Geography
Cities in Germany
Major cities in Germany ranked by population.
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2021rank↕ | City↕ | State↕ | 2021estimate↕ | 2015estimate↕ | Growth↕ | Rankchange↕ | 2021land area↕ | 2021populationdensity↕ | Location↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berlin | Berlin | 3,677,472 | 3,520,031 | 4.47 | 0 | 891.3 km344.1 sq mi | 4,126/km10,690/sq mi | 52°31′N 13°23′E / 52.517°N 13.383°E / 52.517; 13.383 (1 Berlin) |
| 2 | Hamburg | Hamburg | 1,906,411 | 1,787,408 | 6.66 | 0 | 755.2 km291.6 sq mi | 2,524/km6,540/sq mi | 53°33′N 10°0′E / 53.550°N 10.000°E / 53.550; 10.000 (2 Hamburg) |
| 3 | Munich (München) | Bavaria | 1,487,708 | 1,450,381 | 2.57 | 0 | 310.7 km120.0 sq mi | 4,788/km12,400/sq mi | 48°8′N 11°34′E / 48.133°N 11.567°E / 48.133; 11.567 (3 Munich) |
| 4 | Cologne (Köln) | North Rhine-Westphalia | 1,073,096 | 1,060,582 | 1.18 | 0 | 405.15 km156.43 sq mi | 2,648/km6,860/sq mi | 50°56′N 6°57′E / 50.933°N 6.950°E / 50.933; 6.950 (4 Cologne) |
| 5 | Frankfurt am Main | Hesse | 759,224 | 732,688 | 3.62 | 0 | 248.31 km95.87 sq mi | 3,057/km7,920/sq mi | 50°7′N 8°41′E / 50.117°N 8.683°E / 50.117; 8.683 (5 Frankfurt) |
| 6 | Stuttgart | Baden-Württemberg | 626,275 | 623,738 | 0.41 | 0 | 207.33 km80.05 sq mi | 3,020/km7,800/sq mi | 48°47′N 9°11′E / 48.783°N 9.183°E / 48.783; 9.183 (6 Stuttgart) |
| 7 | Düsseldorf | North Rhine-Westphalia | 619,477 | 612,178 | 1.19 | 0 | 217.41 km83.94 sq mi | 2,849/km7,380/sq mi | 51°14′N 6°47′E / 51.233°N 6.783°E / 51.233; 6.783 (7 Düsseldorf) |
| 8 | Leipzig | Saxony | 601,866 | 560,472 | 7.39 | 2 | 297.4 km114.8 sq mi | 2,024/km5,240/sq mi | 51°20′N 12°23′E / 51.333°N 12.383°E / 51.333; 12.383 (8 Leipzig) |
| 9 | Dortmund | North Rhine-Westphalia | 586,852 | 586,181 | 0.11 | 1 | 280.71 km108.38 sq mi | 2,091/km5,420/sq mi | 51°31′N 7°28′E / 51.517°N 7.467°E / 51.517; 7.467 (9 Dortmund) |
| 10 | Essen | North Rhine-Westphalia | 579,432 | 582,624 | -0.55 | 1 | 210.34 km81.21 sq mi | 2,755/km7,140/sq mi | 51°27′N 7°1′E / 51.450°N 7.017°E / 51.450; 7.017 (10 Essen) |
| 11 | Bremen | Bremen | 563,290 | 557,464 | 1.05 | 0 | 326.7 km126.1 sq mi | 1,724/km4,470/sq mi | 53°5′N 8°48′E / 53.083°N 8.800°E / 53.083; 8.800 (11 Bremen) |
| 12 | Dresden | Saxony | 555,351 | 543,825 | 2.12 | 0 | 328.8 km127.0 sq mi | 1,689/km4,370/sq mi | 51°2′N 13°44′E / 51.033°N 13.733°E / 51.033; 13.733 (12 Dresden) |
| 13 | Hanover (Hannover) | Lower Saxony | 535,932 | 532,163 | 0.71 | 0 | 204.0 km78.8 sq mi | 2,627/km6,800/sq mi | 52°22′N 9°43′E / 52.367°N 9.717°E / 52.367; 9.717 (13 Hanover) |
| 14 | Nuremberg (Nürnberg) | Bavaria | 510,632 | 509,975 | 0.13 | 0 | 186.5 km72.0 sq mi | 2,739/km7,090/sq mi | 49°27′N 11°5′E / 49.450°N 11.083°E / 49.450; 11.083 (14 Nuremberg) |
| 15 | Duisburg | North Rhine-Westphalia | 495,152 | 491,231 | 0.8 | 0 | 232.8 km89.9 sq mi | 2,127/km5,510/sq mi | 51°26′N 6°46′E / 51.433°N 6.767°E / 51.433; 6.767 (15 Duisburg) |
| 16 | Bochum | North Rhine-Westphalia | 363,441 | 364,742 | -0.36 | 0 | 145.4 km56.1 sq mi | 2,500/km6,500/sq mi | 51°29′N 7°13′E / 51.483°N 7.217°E / 51.483; 7.217 (16 Bochum) |
| 17 | Wuppertal | North Rhine-Westphalia | 354,572 | 350,046 | 1.29 | 0 | 168.4 km65.0 sq mi | 2,105/km5,450/sq mi | 51°16′N 7°11′E / 51.267°N 7.183°E / 51.267; 7.183 (17 Wuppertal) |
| 18 | Bielefeld | North Rhine-Westphalia | 334,002 | 333,090 | 0.27 | 0 | 257.8 km99.5 sq mi | 1,296/km3,360/sq mi | 52°1′N 8°32′E / 52.017°N 8.533°E / 52.017; 8.533 (18 Bielefeld) |
| 19 | Bonn | North Rhine-Westphalia | 331,885 | 318,809 | 4.1 | 0 | 141.1 km54.5 sq mi | 2,353/km6,090/sq mi | 50°44′N 7°6′E / 50.733°N 7.100°E / 50.733; 7.100 (19 Bonn) |
| 20 | Münster | North Rhine-Westphalia | 317,713 | 310,039 | 2.48 | 0 | 302.9 km117.0 sq mi | 1,049/km2,720/sq mi | 51°58′N 7°38′E / 51.967°N 7.633°E / 51.967; 7.633 (20 Münster) |
| 21 | Mannheim | Baden-Württemberg | 311,831 | 305,780 | 1.98 | 1 | 145.0 km56.0 sq mi | 2,151/km5,570/sq mi | 49°29′N 8°28′E / 49.483°N 8.467°E / 49.483; 8.467 (21 Mannheim) |
| 22 | Karlsruhe | Baden-Württemberg | 306,502 | 307,755 | -0.41 | 1 | 173.5 km67.0 sq mi | 1,767/km4,580/sq mi | 49°0′N 8°24′E / 49.000°N 8.400°E / 49.000; 8.400 (22 Karlsruhe) |
| 23 | Augsburg | Bavaria | 296,478 | 286,374 | 3.53 | 0 | 146.8 km56.7 sq mi | 2,019/km5,230/sq mi | 48°22′N 10°54′E / 48.367°N 10.900°E / 48.367; 10.900 (23 Augsburg) |
| 24 | Wiesbaden | Hesse | 278,950 | 276,218 | 0.99 | 0 | 203.9 km78.7 sq mi | 1,368/km3,540/sq mi | 50°5′N 8°14′E / 50.083°N 8.233°E / 50.083; 8.233 (24 Wiesbaden) |
| 25 | Mönchengladbach | North Rhine-Westphalia | 261,001 | 259,996 | 0.39 | 1 | 170.4 km65.8 sq mi | 1,531/km3,970/sq mi | 51°12′N 6°26′E / 51.200°N 6.433°E / 51.200; 6.433 (25 Mönchengladbach) |
| 26 | Gelsenkirchen | North Rhine-Westphalia | 260,126 | 260,368 | -0.09 | 1 | 104.8 km40.5 sq mi | 2,481/km6,430/sq mi | 51°31′N 7°6′E / 51.517°N 7.100°E / 51.517; 7.100 (26 Gelsenkirchen) |
| 27 | Aachen | North Rhine-Westphalia | 249,070 | 245,885 | 1.3 | 3 | 160.85 km62.10 sq mi | 1,548/km4,010/sq mi | 50°47′N 6°5′E / 50.783°N 6.083°E / 50.783; 6.083 (27 Aachen) |
| 28 | Braunschweig | Lower Saxony | 248,823 | 251,364 | -1.01 | 1 | 192.1 km74.2 sq mi | 1,295/km3,350/sq mi | 52°16′N 10°31′E / 52.267°N 10.517°E / 52.267; 10.517 (28 Braunschweig) |
| 29 | Kiel | Schleswig-Holstein | 246,243 | 246,306 | -0.03 | 0 | 118.6 km45.8 sq mi | 2,076/km5,380/sq mi | 54°20′N 10°8′E / 54.333°N 10.133°E / 54.333; 10.133 (29 Kiel) |
| 30 | Chemnitz | Saxony | 243,105 | 248,645 | -2.23 | 2 | 220.85 km85.27 sq mi | 1,101/km2,850/sq mi | 50°50′N 12°55′E / 50.833°N 12.917°E / 50.833; 12.917 (30 Chemnitz) |
| 31 | Halle (Saale) | Saxony-Anhalt | 238,061 | 236,991 | 0.45 | 0 | 135.0 km52.1 sq mi | 1,763/km4,570/sq mi | 51°29′N 11°58′E / 51.483°N 11.967°E / 51.483; 11.967 (31 Halle (Saale)) |
| 32 | Magdeburg | Saxony-Anhalt | 236,188 | 235,723 | 0.2 | 0 | 201.0 km77.6 sq mi | 1,175/km3,040/sq mi | 52°8′N 11°37′E / 52.133°N 11.617°E / 52.133; 11.617 (32 Magdeburg) |
| 33 | Freiburg im Breisgau | Baden-Württemberg | 231,848 | 226,393 | 2.41 | 0 | 153.1 km59.1 sq mi | 1,514/km3,920/sq mi | 47°59′N 7°51′E / 47.983°N 7.850°E / 47.983; 7.850 (33 Freiburg im Breisgau) |
| 34 | Krefeld | North Rhine-Westphalia | 227,050 | 225,144 | 0.85 | 0 | 137.7 km53.2 sq mi | 1,649/km4,270/sq mi | 51°20′N 6°34′E / 51.333°N 6.567°E / 51.333; 6.567 (34 Krefeld) |
| 35 | Mainz | Rhineland-Palatinate | 217,556 | 209,779 | 3.71 | 3 | 97.7 km37.7 sq mi | 2,226/km5,770/sq mi | 50°0′N 8°16′E / 50.000°N 8.267°E / 50.000; 8.267 (35 Mainz) |
| 36 | Lübeck | Schleswig-Holstein | 216,277 | 216,253 | 0.01 | 1 | 214.1 km82.7 sq mi | 1,010/km2,600/sq mi | 53°52′N 10°41′E / 53.867°N 10.683°E / 53.867; 10.683 (36 Lübeck) |
| 37 | Erfurt | Thuringia | 213,227 | 210,118 | 1.48 | 0 | 269.2 km103.9 sq mi | 792/km2,050/sq mi | 50°59′N 11°2′E / 50.983°N 11.033°E / 50.983; 11.033 (37 Erfurt) |
| 38 | Oberhausen | North Rhine-Westphalia | 208,752 | 210,934 | -1.03 | 2 | 77.0 km29.7 sq mi | 2,710/km7,000/sq mi | 51°28′N 6°51′E / 51.467°N 6.850°E / 51.467; 6.850 (38 Oberhausen) |
| 39 | Rostock | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 208,400 | 206,011 | 1.16 | 0 | 181.4 km70.0 sq mi | 1,149/km2,980/sq mi | 54°5′N 12°8′E / 54.083°N 12.133°E / 54.083; 12.133 (39 Rostock) |
| 40 | Kassel | Hesse | 200,406 | 197,984 | 1.22 | 0 | 107.0 km41.3 sq mi | 1,873/km4,850/sq mi | 51°19′N 9°30′E / 51.317°N 9.500°E / 51.317; 9.500 (40 Kassel) |
| 41 | Hagen | North Rhine-Westphalia | 188,713 | 189,044 | -0.18 | 0 | 160.4 km61.9 sq mi | 1,177/km3,050/sq mi | 51°22′N 7°29′E / 51.367°N 7.483°E / 51.367; 7.483 (41 Hagen) |
| 42 | Potsdam | Brandenburg | 183,154 | 167,745 | 9.19 | 3 | 187.3 km72.3 sq mi | 978/km2,530/sq mi | 52°24′N 13°4′E / 52.400°N 13.067°E / 52.400; 13.067 (42 Potsdam) |
| 43 | Saarbrücken | Saarland | 179,634 | 178,151 | 0.83 | 0 | 167.1 km64.5 sq mi | 1,075/km2,780/sq mi | 49°14′N 7°0′E / 49.233°N 7.000°E / 49.233; 7.000 (43 Saarbrücken) |
| 44 | Hamm | North Rhine-Westphalia | 179,238 | 179,397 | -0.09 | 2 | 226.3 km87.4 sq mi | 792/km2,050/sq mi | 51°41′N 7°49′E / 51.683°N 7.817°E / 51.683; 7.817 (44 Hamm) |
| 45 | Ludwigshafen am Rhein | Rhineland-Palatinate | 172,145 | 164,718 | 4.51 | 1 | 77.7 km30.0 sq mi | 2,216/km5,740/sq mi | 49°29′N 8°26′E / 49.483°N 8.433°E / 49.483; 8.433 (45 Ludwigshafen) |
| 46 | Mülheim an der Ruhr | North Rhine-Westphalia | 170,739 | 169,278 | 0.86 | 2 | 91.3 km35.3 sq mi | 1,871/km4,850/sq mi | 51°26′N 6°53′E / 51.433°N 6.883°E / 51.433; 6.883 (46 Mülheim) |
| 47 | Oldenburg | Lower Saxony | 170,389 | 163,830 | 4 | 0 | 103.0 km39.8 sq mi | 1,655/km4,290/sq mi | 53°8′N 8°13′E / 53.133°N 8.217°E / 53.133; 8.217 (47 Oldenburg) |
| 48 | Osnabrück | Lower Saxony | 165,034 | 162,403 | 1.62 | 1 | 119.8 km46.3 sq mi | 1,378/km3,570/sq mi | 52°17′N 8°3′E / 52.283°N 8.050°E / 52.283; 8.050 (48 Osnabrück) |
| 49 | Leverkusen | North Rhine-Westphalia | 163,851 | 163,487 | 0.22 | 1 | 78.9 km30.5 sq mi | 2,078/km5,380/sq mi | 51°2′N 6°59′E / 51.033°N 6.983°E / 51.033; 6.983 (49 Leverkusen) |
| 50 | Darmstadt | Hesse | 159,631 | 155,353 | 2.75 | 4 | 122.2 km47.2 sq mi | 1,306/km3,380/sq mi | 49°52′N 8°39′E / 49.867°N 8.650°E / 49.867; 8.650 (50 Darmstadt) |
| 51 | Heidelberg | Baden-Württemberg | 159,245 | 156,267 | 1.91 | 0 | 108.8 km42.0 sq mi | 1,463/km3,790/sq mi | 49°25′N 8°43′E / 49.417°N 8.717°E / 49.417; 8.717 (51 Heidelberg) |
| 52 | Solingen | North Rhine-Westphalia | 158,957 | 158,726 | 0.15 | 2 | 89.5 km34.6 sq mi | 1,777/km4,600/sq mi | 51°10′N 7°5′E / 51.167°N 7.083°E / 51.167; 7.083 (52 Solingen) |
| 53 | Herne | North Rhine-Westphalia | 156,621 | 155,851 | 0.49 | 1 | 51.4 km19.8 sq mi | 3,047/km7,890/sq mi | 51°33′N 7°13′E / 51.550°N 7.217°E / 51.550; 7.217 (53 Herne) |
| 54 | Regensburg | Bavaria | 153,542 | 145,465 | 5.55 | 2 | 80.8 km31.2 sq mi | 1,901/km4,920/sq mi | 49°1′N 12°5′E / 49.017°N 12.083°E / 49.017; 12.083 (54 Regensburg) |
| 55 | Neuss | North Rhine-Westphalia | 152,731 | 155,414 | -1.73 | 2 | 99.5 km38.4 sq mi | 1,535/km3,980/sq mi | 51°12′N 6°42′E / 51.200°N 6.700°E / 51.200; 6.700 (55 Neuss) |
| 56 | Paderborn | North Rhine-Westphalia | 152,531 | 148,126 | 2.97 | 1 | 179.4 km69.3 sq mi | 850/km2,200/sq mi | 51°43′N 8°46′E / 51.717°N 8.767°E / 51.717; 8.767 (56 Paderborn) |
| 57 | Ingolstadt | Bavaria | 138,016 | 132,438 | 4.21 | 0 | 133.4 km51.5 sq mi | 1,035/km2,680/sq mi | 48°46′N 11°26′E / 48.767°N 11.433°E / 48.767; 11.433 (57 Ingolstadt) |
| 58 | Offenbach am Main | Hesse | 131,295 | 123,734 | 6.11 | 3 | 44.9 km17.3 sq mi | 2,924/km7,570/sq mi | 50°6′N 8°48′E / 50.100°N 8.800°E / 50.100; 8.800 (58 Offenbach am Main) |
| 59 | Fürth | Bavaria | 129,122 | 124,171 | 3.99 | 0 | 63.4 km24.5 sq mi | 2,038/km5,280/sq mi | 49°28′N 11°0′E / 49.467°N 11.000°E / 49.467; 11.000 (59 Fürth) |
| 60 | Ulm | Baden-Württemberg | 126,949 | 122,636 | 3.52 | 2 | 118.7 km45.8 sq mi | 1,070/km2,800/sq mi | 48°24′N 9°59′E / 48.400°N 9.983°E / 48.400; 9.983 (60 Ulm) |
| 61 | Würzburg | Bavaria | 126,933 | 124,873 | 1.65 | 3 | 87.6 km33.8 sq mi | 1,449/km3,750/sq mi | 49°47′N 9°56′E / 49.783°N 9.933°E / 49.783; 9.933 (61 Würzburg) |
| 62 | Heilbronn | Baden-Württemberg | 125,613 | 122,567 | 2.49 | 1 | 99.9 km38.6 sq mi | 1,258/km3,260/sq mi | 49°9′N 9°13′E / 49.150°N 9.217°E / 49.150; 9.217 (62 Heilbronn) |
| 63 | Pforzheim | Baden-Württemberg | 125,529 | 122,247 | 2.68 | 1 | 98.0 km37.8 sq mi | 1,281/km3,320/sq mi | 48°54′N 8°43′E / 48.900°N 8.717°E / 48.900; 8.717 (63 Pforzheim) |
| 64 | Wolfsburg | Lower Saxony | 123,949 | 124,045 | -0.08 | 4 | 204.0 km78.8 sq mi | 608/km1,570/sq mi | 52°25′23″N 10°47′14″E / 52.42306°N 10.78722°E / 52.42306; 10.78722 (64 Wolfsburg) |
| 65 | Bottrop | North Rhine-Westphalia | 117,311 | 117,143 | 0.14 | 1 | 100.7 km38.9 sq mi | 1,165/km3,020/sq mi | 51°31′29″N 6°55′22″E / 51.52472°N 6.92278°E / 51.52472; 6.92278 (65 Bottrop) |
| 66 | Göttingen | Lower Saxony | 116,557 | 118,914 | -1.98 | 1 | 116.9 km45.1 sq mi | 997/km2,580/sq mi | 51°32′N 9°56′E / 51.533°N 9.933°E / 51.533; 9.933 (66 Göttingen) |
| 67 | Reutlingen | Baden-Württemberg | 116,456 | 114,310 | 1.88 | 2 | 87.1 km33.6 sq mi | 1,338/km3,470/sq mi | 48°29′N 9°13′E / 48.483°N 9.217°E / 48.483; 9.217 (67 Reutlingen) |
| 68 | Koblenz | Rhineland-Palatinate | 113,638 | 112,586 | 0.93 | 3 | 105.0 km40.5 sq mi | 1,082/km2,800/sq mi | 50°21′35″N 7°35′52″E / 50.35972°N 7.59778°E / 50.35972; 7.59778 (68 Koblenz) |
| 69 | Erlangen | Bavaria | 113,292 | 108,336 | 4.57 | 6 | 77.0 km29.7 sq mi | 1,472/km3,810/sq mi | 49°35′N 11°1′E / 49.583°N 11.017°E / 49.583; 11.017 (69 Erlangen) |
| 70 | Bremerhaven | Bremen | 113,173 | 114,025 | -0.75 | 0 | 93.8 km36.2 sq mi | 1,206/km3,120/sq mi | 53°33′N 8°35′E / 53.550°N 8.583°E / 53.550; 8.583 (70 Bremerhaven) |
| 71 | Remscheid | North Rhine-Westphalia | 111,770 | 109,499 | 2.07 | 3 | 74.6 km28.8 sq mi | 1,498/km3,880/sq mi | 51°11′N 7°12′E / 51.183°N 7.200°E / 51.183; 7.200 (71 Remscheid) |
| 72 | Bergisch Gladbach | North Rhine-Westphalia | 111,645 | 111,366 | 0.25 | 0 | 83.1 km32.1 sq mi | 1,343/km3,480/sq mi | 51°0′N 7°7′E / 51.000°N 7.117°E / 51.000; 7.117 (72 Bergisch Gladbach) |
| 73 | Recklinghausen | North Rhine-Westphalia | 110,714 | 114,330 | -3.16 | 5 | 66.4 km25.6 sq mi | 1,667/km4,320/sq mi | 51°35′6″N 7°9′43″E / 51.58500°N 7.16194°E / 51.58500; 7.16194 (73 Recklinghausen) |
| 74 | Trier | Rhineland-Palatinate | 110,570 | 114,914 | -3.78 | 7 | 117.1 km45.2 sq mi | 945/km2,450/sq mi | 49°45′N 6°38′E / 49.750°N 6.633°E / 49.750; 6.633 (74 Trier) |
| 75 | Jena | Thuringia | 110,502 | 109,527 | 0.89 | 2 | 114.8 km44.3 sq mi | 963/km2,490/sq mi | 50°55′38″N 11°35′10″E / 50.92722°N 11.58611°E / 50.92722; 11.58611 (75 Jena) |
| 76 | Moers | North Rhine-Westphalia | 103,725 | 104,529 | -0.77 | 0 | 67.7 km26.1 sq mi | 1,533/km3,970/sq mi | 51°27′33″N 6°37′11″E / 51.45917°N 6.61972°E / 51.45917; 6.61972 (76 Moers) |
| 77 | Salzgitter | Lower Saxony | 103,694 | 101,079 | 2.59 | 2 | 223.9 km86.4 sq mi | 463/km1,200/sq mi | 52°9′N 10°20′E / 52.150°N 10.333°E / 52.150; 10.333 (77 Salzgitter) |
| 78 | Siegen | North Rhine-Westphalia | 101,516 | 102,355 | -0.82 | 1 | 114.7 km44.3 sq mi | 885/km2,290/sq mi | 50°53′N 8°1′E / 50.883°N 8.017°E / 50.883; 8.017 (78 Siegen) |
| 79 | Gütersloh | North Rhine-Westphalia | 101,158 | 97,586 | 3.66 | 3 | 112.0 km43.2 sq mi | 896/km2,320/sq mi | 51°54′N 8°23′E / 51.900°N 8.383°E / 51.900; 8.383 (79 Gütersloh) |
| 80 | Hildesheim | Lower Saxony | 100,319 | 101,667 | -1.33 | 2 | 92.2 km35.6 sq mi | 1,088/km2,820/sq mi | 52°9′N 9°57′E / 52.150°N 9.950°E / 52.150; 9.950 (80 Hildesheim) |
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