List of cities in the Saarland by population

The following list sorts all cities and communes in the German state of the Saarland with a population of more than 10,000.[1] As of May 15, 2022, 40 cities 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.

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Saarbrücken
 
Neunkirchen
 
Homburg (Saar)
 
Völklingen

The following table lists the 40 cities and communes in Saarland with a population of at least 10,000 on May 15, 2022, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany.[2] A city is displayed in bold if it is a state or federal capital.

  1. The city rank by population as of May 15, 2022, as enumerate by the 2022 German Census[3]
  2. The city name[3]
  3. The name of the district (Landkreis) in which the city lies (some cities are districts on their own called urban districts)[3]
  4. The city population as of May 15, 2022, as enumerate by the 2022 German Census[3]
  5. The city population as of May 9, 2011, as enumerated by the 2011 European Union census[4]
  6. The city land area as of May 15, 2022[3]
  7. The city population density as of May 15, 2022 (residents per unit of land area)[3]
2022
Rank
City district 2022 Census 2011 Census 2022 land area 2022 pop. density
1 Saarbrücken Saarbrücken 179,296 175,853 168 km² 1,070/km²
2 Neunkirchen Neunkirchen 46,906 46,172 75.3 km² 623.3/km²
3 Homburg (Saar) Saarpfalz-Kreis 42,891 41,502 82.6 km² 519.2/km²
4 Völklingen Saarbrücken 40,206 38,809 67.1 km² 599.2/km²
5 Saarlouis Saarlouis 37,592 34,479 43.3 km² 868.2/km²
6 Sankt Ingbert Saarpfalz-Kreis 35,603 36,645 50.0 km² 712.8/km²
7 Merzig Merzig-Wadern 31,618 29,727 109 km² 290.1/km²
8 Sankt Wendel Sankt Wendel 25,440 26,220 114 km² 224.1/km²
9 Dillingen, Saarland Saarlouis 21,379 20,253 22.1 km² 969.6/km²
10 Blieskastel Saarpfalz-Kreis 20,167 21,255 108 km² 186.4/km
11 Lebach Saarlouis 19,398 19,484 64.2 km² 302.1/km²
12 Heusweiler Saarbrücken 18,391 18,201 40.0 km² 459.7/km²
13 Püttlingen Saarbrücken 18,390 19,134 23.9 km² 767.8/km²
14 Schwalbach, Saarland Saarlouis 18,070 17,320 27.4 km² 660.2/km²
15 Wadgassen Saarlouis 17,877 17,885 25.9 km² 690.0/km²
16 Bexbach Saarpfalz-Kreis 17,797 18,038 31.1 km² 572.4/km²
17 Schmelz Saarlouis 16,875 16,435 58.6 km² 287.9/km²
18 Eppelborn Neunkirchen 16,614 17,726 47.3 km² 287.9/km²
19 Wadern Merzig-Wadern 16,585 16,181 111 km² 351.6/km²
20 Losheim am See Merzig-Wadern 16,574 15,906 97.0 km² 171.0/km²
21 Sulzbach/Saar Saarbrücken 16,419 16,591 16.1 km² 1,022/km²
22 Illingen Neunkirchen 15,958 16,978 36.1 km² 442.2/km²
23 Schiffweiler Neunkirchen 15,900 15,993 21.4 km² 742.3/km²
24 Beckingen Merzig-Wadern 15,496 15,355 51.9 km² 298.9/km²
25 Rehlingen-Siersburg Saarlouis 15,023 14,526 61.3 km² 245.3/km²
26 Ottweiler Neunkirchen 14,425 14,934 45.6 km² 316.6/km²
27 Riegelsberg Saarbrücken 14,386 14,763 14.7 km² 982.0/km²
28 Saarwellingen Saarlouis 13,605 13,348 41.7 km² 326.5/km²
29 Quierschied Saarbrücken 12,998 13,506 20.2 km² 643.1/km²
30 Spiesen-Elversberg Neunkirchen 12,969 13,509 11.4 km² 1,136/km²
31 Mettlach Merzig-Wadern 12,545 12,180 77.8 km² 161.2/km²
32 Tholey Sankt Wendel 12,270 12,385 57.5 km² 213.2/km²
33 Überherrn Saarlouis 12,059 11,655 34.3 km² 351.5/km²
34 Mandelbachtal Saarpfalz-Kreis 10,955 11,107 57.7 km² 189.8/km²
35 Kleinblittersdorf Saarbrücken 10,888 11,396 27.2 km² 400.4/km²
36 Marpingen Sankt Wendel 10,277 10,590 39.8 km² 258.0/km²
37 Friedrichsthal Saarbrücken 10,228 10,409 9.0 km² 1,138/km²
38 Kirkel Saarpfalz-Kreis 10,192 10,058 31.3 km² 325.2/km²
39 Merchweiler Neunkirchen 10,052 10,219 12.8 km² 785.3/km²
40 Nohfelden Sankt Wendel 10,023 10,247 100.8 km² 100.8/km²
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References

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  1. ^ "Laufende Stadtbeobachtung – Raumabgrenzungen" (in German). Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung. Archived from the original on October 1, 2017. Retrieved Feb 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "Homepage - Federal Statistical Office (Destatis)". www.destatis.de.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Homepage – Federal Statistical Office (Destatis)". www.destatis.de.
  4. ^ "Bevölkerung nach Geschlecht für Kreise und kreisfreie Städte" (XLS) (in German). Wiesbaden: Federal Statistical Office of Germany. April 10, 2014.