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Largest cities in Germany

German cities ranked by the latest reusable official population observation.

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Berlin, Germany is first in the current Population Total ranking at 3,701,307 people.

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30
Scope
country cities
Last checked
2026-05-31

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Question or countryVerified answerChecked
Berlin, Germany3,701,307 people2026-05-28
Hamburg, Germany1,862,565 people2026-05-28
Munich, Germany1,604,731 people2026-05-28
Cologne, Germany1,100,076 people2026-05-31
Frankfurt am Main, Germany781,337 people2026-05-31
Dusseldorf, Germany659,615 people2026-05-31
Leipzig, Germany633,592 people2026-05-31
Dortmund, Germany612,135 people2026-05-31
Stuttgart, Germany605,663 people2026-05-31
Essen, Germany596,710 people2026-05-31
Bremen, Germany586,603 people2026-05-31
Dresden, Germany571,510 people2026-05-31
Hanover, Germany558,767 people2026-05-31
Nuremberg, Germany547,913 people2026-05-31
Duisburg, Germany506,493 people2026-05-31
Bochum, Germany375,600 people2026-05-31
Wuppertal, Germany364,609 people2026-05-31
Bielefeld, Germany343,507 people2026-05-31
Bonn, Germany338,224 people2026-05-31
Mannheim, Germany329,998 people2026-05-31
Muenster, Germany320,019 people2026-05-31
Augsburg, Germany308,407 people2026-05-31
Karlsruhe, Germany301,549 people2026-05-31
Wiesbaden, Germany300,089 people2026-05-31
Moenchengladbach, Germany277,662 people2026-05-31
Gelsenkirchen, Germany270,934 people2026-05-31
Aachen, Germany259,171 people2026-05-31
Braunschweig, Germany254,867 people2026-05-31
Kiel, Germany251,379 people2026-05-31
Chemnitz, Germany251,323 people2026-05-31

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Sources

Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg — SB_A01-07_00_2025m11_BE.pdfBerlin, Germany · Checked 2026-05-28Statistik Nord — Bevölkerung in Hamburg 2024Hamburg, Germany · Checked 2026-05-28Landeshauptstadt München — Statistik (Bevölkerung) — city_area_km2Landeshauptstadt München — Statistik (Bevölkerung) · Checked 2026-05-28Stadt Koeln StatistikCologne, Germany · Checked 2026-05-31Stadt Frankfurt am Main StatistikFrankfurt am Main, Germany · Checked 2026-05-31Landeshauptstadt Duesseldorf StatistikDuesseldorf, Germany · Checked 2026-05-31Stadt Leipzig StatistikLeipzig, Germany · Checked 2026-05-31Stadt Dortmund StatistikDortmund, Germany · Checked 2026-05-31Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart StatistikStuttgart, Germany · Checked 2026-05-31Stadt Essen StatistikEssen, Germany · Checked 2026-05-31Statistisches Landesamt Bremen population reportBremen, Germany · Checked 2026-05-31Landeshauptstadt Dresden StatistikDresden, Germany · Checked 2026-05-31

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