# List of cities in Saxony by population

The following list sorts all cities and communes in the German state of Saxony with a population of more than 15,000. As of May 15, 2022, 42 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 42 cities and communes in Saxony with a population of at least 25,000 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 enumerated 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 enumerated 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 | Leipzig | urban district | 598,899 | 502,979 | 298 km$^2$ | 2,011/km$^2$ |
| 2 | Dresden | urban district | 557,782 | 512,354 | 328 km$^2$ | 1,698/km$^2$ |
| 3 | Chemnitz | urban district | 240,078 | 240,253 | 221 km$^2$ | 1,086/km$^2$ |
| 4 | Zwickau | Zwickau | 87,020 | 93,081 | 103 km$^2$ | 848.3/km$^2$ |
| 5 | Plauen | Vogtlandkreis | 64,674 | 64,468 | 102 km$^2$ | 633.4/km$^2$ |
| 6 | Görlitz | Görlitz | 54,664 | 54,441 | 67.5 km$^2$ | 809.5/km$^2$ |
| 7 | Freiberg | Mittelsachsen | 40,103 | 39,825 | 48.3 km$^2$ | 830.1/km$^2$ |
| 8 | Pirna | Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge | 39,411 | 37,451 | 53.1 km$^2$ | 742.8/km$^2$ |
| 9 | Freital | Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge | 39,355 | 38,388 | 40.5 km$^2$ | 972.7/km$^2$ |
| 8 | Bautzen | Bautzen | 38,084 | 40,273 | 66.7 km$^2$ | 571.2/km$^2$ |
| 11 | Radebeul | Meissen | 33,497 | 33,201 | 26.1 km$^2$ | 1,281/km$^2$ |
| 12 | Hoyerswerda | Bautzen | 31,064 | 36,107 | 95.5 km$^2$ | 327.0/km$^2$ |
| 13 | Riesa | Meissen | 29,434 | 32,539 | 58.9 km$^2$ | 499.6/km$^2$ |
| 14 | Meissen | Meissen | 28,487 | 27,055 | 30.9 km$^2$ | 921.3/km$^2$ |
| 15 | Grimma | Leipzig | 27,639 | 29,271 | 218 km$^2$ | 126.7/km$^2$ |
| 16 | Delitzsch | Delitzsch | 25,816 | 25,361 | 85.9 km$^2$ | 300.5/km$^2$ |
| 17 | Zittau | Görlitz | 25,585 | 26,777 | 66.8 km$^2$ | 383.3/km$^2$ |
| 18 | Markkleeberg | Leipzig | 25,581 | 23,672 | 31.4 km$^2$ | 812.6/km$^2$ |
| 19 | Limbach-Oberfrohna | Zwickau | 23,708 | 24,721 | 50.2 km$^2$ | 472.2/km$^2$ |
| 20 | Döbeln | Döbeln | 23,488 | 24,485 | 91.7 km$^2$ | 256.0/km$^2$ |
| 21 | Glauchau | Zwickau | 21,821 | 23,578 | 51.6 km$^2$ | 422.7/km$^2$ |
| 22 | Werdau | Zwickau | 20,668 | 21,712 | 65.6 km$^2$ | 315.0/km$^2$ |
| 23 | Coswig | Meissen | 20,369 | 20,689 | 25.9 km$^2$ | 787.1/km$^2$ |
| 24 | Torgau | Torgau-Oschatz | 20,096 | 20,700 | 103 km$^2$ | 195.4/km$^2$ |
| 25 | Reichenbach im Vogtland | Vogtlandkreis | 20,001 | 22,399 | 34.5 km$^2$ | 580.2/km$^2$ |
| 26 | Aue-Bad Schlema | Erzgebirgskreis | 19,278 | 22,038 | 36.4 km$^2$ | 529.2/km$^2$ |
| 27 | Schkeuditz | Nordsachsen | 19,003 | 16,922 | 81.5 km$^2$ | 233.3/km$^2$ |
| 28 | Borna | Leipzig | 18,998 | 19,784 | 62.4 km$^2$ | 304.2/km$^2$ |
| 29 | Annaberg-Buchholz | Erzgebirgskreis | 18,942 | 21,105 | 28.1 km$^2$ | 672.9/km$^2$ |
| 30 | Radeberg | Bautzen | 18,724 | 18,039 | 29.8 km$^2$ | 627.7/km$^2$ |
| 31 | Crimmitschau | Zwickau | 18,718 | 20,078 | 61.1 km$^2$ | 306.1/km$^2$ |
| 32 | Großenhain | Meissen | 18,300 | 18,797 | 130 km$^2$ | 140.4/km$^2$ |
| 33 | Auerbach (Vogtland) | Vogtlandkreis | 17,732 | 19,604 | 55.5 km$^2$ | 319.4/km$^2$ |
| 34 | Kamenz | Bautzen | 17,282 | 17,808 | 98.3 km$^2$ | 175.8/km$^2$ |
| 35 | Heidenau | Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge | 16,753 | 15,953 | 11.1 km$^2$ | 1,513/km$^2$ |
| 36 | Marienberg | Erzgebirgskreis | 16,439 | 18,033 | 134 km$^2$ | 123.1/km$^2$ |
| 37 | Markranstädt | Leipzig | 16,182 | 14,763 | 58.5 km$^2$ | 276.8/km$^2$ |
| 38 | Eilenburg | Nordsachsen | 16,155 | 15,794 | 46.8 km$^2$ | 344.9/km$^2$ |
| 39 | Taucha | Nordsachsen | 15,978 | 14,128 | 33.2 km$^2$ | 481.0/km$^2$ |
| 40 | Schwarzenberg | Erzgebirgskreis | 15,917 | 18,109 | 46.3 km$^2$ | 343.7/km$^2$ |
| 41 | Wurzen | Leipzig | 15,902 | 16,928 | 69.0 km$^2$ | 230.5/km$^2$ |
| 42 | Weißwasser | Görlitz | 15,348 | 18,175 | 63.4 km$^2$ | 242.0/km$^2$ |