| City Population → Europa → Deutschland |
ÜbersichtAlle Städte und Gemeinden in Nordrhein-Westfalen mit mehr als 15.000 Einwohnern.
Regierungsbezirke| Name | Abk. | Status | Adm. | Hauptstadt | A (km²) | C 1987-05-25 | E 1995-12-31 | E 2001-12-31 | E 2005-12-31 | E 2008-12-31 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < | Arnsberg | Dist | NW | Arnsberg | 8.003 | 3.605.066 | 3.827.480 | 3.803.327 | 3.760.454 | 3.699.748 | |
| < | Detmold | Dist | NW | Detmold | 6.520 | 1.793.359 | 2.012.908 | 2.063.244 | 2.069.758 | 2.050.638 | |
| < | Düsseldorf {Dusseldorf} | Dist | NW | Düsseldorf | 5.291 | 5.068.126 | 5.290.584 | 5.255.328 | 5.226.648 | 5.191.042 | |
| < | Köln {Koln} | Dist | NW | Köln | 7.365 | 3.856.102 | 4.188.583 | 4.309.953 | 4.378.622 | 4.386.271 | |
| < | Münster {Munster} | Dist | NW | Münster | 6.909 | 2.389.192 | 2.573.490 | 2.620.240 | 2.622.623 | 2.605.365 | |
| < | Nordrhein-Westfalen | NW | FSt | Düsseldorf | 34.088 | 16.711.845 | 17.893.045 | 18.052.092 | 18.058.105 | 17.933.064 | |
| Deutschland | DEU | Berlin | 357.112 | 77.718.000 | 81.817.499 | 82.440.309 | 82.437.995 | 82.002.356 |
Die größten Städte| Name | C E 2008-12-31 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Köln | 995.420 |
| 2 | Dortmund | 584.412 |
| 3 | Düsseldorf | 584.217 |
| 4 | Essen | 579.759 |
| 5 | Duisburg | 494.048 |
| 6 | Bochum | 378.596 |
| 7 | Wuppertal | 353.308 |
| 8 | Bielefeld | 323.615 |
| 9 | Bonn | 317.949 |
| 10 | Münster | 273.875 |
Städte & Gemeinden| Name | Status | C C 1987-05-25 | C E 1995-12-31 | C E 2001-12-31 | C E 2005-12-31 | C E 2008-12-31 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < | Aachen | CityCR | 229.740 | 247.923 | 245.778 | 258.208 | 259.269 |
| < | Ahaus | City | 29.850 | 34.708 | 37.533 | 38.402 | 38.821 |
| < | Ahlen | City | 52.657 | 55.785 | 55.481 | 55.104 | 53.877 |
| < | Alfter | Com | 16.389 | 19.351 | 21.350 | 22.569 | 22.807 |
| < | Alsdorf | City | 46.454 | 46.147 | 46.344 | 46.472 | 45.953 |
| < | Altena | City | 23.198 | 24.026 | 21.831 | 20.444 | 19.252 |
| < | Arnsberg | City | 74.091 | 78.972 | 77.396 | 76.427 | 75.288 |
| < | Ascheberg | Com | 12.381 | 13.965 | 14.923 | 15.100 | 14.945 |
| < | Attendorn | City | 21.570 | 23.888 | 24.688 | 24.814 | 24.839 |
| < | Bad Berleburg | City | 20.170 | 21.289 | 21.135 | 20.593 | 20.083 |
| < | Bad Driburg | City | 16.582 | 19.122 | 19.608 | 19.502 | 19.281 |
| < | Bad Honnef | City | 21.647 | 24.462 | 25.038 | 25.241 | 24.915 |
| < | Bad Laasphe | City | 14.713 | 15.574 | 15.395 | 15.073 | 14.687 |
| < | Bad Lippspringe | City | 11.891 | 14.566 | 14.835 | 15.292 | 15.126 |
| < | Bad Münstereifel {Bad Munstereifel} | City | 15.230 | 17.718 | 18.560 | 19.003 | 18.826 |
| < | Bad Oeynhausen | City | 44.036 | 49.014 | 49.850 | 49.221 | 48.867 |
| < | Bad Salzuflen | City | 50.588 | 55.029 | 55.088 | 54.673 | 54.078 |
| < | Baesweiler | City | 23.673 | 25.707 | 27.485 | 28.058 | 28.169 |
| < | Beckum | City | 35.877 | 38.166 | 38.018 | 37.472 | 36.965 |
| < | Bedburg | City | 20.634 | 23.219 | 24.457 | 24.937 | 24.879 |
| < | Bergheim | City | 54.545 | 60.610 | 63.591 | 63.015 | 62.100 |
| < | Bergisch Gladbach | City | 100.589 | 105.478 | 105.569 | 105.761 | 105.901 |
| < | Bergkamen | City | 47.660 | 51.838 | 52.955 | 52.225 | 51.328 |
| < | Bergneustadt | City | 17.949 | 20.772 | 20.809 | 20.506 | 20.000 |
| < | Beverungen | City | 14.791 | 15.703 | 15.506 | 14.923 | 14.447 |
| < | Bielefeld | CityCR | 305.566 | 324.066 | 323.373 | 326.925 | 323.615 |
| < | Blomberg | City | 14.338 | 16.786 | 17.560 | 17.043 | 16.497 |
| < | Bocholt | City | 67.028 | 70.424 | 72.701 | 73.790 | 73.403 |
| < | Bochum | CityCR | 386.271 | 400.395 | 390.087 | 385.626 | 378.596 |
| < | Bönen {Bonen} | Com | 18.002 | 18.817 | 19.349 | 19.181 | 18.717 |
| < | Bonn | CityCR | 276.653 | 291.431 | 306.016 | 312.818 | 317.949 |
| < | Borken | City | 34.228 | 38.675 | 40.582 | 41.028 | 41.177 |
| < | Bornheim | City | 34.211 | 40.180 | 46.304 | 48.355 | 48.498 |
| < | Bottrop | CityCR | 114.640 | 120.642 | 120.780 | 119.356 | 117.756 |
| < | Brakel | City | 14.893 | 17.493 | 17.840 | 17.581 | 17.184 |
| < | Brilon | City | 24.218 | 27.258 | 27.320 | 27.112 | 26.689 |
| < | Brüggen {Bruggen} | Com | 13.113 | 14.929 | 15.877 | 16.211 | 16.121 |
| < | Brühl {Bruhl} | City | 40.743 | 43.653 | 43.850 | 44.349 | 44.491 |
| < | Bünde {Bunde} | City | 39.083 | 43.186 | 44.749 | 45.114 | 44.675 |
| < | Burbach | Com | 13.405 | 14.807 | 15.076 | 14.872 | 14.641 |
| < | Büren {Buren} | City | 17.473 | 21.619 | 22.194 | 22.152 | 21.578 |
| < | Burscheid | City | 16.334 | 18.289 | 19.293 | 19.122 | 18.727 |
| < | Castrop-Rauxel | City | 77.081 | 79.160 | 78.471 | 77.619 | 76.277 |
| < | Coesfeld | City | 31.788 | 34.747 | 36.264 | 36.691 | 36.558 |
| < | Datteln | City | 36.504 | 37.712 | 37.210 | 36.571 | 35.852 |
| < | Delbrück {Delbruck} | City | 22.645 | 27.700 | 29.429 | 30.050 | 30.083 |
| < | Detmold | City | 65.502 | 73.343 | 73.771 | 73.508 | 73.368 |
| < | Dinslaken | City | 62.458 | 69.148 | 71.005 | 70.189 | 69.731 |
| < | Dormagen | City | 54.790 | 61.155 | 63.295 | 63.466 | 63.139 |
| < | Dorsten | City | 73.744 | 80.735 | 81.293 | 79.639 | 77.975 |
| < | Dortmund | CityCR | 584.089 | 598.840 | 589.240 | 588.168 | 584.412 |
| < | Drensteinfurt | City | 11.603 | 13.298 | 14.675 | 15.227 | 15.342 |
| < | Duisburg | CityCR | 525.378 | 535.250 | 512.030 | 501.564 | 494.048 |
| < | Dülmen {Dulmen} | City | 38.851 | 44.277 | 46.923 | 47.391 | 47.058 |
| < | Düren {Duren} | City | 82.857 | 90.274 | 92.292 | 93.656 | 92.904 |
| < | Düsseldorf {Dusseldorf} | CityCR | 563.531 | 571.030 | 570.765 | 574.514 | 584.217 |
| < | Eitorf | Com | 15.591 | 18.031 | 19.599 | 19.691 | 19.615 |
| < | Elsdorf | Com | 18.605 | 21.343 | 21.740 | 21.674 | 21.306 |
| < | Emmerich | City | 27.924 | 29.285 | 29.005 | 29.520 | 29.752 |
| < | Emsdetten | City | 31.007 | 33.665 | 35.235 | 35.499 | 35.759 |
| < | Engelskirchen | Com | 18.380 | 20.442 | 20.829 | 20.569 | 20.164 |
| < | Enger | City | 16.291 | 18.925 | 20.007 | 19.989 | 20.076 |
| < | Ennepetal | City | 33.598 | 34.224 | 33.559 | 32.234 | 31.111 |
| < | Ennigerloh | City | 19.192 | 20.552 | 20.786 | 20.501 | 20.178 |
| < | Erftstadt | City | 43.939 | 48.717 | 50.998 | 51.122 | 50.714 |
| < | Erkelenz | City | 35.992 | 42.281 | 43.364 | 44.625 | 44.606 |
| < | Erkrath | City | 44.958 | 49.572 | 48.547 | 47.432 | 46.340 |
| < | Erwitte | City | 13.410 | 14.982 | 15.725 | 15.915 | 15.801 |
| < | Eschweiler | City | 53.058 | 56.171 | 55.257 | 55.691 | 55.533 |
| < | Espelkamp | City | 22.049 | 27.004 | 26.883 | 26.126 | 25.407 |
| < | Essen | CityCR | 623.427 | 614.861 | 591.889 | 585.430 | 579.759 |
| < | Euskirchen | City | 47.050 | 52.205 | 54.047 | 55.110 | 55.611 |
| < | Finnentrop | Com | 16.734 | 18.299 | 18.562 | 18.400 | 17.945 |
| < | Frechen | City | 42.348 | 45.583 | 47.382 | 48.965 | 49.824 |
| < | Freudenberg | City | 16.438 | 18.094 | 18.315 | 18.562 | 18.556 |
| < | Fröndenberg {Frondenberg} | City | 20.429 | 22.145 | 23.054 | 22.903 | 22.266 |
| < | Geilenkirchen | City | 21.393 | 26.549 | 28.137 | 28.468 | 28.110 |
| < | Geldern | City | 28.147 | 31.709 | 33.232 | 34.035 | 33.709 |
| < | Gelsenkirchen | CityCR | 287.508 | 291.164 | 276.740 | 268.102 | 262.063 |
| < | Gescher | City | 14.619 | 16.095 | 16.932 | 17.146 | 17.163 |
| < | Geseke | City | 16.958 | 19.170 | 20.219 | 20.640 | 20.810 |
| < | Gevelsberg | City | 32.456 | 33.769 | 33.552 | 32.719 | 31.952 |
| < | Gladbeck | City | 78.343 | 79.605 | 77.460 | 76.861 | 75.811 |
| < | Goch | City | 29.282 | 31.186 | 33.033 | 33.948 | 34.043 |
| < | Grefrath | Com | 13.848 | 15.447 | 16.040 | 15.929 | 15.800 |
| < | Greven | City | 29.512 | 33.216 | 34.507 | 35.427 | 35.761 |
| < | Grevenbroich | City | 58.611 | 63.604 | 65.039 | 64.372 | 64.197 |
| < | Gronau (Westfalen) | City | 39.318 | 43.529 | 45.290 | 46.373 | 46.645 |
| < | Gummersbach | City | 48.250 | 53.149 | 53.355 | 53.048 | 52.130 |
| < | Gütersloh {Gutersloh} | City | 81.804 | 92.842 | 95.459 | 96.145 | 96.343 |
| < | Haan | City | 28.489 | 29.888 | 29.607 | 29.325 | 29.149 |
| < | Hagen | CityCR | 209.363 | 212.003 | 202.060 | 196.934 | 192.177 |
| < | Halle (Westf.) | City | 18.161 | 19.502 | 20.728 | 21.283 | 21.066 |
| < | Haltern | City | 32.758 | 35.587 | 36.956 | 37.922 | 38.029 |
| < | Halver | City | 15.322 | 17.168 | 17.627 | 17.480 | 17.047 |
| < | Hamm | CityCR | 171.170 | 183.408 | 183.805 | 184.239 | 182.459 |
| < | Hamminkeln | Com | 23.285 | 26.480 | 27.209 | 27.478 | 27.780 |
| < | Harsewinkel | City | 18.741 | 22.616 | 23.703 | 24.251 | 24.155 |
| < | Hattingen | City | 55.880 | 58.650 | 58.023 | 56.979 | 56.119 |
| < | Heiligenhaus | City | 28.851 | 29.487 | 28.402 | 27.750 | 26.963 |
| < | Heinsberg | City | 36.109 | 39.852 | 41.483 | 41.606 | 41.179 |
| < | Hemer | City | 32.914 | 35.934 | 37.355 | 37.932 | 37.440 |
| < | Hennef (Sieg) | City | 29.968 | 38.115 | 43.534 | 45.493 | 45.669 |
| < | Herdecke | City | 25.238 | 26.278 | 26.001 | 25.538 | 25.048 |
| < | Herford | City | 60.935 | 65.919 | 65.097 | 64.965 | 64.852 |
| < | Herne | CityCR | 174.238 | 179.897 | 174.018 | 170.992 | 166.924 |
| < | Herten | City | 67.806 | 69.183 | 66.495 | 64.807 | 63.133 |
| < | Herzebrock-Clarholz | Com | 12.626 | 14.898 | 15.944 | 16.175 | 16.142 |
| < | Herzogenrath | City | 43.094 | 45.935 | 46.932 | 47.295 | 47.187 |
| < | Hiddenhausen | Com | 19.166 | 20.474 | 21.071 | 20.659 | 20.187 |
| < | Hilchenbach | City | 15.439 | 16.571 | 16.506 | 16.320 | 15.920 |
| < | Hilden | City | 53.262 | 55.086 | 56.615 | 56.545 | 55.961 |
| < | Hille | Com | 14.256 | 15.857 | 16.622 | 16.554 | 16.359 |
| < | Holzwickede | Com | 15.878 | 17.414 | 17.739 | 17.571 | 17.283 |
| < | Horn-Bad Meinberg | City | 16.318 | 18.664 | 18.696 | 18.507 | 18.006 |
| < | Hörstel {Horstel} | City | 15.305 | 17.401 | 19.602 | 19.865 | 19.905 |
| < | Hövelhof {Hovelhof} | Com | 12.599 | 15.167 | 15.872 | 16.020 | 15.938 |
| < | Höxter {Hoxter} | City | 31.972 | 33.560 | 32.998 | 32.591 | 31.628 |
| < | Hückelhoven {Huckelhoven} | City | 33.672 | 36.756 | 39.308 | 39.656 | 39.539 |
| < | Hückeswagen {Huckeswagen} | City | 14.759 | 16.016 | 16.540 | 16.435 | 16.041 |
| < | Hürth {Hurth} | City | 48.376 | 52.351 | 54.095 | 55.169 | 56.983 |
| < | Ibbenbüren {Ibbenburen} | City | 43.243 | 47.421 | 49.485 | 51.010 | 51.581 |
| < | Iserlohn | City | 92.183 | 99.341 | 98.865 | 97.285 | 95.598 |
| < | Jüchen {Juchen} | Com | 20.509 | 22.216 | 22.569 | 22.793 | 22.732 |
| < | Jülich {Julich} | City | 30.367 | 32.061 | 33.940 | 33.811 | 33.342 |
| < | Kaarst | City | 39.208 | 41.788 | 42.379 | 42.538 | 41.883 |
| < | Kalletal | Com | 13.765 | 15.791 | 15.786 | 15.382 | 14.793 |
| < | Kamen | City | 44.002 | 46.977 | 46.348 | 45.767 | 45.103 |
| < | Kamp-Lintfort | City | 37.433 | 40.435 | 39.959 | 39.636 | 38.919 |
| < | Kempen | City | 31.789 | 36.093 | 36.085 | 36.323 | 36.187 |
| < | Kerpen | City | 53.608 | 61.998 | 63.652 | 64.348 | 64.746 |
| < | Kevelaer | City | 22.428 | 25.737 | 27.319 | 27.867 | 28.296 |
| < | Kierspe | City | 14.864 | 17.541 | 18.299 | 18.209 | 17.605 |
| < | Kirchlengern | Com | 14.238 | 15.589 | 16.335 | 16.533 | 16.291 |
| < | Kleve | City | 44.106 | 48.344 | 49.031 | 49.099 | 49.312 |
| < | Köln {Koln} | CityCR | 928.309 | 965.697 | 967.940 | 983.347 | 995.420 |
| < | Königswinter {Konigswinter} | City | 33.783 | 37.341 | 39.482 | 41.268 | 41.057 |
| < | Korschenbroich | City | 27.094 | 31.740 | 33.862 | 33.498 | 33.228 |
| < | Krefeld | CityCR | 232.261 | 249.606 | 239.559 | 237.701 | 236.333 |
| < | Kreuzau | Com | 14.870 | 16.989 | 18.234 | 18.203 | 17.868 |
| < | Kreuztal | City | 29.370 | 32.243 | 32.127 | 31.939 | 31.300 |
| < | Kürten {Kurten} | Com | 16.522 | 18.771 | 19.679 | 20.077 | 19.817 |
| < | Lage | City | 31.375 | 35.931 | 36.157 | 35.989 | 35.502 |
| < | Langenfeld (Rheinland) | City | 50.297 | 56.676 | 58.757 | 58.993 | 59.213 |
| < | Leichlingen (Rheinland) | City | 24.703 | 26.366 | 26.934 | 27.536 | 27.490 |
| < | Lemgo | City | 38.151 | 41.403 | 42.188 | 42.156 | 41.811 |
| < | Lengerich | City | 20.215 | 21.802 | 22.259 | 22.359 | 22.355 |
| < | Lennestadt | City | 25.901 | 27.650 | 28.046 | 27.831 | 27.392 |
| < | Leopoldshöhe {Leopoldshohe} | Com | 12.699 | 15.309 | 16.396 | 16.198 | 16.175 |
| < | Leverkusen | CityCR | 154.692 | 162.252 | 160.829 | 161.227 | 161.322 |
| < | Lindlar | Com | 18.115 | 20.804 | 22.517 | 22.659 | 22.328 |
| < | Lippstadt | City | 60.102 | 66.636 | 67.231 | 67.446 | 66.924 |
| < | Lohmar | Com | 25.294 | 29.509 | 30.936 | 31.235 | 31.198 |
| < | Löhne {Lohne} | City | 36.746 | 41.246 | 41.580 | 41.541 | 40.708 |
| < | Lübbecke {Lubbecke} | City | 22.191 | 25.301 | 25.937 | 26.261 | 25.996 |
| < | Lüdenscheid {Ludenscheid} | City | 74.635 | 81.837 | 80.509 | 78.688 | 76.589 |
| < | Lüdinghausen {Ludinghausen} | City | 19.036 | 21.569 | 23.333 | 24.097 | 24.183 |
| < | Lünen {Lunen} | City | 84.664 | 91.592 | 92.005 | 90.022 | 88.297 |
| < | Marl | City | 89.063 | 92.965 | 92.628 | 90.816 | 88.836 |
| < | Marsberg | City | 20.772 | 23.058 | 22.382 | 21.849 | 21.244 |
| < | Mechernich | City | 21.910 | 24.575 | 26.460 | 27.368 | 27.441 |
| < | Meckenheim | City | 20.868 | 24.558 | 25.440 | 25.142 | 24.500 |
| < | Meerbusch | City | 50.240 | 54.206 | 55.172 | 54.367 | 54.219 |
| < | Meinerzhagen | City | 18.318 | 21.554 | 22.031 | 21.752 | 21.289 |
| < | Menden (Sauerland) | City | 54.058 | 58.424 | 59.183 | 57.984 | 56.625 |
| < | Meschede | City | 31.110 | 32.590 | 32.645 | 32.186 | 31.566 |
| < | Mettmann | City | 37.220 | 38.812 | 39.125 | 39.670 | 39.560 |
| < | Minden | City | 75.031 | 82.971 | 82.898 | 83.118 | 82.809 |
| < | Moers | City | 100.872 | 107.095 | 107.421 | 107.547 | 106.645 |
| < | Mönchengladbach {Monchengladbach} | CityCR | 249.587 | 266.702 | 262.963 | 261.444 | 258.848 |
| < | Monheim | City | 39.985 | 43.811 | 43.685 | 43.705 | 43.308 |
| < | Much | Com | 11.309 | 13.883 | 14.889 | 15.095 | 15.037 |
| < | Mülheim (an der Ruhr) {Mulheim} | CityCR | 175.423 | 176.530 | 172.332 | 169.917 | 168.288 |
| < | Münster {Munster} | CityCR | 246.186 | 265.061 | 267.197 | 270.868 | 273.875 |
| < | Netphen | Com | 21.959 | 24.897 | 25.038 | 24.679 | 24.349 |
| < | Nettetal | City | 37.740 | 40.348 | 42.085 | 42.434 | 42.250 |
| < | Neukirchen-Vluyn | City | 25.386 | 27.571 | 28.566 | 28.650 | 27.831 |
| < | Neunkirchen-Seelscheid | Com | 15.566 | 18.508 | 20.328 | 21.000 | 20.769 |
| < | Neuss | City | 142.178 | 148.796 | 150.957 | 151.610 | 151.254 |
| < | Niederkassel | City | 28.243 | 31.201 | 35.077 | 36.516 | 37.205 |
| < | Niederkrüchten {Niederkruchten} | Com | 10.736 | 12.862 | 14.749 | 15.457 | 15.370 |
| < | Nottuln | Com | 14.457 | 17.823 | 19.599 | 20.270 | 20.145 |
| < | Nümbrecht {Numbrecht} | Com | 12.347 | 16.526 | 17.009 | 17.420 | 17.328 |
| < | Oberhausen | CityCR | 220.286 | 224.397 | 221.619 | 218.898 | 215.670 |
| < | Ochtrup | City | 16.873 | 18.176 | 18.977 | 19.380 | 19.396 |
| < | Odenthal | Com | 12.811 | 13.909 | 15.120 | 15.781 | 15.744 |
| < | Oelde | City | 27.033 | 28.847 | 29.406 | 29.393 | 29.582 |
| < | Oer-Erkenschwick | City | 27.607 | 30.302 | 30.516 | 30.397 | 30.303 |
| < | Oerlinghausen | City | 14.757 | 17.165 | 17.435 | 17.305 | 16.905 |
| < | Olpe | City | 22.710 | 24.605 | 25.371 | 25.664 | 25.613 |
| < | Olsberg | City | 14.464 | 16.267 | 16.233 | 15.803 | 15.393 |
| < | Overath | Com | 22.553 | 25.319 | 26.410 | 27.106 | 27.057 |
| < | Paderborn | City | 110.715 | 133.717 | 140.869 | 143.769 | 144.811 |
| < | Petershagen | City | 23.619 | 26.142 | 27.103 | 26.882 | 26.194 |
| < | Plettenberg | City | 27.726 | 29.519 | 28.959 | 28.003 | 27.026 |
| < | Porta Westfalica | City | 33.787 | 35.794 | 36.277 | 36.175 | 35.449 |
| < | Pulheim | City | 47.852 | 51.365 | 53.441 | 53.694 | 53.872 |
| < | Radevormwald | City | 22.579 | 24.353 | 24.668 | 23.970 | 23.108 |
| < | Rahden | City | 13.452 | 14.850 | 15.856 | 16.079 | 15.888 |
| < | Ratingen | City | 88.631 | 89.534 | 91.793 | 91.975 | 91.704 |
| < | Recklinghausen | City | 119.991 | 127.216 | 124.587 | 121.827 | 120.059 |
| < | Rees | City | 18.075 | 20.010 | 21.995 | 22.559 | 22.465 |
| < | Reichshof | Com | 15.368 | 18.385 | 19.885 | 20.174 | 19.840 |
| < | Remscheid | CityCR | 120.132 | 122.260 | 118.753 | 115.864 | 112.679 |
| < | Rheda-Wiedenbrück {Rheda-Wiedenbruck} | City | 36.822 | 42.155 | 45.235 | 46.440 | 46.951 |
| < | Rhede | City | 16.383 | 18.006 | 18.774 | 19.202 | 19.398 |
| < | Rheinbach | City | 22.161 | 24.733 | 25.986 | 26.533 | 26.924 |
| < | Rheinberg | City | 26.158 | 29.638 | 31.712 | 32.061 | 31.943 |
| < | Rheine | City | 69.348 | 74.587 | 75.925 | 76.440 | 76.472 |
| < | Rietberg | City | 22.782 | 26.435 | 28.214 | 28.790 | 28.828 |
| < | Rösrath {Rosrath} | Com | 21.783 | 24.286 | 26.613 | 27.121 | 27.021 |
| < | Salzkotten | City | 19.572 | 22.211 | 23.680 | 24.665 | 24.913 |
| < | Sankt Augustin | City | 49.396 | 55.065 | 55.539 | 56.110 | 55.624 |
| < | Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock | Com | 20.183 | 23.248 | 25.829 | 26.016 | 26.154 |
| < | Schmallenberg | City | 24.477 | 26.620 | 26.538 | 25.992 | 25.645 |
| < | Schwalmtal | Com | 14.551 | 17.116 | 19.370 | 19.279 | 19.198 |
| < | Schwelm | City | 29.527 | 30.729 | 30.351 | 29.858 | 29.248 |
| < | Schwerte | City | 48.344 | 50.734 | 50.534 | 49.730 | 48.797 |
| < | Selm | City | 23.895 | 26.214 | 27.389 | 27.472 | 27.247 |
| < | Senden | Com | 14.462 | 18.796 | 19.703 | 20.529 | 20.727 |
| < | Siegburg | City | 33.637 | 36.998 | 37.865 | 38.855 | 39.564 |
| < | Siegen | City | 106.384 | 111.398 | 108.397 | 106.293 | 104.419 |
| < | Simmerath | Com | 12.516 | 14.525 | 15.415 | 15.771 | 15.610 |
| < | Soest | City | 40.207 | 47.730 | 48.361 | 48.534 | 48.529 |
| < | Solingen | CityCR | 159.103 | 165.735 | 165.032 | 163.581 | 161.779 |
| < | Spenge | City | 14.043 | 15.601 | 15.796 | 15.490 | 15.180 |
| < | Sprockhövel {Sprockhovel} | City | 23.857 | 25.442 | 26.419 | 26.132 | 25.546 |
| < | Stadtlohn | City | 17.079 | 19.139 | 20.407 | 20.692 | 20.727 |
| < | Steinfurt | City | 30.067 | 33.268 | 34.052 | 34.560 | 34.266 |
| < | Steinhagen | Com | 16.486 | 18.591 | 19.745 | 19.902 | 19.936 |
| < | Stolberg (Rheinland) | City | 55.747 | 58.203 | 58.718 | 58.577 | 58.057 |
| < | Straelen | City | 12.265 | 14.511 | 15.337 | 15.580 | 15.655 |
| < | Sundern (Sauerland) | City | 25.824 | 29.368 | 29.864 | 29.543 | 29.061 |
| < | Swisttal | Com | 16.341 | 17.865 | 17.954 | 18.141 | 18.280 |
| < | Telgte | City | 16.555 | 18.472 | 19.370 | 19.528 | 19.190 |
| < | Tönisvorst {Tonisvorst} | City | 23.172 | 28.385 | 30.477 | 30.238 | 30.207 |
| < | Troisdorf | City | 60.079 | 68.778 | 73.282 | 74.760 | 75.006 |
| < | Übach-Palenberg {Ubach-Palenberg} | City | 22.933 | 23.849 | 25.049 | 25.405 | 24.968 |
| < | Unna | City | 56.499 | 66.475 | 70.117 | 68.264 | 67.342 |
| < | Velbert | City | 87.366 | 89.786 | 89.823 | 87.378 | 85.465 |
| < | Verl | Com | 18.507 | 21.626 | 23.768 | 24.754 | 24.908 |
| < | Versmold | City | 17.396 | 19.680 | 20.634 | 21.064 | 21.076 |
| < | Viersen | City | 76.445 | 77.338 | 77.259 | 76.330 | 75.700 |
| < | Vlotho | City | 18.780 | 20.520 | 20.544 | 20.035 | 19.634 |
| < | Voerde (Niederrhein) | City | 34.870 | 38.269 | 38.935 | 38.580 | 37.752 |
| < | Vreden | City | 18.607 | 20.745 | 21.931 | 22.587 | 22.775 |
| < | Wachtberg | Com | 16.563 | 18.716 | 19.162 | 19.926 | 20.117 |
| < | Waldbröl {Waldbrol} | City | 14.765 | 18.490 | 19.213 | 19.636 | 19.504 |
| < | Waltrop | City | 28.127 | 30.466 | 30.437 | 30.099 | 29.905 |
| < | Warburg | City | 21.887 | 24.178 | 24.218 | 24.294 | 23.726 |
| < | Warendorf | City | 33.476 | 36.991 | 38.988 | 38.717 | 38.268 |
| < | Warstein | City | 28.138 | 29.566 | 29.007 | 28.496 | 27.807 |
| < | Wassenberg | City | 12.229 | 14.280 | 16.044 | 16.841 | 17.060 |
| < | Wegberg | City | 24.784 | 26.989 | 28.800 | 29.580 | 29.361 |
| < | Weilerswist | Com | 13.722 | 15.314 | 16.337 | 16.378 | 16.341 |
| < | Wenden | Com | 15.995 | 18.604 | 19.658 | 19.820 | 20.056 |
| < | Werdohl | City | 20.856 | 22.227 | 21.265 | 20.177 | 19.303 |
| < | Werl | City | 27.067 | 30.533 | 31.819 | 32.198 | 31.976 |
| < | Wermelskirchen | City | 34.447 | 37.123 | 36.907 | 36.588 | 35.878 |
| < | Werne | City | 28.056 | 30.456 | 30.779 | 30.695 | 30.299 |
| < | Wesel | City | 57.507 | 61.609 | 62.151 | 61.711 | 61.203 |
| < | Wesseling | City | 29.101 | 33.517 | 35.224 | 35.589 | 35.146 |
| < | Wetter (Ruhr) | City | 28.160 | 29.331 | 29.675 | 29.011 | 28.445 |
| < | Wiehl | City | 21.651 | 25.367 | 26.455 | 26.511 | 25.953 |
| < | Willich | City | 40.303 | 45.932 | 50.853 | 51.939 | 51.856 |
| < | Wilnsdorf | Com | 19.874 | 21.630 | 21.618 | 21.405 | 21.042 |
| < | Windeck | Com | 17.666 | 19.892 | 21.048 | 21.152 | 20.670 |
| < | Wipperfürth {Wipperfurth} | City | 20.373 | 22.409 | 23.227 | 23.669 | 23.503 |
| < | Witten | City | 102.902 | 104.754 | 103.158 | 100.793 | 99.126 |
| < | Wülfrath {Wulfrath} | City | 20.690 | 22.046 | 22.669 | 22.199 | 21.530 |
| < | Wuppertal | CityCR | 365.662 | 381.884 | 364.784 | 359.237 | 353.308 |
| < | Würselen {Wurselen} | City | 33.499 | 35.758 | 36.731 | 37.231 | 37.839 |
| < | Xanten | City | 15.974 | 18.902 | 20.841 | 21.477 | 21.531 |
| < | Zülpich {Zulpich} | City | 16.943 | 18.878 | 19.674 | 20.105 | 20.092 |