Major Cities
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. 2010 |
Area |
Density per km² |
Growth |
surpassed 100,000 |
State (Bundesland) |
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1. | Berlin | 70063336026000000003,336,026 | 70063274016000000003,274,016 | 70063208719000000003,208,719 | 70063048759000000003,048,759 | 70063433695000000003,433,695 | 70063382169000000003,382,169 | 70063460725000000003,460,725 | 887,70 | 70033899000000000003,899 | 2.32 | 1747 | Berlin |
2. | Hamburg | 70061605606000000001,605,606 | 70061836958000000001,836,958 | 70061793640000000001,793,640 | 70061645095000000001,645,095 | 70061652363000000001,652,363 | 70061715392000000001,715,392 | 70061786448000000001,786,448 | 755,16 | 70032366000000000002,366 | 4.14 | 1787 | Hamburg |
3. | Bremen | 7005444549000000000444,549 | 7005563270000000000563,270 | 7005592533000000000592,533 | 7005555118000000000555,118 | 7005551219000000000551,219 | 7005539403000000000539,403 | 7005547340000000000547,340 | 325,42 | 70031682000000000001,682 | 1.47 | 1875 | Free Hanseatic City of Bremen |
4. | Hanover / Hannover | 7005444296000000000444,296 | 7005574672000000000574,672 | 7005521003000000000521,003 | 7005534623000000000534,623 | 7005513010000000000513,010 | 7005515001000000000515,001 | 7005522686000000000522,686 | 204,14 | 70032560000000000002,560 | 1.49 | 1875 | Lower Saxony |
5. | Bielefeld | 7005153613000000000153,613 | 7005174527000000000174,527 | 7005168609000000000168,609 | 7005312708000000000312,708 | 7005319037000000000319,037 | 7005321758000000000321,758 | 7005323270000000000323,270 | 257,92 | 70031253000000000001,253 | 0.47 | 1930 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
6. | Brunswick / Braunschweig | 7005223760000000000223,760 | 7005242489000000000242,489 | 7005223275000000000223,275 | 7005261141000000000261,141 | 7005245816000000000245,816 | 7005245816000000000245,816 | 7005248867000000000248,867 | 192,15 | 70031295000000000001,295 | 1.24 | 1890 | Lower Saxony |
7. | Kiel | 7005254449000000000254,449 | 7005271610000000000271,610 | 7005271070000000000271,070 | 7005250062000000000250,062 | 7005245567000000000245,567 | 7005232612000000000232,612 | 7005239526000000000239,526 | 118,65 | 70032019000000000002,019 | 2.97 | 1898 | Schleswig-Holstein |
8. | Magdeburg | 7005260305000000000260,305 | 7005261594000000000261,594 | 7005272237000000000272,237 | 7005289032000000000289,032 | 7005278807000000000278,807 | 7005231450000000000231,450 | 7005231549000000000231,549 | 200,99 | 70031152000000000001,152 | 0.04 | 1882 | Saxony-Anhalt |
9. | Lübeck | 7005238276000000000238,276 | 7005232140000000000232,140 | 7005239955000000000239,955 | 7005220588000000000220,588 | 7005214758000000000214,758 | 7005213399000000000213,399 | 7005210232000000000210,232 | 214,21 | 7002981000000000000981 | −1.48 | 1912 | Schleswig-Holstein |
10. | Rostock | 7005133109000000000133,109 | 7005158630000000000158,630 | 7005198636000000000198,636 | 7005232506000000000232,506 | 7005248088000000000248,088 | 7005200506000000000200,506 | 7005202735000000000202,735 | 181,26 | 70031118000000000001,118 | 1.11 | 1935 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
Rank | City | Pop. 1950 |
Pop. 1960 |
Pop. 1970 |
Pop. 1980 |
Pop. 1990 |
Pop. 2000 |
Pop. 2010 |
Area |
Density per km² |
Growth |
surpassed 100,000 |
State (Land) |
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