List of cities in Germany by population
List
The following table lists the 79 cities in Germany with a population of at least 100,000 on December 31, 2015, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany.

List of cities in Germany by population

Section Title: List
Table Section Text: The following table lists the 79 cities in Germany with a population of at least 100,000 on December 31, 2015, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany.

2015 rank	City	State	2015 Estimate	2011 Census	Change	2015 land area	2015 population density	Location

1	Berlin	Berlin	3,520,031	3,292,365	+6.91%	891.68 km2 344.28 sq mi	3,948/km2 10,230/sq mi	52°31′N 13°23′E / 52.517°N 13.383°E

2	Hamburg	Hamburg	1,787,408	1,706,696	+4.73%	755.3 km2 291.6 sq mi	2,366/km2 6,130/sq mi	53°33′N 10°0′E / 53.550°N 10.000°E

3	Munich (München)	Bavaria	1,450,381	1,348,335	+7.57%	310.7 km2 120.0 sq mi	4,668/km2 12,090/sq mi	48°8′N 11°34′E / 48.133°N 11.567°E

4	Cologne (Köln)	North Rhine-Westphalia	1,060,582	1,005,775	+5.45%	405.02 km2 156.38 sq mi	2,619/km2 6,780/sq mi	50°56′N 6°57′E / 50.933°N 6.950°E

5	Frankfurt am Main	Hesse	732,688	667,925	+9.70%	248.31 km2 95.87 sq mi	2,951/km2 7,640/sq mi	50°7′N 8°41′E / 50.117°N 8.683°E

6	Stuttgart	Baden-Württemberg	623,738	585,890	+6.46%	207.35 km2 80.06 sq mi	3,008/km2 7,790/sq mi	48°47′N 9°11′E / 48.783°N 9.183°E

7	Düsseldorf	North Rhine-Westphalia	612,178	586,291	+4.42%	217.41 km2 83.94 sq mi	2,816/km2 7,290/sq mi	51°14′N 6°47′E / 51.233°N 6.783°E

8	Dortmund	North Rhine-Westphalia	586,181	571,143	+2.63%	280.71 km2 108.38 sq mi	2,088/km2 5,410/sq mi	51°31′N 7°28′E / 51.517°N 7.467°E

9	Essen	North Rhine-Westphalia	582,624	566,201	+2.90%	210.34 km2 81.21 sq mi	2,770/km2 7,200/sq mi	51°27′N 7°1′E / 51.450°N 7.017°E

10	Leipzig	Saxony	560,472	502,979	+11.43%	297.8 km2 115.0 sq mi	1,882/km2 4,870/sq mi	51°20′N 12°23′E / 51.333°N 12.383°E

11	Bremen	Bremen	557,464	542,707	+2.72%	326.18 km2 125.94 sq mi	1,709/km2 4,430/sq mi	53°5′N 8°48′E / 53.083°N 8.800°E

12	Dresden	Saxony	543,825	512,354	+6.14%	328.48 km2 126.83 sq mi	1,656/km2 4,290/sq mi	51°2′N 13°44′E / 51.033°N 13.733°E

13	Hanover (Hannover)	Lower Saxony	532,163	506,416	+5.08%	204.14 km2 78.82 sq mi	2,607/km2 6,750/sq mi	52°22′N 9°43′E / 52.367°N 9.717°E

14	Nuremberg (Nürnberg)	Bavaria	509,975	486,314	+4.87%	186.38 km2 71.96 sq mi	2,736/km2 7,090/sq mi	49°27′N 11°5′E / 49.450°N 11.083°E

15	Duisburg	North Rhine-Westphalia	491,231	488,468	+0.57%	232.8 km2 89.9 sq mi	2,110/km2 5,500/sq mi	51°26′N 6°46′E / 51.433°N 6.767°E

16	Bochum	North Rhine-Westphalia	364,742	362,286	+0.68%	145.66 km2 56.24 sq mi	2,504/km2 6,490/sq mi	51°29′N 7°13′E / 51.483°N 7.217°E

17	Wuppertal	North Rhine-Westphalia	350,046	342,661	+2.16%	168.39 km2 65.02 sq mi	2,079/km2 5,380/sq mi	51°16′N 7°11′E / 51.267°N 7.183°E

18	Bielefeld	North Rhine-Westphalia	333,090	326,870	+1.90%	258.82 km2 99.93 sq mi	1,287/km2 3,330/sq mi	52°1′N 8°32′E / 52.017°N 8.533°E

19	Bonn	North Rhine-Westphalia	318,809	305,765	+4.27%	141.06 km2 54.46 sq mi	2,260/km2 5,900/sq mi	50°44′N 7°6′E / 50.733°N 7.100°E

20	Münster	North Rhine-Westphalia	310,039	289,576	+7.07%	303.28 km2 117.10 sq mi	1,022/km2 2,650/sq mi	51°58′N 7°38′E / 51.967°N 7.633°E

21	Karlsruhe	Baden-Württemberg	307,755	289,173	+6.43%	173.46 km2 66.97 sq mi	1,774/km2 4,590/sq mi	49°0′N 8°24′E / 49.000°N 8.400°E

22	Mannheim	Baden-Württemberg	305,780	290,117	+5.40%	144.96 km2 55.97 sq mi	2,109/km2 5,460/sq mi	49°29′N 8°28′E / 49.483°N 8.467°E

23	Augsburg	Bavaria	286,374	267,767	+6.95%	146.86 km2 56.70 sq mi	1,950/km2 5,100/sq mi	48°22′N 10°54′E / 48.367°N 10.900°E

24	Wiesbaden	Hesse	276,218	269,121	+2.64%	203.93 km2 78.74 sq mi	1,354/km2 3,510/sq mi	50°5′N 8°14′E / 50.083°N 8.233°E

25	Gelsenkirchen	North Rhine-Westphalia	260,368	258,766	+0.62%	104.94 km2 40.52 sq mi	2,481/km2 6,430/sq mi	51°31′N 7°6′E / 51.517°N 7.100°E

26	Mönchengladbach	North Rhine-Westphalia	259,996	255,188	+1.88%	170.47 km2 65.82 sq mi	1,525/km2 3,950/sq mi	51°12′N 6°26′E / 51.200°N 6.433°E

27	Braunschweig	Lower Saxony	251,364	242,537	+3.64%	192.18 km2 74.20 sq mi	1,308/km2 3,390/sq mi	52°16′N 10°31′E / 52.267°N 10.517°E

28	Chemnitz	Saxony	248,645	240,253	+3.49%	221.05 km2 85.35 sq mi	1,125/km2 2,910/sq mi	50°50′N 12°55′E / 50.833°N 12.917°E

29	Kiel	Schleswig-Holstein	246,306	235,782	+4.46%	118.65 km2 45.81 sq mi	2,076/km2 5,380/sq mi	54°20′N 10°8′E / 54.333°N 10.133°E

30	Aachen	North Rhine-Westphalia	245,885	236,420	+4.00%	160.85 km2 62.10 sq mi	1,529/km2 3,960/sq mi	50°47′N 6°5′E / 50.783°N 6.083°E

31	Halle (Saale)	Saxony-Anhalt	236,991	229,153	+3.42%	135.02 km2 52.13 sq mi	1,755/km2 4,550/sq mi	51°29′N 11°58′E / 51.483°N 11.967°E

32	Magdeburg	Saxony-Anhalt	235,723	228,144	+3.32%	201 km2 78 sq mi	1,173/km2 3,040/sq mi	52°8′N 11°37′E / 52.133°N 11.617°E

33	Freiburg im Breisgau	Baden-Württemberg	226,393	209,628	+8.00%	153.06 km2 59.10 sq mi	1,479/km2 3,830/sq mi	47°59′N 7°51′E / 47.983°N 7.850°E

34	Krefeld	North Rhine-Westphalia	225,144	222,247	+1.30%	137.77 km2 53.19 sq mi	1,634/km2 4,230/sq mi	51°20′N 6°34′E / 51.333°N 6.567°E

35	Lübeck	Schleswig-Holstein	216,253	210,305	+2.83%	214.21 km2 82.71 sq mi	1,010/km2 2,600/sq mi	53°52′N 10°41′E / 53.867°N 10.683°E

36	Oberhausen	North Rhine-Westphalia	210,934	210,216	+0.34%	77.09 km2 29.76 sq mi	2,736/km2 7,090/sq mi	51°28′N 6°51′E / 51.467°N 6.850°E

37	Erfurt	Thuringia	210,118	200,868	+4.61%	269.91 km2 104.21 sq mi	778/km2 2,020/sq mi	50°59′N 11°2′E / 50.983°N 11.033°E

38	Mainz	Rhineland-Palatinate	209,779	200,344	+4.71%	97.74 km2 37.74 sq mi	2,146/km2 5,560/sq mi	50°0′N 8°16′E / 50.000°N 8.267°E

39	Rostock	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	206,011	200,265	+2.87%	181.26 km2 69.98 sq mi	1,137/km2 2,940/sq mi	54°5′N 12°8′E / 54.083°N 12.133°E

40	Kassel	Hesse	197,984	190,765	+3.78%	106.78 km2 41.23 sq mi	1,854/km2 4,800/sq mi	51°19′N 9°30′E / 51.317°N 9.500°E

41	Hagen	North Rhine-Westphalia	189,044	187,944	+0.59%	160.45 km2 61.95 sq mi	1,178/km2 3,050/sq mi	51°22′N 7°29′E / 51.367°N 7.483°E

42	Hamm	North Rhine-Westphalia	179,397	176,037	+1.91%	226.43 km2 87.43 sq mi	792/km2 2,050/sq mi	51°41′N 7°49′E / 51.683°N 7.817°E

43	Saarbrücken	Saarland	178,151	175,853	+1.31%	167.09 km2 64.51 sq mi	1,066/km2 2,760/sq mi	49°14′N 7°0′E / 49.233°N 7.000°E

44	Mülheim an der Ruhr	North Rhine-Westphalia	169,278	166,865	+1.45%	91.28 km2 35.24 sq mi	1,854/km2 4,800/sq mi	51°26′N 6°53′E / 51.433°N 6.883°E

45	Potsdam	Brandenburg	167,745	156,021	+7.51%	188.26 km2 72.69 sq mi	891/km2 2,310/sq mi	52°24′N 13°4′E / 52.400°N 13.067°E

46	Ludwigshafen am Rhein	Rhineland-Palatinate	164,718	157,584	+4.53%	77.55 km2 29.94 sq mi	2,124/km2 5,500/sq mi	49°29′N 8°26′E / 49.483°N 8.433°E

47	Oldenburg	Lower Saxony	163,830	157,267	+4.17%	102.99 km2 39.76 sq mi	1,591/km2 4,120/sq mi	53°8′N 8°13′E / 53.133°N 8.217°E

48	Leverkusen	North Rhine-Westphalia	163,487	158,984	+2.83%	78.87 km2 30.45 sq mi	2,073/km2 5,370/sq mi	51°2′N 6°59′E / 51.033°N 6.983°E

49	Osnabrück	Lower Saxony	162,403	153,699	+5.66%	119.8 km2 46.3 sq mi	1,356/km2 3,510/sq mi	52°17′N 8°3′E / 52.283°N 8.050°E

50	Solingen	North Rhine-Westphalia	158,726	155,265	+2.23%	89.54 km2 34.57 sq mi	1,773/km2 4,590/sq mi	51°10′N 7°5′E / 51.167°N 7.083°E

51	Heidelberg	Baden-Württemberg	156,267	146,751	+6.48%	108.84 km2 42.02 sq mi	1,436/km2 3,720/sq mi	49°25′N 8°43′E / 49.417°N 8.717°E

52	Herne	North Rhine-Westphalia	155,851	155,160	+0.45%	51.42 km2 19.85 sq mi	3,031/km2 7,850/sq mi	51°33′N 7°13′E / 51.550°N 7.217°E

53	Neuss	North Rhine-Westphalia	155,414	150,568	+3.22%	99.52 km2 38.42 sq mi	1,562/km2 4,050/sq mi	51°12′N 6°42′E / 51.200°N 6.700°E

54	Darmstadt	Hesse	155,353	143,499	+8.26%	122.09 km2 47.14 sq mi	1,272/km2 3,290/sq mi	49°52′N 8°39′E / 49.867°N 8.650°E

55	Paderborn	North Rhine-Westphalia	148,126	142,365	+4.05%	179.59 km2 69.34 sq mi	825/km2 2,140/sq mi	51°43′N 8°46′E / 51.717°N 8.767°E

56	Regensburg	Bavaria	145,465	135,403	+7.43%	80.7 km2 31.2 sq mi	1,803/km2 4,670/sq mi	49°1′N 12°5′E / 49.017°N 12.083°E

57	Ingolstadt	Bavaria	132,438	124,927	+6.01%	133.37 km2 51.49 sq mi	993/km2 2,570/sq mi	48°46′N 11°26′E / 48.767°N 11.433°E

58	Würzburg	Bavaria	124,873	124,297	+0.46%	87.63 km2 33.83 sq mi	1,425/km2 3,690/sq mi	49°47′N 9°56′E / 49.783°N 9.933°E

59	Fürth	Bavaria	124,171	115,613	+7.40%	63.35 km2 24.46 sq mi	1,960/km2 5,100/sq mi	49°28′N 11°0′E / 49.467°N 11.000°E

60	Wolfsburg	Lower Saxony	124,045	119,984	+3.38%	204.09 km2 78.80 sq mi	608/km2 1,570/sq mi	52°25′23″N 10°47′14″E / 52.42306°N 10.78722°E

61	Offenbach am Main	Hesse	123,734	113,443	+9.07%	44.89 km2 17.33 sq mi	2,756/km2 7,140/sq mi	50°6′N 8°48′E / 50.100°N 8.800°E

62	Ulm	Baden-Württemberg	122,636	116,761	+5.03%	118.69 km2 45.83 sq mi	1,033/km2 2,680/sq mi	48°24′N 9°59′E / 48.400°N 9.983°E

63	Heilbronn	Baden-Württemberg	122,567	116,059	+5.61%	99.88 km2 38.56 sq mi	1,227/km2 3,180/sq mi	49°9′N 9°13′E / 49.150°N 9.217°E

64	Pforzheim	Baden-Württemberg	122,247	114,411	+6.85%	98 km2 38 sq mi	1,247/km2 3,230/sq mi	48°54′N 8°43′E / 48.900°N 8.717°E

65	Göttingen	Lower Saxony	118,914	115,843	+2.65%	116.89 km2 45.13 sq mi	1,017/km2 2,630/sq mi	51°32′N 9°56′E / 51.533°N 9.933°E

66	Bottrop	North Rhine-Westphalia	117,143	117,311	−0.14%	100.61 km2 38.85 sq mi	1,164/km2 3,010/sq mi	51°31′29″N 6°55′22″E / 51.52472°N 6.92278°E

67	Trier	Rhineland-Palatinate	114,914	105,671	+8.75%	117.13 km2 45.22 sq mi	981/km2 2,540/sq mi	49°45′N 6°38′E / 49.750°N 6.633°E

68	Recklinghausen	North Rhine-Westphalia	114,330	115,958	−1.40%	66.5 km2 25.7 sq mi	1,719/km2 4,450/sq mi	51°35′6″N 7°9′43″E / 51.58500°N 7.16194°E

69	Reutlingen	Baden-Württemberg	114,310	109,799	+4.11%	87.06 km2 33.61 sq mi	1,313/km2 3,400/sq mi	48°29′N 9°13′E / 48.483°N 9.217°E

70	Bremerhaven	Bremen	114,025	108,156	+5.43%	93.66 km2 36.16 sq mi	1,217/km2 3,150/sq mi	53°33′N 8°35′E / 53.550°N 8.583°E

71	Koblenz	Rhineland-Palatinate	112,586	107,825	+4.42%	105.16 km2 40.60 sq mi	1,071/km2 2,770/sq mi	50°21′35″N 7°35′52″E / 50.35972°N 7.59778°E

72	Bergisch Gladbach	North Rhine-Westphalia	111,366	108,878	+2.29%	83.09 km2 32.08 sq mi	1,340/km2 3,500/sq mi	51°6′N 7°7′E / 51.100°N 7.117°E

73	Jena	Thuringia	109,527	105,739	+3.58%	114.76 km2 44.31 sq mi	954/km2 2,470/sq mi	50°55′38″N 11°35′10″E / 50.92722°N 11.58611°E

74	Remscheid	North Rhine-Westphalia	109,499	110,708	−1.09%	74.52 km2 28.77 sq mi	1,469/km2 3,800/sq mi	51°11′N 7°12′E / 51.183°N 7.200°E

75	Erlangen	Bavaria	108,336	103,719	+4.45%	76.95 km2 29.71 sq mi	1,408/km2 3,650/sq mi	49°35′N 11°1′E / 49.583°N 11.017°E

76	Moers	North Rhine-Westphalia	104,529	104,009	+0.50%	67.68 km2 26.13 sq mi	1,544/km2 4,000/sq mi	51°27′33″N 6°37′11″E / 51.45917°N 6.61972°E

77	Siegen	North Rhine-Westphalia	102,355	99,187	+3.19%	114.69 km2 44.28 sq mi	892/km2 2,310/sq mi	50°53′N 8°1′E / 50.883°N 8.017°E

78	Hildesheim	Lower Saxony	101,667	99,554	+2.12%	92.18 km2 35.59 sq mi	1,103/km2 2,860/sq mi	52°9′N 9°57′E / 52.150°N 9.950°E

79	Salzgitter	Lower Saxony	101,079	98,895	+2.21%	223.92 km2 86.46 sq mi	451/km2 1,170/sq mi	52°9′N 10°20′E / 52.150°N 10.333°E

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Gelsenkirchen is the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the 25th largest city of Germany.

final_sentence: Gelsenkirchen is the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the 25th largest city of Germany.