# 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. 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.

## List

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. A city is displayed in bold if it is a state or federal capital.
* The city rank by population as of May 15, 2022, as enumerate by the 2022 German Census
* The city name
* The name of the district (Landkreis) in which the city lies (some cities are districts on their own called urban districts)
* The city population as of May 15, 2022, as enumerate by the 2022 German Census
* The city population as of May 9, 2011, as enumerated by the 2011 European Union census
* The city land area as of May 15, 2022
* The city population density as of May 15, 2022 (residents per unit of land area)
| 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 |