<Table> <Tr> <Th> 2015 rank </Th> <Th> City </Th> <Th> State </Th> <Th> 2015 Estimate </Th> <Th> 2011 Census </Th> <Th> Change </Th> <Th> 2015 land area </Th> <Th> 2015 population density </Th> <Th> Location </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Berlin </Td> <Td> Berlin </Td> <Td> 3,520,031 </Td> <Td> 3,292,365 </Td> <Td> 7000691496841935810 ♠ + 6.91% </Td> <Td> 891.68 km 344.28 sq mi </Td> <Td> 3,948 / km 10,230 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 52 ° 31 ′ N 13 ° 23 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 52.517 ° N 13.383 ° E ﻿ / 52.517; 13.383 ﻿ (1 Berlin) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Hamburg </Td> <Td> Hamburg </Td> <Td> 1,787,408 </Td> <Td> 1,706,696 </Td> <Td> 7000472913746794980 ♠ + 4.73% </Td> <Td> 755.3 km 291.6 sq mi </Td> <Td> 2,366 / km 6,130 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 53 ° 33 ′ N 10 ° 0 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 53.550 ° N 10.000 ° E ﻿ / 53.550; 10.000 ﻿ (2 Hamburg) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Munich (München) </Td> <Td> Bavaria </Td> <Td> 1,450,381 </Td> <Td> 1,348,335 </Td> <Td> 7000756829719617160 ♠ + 7.57% </Td> <Td> 310.7 km 120.0 sq mi </Td> <Td> 4,668 / km 12,090 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 48 ° 8 ′ N 11 ° 34 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 48.133 ° N 11.567 ° E ﻿ / 48.133; 11.567 ﻿ (3 Munich) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Cologne (Köln) </Td> <Td> North Rhine - Westphalia </Td> <Td> 1,060,582 </Td> <Td> 1,005,775 </Td> <Td> 7000544923069274940 ♠ + 5.45% </Td> <Td> 405.02 km 156.38 sq mi </Td> <Td> 2,619 / km 6,780 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 50 ° 56 ′ N 6 ° 57 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 50.933 ° N 6.950 ° E ﻿ / 50.933; 6.950 ﻿ (4 Cologne) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Frankfurt am Main </Td> <Td> Hesse </Td> <Td> 732,688 </Td> <Td> 667,925 </Td> <Td> 7000969614851966910 ♠ + 9.70% </Td> <Td> 248.31 km 95.87 sq mi </Td> <Td> 2,951 / km 7,640 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 50 ° 7 ′ N 8 ° 41 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 50.117 ° N 8.683 ° E ﻿ / 50.117; 8.683 ﻿ (5 Frankfurt) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Stuttgart </Td> <Td> Baden - Württemberg </Td> <Td> 623,738 </Td> <Td> 585,890 </Td> <Td> 7000645991568383140 ♠ + 6.46% </Td> <Td> 207.35 km 80.06 sq mi </Td> <Td> 3,008 / km 7,790 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 48 ° 47 ′ N 9 ° 11 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 48.783 ° N 9.183 ° E ﻿ / 48.783; 9.183 ﻿ (6 Stuttgart) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Düsseldorf </Td> <Td> North Rhine - Westphalia </Td> <Td> 612,178 </Td> <Td> 586,291 </Td> <Td> 7000441538416929480 ♠ + 4.42% </Td> <Td> 217.41 km 83.94 sq mi </Td> <Td> 2,816 / km 7,290 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 51 ° 14 ′ N 6 ° 47 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 51.233 ° N 6.783 ° E ﻿ / 51.233; 6.783 ﻿ (7 Düsseldorf) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Dortmund </Td> <Td> North Rhine - Westphalia </Td> <Td> 586,181 </Td> <Td> 571,143 </Td> <Td> 7000263296582467090 ♠ + 2.63% </Td> <Td> 280.71 km 108.38 sq mi </Td> <Td> 2,088 / km 5,410 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 51 ° 31 ′ N 7 ° 28 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 51.517 ° N 7.467 ° E ﻿ / 51.517; 7.467 ﻿ (8 Dortmund) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Essen </Td> <Td> North Rhine - Westphalia </Td> <Td> 582,624 </Td> <Td> 566,201 </Td> <Td> 7000290056004846340 ♠ + 2.90% </Td> <Td> 210.34 km 81.21 sq mi </Td> <Td> 2,770 / km 7,200 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 51 ° 27 ′ N 7 ° 1 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 51.450 ° N 7.017 ° E ﻿ / 51.450; 7.017 ﻿ (9 Essen) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Leipzig </Td> <Td> Saxony </Td> <Td> 560,472 </Td> <Td> 502,979 </Td> <Td> 7001114304970982880 ♠ + 11.43% </Td> <Td> 297.8 km 115.0 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,882 / km 4,870 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 51 ° 20 ′ N 12 ° 23 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 51.333 ° N 12.383 ° E ﻿ / 51.333; 12.383 ﻿ (10 Leipzig) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Bremen </Td> <Td> Bremen </Td> <Td> 557,464 </Td> <Td> 542,707 </Td> <Td> 7000271914679560060 ♠ + 2.72% </Td> <Td> 326.18 km 125.94 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,709 / km 4,430 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 53 ° 5 ′ N 8 ° 48 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 53.083 ° N 8.800 ° E ﻿ / 53.083; 8.800 ﻿ (11 Bremen) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Dresden </Td> <Td> Saxony </Td> <Td> 543,825 </Td> <Td> 512,354 </Td> <Td> 7000614243277109190 ♠ + 6.14% </Td> <Td> 328.48 km 126.83 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,656 / km 4,290 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 51 ° 2 ′ N 13 ° 44 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 51.033 ° N 13.733 ° E ﻿ / 51.033; 13.733 ﻿ (12 Dresden) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Hanover (Hannover) </Td> <Td> Lower Saxony </Td> <Td> 532,163 </Td> <Td> 506,416 </Td> <Td> 7000508416005813399 ♠ + 5.08% </Td> <Td> 204.14 km 78.82 sq mi </Td> <Td> 2,607 / km 6,750 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 52 ° 22 ′ N 9 ° 43 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 52.367 ° N 9.717 ° E ﻿ / 52.367; 9.717 ﻿ (13 Hanover) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Nuremberg (Nürnberg) </Td> <Td> Bavaria </Td> <Td> 509,975 </Td> <Td> 486,314 </Td> <Td> 7000486537504575230 ♠ + 4.87% </Td> <Td> 186.38 km 71.96 sq mi </Td> <Td> 2,736 / km 7,090 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 49 ° 27 ′ N 11 ° 5 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 49.450 ° N 11.083 ° E ﻿ / 49.450; 11.083 ﻿ (14 Nuremberg) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Duisburg </Td> <Td> North Rhine - Westphalia </Td> <Td> 491,231 </Td> <Td> 488,468 </Td> <Td> 6999565646060745030 ♠ + 0.57% </Td> <Td> 232.8 km 89.9 sq mi </Td> <Td> 2,110 / km 5,500 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 51 ° 26 ′ N 6 ° 46 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 51.433 ° N 6.767 ° E ﻿ / 51.433; 6.767 ﻿ (15 Duisburg) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Bochum </Td> <Td> North Rhine - Westphalia </Td> <Td> 364,742 </Td> <Td> 362,286 </Td> <Td> 6999677917446437350 ♠ + 0.68% </Td> <Td> 145.66 km 56.24 sq mi </Td> <Td> 2,504 / km 6,490 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 51 ° 29 ′ N 7 ° 13 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 51.483 ° N 7.217 ° E ﻿ / 51.483; 7.217 ﻿ (16 Bochum) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Wuppertal </Td> <Td> North Rhine - Westphalia </Td> <Td> 350,046 </Td> <Td> 342,661 </Td> <Td> 7000215519128234610 ♠ + 2.16% </Td> <Td> 168.39 km 65.02 sq mi </Td> <Td> 2,079 / km 5,380 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 51 ° 16 ′ N 7 ° 11 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 51.267 ° N 7.183 ° E ﻿ / 51.267; 7.183 ﻿ (17 Wuppertal) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Bielefeld </Td> <Td> North Rhine - Westphalia </Td> <Td> 333,090 </Td> <Td> 326,870 </Td> <Td> 7000190289717624740 ♠ + 1.90% </Td> <Td> 258.82 km 99.93 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,287 / km 3,330 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 52 ° 1 ′ N 8 ° 32 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 52.017 ° N 8.533 ° E ﻿ / 52.017; 8.533 ﻿ (18 Bielefeld) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Bonn </Td> <Td> North Rhine - Westphalia </Td> <Td> 318,809 </Td> <Td> 305,765 </Td> <Td> 7000426602129086060 ♠ + 4.27% </Td> <Td> 141.06 km 54.46 sq mi </Td> <Td> 2,260 / km 5,900 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 50 ° 44 ′ N 7 ° 6 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 50.733 ° N 7.100 ° E ﻿ / 50.733; 7.100 ﻿ (19 Bonn) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> Münster </Td> <Td> North Rhine - Westphalia </Td> <Td> 310,039 </Td> <Td> 289,576 </Td> <Td> 7000706653866342510 ♠ + 7.07% </Td> <Td> 303.28 km 117.10 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,022 / km 2,650 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 51 ° 58 ′ N 7 ° 38 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 51.967 ° N 7.633 ° E ﻿ / 51.967; 7.633 ﻿ (20 Münster) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Karlsruhe </Td> <Td> Baden - Württemberg </Td> <Td> 307,755 </Td> <Td> 289,173 </Td> <Td> 7000642591113278210 ♠ + 6.43% </Td> <Td> 173.46 km 66.97 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,774 / km 4,590 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 49 ° 0 ′ N 8 ° 24 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 49.000 ° N 8.400 ° E ﻿ / 49.000; 8.400 ﻿ (21 Karlsruhe) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> Mannheim </Td> <Td> Baden - Württemberg </Td> <Td> 305,780 </Td> <Td> 290,117 </Td> <Td> 7000539885632348330 ♠ + 5.40% </Td> <Td> 144.96 km 55.97 sq mi </Td> <Td> 2,109 / km 5,460 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 49 ° 29 ′ N 8 ° 28 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 49.483 ° N 8.467 ° E ﻿ / 49.483; 8.467 ﻿ (22 Mannheim) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> Augsburg </Td> <Td> Bavaria </Td> <Td> 286,374 </Td> <Td> 267,767 </Td> <Td> 7000694895188727510 ♠ + 6.95% </Td> <Td> 146.86 km 56.70 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,950 / km 5,100 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 48 ° 22 ′ N 10 ° 54 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 48.367 ° N 10.900 ° E ﻿ / 48.367; 10.900 ﻿ (23 Augsburg) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> Wiesbaden </Td> <Td> Hesse </Td> <Td> 276,218 </Td> <Td> 269,121 </Td> <Td> 7000263710375630290 ♠ + 2.64% </Td> <Td> 203.93 km 78.74 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,354 / km 3,510 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 50 ° 5 ′ N 8 ° 14 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 50.083 ° N 8.233 ° E ﻿ / 50.083; 8.233 ﻿ (24 Wiesbaden) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> Gelsenkirchen </Td> <Td> North Rhine - Westphalia </Td> <Td> 260,368 </Td> <Td> 258,766 </Td> <Td> 6999619092152755770 ♠ + 0.62% </Td> <Td> 104.94 km 40.52 sq mi </Td> <Td> 2,481 / km 6,430 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 51 ° 31 ′ N 7 ° 6 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 51.517 ° N 7.100 ° E ﻿ / 51.517; 7.100 ﻿ (25 Gelsenkirchen) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> Mönchengladbach </Td> <Td> North Rhine - Westphalia </Td> <Td> 259,996 </Td> <Td> 255,188 </Td> <Td> 7000188410113328210 ♠ + 1.88% </Td> <Td> 170.47 km 65.82 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,525 / km 3,950 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 51 ° 12 ′ N 6 ° 26 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 51.200 ° N 6.433 ° E ﻿ / 51.200; 6.433 ﻿ (26 Mönchengladbach) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> Braunschweig </Td> <Td> Lower Saxony </Td> <Td> 251,364 </Td> <Td> 242,537 </Td> <Td> 7000363944470328240 ♠ + 3.64% </Td> <Td> 192.18 km 74.20 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,308 / km 3,390 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 52 ° 16 ′ N 10 ° 31 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 52.267 ° N 10.517 ° E ﻿ / 52.267; 10.517 ﻿ (27 Braunschweig) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> Chemnitz </Td> <Td> Saxony </Td> <Td> 248,645 </Td> <Td> 240,253 </Td> <Td> 7000349298447886190 ♠ + 3.49% </Td> <Td> 221.05 km 85.35 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,125 / km 2,910 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 50 ° 50 ′ N 12 ° 55 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 50.833 ° N 12.917 ° E ﻿ / 50.833; 12.917 ﻿ (28 Chemnitz) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> Kiel </Td> <Td> Schleswig - Holstein </Td> <Td> 246,306 </Td> <Td> 235,782 </Td> <Td> 7000446344504669570 ♠ + 4.46% </Td> <Td> 118.65 km 45.81 sq mi </Td> <Td> 2,076 / km 5,380 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 54 ° 20 ′ N 10 ° 8 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 54.333 ° N 10.133 ° E ﻿ / 54.333; 10.133 ﻿ (29 Kiel) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> Aachen </Td> <Td> North Rhine - Westphalia </Td> <Td> 245,885 </Td> <Td> 236,420 </Td> <Td> 7000400346840368830 ♠ + 4.00% </Td> <Td> 160.85 km 62.10 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,529 / km 3,960 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 50 ° 47 ′ N 6 ° 5 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 50.783 ° N 6.083 ° E ﻿ / 50.783; 6.083 ﻿ (30 Aachen) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> Halle (Saale) </Td> <Td> Saxony - Anhalt </Td> <Td> 236,991 </Td> <Td> 229,153 </Td> <Td> 7000342042216335810 ♠ + 3.42% </Td> <Td> 135.02 km 52.13 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,755 / km 4,550 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 51 ° 29 ′ N 11 ° 58 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 51.483 ° N 11.967 ° E ﻿ / 51.483; 11.967 ﻿ (31 Halle (Saale)) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> Magdeburg </Td> <Td> Saxony - Anhalt </Td> <Td> 235,723 </Td> <Td> 228,144 </Td> <Td> 7000332202468616310 ♠ + 3.32% </Td> <Td> 201 km 78 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,173 / km 3,040 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 52 ° 8 ′ N 11 ° 37 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 52.133 ° N 11.617 ° E ﻿ / 52.133; 11.617 ﻿ (32 Magdeburg) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> Freiburg im Breisgau </Td> <Td> Baden - Württemberg </Td> <Td> 226,393 </Td> <Td> 209,628 </Td> <Td> 7000799750033392490 ♠ + 8.00% </Td> <Td> 153.06 km 59.10 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,479 / km 3,830 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 47 ° 59 ′ N 7 ° 51 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 47.983 ° N 7.850 ° E ﻿ / 47.983; 7.850 ﻿ (33 Freiburg im Breisgau) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> Krefeld </Td> <Td> North Rhine - Westphalia </Td> <Td> 225,144 </Td> <Td> 222,247 </Td> <Td> 7000130350465923050 ♠ + 1.30% </Td> <Td> 137.77 km 53.19 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,634 / km 4,230 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 51 ° 20 ′ N 6 ° 34 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 51.333 ° N 6.567 ° E ﻿ / 51.333; 6.567 ﻿ (34 Krefeld) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> Lübeck </Td> <Td> Schleswig - Holstein </Td> <Td> 216,253 </Td> <Td> 210,305 </Td> <Td> 7000282827322222490 ♠ + 2.83% </Td> <Td> 214.21 km 82.71 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,010 / km 2,600 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 53 ° 52 ′ N 10 ° 41 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 53.867 ° N 10.683 ° E ﻿ / 53.867; 10.683 ﻿ (35 Lübeck) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> Oberhausen </Td> <Td> North Rhine - Westphalia </Td> <Td> 210,934 </Td> <Td> 210,216 </Td> <Td> 6999341553449784990 ♠ + 0.34% </Td> <Td> 77.09 km 29.76 sq mi </Td> <Td> 2,736 / km 7,090 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 51 ° 28 ′ N 6 ° 51 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 51.467 ° N 6.850 ° E ﻿ / 51.467; 6.850 ﻿ (36 Oberhausen) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 37 </Td> <Td> Erfurt </Td> <Td> Thuringia </Td> <Td> 210,118 </Td> <Td> 200,868 </Td> <Td> 7000460501423820620 ♠ + 4.61% </Td> <Td> 269.91 km 104.21 sq mi </Td> <Td> 778 / km 2,020 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 50 ° 59 ′ N 11 ° 2 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 50.983 ° N 11.033 ° E ﻿ / 50.983; 11.033 ﻿ (37 Erfurt) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> Mainz </Td> <Td> Rhineland - Palatinate </Td> <Td> 209,779 </Td> <Td> 200,344 </Td> <Td> 7000470939983228850 ♠ + 4.71% </Td> <Td> 97.74 km 37.74 sq mi </Td> <Td> 2,146 / km 5,560 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 50 ° 0 ′ N 8 ° 16 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 50.000 ° N 8.267 ° E ﻿ / 50.000; 8.267 ﻿ (38 Mainz) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 39 </Td> <Td> Rostock </Td> <Td> Mecklenburg - Vorpommern </Td> <Td> 206,011 </Td> <Td> 200,265 </Td> <Td> 7000286919831223630 ♠ + 2.87% </Td> <Td> 181.26 km 69.98 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,137 / km 2,940 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 54 ° 5 ′ N 12 ° 8 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 54.083 ° N 12.133 ° E ﻿ / 54.083; 12.133 ﻿ (39 Rostock) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> Kassel </Td> <Td> Hesse </Td> <Td> 197,984 </Td> <Td> 190,765 </Td> <Td> 7000378423715042070 ♠ + 3.78% </Td> <Td> 106.78 km 41.23 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,854 / km 4,800 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 51 ° 19 ′ N 9 ° 30 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 51.317 ° N 9.500 ° E ﻿ / 51.317; 9.500 ﻿ (40 Kassel) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> Hagen </Td> <Td> North Rhine - Westphalia </Td> <Td> 189,044 </Td> <Td> 187,944 </Td> <Td> 6999585280721917170 ♠ + 0.59% </Td> <Td> 160.45 km 61.95 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,178 / km 3,050 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 51 ° 22 ′ N 7 ° 29 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 51.367 ° N 7.483 ° E ﻿ / 51.367; 7.483 ﻿ (41 Hagen) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> Hamm </Td> <Td> North Rhine - Westphalia </Td> <Td> 179,397 </Td> <Td> 176,037 </Td> <Td> 7000190868965047120 ♠ + 1.91% </Td> <Td> 226.43 km 87.43 sq mi </Td> <Td> 792 / km 2,050 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 51 ° 41 ′ N 7 ° 49 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 51.683 ° N 7.817 ° E ﻿ / 51.683; 7.817 ﻿ (42 Hamm) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 43 </Td> <Td> Saarbrücken </Td> <Td> Saarland </Td> <Td> 178,151 </Td> <Td> 175,853 </Td> <Td> 7000130677327085690 ♠ + 1.31% </Td> <Td> 167.09 km 64.51 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,066 / km 2,760 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 49 ° 14 ′ N 7 ° 0 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 49.233 ° N 7.000 ° E ﻿ / 49.233; 7.000 ﻿ (43 Saarbrücken) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 44 </Td> <Td> Mülheim an der Ruhr </Td> <Td> North Rhine - Westphalia </Td> <Td> 169,278 </Td> <Td> 166,865 </Td> <Td> 7000144607916579270 ♠ + 1.45% </Td> <Td> 91.28 km 35.24 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,854 / km 4,800 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 51 ° 26 ′ N 6 ° 53 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 51.433 ° N 6.883 ° E ﻿ / 51.433; 6.883 ﻿ (44 Mülheim) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> Potsdam </Td> <Td> Brandenburg </Td> <Td> 167,745 </Td> <Td> 156,021 </Td> <Td> 7000751437306516430 ♠ + 7.51% </Td> <Td> 188.26 km 72.69 sq mi </Td> <Td> 891 / km 2,310 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 52 ° 24 ′ N 13 ° 4 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 52.400 ° N 13.067 ° E ﻿ / 52.400; 13.067 ﻿ (45 Potsdam) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 46 </Td> <Td> Ludwigshafen am Rhein </Td> <Td> Rhineland - Palatinate </Td> <Td> 164,718 </Td> <Td> 157,584 </Td> <Td> 7000452710935120320 ♠ + 4.53% </Td> <Td> 77.55 km 29.94 sq mi </Td> <Td> 2,124 / km 5,500 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 49 ° 29 ′ N 8 ° 26 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 49.483 ° N 8.433 ° E ﻿ / 49.483; 8.433 ﻿ (46 Ludwigshafen) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 47 </Td> <Td> Oldenburg </Td> <Td> Lower Saxony </Td> <Td> 163,830 </Td> <Td> 157,267 </Td> <Td> 7000417315775083140 ♠ + 4.17% </Td> <Td> 102.99 km 39.76 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,591 / km 4,120 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 53 ° 8 ′ N 8 ° 13 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 53.133 ° N 8.217 ° E ﻿ / 53.133; 8.217 ﻿ (47 Oldenburg) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> Leverkusen </Td> <Td> North Rhine - Westphalia </Td> <Td> 163,487 </Td> <Td> 158,984 </Td> <Td> 7000283236048910580 ♠ + 2.83% </Td> <Td> 78.87 km 30.45 sq mi </Td> <Td> 2,073 / km 5,370 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 51 ° 2 ′ N 6 ° 59 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 51.033 ° N 6.983 ° E ﻿ / 51.033; 6.983 ﻿ (48 Leverkusen) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 49 </Td> <Td> Osnabrück </Td> <Td> Lower Saxony </Td> <Td> 162,403 </Td> <Td> 153,699 </Td> <Td> 7000566301667545010 ♠ + 5.66% </Td> <Td> 119.8 km 46.3 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,356 / km 3,510 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 52 ° 17 ′ N 8 ° 3 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 52.283 ° N 8.050 ° E ﻿ / 52.283; 8.050 ﻿ (49 Osnabrück) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 50 </Td> <Td> Solingen </Td> <Td> North Rhine - Westphalia </Td> <Td> 158,726 </Td> <Td> 155,265 </Td> <Td> 7000222909219721120 ♠ + 2.23% </Td> <Td> 89.54 km 34.57 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,773 / km 4,590 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 51 ° 10 ′ N 7 ° 5 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 51.167 ° N 7.083 ° E ﻿ / 51.167; 7.083 ﻿ (50 Solingen) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 51 </Td> <Td> Heidelberg </Td> <Td> Baden - Württemberg </Td> <Td> 156,267 </Td> <Td> 146,751 </Td> <Td> 7000648445325755870 ♠ + 6.48% </Td> <Td> 108.84 km 42.02 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,436 / km 3,720 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 49 ° 25 ′ N 8 ° 43 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 49.417 ° N 8.717 ° E ﻿ / 49.417; 8.717 ﻿ (51 Heidelberg) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 52 </Td> <Td> Herne </Td> <Td> North Rhine - Westphalia </Td> <Td> 155,851 </Td> <Td> 155,160 </Td> <Td> 6999445346738850220 ♠ + 0.45% </Td> <Td> 51.42 km 19.85 sq mi </Td> <Td> 3,031 / km 7,850 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 51 ° 33 ′ N 7 ° 13 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 51.550 ° N 7.217 ° E ﻿ / 51.550; 7.217 ﻿ (52 Herne) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 53 </Td> <Td> Neuss </Td> <Td> North Rhine - Westphalia </Td> <Td> 155,414 </Td> <Td> 150,568 </Td> <Td> 7000321847935816380 ♠ + 3.22% </Td> <Td> 99.52 km 38.42 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,562 / km 4,050 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 51 ° 12 ′ N 6 ° 42 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 51.200 ° N 6.700 ° E ﻿ / 51.200; 6.700 ﻿ (53 Neuss) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 54 </Td> <Td> Darmstadt </Td> <Td> Hesse </Td> <Td> 155,353 </Td> <Td> 143,499 </Td> <Td> 7000826068474344769 ♠ + 8.26% </Td> <Td> 122.09 km 47.14 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,272 / km 3,290 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 49 ° 52 ′ N 8 ° 39 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 49.867 ° N 8.650 ° E ﻿ / 49.867; 8.650 ﻿ (54 Darmstadt) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 55 </Td> <Td> Paderborn </Td> <Td> North Rhine - Westphalia </Td> <Td> 148,126 </Td> <Td> 142,365 </Td> <Td> 7000404664067713270 ♠ + 4.05% </Td> <Td> 179.59 km 69.34 sq mi </Td> <Td> 825 / km 2,140 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 51 ° 43 ′ N 8 ° 46 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 51.717 ° N 8.767 ° E ﻿ / 51.717; 8.767 ﻿ (55 Paderborn) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 56 </Td> <Td> Regensburg </Td> <Td> Bavaria </Td> <Td> 145,465 </Td> <Td> 135,403 </Td> <Td> 7000743114997452050 ♠ + 7.43% </Td> <Td> 80.7 km 31.2 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,803 / km 4,670 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 49 ° 1 ′ N 12 ° 5 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 49.017 ° N 12.083 ° E ﻿ / 49.017; 12.083 ﻿ (56 Regensburg) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 57 </Td> <Td> Ingolstadt </Td> <Td> Bavaria </Td> <Td> 132,438 </Td> <Td> 124,927 </Td> <Td> 7000601231118973480 ♠ + 6.01% </Td> <Td> 133.37 km 51.49 sq mi </Td> <Td> 993 / km 2,570 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 48 ° 46 ′ N 11 ° 26 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 48.767 ° N 11.433 ° E ﻿ / 48.767; 11.433 ﻿ (57 Ingolstadt) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 58 </Td> <Td> Würzburg </Td> <Td> Bavaria </Td> <Td> 124,873 </Td> <Td> 124,297 </Td> <Td> 6999463406196448820 ♠ + 0.46% </Td> <Td> 87.63 km 33.83 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,425 / km 3,690 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 49 ° 47 ′ N 9 ° 56 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 49.783 ° N 9.933 ° E ﻿ / 49.783; 9.933 ﻿ (58 Würzburg) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 59 </Td> <Td> Fürth </Td> <Td> Bavaria </Td> <Td> 124,171 </Td> <Td> 115,613 </Td> <Td> 7000740228175032220 ♠ + 7.40% </Td> <Td> 63.35 km 24.46 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,960 / km 5,100 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 49 ° 28 ′ N 11 ° 0 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 49.467 ° N 11.000 ° E ﻿ / 49.467; 11.000 ﻿ (59 Fürth) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 60 </Td> <Td> Wolfsburg </Td> <Td> Lower Saxony </Td> <Td> 124,045 </Td> <Td> 119,984 </Td> <Td> 7000338461794905990 ♠ + 3.38% </Td> <Td> 204.09 km 78.80 sq mi </Td> <Td> 608 / km 1,570 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 52 ° 25 ′ 23" N 10 ° 47 ′ 14" E ﻿ / ﻿ 52.42306 ° N 10.78722 ° E ﻿ / 52.42306; 10.78722 ﻿ (60 Wolfsburg) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 61 </Td> <Td> Offenbach am Main </Td> <Td> Hesse </Td> <Td> 123,734 </Td> <Td> 113,443 </Td> <Td> 7000907151609178180 ♠ + 9.07% </Td> <Td> 44.89 km 17.33 sq mi </Td> <Td> 2,756 / km 7,140 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 50 ° 6 ′ N 8 ° 48 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 50.100 ° N 8.800 ° E ﻿ / 50.100; 8.800 ﻿ (61 Offenbach am Main) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 62 </Td> <Td> Ulm </Td> <Td> Baden - Württemberg </Td> <Td> 122,636 </Td> <Td> 116,761 </Td> <Td> 7000503164584064890 ♠ + 5.03% </Td> <Td> 118.69 km 45.83 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,033 / km 2,680 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 48 ° 24 ′ N 9 ° 59 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 48.400 ° N 9.983 ° E ﻿ / 48.400; 9.983 ﻿ (62 Ulm) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 63 </Td> <Td> Heilbronn </Td> <Td> Baden - Württemberg </Td> <Td> 122,567 </Td> <Td> 116,059 </Td> <Td> 7000560749274076119 ♠ + 5.61% </Td> <Td> 99.88 km 38.56 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,227 / km 3,180 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 49 ° 9 ′ N 9 ° 13 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 49.150 ° N 9.217 ° E ﻿ / 49.150; 9.217 ﻿ (63 Heilbronn) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 64 </Td> <Td> Pforzheim </Td> <Td> Baden - Württemberg </Td> <Td> 122,247 </Td> <Td> 114,411 </Td> <Td> 7000684899179274720 ♠ + 6.85% </Td> <Td> 98 km 38 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,247 / km 3,230 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 48 ° 54 ′ N 8 ° 43 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 48.900 ° N 8.717 ° E ﻿ / 48.900; 8.717 ﻿ (64 Pforzheim) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 65 </Td> <Td> Göttingen </Td> <Td> Lower Saxony </Td> <Td> 118,914 </Td> <Td> 115,843 </Td> <Td> 7000265100178690120 ♠ + 2.65% </Td> <Td> 116.89 km 45.13 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,017 / km 2,630 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 51 ° 32 ′ N 9 ° 56 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 51.533 ° N 9.933 ° E ﻿ / 51.533; 9.933 ﻿ (65 Göttingen) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 66 </Td> <Td> Bottrop </Td> <Td> North Rhine - Westphalia </Td> <Td> 117,143 </Td> <Td> 117,311 </Td> <Td> 3000856790923272330 ♠ − 0.14% </Td> <Td> 100.61 km 38.85 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,164 / km 3,010 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 51 ° 31 ′ 29" N 6 ° 55 ′ 22" E ﻿ / ﻿ 51.52472 ° N 6.92278 ° E ﻿ / 51.52472; 6.92278 ﻿ (66 Bottrop) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 67 </Td> <Td> Trier </Td> <Td> Rhineland - Palatinate </Td> <Td> 114,914 </Td> <Td> 105,671 </Td> <Td> 7000874695990385250 ♠ + 8.75% </Td> <Td> 117.13 km 45.22 sq mi </Td> <Td> 981 / km 2,540 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 49 ° 45 ′ N 6 ° 38 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 49.750 ° N 6.633 ° E ﻿ / 49.750; 6.633 ﻿ (67 Trier) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 68 </Td> <Td> Recklinghausen </Td> <Td> North Rhine - Westphalia </Td> <Td> 114,330 </Td> <Td> 115,958 </Td> <Td> 2999859604339502229 ♠ − 1.40% </Td> <Td> 66.5 km 25.7 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,719 / km 4,450 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 51 ° 35 ′ 6" N 7 ° 9 ′ 43" E ﻿ / ﻿ 51.58500 ° N 7.16194 ° E ﻿ / 51.58500; 7.16194 ﻿ (68 Recklinghausen) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 69 </Td> <Td> Reutlingen </Td> <Td> Baden - Württemberg </Td> <Td> 114,310 </Td> <Td> 109,799 </Td> <Td> 7000410841628794429 ♠ + 4.11% </Td> <Td> 87.06 km 33.61 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,313 / km 3,400 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 48 ° 29 ′ N 9 ° 13 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 48.483 ° N 9.217 ° E ﻿ / 48.483; 9.217 ﻿ (69 Reutlingen) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 70 </Td> <Td> Bremerhaven </Td> <Td> Bremen </Td> <Td> 114,025 </Td> <Td> 108,156 </Td> <Td> 7000542642109545469 ♠ + 5.43% </Td> <Td> 93.66 km 36.16 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,217 / km 3,150 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 53 ° 33 ′ N 8 ° 35 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 53.550 ° N 8.583 ° E ﻿ / 53.550; 8.583 ﻿ (70 Bremerhaven) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 71 </Td> <Td> Koblenz </Td> <Td> Rhineland - Palatinate </Td> <Td> 112,586 </Td> <Td> 107,825 </Td> <Td> 7000441548805935539 ♠ + 4.42% </Td> <Td> 105.16 km 40.60 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,071 / km 2,770 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 50 ° 21 ′ 35" N 7 ° 35 ′ 52" E ﻿ / ﻿ 50.35972 ° N 7.59778 ° E ﻿ / 50.35972; 7.59778 ﻿ (71 Koblenz) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 72 </Td> <Td> Bergisch Gladbach </Td> <Td> North Rhine - Westphalia </Td> <Td> 111,366 </Td> <Td> 108,878 </Td> <Td> 7000228512647183090 ♠ + 2.29% </Td> <Td> 83.09 km 32.08 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,340 / km 3,500 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 51 ° 6 ′ N 7 ° 7 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 51.100 ° N 7.117 ° E ﻿ / 51.100; 7.117 ﻿ (72 Bergisch Gladbach) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 73 </Td> <Td> Jena </Td> <Td> Thuringia </Td> <Td> 109,527 </Td> <Td> 105,739 </Td> <Td> 7000358240573487550 ♠ + 3.58% </Td> <Td> 114.76 km 44.31 sq mi </Td> <Td> 954 / km 2,470 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 50 ° 55 ′ 38" N 11 ° 35 ′ 10" E ﻿ / ﻿ 50.92722 ° N 11.58611 ° E ﻿ / 50.92722; 11.58611 ﻿ (73 Jena) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 74 </Td> <Td> Remscheid </Td> <Td> North Rhine - Westphalia </Td> <Td> 109,499 </Td> <Td> 110,708 </Td> <Td> 2999890793799906060 ♠ − 1.09% </Td> <Td> 74.52 km 28.77 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,469 / km 3,800 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 51 ° 11 ′ N 7 ° 12 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 51.183 ° N 7.200 ° E ﻿ / 51.183; 7.200 ﻿ (74 Remscheid) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 75 </Td> <Td> Erlangen </Td> <Td> Bavaria </Td> <Td> 108,336 </Td> <Td> 103,719 </Td> <Td> 7000445145055390039 ♠ + 4.45% </Td> <Td> 76.95 km 29.71 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,408 / km 3,650 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 49 ° 35 ′ N 11 ° 1 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 49.583 ° N 11.017 ° E ﻿ / 49.583; 11.017 ﻿ (75 Erlangen) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 76 </Td> <Td> Moers </Td> <Td> North Rhine - Westphalia </Td> <Td> 104,529 </Td> <Td> 104,009 </Td> <Td> 6999499956734513350 ♠ + 0.50% </Td> <Td> 67.68 km 26.13 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,544 / km 4,000 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 51 ° 27 ′ 33" N 6 ° 37 ′ 11" E ﻿ / ﻿ 51.45917 ° N 6.61972 ° E ﻿ / 51.45917; 6.61972 ﻿ (76 Moers) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 77 </Td> <Td> Siegen </Td> <Td> North Rhine - Westphalia </Td> <Td> 102,355 </Td> <Td> 99,187 </Td> <Td> 7000319396695131420 ♠ + 3.19% </Td> <Td> 114.69 km 44.28 sq mi </Td> <Td> 892 / km 2,310 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 50 ° 53 ′ N 8 ° 1 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 50.883 ° N 8.017 ° E ﻿ / 50.883; 8.017 ﻿ (77 Siegen) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 78 </Td> <Td> Hildesheim </Td> <Td> Lower Saxony </Td> <Td> 101,667 </Td> <Td> 99,554 </Td> <Td> 7000212246619924870 ♠ + 2.12% </Td> <Td> 92.18 km 35.59 sq mi </Td> <Td> 1,103 / km 2,860 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 52 ° 9 ′ N 9 ° 57 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 52.150 ° N 9.950 ° E ﻿ / 52.150; 9.950 ﻿ (78 Hildesheim) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 79 </Td> <Td> Salzgitter </Td> <Td> Lower Saxony </Td> <Td> 101,079 </Td> <Td> 98,895 </Td> <Td> 7000220840285150920 ♠ + 2.21% </Td> <Td> 223.92 km 86.46 sq mi </Td> <Td> 451 / km 1,170 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 52 ° 9 ′ N 10 ° 20 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 52.150 ° N 10.333 ° E ﻿ / 52.150; 10.333 ﻿ (79 Salzgitter) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> 2015 rank </Th> <Th> City </Th> <Th> State </Th> <Th> 2015 Estimate </Th> <Th> 2011 Census </Th> <Th> Change </Th> <Th> 2015 land area </Th> <Th> 2015 population density </Th> <Th> Location </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Berlin </Td> <Td> Berlin </Td> <Td> 3,520,031 </Td> <Td> 3,292,365 </Td> <Td> 7000691496841935810 ♠ + 6.91% </Td> <Td> 891.68 km 344.28 sq mi </Td> <Td> 3,948 / km 10,230 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 52 ° 31 ′ N 13 ° 23 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 52.517 ° N 13.383 ° E ﻿ / 52.517; 13.383 ﻿ (1 Berlin) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Hamburg </Td> <Td> Hamburg </Td> <Td> 1,787,408 </Td> <Td> 1,706,696 </Td> <Td> 7000472913746794980 ♠ + 4.73% </Td> <Td> 755.3 km 291.6 sq mi </Td> <Td> 2,366 / km 6,130 / sq mi </Td> <Td> 53 ° 33 ′ N 10 ° 0 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 53.550 ° N 10.000 ° E ﻿ / 53.550; 10.000 ﻿ (2 Hamburg) </Td> </Tr>

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