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State in Germany

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NameStatusPopulation
Estimate
1990-12-31
Population
Estimate
2001-12-31
Population
Census
2011-05-09
Population
Census
2022-05-15
Population
Estimate
2023-12-31
Nordrhein-Westfalen [North Rhine-Westphalia]State17,349,65118,052,09217,538,25117,890,48918,017,520
BielefeldCounty-level City319,037323,373326,870330,072331,519
BochumCounty-level City396,486390,087362,286354,288357,024
BonnCounty-level City292,234306,016305,765321,544321,680
BorkenCounty320,580362,834363,755374,418379,787
BottropCounty-level City118,936120,780117,311117,921118,912
CoesfeldCounty184,241216,805215,269222,953226,217
DortmundCounty-level City599,055589,240571,143598,246601,343
DuisburgCounty-level City535,447512,030488,468501,415503,185
DürenCounty244,297271,074258,760275,392278,462
DüsseldorfCounty-level City575,794570,765586,291611,258616,319
Ennepe-Ruhr-KreisCounty349,412349,988326,049314,154315,069
EssenCounty-level City626,973591,889566,201571,039574,082
EuskirchenCounty170,112190,581187,940197,836201,841
GelsenkirchenCounty-level City293,714276,740258,766264,130267,284
GüterslohCounty303,829347,954350,420359,571363,674
HagenCounty-level City214,449202,060187,944189,614190,640
HammCounty-level City179,639183,805176,037179,070179,380
HeinsbergCounty220,602252,275248,161258,975262,149
HerfordCounty238,231255,393250,704254,008254,593
HerneCounty-level City178,132174,018155,160155,446156,154
HochsauerlandkreisCounty268,627281,480266,509260,512261,193
HöxterCounty146,238155,518145,678138,447139,042
KleveCounty269,149301,861300,989315,361319,928
KölnCounty-level City953,551967,9401,005,7751,017,3551,024,408
KrefeldCounty-level City244,020239,559222,247230,666230,393
LeverkusenCounty-level City160,919160,829158,984166,356167,850
LippeCounty340,202364,990348,681348,030347,613
Märkischer KreisCounty443,026457,079423,819409,960408,899
MettmannCounty499,372509,023477,778488,128489,760
Minden-LübbeckeCounty298,771323,055312,169319,456320,925
MönchengladbachCounty-level City259,436262,963255,188264,089267,667
Mülheim an der RuhrCounty-level City177,681172,332166,865171,435172,887
MünsterCounty-level City259,438267,197289,576303,772307,071
Oberbergischer KreisCounty263,276289,518273,011272,744273,963
OberhausenCounty-level City223,840221,619210,216212,127213,510
OlpeCounty130,471141,705136,491132,230132,426
PaderbornCounty249,096292,961294,602313,102315,606
RecklinghausenCounty651,588656,053619,382618,350622,855
RemscheidCounty-level City123,155118,753110,708113,743114,061
Rhein-Erft-KreisCounty419,414458,430451,514471,257476,412
Rheinisch-Bergischer KreisCounty260,695276,525278,183282,677283,607
Rhein-Kreis NeussCounty420,374445,683437,393454,412457,398
Rhein-Sieg-KreisCounty504,274583,051578,252600,286605,283
Siegen-WittgensteinCounty288,922295,787276,834273,746274,379
SoestCounty277,333307,809296,875298,067300,347
SolingenCounty-level City165,401165,032155,265164,621166,078
Städteregion AachenCounty535,951553,714539,516577,572582,463
SteinfurtCounty390,945437,545433,659443,690450,042
UnnaCounty406,434430,269396,060393,393396,283
ViersenCounty271,742302,795296,175294,485297,504
WarendorfCounty257,028282,286273,477279,209282,216
WeselCounty444,422476,240460,419453,093457,545
WuppertalCounty-level City383,660364,784342,661356,768358,592
Deutschland [Germany]Federal Republic79,753,22782,440,30980,219,69582,711,28283,456,045

Source: Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland, Statistical Offices of the German States.

Explanation: For privacy reasons, the statistical office skewed the 2022 census numbers by small amounts. To avoid inconsistencies and negative values, further adjustments are applied here. The 2022 total population of Germany exclude 8,258 persons posted abroad.


Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2023)
Males8,859,036
Females9,158,484
Age Groups (E 2023)
0-17 years3,059,293
18-64 years11,039,900
65+ years3,918,327
Age Distribution (C 2022)
90+ years185,824
80-89 years1,084,891
70-79 years1,524,026
60-69 years2,365,701
50-59 years2,838,593
40-49 years2,129,366
30-39 years2,311,794
20-29 years2,083,706
10-19 years1,673,442
0-9 years1,693,151
Religion (C 2022)
Roman Catholic6,090,492
Protestant3,902,160
Other/No/Unknown7,897,834
Citizenship (C 2022)
Germany15,322,409
EU 27 (2020)913,590
Other Citizenship1,654,490
Citizenship (C 2022)
German15,322,409
Poland183,326
Turkey427,496
Romania133,286
Ukraine127,904
Syria232,789
Italy124,854
Other country1,338,425
Region of Birth (C 2022)
Germany14,164,486
EU 27 (2020)1,276,826
Other country2,449,177
Country of Birth (C 2022)
Germany14,164,486
Poland580,323
Turkey441,651
Russia274,450
Romania139,928
Kazakhstan210,767
Ukraine155,111
Syria219,463
Italy91,935
Other country1,612,375

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