301	North Rhine-Westphalia
20	Münster	7005118496000000000♠118,496	7005198878000000000♠198,878	7005259438000000000♠259,438	7005279803000000000♠279,803	7005310039000000000♠310,039	7002302950000000000♠302.96	7002924000000000000♠924	North Rhine-Westphalia
21	Karlsruhe	7005198840000000000♠198,840	7005259091000000000♠259,091	7005275061000000000♠275,061	7005294761000000000♠294,761	7002307755000000000♠307.755	7002173460000000000♠173.46	7003169900000000000♠1,699	Baden-Württemberg
22	Mannheim	7005245634000000000♠245,634	7005332378000000000♠332,378	7005310411000000000♠310,411	7005313174000000000♠313,174	7005305780000000000♠305,780	7002144960000000000♠144.96	7003216000000000000♠2,160	Baden-Württemberg
23	Augsburg	7005185183000000000♠185,183	7005213230000000000♠213,230	7005256877000000000♠256,877	7005264708000000000♠264,708	7005286374000000000♠286,374	7002146840000000000♠146.84	7003180300000000000♠1,803	Bavaria
24	Wiesbaden	7005220741000000000♠220,741	7005250715000000000♠250,715	7005260301000000000♠260,301	7005275976000000000♠275,976	7005276218000000000♠276,218	7002203930000000000♠203.93	7003135300000000000♠1,353	Hesse
25	Gelsenkirchen	7005315460000000000♠315,460	7005347074000000000♠347,074	7005293714000000000♠293,714	7005257981000000000♠257,981	7005260368000000000♠260,368	7002104940000000000♠104.94	7003245800000000000♠2,458	North Rhine-Westphalia
26	Mönchengladbach	7005124879000000000♠124,879	7005151085000000000♠151,085	7005259436000000000♠259,436	7005257993000000000♠257,993	7005259996000000000♠259,996	7002170450000000000♠170.45	7003151400000000000♠1,514	North Rhine-Westphalia
27	Braunschweig	7005223760000000000♠223,760	7005223275000000000♠223,275	7005258833000000000♠258,833	7005248867000000000♠248,867	7005251364000000000♠251,364	7002192150000000000♠192.15	7003129500000000000♠1,295	Lower Saxony
28	Chemnitz	7005293373000000000♠293,373	7005299411000000000♠299,411	7005294244000000000♠294,244	7005243248000000000♠243,248	7005248645000000000♠248,645	7002220840000000000♠220.84	7003110100000000000♠1,101	Saxony
29	Kiel	7005254449000000000♠254,449	7005271070000000000♠271,070	7005245567000000000♠245,567	7005239526000000000♠239,526	7005246306000000000♠246,306	7002118650000000000♠118.65	7003201900000000000♠2,019	Schleswig-Holstein
30	Aachen	7005129811000000000♠129,811	7005175451000000000♠175,451	7005241861000000000♠241,861	7005258664000000000♠258,664	7005245885000000000♠245,885	7002160840000000000♠160.84	7003160800000000000♠1,608	North Rhine-Westphalia
31	Halle	7005289119000000000♠289,119	7005257261000000000♠257,261	7005310234000000000♠310,234	7005232963000000000♠232,963	7005236991000000000♠236,991	7002135020000000000♠135.02	7003172500000000000♠1,725	Saxony-Anhalt
32	Magdeburg	7005260305000000000♠260,305	7005272237000000000♠272,237	7005278807000000000♠278,807	7005231549000000000♠231,549	7005235723000000000♠235,723	7002200990000000000♠200.99	7003115200000000000♠1,152	Saxony-Anhalt
33	Freiburg	7005109717000000000♠109,717	7005163568000000000♠163,568	7005191029000000000♠191,029	7005224191000000000♠224,191	7005226393000000000♠226,393	7002153060000000000♠153.06	7003146500000000000♠1,465	Baden-Württemberg
34	Krefeld	7005171875000000000♠171,875	7005222666000000000♠222,666	7005244020000000000♠244,020	7005235076000000000♠235,076	7005225144000000000♠225,144	7002137750000000000♠137.75	7003170700000000000♠1,707	North Rhine-Westphalia
35	Lübeck	7005238276000000000♠238,276	7005239955000000000♠239,955	7005214758000000000♠214,758	7005210232000000000♠210,232	7005216253000000000♠216,253	7002214210000000000♠214.21	7002981000000000000♠981	Schleswig-Holstein
36	Oberhausen	7005202808000000000♠202,808	7005246199000000000♠246,199	7005223840000000000♠223,840	7005212945000000000♠212,945	7005210934000000000♠210,934	7001771100000000000♠77.11	7003276200000000000♠2,762	North Rhine-Westphalia
37	Erfurt	7005188650000000000♠188,650	7005196528000000000♠196,528	7005208989000000000♠208,989	7005204994000000000♠204,994	7005210118000000000♠210,118	7002269140000000000♠269.14	7002762000000000000♠762	Thuringia
38	Mainz	7004883690000000000♠88,369	7005174858000000000♠174,858	7005179486000000000♠179,486	7005199237000000000♠199,237	7005209779000000000♠209,779	7001977400000000000♠97.74	7003203800000000000♠2,038	Rhineland-Palatinate
39	Rostock	7005133109000000000♠133,109	7005198636000000000♠198,636	7005248088000000000♠248,088	7005202735000000000♠202,735	7005206011000000000♠206,011	7002181260000000000♠181.26	7003111800000000000♠1,118	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
40	Kassel	7005162132000000000♠162,132	7005214785000000000♠214,785	7005194268000000000♠194,268	7005195530000000000♠195,530	7005197984000000000♠197,984	7002106780000000000♠106.78	7003183100000000000♠1,831	Hesse
41	Hagen	7005146401000000000♠146,401	7005201042000000000♠201,042	7005214449000000000♠214,449	7005188526000000000♠188,526	7005189044000000000♠189,044	7002160350000000000♠160.35	7003117600000000000♠1,176	North Rhine-Westphalia
42	Hamm	7004598660000000000♠59,866	7004846290000000000♠84,629	7005179639000000000♠179,639	7005181783000000000♠181,783	7005179397000000000♠179,397	7002226250000000000♠226.25	7002803000000000000♠803	North Rhine-Westphalia
43	Saarbrücken	7005111450000000000♠111,450	7005128251000000000♠128,251	7005191694000000000♠191,694	7005175741000000000♠175,741	7002178151000000000♠178.151	7002167090000000000♠167.09	7003105200000000000♠1,052	Saarland
44	Mülheim an der Ruhr	7005149589000000000♠149,589	7005192183000000000♠192,183	7005177681000000000♠177,681	7005167344000000000♠167,344	7005169278000000000♠169,278	7001912900000000000♠91.29	7003183300000000000♠1,833	North Rhine-Westphalia
45	Potsdam	7005118180000000000♠118,180	7005111336000000000♠111,336	7005139794000000000♠139,794	7005156906000000000♠156,906	7005167745000000000♠167,745	7002188250000000000♠188.25	7002891000000000000♠891	Brandenburg
46	Ludwigshafen am Rhein	7005123869000000000♠123,869	7005176257000000000♠176,257	7005162233000000000♠162,233	7005164177000000000♠164,177	7005164718000000000♠164,718	7001775500000000000♠77.55	7003211700000000000♠2,117	Rhineland-Palatinate
47	Oldenburg	7005122809000000000♠122,809	7005131545000000000♠131,545	7005143131000000000♠143,131	7005162173000000000♠162,173	7005163830000000000♠163,830	7002102980000000000♠102.98	7003157500000000000♠1,575	Lower Saxony
48	Leverkusen	7004655310000000000♠65,531	7005107626000000000♠107,626	7005160919000000000♠160,919	7005160772000000000♠160,772	7005163487000000000♠163,487	7001788700000000000♠78.87	7003203800000000000♠2,038	North Rhine-Westphalia
49	Osnabrück	7005109538000000000♠109,538	7005144864000000000♠144,864	7005163168000000000♠163,168	7005164119000000000♠164,119	7005162403000000000♠162,403	7002119800000000000♠119.80	7003137000000000000♠1,370	Lower Saxony
50	Solingen	7005147845000000000♠147,845	7005177124000000000♠177,124	7005165401000000000♠165,401	7005159927000000000♠159,927	7005158726000000000♠158,726	7001895400000000000♠89.54	7003178600000000000♠1,786	North Rhine-Westphalia
Rank	City	Pop. 1950	Pop. 1970	Pop. 1990	Pop. 2010	Pop. 2015	Area [km2]	Density per km2	State (Bundesland)

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See also

• List of towns and cities in Germany
• Metropolitan regions in Germany

References

1. ^ Propositions pour arriver à une comparabilité internationale des ouvrages de recensement, M. Körösi, Bulletin de l'Institut international de statistique, 1887, Vol. 2, Number 1, page 212, retrieved 10 May 2014

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