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Nordrhein-Westfalen

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
2025-12-31
Nordrhein-Westfalen [North Rhine-Westphalia]State17,349,65118,052,09217,538,25117,890,48917,986,214
BielefeldCounty-level City319,037323,373326,870330,072331,419
BochumCounty-level City396,486390,087362,286354,288358,880
BonnCounty-level City292,234306,016305,765321,544323,587
BorkenCounty320,580362,834363,755374,418379,561
BottropCounty-level City118,936120,780117,311117,921118,482
CoesfeldCounty184,241216,805215,269222,953227,168
DortmundCounty-level City599,055589,240571,143598,246600,880
DuisburgCounty-level City535,447512,030488,468501,415500,810
DürenCounty244,297271,074258,760275,392279,492
DüsseldorfCounty-level City575,794570,765586,291611,258619,444
Ennepe-Ruhr-KreisCounty349,412349,988326,049314,154313,003
EssenCounty-level City626,973591,889566,201571,039573,618
EuskirchenCounty170,112190,581187,940197,836201,636
GelsenkirchenCounty-level City293,714276,740258,766264,130266,199
GüterslohCounty303,829347,954350,420359,571362,443
HagenCounty-level City214,449202,060187,944189,614189,983
HammCounty-level City179,639183,805176,037179,070179,108
HeinsbergCounty220,602252,275248,161258,975263,507
HerfordCounty238,231255,393250,704254,008253,431
HerneCounty-level City178,132174,018155,160155,446156,266
HochsauerlandkreisCounty268,627281,480266,509260,512259,176
HöxterCounty146,238155,518145,678138,447138,156
KleveCounty269,149301,861300,989315,361320,368
KölnCounty-level City953,551967,9401,005,7751,017,3551,025,523
KrefeldCounty-level City244,020239,559222,247230,666230,738
LeverkusenCounty-level City160,919160,829158,984166,356168,299
LippeCounty340,202364,990348,681348,030346,212
Märkischer KreisCounty443,026457,079423,819409,960405,164
MettmannCounty499,372509,023477,778488,128489,147
Minden-LübbeckeCounty298,771323,055312,169319,456319,491
MönchengladbachCounty-level City259,436262,963255,188264,089267,176
Mülheim an der RuhrCounty-level City177,681172,332166,865171,435171,674
MünsterCounty-level City259,438267,197289,576303,772306,368
Oberbergischer KreisCounty263,276289,518273,011272,744273,368
OberhausenCounty-level City223,840221,619210,216212,127213,178
OlpeCounty130,471141,705136,491132,230131,265
PaderbornCounty249,096292,961294,602313,102314,527
RecklinghausenCounty651,588656,053619,382618,350618,865
RemscheidCounty-level City123,155118,753110,708113,743113,333
Rhein-Erft-KreisCounty419,414458,430451,514471,257476,913
Rheinisch-Bergischer KreisCounty260,695276,525278,183282,677283,775
Rhein-Kreis NeussCounty420,374445,683437,393454,412455,615
Rhein-Sieg-KreisCounty504,274583,051578,252600,286603,456
Siegen-WittgensteinCounty288,922295,787276,834273,746272,509
SoestCounty277,333307,809296,875298,067298,457
SolingenCounty-level City165,401165,032155,265164,621164,621
Städteregion AachenCounty535,951553,714539,516577,572583,325
SteinfurtCounty390,945437,545433,659443,690451,004
UnnaCounty406,434430,269396,060393,393392,266
ViersenCounty271,742302,795296,175294,485297,193
WarendorfCounty257,028282,286273,477279,209281,872
WeselCounty444,422476,240460,419453,093457,020
WuppertalCounty-level City383,660364,784342,661356,768357,243
Deutschland [Germany]Federal Republic79,753,22782,440,30980,219,69582,711,28283,467,117

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

Explanation: Border status: December 31, 2024. 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 2025)
Males8,848,798
Females9,137,416
Age Groups (E 2025)
0-17 years3,044,116
18-64 years10,904,616
65+ years4,037,482
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 Catholics6,090,492
Protestants3,902,160
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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