List of cities in Germany by population

General map of Germany Population density in 2022

As defined by the German Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development, a Großstadt (large city) is a city with more than 100,000 inhabitants.[1] As of today, 80 cities in Germany 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 or metropolitan areas.

## List[edit]

The following table lists the 80 cities in Germany with a population of at least 100,000 each on 31 December 2021, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany.[2] A city is displayed in bold if it is a state or federal capital, and in italics if it is the most populous city in the state. The table below contains the following information:

1. The city rank by population as of 31 December 2021, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany
2. The city name
3. The name of the state in which the city lies[3]
4. The city population as of 31 December 2021, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany[4]
5. The city population as of 31 December 2015, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany[4]
6. The city percentage population change from 31 December 2015 to 31 December 2021
7. The change in city rank by population from 31 December 2015 to 31 December 2021
8. The city land area as of 31 December 2021
9. The city population density as of 31 December 2021 (residents per unit of land area)
10. The city latitude and longitude coordinates.

Schwerin is the only state capital not listed.

2021
rank  | City  | State | 2021
estimate  | 2015
estimate  | Growth  | Rank
change  | 2021
land area  | 2021
population
density  | Location

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1  |  Berlin |  Berlin | 3,677,472  | 3,520,031  | +4.47% |  0  | 891.3 km2
344.1 sq mi  | 4,126/km2
10,690/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 km2
291.6 sq mi  | 2,524/km2
6,540/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 km2
120.0 sq mi  | 4,788/km2
12,400/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 km2
156.43 sq mi  | 2,648/km2
6,860/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 km2
95.87 sq mi  | 3,057/km2
7,920/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 km2
80.05 sq mi  | 3,020/km2
7,800/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 km2
83.94 sq mi  | 2,849/km2
7,380/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 km2
114.8 sq mi  | 2,024/km2
5,240/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 km2
108.38 sq mi  | 2,091/km2
5,420/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 km2
81.21 sq mi  | 2,755/km2
7,140/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 km2
126.1 sq mi  | 1,724/km2
4,470/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 km2
127.0 sq mi  | 1,689/km2
4,370/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 km2
78.8 sq mi  | 2,627/km2
6,800/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 km2
72.0 sq mi  | 2,739/km2
7,090/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  | +0.80% |  0  | 232.8 km2
89.9 sq mi  | 2,127/km2
5,510/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 km2
56.1 sq mi  | 2,500/km2
6,500/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 km2
65.0 sq mi  | 2,105/km2
5,450/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 km2
99.5 sq mi  | 1,296/km2
3,360/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  | +4.10% |  0  | 141.1 km2
54.5 sq mi  | 2,353/km2
6,090/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 km2
117.0 sq mi  | 1,049/km2
2,720/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 km2
56.0 sq mi  | 2,151/km2
5,570/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 km2
67.0 sq mi  | 1,767/km2
4,580/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 km2
56.7 sq mi  | 2,019/km2
5,230/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 km2
78.7 sq mi  | 1,368/km2
3,540/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 km2
65.8 sq mi  | 1,531/km2
3,970/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 km2
40.5 sq mi  | 2,481/km2
6,430/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  | +1.30% |  3  | 160.85 km2
62.10 sq mi  | 1,548/km2
4,010/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 km2
74.2 sq mi  | 1,295/km2
3,350/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 km2
45.8 sq mi  | 2,076/km2
5,380/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 km2
85.27 sq mi  | 1,101/km2
2,850/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 km2
52.1 sq mi  | 1,763/km2
4,570/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  | +0.20% |  0  | 201.0 km2
77.6 sq mi  | 1,175/km2
3,040/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 km2
59.1 sq mi  | 1,514/km2
3,920/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 km2
53.2 sq mi  | 1,649/km2
4,270/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 km2
37.7 sq mi  | 2,226/km2
5,770/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 km2
82.7 sq mi  | 1,010/km2
2,600/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 km2
103.9 sq mi  | 792/km2
2,050/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 km2
29.7 sq mi  | 2,710/km2
7,000/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 km2
70.0 sq mi  | 1,149/km2
2,980/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 km2
41.3 sq mi  | 1,873/km2
4,850/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 km2
61.9 sq mi  | 1,177/km2
3,050/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 km2
72.3 sq mi  | 978/km2
2,530/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 km2
64.5 sq mi  | 1,075/km2
2,780/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 km2
87.4 sq mi  | 792/km2
2,050/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 km2
30.0 sq mi  | 2,216/km2
5,740/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 km2
35.3 sq mi  | 1,871/km2
4,850/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  | +4.00% |  0  | 103.0 km2
39.8 sq mi  | 1,655/km2
4,290/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 km2
46.3 sq mi  | 1,378/km2
3,570/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 km2
30.5 sq mi  | 2,078/km2
5,380/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 km2
47.2 sq mi  | 1,306/km2
3,380/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 km2
42.0 sq mi  | 1,463/km2
3,790/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 km2
34.6 sq mi  | 1,777/km2
4,600/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 km2
19.8 sq mi  | 3,047/km2
7,890/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 km2
31.2 sq mi  | 1,901/km2
4,920/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 km2
38.4 sq mi  | 1,535/km2
3,980/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 km2
69.3 sq mi  | 850/km2
2,200/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 km2
51.5 sq mi  | 1,035/km2
2,680/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 km2
17.3 sq mi  | 2,924/km2
7,570/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 km2
24.5 sq mi  | 2,038/km2
5,280/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 km2
45.8 sq mi  | 1,070/km2
2,800/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 km2
33.8 sq mi  | 1,449/km2
3,750/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 km2
38.6 sq mi  | 1,258/km2
3,260/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 km2
37.8 sq mi  | 1,281/km2
3,320/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 km2
78.8 sq mi  | 608/km2
1,570/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 km2
38.9 sq mi  | 1,165/km2
3,020/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 km2
45.1 sq mi  | 997/km2
2,580/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 km2
33.6 sq mi  | 1,338/km2
3,470/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 km2
40.5 sq mi  | 1,082/km2
2,800/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 km2
29.7 sq mi  | 1,472/km2
3,810/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 km2
36.2 sq mi  | 1,206/km2
3,120/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 km2
28.8 sq mi  | 1,498/km2
3,880/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 km2
32.1 sq mi  | 1,343/km2
3,480/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 km2
25.6 sq mi  | 1,667/km2
4,320/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 km2
45.2 sq mi  | 945/km2
2,450/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 km2
44.3 sq mi  | 963/km2
2,490/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 km2
26.1 sq mi  | 1,533/km2
3,970/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 km2
86.4 sq mi  | 463/km2
1,200/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 km2
44.3 sq mi  | 885/km2
2,290/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 km2
43.2 sq mi  | 896/km2
2,320/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 km2
35.6 sq mi  | 1,088/km2
2,820/sq mi  | 52°9′N 9°57′E﻿ / ﻿52.150°N 9.950°E﻿ / 52.150; 9.950﻿ (80 Hildesheim)

## Gallery[edit]

* 1\. Berlin

* 2\. Hamburg

* 3\. Munich

* 4\. Cologne

* 5\. Frankfurt

* 6\. Stuttgart

* 7\. Düsseldorf

* 8\. Leipzig

* 9\. Dortmund

* 10\. Essen

* 11\. Bremen

* 12\. Dresden

* 13\. Hanover

* 14\. Nuremberg

* 15\. Duisburg

## See also[edit]

* List of cities and towns in Germany
* List of towns and cities in Germany by historical population
* List of municipalities in Germany
* Metropolitan regions in Germany

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Laufende Stadtbeobachtung – Raumabgrenzungen" (in German). Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
2. ^ "Homepage".
3. ^ "Bevölkerung nach Geschlecht für Kreise und kreisfreie Städte" (XLS) (in German). Wiesbaden: Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 10 April 2014.
4. ^ a b "Städte in Deutschland nach Fläche und Bevölkerung auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011 und Bevölkerungsdichte: Gebietsstand 31.12.2015" (XLS) (in German). Wiesbaden: Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 13 December 2016.

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* Essen
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* Hanover
* Leipzig
* Nuremberg
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* Aachen
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* Bonn
* Braunschweig
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* Duisburg
* Erfurt
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* Gelsenkirchen
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* Karlsruhe
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* Kiel
* Krefeld
* Lübeck
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* Mainz
* Mannheim
* Münster
* Mönchengladbach
* Oberhausen
* Rostock
* Wiesbaden
* Wuppertal

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* Bergisch Gladbach
* Bottrop
* Bremerhaven
* Darmstadt
* Erlangen
* Fürth
* Göttingen
* Gütersloh
* Hagen
* Hamm
* Hanau
* Heidelberg
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* Herne
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* Ingolstadt
* Jena
* Koblenz
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* Moers
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* Neuss
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* Oldenburg
* Osnabrück
* Paderborn
* Pforzheim
* Potsdam
* Recklinghausen
* Regensburg
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* Rhineland-Palatinate
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