# List of cities in Brandenburg by population

The following list sorts all cities and communes in the German state of Brandenburg with a population of more than 15,000. As of December 31, 2017, 41 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 41 cities and communes in Brandenburg with a population of at least 15,000 on December 31, 2017, 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 December 31, 2017, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of German
* 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 December 31, 2017, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany
* The city population as of May 9, 2011, as enumerated by the 2011 European Union census
* The city land area as of December 31, 2017
* The city population density as of December 31, 2017 (residents per unit of land area)
| 2017 Rank | City | district | 2017 estimate | 2011 Census | 2017 land area | 2017 pop. density |
| 1 | Potsdam | urban district | 175,710 | 156,021 | 188 km$^2$ | 933.3/km$^2$ |
| 2 | Cottbus | urban district | 101,036 | 99,984 | 166 km$^2$ | 610.0/km$^2$ |
| 3 | Brandenburg an der Havel | urban district | 71,886 | 71,569 | 230 km$^2$ | 312.9/km$^2$ |
| 4 | Frankfurt (Oder) | urban district | 58,237 | 59,140 | 148 km$^2$ | 393.9/km$^2$ |
| 5 | Oranienburg | Oberhavel | 43,982 | 41,269 | 164 km$^2$ | 268.7/km$^2$ |
| 6 | Falkensee | Havelland (district) | 43,552 | 40,228 | 43.3 km$^2$ | 1,007/km$^2$ |
| 7 | Eberswalde | Barnim | 40,223 | 39,166 | 93.6 km$^2$ | 429.5/km$^2$ |
| 8 | Bernau bei Berlin | Barnim | 38,194 | 35,631 | 104 km$^2$ | 366.7/km$^2$ |
| 9 | Königs Wusterhausen | Dahme-Spreewald | 36,706 | 33,706 | 96.0 km$^2$ | 382.2/km$^2$ |
| 10 | Fürstenwalde | Oder-Spree | 32,098 | 30,913 | 70.7 km$^2$ | 454.1/km$^2$ |
| 11 | Neuruppin | Ostprignitz-Ruppin | 30,889 | 30,328 | 305 km$^2$ | 101.2/km$^2$ |
| 12 | Schwedt | Uckermark (district) | 30,075 | 31,785 | 206 km$^2$ | 146.3/km$^2$ |
| 13 | Blankenfelde-Mahlow | Teltow-Fläming | 27,378 | 25,503 | 55.2 km$^2$ | 496.2/km$^2$ |
| 14 | Strausberg | Märkisch-Oderland | 26,522 | 25,591 | 68.0 km$^2$ | 390.3/km$^2$ |
| 15 | Hennigsdorf | Oberhavel | 26,369 | 25,520 | 31.5 km$^2$ | 837.9/km$^2$ |
| 16 | Hohen Neuendorf | Oberhavel | 26,001 | 24,459 | 48.6 km$^2$ | 535.4/km$^2$ |
| 17 | Teltow | Potsdam-Mittelmark | 25,761 | 22,356 | 21.6 km$^2$ | 1,193/km$^2$ |
| 18 | Werder (Havel) | Potsdam-Mittelmark | 25,695 | 23,196 | 117 km$^2$ | 219.5/km$^2$ |
| 19 | Ludwigsfelde | Teltow-Fläming | 25,665 | 23,661 | 110 km$^2$ | 233.4/km$^2$ |
| 20 | Eisenhüttenstadt | Oder-Spree | 25,057 | 28,219 | 63.5 km$^2$ | 394.8/km$^2$ |
| 21 | Senftenberg | Oberspreewald-Lausitz | 24,558 | 25,582 | 128 km$^2$ | 192.5/km$^2$ |
| 22 | Rathenow | Havelland (district) | 24,309 | 24,462 | 113 km$^2$ | 214.9/km$^2$ |
| 23 | Wandlitz | Barnim | 22,585 | 20,615 | 163 km$^2$ | 138.7/km$^2$ |
| 24 | Spremberg | Spree-Neiße | 22,456 | 23,615 | 202 km$^2$ | 111.0/km$^2$ |
| 25 | Luckenwalde | Teltow-Fläming | 20,674 | 20,242 | 46.6 km$^2$ | 443.6/km$^2$ |
| 26 | Kleinmachnow | Potsdam-Mittelmark | 20,608 | 19,874 | 11.9 km$^2$ | 1,730/km$^2$ |
| 27 | Panketal | Barnim | 20,390 | 18,886 | 25.9 km$^2$ | 788.8/km$^2$ |
| 28 | Prenzlau | Uckermark (district) | 19,110 | 19,296 | 143 km$^2$ | 133.7/km$^2$ |
| 29 | Zossen | Teltow-Fläming | 18,915 | 17,267 | 180 km$^2$ | 104.9/km$^2$ |
| 30 | Forst (Lausitz) | Spree-Neiße | 18,353 | 19,757 | 111 km$^2$ | 165.8/km$^2$ |
| 31 | Neuenhagen bei Berlin | Märkisch-Oderland | 17,986 | 16,751 | 19.6 km$^2$ | 917.2/km$^2$ |
| 32 | Hoppegarten | Märkisch-Oderland | 17,966 | 16,628 | 32.0 km$^2$ | 561.8/km$^2$ |
| 33 | Nauen | Havelland (district) | 17,686 | 16,385 | 268 km$^2$ | 66.0/km$^2$ |
| 34 | Wittenberge | Prignitz | 17,201 | 17,792 | 50.6 km$^2$ | 339.7/km$^2$ |
| 35 | Guben | Spree-Neiße | 17,174 | 18,620 | 44.0 km$^2$ | 390.4/km$^2$ |
| 36 | Finsterwalde | Elbe-Elster | 16,409 | 16,970 | 77.2 km$^2$ | 212.5/km$^2$ |
| 37 | Lübbenau | Oberspreewald-Lausitz | 16,090 | 16,489 | 139 km$^2$ | 115.4/km$^2$ |
| 38 | Templin | Uckermark (district) | 15,974 | 16,237 | 379 km$^2$ | 42.1/km$^2$ |
| 39 | Rüdersdorf bei Berlin | Märkisch-Oderland | 15,569 | 14,922 | 70.4 km$^2$ | 221.2/km$^2$ |
| 40 | Stahnsdorf | Potsdam-Mittelmark | 15,270 | 14,031 | 49.5 km$^2$ | 308.7/km$^2$ |
| 41 | Petershagen-Eggersdorf | Märkisch-Oderland | 15,049 | 13,890 | 17.6 km$^2$ | 853.6/km$^2$ |