The population of the states and counties in Germany.
| Name | Status | Population census 1987-05-25 | Population estimate 1995-12-31 | Population estimate 2001-12-31 | Population estimate 2011-12-31 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baden-Württemberg | State | 9,286,387 | 10,319,367 | 10,600,906 | 10,786,227 | o |
| Alb-Donau-Kreis | County | 160,244 | 180,309 | 187,000 | 189,825 | o |
| Baden-Baden | City with County Rights | 50,127 | 52,745 | 53,084 | 54,461 | o |
| Biberach | County | 153,900 | 175,622 | 184,548 | 189,523 | o |
| Böblingen | County | 315,677 | 351,027 | 367,830 | 372,334 | o |
| Bodenseekreis | County | 172,776 | 192,947 | 200,948 | 209,733 | o |
| Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald | County | 203,111 | 230,839 | 243,043 | 252,327 | o |
| Calw | County | 133,321 | 157,177 | 160,115 | 156,919 | o |
| Emmendingen | County | 132,508 | 146,418 | 152,953 | 158,755 | o |
| Enzkreis | County | 164,639 | 186,812 | 193,873 | 193,918 | o |
| Esslingen | County | 460,429 | 490,169 | 505,340 | 517,205 | o |
| Freiburg im Breisgau | City with County Rights | 178,672 | 199,273 | 208,294 | 229,144 | o |
| Freudenstadt | County | 101,957 | 119,166 | 121,682 | 118,679 | o |
| Göppingen | County | 230,379 | 255,203 | 257,651 | 252,002 | o |
| Heidelberg | City with County Rights | 127,768 | 138,781 | 141,509 | 149,633 | o |
| Heidenheim | County | 125,340 | 137,315 | 137,055 | 130,719 | o |
| Heilbronn | County | 252,458 | 303,513 | 324,043 | 328,731 | o |
| Heilbronn Stadt | City with County Rights | 110,970 | 121,509 | 120,163 | 124,257 | o |
| Hohenlohekreis | County | 86,103 | 104,347 | 108,920 | 108,832 | o |
| Karlsruhe | County | 364,798 | 405,795 | 422,952 | 432,977 | o |
| Karlsruhe Stadt | City with County Rights | 260,591 | 275,690 | 279,578 | 297,488 | o |
| Konstanz | County | 231,898 | 258,668 | 268,859 | 280,548 | o |
| Lörrach | County | 191,004 | 212,122 | 219,149 | 223,286 | o |
| Ludwigsburg | County | 442,389 | 485,831 | 503,229 | 521,014 | o |
| Main-Tauber-Kreis | County | 121,891 | 136,919 | 137,508 | 132,993 | o |
| Mannheim | City with County Rights | 295,191 | 311,292 | 308,385 | 314,931 | o |
| Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis | County | 130,656 | 146,782 | 150,091 | 146,158 | o |
| Ortenaukreis | County | 354,655 | 399,133 | 411,491 | 417,875 | o |
| Ostalbkreis | County | 279,572 | 311,110 | 315,345 | 310,365 | o |
| Pforzheim | City with County Rights | 106,530 | 118,763 | 118,002 | 120,709 | o |
| Rastatt | County | 194,603 | 218,982 | 224,309 | 226,902 | o |
| Ravensburg | County | 233,635 | 261,446 | 270,572 | 277,909 | o |
| Rems-Murr-Kreis | County | 360,634 | 399,116 | 412,959 | 415,719 | o |
| Reutlingen | County | 244,246 | 272,057 | 279,177 | 281,017 | o |
| Rhein-Neckar-Kreis | County | 465,342 | 512,445 | 527,796 | 539,132 | o |
| Rottweil | County | 126,796 | 138,944 | 141,761 | 138,719 | o |
| Schwäbisch Hall | County | 154,041 | 180,648 | 186,967 | 188,449 | o |
| Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis | County | 192,620 | 208,828 | 211,321 | 206,214 | o |
| Sigmaringen | County | 113,650 | 130,652 | 133,671 | 129,848 | o |
| Stuttgart | City with County Rights | 551,904 | 585,604 | 587,152 | 613,392 | o |
| Tübingen | County | 175,855 | 203,968 | 211,058 | 221,977 | o |
| Tuttlingen | County | 112,885 | 129,491 | 133,866 | 134,204 | o |
| Ulm | City with County Rights | 103,494 | 115,721 | 118,347 | 123,672 | o |
| Waldshut | County | 144,883 | 163,326 | 166,114 | 166,034 | o |
| Zollernalbkreis | County | 172,245 | 192,862 | 193,196 | 187,698 | o |
| Bayern [Bavaria] | State | 10,902,643 | 11,993,484 | 12,329,714 | 12,595,891 | o |
| Aichach-Friedberg | County | 101,792 | 117,921 | 124,501 | 128,452 | o |
| Altötting | County | 94,216 | 105,914 | 109,023 | 108,001 | o |
| Amberg | City with County Rights | 42,570 | 43,611 | 44,217 | 43,529 | o |
| Amberg-Sulzbach | County | 94,617 | 105,596 | 109,083 | 104,709 | o |
| Ansbach | County | 157,632 | 178,265 | 183,668 | 179,557 | o |
| Ansbach Stadt | City with County Rights | 36,970 | 39,896 | 40,412 | 40,296 | o |
| Aschaffenburg | County | 152,367 | 170,565 | 174,577 | 172,162 | o |
| Aschaffenburg Stadt | City with County Rights | 60,964 | 66,360 | 68,361 | 68,808 | o |
| Augsburg | County | 191,469 | 226,593 | 238,536 | 240,950 | o |
| Augsburg Stadt | City with County Rights | 242,819 | 259,699 | 257,836 | 266,647 | o |
| Bad Kissingen | County | 99,022 | 109,213 | 109,498 | 103,757 | o |
| Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen | County | 98,579 | 110,995 | 117,416 | 122,342 | o |
| Bamberg | County | 119,829 | 136,928 | 143,107 | 144,361 | o |
| Bamberg Stadt | City with County Rights | 69,100 | 69,652 | 69,396 | 70,084 | o |
| Bayreuth | County | 96,772 | 107,499 | 109,249 | 105,740 | o |
| Bayreuth Stadt | City with County Rights | 69,813 | 73,016 | 74,519 | 73,111 | o |
| Berchtesgadener Land | County | 90,689 | 98,946 | 100,626 | 102,994 | o |
| Cham | County | 121,401 | 129,469 | 131,416 | 127,993 | o |
| Coburg | County | 82,033 | 91,098 | 92,199 | 87,744 | o |
| Coburg Stadt | City with County Rights | 42,909 | 44,153 | 42,798 | 40,915 | o |
| Dachau | County | 104,280 | 122,144 | 131,345 | 140,219 | o |
| Deggendorf | County | 101,436 | 112,538 | 116,558 | 117,281 | o |
| Dillingen (an der Donau) | County | 80,209 | 90,821 | 94,435 | 93,221 | o |
| Dingolfing-Landau | County | 75,517 | 86,589 | 91,218 | 91,478 | o |
| Donau-Ries | County | 117,483 | 127,632 | 130,335 | 129,123 | o |
| Ebersberg | County | 96,283 | 110,169 | 120,416 | 130,818 | o |
| Eichstätt | County | 97,347 | 112,844 | 121,031 | 125,527 | o |
| Erding | County | 89,190 | 104,509 | 117,949 | 128,212 | o |
| Erlangen | City with County Rights | 99,808 | 101,406 | 101,912 | 106,326 | o |
| Erlangen-Höchstadt | County | 106,113 | 124,192 | 129,751 | 132,049 | o |
| Forchheim | County | 97,433 | 109,725 | 112,838 | 113,207 | o |
| Freising | County | 118,518 | 141,022 | 155,396 | 168,180 | o |
| Freyung-Grafenau | County | 75,564 | 81,861 | 82,553 | 79,169 | o |
| Fürstenfeldbruck | County | 172,760 | 186,235 | 195,869 | 206,733 | o |
| Fürth | County | 93,861 | 110,176 | 113,530 | 115,628 | o |
| Fürth Stadt | City with County Rights | 97,480 | 108,418 | 111,257 | 116,317 | o |
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | County | 78,782 | 85,762 | 87,408 | 86,588 | o |
| Günzburg | County | 107,120 | 119,548 | 122,114 | 120,184 | o |
| Haßberge | County | 80,257 | 87,003 | 88,412 | 84,737 | o |
| Hof | County | 105,628 | 110,625 | 108,744 | 99,136 | o |
| Hof Stadt | City with County Rights | 51,108 | 52,590 | 50,654 | 45,904 | o |
| Ingolstadt | City with County Rights | 96,071 | 111,979 | 117,311 | 126,732 | o |
| Kaufbeuren | City with County Rights | 38,946 | 42,748 | 42,246 | 41,745 | o |
| Kelheim | County | 90,040 | 104,063 | 110,918 | 113,759 | o |
| Kempten (Allgäu) | City with County Rights | 59,369 | 61,657 | 61,505 | 62,240 | o |
| Kitzingen | County | 79,304 | 87,386 | 89,104 | 88,406 | o |
| Kronach | County | 75,353 | 76,961 | 75,458 | 69,546 | o |
| Kulmbach | County | 73,055 | 78,451 | 78,674 | 73,926 | o |
| Landsberg (am Lech) | County | 83,612 | 99,557 | 107,609 | 115,215 | o |
| Landshut | County | 115,644 | 133,531 | 144,504 | 149,414 | o |
| Landshut Stadt | City with County Rights | 56,446 | 59,219 | 59,513 | 64,258 | o |
| Lichtenfels | County | 65,602 | 70,512 | 70,874 | 67,952 | o |
| Lindau (Bodensee) | County | 69,522 | 75,796 | 77,850 | 79,895 | o |
| Main-Spessart | County | 122,047 | 131,445 | 132,206 | 127,214 | o |
| Memmingen | City with County Rights | 38,127 | 40,591 | 41,101 | 41,030 | o |
| Miesbach | County | 80,840 | 88,640 | 92,720 | 95,971 | o |
| Miltenberg | County | 114,255 | 128,261 | 131,369 | 127,823 | o |
| Mühldorf am Inn | County | 92,882 | 105,793 | 109,733 | 110,680 | o |
| München | County | 249,784 | 279,007 | 299,883 | 327,962 | o |
| München Stadt | City with County Rights | 1,185,421 | 1,236,370 | 1,227,958 | 1,378,176 | o |
| Neuburg-Schrobenhausen | County | 76,493 | 85,997 | 90,224 | 91,898 | o |
| Neumarkt (in der Oberpfalz) | County | 105,346 | 120,519 | 127,312 | 127,924 | o |
| Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim | County | 85,686 | 95,063 | 99,156 | 97,481 | o |
| Neustadt an der Waldnaab | County | 91,792 | 99,620 | 101,043 | 96,761 | o |
| Neu-Ulm | County | 140,666 | 157,240 | 161,110 | 166,146 | o |
| Nürnberg | City with County Rights | 470,943 | 492,425 | 491,307 | 510,602 | o |
| Nürnberger Land | County | 149,127 | 166,156 | 168,693 | 166,209 | o |
| Oberallgäu | County | 128,665 | 144,637 | 148,315 | 149,946 | o |
| Ostallgäu | County | 114,547 | 127,068 | 132,389 | 133,979 | o |
| Passau | County | 162,355 | 182,041 | 187,355 | 187,610 | o |
| Passau Stadt | City with County Rights | 48,516 | 50,885 | 50,669 | 50,548 | o |
| Pfaffenhofen (an der Ilm) | County | 88,449 | 105,453 | 113,111 | 118,155 | o |
| Regen | County | 76,688 | 82,194 | 82,721 | 78,453 | o |
| Regensburg | County | 144,278 | 166,215 | 178,095 | 184,845 | o |
| Regensburg Stadt | City with County Rights | 118,639 | 125,836 | 127,198 | 136,577 | o |
| Rhön-Grabfeld | County | 77,197 | 86,269 | 86,717 | 82,324 | o |
| Rosenheim | County | 190,104 | 224,712 | 240,106 | 251,105 | o |
| Rosenheim Stadt | City with County Rights | 53,155 | 58,920 | 59,310 | 61,512 | o |
| Roth | County | 103,944 | 119,572 | 124,963 | 123,982 | o |
| Rottal-Inn | County | 104,013 | 115,281 | 119,107 | 118,011 | o |
| Schwabach | City with County Rights | 33,539 | 37,639 | 38,518 | 39,112 | o |
| Schwandorf | County | 131,260 | 139,887 | 144,370 | 142,918 | o |
| Schweinfurt | County | 103,697 | 113,858 | 116,874 | 112,822 | o |
| Schweinfurt Stadt | City with County Rights | 51,962 | 55,722 | 54,568 | 53,247 | o |
| Starnberg | County | 108,887 | 119,523 | 126,588 | 131,591 | o |
| Straubing | City with County Rights | 40,093 | 44,262 | 44,316 | 44,724 | o |
| Straubing-Bogen | County | 81,062 | 90,923 | 96,035 | 97,838 | o |
| Tirschenreuth | County | 77,865 | 80,524 | 79,804 | 74,326 | o |
| Traunstein | County | 145,408 | 162,876 | 168,827 | 170,854 | o |
| Unterallgäu | County | 115,770 | 130,166 | 134,920 | 135,736 | o |
| Weiden (in der Oberpfalz) | City with County Rights | 42,100 | 43,197 | 43,071 | 41,954 | o |
| Weilheim-Schongau | County | 106,376 | 120,756 | 128,543 | 131,241 | o |
| Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen | County | 86,381 | 94,046 | 95,176 | 91,935 | o |
| Wunsiedel (im Fichtelgebirge) | County | 87,941 | 89,267 | 85,278 | 75,782 | o |
| Würzburg | County | 138,261 | 154,275 | 159,311 | 159,802 | o |
| Würzburg Stadt | City with County Rights | 123,378 | 127,295 | 129,915 | 133,808 | o |
| Berlin | State | 3,260,000 | 3,471,418 | 3,388,434 | 3,501,872 | o |
| Berlin | City with County Rights | 3,260,000 | 3,471,418 | 3,388,434 | 3,501,872 | o |
| Brandenburg | State | 2,665,000 | 2,542,042 | 2,593,040 | 2,495,635 | o |
| Barnim | County | ... | 150,926 | 170,653 | 176,953 | o |
| Brandenburg an der Havel | City with County Rights | ... | 86,753 | 77,245 | 71,534 | o |
| Cottbus | City with County Rights | ... | 126,343 | 111,125 | 102,129 | o |
| Dahme-Spreewald | County | ... | 144,990 | 159,568 | 161,556 | o |
| Elbe-Elster | County | ... | 136,889 | 129,066 | 110,291 | o |
| Frankfurt (Oder) | City with County Rights | ... | 80,807 | 70,308 | 60,002 | o |
| Havelland | County | ... | 131,821 | 151,514 | 155,226 | o |
| Märkisch-Oderland | County | ... | 173,434 | 190,471 | 189,673 | o |
| Oberhavel | County | ... | 170,505 | 194,022 | 203,508 | o |
| Oberspreewald-Lausitz | County | ... | 156,758 | 141,959 | 120,023 | o |
| Oder-Spree | County | ... | 190,839 | 195,670 | 182,798 | o |
| Ostprignitz-Ruppin | County | ... | 116,005 | 111,878 | 102,108 | o |
| Potsdam | City with County Rights | ... | 144,118 | 141,907 | 158,902 | o |
| Potsdam-Mittelmark | County | ... | 171,626 | 198,690 | 205,678 | o |
| Prignitz | County | ... | 101,421 | 94,015 | 80,872 | o |
| Spree-Neiße | County | ... | 150,364 | 145,929 | 124,662 | o |
| Teltow-Fläming | County | ... | 148,133 | 160,414 | 161,546 | o |
| Uckermark | County | ... | 160,310 | 148,606 | 128,174 | o |
| Bremen | State | 660,084 | 679,757 | 659,651 | 661,301 | o |
| Bremen | City with County Rights | 533,455 | 549,357 | 540,950 | 548,319 | o |
| Bremerhaven | City with County Rights | 126,629 | 130,400 | 118,701 | 112,982 | o |
| Hamburg | State | 1,592,770 | 1,707,901 | 1,726,363 | 1,798,836 | o |
| Hamburg | City with County Rights | 1,592,770 | 1,707,901 | 1,726,363 | 1,798,836 | o |
| Hessen [Hesse] | State | 5,507,777 | 6,009,913 | 6,077,826 | 6,092,126 | o |
| Bergstraße | County | 240,111 | 259,709 | 264,695 | 262,802 | o |
| Darmstadt | City with County Rights | 134,272 | 138,980 | 138,457 | 149,052 | o |
| Darmstadt-Dieburg | County | 248,983 | 279,066 | 288,463 | 290,032 | o |
| Frankfurt am Main | City with County Rights | 618,266 | 650,055 | 641,076 | 691,518 | o |
| Fulda | County | 187,477 | 212,072 | 218,326 | 216,717 | o |
| Gießen | County | 225,967 | 252,365 | 254,331 | 257,387 | o |
| Groß-Gerau | County | 227,015 | 244,964 | 250,478 | 257,143 | o |
| Hersfeld-Rotenburg | County | 125,268 | 133,159 | 130,010 | 122,081 | o |
| Hochtaunuskreis | County | 203,220 | 220,008 | 226,683 | 228,332 | o |
| Kassel | County | 222,210 | 242,164 | 245,735 | 236,387 | o |
| Kassel Stadt | City with County Rights | 187,288 | 201,573 | 194,748 | 196,526 | o |
| Lahn-Dill-Kreis | County | 237,823 | 262,952 | 263,043 | 252,477 | o |
| Limburg-Weilburg | County | 151,837 | 170,878 | 175,679 | 170,357 | o |
| Main-Kinzig-Kreis | County | 357,548 | 401,349 | 408,144 | 408,100 | o |
| Main-Taunus-Kreis | County | 200,030 | 213,435 | 221,730 | 228,471 | o |
| Marburg-Biedenkopf | County | 229,342 | 251,106 | 253,500 | 250,861 | o |
| Odenwaldkreis | County | 85,670 | 98,305 | 100,113 | 96,796 | o |
| Offenbach | County | 301,627 | 328,782 | 336,555 | 340,114 | o |
| Offenbach am Main | City with County Rights | 111,386 | 116,533 | 118,429 | 122,705 | o |
| Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis | County | 163,170 | 182,396 | 184,897 | 183,179 | o |
| Schwalm-Eder-Kreis | County | 176,689 | 192,506 | 193,404 | 181,523 | o |
| Vogelsbergkreis | County | 107,692 | 118,581 | 118,475 | 108,538 | o |
| Waldeck-Frankenberg | County | 149,874 | 170,218 | 170,430 | 160,571 | o |
| Werra-Meißner-Kreis | County | 112,396 | 117,715 | 113,293 | 103,109 | o |
| Wetteraukreis | County | 250,745 | 283,920 | 296,056 | 298,429 | o |
| Wiesbaden | City with County Rights | 251,871 | 267,122 | 271,076 | 278,919 | o |
| Mecklenburg-Vorpommern [Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania] | State | 1,971,000 | 1,823,084 | 1,759,877 | 1,634,734 | o |
| Landkreis Rostock | County | ... | 217,390 | 229,924 | 214,889 | o |
| Ludwigslust-Parchim | County | ... | 233,786 | 239,288 | 216,759 | o |
| Mecklenburgische Seenplatte | County | ... | 318,924 | 305,140 | 270,685 | o |
| Nordwestmecklenburg | County | ... | 164,282 | 167,697 | 159,294 | o |
| Rostock | City with County Rights | ... | 227,535 | 198,964 | 204,260 | o |
| Schwerin | City with County Rights | ... | 114,688 | 99,978 | 95,300 | o |
| Vorpommern-Greifswald | County | ... | 282,900 | 266,792 | 244,207 | o |
| Vorpommern-Rügen | County | ... | 263,579 | 252,094 | 229,340 | o |
| Niedersachsen [Lower Saxony] | State | 7,162,103 | 7,780,422 | 7,956,416 | 7,913,502 | o |
| Ammerland | County | 93,603 | 103,651 | 111,994 | 118,838 | o |
| Aurich | County | 168,281 | 180,118 | 188,363 | 188,330 | o |
| Braunschweig | City with County Rights | 252,351 | 252,544 | 245,516 | 250,556 | o |
| Celle | County | 165,433 | 179,143 | 181,962 | 177,591 | o |
| Cloppenburg | County | 115,243 | 141,179 | 150,973 | 159,002 | o |
| Cuxhaven | County | 190,234 | 198,654 | 206,192 | 199,443 | o |
| Delmenhorst | City with County Rights | 72,072 | 78,226 | 76,284 | 74,497 | o |
| Diepholz | County | 183,448 | 203,704 | 212,761 | 213,393 | o |
| Emden | City with County Rights | 50,144 | 51,559 | 51,185 | 51,528 | o |
| Emsland | County | 255,394 | 292,993 | 304,698 | 313,539 | o |
| Friesland | County | 93,634 | 97,929 | 101,402 | 99,196 | o |
| Gifhorn | County | 129,505 | 161,826 | 172,880 | 172,010 | o |
| Goslar | County | 157,839 | 161,549 | 155,610 | 142,111 | o |
| Göttingen | County | 244,954 | 266,150 | 265,058 | 258,166 | o |
| Grafschaft Bentheim | County | 117,364 | 125,721 | 131,086 | 134,803 | o |
| Hameln-Pyrmont | County | 154,554 | 163,798 | 162,290 | 152,682 | o |
| Harburg | County | 188,710 | 215,975 | 235,110 | 247,989 | o |
| Heidekreis (Soltau-Fallingbostel) | County | 123,187 | 134,811 | 141,192 | 138,784 | o |
| Helmstedt | County | 97,807 | 101,829 | 99,527 | 92,062 | o |
| Hildesheim | County | 280,497 | 292,525 | 293,091 | 281,066 | o |
| Holzminden | County | 80,070 | 83,341 | 80,866 | 72,423 | o |
| Leer | County | 143,822 | 154,057 | 162,765 | 164,996 | o |
| Lüchow-Dannenberg | County | 47,657 | 51,657 | 51,820 | 49,017 | o |
| Lüneburg | County | 130,715 | 155,893 | 168,734 | 178,090 | o |
| Nienburg (Weser) | County | 112,209 | 124,065 | 126,310 | 122,225 | o |
| Northeim | County | 147,554 | 154,186 | 150,100 | 137,658 | o |
| Oldenburg | County | 99,424 | 112,922 | 122,550 | 127,593 | o |
| Oldenburg Stadt | City with County Rights | 140,149 | 151,382 | 155,908 | 162,481 | o |
| Osnabrück | County | 293,671 | 342,808 | 355,871 | 355,989 | o |
| Osnabrück Stadt | City with County Rights | 150,807 | 168,618 | 164,195 | 165,021 | o |
| Osterholz | County | 94,196 | 105,576 | 111,473 | 111,718 | o |
| Osterode am Harz | County | 87,111 | 88,862 | 84,750 | 76,370 | o |
| Peine | County | 117,550 | 126,780 | 132,998 | 131,075 | o |
| Region Hannover | County | 1,040,428 | 1,109,093 | 1,122,038 | 1,135,967 | o |
| Rotenburg (Wümme) | County | 137,896 | 152,688 | 163,058 | 162,963 | o |
| Salzgitter | City with County Rights | 111,069 | 117,713 | 111,696 | 101,750 | o |
| Schaumburg | County | 150,168 | 162,439 | 166,548 | 159,733 | o |
| Stade | County | 163,769 | 183,728 | 192,973 | 197,520 | o |
| Uelzen | County | 91,777 | 95,893 | 97,635 | 93,564 | o |
| Vechta | County | 101,627 | 118,575 | 128,189 | 136,495 | o |
| Verden | County | 113,223 | 128,108 | 133,289 | 133,034 | o |
| Wesermarsch | County | 89,349 | 94,061 | 94,332 | 89,982 | o |
| Wilhelmshaven | City with County Rights | 90,982 | 90,667 | 84,994 | 81,020 | o |
| Wittmund | County | 52,360 | 55,225 | 57,421 | 57,010 | o |
| Wolfenbüttel | County | 115,370 | 121,870 | 126,842 | 121,639 | o |
| Wolfsburg | City with County Rights | 124,896 | 126,331 | 121,887 | 122,583 | o |
| Nordrhein-Westfalen [North Rhine-Westphalia] | State | 16,711,845 | 17,893,045 | 18,052,092 | 17,841,956 | o |
| Bielefeld | City with County Rights | 305,566 | 324,066 | 323,373 | 323,395 | o |
| Bochum | City with County Rights | 386,271 | 400,395 | 390,087 | 373,976 | o |
| Bonn | City with County Rights | 276,653 | 291,431 | 306,016 | 327,913 | o |
| Borken | County | 307,778 | 342,688 | 362,834 | 369,107 | o |
| Bottrop | City with County Rights | 114,640 | 120,642 | 120,780 | 116,361 | o |
| Coesfeld | County | 176,193 | 202,218 | 216,805 | 218,870 | o |
| Dortmund | City with County Rights | 584,089 | 598,840 | 589,240 | 580,956 | o |
| Duisburg | City with County Rights | 525,378 | 535,250 | 512,030 | 488,005 | o |
| Düren | County | 233,840 | 258,565 | 271,074 | 267,104 | o |
| Düsseldorf | City with County Rights | 563,531 | 571,030 | 570,765 | 592,393 | o |
| Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis | County | 339,385 | 352,069 | 349,988 | 329,870 | o |
| Essen | City with County Rights | 623,427 | 614,861 | 591,889 | 573,468 | o |
| Euskirchen | County | 162,820 | 182,177 | 190,581 | 190,591 | o |
| Gelsenkirchen | City with County Rights | 287,508 | 291,164 | 276,740 | 256,652 | o |
| Gütersloh | County | 287,883 | 329,043 | 347,954 | 354,622 | o |
| Hagen | City with County Rights | 209,363 | 212,003 | 202,060 | 187,447 | o |
| Hamm | City with County Rights | 171,170 | 183,408 | 183,805 | 182,112 | o |
| Heinsberg | County | 212,745 | 238,627 | 252,275 | 254,786 | o |
| Herford | County | 227,548 | 250,768 | 255,393 | 247,754 | o |
| Herne | City with County Rights | 174,238 | 179,897 | 174,018 | 164,244 | o |
| Hochsauerlandkreis | County | 260,265 | 283,857 | 281,480 | 265,245 | o |
| Höxter | County | 140,653 | 154,401 | 155,518 | 145,891 | o |
| Kleve | County | 261,032 | 288,071 | 301,861 | 308,085 | o |
| Köln | City with County Rights | 928,309 | 965,697 | 967,940 | 1,017,155 | o |
| Krefeld | City with County Rights | 232,261 | 249,606 | 239,559 | 234,396 | o |
| Leverkusen | City with County Rights | 154,692 | 162,252 | 160,829 | 161,195 | o |
| Lippe | County | 318,404 | 360,471 | 364,990 | 349,201 | o |
| Märkischer Kreis | County | 421,321 | 458,221 | 457,079 | 428,385 | o |
| Mettmann | County | 479,749 | 504,698 | 509,023 | 494,457 | o |
| Minden-Lübbecke | County | 282,588 | 316,139 | 323,055 | 312,208 | o |
| Mönchengladbach | City with County Rights | 249,587 | 266,702 | 262,963 | 257,208 | o |
| Mülheim an der Ruhr | City with County Rights | 176,423 | 176,530 | 172,332 | 167,156 | o |
| Münster | City with County Rights | 246,186 | 265,061 | 267,197 | 291,754 | o |
| Oberbergischer Kreis | County | 245,391 | 280,914 | 289,518 | 279,532 | o |
| Oberhausen | City with County Rights | 220,286 | 224,397 | 221,619 | 212,568 | o |
| Olpe | County | 125,142 | 138,115 | 141,705 | 138,405 | o |
| Paderborn | County | 230,717 | 278,020 | 292,961 | 301,092 | o |
| Recklinghausen | County | 631,024 | 662,931 | 656,053 | 625,523 | o |
| Remscheid | City with County Rights | 120,132 | 122,260 | 118,753 | 109,596 | o |
| Rhein-Erft-Kreis | County | 399,751 | 442,356 | 458,430 | 465,578 | o |
| Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis | County | 249,742 | 269,541 | 276,525 | 276,173 | o |
| Rhein-Kreis Neuss | County | 403,764 | 435,656 | 445,683 | 443,850 | o |
| Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | County | 476,453 | 546,670 | 583,051 | 600,432 | o |
| Siegen-Wittgenstein | County | 279,700 | 299,336 | 295,787 | 281,585 | o |
| Soest | County | 266,693 | 298,677 | 307,809 | 303,688 | o |
| Solingen | City with County Rights | 159,103 | 165,735 | 165,032 | 159,699 | o |
| Städteregion Aachen | County | 515,706 | 550,353 | 553,714 | 566,816 | o |
| Steinfurt | County | 378,416 | 416,252 | 437,545 | 442,298 | o |
| Unna | County | 387,429 | 422,662 | 430,269 | 409,524 | o |
| Viersen | County | 261,697 | 288,450 | 302,795 | 299,842 | o |
| Warendorf | County | 247,447 | 272,534 | 282,286 | 277,049 | o |
| Wesel | County | 426,094 | 465,454 | 476,240 | 467,274 | o |
| Wuppertal | City with County Rights | 365,662 | 381,884 | 364,784 | 349,470 | o |
| Rheinland-Pfalz [Rhineland-Palatinate] | State | 3,630,823 | 3,977,919 | 4,049,066 | 3,999,117 | o |
| Ahrweiler | County | 111,232 | 125,377 | 130,141 | 127,161 | o |
| Altenkirchen (Westerwald) | County | 120,757 | 134,993 | 137,659 | 130,850 | o |
| Alzey-Worms | County | 99,619 | 116,712 | 125,303 | 124,579 | o |
| Bad Dürkheim | County | 120,129 | 130,558 | 134,303 | 132,400 | o |
| Bad Kreuznach | County | 144,966 | 155,597 | 157,843 | 155,401 | o |
| Bernkastel-Wittlich | County | 105,289 | 112,032 | 112,874 | 109,918 | o |
| Birkenfeld | County | 85,484 | 90,338 | 90,201 | 82,492 | o |
| Bitburg-Prüm | County | 89,478 | 95,921 | 96,308 | 93,807 | o |
| Cochem-Zell | County | 60,530 | 64,959 | 65,860 | 62,949 | o |
| Donnersbergkreis | County | 66,756 | 76,302 | 78,740 | 75,488 | o |
| Frankenthal (Pfalz) | City with County Rights | 44,717 | 48,371 | 47,827 | 47,002 | o |
| Germersheim | County | 103,294 | 118,836 | 124,380 | 125,002 | o |
| Kaiserslautern | County | 95,129 | 108,746 | 110,207 | 104,607 | o |
| Kaiserslautern Stadt | City with County Rights | 97,326 | 102,002 | 99,794 | 99,790 | o |
| Koblenz | City with County Rights | 108,246 | 109,219 | 107,730 | 106,677 | o |
| Kusel | County | 75,028 | 79,402 | 78,530 | 71,848 | o |
| Landau in der Pfalz | City with County Rights | 36,057 | 39,842 | 41,089 | 43,957 | o |
| Ludwigshafen am Rhein | City with County Rights | 156,601 | 167,369 | 162,458 | 165,560 | o |
| Mainz | City with County Rights | 172,529 | 183,720 | 185,293 | 200,957 | o |
| Mainz-Bingen | County | 163,836 | 187,361 | 196,072 | 202,892 | o |
| Mayen-Koblenz | County | 188,282 | 204,452 | 212,344 | 209,718 | o |
| Neustadt an der Weinstraße | City with County Rights | 50,120 | 53,788 | 53,822 | 52,941 | o |
| Neuwied | County | 156,332 | 178,479 | 185,004 | 180,538 | o |
| Pirmasens | City with County Rights | 47,997 | 48,356 | 44,822 | 40,006 | o |
| Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis | County | 89,554 | 103,392 | 105,591 | 101,157 | o |
| Rhein-Lahn-Kreis | County | 115,758 | 127,456 | 129,608 | 122,615 | o |
| Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis | County | 129,795 | 143,416 | 147,396 | 149,012 | o |
| Speyer | City with County Rights | 44,034 | 49,664 | 49,956 | 50,036 | o |
| Südliche Weinstraße | County | 97,348 | 106,835 | 109,694 | 108,875 | o |
| Südwestpfalz | County | 99,243 | 105,187 | 105,271 | 98,114 | o |
| Trier | City with County Rights | 94,118 | 99,428 | 100,024 | 105,675 | o |
| Trier-Saarburg | County | 126,502 | 135,246 | 139,320 | 142,940 | o |
| Vulkaneifel | County | 57,040 | 62,748 | 64,464 | 60,648 | o |
| Westerwaldkreis | County | 170,689 | 195,669 | 202,714 | 197,731 | o |
| Worms | City with County Rights | 73,635 | 80,014 | 80,625 | 81,967 | o |
| Zweibrücken | City with County Rights | 33,373 | 36,132 | 35,799 | 33,807 | o |
| Saarland | State | 1,055,660 | 1,084,370 | 1,066,470 | 1,013,352 | o |
| Merzig-Wadern | County | 99,663 | 105,824 | 106,222 | 104,589 | o |
| Neunkirchen | County | 148,329 | 150,289 | 146,678 | 136,381 | o |
| Saarlouis | County | 207,406 | 215,485 | 211,681 | 202,352 | o |
| Saarpfalz-Kreis | County | 151,525 | 158,477 | 156,732 | 148,619 | o |
| Stadtverband Saarbrücken | County | 357,461 | 357,948 | 349,948 | 331,529 | o |
| St. Wendel | County | 91,276 | 96,347 | 95,209 | 89,882 | o |
| Sachsen [Saxony] | State | 5,032,000 | 4,566,603 | 4,384,192 | 4,137,051 | o |
| Bautzen | County | ... | 374,309 | 358,358 | 318,618 | o |
| Chemnitz | City with County Rights | ... | 288,268 | 255,798 | 243,173 | o |
| Dresden | City with County Rights | ... | 495,424 | 478,631 | 529,781 | o |
| Erzgebirgskreis | County | ... | 434,001 | 412,055 | 363,741 | o |
| Görlitz | County | ... | 343,077 | 316,037 | 273,511 | o |
| Leipzig | County | ... | 279,426 | 288,146 | 265,250 | o |
| Leipzig Stadt | City with County Rights | ... | 519,710 | 493,052 | 531,809 | o |
| Meißen | County | ... | 278,897 | 272,583 | 251,328 | o |
| Mittelsachsen | County | ... | 377,125 | 364,925 | 324,904 | o |
| Nordsachsen | County | ... | 231,165 | 227,647 | 204,161 | o |
| Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge | County | ... | 269,580 | 270,136 | 250,860 | o |
| Vogtlandkreis | County | ... | 284,076 | 271,543 | 241,643 | o |
| Zwickau | County | ... | 391,545 | 375,281 | 338,272 | o |
| Sachsen-Anhalt [Saxony-Anhalt] | State | 3,008,000 | 2,738,928 | 2,580,626 | 2,313,280 | o |
| Altmarkkreis Salzwedel | County | ... | 105,371 | 100,428 | 88,438 | o |
| Anhalt-Bitterfeld | County | ... | 218,671 | 203,642 | 174,235 | o |
| Börde | County | ... | 191,052 | 196,566 | 177,302 | o |
| Burgenlandkreis | County | ... | 231,315 | 218,945 | 191,484 | o |
| Dessau-Roßlau | City with County Rights | ... | 107,698 | 97,627 | 85,838 | o |
| Halle (Saale) | City with County Rights | ... | 282,784 | 243,045 | 233,705 | o |
| Harz | County | ... | 269,874 | 258,228 | 229,176 | o |
| Jerichower Land | County | ... | 108,344 | 107,455 | 95,179 | o |
| Magdeburg | City with County Rights | ... | 258,656 | 229,755 | 232,364 | o |
| Mansfeld-Südharz | County | ... | 185,956 | 173,631 | 148,065 | o |
| Saalekreis | County | ... | 209,372 | 215,917 | 195,133 | o |
| Salzlandkreis | County | ... | 256,359 | 241,274 | 206,784 | o |
| Stendal | County | ... | 147,436 | 138,553 | 120,182 | o |
| Wittenberg | County | ... | 166,040 | 155,560 | 135,395 | o |
| Schleswig-Holstein | State | 2,554,241 | 2,725,461 | 2,804,249 | 2,837,641 | o |
| Dithmarschen | County | 127,883 | 133,428 | 137,447 | 134,068 | o |
| Flensburg | City with County Rights | 86,554 | 87,276 | 84,480 | 89,357 | o |
| Herzogtum Lauenburg | County | 153,473 | 170,058 | 181,661 | 187,409 | o |
| Kiel | City with County Rights | 237,767 | 246,033 | 232,242 | 242,041 | o |
| Lübeck | City with County Rights | 210,497 | 216,986 | 213,496 | 210,577 | o |
| Neumünster | City with County Rights | 79,771 | 82,028 | 79,646 | 76,939 | o |
| Nordfriesland | County | 150,220 | 159,048 | 165,026 | 165,058 | o |
| Ostholstein | County | 183,559 | 197,378 | 203,386 | 203,808 | o |
| Pinneberg | County | 259,592 | 282,538 | 293,914 | 305,102 | o |
| Plön | County | 115,892 | 125,391 | 133,624 | 133,433 | o |
| Rendsburg-Eckernförde | County | 242,266 | 258,040 | 271,643 | 269,019 | o |
| Schleswig-Flensburg | County | 176,501 | 188,129 | 198,390 | 197,358 | o |
| Segeberg | County | 212,110 | 237,083 | 252,758 | 260,106 | o |
| Steinburg | County | 125,620 | 133,184 | 136,548 | 132,274 | o |
| Stormarn | County | 192,536 | 208,861 | 219,988 | 231,092 | o |
| Thüringen [Thuringia] | State | 2,718,000 | 2,503,785 | 2,411,387 | 2,221,222 | o |
| Altenburger Land | County | ... | 120,655 | 112,421 | 97,443 | o |
| Eichsfeld | County | ... | 117,588 | 113,427 | 104,549 | o |
| Eisenach | City with County Rights | ... | 45,337 | 44,242 | 42,661 | o |
| Erfurt | City with County Rights | ... | 211,108 | 200,126 | 206,384 | o |
| Gera | City with County Rights | ... | 123,555 | 109,926 | 98,762 | o |
| Gotha | County | ... | 148,373 | 147,418 | 137,340 | o |
| Greiz | County | ... | 127,536 | 122,459 | 106,002 | o |
| Hildburghausen | County | ... | 75,168 | 73,246 | 66,307 | o |
| Ilm-Kreis | County | ... | 123,390 | 121,040 | 111,759 | o |
| Jena | City with County Rights | ... | 101,061 | 101,157 | 105,463 | o |
| Kyffhäuserkreis | County | ... | 98,144 | 92,983 | 80,471 | o |
| Nordhausen | County | ... | 101,870 | 97,685 | 89,192 | o |
| Saale-Holzland-Kreis | County | ... | 92,226 | 93,404 | 86,303 | o |
| Saale-Orla-Kreis | County | ... | 102,247 | 97,568 | 86,906 | o |
| Saalfeld-Rudolstadt | County | ... | 139,040 | 131,015 | 115,722 | o |
| Schmalkalden-Meiningen | County | ... | 146,868 | 142,488 | 128,800 | o |
| Sömmerda | County | ... | 82,635 | 80,323 | 72,345 | o |
| Sonneberg | County | ... | 70,721 | 67,175 | 59,249 | o |
| Suhl | City with County Rights | ... | 53,591 | 46,765 | 38,219 | o |
| Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis | County | ... | 122,229 | 118,446 | 108,040 | o |
| Wartburgkreis | County | ... | 149,060 | 143,646 | 129,484 | o |
| Weimar | City with County Rights | ... | 62,122 | 63,522 | 65,542 | o |
| Weimarer Land | County | ... | 89,261 | 90,905 | 84,279 | o |
Source: Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland (web).
States and counties in the boundaries of 2013-03-31.
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