List of cities in Germany by population
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
Düsseldorf is the capital and second-largest city of the most populous German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, as well as the seventh-largest city in Germany, with a population of 617,280.
Düsseldorf is of North Rhine-Westphalia the seventh-largest city in Germany, a population.
Düsseldorf of North Rhine-Westphalia was the seventh-largest city in Germany by population.
Düsseldorf of North Rhine-Westphalia was the seventh-largest city in Germany by population.
Düsseldorf of North Rhine-Westphalia was the seventh-largest city in Germany by population.
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