List of cities in Germany by population

As defined by the German Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development, a Großstadt (large city) is a city with more than 100,000 inhabitants.[1] As of today, 80 cities in Germany fulfill this criterion and are listed here. This list refers only to the population of individual municipalities within their defined limits, which does not include other municipalities or suburban areas within urban agglomerations or metropolitan areas.

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The following table lists the 80 cities in Germany with a population of at least 100,000 each on 31 December 2021, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany.[2] A city is displayed in bold if it is a state or federal capital, and in italics if it is the most populous city in the state. The table below contains the following information:

  1. The city rank by population as of 31 December 2021, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany
  2. The city name
  3. The name of the state in which the city lies[3]
  4. The city population as of 31 December 2021, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany[4]
  5. The city population as of 31 December 2015, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany[4]
  6. The city percentage population change from 31 December 2015 to 31 December 2021
  7. The change in city rank by population from 31 December 2015 to 31 December 2021
  8. The city land area as of 31 December 2021
  9. The city population density as of 31 December 2021 (residents per unit of land area)
  10. The city latitude and longitude coordinates.

Schwerin is the only state capital not listed.

2021
rank
City State 2021
estimate
2015
estimate
Growth Rank
change
2021
land area
2021
population
density
Location
1   Berlin   Berlin 3,677,472 3,520,031 +4.47%   0 891.3 km2
344.1 sq mi
4,126/km2
10,690/sq mi
52°31′N 13°23′E / 52.517°N 13.383°E / 52.517; 13.383 (1 Berlin)
2   Hamburg   Hamburg 1,906,411 1,787,408 +6.66%   0 755.2 km2
291.6 sq mi
2,524/km2
6,540/sq mi
53°33′N 10°0′E / 53.550°N 10.000°E / 53.550; 10.000 (2 Hamburg)
3   Munich (München)   Bavaria 1,487,708 1,450,381 +2.57%   0 310.7 km2
120.0 sq mi
4,788/km2
12,400/sq mi
48°8′N 11°34′E / 48.133°N 11.567°E / 48.133; 11.567 (3 Munich)
4   Cologne (Köln)   North Rhine-Westphalia 1,073,096 1,060,582 +1.18%   0 405.15 km2
156.43 sq mi
2,648/km2
6,860/sq mi
50°56′N 6°57′E / 50.933°N 6.950°E / 50.933; 6.950 (4 Cologne)
5   Frankfurt am Main   Hesse 759,224 732,688 +3.62%   0 248.31 km2
95.87 sq mi
3,057/km2
7,920/sq mi
50°7′N 8°41′E / 50.117°N 8.683°E / 50.117; 8.683 (5 Frankfurt)
6   Stuttgart   Baden-Württemberg 626,275 623,738 +0.41%   0 207.33 km2
80.05 sq mi
3,020/km2
7,800/sq mi
48°47′N 9°11′E / 48.783°N 9.183°E / 48.783; 9.183 (6 Stuttgart)
7   Düsseldorf   North Rhine-Westphalia 619,477 612,178 +1.19%   0 217.41 km2
83.94 sq mi
2,849/km2
7,380/sq mi
51°14′N 6°47′E / 51.233°N 6.783°E / 51.233; 6.783 (7 Düsseldorf)
8   Leipzig   Saxony 601,866 560,472 +7.39%   2 297.4 km2
114.8 sq mi
2,024/km2
5,240/sq mi
51°20′N 12°23′E / 51.333°N 12.383°E / 51.333; 12.383 (8 Leipzig)
9   Dortmund   North Rhine-Westphalia 586,852 586,181 +0.11%   1 280.71 km2
108.38 sq mi
2,091/km2
5,420/sq mi
51°31′N 7°28′E / 51.517°N 7.467°E / 51.517; 7.467 (9 Dortmund)
10   Essen   North Rhine-Westphalia 579,432 582,624 −0.55%   1 210.34 km2
81.21 sq mi
2,755/km2
7,140/sq mi
51°27′N 7°1′E / 51.450°N 7.017°E / 51.450; 7.017 (10 Essen)
11   Bremen   Bremen 563,290 557,464 +1.05%   0 326.7 km2
126.1 sq mi
1,724/km2
4,470/sq mi
53°5′N 8°48′E / 53.083°N 8.800°E / 53.083; 8.800 (11 Bremen)
12   Dresden   Saxony 555,351 543,825 +2.12%   0 328.8 km2
127.0 sq mi
1,689/km2
4,370/sq mi
51°2′N 13°44′E / 51.033°N 13.733°E / 51.033; 13.733 (12 Dresden)
13   Hanover (Hannover)   Lower Saxony 535,932 532,163 +0.71%   0 204.0 km2
78.8 sq mi
2,627/km2
6,800/sq mi
52°22′N 9°43′E / 52.367°N 9.717°E / 52.367; 9.717 (13 Hanover)
14   Nuremberg (Nürnberg)   Bavaria 510,632 509,975 +0.13%   0 186.5 km2
72.0 sq mi
2,739/km2
7,090/sq mi
49°27′N 11°5′E / 49.450°N 11.083°E / 49.450; 11.083 (14 Nuremberg)
15   Duisburg   North Rhine-Westphalia 495,152 491,231 +0.80%   0 232.8 km2
89.9 sq mi
2,127/km2
5,510/sq mi
51°26′N 6°46′E / 51.433°N 6.767°E / 51.433; 6.767 (15 Duisburg)
16   Bochum   North Rhine-Westphalia 363,441 364,742 −0.36%   0 145.4 km2
56.1 sq mi
2,500/km2
6,500/sq mi
51°29′N 7°13′E / 51.483°N 7.217°E / 51.483; 7.217 (16 Bochum)
17   Wuppertal   North Rhine-Westphalia 354,572 350,046 +1.29%   0 168.4 km2
65.0 sq mi
2,105/km2
5,450/sq mi
51°16′N 7°11′E / 51.267°N 7.183°E / 51.267; 7.183 (17 Wuppertal)
18   Bielefeld   North Rhine-Westphalia 334,002 333,090 +0.27%   0 257.8 km2
99.5 sq mi
1,296/km2
3,360/sq mi
52°1′N 8°32′E / 52.017°N 8.533°E / 52.017; 8.533 (18 Bielefeld)
19   Bonn   North Rhine-Westphalia 331,885 318,809 +4.10%   0 141.1 km2
54.5 sq mi
2,353/km2
6,090/sq mi
50°44′N 7°6′E / 50.733°N 7.100°E / 50.733; 7.100 (19 Bonn)
20   Münster   North Rhine-Westphalia 317,713 310,039 +2.48%   0 302.9 km2
117.0 sq mi
1,049/km2
2,720/sq mi
51°58′N 7°38′E / 51.967°N 7.633°E / 51.967; 7.633 (20 Münster)
21   Mannheim   Baden-Württemberg 311,831 305,780 +1.98%   1 145.0 km2
56.0 sq mi
2,151/km2
5,570/sq mi
49°29′N 8°28′E / 49.483°N 8.467°E / 49.483; 8.467 (21 Mannheim)
22   Karlsruhe   Baden-Württemberg 306,502 307,755 −0.41%   1 173.5 km2
67.0 sq mi
1,767/km2
4,580/sq mi
49°0′N 8°24′E / 49.000°N 8.400°E / 49.000; 8.400 (22 Karlsruhe)
23   Augsburg   Bavaria 296,478 286,374 +3.53%   0 146.8 km2
56.7 sq mi
2,019/km2
5,230/sq mi
48°22′N 10°54′E / 48.367°N 10.900°E / 48.367; 10.900 (23 Augsburg)
24   Wiesbaden   Hesse 278,950 276,218 +0.99%   0 203.9 km2
78.7 sq mi
1,368/km2
3,540/sq mi
50°5′N 8°14′E / 50.083°N 8.233°E / 50.083; 8.233 (24 Wiesbaden)
25   Mönchengladbach   North Rhine-Westphalia 261,001 259,996 +0.39%   1 170.4 km2
65.8 sq mi
1,531/km2
3,970/sq mi
51°12′N 6°26′E / 51.200°N 6.433°E / 51.200; 6.433 (25 Mönchengladbach)
26   Gelsenkirchen   North Rhine-Westphalia 260,126 260,368 −0.09%   1 104.8 km2
40.5 sq mi
2,481/km2
6,430/sq mi
51°31′N 7°6′E / 51.517°N 7.100°E / 51.517; 7.100 (26 Gelsenkirchen)
27   Aachen   North Rhine-Westphalia 249,070 245,885 +1.30%   3 160.85 km2
62.10 sq mi
1,548/km2
4,010/sq mi
50°47′N 6°5′E / 50.783°N 6.083°E / 50.783; 6.083 (27 Aachen)
28   Braunschweig   Lower Saxony 248,823 251,364 −1.01%   1 192.1 km2
74.2 sq mi
1,295/km2
3,350/sq mi
52°16′N 10°31′E / 52.267°N 10.517°E / 52.267; 10.517 (28 Braunschweig)
29   Kiel   Schleswig-Holstein 246,243 246,306 −0.03%   0 118.6 km2
45.8 sq mi
2,076/km2
5,380/sq mi
54°20′N 10°8′E / 54.333°N 10.133°E / 54.333; 10.133 (29 Kiel)
30   Chemnitz   Saxony 243,105 248,645 −2.23%   2 220.85 km2
85.27 sq mi
1,101/km2
2,850/sq mi
50°50′N 12°55′E / 50.833°N 12.917°E / 50.833; 12.917 (30 Chemnitz)
31   Halle (Saale)   Saxony-Anhalt 238,061 236,991 +0.45%   0 135.0 km2
52.1 sq mi
1,763/km2
4,570/sq mi
51°29′N 11°58′E / 51.483°N 11.967°E / 51.483; 11.967 (31 Halle (Saale))
32   Magdeburg   Saxony-Anhalt 236,188 235,723 +0.20%   0 201.0 km2
77.6 sq mi
1,175/km2
3,040/sq mi
52°8′N 11°37′E / 52.133°N 11.617°E / 52.133; 11.617 (32 Magdeburg)
33   Freiburg im Breisgau   Baden-Württemberg 231,848 226,393 +2.41%   0 153.1 km2
59.1 sq mi
1,514/km2
3,920/sq mi
47°59′N 7°51′E / 47.983°N 7.850°E / 47.983; 7.850 (33 Freiburg im Breisgau)
34   Krefeld   North Rhine-Westphalia 227,050 225,144 +0.85%   0 137.7 km2
53.2 sq mi
1,649/km2
4,270/sq mi
51°20′N 6°34′E / 51.333°N 6.567°E / 51.333; 6.567 (34 Krefeld)
35   Mainz   Rhineland-Palatinate 217,556 209,779 +3.71%   3 97.7 km2
37.7 sq mi
2,226/km2
5,770/sq mi
50°0′N 8°16′E / 50.000°N 8.267°E / 50.000; 8.267 (35 Mainz)
36   Lübeck   Schleswig-Holstein 216,277 216,253 +0.01%   1 214.1 km2
82.7 sq mi
1,010/km2
2,600/sq mi
53°52′N 10°41′E / 53.867°N 10.683°E / 53.867; 10.683 (36 Lübeck)
37   Erfurt   Thuringia 213,227 210,118 +1.48%   0 269.2 km2
103.9 sq mi
792/km2
2,050/sq mi
50°59′N 11°2′E / 50.983°N 11.033°E / 50.983; 11.033 (37 Erfurt)
38   Oberhausen   North Rhine-Westphalia 208,752 210,934 −1.03%   2 77.0 km2
29.7 sq mi
2,710/km2
7,000/sq mi
51°28′N 6°51′E / 51.467°N 6.850°E / 51.467; 6.850 (38 Oberhausen)
39   Rostock   Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 208,400 206,011 +1.16%   0 181.4 km2
70.0 sq mi
1,149/km2
2,980/sq mi
54°5′N 12°8′E / 54.083°N 12.133°E / 54.083; 12.133 (39 Rostock)
40   Kassel   Hesse 200,406 197,984 +1.22%   0 107.0 km2
41.3 sq mi
1,873/km2
4,850/sq mi
51°19′N 9°30′E / 51.317°N 9.500°E / 51.317; 9.500 (40 Kassel)
41   Hagen   North Rhine-Westphalia 188,713 189,044 −0.18%   0 160.4 km2
61.9 sq mi
1,177/km2
3,050/sq mi
51°22′N 7°29′E / 51.367°N 7.483°E / 51.367; 7.483 (41 Hagen)
42   Potsdam   Brandenburg 183,154 167,745 +9.19%   3 187.3 km2
72.3 sq mi
978/km2
2,530/sq mi
52°24′N 13°4′E / 52.400°N 13.067°E / 52.400; 13.067 (42 Potsdam)
43   Saarbrücken   Saarland 179,634 178,151 +0.83%   0 167.1 km2
64.5 sq mi
1,075/km2
2,780/sq mi
49°14′N 7°0′E / 49.233°N 7.000°E / 49.233; 7.000 (43 Saarbrücken)
44   Hamm   North Rhine-Westphalia 179,238 179,397 −0.09%   2 226.3 km2
87.4 sq mi
792/km2
2,050/sq mi
51°41′N 7°49′E / 51.683°N 7.817°E / 51.683; 7.817 (44 Hamm)
45   Ludwigshafen am Rhein   Rhineland-Palatinate 172,145 164,718 +4.51%   1 77.7 km2
30.0 sq mi
2,216/km2
5,740/sq mi
49°29′N 8°26′E / 49.483°N 8.433°E / 49.483; 8.433 (45 Ludwigshafen)
46   Mülheim an der Ruhr   North Rhine-Westphalia 170,739 169,278 +0.86%   2 91.3 km2
35.3 sq mi
1,871/km2
4,850/sq mi
51°26′N 6°53′E / 51.433°N 6.883°E / 51.433; 6.883 (46 Mülheim)
47   Oldenburg   Lower Saxony 170,389 163,830 +4.00%   0 103.0 km2
39.8 sq mi
1,655/km2
4,290/sq mi
53°8′N 8°13′E / 53.133°N 8.217°E / 53.133; 8.217 (47 Oldenburg)
48   Osnabrück   Lower Saxony 165,034 162,403 +1.62%   1 119.8 km2
46.3 sq mi
1,378/km2
3,570/sq mi
52°17′N 8°3′E / 52.283°N 8.050°E / 52.283; 8.050 (48 Osnabrück)
49   Leverkusen   North Rhine-Westphalia 163,851 163,487 +0.22%   1 78.9 km2
30.5 sq mi
2,078/km2
5,380/sq mi
51°2′N 6°59′E / 51.033°N 6.983°E / 51.033; 6.983 (49 Leverkusen)
50   Darmstadt   Hesse 159,631 155,353 +2.75%   4 122.2 km2
47.2 sq mi
1,306/km2
3,380/sq mi
49°52′N 8°39′E / 49.867°N 8.650°E / 49.867; 8.650 (50 Darmstadt)
51   Heidelberg   Baden-Württemberg 159,245 156,267 +1.91%   0 108.8 km2
42.0 sq mi
1,463/km2
3,790/sq mi
49°25′N 8°43′E / 49.417°N 8.717°E / 49.417; 8.717 (51 Heidelberg)
52   Solingen   North Rhine-Westphalia 158,957 158,726 +0.15%   2 89.5 km2
34.6 sq mi
1,777/km2
4,600/sq mi
51°10′N 7°5′E / 51.167°N 7.083°E / 51.167; 7.083 (52 Solingen)
53   Herne   North Rhine-Westphalia 156,621 155,851 +0.49%   1 51.4 km2
19.8 sq mi
3,047/km2
7,890/sq mi
51°33′N 7°13′E / 51.550°N 7.217°E / 51.550; 7.217 (53 Herne)
54   Regensburg   Bavaria 153,542 145,465 +5.55%   2 80.8 km2
31.2 sq mi
1,901/km2
4,920/sq mi
49°1′N 12°5′E / 49.017°N 12.083°E / 49.017; 12.083 (54 Regensburg)
55   Neuss   North Rhine-Westphalia 152,731 155,414 −1.73%   2 99.5 km2
38.4 sq mi
1,535/km2
3,980/sq mi
51°12′N 6°42′E / 51.200°N 6.700°E / 51.200; 6.700 (55 Neuss)
56   Paderborn   North Rhine-Westphalia 152,531 148,126 +2.97%   1 179.4 km2
69.3 sq mi
850/km2
2,200/sq mi
51°43′N 8°46′E / 51.717°N 8.767°E / 51.717; 8.767 (56 Paderborn)
57   Ingolstadt   Bavaria 138,016 132,438 +4.21%   0 133.4 km2
51.5 sq mi
1,035/km2
2,680/sq mi
48°46′N 11°26′E / 48.767°N 11.433°E / 48.767; 11.433 (57 Ingolstadt)
58   Offenbach am Main   Hesse 131,295 123,734 +6.11%   3 44.9 km2
17.3 sq mi
2,924/km2
7,570/sq mi
50°6′N 8°48′E / 50.100°N 8.800°E / 50.100; 8.800 (58 Offenbach am Main)
59   Fürth   Bavaria 129,122 124,171 +3.99%   0 63.4 km2
24.5 sq mi
2,038/km2
5,280/sq mi
49°28′N 11°0′E / 49.467°N 11.000°E / 49.467; 11.000 (59 Fürth)
60   Ulm   Baden-Württemberg 126,949 122,636 +3.52%   2 118.7 km2
45.8 sq mi
1,070/km2
2,800/sq mi
48°24′N 9°59′E / 48.400°N 9.983°E / 48.400; 9.983 (60 Ulm)
61   Würzburg   Bavaria 126,933 124,873 +1.65%   3 87.6 km2
33.8 sq mi
1,449/km2
3,750/sq mi
49°47′N 9°56′E / 49.783°N 9.933°E / 49.783; 9.933 (61 Würzburg)
62   Heilbronn   Baden-Württemberg 125,613 122,567 +2.49%   1 99.9 km2
38.6 sq mi
1,258/km2
3,260/sq mi
49°9′N 9°13′E / 49.150°N 9.217°E / 49.150; 9.217 (62 Heilbronn)
63   Pforzheim   Baden-Württemberg 125,529 122,247 +2.68%   1 98.0 km2
37.8 sq mi
1,281/km2
3,320/sq mi
48°54′N 8°43′E / 48.900°N 8.717°E / 48.900; 8.717 (63 Pforzheim)
64   Wolfsburg   Lower Saxony 123,949 124,045 −0.08%   4 204.0 km2
78.8 sq mi
608/km2
1,570/sq mi
52°25′23″N 10°47′14″E / 52.42306°N 10.78722°E / 52.42306; 10.78722 (64 Wolfsburg)
65   Bottrop   North Rhine-Westphalia 117,311 117,143 +0.14%   1 100.7 km2
38.9 sq mi
1,165/km2
3,020/sq mi
51°31′29″N 6°55′22″E / 51.52472°N 6.92278°E / 51.52472; 6.92278 (65 Bottrop)
66   Göttingen   Lower Saxony 116,557 118,914 −1.98%   1 116.9 km2
45.1 sq mi
997/km2
2,580/sq mi
51°32′N 9°56′E / 51.533°N 9.933°E / 51.533; 9.933 (66 Göttingen)
67   Reutlingen   Baden-Württemberg 116,456 114,310 +1.88%   2 87.1 km2
33.6 sq mi
1,338/km2
3,470/sq mi
48°29′N 9°13′E / 48.483°N 9.217°E / 48.483; 9.217 (67 Reutlingen)
68   Koblenz   Rhineland-Palatinate 113,638 112,586 +0.93%   3 105.0 km2
40.5 sq mi
1,082/km2
2,800/sq mi
50°21′35″N 7°35′52″E / 50.35972°N 7.59778°E / 50.35972; 7.59778 (68 Koblenz)
69   Erlangen   Bavaria 113,292 108,336 +4.57%   6 77.0 km2
29.7 sq mi
1,472/km2
3,810/sq mi
49°35′N 11°1′E / 49.583°N 11.017°E / 49.583; 11.017 (69 Erlangen)
70   Bremerhaven   Bremen 113,173 114,025 −0.75%   0 93.8 km2
36.2 sq mi
1,206/km2
3,120/sq mi
53°33′N 8°35′E / 53.550°N 8.583°E / 53.550; 8.583 (70 Bremerhaven)
71   Remscheid   North Rhine-Westphalia 111,770 109,499 +2.07%   3 74.6 km2
28.8 sq mi
1,498/km2
3,880/sq mi
51°11′N 7°12′E / 51.183°N 7.200°E / 51.183; 7.200 (71 Remscheid)
72   Bergisch Gladbach   North Rhine-Westphalia 111,645 111,366 +0.25%   0 83.1 km2
32.1 sq mi
1,343/km2
3,480/sq mi
51°0′N 7°7′E / 51.000°N 7.117°E / 51.000; 7.117 (72 Bergisch Gladbach)
73   Recklinghausen   North Rhine-Westphalia 110,714 114,330 −3.16%   5 66.4 km2
25.6 sq mi
1,667/km2
4,320/sq mi
51°35′6″N 7°9′43″E / 51.58500°N 7.16194°E / 51.58500; 7.16194 (73 Recklinghausen)
74   Trier   Rhineland-Palatinate 110,570 114,914 −3.78%   7 117.1 km2
45.2 sq mi
945/km2
2,450/sq mi
49°45′N 6°38′E / 49.750°N 6.633°E / 49.750; 6.633 (74 Trier)
75   Jena   Thuringia 110,502 109,527 +0.89%   2 114.8 km2
44.3 sq mi
963/km2
2,490/sq mi
50°55′38″N 11°35′10″E / 50.92722°N 11.58611°E / 50.92722; 11.58611 (75 Jena)
76   Moers   North Rhine-Westphalia 103,725 104,529 −0.77%   0 67.7 km2
26.1 sq mi
1,533/km2
3,970/sq mi
51°27′33″N 6°37′11″E / 51.45917°N 6.61972°E / 51.45917; 6.61972 (76 Moers)
77   Salzgitter   Lower Saxony 103,694 101,079 +2.59%   2 223.9 km2
86.4 sq mi
463/km2
1,200/sq mi
52°9′N 10°20′E / 52.150°N 10.333°E / 52.150; 10.333 (77 Salzgitter)
78   Siegen   North Rhine-Westphalia 101,516 102,355 −0.82%   1 114.7 km2
44.3 sq mi
885/km2
2,290/sq mi
50°53′N 8°1′E / 50.883°N 8.017°E / 50.883; 8.017 (78 Siegen)
79   Gütersloh   North Rhine-Westphalia 101,158 97,586 +3.66%   3 112.0 km2
43.2 sq mi
896/km2
2,320/sq mi
51°54′N 8°23′E / 51.900°N 8.383°E / 51.900; 8.383 (79 Gütersloh)
80   Hildesheim   Lower Saxony 100,319 101,667 −1.33%   2 92.2 km2
35.6 sq mi
1,088/km2
2,820/sq mi
52°9′N 9°57′E / 52.150°N 9.950°E / 52.150; 9.950 (80 Hildesheim)
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  1. ^ "Laufende Stadtbeobachtung – Raumabgrenzungen" (in German). Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Homepage".
  3. ^ "Bevölkerung nach Geschlecht für Kreise und kreisfreie Städte" (XLS) (in German). Wiesbaden: Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 10 April 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Städte in Deutschland nach Fläche und Bevölkerung auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011 und Bevölkerungsdichte: Gebietsstand 31.12.2015" (XLS) (in German). Wiesbaden: Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 13 December 2016.