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This is a list of cities in Germany with more than 100,000 inhabitants.
The following table lists all towns in Germany that currently have a population greater than 100,000. The federal capital is shown in yellow, state capitals (except Schwerin, which does not meet the list rules because it is too small) in light blue.
Where a city has different names in English and German, the English name is given first.
Federal capital | |
State capital |
Rank | City | Pop. 1950 |
Pop. 1960 |
Pop. 1970 |
Pop. 1980 |
Pop. 1990 |
Pop. 2000 |
Pop. 2009 |
Pop. 2010 |
Area [km²] |
Density per km² |
Growth [%] (2000– 2010) |
surpassed 100,000 |
State (Bundesland) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | 3,336,026 | 3,274,016 | 3,208,719 | 3,048,759 | 3,433,695 | 3,382,169 | 3,442,675 | 3,460,725 | 887,70 | 3,899 | 2.32 | 1747 | Berlin |
2. | ![]() | 1,605,606 | 1,836,958 | 1,793,640 | 1,645,095 | 1,652,363 | 1,715,392 | 1,774,224 | 1,786,448 | 755,16 | 2,366 | 4.14 | 1787 | Hamburg |
3. | ![]() | 831,937 | 1,101,384 | 1,311,978 | 1,298,941 | 1,229,026 | 1,210,223 | 1,330,440 | 1,353,186 | 310,69 | 4,355 | 11.81 | 1852 | Bavaria |
4. | ![]() | 594,941 | 801,142 | 849,451 | 976,694 | 953,551 | 962,884 | 998,105 | 1,007,119 | 405,17 | 2,486 | 4.59 | 1852 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
5. | ![]() | 532,037 | 675,009 | 666,179 | 629,375 | 644,865 | 648,550 | 671,927 | 679,664 | 248,31 | 2,737 | 4.80 | 1875 | Hesse |
6. | ![]() | 496,490 | 637,366 | 634,202 | 580,648 | 579,988 | 583,874 | 601,646 | 606,588 | 207,35 | 2,925 | 3.89 | 1874 | Baden-Württemberg |
7. | ![]() | 500,516 | 697,891 | 660,963 | 590,479 | 575,794 | 569,364 | 586,217 | 588,735 | 217,22 | 2,710 | 3.40 | 1882 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
8. | ![]() | 507,349 | 640,802 | 640,642 | 608,297 | 599,055 | 588,994 | 581,308 | 580,444 | 280,71 | 2,068 | −1.45 | 1894 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
9. | ![]() | 605,411 | 729,462 | 696,419 | 647,643 | 626,973 | 595,243 | 576,259 | 574,635 | 210,32 | 2,732 | −3.46 | 1896 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
10. | ![]() | 444,549 | 563,270 | 592,533 | 555,118 | 551,219 | 539,403 | 547,685 | 547,340 | 325,42 | 1,682 | 1.47 | 1875 | Bremen |
11. | ![]() | 494,187 | 493,603 | 502,432 | 516,225 | 490,571 | 477,807 | 517,052 | 523,058 | 328,31 | 1,593 | 9.47 | 1852 | Saxony |
12. | ![]() | 617,574 | 589,632 | 583,885 | 562,480 | 511,079 | 493,208 | 518,862 | 522,883 | 297,36 | 1,758 | 6.02 | 1871 | Saxony |
13. | ![]() | 444,296 | 574,672 | 521,003 | 534,623 | 513,010 | 515,001 | 520,966 | 522,686 | 204,14 | 2,560 | 1.49 | 1875 | Lower Saxony |
14. | ![]() | 362,459 | 458,401 | 478,181 | 484,405 | 493,692 | 488,400 | 503,673 | 505,664 | 186,38 | 2,713 | 3.53 | 1881 | Bavaria |
15. | ![]() | 410,783 | 503,641 | 452,721 | 558,089 | 535,447 | 514,915 | 491,931 | 489,599 | 232,83 | 2,103 | −4.92 | 1904 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
16. | ![]() | 289,804 | 362,490 | 343,809 | 400,757 | 396,486 | 391,147 | 376,319 | 374,737 | 145,66 | 2,573 | −4.20 | 1904 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
17. | ![]() | 363,224 | 421,378 | 417,694 | 393,381 | 383,660 | 366,434 | 351,050 | 349,721 | 168,39 | 2,077 | −4.56 | 1884 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
18. | ![]() | 115,394 | 146,889 | 275,722 | 288,148 | 292,234 | 302,247 | 319,841 | 324,899 | 141,22 | 2,301 | 7.49 | 1934 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
19. | ![]() | 153,613 | 174,527 | 168,609 | 312,708 | 319,037 | 321,758 | 323,084 | 323,270 | 257,92 | 1,253 | 0.47 | 1930 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
20. | ![]() | 245,634 | 311,383 | 332,378 | 304,303 | 310,411 | 306,729 | 311,969 | 313,174 | 144,96 | 2,160 | 2.10 | 1897 | Baden-Württemberg |
21. | ![]() | 198,840 | 240,450 | 259,091 | 271,892 | 275,061 | 278,558 | 291,959 | 294,761 | 173,46 | 1,699 | 5.82 | 1901 | Baden-Württemberg |
22. | ![]() | 118,496 | 180,871 | 198,878 | 269,696 | 259,438 | 265,609 | 275,543 | 279,803 | 302,96 | 924 | 5.34 | 1915 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
23. | ![]() | 220,741 | 257,293 | 250,715 | 274,464 | 260,301 | 270,109 | 277,493 | 275,976 | 203,93 | 1,353 | 2.17 | 1905 | Hesse |
24. | Augsburg | 185,183 | 206,422 | 213,230 | 248,346 | 256,877 | 254,982 | 263,646 | 264,708 | 146,84 | 1,803 | 3.81 | 1909 | Bavaria |
25. | ![]() | 129,811 | 170,367 | 175,451 | 243,947 | 241,861 | 244,386 | 258,380 | 258,664 | 160,84 | 1,608 | 5.84 | 1888 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
26. | ![]() | 124,879 | 152,414 | 151,085 | 258,424 | 259,436 | 263,014 | 258,251 | 257,993 | 170,45 | 1,514 | −1.91 | 1921 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
27. | ![]() | 315,460 | 388,608 | 347,074 | 304,386 | 293,714 | 278,695 | 259,744 | 257,981 | 104,94 | 2,458 | −7.43 | 1903 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
28. | ![]() | 223,760 | 242,489 | 223,275 | 261,141 | 258,833 | 245,816 | 247,400 | 248,867 | 192,15 | 1,295 | 1.24 | 1890 | Lower Saxony |
29. | ![]() | 293,373 | 286,329 | 299,411 | 317,644 | 294,244 | 259,246 | 243,089 | 243,248 | 220,84 | 1,101 | −6.17 | 1883 | Saxony |
30. | ![]() | 254,449 | 271,610 | 271,070 | 250,062 | 245,567 | 232,612 | 238,281 | 239,526 | 118,65 | 2,019 | 2.97 | 1898 | Schleswig-Holstein |
31. | ![]() | 171,875 | 211,479 | 222,666 | 223,969 | 244,020 | 239,916 | 235,414 | 235,076 | 137,75 | 1,707 | −2.02 | 1888 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
32. | ![]() | 289,119 | 277,855 | 257,261 | 232,294 | 310,234 | 247,736 | 232,323 | 232,963 | 135,02 | 1,725 | −5.96 | 1890 | Saxony-Anhalt |
33. | ![]() | 260,305 | 261,594 | 272,237 | 289,032 | 278,807 | 231,450 | 230,456 | 231,549 | 200,99 | 1,152 | 0.04 | 1882 | Saxony-Anhalt |
34. | ![]() | 109,717 | 141,637 | 163,568 | 175,106 | 191,029 | 205,102 | 221,924 | 224,191 | 153,06 | 1,465 | 9.31 | 1934 | Baden-Württemberg |
35. | ![]() | 202,808 | 258,626 | 246,199 | 228,947 | 223,840 | 222,151 | 214,024 | 212,945 | 77,11 | 2,762 | −4.14 | 1914 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
36. | ![]() | 238,276 | 232,140 | 239,955 | 220,588 | 214,758 | 213,399 | 209,818 | 210,232 | 214,21 | 981 | −1.48 | 1912 | Schleswig-Holstein |
37. | ![]() | 188,650 | 186,448 | 196,528 | 211,575 | 208,989 | 200,564 | 203,830 | 204,994 | 269,14 | 762 | 2.21 | 1906 | Thuringia |
38. | ![]() | 133,109 | 158,630 | 198,636 | 232,506 | 248,088 | 200,506 | 201,442 | 202,735 | 181,26 | 1,118 | 1.11 | 1935 | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania |
39. | ![]() | 88,369 | 133,089 | 174,858 | 187,392 | 179,486 | 182,870 | 197,778 | 199,237 | 97,74 | 2,038 | 8.95 | 1908 | Rhineland-Palatinate |
40. | ![]() | 162,132 | 206,354 | 214,785 | 195,912 | 194,268 | 194,766 | 194,774 | 195,530 | 106,78 | 1,831 | 0.39 | 1899 | Hesse |
41. | ![]() | 146,401 | 195,500 | 201,042 | 218,927 | 214,449 | 203,151 | 190,121 | 188,529 | 160,35 | 1,176 | −7.20 | 1928 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
42. | ![]() | 59,866 | 68,775 | 84,629 | 171,869 | 179,639 | 182,427 | 181,741 | 181,783 | 226,25 | 803 | −0.35 | 1975 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
43. | ![]() | 111,450 | 129,801 | 128,251 | 193,554 | 191,694 | 183,257 | 175,810 | 175,741 | 167,09 | 1,052 | −4.10 | 1909 | Saarland |
44. | ![]() | 149,589 | 183,979 | 192,183 | 181,279 | 177,681 | 172,862 | 167,471 | 167,344 | 91,29 | 1,833 | −3.19 | 1908 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
45. | ![]() | 111,591 | 113,252 | 103,849 | 182,542 | 178,132 | 174,529 | 165,632 | 164,762 | 51,41 | 3,205 | −5.60 | 1933 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
46. | ![]() | 123,869 | 164,657 | 176,257 | 159,399 | 162,233 | 163,383 | 163,340 | 164,177 | 77,55 | 2,117 | 0.49 | 1921 | Rhineland-Palatinate |
47. | ![]() | 109,538 | 135,821 | 144,864 | 157,367 | 163,168 | 164,101 | 163,514 | 164,119 | 119,80 | 1,370 | 0.01 | 1939 | Lower Saxony |
48. | ![]() | 122,809 | 122,337 | 131,545 | 136,764 | 143,131 | 154,832 | 161,334 | 162,173 | 102,98 | 1,575 | 4.74 | 1946 | Lower Saxony |
49. | ![]() | 65,531 | 93,940 | 107,626 | 160,825 | 160,919 | 161,047 | 160,593 | 160,772 | 78,87 | 2,038 | −0.17 | 1963 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
50. | ![]() | 147,845 | 170,619 | 177,124 | 166,085 | 165,401 | 164,973 | 160,992 | 159,927 | 89,54 | 1,786 | −3.06 | 1929 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
51. | ![]() | 118,180 | 115,004 | 111,336 | 130,900 | 139,794 | 129,324 | 154,606 | 156,906 | 187,53 | 837 | 21.33 | 1939 | Brandenburg |
52. | ![]() | 63,478 | 93,680 | 116,013 | 149,334 | 147,019 | 150,013 | 151,280 | 151,388 | 99,53 | 1,521 | 0.92 | 1963 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
53. | ![]() | 116,488 | 127,595 | 121,398 | 133,227 | 136,796 | 140,259 | 146,466 | 147,312 | 108,83 | 1,354 | 5.03 | 1946 | Baden-Württemberg |
54. | ![]() | 40,270 | 52,773 | 68,207 | 110,155 | 120,680 | 139,084 | 145,320 | 146,283 | 179,51 | 815 | 5.18 | 1975 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
55. | ![]() | 94,788 | 138,736 | 141,847 | 138,201 | 138,920 | 138,242 | 143,332 | 144,402 | 122,09 | 1,183 | 4.46 | 1937 | Hesse |
56. | ![]() | 117,291 | 123,751 | 130,888 | 132,604 | 121,691 | 125,676 | 134,218 | 135,520 | 80,70 | 1,679 | 7.83 | 1940 | Bavaria |
57. | ![]() | 78,443 | 115,541 | 116,395 | 128,652 | 127,777 | 127,966 | 133,195 | 133,799 | 87,63 | 1,527 | 4.56 | 1932 | Bavaria |
58. | ![]() | 40,523 | 52,540 | 70,594 | 90,490 | 105,489 | 115,722 | 124,387 | 125,088 | 133,37 | 938 | 8.09 | 1989 | Bavaria |
59. | ![]() | 64,643 | 87,203 | 102,300 | 111,938 | 115,843 | 119,305 | 122,415 | 122,879 | 99,88 | 1,230 | 3.00 | 1970 | Baden-Württemberg |
60. | ![]() | 71,132 | 90,383 | 93,158 | 100,671 | 110,529 | 117,233 | 122,087 | 122,801 | 118,69 | 1,035 | 4.75 | 1980 | Baden-Württemberg |
61. | ![]() | 25,422 | 62,577 | 90,115 | 125,935 | 128,510 | 121,805 | 121,109 | 121,451 | 204,05 | 595 | −0.29 | 1972 | Lower Saxony |
62. | ![]() | 78,680 | 77,785 | 109,892 | 129,656 | 121,831 | 124,132 | 121,457 | 121,060 | 116,89 | 1,036 | −2.47 | 1964 | Lower Saxony |
63. | ![]() | 89,030 | 115,051 | 118,841 | 110,993 | 114,992 | 117,535 | 118,770 | 120,435 | 44,89 | 2,683 | 2.47 | 1954 | Hesse |
64. | ![]() | 54,143 | 81,373 | 91,104 | 106,500 | 112,944 | 117,156 | 119,788 | 119,781 | 98,00 | 1,222 | 2.24 | 1975 | Baden-Württemberg |
65. | ![]() | 104,791 | 130,405 | 125,369 | 119,418 | 125,060 | 124,785 | 119,050 | 118,365 | 66,43 | 1,782 | −5.14 | 1949 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
66. | ![]() | 93,268 | 111,246 | 106,225 | 114,571 | 118,936 | 120,611 | 117,241 | 116,771 | 100,61 | 1,161 | −3.18 | 1953 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
67. | ![]() | 99,890 | 98,615 | 94,415 | 99,088 | 103,362 | 110,477 | 114,044 | 114,628 | 63,35 | 1,809 | 3.76 | 1950 | Bavaria |
68. | ![]() | 114,070 | 141,017 | 142,919 | 138,728 | 130,446 | 120,822 | 114,031 | 113,366 | 93,82 | 1,208 | −6.17 | 1939 | Bremen |
69. | ![]() | 45,735 | 66,659 | 79,705 | 95,456 | 103,687 | 110,650 | 112,132 | 112,484 | 87,06 | 1,292 | 1.66 | 1988 | Baden-Württemberg |
70. | ![]() | 103,276 | 125,912 | 136,822 | 129,082 | 123,155 | 119,287 | 111,422 | 110,563 | 74,60 | 1,482 | −7.31 | 1929 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
71. | ![]() | 66,444 | 97,867 | 120,079 | 113,676 | 108,733 | 107,950 | 106,445 | 106,417 | 105,05 | 1,013 | −1.42 | 1962 | Rhineland-Palatinate |
72. | ![]() | 32,681 | 41,409 | 50,228 | 101,472 | 104,037 | 105,693 | 105,699 | 105,723 | 83,11 | 1,272 | 0.03 | 1977 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
73. | ![]() | 50,011 | 68,569 | 85,061 | 101,845 | 102,440 | 100,778 | 105,554 | 105,629 | 76,95 | 1,373 | 4.81 | 1974 | Bavaria |
74. | ![]() | 34,832 | 45,908 | 53,410 | 99,923 | 104,595 | 107,062 | 105,929 | 105,506 | 67,69 | 1,559 | −1.45 | 1975 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
75. | ![]() | 75,526 | 85,210 | 103,598 | 95,536 | 97,835 | 99,410 | 104,587 | 105,260 | 117,13 | 899 | 5.88 | 1969 | Rhineland-Palatinate |
76. | ![]() | 80,309 | 81,190 | 88,130 | 103,718 | 102,518 | 99,893 | 104,449 | 105,129 | 114,47 | 918 | 5.24 | 1975 | Thuringia |
77. | ![]() | 38,787 | 48,210 | 57,563 | 112,320 | 109,174 | 108,476 | 103,984 | 103,424 | 114,67 | 902 | −4.66 | 1975 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
78. | ![]() | 72,292 | 94,352 | 93,373 | 102,619 | 105,291 | 103,909 | 102,903 | 102,794 | 92,18 | 1,115 | −1.07 | 1974 | Lower Saxony |
79. | ![]() | 100,667 | 108,872 | 119,031 | 113,600 | 114,355 | 112,302 | 103,446 | 102,394 | 223,91 | 457 | −8.82 | 1942 | Lower Saxony |
80. | ![]() | 60,874 | 66,813 | 83,444 | 113,479 | 125,891 | 108,491 | 101,671 | 102,091 | 164,29 | 621 | −5.90 | 1976 | Brandenburg |
Rank | City | Pop. 1950 |
Pop. 1960 |
Pop. 1970 |
Pop. 1980 |
Pop. 1990 |
Pop. 2000 |
Pop. 2009 |
Pop. 2010 |
Area [km²] |
Density per km² |
Growth [%] (2000– 2010) |
surpassed 100,000 |
State (Land) |
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