
Germany: North Rhine-Westphalia
Cities and communes in North Rhine-Westphalia
Counties
The population of all counties in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen).
Name | Status | Population Estimate 1995-12-31 | Population Estimate 2001-12-31 | Population Census 2011-05-09 | Population Estimate 2019-12-31 | |
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Bielefeld | County-level City | 324,066 | 323,373 | 326,870 | 334,195 | → |
Bochum | County-level City | 400,395 | 390,087 | 362,286 | 365,587 | → |
Bonn | County-level City | 291,431 | 306,016 | 305,765 | 329,673 | → |
Borken | County | 342,688 | 362,834 | 363,755 | 371,339 | → |
Bottrop | County-level City | 120,642 | 120,780 | 117,311 | 117,565 | → |
Coesfeld | County | 202,218 | 216,805 | 215,269 | 220,586 | → |
Dortmund | County-level City | 598,840 | 589,240 | 571,143 | 588,250 | → |
Duisburg | County-level City | 535,250 | 512,030 | 488,468 | 498,686 | → |
Düren | County | 258,565 | 271,074 | 258,760 | 264,638 | → |
Düsseldorf | County-level City | 571,030 | 570,765 | 586,291 | 621,877 | → |
Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis | County | 352,069 | 349,988 | 326,049 | 324,106 | → |
Essen | County-level City | 614,861 | 591,889 | 566,201 | 582,760 | → |
Euskirchen | County | 182,177 | 190,581 | 187,940 | 193,656 | → |
Gelsenkirchen | County-level City | 291,164 | 276,740 | 258,766 | 259,645 | → |
Gütersloh | County | 329,043 | 347,954 | 350,420 | 364,938 | → |
Hagen | County-level City | 212,003 | 202,060 | 187,944 | 188,686 | → |
Hamm | County-level City | 183,408 | 183,805 | 176,037 | 179,916 | → |
Heinsberg | County | 238,627 | 252,275 | 248,161 | 255,555 | → |
Herford | County | 250,768 | 255,393 | 250,704 | 250,578 | → |
Herne | County-level City | 179,897 | 174,018 | 155,160 | 156,449 | → |
Hochsauerlandkreis | County | 283,857 | 281,480 | 266,509 | 259,777 | → |
Höxter | County | 154,401 | 155,518 | 145,678 | 140,251 | → |
Kleve | County | 288,071 | 301,861 | 300,989 | 312,465 | → |
Köln | County-level City | 965,697 | 967,940 | 1,005,775 | 1,087,863 | → |
Krefeld | County-level City | 249,606 | 239,559 | 222,247 | 227,417 | → |
Leverkusen | County-level City | 162,252 | 160,829 | 158,984 | 163,729 | → |
Lippe | County | 360,471 | 364,990 | 348,681 | 347,514 | → |
Märkischer Kreis | County | 458,221 | 457,079 | 423,819 | 410,222 | → |
Mettmann | County | 504,698 | 509,023 | 477,778 | 485,570 | → |
Minden-Lübbecke | County | 316,139 | 323,055 | 312,169 | 310,409 | → |
Mönchengladbach | County-level City | 266,702 | 262,963 | 255,188 | 261,034 | → |
Mülheim an der Ruhr | County-level City | 176,530 | 172,332 | 166,865 | 170,632 | → |
Münster | County-level City | 265,061 | 267,197 | 289,576 | 315,293 | → |
Oberbergischer Kreis | County | 280,914 | 289,518 | 273,011 | 272,057 | → |
Oberhausen | County-level City | 224,397 | 221,619 | 210,216 | 210,764 | → |
Olpe | County | 138,115 | 141,705 | 136,491 | 133,955 | → |
Paderborn | County | 278,020 | 292,961 | 294,602 | 307,839 | → |
Recklinghausen | County | 662,931 | 656,053 | 619,382 | 614,137 | → |
Remscheid | County-level City | 122,260 | 118,753 | 110,708 | 111,338 | → |
Rhein-Erft-Kreis | County | 442,356 | 458,430 | 451,514 | 470,615 | → |
Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis | County | 269,541 | 276,525 | 278,183 | 283,271 | → |
Rhein-Kreis Neuss | County | 435,656 | 445,683 | 437,393 | 451,730 | → |
Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | County | 546,670 | 583,051 | 578,252 | 600,764 | → |
Siegen-Wittgenstein | County | 299,336 | 295,787 | 276,834 | 276,944 | → |
Soest | County | 298,677 | 307,809 | 296,875 | 301,785 | → |
Solingen | County-level City | 165,735 | 165,032 | 155,265 | 159,245 | → |
Städteregion Aachen | County | 550,353 | 553,714 | 539,516 | 557,026 | → |
Steinfurt | County | 416,252 | 437,545 | 433,659 | 448,220 | → |
Unna | County | 422,662 | 430,269 | 396,060 | 394,891 | → |
Viersen | County | 288,450 | 302,795 | 296,175 | 298,863 | → |
Warendorf | County | 272,534 | 282,286 | 273,477 | 277,840 | → |
Wesel | County | 465,454 | 476,240 | 460,419 | 459,976 | → |
Wuppertal | County-level City | 381,884 | 364,784 | 342,661 | 355,100 | → |
Nordrhein-Westfalen [North Rhine-Westphalia] | State | 17,893,045 | 18,052,092 | 17,538,251 | 17,947,221 |
Contents: Cities and Communes
The population of all cities and communes in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen).
Name | Status | County | Population Estimate 1995-12-31 | Population Estimate 2001-12-31 | Population Census 2011-05-09 | Population Estimate 2019-12-31 | |
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Aachen [Aix-la-Chapelle] | City | Städteregion Aachen | 247,923 | 245,778 | 236,420 | 248,960 | → |
Ahaus | City | Borken | 34,708 | 37,533 | 38,331 | 39,381 | → |
Ahlen | City | Warendorf | 55,785 | 55,481 | 52,280 | 52,503 | → |
Aldenhoven | Commune | Düren | 13,247 | 13,911 | 13,740 | 13,787 | → |
Alfter | Commune | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | 19,351 | 21,350 | 22,839 | 23,563 | → |
Alpen | Commune | Wesel | 12,235 | 12,651 | 12,747 | 12,479 | → |
Alsdorf | City | Städteregion Aachen | 46,147 | 46,344 | 46,567 | 47,149 | → |
Altena | City | Märkischer Kreis | 24,026 | 21,831 | 18,218 | 16,718 | → |
Altenbeken | Commune | Paderborn | 8,571 | 9,638 | 9,296 | 9,113 | → |
Altenberge | Commune | Steinfurt | 8,445 | 9,640 | 9,999 | 10,327 | → |
Anröchte | Commune | Soest | 10,429 | 10,877 | 10,422 | 10,238 | → |
Arnsberg | City | Hochsauerlandkreis | 78,972 | 77,396 | 74,383 | 73,456 | → |
Ascheberg | Commune | Coesfeld | 13,965 | 14,923 | 15,103 | 15,494 | → |
Attendorn | City | Olpe | 23,888 | 24,688 | 24,463 | 24,264 | → |
Augustdorf | Commune | Lippe | 9,607 | 10,168 | 9,649 | 10,032 | → |
Bad Berleburg | City | Siegen-Wittgenstein | 21,289 | 21,135 | 19,754 | 18,914 | → |
Bad Driburg | City | Höxter | 19,122 | 19,608 | 18,639 | 18,959 | → |
Bad Honnef | City | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | 24,462 | 25,038 | 24,523 | 25,812 | → |
Bad Laasphe | City | Siegen-Wittgenstein | 15,574 | 15,395 | 14,186 | 13,504 | → |
Bad Lippspringe | City | Paderborn | 14,566 | 14,835 | 14,968 | 16,237 | → |
Bad Münstereifel | City | Euskirchen | 17,718 | 18,560 | 17,451 | 17,440 | → |
Bad Oeynhausen | City | Minden-Lübbecke | 49,014 | 49,850 | 48,623 | 48,604 | → |
Bad Salzuflen | City | Lippe | 55,029 | 55,088 | 52,285 | 54,254 | → |
Bad Sassendorf | Commune | Soest | 10,800 | 11,312 | 11,478 | 12,065 | → |
Bad Wünnenberg | City | Paderborn | 11,670 | 12,221 | 12,105 | 12,152 | → |
Baesweiler | City | Städteregion Aachen | 25,707 | 27,485 | 26,363 | 27,093 | → |
Balve | City | Märkischer Kreis | 11,967 | 12,183 | 11,789 | 11,201 | → |
Barntrup | City | Lippe | 9,616 | 9,651 | 9,042 | 8,501 | → |
Beckum | City | Warendorf | 38,166 | 38,018 | 36,116 | 36,815 | → |
Bedburg | City | Rhein-Erft-Kreis | 23,219 | 24,457 | 23,037 | 23,658 | → |
Bedburg-Hau | Commune | Kleve | 12,315 | 12,361 | 12,609 | 12,955 | → |
Beelen | Commune | Warendorf | 5,800 | 6,249 | 6,284 | 6,125 | → |
Bergheim | City | Rhein-Erft-Kreis | 60,610 | 63,591 | 58,922 | 61,601 | → |
Bergisch Gladbach | City | Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis | 105,478 | 105,569 | 108,878 | 111,846 | → |
Bergkamen | City | Unna | 51,838 | 52,955 | 49,011 | 48,740 | → |
Bergneustadt | City | Oberbergischer Kreis | 20,772 | 20,809 | 18,799 | 18,677 | → |
Bestwig | Commune | Hochsauerlandkreis | 12,148 | 12,000 | 11,430 | 10,623 | → |
Beverungen | City | Höxter | 15,703 | 15,506 | 13,867 | 13,103 | → |
Bielefeld | County-level City | Bielefeld | 324,066 | 323,373 | 326,870 | 334,195 | → |
Billerbeck | City | Coesfeld | 10,719 | 11,377 | 11,460 | 11,597 | → |
Blankenheim | Commune | Euskirchen | 8,292 | 8,770 | 8,646 | 8,268 | → |
Blomberg | City | Lippe | 16,786 | 17,560 | 15,721 | 15,115 | → |
Bocholt | City | Borken | 70,424 | 72,701 | 71,256 | 71,113 | → |
Bochum | County-level City | Bochum | 400,395 | 390,087 | 362,286 | 365,587 | → |
Bönen | Commune | Unna | 18,817 | 19,349 | 18,018 | 18,171 | → |
Bonn | County-level City | Bonn | 291,431 | 306,016 | 305,765 | 329,673 | → |
Borchen | Commune | Paderborn | 12,338 | 13,085 | 13,181 | 13,393 | → |
Borgentreich | City | Höxter | 9,743 | 9,820 | 9,133 | 8,543 | → |
Borgholzhausen | City | Gütersloh | 8,463 | 8,759 | 8,718 | 8,968 | → |
Borken | City | Borken | 38,675 | 40,582 | 41,614 | 42,629 | → |
Bornheim | City | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | 40,180 | 46,304 | 46,207 | 48,321 | → |
Bottrop | County-level City | Bottrop | 120,642 | 120,780 | 117,311 | 117,565 | → |
Brakel | City | Höxter | 17,493 | 17,840 | 16,853 | 16,137 | → |
Breckerfeld | City | Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis | 8,892 | 9,250 | 9,064 | 8,943 | → |
Brilon | City | Hochsauerlandkreis | 27,258 | 27,320 | 25,909 | 25,451 | → |
Brüggen | Commune | Viersen | 14,929 | 15,877 | 15,489 | 15,745 | → |
Brühl | City | Rhein-Erft-Kreis | 43,653 | 43,850 | 43,568 | 44,126 | → |
Bünde | City | Herford | 43,186 | 44,749 | 45,497 | 45,187 | → |
Burbach | Commune | Siegen-Wittgenstein | 14,807 | 15,076 | 14,502 | 14,856 | → |
Büren | City | Paderborn | 21,619 | 22,194 | 21,724 | 21,515 | → |
Burscheid | City | Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis | 18,289 | 19,293 | 18,078 | 18,346 | → |
Castrop-Rauxel | City | Recklinghausen | 79,160 | 78,471 | 74,629 | 73,343 | → |
Coesfeld | City | Coesfeld | 34,747 | 36,264 | 35,815 | 36,257 | → |
Dahlem | Commune | Euskirchen | 4,161 | 4,277 | 4,196 | 4,215 | → |
Datteln | City | Recklinghausen | 37,712 | 37,210 | 34,481 | 34,596 | → |
Delbrück | City | Paderborn | 27,700 | 29,429 | 30,414 | 31,989 | → |
Detmold | City | Lippe | 73,343 | 73,771 | 73,743 | 74,254 | → |
Dinslaken | City | Wesel | 69,148 | 71,005 | 67,853 | 67,373 | → |
Dörentrup | Commune | Lippe | 8,587 | 8,824 | 8,229 | 7,680 | → |
Dormagen | City | Rhein-Kreis Neuss | 61,155 | 63,295 | 62,208 | 64,340 | → |
Dorsten | City | Recklinghausen | 80,735 | 81,293 | 76,860 | 74,704 | → |
Dortmund | County-level City | Dortmund | 598,840 | 589,240 | 571,143 | 588,250 | → |
Drensteinfurt | City | Warendorf | 13,298 | 14,675 | 15,176 | 15,556 | → |
Drolshagen | City | Olpe | 12,039 | 12,313 | 11,827 | 11,783 | → |
Duisburg | County-level City | Duisburg | 535,250 | 512,030 | 488,468 | 498,686 | → |
Dülmen | City | Coesfeld | 44,277 | 46,923 | 46,388 | 46,657 | → |
Düren | City | Düren | 90,274 | 92,292 | 88,789 | 91,216 | → |
Düsseldorf [Dusseldorf] | County-level City | Düsseldorf | 571,030 | 570,765 | 586,291 | 621,877 | → |
Eitorf | Commune | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | 18,031 | 19,599 | 18,762 | 18,749 | → |
Elsdorf | City | Rhein-Erft-Kreis | 21,343 | 21,740 | 20,818 | 21,807 | → |
Emmerich am Rhein | City | Kleve | 29,285 | 29,005 | 29,918 | 30,961 | → |
Emsdetten | City | Steinfurt | 33,665 | 35,235 | 35,236 | 36,029 | → |
Engelskirchen | Commune | Oberbergischer Kreis | 20,442 | 20,829 | 19,368 | 19,298 | → |
Enger | City | Herford | 18,925 | 20,007 | 20,439 | 20,490 | → |
Ennepetal | City | Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis | 34,224 | 33,559 | 30,400 | 30,142 | → |
Ennigerloh | City | Warendorf | 20,552 | 20,786 | 19,662 | 19,810 | → |
Ense | Commune | Soest | 10,869 | 12,459 | 12,336 | 12,162 | → |
Erftstadt | City | Rhein-Erft-Kreis | 48,717 | 50,998 | 49,230 | 50,010 | → |
Erkelenz | City | Heinsberg | 42,281 | 43,364 | 42,931 | 43,206 | → |
Erkrath | City | Mettmann | 49,572 | 48,547 | 43,690 | 43,992 | → |
Erndtebrück | Commune | Siegen-Wittgenstein | 8,116 | 7,789 | 7,315 | 6,934 | → |
Erwitte | City | Soest | 14,982 | 15,725 | 15,569 | 16,065 | → |
Eschweiler | City | Städteregion Aachen | 56,171 | 55,257 | 54,671 | 56,482 | → |
Eslohe (Sauerland) | Commune | Hochsauerlandkreis | 9,311 | 9,344 | 9,058 | 8,811 | → |
Espelkamp | City | Minden-Lübbecke | 27,004 | 26,883 | 24,805 | 24,782 | → |
Essen | County-level City | Essen | 614,861 | 591,889 | 566,201 | 582,760 | → |
Euskirchen | City | Euskirchen | 52,205 | 54,047 | 55,414 | 58,381 | → |
Everswinkel | Commune | Warendorf | 8,684 | 9,219 | 9,382 | 9,678 | → |
Extertal | Commune | Lippe | 13,407 | 13,227 | 11,854 | 11,069 | → |
Finnentrop | Commune | Olpe | 18,299 | 18,562 | 17,172 | 16,955 | → |
Frechen | City | Rhein-Erft-Kreis | 45,583 | 47,382 | 49,657 | 52,439 | → |
Freudenberg | City | Siegen-Wittgenstein | 18,094 | 18,315 | 18,024 | 17,711 | → |
Fröndenberg/Ruhr | City | Unna | 22,145 | 23,054 | 20,928 | 20,760 | → |
Gangelt | Commune | Heinsberg | 10,367 | 11,210 | 11,404 | 12,576 | → |
Geilenkirchen | City | Heinsberg | 26,549 | 28,137 | 26,240 | 27,470 | → |
Geldern | City | Kleve | 31,709 | 33,232 | 32,871 | 33,730 | → |
Gelsenkirchen | County-level City | Gelsenkirchen | 291,164 | 276,740 | 258,766 | 259,645 | → |
Gescher | City | Borken | 16,095 | 16,932 | 16,869 | 17,254 | → |
Geseke | City | Soest | 19,170 | 20,219 | 20,718 | 21,422 | → |
Gevelsberg | City | Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis | 33,769 | 33,552 | 31,227 | 30,701 | → |
Gladbeck | City | Recklinghausen | 79,605 | 77,460 | 73,974 | 75,610 | → |
Goch | City | Kleve | 31,186 | 33,033 | 32,708 | 34,205 | → |
Grefrath | Commune | Viersen | 15,447 | 16,040 | 14,946 | 14,753 | → |
Greven | City | Steinfurt | 33,216 | 34,507 | 34,659 | 37,753 | → |
Grevenbroich | City | Rhein-Kreis Neuss | 63,604 | 65,039 | 61,741 | 63,743 | → |
Gronau (Westf.) | City | Borken | 43,529 | 45,290 | 45,494 | 48,321 | → |
Gummersbach | City | Oberbergischer Kreis | 53,149 | 53,355 | 49,951 | 50,952 | → |
Gütersloh | City | Gütersloh | 92,842 | 95,459 | 94,172 | 100,861 | → |
Haan | City | Mettmann | 29,888 | 29,607 | 29,574 | 30,406 | → |
Hagen | County-level City | Hagen | 212,003 | 202,060 | 187,944 | 188,686 | → |
Hallenberg | City | Hochsauerlandkreis | 4,997 | 4,737 | 4,507 | 4,465 | → |
Halle (Westf.) | City | Gütersloh | 19,502 | 20,728 | 21,029 | 21,577 | → |
Haltern am See | City | Recklinghausen | 35,587 | 36,956 | 37,315 | 37,850 | → |
Halver | City | Märkischer Kreis | 17,168 | 17,627 | 16,474 | 16,083 | → |
Hamm | County-level City | Hamm | 183,408 | 183,805 | 176,037 | 179,916 | → |
Hamminkeln | City | Wesel | 26,480 | 27,209 | 26,350 | 26,858 | → |
Harsewinkel | City | Gütersloh | 22,616 | 23,703 | 23,799 | 25,163 | → |
Hattingen | City | Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis | 58,650 | 58,023 | 54,253 | 54,438 | → |
Havixbeck | Commune | Coesfeld | 10,711 | 11,828 | 11,543 | 11,943 | → |
Heek | Commune | Borken | 7,578 | 7,968 | 8,356 | 8,653 | → |
Heiden | Commune | Borken | 7,375 | 8,092 | 8,089 | 8,218 | → |
Heiligenhaus | City | Mettmann | 29,487 | 28,402 | 25,560 | 26,345 | → |
Heimbach | City | Düren | 4,613 | 4,659 | 4,406 | 4,328 | → |
Heinsberg | City | Heinsberg | 39,852 | 41,483 | 40,949 | 42,236 | → |
Hellenthal | Commune | Euskirchen | 8,758 | 8,715 | 8,248 | 7,863 | → |
Hemer | City | Märkischer Kreis | 35,934 | 37,355 | 35,225 | 34,062 | → |
Hennef (Sieg) | City | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | 38,115 | 43,534 | 44,770 | 47,290 | → |
Herdecke | City | Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis | 26,278 | 26,001 | 22,909 | 22,755 | → |
Herford | City | Herford | 65,919 | 65,097 | 65,213 | 66,638 | → |
Herne | County-level City | Herne | 179,897 | 174,018 | 155,160 | 156,449 | → |
Herscheid | Commune | Märkischer Kreis | 7,492 | 7,626 | 7,363 | 6,954 | → |
Herten | City | Recklinghausen | 69,183 | 66,495 | 61,505 | 61,821 | → |
Herzebrock-Clarholz | Commune | Gütersloh | 14,898 | 15,944 | 15,900 | 16,004 | → |
Herzogenrath | City | Städteregion Aachen | 45,935 | 46,932 | 46,564 | 46,375 | → |
Hiddenhausen | Commune | Herford | 20,474 | 21,071 | 19,786 | 19,705 | → |
Hilchenbach | City | Siegen-Wittgenstein | 16,571 | 16,506 | 15,387 | 14,801 | → |
Hilden | City | Mettmann | 55,086 | 56,615 | 54,390 | 55,625 | → |
Hille | Commune | Minden-Lübbecke | 15,857 | 16,622 | 16,027 | 15,374 | → |
Holzwickede | Commune | Unna | 17,414 | 17,739 | 16,755 | 17,076 | → |
Hopsten | Commune | Steinfurt | 6,642 | 7,643 | 7,631 | 7,650 | → |
Horn-Bad Meinberg | City | Lippe | 18,664 | 18,696 | 17,364 | 17,263 | → |
Hörstel | City | Steinfurt | 17,401 | 19,602 | 19,660 | 20,344 | → |
Horstmar | City | Steinfurt | 6,387 | 6,709 | 6,496 | 6,545 | → |
Hövelhof | Commune | Paderborn | 15,167 | 15,872 | 15,642 | 16,281 | → |
Höxter | City | Höxter | 33,560 | 32,998 | 30,165 | 28,808 | → |
Hückelhoven | City | Heinsberg | 36,756 | 39,308 | 38,927 | 40,245 | → |
Hückeswagen | City | Oberbergischer Kreis | 16,016 | 16,540 | 15,256 | 14,958 | → |
Hüllhorst | Commune | Minden-Lübbecke | 12,657 | 13,687 | 13,174 | 13,032 | → |
Hünxe | Commune | Wesel | 13,632 | 13,706 | 13,544 | 13,598 | → |
Hürtgenwald | Commune | Düren | 8,474 | 8,880 | 8,655 | 8,700 | → |
Hürth | City | Rhein-Erft-Kreis | 52,351 | 54,095 | 55,082 | 59,731 | → |
Ibbenbüren | City | Steinfurt | 47,421 | 49,485 | 50,569 | 51,822 | → |
Inden | Commune | Düren | 7,624 | 7,636 | 6,936 | 7,397 | → |
Iserlohn | City | Märkischer Kreis | 99,341 | 98,865 | 94,630 | 92,174 | → |
Isselburg | City | Borken | 10,644 | 10,974 | 10,926 | 10,636 | → |
Issum | Commune | Kleve | 11,793 | 12,181 | 11,876 | 11,977 | → |
Jüchen | City | Rhein-Kreis Neuss | 22,216 | 22,569 | 22,162 | 23,294 | → |
Jülich | City | Düren | 32,061 | 33,940 | 31,834 | 32,653 | → |
Kaarst | City | Rhein-Kreis Neuss | 41,788 | 42,379 | 41,901 | 43,493 | → |
Kalkar | City | Kleve | 12,560 | 13,865 | 13,743 | 13,884 | → |
Kall | Commune | Euskirchen | 11,194 | 11,829 | 11,383 | 11,191 | → |
Kalletal | Commune | Lippe | 15,791 | 15,786 | 14,249 | 13,471 | → |
Kamen | City | Unna | 46,977 | 46,348 | 43,815 | 43,023 | → |
Kamp-Lintfort | City | Wesel | 40,435 | 39,959 | 37,299 | 37,596 | → |
Kempen | City | Viersen | 36,093 | 36,085 | 35,075 | 34,514 | → |
Kerken | Commune | Kleve | 12,060 | 12,616 | 12,527 | 12,548 | → |
Kerpen | City | Rhein-Erft-Kreis | 61,998 | 63,652 | 63,273 | 66,702 | → |
Kevelaer | City | Kleve | 25,737 | 27,319 | 27,509 | 28,087 | → |
Kierspe | City | Märkischer Kreis | 17,541 | 18,299 | 16,363 | 16,119 | → |
Kirchhundem | Commune | Olpe | 13,030 | 13,067 | 12,069 | 11,485 | → |
Kirchlengern | Commune | Herford | 15,589 | 16,335 | 16,189 | 16,023 | → |
Kleve | City | Kleve | 48,344 | 49,031 | 47,438 | 52,388 | → |
Köln [Cologne] | County-level City | Köln | 965,697 | 967,940 | 1,005,775 | 1,087,863 | → |
Königswinter | City | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | 37,341 | 39,482 | 40,025 | 41,277 | → |
Korschenbroich | City | Rhein-Kreis Neuss | 31,740 | 33,862 | 32,025 | 33,251 | → |
Kranenburg | Commune | Kleve | 8,526 | 9,457 | 10,174 | 10,719 | → |
Krefeld | County-level City | Krefeld | 249,606 | 239,559 | 222,247 | 227,417 | → |
Kreuzau | Commune | Düren | 16,989 | 18,234 | 17,123 | 17,444 | → |
Kreuztal | City | Siegen-Wittgenstein | 32,243 | 32,127 | 30,754 | 31,122 | → |
Kürten | Commune | Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis | 18,771 | 19,679 | 19,531 | 19,662 | → |
Ladbergen | Commune | Steinfurt | 6,058 | 6,455 | 6,372 | 6,688 | → |
Laer | Commune | Steinfurt | 5,999 | 6,314 | 6,485 | 6,744 | → |
Lage | City | Lippe | 35,931 | 36,157 | 34,824 | 34,858 | → |
Langenberg | Commune | Gütersloh | 7,719 | 8,196 | 8,151 | 8,619 | → |
Langenfeld (Rheinland) | City | Mettmann | 56,676 | 58,757 | 56,829 | 59,178 | → |
Langerwehe | Commune | Düren | 12,999 | 13,856 | 13,440 | 14,028 | → |
Legden | Commune | Borken | 6,003 | 6,663 | 6,939 | 7,326 | → |
Leichlingen (Rheinland) | City | Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis | 26,366 | 26,934 | 27,478 | 28,000 | → |
Lemgo | City | Lippe | 41,403 | 42,188 | 41,032 | 40,619 | → |
Lengerich | City | Steinfurt | 21,802 | 22,259 | 21,828 | 22,660 | → |
Lennestadt | City | Olpe | 27,650 | 28,046 | 26,473 | 25,308 | → |
Leopoldshöhe | Commune | Lippe | 15,309 | 16,396 | 15,922 | 16,263 | → |
Leverkusen | County-level City | Leverkusen | 162,252 | 160,829 | 158,984 | 163,729 | → |
Lichtenau | City | Paderborn | 10,461 | 11,138 | 10,473 | 10,570 | → |
Lienen | Commune | Steinfurt | 8,575 | 9,017 | 8,577 | 8,604 | → |
Lindlar | Commune | Oberbergischer Kreis | 20,804 | 22,517 | 21,252 | 21,315 | → |
Linnich | City | Düren | 13,697 | 13,898 | 12,549 | 12,662 | → |
Lippetal | Commune | Soest | 12,081 | 12,647 | 11,959 | 11,894 | → |
Lippstadt | City | Soest | 66,636 | 67,231 | 65,886 | 67,952 | → |
Lohmar | City | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | 29,509 | 30,936 | 29,475 | 30,453 | → |
Löhne | City | Herford | 41,246 | 41,580 | 39,671 | 39,915 | → |
Lotte | Commune | Steinfurt | 11,594 | 13,122 | 13,728 | 14,095 | → |
Lübbecke | City | Minden-Lübbecke | 25,301 | 25,937 | 25,473 | 25,541 | → |
Lüdenscheid | City | Märkischer Kreis | 81,837 | 80,509 | 73,762 | 72,313 | → |
Lüdinghausen | City | Coesfeld | 21,569 | 23,333 | 23,544 | 24,822 | → |
Lügde | City | Lippe | 12,003 | 11,603 | 10,209 | 9,390 | → |
Lünen | City | Unna | 91,592 | 92,005 | 86,010 | 86,348 | → |
Marienheide | Commune | Oberbergischer Kreis | 13,032 | 13,491 | 13,687 | 13,522 | → |
Marienmünster | City | Höxter | 5,233 | 5,458 | 5,356 | 4,902 | → |
Marl | City | Recklinghausen | 92,965 | 92,628 | 84,782 | 84,067 | → |
Marsberg | City | Hochsauerlandkreis | 23,058 | 22,382 | 20,428 | 19,540 | → |
Mechernich | City | Euskirchen | 24,575 | 26,460 | 26,736 | 27,714 | → |
Meckenheim | City | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | 24,558 | 25,440 | 23,563 | 24,817 | → |
Medebach | City | Hochsauerlandkreis | 8,200 | 8,345 | 7,970 | 8,000 | → |
Meerbusch | City | Rhein-Kreis Neuss | 54,206 | 55,172 | 54,313 | 56,415 | → |
Meinerzhagen | City | Märkischer Kreis | 21,554 | 22,031 | 21,073 | 20,367 | → |
Menden (Sauerland) | City | Märkischer Kreis | 58,424 | 59,183 | 54,495 | 52,608 | → |
Merzenich | Commune | Düren | 8,873 | 9,995 | 9,835 | 9,885 | → |
Meschede | City | Hochsauerlandkreis | 32,590 | 32,645 | 30,745 | 29,786 | → |
Metelen | Commune | Steinfurt | 6,177 | 6,313 | 6,397 | 6,360 | → |
Mettingen | Commune | Steinfurt | 11,783 | 12,510 | 11,830 | 11,828 | → |
Mettmann | City | Mettmann | 38,812 | 39,125 | 37,972 | 38,757 | → |
Minden | City | Minden-Lübbecke | 82,971 | 82,898 | 80,121 | 81,716 | → |
Moers | City | Wesel | 107,095 | 107,421 | 104,009 | 103,902 | → |
Möhnesee | Commune | Soest | 10,114 | 11,164 | 11,041 | 11,722 | → |
Mönchengladbach | County-level City | Mönchengladbach | 266,702 | 262,963 | 255,188 | 261,034 | → |
Monheim am Rhein | City | Mettmann | 43,811 | 43,685 | 40,280 | 40,948 | → |
Monschau | City | Städteregion Aachen | 12,541 | 13,002 | 12,085 | 11,693 | → |
Morsbach | Commune | Oberbergischer Kreis | 11,169 | 11,520 | 10,565 | 10,138 | → |
Much | Commune | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | 13,883 | 14,889 | 14,119 | 14,412 | → |
Mülheim an der Ruhr | County-level City | Mülheim an der Ruhr | 176,530 | 172,332 | 166,865 | 170,632 | → |
Münster | County-level City | Münster | 265,061 | 267,197 | 289,576 | 315,293 | → |
Nachrodt-Wiblingwerde | Commune | Märkischer Kreis | 6,964 | 6,983 | 6,724 | 6,546 | → |
Netphen | City | Siegen-Wittgenstein | 24,897 | 25,038 | 23,326 | 23,081 | → |
Nettersheim | Commune | Euskirchen | 7,298 | 7,882 | 7,563 | 7,491 | → |
Nettetal | City | Viersen | 40,348 | 42,085 | 41,417 | 42,496 | → |
Neuenkirchen | Commune | Steinfurt | 12,473 | 13,610 | 13,698 | 13,887 | → |
Neuenrade | City | Märkischer Kreis | 12,009 | 12,377 | 12,156 | 11,889 | → |
Neukirchen-Vluyn | City | Wesel | 27,571 | 28,566 | 27,033 | 27,187 | → |
Neunkirchen | Commune | Siegen-Wittgenstein | 14,717 | 14,391 | 13,930 | 13,165 | → |
Neunkirchen-Seelscheid | Commune | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | 18,508 | 20,328 | 19,780 | 19,679 | → |
Neuss | City | Rhein-Kreis Neuss | 148,796 | 150,957 | 150,568 | 153,896 | → |
Nideggen | City | Düren | 9,675 | 10,729 | 9,877 | 10,001 | → |
Niederkassel | City | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | 31,201 | 35,077 | 36,496 | 38,667 | → |
Niederkrüchten | Commune | Viersen | 12,862 | 14,749 | 14,963 | 15,557 | → |
Niederzier | Commune | Düren | 13,176 | 14,235 | 13,758 | 14,113 | → |
Nieheim | City | Höxter | 7,114 | 7,049 | 6,578 | 6,084 | → |
Nordkirchen | Commune | Coesfeld | 9,283 | 10,088 | 9,662 | 10,111 | → |
Nordwalde | Commune | Steinfurt | 9,071 | 9,407 | 9,368 | 9,640 | → |
Nörvenich | Commune | Düren | 10,760 | 11,628 | 10,575 | 10,572 | → |
Nottuln | Commune | Coesfeld | 17,823 | 19,599 | 19,160 | 19,619 | → |
Nümbrecht | Commune | Oberbergischer Kreis | 16,526 | 17,009 | 16,700 | 17,001 | → |
Oberhausen | County-level City | Oberhausen | 224,397 | 221,619 | 210,216 | 210,764 | → |
Ochtrup | City | Steinfurt | 18,176 | 18,977 | 18,876 | 19,662 | → |
Odenthal | Commune | Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis | 13,909 | 15,120 | 14,824 | 14,967 | → |
Oelde | City | Warendorf | 28,847 | 29,406 | 28,940 | 29,238 | → |
Oer-Erkenschwick | City | Recklinghausen | 30,302 | 30,516 | 30,861 | 31,421 | → |
Oerlinghausen | City | Lippe | 17,165 | 17,435 | 16,684 | 17,142 | → |
Olfen | City | Coesfeld | 9,936 | 11,845 | 12,084 | 12,923 | → |
Olpe | City | Olpe | 24,605 | 25,371 | 24,822 | 24,551 | → |
Olsberg | City | Hochsauerlandkreis | 16,267 | 16,233 | 15,057 | 14,430 | → |
Ostbevern | Commune | Warendorf | 8,686 | 10,109 | 10,624 | 11,007 | → |
Overath | City | Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis | 25,319 | 26,410 | 26,968 | 27,100 | → |
Paderborn | City | Paderborn | 133,717 | 140,869 | 142,365 | 151,633 | → |
Petershagen | City | Minden-Lübbecke | 26,142 | 27,103 | 26,105 | 25,119 | → |
Plettenberg | City | Märkischer Kreis | 29,519 | 28,959 | 26,235 | 25,237 | → |
Porta Westfalica | City | Minden-Lübbecke | 35,794 | 36,277 | 35,623 | 35,631 | → |
Preußisch Oldendorf | City | Minden-Lübbecke | 12,500 | 13,417 | 12,741 | 12,188 | → |
Pulheim | City | Rhein-Erft-Kreis | 51,365 | 53,441 | 52,929 | 54,194 | → |
Radevormwald | City | Oberbergischer Kreis | 24,353 | 24,668 | 22,518 | 21,919 | → |
Raesfeld | Commune | Borken | 10,510 | 11,109 | 11,140 | 11,431 | → |
Rahden | City | Minden-Lübbecke | 14,850 | 15,856 | 15,634 | 15,402 | → |
Ratingen | City | Mettmann | 89,534 | 91,793 | 86,967 | 87,520 | → |
Recke | Commune | Steinfurt | 10,869 | 11,694 | 11,378 | 11,376 | → |
Recklinghausen | City | Recklinghausen | 127,216 | 124,587 | 115,958 | 111,397 | → |
Rees | City | Kleve | 20,010 | 21,995 | 21,520 | 21,100 | → |
Reichshof | Commune | Oberbergischer Kreis | 18,385 | 19,885 | 19,017 | 18,600 | → |
Reken | Commune | Borken | 12,754 | 14,027 | 14,321 | 14,888 | → |
Remscheid | County-level City | Remscheid | 122,260 | 118,753 | 110,708 | 111,338 | → |
Rheda-Wiedenbrück | City | Gütersloh | 42,155 | 45,235 | 46,515 | 48,644 | → |
Rhede | City | Borken | 18,006 | 18,774 | 19,102 | 19,299 | → |
Rheinbach | City | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | 24,733 | 25,986 | 26,377 | 26,986 | → |
Rheinberg | City | Wesel | 29,638 | 31,712 | 30,867 | 30,854 | → |
Rheine | City | Steinfurt | 74,587 | 75,925 | 72,749 | 76,218 | → |
Rheurdt | Commune | Kleve | 5,983 | 6,474 | 6,661 | 6,515 | → |
Rietberg | City | Gütersloh | 26,435 | 28,214 | 28,562 | 29,545 | → |
Rödinghausen | Commune | Herford | 9,308 | 10,214 | 9,865 | 9,758 | → |
Roetgen | Commune | Städteregion Aachen | 7,443 | 8,052 | 8,312 | 8,648 | → |
Rommerskirchen | Commune | Rhein-Kreis Neuss | 12,151 | 12,410 | 12,475 | 13,298 | → |
Rosendahl | Commune | Coesfeld | 10,392 | 10,922 | 10,534 | 10,754 | → |
Rösrath | City | Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis | 24,286 | 26,613 | 27,492 | 28,631 | → |
Ruppichteroth | Commune | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | 9,484 | 10,238 | 10,288 | 10,420 | → |
Rüthen | City | Soest | 11,709 | 11,490 | 10,635 | 10,826 | → |
Saerbeck | Commune | Steinfurt | 5,633 | 6,636 | 7,157 | 7,091 | → |
Salzkotten | City | Paderborn | 22,211 | 23,680 | 24,434 | 24,956 | → |
Sankt Augustin | City | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | 55,065 | 55,539 | 53,850 | 55,847 | → |
Sassenberg | City | Warendorf | 12,057 | 13,691 | 13,981 | 14,193 | → |
Schalksmühle | Commune | Märkischer Kreis | 12,218 | 11,986 | 10,882 | 10,294 | → |
Schermbeck | Commune | Wesel | 13,094 | 13,624 | 13,337 | 13,602 | → |
Schieder-Schwalenberg | City | Lippe | 9,636 | 9,523 | 8,993 | 8,344 | → |
Schlangen | Commune | Lippe | 8,194 | 8,917 | 8,881 | 9,259 | → |
Schleiden | City | Euskirchen | 13,784 | 14,030 | 13,096 | 13,128 | → |
Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock | City | Gütersloh | 23,248 | 25,829 | 26,386 | 26,872 | → |
Schmallenberg | City | Hochsauerlandkreis | 26,620 | 26,538 | 25,475 | 24,852 | → |
Schöppingen | Commune | Borken | 6,379 | 8,213 | 6,882 | 6,868 | → |
Schwalmtal | Commune | Viersen | 17,116 | 19,370 | 19,062 | 18,969 | → |
Schwelm | City | Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis | 30,729 | 30,351 | 28,435 | 28,537 | → |
Schwerte | City | Unna | 50,734 | 50,534 | 46,743 | 46,195 | → |
Selfkant | Commune | Heinsberg | 8,980 | 9,573 | 9,948 | 10,137 | → |
Selm | City | Unna | 26,214 | 27,389 | 26,017 | 25,925 | → |
Senden | Commune | Coesfeld | 18,796 | 19,703 | 19,976 | 20,409 | → |
Sendenhorst | City | Warendorf | 12,252 | 13,139 | 12,834 | 13,193 | → |
Siegburg | City | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | 36,998 | 37,865 | 38,780 | 41,554 | → |
Siegen | City | Siegen-Wittgenstein | 111,398 | 108,397 | 99,187 | 102,770 | → |
Simmerath | Commune | Städteregion Aachen | 14,525 | 15,415 | 15,122 | 15,404 | → |
Soest | City | Soest | 47,730 | 48,361 | 46,742 | 47,514 | → |
Solingen | County-level City | Solingen | 165,735 | 165,032 | 155,265 | 159,245 | → |
Sonsbeck | Commune | Wesel | 7,346 | 8,460 | 8,666 | 8,673 | → |
Spenge | City | Herford | 15,601 | 15,796 | 14,812 | 14,482 | → |
Sprockhövel | City | Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis | 25,442 | 26,419 | 25,444 | 24,739 | → |
Stadtlohn | City | Borken | 19,139 | 20,407 | 20,164 | 20,283 | → |
Steinfurt | City | Steinfurt | 33,268 | 34,052 | 33,392 | 34,325 | → |
Steinhagen | Commune | Gütersloh | 18,591 | 19,745 | 20,157 | 20,614 | → |
Steinheim | City | Höxter | 13,296 | 14,008 | 13,107 | 12,528 | → |
Stemwede | Commune | Minden-Lübbecke | 14,049 | 14,525 | 13,843 | 13,020 | → |
Stolberg (Rhld.) | City | Städteregion Aachen | 58,203 | 58,718 | 56,206 | 56,466 | → |
Straelen | City | Kleve | 14,511 | 15,337 | 15,367 | 16,257 | → |
Südlohn | Commune | Borken | 8,460 | 8,698 | 8,882 | 9,262 | → |
Sundern (Sauerland) | City | Hochsauerlandkreis | 29,368 | 29,864 | 28,565 | 27,725 | → |
Swisttal | Commune | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | 17,865 | 17,954 | 17,604 | 18,749 | → |
Tecklenburg | City | Steinfurt | 9,159 | 9,422 | 8,824 | 9,070 | → |
Telgte | City | Warendorf | 18,472 | 19,370 | 18,866 | 19,911 | → |
Titz | Commune | Düren | 8,269 | 8,498 | 8,289 | 8,455 | → |
Tönisvorst | City | Viersen | 28,385 | 30,477 | 29,574 | 29,336 | → |
Troisdorf | City | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | 68,778 | 73,282 | 72,408 | 74,953 | → |
Übach-Palenberg | City | Heinsberg | 23,849 | 25,049 | 24,220 | 24,044 | → |
Uedem | Commune | Kleve | 7,733 | 8,353 | 8,217 | 8,224 | → |
Unna | City | Unna | 66,475 | 70,117 | 59,149 | 58,936 | → |
Velbert | City | Mettmann | 89,786 | 89,823 | 81,303 | 81,842 | → |
Velen | City | Borken | 11,664 | 12,940 | 12,990 | 13,107 | → |
Verl | City | Gütersloh | 21,626 | 23,768 | 24,766 | 25,318 | → |
Versmold | City | Gütersloh | 19,680 | 20,634 | 20,898 | 21,603 | → |
Vettweiß | Commune | Düren | 7,834 | 8,683 | 8,954 | 9,397 | → |
Viersen | City | Viersen | 77,338 | 77,259 | 74,941 | 77,102 | → |
Vlotho | City | Herford | 20,520 | 20,544 | 19,232 | 18,380 | → |
Voerde (Niederrhein) | City | Wesel | 38,269 | 38,935 | 37,134 | 36,017 | → |
Vreden | City | Borken | 20,745 | 21,931 | 22,400 | 22,670 | → |
Wachtberg | Commune | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | 18,716 | 19,162 | 19,451 | 20,485 | → |
Wachtendonk | Commune | Kleve | 7,185 | 7,626 | 7,804 | 8,129 | → |
Wadersloh | Commune | Warendorf | 12,944 | 13,155 | 12,350 | 12,654 | → |
Waldbröl | City | Oberbergischer Kreis | 18,490 | 19,213 | 18,964 | 19,553 | → |
Waldfeucht | Commune | Heinsberg | 8,724 | 9,307 | 8,733 | 8,842 | → |
Waltrop | City | Recklinghausen | 30,466 | 30,437 | 29,017 | 29,328 | → |
Warburg | City | Höxter | 24,178 | 24,218 | 23,547 | 23,076 | → |
Warendorf | City | Warendorf | 36,991 | 38,988 | 36,982 | 37,157 | → |
Warstein | City | Soest | 29,566 | 29,007 | 25,966 | 24,643 | → |
Wassenberg | City | Heinsberg | 14,280 | 16,044 | 16,944 | 18,630 | → |
Weeze | Commune | Kleve | 9,134 | 9,976 | 10,047 | 10,786 | → |
Wegberg | City | Heinsberg | 26,989 | 28,800 | 27,865 | 28,169 | → |
Weilerswist | Commune | Euskirchen | 15,314 | 16,337 | 15,462 | 17,633 | → |
Welver | Commune | Soest | 11,563 | 12,848 | 12,253 | 11,833 | → |
Wenden | Commune | Olpe | 18,604 | 19,658 | 19,665 | 19,609 | → |
Werdohl | City | Märkischer Kreis | 22,227 | 21,265 | 18,430 | 17,657 | → |
Werl | City | Soest | 30,533 | 31,819 | 30,303 | 30,767 | → |
Wermelskirchen | City | Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis | 37,123 | 36,907 | 34,934 | 34,719 | → |
Werne | City | Unna | 30,456 | 30,779 | 29,614 | 29,717 | → |
Werther (Westf.) | City | Gütersloh | 11,268 | 11,740 | 11,367 | 11,150 | → |
Wesel | City | Wesel | 61,609 | 62,151 | 60,335 | 60,230 | → |
Wesseling | City | Rhein-Erft-Kreis | 33,517 | 35,224 | 34,998 | 36,347 | → |
Westerkappeln | Commune | Steinfurt | 10,635 | 11,287 | 10,949 | 11,241 | → |
Wetter (Ruhr) | City | Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis | 29,331 | 29,675 | 27,935 | 27,392 | → |
Wettringen | Commune | Steinfurt | 7,216 | 7,724 | 7,801 | 8,261 | → |
Wickede (Ruhr) | Commune | Soest | 12,495 | 12,650 | 11,567 | 12,682 | → |
Wiehl | City | Oberbergischer Kreis | 25,367 | 26,455 | 25,274 | 25,161 | → |
Willebadessen | City | Höxter | 8,959 | 9,013 | 8,433 | 8,111 | → |
Willich | City | Viersen | 45,932 | 50,853 | 50,708 | 50,391 | → |
Wilnsdorf | Commune | Siegen-Wittgenstein | 21,630 | 21,618 | 20,469 | 20,086 | → |
Windeck | Commune | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | 19,892 | 21,048 | 18,935 | 18,730 | → |
Winterberg | City | Hochsauerlandkreis | 15,068 | 14,676 | 12,982 | 12,638 | → |
Wipperfürth | City | Oberbergischer Kreis | 22,409 | 23,227 | 21,660 | 20,963 | → |
Witten | City | Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis | 104,754 | 103,158 | 96,382 | 96,459 | → |
Wülfrath | City | Mettmann | 22,046 | 22,669 | 21,213 | 20,957 | → |
Wuppertal | County-level City | Wuppertal | 381,884 | 364,784 | 342,661 | 355,100 | → |
Würselen | City | Städteregion Aachen | 35,758 | 36,731 | 37,206 | 38,756 | → |
Xanten | City | Wesel | 18,902 | 20,841 | 21,245 | 21,607 | → |
Zülpich | City | Euskirchen | 18,878 | 19,674 | 19,745 | 20,332 | → |
Source: Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland (web).
Explanation: Population estimates after 2011 are based on the results of the 2011 census. Communes and counties within the boundaries of 31 December 2020.