Contents: The population of the states and counties in Germany.
| Name | Status | Population estimate 1995-12-31 | Population estimate 2001-12-31 | Population estimate 2005-12-31 | Population estimate 2010-12-31 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baden-Württemberg | State | 10,319,367 | 10,600,906 | 10,735,701 | 10,753,880 | o |
| Alb-Donau-Kreis | County | 180,309 | 187,000 | 190,233 | 189,670 | o |
| Baden-Baden | City with County Rights | 52,745 | 53,084 | 54,581 | 54,445 | o |
| Biberach | County | 175,622 | 184,548 | 188,532 | 189,312 | o |
| Böblingen | County | 351,027 | 367,830 | 372,155 | 371,396 | o |
| Bodenseekreis | County | 192,947 | 200,948 | 205,446 | 208,367 | o |
| Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald | County | 230,839 | 243,043 | 249,535 | 251,266 | o |
| Calw | County | 157,177 | 160,115 | 161,069 | 157,271 | o |
| Emmendingen | County | 146,418 | 152,953 | 156,728 | 158,342 | o |
| Enzkreis | County | 186,812 | 193,873 | 196,417 | 193,913 | o |
| Esslingen | County | 490,169 | 505,340 | 514,245 | 514,830 | o |
| Freiburg im Breisgau | City with County Rights | 199,273 | 208,294 | 215,966 | 224,191 | o |
| Freudenstadt | County | 119,166 | 121,682 | 122,579 | 119,878 | o |
| Göppingen | County | 255,203 | 257,651 | 257,783 | 252,548 | o |
| Heidelberg | City with County Rights | 138,781 | 141,509 | 142,993 | 147,312 | o |
| Heidenheim | County | 137,315 | 137,055 | 135,174 | 131,116 | o |
| Heilbronn Stadt | City with County Rights | 121,509 | 120,163 | 121,613 | 122,879 | o |
| Heilbronn | County | 303,513 | 324,043 | 329,503 | 328,364 | o |
| Hohenlohekreis | County | 104,347 | 108,920 | 109,718 | 108,913 | o |
| Karlsruhe Stadt | City with County Rights | 275,690 | 279,578 | 285,263 | 294,761 | o |
| Karlsruhe | County | 405,795 | 422,952 | 429,603 | 432,271 | o |
| Konstanz | County | 258,668 | 268,859 | 274,692 | 278,983 | o |
| Lörrach | County | 212,122 | 219,149 | 221,357 | 222,650 | o |
| Ludwigsburg | County | 485,831 | 503,229 | 513,317 | 517,985 | o |
| Main-Tauber-Kreis | County | 136,919 | 137,508 | 137,259 | 133,351 | o |
| Mannheim | City with County Rights | 311,292 | 308,385 | 307,900 | 313,174 | o |
| Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis | County | 146,782 | 150,091 | 150,628 | 147,006 | o |
| Ortenaukreis | County | 399,133 | 411,491 | 416,410 | 417,513 | o |
| Ostalbkreis | County | 311,110 | 315,345 | 316,760 | 310,733 | o |
| Pforzheim | City with County Rights | 118,763 | 118,002 | 119,021 | 119,781 | o |
| Rastatt | County | 218,982 | 224,309 | 228,408 | 226,789 | o |
| Ravensburg | County | 261,446 | 270,572 | 275,677 | 276,965 | o |
| Rems-Murr-Kreis | County | 399,116 | 412,959 | 417,697 | 415,448 | o |
| Reutlingen | County | 272,057 | 279,177 | 282,049 | 280,931 | o |
| Rhein-Neckar-Kreis | County | 512,445 | 527,796 | 533,993 | 537,625 | o |
| Rottweil | County | 138,944 | 141,761 | 142,148 | 139,316 | o |
| Schwäbisch Hall | County | 180,648 | 186,967 | 189,580 | 188,420 | o |
| Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis | County | 208,828 | 211,321 | 211,320 | 206,535 | o |
| Sigmaringen | County | 130,652 | 133,671 | 133,385 | 130,215 | o |
| Stuttgart | City with County Rights | 585,604 | 587,152 | 592,569 | 606,588 | o |
| Tübingen | County | 203,968 | 211,058 | 216,477 | 221,304 | o |
| Tuttlingen | County | 129,491 | 133,866 | 135,297 | 134,189 | o |
| Ulm | City with County Rights | 115,721 | 118,347 | 120,625 | 122,801 | o |
| Waldshut | County | 163,326 | 166,114 | 167,274 | 166,140 | o |
| Zollernalbkreis | County | 192,862 | 193,196 | 192,722 | 188,393 | o |
| Bayern [Bavaria] | State | 11,993,484 | 12,329,714 | 12,468,726 | 12,538,696 | o |
| Aichach-Friedberg | County | 117,921 | 124,501 | 127,446 | 127,955 | o |
| Altötting | County | 105,914 | 109,023 | 109,227 | 107,711 | o |
| Amberg | City with County Rights | 43,611 | 44,217 | 44,618 | 43,755 | o |
| Amberg-Sulzbach | County | 105,596 | 109,083 | 108,159 | 105,180 | o |
| Ansbach Stadt | City with County Rights | 39,896 | 40,412 | 40,624 | 40,253 | o |
| Ansbach | County | 178,265 | 183,668 | 183,755 | 179,925 | o |
| Aschaffenburg Stadt | City with County Rights | 66,360 | 68,361 | 68,642 | 68,678 | o |
| Aschaffenburg | County | 170,565 | 174,577 | 174,974 | 172,667 | o |
| Augsburg Stadt | City with County Rights | 259,699 | 257,836 | 262,676 | 264,708 | o |
| Augsburg | County | 226,593 | 238,536 | 241,381 | 240,068 | o |
| Bad Kissingen | County | 109,213 | 109,498 | 107,988 | 104,301 | o |
| Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen | County | 110,995 | 117,416 | 120,633 | 121,801 | o |
| Bamberg Stadt | City with County Rights | 69,652 | 69,396 | 70,081 | 70,004 | o |
| Bamberg | County | 136,928 | 143,107 | 144,825 | 144,211 | o |
| Bayreuth Stadt | City with County Rights | 73,016 | 74,519 | 73,997 | 72,683 | o |
| Bayreuth | County | 107,499 | 109,249 | 108,724 | 106,102 | o |
| Berchtesgadener Land | County | 98,946 | 100,626 | 102,587 | 102,389 | o |
| Cham | County | 129,469 | 131,416 | 130,871 | 128,322 | o |
| Coburg Stadt | City with County Rights | 44,153 | 42,798 | 41,950 | 41,076 | o |
| Coburg | County | 91,098 | 92,199 | 91,325 | 88,193 | o |
| Dachau | County | 122,144 | 131,345 | 134,382 | 138,547 | o |
| Deggendorf | County | 112,538 | 116,558 | 117,492 | 117,005 | o |
| Dillingen (an der Donau) | County | 90,821 | 94,435 | 95,512 | 93,539 | o |
| Dingolfing-Landau | County | 86,589 | 91,218 | 91,906 | 91,011 | o |
| Donau-Ries | County | 127,632 | 130,335 | 130,969 | 128,867 | o |
| Ebersberg | County | 110,169 | 120,416 | 123,895 | 129,199 | o |
| Eichstätt | County | 112,844 | 121,031 | 123,233 | 125,015 | o |
| Erding | County | 104,509 | 117,949 | 123,094 | 127,011 | o |
| Erlangen | City with County Rights | 101,406 | 101,912 | 103,197 | 105,629 | o |
| Erlangen-Höchstadt | County | 124,192 | 129,751 | 130,489 | 131,448 | o |
| Forchheim | County | 109,725 | 112,838 | 113,543 | 112,985 | o |
| Freising | County | 141,022 | 155,396 | 160,655 | 166,375 | o |
| Freyung-Grafenau | County | 81,861 | 82,553 | 81,582 | 79,293 | o |
| Fürstenfeldbruck | County | 186,235 | 195,869 | 199,783 | 204,538 | o |
| Fürth Stadt | City with County Rights | 108,418 | 111,257 | 113,422 | 114,628 | o |
| Fürth | County | 110,176 | 113,530 | 114,024 | 114,810 | o |
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | County | 85,762 | 87,408 | 87,351 | 86,336 | o |
| Günzburg | County | 119,548 | 122,114 | 122,450 | 120,451 | o |
| Haßberge | County | 87,003 | 88,412 | 87,607 | 85,010 | o |
| Hof Stadt | City with County Rights | 52,590 | 50,654 | 48,723 | 46,286 | o |
| Hof | County | 110,625 | 108,744 | 105,715 | 100,234 | o |
| Ingolstadt | City with County Rights | 111,979 | 117,311 | 121,314 | 125,088 | o |
| Kaufbeuren | City with County Rights | 42,748 | 42,246 | 42,183 | 41,843 | o |
| Kelheim | County | 104,063 | 110,918 | 113,237 | 113,147 | o |
| Kempten (Allgäu) | City with County Rights | 61,657 | 61,505 | 61,360 | 62,060 | o |
| Kitzingen | County | 87,386 | 89,104 | 89,501 | 88,397 | o |
| Kronach | County | 76,961 | 75,458 | 73,678 | 70,106 | o |
| Kulmbach | County | 78,451 | 78,674 | 77,141 | 74,491 | o |
| Landsberg (am Lech) | County | 99,557 | 107,609 | 112,080 | 114,626 | o |
| Landshut Stadt | City with County Rights | 59,219 | 59,513 | 61,368 | 63,258 | o |
| Landshut | County | 133,531 | 144,504 | 148,101 | 148,783 | o |
| Lichtenfels | County | 70,512 | 70,874 | 70,057 | 68,087 | o |
| Lindau (Bodensee) | County | 75,796 | 77,850 | 79,467 | 79,769 | o |
| Main-Spessart | County | 131,445 | 132,206 | 131,218 | 127,761 | o |
| Memmingen | City with County Rights | 40,591 | 41,101 | 41,107 | 41,025 | o |
| Miesbach | County | 88,640 | 92,720 | 94,970 | 95,641 | o |
| Miltenberg | County | 128,261 | 131,369 | 131,376 | 128,341 | o |
| Mühldorf am Inn | County | 105,793 | 109,733 | 110,930 | 110,282 | o |
| München Stadt | City with County Rights | 1,236,370 | 1,227,958 | 1,259,677 | 1,353,186 | o |
| München | County | 279,007 | 299,883 | 309,080 | 323,015 | o |
| Neuburg-Schrobenhausen | County | 85,997 | 90,224 | 91,181 | 91,397 | o |
| Neumarkt (in der Oberpfalz) | County | 120,519 | 127,312 | 128,613 | 127,769 | o |
| Neustadt an der Waldnaab | County | 99,620 | 101,043 | 100,081 | 97,211 | o |
| Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim | County | 95,063 | 99,156 | 99,979 | 97,558 | o |
| Neu-Ulm | County | 157,240 | 161,110 | 163,387 | 165,461 | o |
| Nürnberg | City with County Rights | 492,425 | 491,307 | 499,237 | 505,664 | o |
| Nürnberger Land | County | 166,156 | 168,693 | 168,389 | 166,260 | o |
| Oberallgäu | County | 144,637 | 148,315 | 150,507 | 149,926 | o |
| Ostallgäu | County | 127,068 | 132,389 | 134,766 | 133,881 | o |
| Passau Stadt | City with County Rights | 50,885 | 50,669 | 50,651 | 50,594 | o |
| Passau | County | 182,041 | 187,355 | 189,142 | 187,347 | o |
| Pfaffenhofen (an der Ilm) | County | 105,453 | 113,111 | 115,809 | 117,371 | o |
| Regen | County | 82,194 | 82,721 | 81,416 | 78,953 | o |
| Regensburg Stadt | City with County Rights | 125,836 | 127,198 | 129,859 | 135,520 | o |
| Regensburg | County | 166,215 | 178,095 | 182,193 | 183,796 | o |
| Rhön-Grabfeld | County | 86,269 | 86,717 | 86,094 | 82,916 | o |
| Rosenheim Stadt | City with County Rights | 58,920 | 59,310 | 60,226 | 61,299 | o |
| Rosenheim | County | 224,712 | 240,106 | 247,057 | 249,772 | o |
| Roth | County | 119,572 | 124,963 | 125,708 | 124,186 | o |
| Rottal-Inn | County | 115,281 | 119,107 | 119,598 | 117,952 | o |
| Schwabach | City with County Rights | 37,639 | 38,518 | 38,791 | 38,879 | o |
| Schwandorf | County | 139,887 | 144,370 | 144,748 | 142,804 | o |
| Schweinfurt Stadt | City with County Rights | 55,722 | 54,568 | 54,273 | 53,415 | o |
| Schweinfurt | County | 113,858 | 116,874 | 115,924 | 113,003 | o |
| Starnberg | County | 119,523 | 126,588 | 129,091 | 130,283 | o |
| Straubing | City with County Rights | 44,262 | 44,316 | 44,633 | 44,450 | o |
| Straubing-Bogen | County | 90,923 | 96,035 | 97,797 | 97,591 | o |
| Tirschenreuth | County | 80,524 | 79,804 | 77,729 | 74,802 | o |
| Traunstein | County | 162,876 | 168,827 | 170,906 | 170,521 | o |
| Unterallgäu | County | 130,166 | 134,920 | 135,708 | 135,366 | o |
| Weiden (in der Oberpfalz) | City with County Rights | 43,197 | 43,071 | 42,672 | 41,961 | o |
| Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen | County | 94,046 | 95,176 | 94,660 | 92,326 | o |
| Weilheim-Schongau | County | 120,756 | 128,543 | 131,034 | 130,922 | o |
| Wunsiedel (im Fichtelgebirge) | County | 89,267 | 85,278 | 81,631 | 76,848 | o |
| Würzburg Stadt | City with County Rights | 127,295 | 129,915 | 133,906 | 133,799 | o |
| Würzburg | County | 154,275 | 159,311 | 159,978 | 159,788 | o |
| Berlin | State | 3,471,418 | 3,388,434 | 3,395,189 | 3,460,725 | o |
| Berlin | City with County Rights | 3,471,418 | 3,388,434 | 3,395,189 | 3,460,725 | o |
| Brandenburg | State | 2,542,042 | 2,593,040 | 2,559,483 | 2,503,273 | o |
| Barnim | County | 150,926 | 170,653 | 175,898 | 176,848 | o |
| Brandenburg an der Havel | City with County Rights | 86,753 | 77,245 | 74,129 | 71,778 | o |
| Cottbus | City with County Rights | 126,343 | 111,125 | 105,309 | 102,091 | o |
| Dahme-Spreewald | County | 144,990 | 159,568 | 161,937 | 161,805 | o |
| Elbe-Elster | County | 136,889 | 129,066 | 122,031 | 111,975 | o |
| Frankfurt (Oder) | City with County Rights | 80,807 | 70,308 | 63,748 | 60,330 | o |
| Havelland | County | 131,821 | 151,514 | 155,019 | 154,891 | o |
| Märkisch-Oderland | County | 173,434 | 190,471 | 192,917 | 190,502 | o |
| Oberhavel | County | 170,505 | 194,022 | 200,184 | 203,124 | o |
| Oberspreewald-Lausitz | County | 156,758 | 141,959 | 132,032 | 121,679 | o |
| Oder-Spree | County | 190,839 | 195,670 | 190,728 | 183,859 | o |
| Ostprignitz-Ruppin | County | 116,005 | 111,878 | 108,027 | 102,868 | o |
| Potsdam | City with County Rights | 144,118 | 141,907 | 147,583 | 156,906 | o |
| Potsdam-Mittelmark | County | 171,626 | 198,690 | 203,477 | 205,070 | o |
| Prignitz | County | 101,421 | 94,015 | 88,340 | 82,023 | o |
| Spree-Neiße | County | 150,364 | 145,929 | 136,896 | 126,400 | o |
| Teltow-Fläming | County | 148,133 | 160,414 | 161,902 | 161,386 | o |
| Uckermark | County | 160,310 | 148,606 | 139,326 | 129,738 | o |
| Bremen | State | 679,757 | 659,651 | 663,467 | 660,706 | o |
| Bremen | City with County Rights | 549,357 | 540,950 | 546,852 | 547,340 | o |
| Bremerhaven | City with County Rights | 130,400 | 118,701 | 116,615 | 113,366 | o |
| Hamburg | State | 1,707,901 | 1,726,363 | 1,743,627 | 1,786,448 | o |
| Hamburg | City with County Rights | 1,707,901 | 1,726,363 | 1,743,627 | 1,786,448 | o |
| Hessen [Hesse] | State | 6,009,913 | 6,077,826 | 6,092,354 | 6,067,021 | o |
| Bergstraße | County | 259,709 | 264,695 | 266,312 | 262,650 | o |
| Darmstadt | City with County Rights | 138,980 | 138,457 | 140,562 | 144,402 | o |
| Darmstadt-Dieburg | County | 279,066 | 288,463 | 290,292 | 289,199 | o |
| Frankfurt am Main | City with County Rights | 650,055 | 641,076 | 651,899 | 679,664 | o |
| Fulda | County | 212,072 | 218,326 | 219,813 | 217,255 | o |
| Gießen | County | 252,365 | 254,331 | 255,896 | 256,473 | o |
| Groß-Gerau | County | 244,964 | 250,478 | 251,905 | 254,887 | o |
| Hersfeld-Rotenburg | County | 133,159 | 130,010 | 127,156 | 122,233 | o |
| Hochtaunuskreis | County | 220,008 | 226,683 | 227,338 | 227,425 | o |
| Kassel Stadt | City with County Rights | 201,573 | 194,748 | 194,427 | 195,530 | o |
| Kassel | County | 242,164 | 245,735 | 243,791 | 236,986 | o |
| Lahn-Dill-Kreis | County | 262,952 | 263,043 | 260,512 | 253,553 | o |
| Limburg-Weilburg | County | 170,878 | 175,679 | 175,750 | 170,714 | o |
| Main-Kinzig-Kreis | County | 401,349 | 408,144 | 409,941 | 407,234 | o |
| Main-Taunus-Kreis | County | 213,435 | 221,730 | 224,057 | 227,398 | o |
| Marburg-Biedenkopf | County | 251,106 | 253,500 | 253,384 | 251,080 | o |
| Odenwaldkreis | County | 98,305 | 100,113 | 100,174 | 97,032 | o |
| Offenbach | County | 328,782 | 336,555 | 337,481 | 338,061 | o |
| Offenbach am Main | City with County Rights | 116,533 | 118,429 | 119,430 | 120,435 | o |
| Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis | County | 182,396 | 184,897 | 185,237 | 183,125 | o |
| Schwalm-Eder-Kreis | County | 192,506 | 193,404 | 189,935 | 182,622 | o |
| Vogelsbergkreis | County | 118,581 | 118,475 | 115,781 | 109,451 | o |
| Waldeck-Frankenberg | County | 170,218 | 170,430 | 168,293 | 161,871 | o |
| Werra-Meißner-Kreis | County | 117,715 | 113,293 | 109,492 | 103,750 | o |
| Wetteraukreis | County | 283,920 | 296,056 | 298,885 | 298,015 | o |
| Wiesbaden | City with County Rights | 267,122 | 271,076 | 274,611 | 275,976 | o |
| Mecklenburg-Vorpommern [Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania] | State | 1,823,084 | 1,759,877 | 1,707,266 | 1,642,327 | o |
| Bad Doberan | County | 100,866 | 118,719 | 119,912 | 117,197 | o |
| Demmin | County | 99,016 | 92,935 | 86,756 | 79,466 | o |
| Greifswald | City with County Rights | 60,772 | 53,533 | 53,281 | 54,610 | o |
| Güstrow | County | 116,524 | 111,205 | 105,704 | 98,992 | o |
| Ludwigslust | County | 126,349 | 131,292 | 128,487 | 122,564 | o |
| Mecklenburg-Strelitz | County | 86,296 | 87,115 | 83,500 | 77,509 | o |
| Müritz | County | 70,481 | 69,544 | 67,495 | 64,615 | o |
| Neubrandenburg | City with County Rights | 80,483 | 71,723 | 68,188 | 65,282 | o |
| Nordvorpommern | County | 118,342 | 117,722 | 112,177 | 105,547 | o |
| Nordwestmecklenburg | County | 113,914 | 121,153 | 120,313 | 116,026 | o |
| Ostvorpommern | County | 115,250 | 113,623 | 110,289 | 105,036 | o |
| Parchim | County | 107,437 | 107,996 | 102,675 | 95,798 | o |
| Rostock | City with County Rights | 227,535 | 198,964 | 199,288 | 202,735 | o |
| Rügen | County | 79,260 | 74,402 | 71,294 | 67,526 | o |
| Schwerin | City with County Rights | 114,688 | 99,978 | 96,656 | 95,220 | o |
| Stralsund | City with County Rights | 65,977 | 59,970 | 58,708 | 57,670 | o |
| Uecker-Randow | County | 89,526 | 83,459 | 77,152 | 72,137 | o |
| Wismar | City with County Rights | 50,368 | 46,544 | 45,391 | 44,397 | o |
| Niedersachsen [Lower Saxony] | State | 7,780,422 | 7,956,416 | 7,993,946 | 7,918,293 | o |
| Ammerland | County | 103,651 | 111,994 | 115,891 | 118,004 | o |
| Aurich | County | 180,118 | 188,363 | 190,128 | 188,947 | o |
| Braunschweig | City with County Rights | 252,544 | 245,516 | 245,273 | 248,867 | o |
| Celle | County | 179,143 | 181,962 | 182,444 | 178,528 | o |
| Cloppenburg | County | 141,179 | 150,973 | 155,642 | 158,194 | o |
| Cuxhaven | County | 198,654 | 206,192 | 205,276 | 200,464 | o |
| Delmenhorst | City with County Rights | 78,226 | 76,284 | 75,916 | 74,361 | o |
| Diepholz | County | 203,704 | 212,761 | 215,548 | 213,558 | o |
| Emden | City with County Rights | 51,559 | 51,185 | 51,693 | 51,616 | o |
| Emsland | County | 292,993 | 304,698 | 310,088 | 313,056 | o |
| Friesland | County | 97,929 | 101,402 | 101,412 | 99,598 | o |
| Gifhorn | County | 161,826 | 172,880 | 175,298 | 172,643 | o |
| Goslar | County | 161,549 | 155,610 | 151,452 | 143,014 | o |
| Göttingen | County | 266,150 | 265,058 | 262,091 | 258,255 | o |
| Grafschaft Bentheim | County | 125,721 | 131,086 | 134,442 | 135,047 | o |
| Hameln-Pyrmont | County | 163,798 | 162,290 | 159,840 | 154,085 | o |
| Harburg | County | 215,975 | 235,110 | 241,827 | 246,868 | o |
| Helmstedt | County | 101,829 | 99,527 | 97,749 | 92,836 | o |
| Hildesheim | County | 292,525 | 293,091 | 290,643 | 282,856 | o |
| Holzminden | County | 83,341 | 80,866 | 77,918 | 73,240 | o |
| Leer | County | 154,057 | 162,765 | 165,056 | 164,705 | o |
| Lüchow-Dannenberg | County | 51,657 | 51,820 | 51,352 | 49,213 | o |
| Lüneburg | County | 155,893 | 168,734 | 175,441 | 177,279 | o |
| Nienburg (Weser) | County | 124,065 | 126,310 | 125,870 | 122,206 | o |
| Northeim | County | 154,186 | 150,100 | 146,690 | 139,060 | o |
| Oldenburg Stadt | City with County Rights | 151,382 | 155,908 | 158,565 | 162,173 | o |
| Oldenburg | County | 112,922 | 122,550 | 125,731 | 127,282 | o |
| Osnabrück Stadt | City with County Rights | 168,618 | 164,195 | 163,814 | 164,119 | o |
| Osnabrück | County | 342,808 | 355,871 | 359,449 | 356,123 | o |
| Osterholz | County | 105,576 | 111,473 | 112,741 | 111,876 | o |
| Osterode am Harz | County | 88,862 | 84,750 | 81,916 | 77,328 | o |
| Peine | County | 126,780 | 132,998 | 134,581 | 131,481 | o |
| Region Hannover | County | 1,109,093 | 1,122,038 | 1,128,543 | 1,132,130 | o |
| Rotenburg (Wümme) | County | 152,688 | 163,058 | 164,875 | 163,860 | o |
| Salzgitter | City with County Rights | 117,713 | 111,696 | 107,726 | 102,394 | o |
| Schaumburg | County | 162,439 | 166,548 | 165,557 | 160,636 | o |
| Soltau-Fallingbostel | County | 134,811 | 141,192 | 142,678 | 139,630 | o |
| Stade | County | 183,728 | 192,973 | 196,475 | 197,132 | o |
| Uelzen | County | 95,893 | 97,635 | 96,940 | 94,020 | o |
| Vechta | County | 118,575 | 128,189 | 132,401 | 135,374 | o |
| Verden | County | 128,108 | 133,289 | 134,084 | 133,368 | o |
| Wesermarsch | County | 94,061 | 94,332 | 93,725 | 90,772 | o |
| Wilhelmshaven | City with County Rights | 90,667 | 84,994 | 83,552 | 81,324 | o |
| Wittmund | County | 55,225 | 57,421 | 57,954 | 57,280 | o |
| Wolfenbüttel | County | 121,870 | 126,842 | 126,460 | 122,040 | o |
| Wolfsburg | City with County Rights | 126,331 | 121,887 | 121,199 | 121,451 | o |
| Nordrhein-Westfalen [North Rhine-Westphalia] | State | 17,893,045 | 18,052,092 | 18,058,105 | 17,845,154 | o |
| Bielefeld | City with County Rights | 324,066 | 323,373 | 326,925 | 323,270 | o |
| Bochum | City with County Rights | 400,395 | 390,087 | 385,626 | 374,737 | o |
| Bonn | City with County Rights | 291,431 | 306,016 | 312,818 | 324,899 | o |
| Borken | County | 342,688 | 362,834 | 369,112 | 369,633 | o |
| Bottrop | City with County Rights | 120,642 | 120,780 | 119,356 | 116,771 | o |
| Coesfeld | County | 202,218 | 216,805 | 221,001 | 219,784 | o |
| Dortmund | City with County Rights | 598,840 | 589,240 | 588,168 | 580,444 | o |
| Duisburg | City with County Rights | 535,250 | 512,030 | 501,564 | 489,559 | o |
| Düren | County | 258,565 | 271,074 | 272,478 | 267,712 | o |
| Düsseldorf | City with County Rights | 571,030 | 570,765 | 574,514 | 588,735 | o |
| Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis | County | 352,069 | 349,988 | 342,642 | 331,575 | o |
| Essen | City with County Rights | 614,861 | 591,889 | 585,430 | 574,635 | o |
| Euskirchen | County | 182,177 | 190,581 | 193,304 | 190,962 | o |
| Gelsenkirchen | City with County Rights | 291,164 | 276,740 | 268,102 | 257,981 | o |
| Gütersloh | County | 329,043 | 347,954 | 353,250 | 353,766 | o |
| Hagen | City with County Rights | 212,003 | 202,060 | 196,934 | 188,529 | o |
| Hamm | City with County Rights | 183,408 | 183,805 | 184,239 | 181,783 | o |
| Heinsberg | County | 238,627 | 252,275 | 257,326 | 254,936 | o |
| Herford | County | 250,768 | 255,393 | 254,507 | 249,020 | o |
| Herne | City with County Rights | 179,897 | 174,018 | 170,992 | 164,762 | o |
| Hochsauerlandkreis | County | 283,857 | 281,480 | 277,219 | 267,601 | o |
| Höxter | County | 154,401 | 155,518 | 153,550 | 147,140 | o |
| Kleve | County | 288,071 | 301,861 | 307,703 | 307,807 | o |
| Köln | City with County Rights | 965,697 | 967,940 | 983,347 | 1,007,119 | o |
| Krefeld | City with County Rights | 249,606 | 239,559 | 237,701 | 235,076 | o |
| Leverkusen | City with County Rights | 162,252 | 160,829 | 161,227 | 160,772 | o |
| Lippe | County | 360,471 | 364,990 | 360,858 | 351,158 | o |
| Märkischer Kreis | County | 458,221 | 457,079 | 448,800 | 430,965 | o |
| Mettmann | County | 504,698 | 509,023 | 504,972 | 495,155 | o |
| Minden-Lübbecke | County | 316,139 | 323,055 | 321,965 | 314,153 | o |
| Mönchengladbach | City with County Rights | 266,702 | 262,963 | 261,444 | 257,993 | o |
| Mülheim an der Ruhr | City with County Rights | 176,530 | 172,332 | 169,917 | 167,344 | o |
| Münster | City with County Rights | 265,061 | 267,197 | 270,868 | 279,803 | o |
| Oberbergischer Kreis | County | 280,914 | 289,518 | 289,836 | 280,840 | o |
| Oberhausen | City with County Rights | 224,397 | 221,619 | 218,898 | 212,945 | o |
| Olpe | County | 138,115 | 141,705 | 141,776 | 138,961 | o |
| Paderborn | County | 278,020 | 292,961 | 298,703 | 299,816 | o |
| Recklinghausen | County | 662,931 | 656,053 | 646,558 | 628,817 | o |
| Remscheid | City with County Rights | 122,260 | 118,753 | 115,864 | 110,563 | o |
| Rhein-Erft-Kreis | County | 442,356 | 458,430 | 462,862 | 464,130 | o |
| Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis | County | 269,541 | 276,525 | 279,092 | 276,927 | o |
| Rhein-Kreis Neuss | County | 435,656 | 445,683 | 445,255 | 443,286 | o |
| Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | County | 546,670 | 583,051 | 597,857 | 598,736 | o |
| Siegen-Wittgenstein | County | 299,336 | 295,787 | 291,372 | 282,681 | o |
| Soest | County | 298,677 | 307,809 | 308,856 | 304,167 | o |
| Solingen | City with County Rights | 165,735 | 165,032 | 163,581 | 159,927 | o |
| Städteregion Aachen | County | 550,353 | 553,714 | 568,475 | 565,714 | o |
| Steinfurt | County | 416,252 | 437,545 | 444,231 | 443,357 | o |
| Unna | County | 422,662 | 430,269 | 423,830 | 411,806 | o |
| Viersen | County | 288,450 | 302,795 | 304,140 | 300,417 | o |
| Warendorf | County | 272,534 | 282,286 | 283,395 | 278,145 | o |
| Wesel | County | 465,454 | 476,240 | 476,428 | 468,619 | o |
| Wuppertal | City with County Rights | 381,884 | 364,784 | 359,237 | 349,721 | o |
| Rheinland-Pfalz [Rhineland-Palatinate] | State | 3,977,919 | 4,049,066 | 4,058,843 | 4,003,745 | o |
| Ahrweiler | County | 125,377 | 130,141 | 130,467 | 127,443 | o |
| Altenkirchen (Westerwald) | County | 134,993 | 137,659 | 136,425 | 131,952 | o |
| Alzey-Worms | County | 116,712 | 125,303 | 126,328 | 124,760 | o |
| Bad Dürkheim | County | 130,558 | 134,303 | 135,116 | 132,757 | o |
| Bad Kreuznach | County | 155,597 | 157,843 | 158,319 | 155,544 | o |
| Bernkastel-Wittlich | County | 113,201 | 113,998 | 113,960 | 111,073 | o |
| Birkenfeld | County | 90,338 | 90,201 | 87,783 | 83,243 | o |
| Bitburg-Prüm | County | 95,921 | 96,308 | 95,982 | 94,008 | o |
| Cochem-Zell | County | 64,959 | 65,860 | 65,732 | 63,409 | o |
| Donnersbergkreis | County | 76,302 | 78,740 | 78,825 | 75,878 | o |
| Frankenthal (Pfalz) | City with County Rights | 48,371 | 47,827 | 47,225 | 46,793 | o |
| Germersheim | County | 118,836 | 124,380 | 125,268 | 124,838 | o |
| Kaiserslautern Stadt | City with County Rights | 102,002 | 99,794 | 98,372 | 99,184 | o |
| Kaiserslautern | County | 108,746 | 110,207 | 109,202 | 105,428 | o |
| Koblenz | City with County Rights | 109,219 | 107,730 | 106,501 | 106,417 | o |
| Kusel | County | 79,402 | 78,530 | 76,541 | 72,602 | o |
| Landau in der Pfalz | City with County Rights | 39,842 | 41,089 | 42,028 | 43,615 | o |
| Ludwigshafen am Rhein | City with County Rights | 167,369 | 162,458 | 163,343 | 164,351 | o |
| Mainz | City with County Rights | 183,720 | 185,293 | 194,372 | 199,237 | o |
| Mainz-Bingen | County | 187,361 | 196,072 | 200,486 | 202,310 | o |
| Mayen-Koblenz | County | 204,452 | 212,344 | 213,667 | 210,269 | o |
| Neustadt an der Weinstraße | City with County Rights | 53,788 | 53,822 | 53,628 | 52,855 | o |
| Neuwied | County | 178,479 | 185,004 | 185,259 | 180,995 | o |
| Pirmasens | City with County Rights | 48,356 | 44,822 | 43,137 | 40,384 | o |
| Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis | County | 103,392 | 105,591 | 105,705 | 102,145 | o |
| Rhein-Lahn-Kreis | County | 127,456 | 129,608 | 128,095 | 123,601 | o |
| Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis | County | 143,416 | 147,396 | 148,902 | 148,475 | o |
| Speyer | City with County Rights | 49,664 | 49,956 | 50,501 | 49,857 | o |
| Südliche Weinstraße | County | 106,835 | 109,694 | 110,639 | 109,002 | o |
| Südwestpfalz | County | 105,187 | 105,271 | 103,309 | 98,887 | o |
| Trier | City with County Rights | 99,428 | 100,024 | 99,843 | 105,260 | o |
| Trier-Saarburg | County | 134,077 | 138,196 | 139,932 | 141,646 | o |
| Vulkaneifel | County | 62,748 | 64,464 | 63,646 | 61,267 | o |
| Westerwaldkreis | County | 195,669 | 202,714 | 203,541 | 198,580 | o |
| Worms | City with County Rights | 80,014 | 80,625 | 81,545 | 81,736 | o |
| Zweibrücken | City with County Rights | 36,132 | 35,799 | 35,219 | 33,944 | o |
| Saarland | State | 1,084,370 | 1,066,470 | 1,050,293 | 1,017,567 | o |
| Merzig-Wadern | County | 105,824 | 106,222 | 106,282 | 104,843 | o |
| Neunkirchen | County | 150,289 | 146,678 | 143,645 | 137,247 | o |
| Saarlouis | County | 215,485 | 211,681 | 210,343 | 203,308 | o |
| Saarpfalz-Kreis | County | 158,477 | 156,732 | 153,997 | 149,240 | o |
| St. Wendel | County | 96,347 | 95,209 | 94,086 | 90,596 | o |
| Stadtverband Saarbrücken | County | 357,948 | 349,948 | 341,940 | 332,333 | o |
| Sachsen [Saxony] | State | 4,566,603 | 4,384,192 | 4,273,754 | 4,149,477 | o |
| Bautzen | County | 374,309 | 358,358 | 342,712 | 321,511 | o |
| Chemnitz | City with County Rights | 288,268 | 255,798 | 246,587 | 243,248 | o |
| Dresden | City with County Rights | 495,424 | 478,631 | 495,181 | 523,058 | o |
| Erzgebirgskreis | County | 434,001 | 412,055 | 393,225 | 368,167 | o |
| Görlitz | County | 343,077 | 316,037 | 297,785 | 276,924 | o |
| Leipzig | County | 279,426 | 288,146 | 279,458 | 267,410 | o |
| Leipzig Stadt | City with County Rights | 519,710 | 493,052 | 502,651 | 522,883 | o |
| Meißen | County | 278,897 | 272,583 | 264,722 | 253,069 | o |
| Mittelsachsen | County | 377,125 | 364,925 | 348,725 | 328,342 | o |
| Nordsachsen | County | 231,165 | 227,647 | 219,415 | 206,223 | o |
| Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge | County | 269,580 | 270,136 | 262,082 | 252,308 | o |
| Vogtlandkreis | County | 284,076 | 271,543 | 260,210 | 244,402 | o |
| Zwickau | County | 391,545 | 375,281 | 361,001 | 341,932 | o |
| Sachsen-Anhalt [Saxony-Anhalt] | State | 2,738,928 | 2,580,626 | 2,469,716 | 2,335,006 | o |
| Altmarkkreis Salzwedel | County | 105,371 | 100,428 | 96,040 | 89,512 | o |
| Anhalt-Bitterfeld | County | 218,671 | 203,642 | 190,771 | 176,642 | o |
| Börde | County | 191,052 | 196,566 | 190,080 | 178,880 | o |
| Burgenlandkreis | County | 231,315 | 218,945 | 207,727 | 194,195 | o |
| Dessau-Roßlau | City with County Rights | 107,698 | 97,627 | 92,339 | 86,906 | o |
| Halle (Saale) | City with County Rights | 282,784 | 243,045 | 237,198 | 232,963 | o |
| Harz | County | 269,874 | 258,228 | 247,490 | 232,343 | o |
| Jerichower Land | County | 108,344 | 107,455 | 102,402 | 96,251 | o |
| Magdeburg | City with County Rights | 258,656 | 229,755 | 229,126 | 231,525 | o |
| Mansfeld-Südharz | County | 185,956 | 173,631 | 163,620 | 150,295 | o |
| Saalekreis | County | 209,372 | 215,917 | 208,094 | 196,946 | o |
| Salzlandkreis | County | 256,359 | 241,274 | 226,593 | 209,579 | o |
| Stendal | County | 147,436 | 138,553 | 131,267 | 121,899 | o |
| Wittenberg | County | 166,040 | 155,560 | 146,969 | 137,070 | o |
| Schleswig-Holstein | State | 2,725,461 | 2,804,249 | 2,832,950 | 2,834,259 | o |
| Dithmarschen | County | 133,428 | 137,447 | 137,261 | 134,798 | o |
| Flensburg | City with County Rights | 87,276 | 84,480 | 86,080 | 88,759 | o |
| Herzogtum Lauenburg | County | 170,058 | 181,661 | 186,471 | 186,874 | o |
| Kiel | City with County Rights | 246,033 | 232,242 | 234,433 | 239,526 | o |
| Lübeck | City with County Rights | 216,986 | 213,496 | 211,825 | 210,232 | o |
| Neumünster | City with County Rights | 82,028 | 79,646 | 78,072 | 76,830 | o |
| Nordfriesland | County | 159,048 | 165,026 | 166,956 | 165,480 | o |
| Ostholstein | County | 197,378 | 203,386 | 206,040 | 204,454 | o |
| Pinneberg | County | 282,538 | 293,914 | 299,392 | 303,481 | o |
| Plön | County | 125,391 | 133,624 | 135,655 | 134,291 | o |
| Rendsburg-Eckernförde | County | 258,040 | 271,643 | 273,039 | 269,778 | o |
| Schleswig-Flensburg | County | 188,129 | 198,390 | 199,671 | 197,903 | o |
| Segeberg | County | 237,083 | 252,758 | 257,002 | 259,200 | o |
| Steinburg | County | 133,184 | 136,548 | 136,470 | 132,897 | o |
| Stormarn | County | 208,861 | 219,988 | 224,583 | 229,756 | o |
| Thüringen [Thuringia] | State | 2,503,785 | 2,411,387 | 2,334,575 | 2,235,025 | o |
| Altenburger Land | County | 120,655 | 112,421 | 106,365 | 98,810 | o |
| Eichsfeld | County | 117,588 | 113,427 | 109,999 | 105,195 | o |
| Eisenach | City with County Rights | 45,337 | 44,242 | 43,727 | 42,750 | o |
| Erfurt | City with County Rights | 211,108 | 200,126 | 202,844 | 204,994 | o |
| Gera | City with County Rights | 123,555 | 109,926 | 103,948 | 99,262 | o |
| Gotha | County | 148,373 | 147,418 | 143,745 | 138,056 | o |
| Greiz | County | 127,536 | 122,459 | 116,320 | 107,555 | o |
| Hildburghausen | County | 75,168 | 73,246 | 71,022 | 67,007 | o |
| Ilm-Kreis | County | 123,390 | 121,040 | 117,014 | 112,350 | o |
| Jena | City with County Rights | 101,061 | 101,157 | 102,532 | 105,129 | o |
| Kyffhäuserkreis | County | 98,144 | 92,983 | 88,307 | 81,449 | o |
| Nordhausen | County | 101,870 | 97,685 | 93,612 | 89,963 | o |
| Saale-Holzland-Kreis | County | 92,226 | 93,404 | 90,761 | 86,809 | o |
| Saale-Orla-Kreis | County | 102,247 | 97,568 | 93,281 | 87,799 | o |
| Saalfeld-Rudolstadt | County | 139,040 | 131,015 | 125,087 | 116,818 | o |
| Schmalkalden-Meiningen | County | 146,868 | 142,488 | 137,267 | 129,982 | o |
| Sömmerda | County | 82,635 | 80,323 | 76,865 | 72,877 | o |
| Sonneberg | County | 70,721 | 67,175 | 64,005 | 59,954 | o |
| Suhl | City with County Rights | 53,591 | 46,765 | 42,689 | 38,776 | o |
| Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis | County | 122,229 | 118,446 | 113,962 | 108,758 | o |
| Wartburgkreis | County | 149,060 | 143,646 | 138,337 | 130,560 | o |
| Weimar | City with County Rights | 62,122 | 63,522 | 64,594 | 65,479 | o |
| Weimarer Land | County | 89,261 | 90,905 | 88,292 | 84,693 | o |
Source: Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland (web).
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