Regierungsbezirke
Die Einwohnerzahlen der Regierungsbezirke von Nordrhein-Westfalen gemäß Volkszählungen und neuesten amtlichen Schätzungen.
| Name | Status | Hauptstadt | Fläche A (km²) | Einwohner Zensus (C) 1987-05-25 | Einwohner Schätzung (E) 1995-12-31 | Einwohner Schätzung (E) 2001-12-31 | Einwohner Zensus (C) 2011-05-09 | Einwohner Schätzung (E) 2016-12-31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deutschland | Fed Rep | Berlin | 357.386 | 77.718.000 | 81.817.499 | 82.440.309 | 80.219.695 | 82.521.653 | |||
| Arnsberg | Dist | Arnsberg | 8.012 | 3.605.066 | 3.827.480 | 3.803.327 | 3.575.207 | 3.586.313 | 801200 | ||
| Detmold | Dist | Detmold | 6.525 | 1.793.359 | 2.012.908 | 2.063.244 | 2.029.124 | 2.054.205 | 652500 | ||
| Düsseldorf | Dist | Düsseldorf | 5.292 | 5.068.126 | 5.290.584 | 5.255.328 | 5.076.864 | 5.190.790 | 529200 | ||
| Köln | Dist | Köln | 7.364 | 3.856.102 | 4.188.583 | 4.309.953 | 4.285.861 | 4.439.416 | 736400 | ||
| Münster | Dist | Münster | 6.918 | 2.389.192 | 2.573.490 | 2.620.240 | 2.571.195 | 2.619.376 | 691800 | ||
| Nordrhein-Westfalen | FSt | Düsseldorf | 34.113 | 16.711.845 | 17.893.045 | 18.052.092 | 17.538.251 | 17.890.100 | 3411300 | → |
- The 2016 figures were published with delay, are only partially comparable to previous data because of methodological changes, have limitations in accuracy and may be revised.
- Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland (web).
Die größten Städte
| Name | Einwohner Schätzung (E) 2016-12-31 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Köln | 1.075.935 |
| 2 | Düsseldorf | 613.230 |
| 3 | Dortmund | 585.813 |
| 4 | Essen | 583.084 |
| 5 | Duisburg | 499.845 |
| 6 | Bochum | 364.920 |
| 7 | Wuppertal | 352.390 |
| 8 | Bielefeld | 333.451 |
| 9 | Bonn | 322.125 |
| 10 | Münster | 311.846 |
Übersicht: Städte & Gemeinden
Die Einwohnerzahlen aller Städte und Gemeinden in Nordrhein-Westfalen mit mehr als 15.000 Einwohnern gemäß Volkszählungen und neuesten amtlichen Schätzungen.
| Name | Status | Einwohner Zensus (C) 1987-05-25 | Einwohner Schätzung (E) 1995-12-31 | Einwohner Schätzung (E) 2001-12-31 | Einwohner Zensus (C) 2011-05-09 | Einwohner Schätzung (E) 2016-12-31 | Area | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aachen | City | 229.740 | 247.923 | 245.778 | 236.420 | 244.951 | 16085 | → | |
| Ahaus | City | 29.850 | 34.708 | 37.533 | 38.331 | 39.314 | 15124 | → | |
| Ahlen | City | 52.657 | 55.785 | 55.481 | 52.280 | 52.905 | 12313 | → | |
| Alfter | Com | 16.389 | 19.351 | 21.350 | 22.839 | 23.531 | 3478 | → | |
| Alsdorf | City | 46.454 | 46.147 | 46.344 | 46.567 | 46.712 | 3168 | → | |
| Altena | City | 23.198 | 24.026 | 21.831 | 18.218 | 17.218 | 4442 | → | |
| Arnsberg | City | 74.091 | 78.972 | 77.396 | 74.383 | 73.990 | 19372 | → | |
| Ascheberg | Com | 12.381 | 13.965 | 14.923 | 15.103 | 15.325 | 10632 | → | |
| Attendorn | City | 21.570 | 23.888 | 24.688 | 24.463 | 24.279 | 9795 | → | |
| Bad Berleburg | City | 20.170 | 21.289 | 21.135 | 19.754 | 19.261 | 27552 | → | |
| Bad Driburg | City | 16.582 | 19.122 | 19.608 | 18.639 | 18.699 | 11530 | → | |
| Bad Honnef | City | 21.647 | 24.462 | 25.038 | 24.523 | 25.705 | 4817 | → | |
| Bad Lippspringe | City | 11.891 | 14.566 | 14.835 | 14.968 | 15.695 | 5101 | → | |
| Bad Münstereifel | City | 15.230 | 17.718 | 18.560 | 17.451 | 17.291 | 15083 | → | |
| Bad Oeynhausen | City | 44.036 | 49.014 | 49.850 | 48.623 | 48.846 | 6483 | → | |
| Bad Salzuflen | City | 50.588 | 55.029 | 55.088 | 52.285 | 53.746 | 10005 | → | |
| Baesweiler | City | 23.673 | 25.707 | 27.485 | 26.363 | 27.029 | 2776 | → | |
| Beckum | City | 35.877 | 38.166 | 38.018 | 36.116 | 36.729 | 11146 | → | |
| Bedburg | City | 20.634 | 23.219 | 24.457 | 23.037 | 23.577 | 8042 | → | |
| Bergheim | City | 54.545 | 60.610 | 63.591 | 58.922 | 60.288 | 9634 | → | |
| Bergisch Gladbach | City | 100.589 | 105.478 | 105.569 | 108.878 | 111.341 | 8309 | → | |
| Bergkamen | City | 47.660 | 51.838 | 52.955 | 49.011 | 48.543 | 4490 | → | |
| Bergneustadt | City | 17.949 | 20.772 | 20.809 | 18.799 | 18.947 | 3789 | → | |
| Bielefeld | CityCR | 305.566 | 324.066 | 323.373 | 326.870 | 333.451 | 25882 | → | |
| Blomberg | City | 14.327 | 16.786 | 17.560 | 15.721 | 15.274 | 9910 | → | |
| Bocholt | City | 67.028 | 70.424 | 72.701 | 71.256 | 71.350 | 11940 | → | |
| Bochum | CityCR | 386.271 | 400.395 | 390.087 | 362.286 | 364.920 | 14566 | → | |
| Bönen | Com | 18.002 | 18.817 | 19.349 | 18.018 | 18.106 | 3804 | → | |
| Bonn | CityCR | 276.653 | 291.431 | 306.016 | 305.765 | 322.125 | 14106 | → | |
| Borken | City | 34.228 | 38.675 | 40.582 | 41.614 | 42.388 | 15297 | → | |
| Bornheim | City | 34.211 | 40.180 | 46.304 | 46.207 | 47.749 | 8269 | → | |
| Bottrop | CityCR | 114.640 | 120.642 | 120.780 | 117.311 | 117.409 | 10061 | → | |
| Brakel | City | 14.893 | 17.493 | 17.840 | 16.853 | 16.449 | 17392 | → | |
| Brilon | City | 24.218 | 27.258 | 27.320 | 25.909 | 25.611 | 22916 | → | |
| Brüggen | Com | 13.113 | 14.929 | 15.877 | 15.489 | 15.693 | 6120 | → | |
| Brühl | City | 40.743 | 43.653 | 43.850 | 43.568 | 44.294 | 3612 | → | |
| Bünde | City | 39.083 | 43.186 | 44.749 | 45.497 | 45.639 | 5930 | → | |
| Burbach | Com | 13.405 | 14.807 | 15.076 | 14.502 | 14.815 | 7972 | → | |
| Büren | City | 17.473 | 21.619 | 22.194 | 21.724 | 21.657 | 17099 | → | |
| Burscheid | City | 16.334 | 18.289 | 19.293 | 18.078 | 18.288 | 2733 | → | |
| Castrop-Rauxel | City | 77.081 | 79.160 | 78.471 | 74.629 | 74.004 | 5168 | → | |
| Coesfeld | City | 31.788 | 34.747 | 36.264 | 35.815 | 36.374 | 14136 | → | |
| Datteln | City | 36.504 | 37.712 | 37.210 | 34.481 | 34.555 | 6610 | → | |
| Delbrück | City | 22.645 | 27.700 | 29.429 | 30.414 | 31.949 | 15728 | → | |
| Detmold | City | 65.502 | 73.343 | 73.771 | 73.743 | 73.899 | 12939 | → | |
| Dinslaken | City | 62.458 | 69.148 | 71.005 | 67.853 | 67.726 | 4766 | → | |
| Dormagen | City | 54.790 | 61.155 | 63.295 | 62.208 | 64.016 | 8550 | → | |
| Dorsten | City | 73.744 | 80.735 | 81.293 | 76.860 | 75.196 | 17120 | → | |
| Dortmund | CityCR | 584.089 | 598.840 | 589.240 | 571.143 | 585.813 | 28071 | → | |
| Drensteinfurt | City | 11.603 | 13.298 | 14.675 | 15.176 | 15.471 | 10660 | → | |
| Duisburg | CityCR | 525.378 | 535.250 | 512.030 | 488.468 | 499.845 | 23280 | → | |
| Dülmen | City | 38.851 | 44.277 | 46.923 | 46.388 | 46.523 | 18483 | → | |
| Düren | City | 82.857 | 90.274 | 92.292 | 88.789 | 90.066 | 8500 | → | |
| Düsseldorf | CityCR | 563.531 | 571.030 | 570.765 | 586.291 | 613.230 | 21741 | → | |
| Eitorf | Com | 15.591 | 18.031 | 19.599 | 18.762 | 18.820 | 6990 | → | |
| Elsdorf | City | 18.605 | 21.343 | 21.740 | 20.818 | 21.264 | 6617 | → | |
| Emmerich am Rhein | City | 27.924 | 29.285 | 29.005 | 29.918 | 30.852 | 8040 | → | |
| Emsdetten | City | 31.007 | 33.665 | 35.235 | 35.236 | 36.288 | 7206 | → | |
| Engelskirchen | Com | 18.380 | 20.442 | 20.829 | 19.368 | 19.470 | 6303 | → | |
| Enger | City | 16.291 | 18.925 | 20.007 | 20.439 | 20.483 | 4124 | → | |
| Ennepetal | City | 33.598 | 34.224 | 33.559 | 30.400 | 29.901 | 5777 | → | |
| Ennigerloh | City | 19.192 | 20.552 | 20.786 | 19.662 | 19.973 | 12556 | → | |
| Erftstadt | City | 43.939 | 48.717 | 50.998 | 49.230 | 49.513 | 11989 | → | |
| Erkelenz | City | 35.992 | 42.281 | 43.364 | 42.931 | 43.388 | 11734 | → | |
| Erkrath | City | 44.958 | 49.572 | 48.547 | 43.690 | 44.413 | 2688 | → | |
| Erwitte | City | 13.410 | 14.982 | 15.725 | 15.569 | 16.018 | 8941 | → | |
| Eschweiler | City | 53.058 | 56.171 | 55.257 | 54.671 | 56.008 | 7575 | → | |
| Espelkamp | City | 22.049 | 27.004 | 26.883 | 24.805 | 24.766 | 8421 | → | |
| Essen | CityCR | 623.427 | 614.861 | 591.889 | 566.201 | 583.084 | 21034 | → | |
| Euskirchen | City | 47.050 | 52.205 | 54.047 | 55.414 | 57.241 | 13949 | → | |
| Finnentrop | Com | 16.734 | 18.299 | 18.562 | 17.172 | 17.179 | 10442 | → | |
| Frechen | City | 42.348 | 45.583 | 47.382 | 49.657 | 52.171 | 4506 | → | |
| Freudenberg | City | 16.438 | 18.094 | 18.315 | 18.024 | 17.734 | 5460 | → | |
| Fröndenberg/Ruhr | City | 20.429 | 22.145 | 23.054 | 20.928 | 20.908 | 5623 | → | |
| Geilenkirchen | City | 21.393 | 26.549 | 28.137 | 26.240 | 26.991 | 8320 | → | |
| Geldern | City | 28.147 | 31.709 | 33.232 | 32.871 | 33.778 | 9697 | → | |
| Gelsenkirchen | CityCR | 287.508 | 291.164 | 276.740 | 258.766 | 262.528 | 10494 | → | |
| Gescher | City | 14.619 | 16.095 | 16.932 | 16.869 | 17.175 | 8084 | → | |
| Geseke | City | 16.958 | 19.170 | 20.219 | 20.718 | 21.129 | 9788 | → | |
| Gevelsberg | City | 32.456 | 33.769 | 33.552 | 31.227 | 30.966 | 2634 | → | |
| Gladbeck | City | 78.343 | 79.605 | 77.460 | 73.974 | 75.532 | 3597 | → | |
| Goch | City | 29.282 | 31.186 | 33.033 | 32.708 | 33.701 | 11543 | → | |
| Grefrath | Com | 13.848 | 15.447 | 16.040 | 14.946 | 14.834 | 3098 | → | |
| Greven | City | 29.512 | 33.216 | 34.507 | 34.659 | 37.097 | 14026 | → | |
| Grevenbroich | City | 58.611 | 63.604 | 65.039 | 61.741 | 62.977 | 10241 | → | |
| Gronau (Westf.) | City | 39.318 | 43.529 | 45.290 | 45.494 | 47.287 | 7882 | → | |
| Gummersbach | City | 48.250 | 53.149 | 53.355 | 49.951 | 50.368 | 9542 | → | |
| Gütersloh | City | 81.804 | 92.842 | 95.459 | 94.172 | 98.466 | 11202 | → | |
| Haan | City | 28.489 | 29.888 | 29.607 | 29.574 | 30.414 | 2419 | → | |
| Hagen | CityCR | 209.363 | 212.003 | 202.060 | 187.944 | 188.266 | 16045 | → | |
| Halle (Westf.) | City | 18.161 | 19.502 | 20.728 | 21.029 | 21.692 | 6970 | → | |
| Haltern am See | City | 32.758 | 35.587 | 36.956 | 37.315 | 37.893 | 15903 | → | |
| Halver | City | 15.322 | 17.168 | 17.627 | 16.474 | 16.259 | 7723 | → | |
| Hamm | CityCR | 171.170 | 183.408 | 183.805 | 176.037 | 179.571 | 22643 | → | |
| Hamminkeln | City | 23.285 | 26.480 | 27.209 | 26.350 | 26.808 | 16453 | → | |
| Harsewinkel | City | 18.741 | 22.616 | 23.703 | 23.799 | 24.862 | 10059 | → | |
| Hattingen | City | 55.880 | 58.650 | 58.023 | 54.253 | 54.744 | 7166 | → | |
| Heiligenhaus | City | 28.851 | 29.487 | 28.402 | 25.560 | 26.010 | 2752 | → | |
| Heinsberg | City | 36.109 | 39.852 | 41.483 | 40.949 | 41.471 | 9221 | → | |
| Hemer | City | 32.914 | 35.934 | 37.355 | 35.225 | 33.535 | 6766 | → | |
| Hennef (Sieg) | City | 29.968 | 38.115 | 43.534 | 44.770 | 47.237 | 10589 | → | |
| Herdecke | City | 25.238 | 26.278 | 26.001 | 22.909 | 22.768 | 2239 | → | |
| Herford | City | 60.935 | 65.919 | 65.097 | 65.213 | 66.514 | 7916 | → | |
| Herne | CityCR | 174.238 | 179.897 | 174.018 | 155.160 | 156.774 | 5142 | → | |
| Herten | City | 67.806 | 69.183 | 66.495 | 61.505 | 61.461 | 3733 | → | |
| Herzebrock-Clarholz | Com | 12.626 | 14.898 | 15.944 | 15.900 | 15.851 | 7928 | → | |
| Herzogenrath | City | 43.094 | 45.935 | 46.932 | 46.564 | 46.612 | 3338 | → | |
| Hiddenhausen | Com | 19.166 | 20.474 | 21.071 | 19.786 | 19.570 | 2387 | → | |
| Hilchenbach | City | 15.439 | 16.571 | 16.506 | 15.387 | 15.039 | 8112 | → | |
| Hilden | City | 53.262 | 55.086 | 56.615 | 54.390 | 55.569 | 2595 | → | |
| Hille | Com | 14.256 | 15.857 | 16.622 | 16.027 | 15.716 | 10299 | → | |
| Holzwickede | Com | 15.878 | 17.414 | 17.739 | 16.755 | 17.160 | 2236 | → | |
| Horn-Bad Meinberg | City | 16.318 | 18.664 | 18.696 | 17.364 | 17.253 | 9015 | → | |
| Hörstel | City | 15.305 | 17.401 | 19.602 | 19.660 | 20.038 | 10754 | → | |
| Hövelhof | Com | 12.599 | 15.167 | 15.872 | 15.642 | 16.662 | 7074 | → | |
| Höxter | City | 31.972 | 33.560 | 32.998 | 30.165 | 29.420 | 15816 | → | |
| Hückelhoven | City | 33.672 | 36.756 | 39.308 | 38.927 | 39.423 | 6127 | → | |
| Hückeswagen | City | 14.759 | 16.016 | 16.540 | 15.256 | 15.214 | 5052 | → | |
| Hürth | City | 48.376 | 52.351 | 54.095 | 55.082 | 59.272 | 5122 | → | |
| Ibbenbüren | City | 43.243 | 47.421 | 49.485 | 50.569 | 51.289 | 10887 | → | |
| Iserlohn | City | 92.183 | 99.341 | 98.865 | 94.630 | 93.197 | 12549 | → | |
| Jüchen | Com | 20.509 | 22.216 | 22.569 | 22.162 | 23.202 | 7187 | → | |
| Jülich | City | 30.367 | 32.061 | 33.940 | 31.834 | 32.454 | 9039 | → | |
| Kaarst | City | 39.208 | 41.788 | 42.379 | 41.901 | 43.218 | 3739 | → | |
| Kamen | City | 44.002 | 46.977 | 46.348 | 43.815 | 43.672 | 4095 | → | |
| Kamp-Lintfort | City | 37.433 | 40.435 | 39.959 | 37.299 | 37.414 | 6314 | → | |
| Kempen | City | 31.789 | 36.093 | 36.085 | 35.075 | 34.865 | 6880 | → | |
| Kerpen | City | 53.608 | 61.998 | 63.652 | 63.273 | 65.568 | 11396 | → | |
| Kevelaer | City | 22.428 | 25.737 | 27.319 | 27.509 | 28.287 | 10064 | → | |
| Kierspe | City | 14.864 | 17.541 | 18.299 | 16.363 | 16.272 | 7191 | → | |
| Kirchlengern | Com | 14.238 | 15.589 | 16.335 | 16.189 | 16.061 | 3378 | → | |
| Kleve | City | 44.106 | 48.344 | 49.031 | 47.438 | 51.047 | 9776 | → | |
| Köln | CityCR | 928.309 | 965.697 | 967.940 | 1.005.775 | 1.075.935 | 40502 | → | |
| Königswinter | City | 33.783 | 37.341 | 39.482 | 40.025 | 40.927 | 7617 | → | |
| Korschenbroich | City | 27.094 | 31.740 | 33.862 | 32.025 | 32.947 | 5526 | → | |
| Krefeld | CityCR | 232.261 | 249.606 | 239.559 | 222.247 | 226.812 | 13777 | → | |
| Kreuzau | Com | 14.870 | 16.989 | 18.234 | 17.123 | 17.464 | 4173 | → | |
| Kreuztal | City | 29.370 | 32.243 | 32.127 | 30.754 | 31.082 | 7107 | → | |
| Kürten | Com | 16.522 | 18.771 | 19.679 | 19.531 | 19.900 | 6729 | → | |
| Lage | City | 31.375 | 35.931 | 36.157 | 34.824 | 35.099 | 7604 | → | |
| Langenfeld (Rheinland) | City | 50.297 | 56.676 | 58.757 | 56.829 | 58.563 | 4115 | → | |
| Leichlingen (Rheinland) | City | 24.703 | 26.366 | 26.934 | 27.478 | 28.101 | 3726 | → | |
| Lemgo | City | 38.151 | 41.403 | 42.188 | 41.032 | 41.087 | 10085 | → | |
| Lengerich | City | 20.215 | 21.802 | 22.259 | 21.828 | 22.530 | 9079 | → | |
| Lennestadt | City | 25.901 | 27.650 | 28.046 | 26.473 | 25.755 | 13559 | → | |
| Leopoldshöhe | Com | 12.699 | 15.309 | 16.396 | 15.922 | 16.303 | 3693 | → | |
| Leverkusen | CityCR | 154.692 | 162.252 | 160.829 | 158.984 | 163.113 | 7887 | → | |
| Lindlar | Com | 18.115 | 20.804 | 22.517 | 21.252 | 21.375 | 8588 | → | |
| Lippstadt | City | 60.102 | 66.636 | 67.231 | 65.886 | 67.812 | 11368 | → | |
| Lohmar | City | 25.294 | 29.509 | 30.936 | 29.475 | 30.395 | 6562 | → | |
| Löhne | City | 36.746 | 41.246 | 41.580 | 39.671 | 39.767 | 5951 | → | |
| Lübbecke | City | 22.191 | 25.301 | 25.937 | 25.473 | 25.555 | 6504 | → | |
| Lüdenscheid | City | 74.635 | 81.837 | 80.509 | 73.762 | 73.164 | 8702 | → | |
| Lüdinghausen | City | 19.036 | 21.569 | 23.333 | 23.544 | 24.556 | 14054 | → | |
| Lünen | City | 84.664 | 91.592 | 92.005 | 86.010 | 86.274 | 5939 | → | |
| Marl | City | 89.063 | 92.965 | 92.628 | 84.782 | 83.737 | 8776 | → | |
| Marsberg | City | 20.772 | 23.058 | 22.382 | 20.428 | 19.826 | 18222 | → | |
| Mechernich | City | 21.910 | 24.575 | 26.460 | 26.736 | 27.235 | 13648 | → | |
| Meckenheim | City | 20.868 | 24.558 | 25.440 | 23.563 | 24.553 | 3484 | → | |
| Meerbusch | City | 50.240 | 54.206 | 55.172 | 54.313 | 55.091 | 6439 | → | |
| Meinerzhagen | City | 18.318 | 21.554 | 22.031 | 21.073 | 20.650 | 11567 | → | |
| Menden (Sauerland) | City | 54.058 | 58.424 | 59.183 | 54.495 | 53.315 | 8610 | → | |
| Meschede | City | 31.110 | 32.590 | 32.645 | 30.745 | 30.081 | 21850 | → | |
| Mettmann | City | 37.220 | 38.812 | 39.125 | 37.972 | 38.734 | 4256 | → | |
| Minden | City | 75.031 | 82.971 | 82.898 | 80.121 | 81.637 | 10112 | → | |
| Moers | City | 100.872 | 107.095 | 107.421 | 104.009 | 103.881 | 6768 | → | |
| Mönchengladbach | CityCR | 249.587 | 266.702 | 262.963 | 255.188 | 260.925 | 17047 | → | |
| Monheim am Rhein | City | 39.985 | 43.811 | 43.685 | 40.280 | 40.814 | 2305 | → | |
| Mülheim an der Ruhr | CityCR | 176.423 | 176.530 | 172.332 | 166.865 | 170.936 | 9128 | → | |
| Münster | CityCR | 246.186 | 265.061 | 267.197 | 289.576 | 311.846 | 30328 | → | |
| Netphen | City | 21.959 | 24.897 | 25.038 | 23.326 | 23.356 | 13739 | → | |
| Nettetal | City | 37.740 | 40.348 | 42.085 | 41.417 | 42.093 | 8387 | → | |
| Neukirchen-Vluyn | City | 25.386 | 27.571 | 28.566 | 27.033 | 27.200 | 4350 | → | |
| Neunkirchen-Seelscheid | Com | 15.566 | 18.508 | 20.328 | 19.780 | 19.794 | 5062 | → | |
| Neuss | City | 142.178 | 148.796 | 150.957 | 150.568 | 152.882 | 9952 | → | |
| Niederkassel | City | 28.243 | 31.201 | 35.077 | 36.496 | 37.828 | 3579 | → | |
| Niederkrüchten | Com | 10.736 | 12.862 | 14.749 | 14.963 | 15.241 | 6707 | → | |
| Nottuln | Com | 14.457 | 17.823 | 19.599 | 19.160 | 19.525 | 8567 | → | |
| Nümbrecht | Com | 12.347 | 16.526 | 17.009 | 16.700 | 16.873 | 7178 | → | |
| Oberhausen | CityCR | 220.286 | 224.397 | 221.619 | 210.216 | 211.382 | 7709 | → | |
| Ochtrup | City | 16.873 | 18.176 | 18.977 | 18.876 | 19.634 | 10563 | → | |
| Odenthal | Com | 12.811 | 13.909 | 15.120 | 14.824 | 15.140 | 3987 | → | |
| Oelde | City | 27.033 | 28.847 | 29.406 | 28.940 | 29.265 | 10277 | → | |
| Oer-Erkenschwick | City | 27.607 | 30.302 | 30.516 | 30.861 | 31.569 | 3866 | → | |
| Oerlinghausen | City | 14.757 | 17.165 | 17.435 | 16.684 | 17.259 | 3269 | → | |
| Olpe | City | 22.710 | 24.605 | 25.371 | 24.822 | 24.511 | 8588 | → | |
| Olsberg | City | 14.464 | 16.267 | 16.233 | 15.057 | 14.747 | 11800 | → | |
| Overath | City | 22.553 | 25.319 | 26.410 | 26.968 | 27.118 | 6888 | → | |
| Paderborn | City | 110.715 | 133.717 | 140.869 | 142.365 | 148.677 | 17959 | → | |
| Petershagen | City | 23.619 | 26.142 | 27.103 | 26.105 | 25.335 | 21194 | → | |
| Plettenberg | City | 27.726 | 29.519 | 28.959 | 26.235 | 25.528 | 9676 | → | |
| Porta Westfalica | City | 33.787 | 35.794 | 36.277 | 35.623 | 35.698 | 10522 | → | |
| Pulheim | City | 47.852 | 51.365 | 53.441 | 52.929 | 53.834 | 7215 | → | |
| Radevormwald | City | 22.579 | 24.353 | 24.668 | 22.518 | 22.473 | 5386 | → | |
| Rahden | City | 13.452 | 14.850 | 15.856 | 15.634 | 15.451 | 13748 | → | |
| Ratingen | City | 88.631 | 89.534 | 91.793 | 86.967 | 87.158 | 8874 | → | |
| Recklinghausen | City | 119.991 | 127.216 | 124.587 | 115.958 | 114.003 | 6650 | → | |
| Rees | City | 18.075 | 20.010 | 21.995 | 21.520 | 21.140 | 10986 | → | |
| Reichshof | Com | 15.368 | 18.385 | 19.885 | 19.017 | 18.751 | 11466 | → | |
| Remscheid | CityCR | 120.132 | 122.260 | 118.753 | 110.708 | 110.611 | 7452 | → | |
| Rheda-Wiedenbrück | City | 36.822 | 42.155 | 45.235 | 46.515 | 48.526 | 8672 | → | |
| Rhede | City | 16.383 | 18.006 | 18.774 | 19.102 | 19.215 | 7890 | → | |
| Rheinbach | City | 22.161 | 24.733 | 25.986 | 26.377 | 27.217 | 6972 | → | |
| Rheinberg | City | 26.158 | 29.638 | 31.712 | 30.867 | 31.356 | 7524 | → | |
| Rheine | City | 69.348 | 74.587 | 75.925 | 72.749 | 75.338 | 14500 | → | |
| Rietberg | City | 22.782 | 26.435 | 28.214 | 28.562 | 29.444 | 11031 | → | |
| Rösrath | City | 21.783 | 24.286 | 26.613 | 27.492 | 28.778 | 3880 | → | |
| Salzkotten | City | 19.572 | 22.211 | 23.680 | 24.434 | 25.106 | 10980 | → | |
| Sankt Augustin | City | 49.396 | 55.065 | 55.539 | 53.850 | 56.115 | 3422 | → | |
| Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock | City | 20.183 | 23.248 | 25.829 | 26.386 | 26.770 | 6752 | → | |
| Schmallenberg | City | 24.477 | 26.620 | 26.538 | 25.475 | 24.997 | 30310 | → | |
| Schwalmtal | Com | 14.551 | 17.116 | 19.370 | 19.062 | 19.145 | 4811 | → | |
| Schwelm | City | 29.527 | 30.729 | 30.351 | 28.435 | 28.477 | 2049 | → | |
| Schwerte | City | 48.344 | 50.734 | 50.534 | 46.743 | 46.754 | 5623 | → | |
| Selm | City | 23.895 | 26.214 | 27.389 | 26.017 | 25.714 | 6041 | → | |
| Senden | Com | 14.462 | 18.796 | 19.703 | 19.976 | 20.531 | 10945 | → | |
| Siegburg | City | 33.637 | 36.998 | 37.865 | 38.780 | 41.034 | 2366 | → | |
| Siegen | City | 106.384 | 111.398 | 108.397 | 99.187 | 101.863 | 11469 | → | |
| Simmerath | Com | 12.511 | 14.525 | 15.415 | 15.122 | 15.316 | 11092 | → | |
| Soest | City | 40.207 | 47.730 | 48.361 | 46.742 | 47.436 | 8581 | → | |
| Solingen | CityCR | 159.103 | 165.735 | 165.032 | 155.265 | 158.908 | 8954 | → | |
| Spenge | City | 14.043 | 15.601 | 15.796 | 14.812 | 14.681 | 4035 | → | |
| Sprockhövel | City | 23.857 | 25.442 | 26.419 | 25.444 | 25.032 | 4794 | → | |
| Stadtlohn | City | 17.079 | 19.139 | 20.407 | 20.164 | 20.389 | 7925 | → | |
| Steinfurt | City | 30.067 | 33.268 | 34.052 | 33.392 | 33.633 | 11167 | → | |
| Steinhagen | Com | 16.486 | 18.591 | 19.745 | 20.157 | 20.660 | 5641 | → | |
| Stolberg (Rhld.) | City | 55.747 | 58.203 | 58.718 | 56.206 | 56.366 | 9848 | → | |
| Straelen | City | 12.265 | 14.511 | 15.337 | 15.367 | 15.901 | 7404 | → | |
| Sundern (Sauerland) | City | 25.824 | 29.368 | 29.864 | 28.565 | 28.000 | 19327 | → | |
| Swisttal | Com | 16.341 | 17.865 | 17.954 | 17.604 | 18.231 | 6222 | → | |
| Telgte | City | 16.555 | 18.472 | 19.370 | 18.866 | 19.697 | 9084 | → | |
| Tönisvorst | City | 23.172 | 28.385 | 30.477 | 29.574 | 29.235 | 4434 | → | |
| Troisdorf | City | 60.079 | 68.778 | 73.282 | 72.408 | 74.616 | 6200 | → | |
| Übach-Palenberg | City | 22.933 | 23.849 | 25.049 | 24.220 | 24.198 | 2612 | → | |
| Unna | City | 56.499 | 66.475 | 70.117 | 59.149 | 59.111 | 8856 | → | |
| Velbert | City | 87.366 | 89.786 | 89.823 | 81.303 | 81.822 | 7490 | → | |
| Verl | City | 18.507 | 21.626 | 23.768 | 24.766 | 25.465 | 7137 | → | |
| Versmold | City | 17.396 | 19.680 | 20.634 | 20.898 | 21.543 | 8557 | → | |
| Viersen | City | 76.445 | 77.338 | 77.259 | 74.941 | 76.384 | 9110 | → | |
| Vlotho | City | 18.780 | 20.520 | 20.544 | 19.232 | 18.663 | 7693 | → | |
| Voerde (Niederrhein) | City | 34.870 | 38.269 | 38.935 | 37.134 | 36.273 | 5349 | → | |
| Vreden | City | 18.607 | 20.745 | 21.931 | 22.400 | 22.611 | 13583 | → | |
| Wachtberg | Com | 16.563 | 18.716 | 19.162 | 19.451 | 20.380 | 4968 | → | |
| Waldbröl | City | 14.765 | 18.490 | 19.213 | 18.964 | 19.283 | 6332 | → | |
| Waltrop | City | 28.127 | 30.466 | 30.437 | 29.017 | 29.245 | 4709 | → | |
| Warburg | City | 21.887 | 24.178 | 24.218 | 23.547 | 23.365 | 16884 | → | |
| Warendorf | City | 33.476 | 36.991 | 38.988 | 36.982 | 37.127 | 17688 | → | |
| Warstein | City | 28.138 | 29.566 | 29.007 | 25.966 | 25.041 | 15803 | → | |
| Wassenberg | City | 12.229 | 14.280 | 16.044 | 16.944 | 18.019 | 4243 | → | |
| Wegberg | City | 24.784 | 26.989 | 28.800 | 27.865 | 28.165 | 8434 | → | |
| Weilerswist | Com | 13.722 | 15.314 | 16.337 | 15.462 | 17.328 | 5717 | → | |
| Wenden | Com | 15.995 | 18.604 | 19.658 | 19.665 | 19.728 | 7256 | → | |
| Werdohl | City | 20.856 | 22.227 | 21.265 | 18.430 | 17.892 | 3339 | → | |
| Werl | City | 27.067 | 30.533 | 31.819 | 30.303 | 30.843 | 7635 | → | |
| Wermelskirchen | City | 34.447 | 37.123 | 36.907 | 34.934 | 34.638 | 7480 | → | |
| Werne | City | 28.056 | 30.456 | 30.779 | 29.614 | 29.858 | 7614 | → | |
| Wesel | City | 57.507 | 61.609 | 62.151 | 60.335 | 60.797 | 12256 | → | |
| Wesseling | City | 29.101 | 33.517 | 35.224 | 34.998 | 35.768 | 2337 | → | |
| Wetter (Ruhr) | City | 28.160 | 29.331 | 29.675 | 27.935 | 27.785 | 3155 | → | |
| Wiehl | City | 21.651 | 25.367 | 26.455 | 25.274 | 25.177 | 5326 | → | |
| Willich | City | 40.303 | 45.932 | 50.853 | 50.708 | 50.932 | 6780 | → | |
| Wilnsdorf | Com | 19.874 | 21.630 | 21.618 | 20.469 | 20.389 | 7204 | → | |
| Windeck | Com | 17.666 | 19.892 | 21.048 | 18.935 | 18.842 | 10722 | → | |
| Wipperfürth | City | 20.373 | 22.409 | 23.227 | 21.660 | 21.372 | 11830 | → | |
| Witten | City | 102.902 | 104.754 | 103.158 | 96.382 | 96.781 | 7240 | → | |
| Wülfrath | City | 20.690 | 22.046 | 22.669 | 21.213 | 21.273 | 3227 | → | |
| Wuppertal | CityCR | 365.662 | 381.884 | 364.784 | 342.661 | 352.390 | 16839 | → | |
| Würselen | City | 33.499 | 35.758 | 36.731 | 37.206 | 38.823 | 3439 | → | |
| Xanten | City | 15.974 | 18.902 | 20.841 | 21.245 | 21.551 | 7243 | → | |
| Zülpich | City | 16.943 | 18.878 | 19.674 | 19.745 | 19.998 | 10101 | → |
- The 2016 figures were published with delay, are only partially comparable to previous data because of methodological changes, have limitations in accuracy and may be revised.
- For Bad Driburg, Hemer and Unna 2015 population figures are tabulated.
- Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland (web), Information und Technik Nordrhein-Westfalen (web).