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Cities in Germany Ranked by Population (city proper)

Population of the city proper (the municipality itself, not the metro area), using the most recent figure recorded in Wikidata. Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).

Summary

Berlin ranks #1 with 3.7 million people (2025). That is 2 times Hamburg in second place (1.87 million people). The top five are Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Cologne and Frankfurt. The median across all 41 is 319,536 people; Rostock is last at 204,929 people.

#1
Berlin · 3.7 million people
Median
319,536 people
Coverage
41 cities in Germany
Data year
As recorded in Wikidata
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: PopulationBar chart of the top 10: 1. Berlin 3.7 million; 2. Hamburg 1.87 million; 3. Munich 1.51 million; 4. Cologne 1.03 million; 5. Frankfurt 760,656; 6. Bremen 693,204; 7. Düsseldorf 619,444; 8. Leipzig 615,932; 9. Stuttgart 609,365; 10. Dortmund 600,880.Berlin3.7 millionHamburg1.87 millionMunich1.51 millionCologne1.03 millionFrankfurt760,656Bremen693,204Düsseldorf619,444Leipzig615,932Stuttgart609,365Dortmund600,880
Top 10: Population (people). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Berlin 3.7 million; 2. Hamburg 1.87 million; 3. Munich 1.51 million; 4. Cologne 1.03 million; 5. Frankfurt 760,656; 6. Bremen 693,204; 7. Düsseldorf 619,444; 8. Leipzig 615,932; 9. Stuttgart 609,365; 10. Dortmund 600,880.

Full ranking

Cities in Germany Ranked by Population (city proper)
RankCityCountryPopulation (people)Year
1BerlinGermany3,700,5772025
2HamburgGermany1,869,4732025
3MunichGermany1,505,0362025
4CologneGermany1,025,5232025
5FrankfurtGermany760,6562025
6BremenGermany693,2042022
7DüsseldorfGermany619,4442025
8LeipzigGermany615,9322025
9StuttgartGermany609,3652025
10DortmundGermany600,8802025
11BremenGermany588,4132025
12EssenGermany573,6182025
13DresdenGermany562,7642025
14NurembergGermany531,1592025
15HanoverGermany522,8032025
16DuisburgGermany500,8102025
17BochumGermany358,8802025
18WuppertalGermany357,2432025
19BielefeldGermany331,4192025
20BonnGermany323,5872025
21MannheimGermany319,5362025
22KarlsruheGermany309,2472025
23MünsterGermany306,3682025
24AugsburgGermany301,7862025
25WiesbadenGermany288,5842025
26MönchengladbachGermany267,1762025
27GelsenkirchenGermany266,1992025
28AachenGermany263,7032025
29AltonaGermany261,2132011
30BrunswickGermany252,8112025
31KielGermany251,8422025
32ChemnitzGermany247,2522025
33MagdeburgGermany244,4942025
34Freiburg im BreisgauGermany238,2992025
35KrefeldGermany230,7382025
36Halle (Saale)Germany226,1862025
37MainzGermany223,8882025
38ErfurtGermany217,1592025
39LübeckGermany217,0612025
40OberhausenGermany213,1782025
41RostockGermany204,9292025

About the top 10

#5 Frankfurt

Frankfurt ranks #5 on this list with 760,656 people (2025).

Country
Germany
Population
760,656 people (2025)
Area
248 km²
Density
3,067 people per km²
Elevation
101 m
Founded
100
Coordinates
50.11° N, 8.68° E

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#6 Bremen

Bremen ranks #6 on this list with 693,204 people (2022).

Country
Germany
Population
693,204 people (2022)
Area
419.4 km²
Density
1,653 people per km²
Coordinates
53.13° N, 8.73° E

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#7 Düsseldorf

Düsseldorf ranks #7 on this list with 619,444 people (2025).

Country
Germany
Population
619,444 people (2025)
Area
217.4 km²
Density
2,849 people per km²
Elevation
38 m
Coordinates
51.23° N, 6.78° E

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#8 Leipzig

Leipzig ranks #8 on this list with 615,932 people (2025).

Country
Germany
Population
615,932 people (2025)
Area
297.8 km²
Density
2,068 people per km²
Elevation
116 m
Coordinates
51.34° N, 12.38° E

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#9 Stuttgart

Stuttgart ranks #9 on this list with 609,365 people (2025).

Country
Germany
Population
609,365 people (2025)
Area
207.2 km²
Density
2,942 people per km²
Elevation
245 m
Coordinates
48.78° N, 9.18° E

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#10 Dortmund

Dortmund ranks #10 on this list with 600,880 people (2025).

Country
Germany
Population
600,880 people (2025)
Area
280.7 km²
Density
2,141 people per km²
Elevation
103 m
Founded
882
Coordinates
51.51° N, 7.47° E

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Source and method

Population of the city proper (the municipality itself, not the metro area), using the most recent figure recorded in Wikidata.

Source: Wikidata. Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain). Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

Data: Wikidata (CC0)

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