All counties in the State of Schleswig-Holstein.
| Name | Status | Population (E 1995-12-31) | Population (E 2001-12-31) | Population (E 2005-12-31) | Population (E 2008-12-31) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dithmarschen | County | 133,428 | 137,447 | 137,261 | 135,759 |
| Flensburg | City with County Rights | 87,276 | 84,480 | 86,080 | 88,718 |
| Herzogtum Lauenburg | County | 170,058 | 181,661 | 186,471 | 186,984 |
| Kiel | City with County Rights | 246,033 | 232,242 | 234,433 | 237,579 |
| Lübeck | City with County Rights | 216,986 | 213,496 | 211,825 | 210,892 |
| Neumünster | City with County Rights | 82,028 | 79,646 | 78,072 | 77,100 |
| Nordfriesland | County | 159,048 | 165,026 | 166,956 | 166,270 |
| Ostholstein | County | 197,378 | 203,386 | 206,040 | 205,191 |
| Pinneberg | County | 282,538 | 293,914 | 299,392 | 301,518 |
| Plön | County | 125,391 | 133,624 | 135,655 | 134,912 |
| Rendsburg-Eckernförde | County | 258,040 | 271,643 | 273,039 | 271,393 |
| Schleswig-Flensburg | County | 188,129 | 198,390 | 199,671 | 198,649 |
| Segeberg | County | 237,083 | 252,758 | 257,002 | 257,945 |
| Steinburg | County | 133,184 | 136,548 | 136,470 | 134,090 |
| Stormarn | County | 208,861 | 219,988 | 224,583 | 227,260 |
| Schleswig-Holstein | State | 2,725,461 | 2,804,249 | 2,832,950 | 2,834,260 |
Contents: All cities and communes in the State of Schleswig-Holstein exceeding 1,000 inhabitants.
| Name | Status | County | Population (E 1995-12-31) | Population (E 2001-12-31) | Population (E 2005-12-31) | Population (E 2008-12-31) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achtrup | Commune | Nordfriesland | 1,394 | 1,518 | 1,558 | 1,557 |
| Ahrensbök | Commune | Ostholstein | 7,758 | 8,515 | 8,643 | 8,464 |
| Ahrensburg | City | Stormarn | 28,454 | 29,704 | 30,138 | 30,907 |
| Albersdorf | Commune | Dithmarschen | 3,528 | 3,614 | 3,564 | 3,466 |
| Alt Duvenstedt | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 1,607 | 1,856 | 1,879 | 1,868 |
| Altenholz | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 9,493 | 9,949 | 9,667 | 9,889 |
| Altenkrempe | Commune | Ostholstein | 1,090 | 1,159 | 1,122 | 1,131 |
| Alveslohe | Commune | Segeberg | 2,316 | 2,466 | 2,524 | 2,594 |
| Ammersbek | Commune | Stormarn | 8,613 | 9,155 | 9,249 | 9,313 |
| Appen | Commune | Pinneberg | 4,914 | 5,466 | 5,811 | 5,931 |
| Ascheberg (Holstein) | Commune | Plön | 2,566 | 3,070 | 3,188 | 3,196 |
| Aukrug | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 3,481 | 3,814 | 3,812 | 3,724 |
| Aumühle | Commune | Herzogtum Lauenburg | 3,147 | 3,051 | 3,105 | 3,024 |
| Bad Bramstedt | City | Segeberg | 11,275 | 12,890 | 13,418 | 13,730 |
| Bad Oldesloe | City | Stormarn | 23,072 | 23,638 | 24,131 | 24,145 |
| Bad Schwartau | City | Ostholstein | 19,972 | 20,120 | 19,727 | 19,619 |
| Bad Segeberg | City | Segeberg | 15,595 | 16,103 | 15,918 | 15,893 |
| Bargfeld-Stegen | Commune | Stormarn | 2,267 | 2,591 | 2,822 | 2,892 |
| Bargteheide | City | Stormarn | 12,279 | 13,793 | 14,052 | 14,882 |
| Barkelsby | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 1,505 | 1,585 | 1,512 | 1,478 |
| Barmstedt | City | Pinneberg | 9,297 | 9,400 | 9,535 | 9,702 |
| Barsbüttel | Commune | Stormarn | 10,823 | 12,196 | 12,432 | 12,375 |
| Berkenthin | Commune | Herzogtum Lauenburg | 1,663 | 1,857 | 2,092 | 2,032 |
| Blekendorf | Commune | Plön | 1,711 | 1,832 | 1,793 | 1,813 |
| Bokholt-Hanredder | Commune | Pinneberg | 1,248 | 1,243 | 1,268 | 1,253 |
| Böklund | Commune | Schleswig-Flensburg | 1,404 | 1,518 | 1,460 | 1,422 |
| Bollingstedt | Commune | Schleswig-Flensburg | 1,401 | 1,490 | 1,480 | 1,485 |
| Bönebüttel | Commune | Plön | 1,844 | 1,996 | 2,020 | 2,008 |
| Bönningstedt | Commune | Pinneberg | 3,478 | 4,030 | 4,090 | 4,350 |
| Boostedt | Commune | Segeberg | 4,370 | 4,502 | 4,586 | 4,627 |
| Bordelum | Commune | Nordfriesland | 1,803 | 1,945 | 1,999 | 2,029 |
| Bordesholm | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 7,059 | 7,606 | 7,564 | 7,504 |
| Borgstedt | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 1,186 | 1,295 | 1,439 | 1,373 |
| Bornhöved | Commune | Segeberg | 2,857 | 3,420 | 3,479 | 3,464 |
| Börnsen | Commune | Herzogtum Lauenburg | 3,237 | 3,673 | 3,850 | 4,028 |
| Borstel-Hohenraden | Commune | Pinneberg | 1,761 | 1,903 | 2,180 | 2,251 |
| Bosau | Commune | Ostholstein | 3,311 | 3,541 | 3,584 | 3,492 |
| Bösdorf | Commune | Plön | 1,611 | 1,630 | 1,612 | 1,527 |
| Bovenau | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 893 | 1,040 | 1,062 | 1,054 |
| Brande-Hörnerkirchen | Commune | Pinneberg | 1,160 | 1,570 | 1,628 | 1,616 |
| Bredenbek | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 962 | 1,292 | 1,316 | 1,347 |
| Bredstedt | City | Nordfriesland | 4,859 | 5,076 | 5,020 | 5,006 |
| Breiholz | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 1,384 | 1,526 | 1,510 | 1,478 |
| Breitenburg | Commune | Steinburg | 1,106 | 1,067 | 1,075 | 1,038 |
| Breitenfelde | Commune | Herzogtum Lauenburg | 1,643 | 1,738 | 1,785 | 1,781 |
| Brekendorf | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 959 | 1,012 | 1,048 | 1,038 |
| Breklum | Commune | Nordfriesland | 1,968 | 2,277 | 2,338 | 2,280 |
| Brokdorf | Commune | Steinburg | 971 | 1,067 | 1,054 | 1,034 |
| Brokstedt | Commune | Steinburg | 1,854 | 2,092 | 2,199 | 2,154 |
| Brügge | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 873 | 933 | 1,041 | 1,072 |
| Brunsbek | Commune | Stormarn | 1,409 | 1,625 | 1,638 | 1,619 |
| Brunsbüttel | City | Dithmarschen | 13,966 | 13,902 | 13,751 | 13,379 |
| Büchen | Commune | Herzogtum Lauenburg | 5,542 | 5,463 | 5,516 | 5,633 |
| Buchholz | Commune | Dithmarschen | 1,020 | 1,092 | 1,112 | 1,083 |
| Büdelsdorf | City | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 10,459 | 10,286 | 10,252 | 10,207 |
| Burg (Dithmarschen) | Commune | Dithmarschen | 4,284 | 4,420 | 4,341 | 4,219 |
| Busdorf | Commune | Schleswig-Flensburg | 1,550 | 1,936 | 2,032 | 1,989 |
| Büsum | Commune | Dithmarschen | 4,581 | 4,801 | 4,848 | 4,904 |
| Dahme | Commune | Ostholstein | 1,298 | 1,198 | 1,170 | 1,209 |
| Damp | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 1,617 | 1,650 | 1,577 | 1,551 |
| Dänischenhagen | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 2,950 | 3,429 | 3,440 | 3,647 |
| Dannewerk | Commune | Schleswig-Flensburg | 1,023 | 1,079 | 1,075 | 1,103 |
| Dassendorf | Commune | Herzogtum Lauenburg | 2,980 | 3,075 | 3,097 | 3,114 |
| Delingsdorf | Commune | Stormarn | 1,117 | 1,595 | 2,092 | 2,191 |
| Dobersdorf | Commune | Plön | 1,083 | 1,271 | 1,201 | 1,156 |
| Dollerup | Commune | Schleswig-Flensburg | 989 | 1,075 | 1,045 | 1,038 |
| Drelsdorf | Commune | Nordfriesland | 1,136 | 1,181 | 1,291 | 1,299 |
| Eckernförde | City | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 23,008 | 23,297 | 23,144 | 22,798 |
| Eddelak | Commune | Dithmarschen | 1,456 | 1,447 | 1,460 | 1,391 |
| Eggebek | Commune | Schleswig-Flensburg | 2,359 | 2,568 | 2,600 | 2,564 |
| Ellerau | Commune | Segeberg | 4,991 | 5,005 | 5,558 | 5,673 |
| Ellerbek | Commune | Pinneberg | 4,120 | 4,237 | 4,258 | 4,244 |
| Ellerhoop | Commune | Pinneberg | 1,260 | 1,325 | 1,330 | 1,361 |
| Elmenhorst | Commune | Stormarn | 2,057 | 2,171 | 2,274 | 2,486 |
| Elmshorn | City | Pinneberg | 46,970 | 47,603 | 48,331 | 48,183 |
| Elsdorf-Westermühlen | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 1,535 | 1,709 | 1,683 | 1,678 |
| Emkendorf | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 1,383 | 1,553 | 1,499 | 1,444 |
| Enge-Sande | Commune | Nordfriesland | 1,010 | 1,139 | 1,151 | 1,114 |
| Erfde | Commune | Schleswig-Flensburg | 2,020 | 2,073 | 2,086 | 2,045 |
| Escheburg | Commune | Herzogtum Lauenburg | 1,984 | 2,690 | 3,157 | 3,338 |
| Eutin | City | Ostholstein | 17,114 | 16,929 | 17,175 | 17,298 |
| Fahrdorf | Commune | Schleswig-Flensburg | 2,081 | 2,484 | 2,555 | 2,471 |
| Fahrenkrug | Commune | Segeberg | 1,590 | 1,639 | 1,628 | 1,610 |
| Fehmarn | City | Ostholstein | 12,288 | 12,656 | 12,894 | 12,962 |
| Felde | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 1,818 | 2,006 | 2,084 | 2,064 |
| Felm | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 1,035 | 1,123 | 1,099 | 1,124 |
| Fleckeby | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 1,459 | 1,675 | 1,808 | 1,825 |
| Flensburg | City | Flensburg | 87,276 | 84,480 | 86,080 | 88,718 |
| Flintbek | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 6,577 | 7,339 | 7,161 | 7,210 |
| Fockbek | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 5,980 | 6,295 | 6,303 | 6,332 |
| Freienwill | Commune | Schleswig-Flensburg | 1,206 | 1,480 | 1,478 | 1,514 |
| Friedrichskoog | Commune | Dithmarschen | 2,420 | 2,440 | 2,511 | 2,483 |
| Friedrichstadt | City | Nordfriesland | 2,607 | 2,445 | 2,457 | 2,416 |
| Garding | City | Nordfriesland | 2,687 | 2,736 | 2,685 | 2,664 |
| Geesthacht | City | Herzogtum Lauenburg | 27,955 | 29,169 | 29,399 | 29,258 |
| Gelting | Commune | Schleswig-Flensburg | 1,842 | 1,855 | 1,808 | 1,837 |
| Gettorf | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 5,582 | 6,183 | 6,603 | 6,758 |
| Giekau | Commune | Plön | 1,039 | 1,074 | 1,137 | 1,118 |
| Glinde | City | Stormarn | 15,970 | 16,133 | 16,037 | 16,183 |
| Glücksburg (Ostsee) | City | Schleswig-Flensburg | 6,444 | 6,024 | 6,014 | 5,961 |
| Glückstadt | City | Steinburg | 12,388 | 12,159 | 11,846 | 11,707 |
| Gnutz | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 1,000 | 1,182 | 1,215 | 1,177 |
| Göhl | Commune | Ostholstein | 989 | 1,174 | 1,208 | 1,194 |
| Grebin | Commune | Plön | 1,040 | 1,050 | 1,026 | 1,001 |
| Gremersdorf | Commune | Ostholstein | 1,452 | 1,467 | 1,483 | 1,489 |
| Großenaspe | Commune | Segeberg | 2,316 | 2,810 | 2,836 | 2,772 |
| Großenbrode | Commune | Ostholstein | 1,969 | 2,160 | 2,206 | 2,192 |
| Großensee | Commune | Stormarn | 1,551 | 1,671 | 1,735 | 1,727 |
| Großenwiehe | Commune | Schleswig-Flensburg | 2,279 | 2,710 | 2,811 | 2,807 |
| Groß Grönau | Commune | Herzogtum Lauenburg | 3,672 | 3,533 | 3,517 | 3,545 |
| Großhansdorf | Commune | Stormarn | 8,741 | 8,994 | 9,033 | 8,980 |
| Groß Kummerfeld | Commune | Segeberg | 1,663 | 1,865 | 2,017 | 1,988 |
| Großsolt | Commune | Schleswig-Flensburg | 1,752 | 1,926 | 1,912 | 1,898 |
| Groß Wittensee | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 1,026 | 1,034 | 1,114 | 1,132 |
| Grömitz | Commune | Ostholstein | 7,354 | 7,584 | 7,760 | 7,731 |
| Grönwohld | Commune | Stormarn | 1,249 | 1,294 | 1,331 | 1,331 |
| Grube | Commune | Ostholstein | 985 | 1,001 | 1,043 | 1,002 |
| Gudow | Commune | Herzogtum Lauenburg | 1,537 | 1,610 | 1,624 | 1,616 |
| Gülzow | Commune | Herzogtum Lauenburg | 1,087 | 1,308 | 1,301 | 1,238 |
| Güster | Commune | Herzogtum Lauenburg | 855 | 1,107 | 1,203 | 1,228 |
| Halstenbek | Commune | Pinneberg | 15,583 | 16,014 | 16,312 | 16,502 |
| Hamberge | Commune | Stormarn | 1,172 | 1,324 | 1,332 | 1,392 |
| Hamdorf | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 1,224 | 1,311 | 1,284 | 1,287 |
| Hammoor | Commune | Stormarn | 1,036 | 1,116 | 1,170 | 1,187 |
| Handewitt | Commune | Schleswig-Flensburg | 8,789 | 10,008 | 10,556 | 10,700 |
| Hanerau-Hademarschen | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 3,101 | 3,136 | 3,119 | 3,059 |
| Harrislee | Commune | Schleswig-Flensburg | 10,818 | 11,319 | 11,345 | 11,315 |
| Hartenholm | Commune | Segeberg | 1,652 | 1,723 | 1,773 | 1,765 |
| Haselau | Commune | Pinneberg | 1,062 | 1,072 | 1,100 | 1,122 |
| Haseldorf | Commune | Pinneberg | 1,539 | 1,639 | 1,727 | 1,710 |
| Hasloh | Commune | Pinneberg | 3,171 | 3,452 | 3,376 | 3,374 |
| Hattstedt | Commune | Nordfriesland | 2,124 | 2,376 | 2,473 | 2,465 |
| Heide | City | Dithmarschen | 20,633 | 20,523 | 20,745 | 20,821 |
| Heidgraben | Commune | Pinneberg | 1,945 | 2,170 | 2,267 | 2,318 |
| Heikendorf | Commune | Plön | 7,669 | 8,055 | 8,226 | 8,248 |
| Heiligenhafen | City | Ostholstein | 9,119 | 9,244 | 9,337 | 9,275 |
| Heiligenstedten | Commune | Steinburg | 1,341 | 1,643 | 1,684 | 1,638 |
| Heist | Commune | Pinneberg | 2,306 | 2,630 | 2,733 | 2,806 |
| Helgoland | Commune | Pinneberg | 1,643 | 1,499 | 1,388 | 1,267 |
| Hemdingen | Commune | Pinneberg | 1,430 | 1,553 | 1,637 | 1,653 |
| Hemmingstedt | Commune | Dithmarschen | 2,861 | 3,018 | 2,982 | 2,940 |
| Hennstedt | Commune | Dithmarschen | 1,781 | 1,835 | 1,885 | 1,941 |
| Henstedt-Ulzburg | Commune | Segeberg | 23,453 | 25,266 | 26,242 | 26,529 |
| Heringsdorf | Commune | Ostholstein | 1,072 | 1,114 | 1,117 | 1,066 |
| Herzhorn | Commune | Steinburg | 1,097 | 1,098 | 1,087 | 1,062 |
| Hetlingen | Commune | Pinneberg | 1,134 | 1,372 | 1,332 | 1,326 |
| Hitzhusen | Commune | Segeberg | 1,070 | 1,305 | 1,280 | 1,277 |
| Hochdonn | Commune | Dithmarschen | 1,191 | 1,225 | 1,268 | 1,237 |
| Hohenaspe | Commune | Steinburg | 1,844 | 2,038 | 2,094 | 2,053 |
| Hohenfelde | Commune | Plön | 829 | 1,040 | 1,046 | 1,093 |
| Hohenlockstedt | Commune | Steinburg | 5,888 | 6,275 | 6,275 | 6,125 |
| Hohenwestedt | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 4,859 | 4,845 | 5,013 | 4,935 |
| Hohn | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 1,981 | 2,196 | 2,387 | 2,354 |
| Hoisdorf | Commune | Stormarn | 3,324 | 3,485 | 3,503 | 3,418 |
| Holm | Commune | Pinneberg | 2,761 | 3,043 | 3,083 | 3,116 |
| Holtsee | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 1,261 | 1,376 | 1,375 | 1,359 |
| Horst (Holstein) | Commune | Steinburg | 4,601 | 4,942 | 5,176 | 5,187 |
| Hürup | Commune | Schleswig-Flensburg | 1,101 | 1,195 | 1,172 | 1,135 |
| Husby | Commune | Schleswig-Flensburg | 1,927 | 2,138 | 2,278 | 2,233 |
| Husum | City | Nordfriesland | 23,114 | 22,579 | 22,544 | 22,212 |
| Itzehoe | City | Steinburg | 34,344 | 33,442 | 33,137 | 32,732 |
| Itzstedt | Commune | Segeberg | 1,357 | 2,165 | 2,230 | 2,237 |
| Jersbek | Commune | Stormarn | 1,642 | 1,788 | 1,795 | 1,784 |
| Jevenstedt | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 2,951 | 3,277 | 3,304 | 3,296 |
| Jübek | Commune | Schleswig-Flensburg | 2,181 | 2,406 | 2,565 | 2,576 |
| Kaltenkirchen | City | Segeberg | 16,672 | 18,360 | 19,684 | 19,868 |
| Kappeln | City | Schleswig-Flensburg | 10,128 | 10,010 | 9,785 | 9,768 |
| Kasseedorf | Commune | Ostholstein | 1,363 | 1,580 | 1,570 | 1,561 |
| Kastorf | Commune | Herzogtum Lauenburg | 832 | 1,103 | 1,146 | 1,192 |
| Kayhude | Commune | Segeberg | 929 | 1,012 | 1,116 | 1,118 |
| Kellenhusen (Ostsee) | Commune | Ostholstein | 1,072 | 1,035 | 1,055 | 1,089 |
| Kellinghusen | City | Steinburg | 8,066 | 8,003 | 8,034 | 7,806 |
| Kiebitzreihe | Commune | Steinburg | 2,110 | 2,249 | 2,284 | 2,207 |
| Kiel | City | Kiel | 246,033 | 232,242 | 234,433 | 237,579 |
| Kisdorf | Commune | Segeberg | 2,953 | 3,300 | 3,487 | 3,601 |
| Klein Nordende | Commune | Pinneberg | 2,698 | 3,010 | 3,032 | 2,996 |
| Klein Offenseth-Sparrieshoop | Commune | Pinneberg | 2,162 | 2,501 | 2,726 | 2,826 |
| Klein Rönnau | Commune | Segeberg | 1,219 | 1,418 | 1,439 | 1,444 |
| Kollmar | Commune | Steinburg | 1,787 | 1,798 | 1,748 | 1,719 |
| Kölln-Reisiek | Commune | Pinneberg | 2,318 | 2,558 | 2,641 | 2,722 |
| Kosel | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 1,266 | 1,326 | 1,372 | 1,336 |
| Krempe | City | Steinburg | 2,201 | 2,424 | 2,466 | 2,347 |
| Kremperheide | Commune | Steinburg | 2,463 | 2,493 | 2,550 | 2,518 |
| Kronshagen | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 12,227 | 12,074 | 11,855 | 11,981 |
| Kropp | Commune | Schleswig-Flensburg | 5,547 | 6,302 | 6,395 | 6,468 |
| Kröppelshagen-Fahrendorf | Commune | Herzogtum Lauenburg | 1,009 | 1,059 | 1,070 | 1,094 |
| Krummesse | Commune | Herzogtum Lauenburg | 1,339 | 1,518 | 1,551 | 1,533 |
| Kuddewörde | Commune | Herzogtum Lauenburg | 1,257 | 1,305 | 1,341 | 1,344 |
| Kummerfeld | Commune | Pinneberg | 1,796 | 1,950 | 2,137 | 2,088 |
| Laboe | Commune | Plön | 4,917 | 5,220 | 5,329 | 5,207 |
| Ladelund | Commune | Nordfriesland | 1,365 | 1,506 | 1,524 | 1,416 |
| Lägerdorf | Commune | Steinburg | 3,002 | 2,812 | 2,697 | 2,598 |
| Langballig | Commune | Schleswig-Flensburg | 1,134 | 1,439 | 1,476 | 1,476 |
| Langenhorn | Commune | Nordfriesland | 2,788 | 3,109 | 3,142 | 3,102 |
| Langstedt | Commune | Schleswig-Flensburg | 849 | 941 | 1,016 | 1,020 |
| Langwedel | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 1,165 | 1,287 | 1,389 | 1,437 |
| Lasbek | Commune | Stormarn | 1,129 | 1,212 | 1,167 | 1,203 |
| Lauenburg/Elbe | City | Herzogtum Lauenburg | 11,778 | 11,853 | 11,678 | 11,436 |
| Leck | Commune | Nordfriesland | 7,345 | 7,619 | 7,680 | 7,813 |
| Leezen | Commune | Segeberg | 1,410 | 1,603 | 1,638 | 1,639 |
| Lehe | Commune | Dithmarschen | 1,036 | 1,140 | 1,152 | 1,085 |
| Lehmkuhlen | Commune | Plön | 1,358 | 1,489 | 1,507 | 1,481 |
| Lensahn | Commune | Ostholstein | 4,513 | 5,037 | 5,056 | 5,003 |
| Lentföhrden | Commune | Segeberg | 2,043 | 2,312 | 2,297 | 2,286 |
| Linau | Commune | Herzogtum Lauenburg | 1,125 | 1,122 | 1,145 | 1,177 |
| Lindau | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 1,251 | 1,340 | 1,341 | 1,326 |
| Lindewitt | Commune | Schleswig-Flensburg | 2,012 | 2,127 | 2,070 | 2,066 |
| List | Commune | Nordfriesland | 2,884 | 2,693 | 2,623 | 2,452 |
| Lohe-Rickelshof | Commune | Dithmarschen | 1,864 | 1,940 | 1,946 | 2,016 |
| Lübeck | City | Lübeck | 216,986 | 213,496 | 211,825 | 210,892 |
| Lunden | Commune | Dithmarschen | 1,893 | 1,754 | 1,655 | 1,599 |
| Lürschau | Commune | Schleswig-Flensburg | 900 | 1,111 | 1,122 | 1,167 |
| Lütjenburg | City | Plön | 5,658 | 5,696 | 5,684 | 5,522 |
| Lütjensee | Commune | Stormarn | 2,905 | 3,043 | 3,179 | 3,222 |
| Malente | Commune | Ostholstein | 10,596 | 10,722 | 10,823 | 10,889 |
| Marne | City | Dithmarschen | 6,032 | 6,154 | 6,013 | 5,945 |
| Meldorf | City | Dithmarschen | 7,531 | 7,729 | 7,625 | 7,479 |
| Melsdorf | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 1,427 | 1,659 | 1,764 | 1,746 |
| Mielkendorf | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 1,206 | 1,392 | 1,384 | 1,369 |
| Mildstedt | Commune | Nordfriesland | 2,861 | 3,410 | 3,678 | 3,797 |
| Mohrkirch | Commune | Schleswig-Flensburg | 1,027 | 1,045 | 1,007 | 1,029 |
| Molfsee | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 5,175 | 5,066 | 4,931 | 4,770 |
| Mölln | City | Herzogtum Lauenburg | 17,996 | 18,381 | 18,478 | 18,712 |
| Mönkeberg | Commune | Plön | 3,300 | 3,248 | 3,686 | 3,780 |
| Moorrege | Commune | Pinneberg | 3,732 | 3,913 | 3,993 | 4,045 |
| Munkbrarup | Commune | Schleswig-Flensburg | 929 | 1,059 | 1,052 | 1,087 |
| Münsterdorf | Commune | Steinburg | 2,061 | 2,003 | 1,939 | 1,959 |
| Nahe | Commune | Segeberg | 2,179 | 2,371 | 2,377 | 2,422 |
| Negernbötel | Commune | Segeberg | 855 | 1,009 | 1,048 | 1,075 |
| Neuberend | Commune | Schleswig-Flensburg | 1,103 | 1,144 | 1,124 | 1,151 |
| Neudorf-Bornstein | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 975 | 1,054 | 1,050 | 1,052 |
| Neuenkirchen | Commune | Dithmarschen | 967 | 1,007 | 1,053 | 1,035 |
| Neukirchen | Commune | Nordfriesland | 1,193 | 1,328 | 1,300 | 1,293 |
| Neukirchen (Ostholstein) | Commune | Ostholstein | 1,048 | 1,153 | 1,162 | 1,157 |
| Neumünster | City | Neumünster | 82,028 | 79,646 | 78,072 | 77,100 |
| Neustadt in Holstein | City | Ostholstein | 15,708 | 15,963 | 16,541 | 16,535 |
| Neuwittenbek | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 1,211 | 1,285 | 1,267 | 1,222 |
| Niebüll | City | Nordfriesland | 7,382 | 8,279 | 8,942 | 9,257 |
| Nindorf | Commune | Dithmarschen | 1,081 | 1,156 | 1,162 | 1,201 |
| Norderstedt | City | Segeberg | 69,766 | 72,016 | 71,330 | 71,929 |
| Nordhastedt | Commune | Dithmarschen | 2,367 | 2,696 | 2,773 | 2,761 |
| Nordstrand | Commune | Nordfriesland | 2,366 | 2,256 | 2,258 | 2,273 |
| Nortorf | City | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 6,567 | 6,506 | 6,424 | 6,293 |
| Nübbel | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 1,455 | 1,641 | 1,656 | 1,643 |
| Nübel | Commune | Schleswig-Flensburg | 1,307 | 1,315 | 1,376 | 1,385 |
| Nusse | Commune | Herzogtum Lauenburg | 960 | 1,051 | 1,019 | 1,031 |
| Nützen | Commune | Segeberg | 1,021 | 1,160 | 1,154 | 1,159 |
| Oelixdorf | Commune | Steinburg | 1,825 | 1,699 | 1,719 | 1,683 |
| Oering | Commune | Segeberg | 1,108 | 1,259 | 1,311 | 1,292 |
| Oeversee | Commune | Schleswig-Flensburg | 3,188 | 3,316 | 3,428 | 3,414 |
| Oldenburg in Holstein | City | Ostholstein | 9,984 | 10,017 | 9,850 | 9,663 |
| Oldendorf | Commune | Steinburg | 1,080 | 1,178 | 1,188 | 1,175 |
| Oldenswort | Commune | Nordfriesland | 1,269 | 1,309 | 1,301 | 1,282 |
| Osdorf | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 1,997 | 2,257 | 2,351 | 2,375 |
| Ostenfeld (Husum) | Commune | Nordfriesland | 1,345 | 1,505 | 1,540 | 1,553 |
| Osterrönfeld | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 3,830 | 4,780 | 5,226 | 5,228 |
| Oststeinbek | Commune | Stormarn | 8,179 | 7,906 | 7,785 | 8,164 |
| Owschlag | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 3,167 | 3,506 | 3,608 | 3,677 |
| Padenstedt | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 799 | 1,153 | 1,394 | 1,442 |
| Pahlen | Commune | Dithmarschen | 1,092 | 1,130 | 1,166 | 1,189 |
| Panker | Commune | Plön | 1,373 | 1,540 | 1,581 | 1,565 |
| Pellworm | Commune | Nordfriesland | 1,165 | 1,130 | 1,140 | 1,089 |
| Pinneberg | City | Pinneberg | 38,903 | 39,502 | 41,461 | 42,367 |
| Plön | City | Plön | 12,725 | 12,933 | 12,919 | 12,788 |
| Pölitz | Commune | Stormarn | 1,103 | 1,206 | 1,195 | 1,183 |
| Preetz | City | Plön | 15,173 | 15,540 | 15,827 | 15,898 |
| Prisdorf | Commune | Pinneberg | 2,030 | 2,127 | 2,187 | 2,183 |
| Probsteierhagen | Commune | Plön | 1,759 | 1,845 | 2,051 | 2,036 |
| Pronstorf | Commune | Segeberg | 1,395 | 1,626 | 1,705 | 1,706 |
| Quarnbek | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 1,688 | 1,754 | 1,782 | 1,806 |
| Quern | Commune | Schleswig-Flensburg | 1,361 | 1,355 | 1,337 | 1,338 |
| Quickborn | City | Pinneberg | 19,250 | 20,075 | 20,276 | 20,289 |
| Rantrum | Commune | Nordfriesland | 1,314 | 1,543 | 1,612 | 1,629 |
| Ratekau | Commune | Ostholstein | 14,618 | 15,429 | 15,821 | 15,683 |
| Ratzeburg | City | Herzogtum Lauenburg | 12,755 | 13,295 | 13,785 | 13,695 |
| Reinbek | City | Stormarn | 24,473 | 24,744 | 25,647 | 25,671 |
| Reinfeld (Holstein) | City | Stormarn | 8,033 | 8,386 | 8,434 | 8,535 |
| Rellingen | Commune | Pinneberg | 13,658 | 13,574 | 13,709 | 13,694 |
| Rendsburg | City | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 30,974 | 29,251 | 28,488 | 28,350 |
| Rethwisch | Commune | Stormarn | 980 | 1,098 | 1,077 | 1,043 |
| Rickert | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 906 | 1,051 | 1,115 | 1,099 |
| Rickling | Commune | Segeberg | 3,267 | 3,305 | 3,384 | 3,279 |
| Riepsdorf | Commune | Ostholstein | 984 | 1,030 | 1,044 | 1,044 |
| Rieseby | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 2,138 | 2,554 | 2,565 | 2,495 |
| Risum-Lindholm | Commune | Nordfriesland | 3,236 | 3,592 | 3,626 | 3,635 |
| Rohlstorf | Commune | Segeberg | 979 | 1,084 | 1,133 | 1,190 |
| Ruhwinkel | Commune | Plön | 963 | 1,049 | 1,054 | 1,061 |
| Rümpel | Commune | Stormarn | 1,102 | 1,296 | 1,304 | 1,305 |
| Sandesneben | Commune | Herzogtum Lauenburg | 1,088 | 1,571 | 1,619 | 1,645 |
| Sankt Michaelisdonn | Commune | Dithmarschen | 3,737 | 3,822 | 3,700 | 3,626 |
| Sankt Peter-Ording | Commune | Nordfriesland | 4,198 | 4,058 | 4,053 | 4,177 |
| Satrup | Commune | Schleswig-Flensburg | 3,043 | 3,416 | 3,589 | 3,630 |
| Schaalby | Commune | Schleswig-Flensburg | 1,470 | 1,658 | 1,695 | 1,689 |
| Schacht-Audorf | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 4,309 | 4,373 | 4,549 | 4,479 |
| Schafflund | Commune | Schleswig-Flensburg | 1,743 | 2,244 | 2,296 | 2,300 |
| Schafstedt | Commune | Dithmarschen | 1,218 | 1,327 | 1,354 | 1,334 |
| Scharbeutz | Commune | Ostholstein | 10,940 | 11,635 | 11,987 | 11,753 |
| Schashagen | Commune | Ostholstein | 2,267 | 2,427 | 2,537 | 2,519 |
| Schellhorn | Commune | Plön | 1,470 | 1,558 | 1,633 | 1,615 |
| Schenefeld | City | Pinneberg | 16,041 | 17,863 | 17,891 | 18,195 |
| Schenefeld | Commune | Steinburg | 2,332 | 2,530 | 2,462 | 2,447 |
| Schinkel | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 980 | 1,006 | 1,038 | 1,034 |
| Schleswig | City | Schleswig-Flensburg | 26,606 | 24,679 | 24,071 | 24,029 |
| Schmalfeld | Commune | Segeberg | 1,807 | 1,898 | 1,935 | 1,916 |
| Schönberg | Commune | Herzogtum Lauenburg | 1,098 | 1,292 | 1,296 | 1,299 |
| Schönberg (Holstein) | Commune | Plön | 5,842 | 6,425 | 6,540 | 6,729 |
| Schönkirchen | Commune | Plön | 6,075 | 6,528 | 6,440 | 6,281 |
| Schönwalde am Bungsberg | Commune | Ostholstein | 2,463 | 2,534 | 2,551 | 2,528 |
| Schuby | Commune | Schleswig-Flensburg | 2,204 | 2,555 | 2,603 | 2,576 |
| Schülp b. Rendsburg | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 899 | 1,064 | 1,128 | 1,107 |
| Schwabstedt | Commune | Nordfriesland | 1,242 | 1,322 | 1,346 | 1,312 |
| Schwarzenbek | City | Herzogtum Lauenburg | 12,247 | 14,451 | 14,906 | 14,949 |
| Schwedeneck | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 2,717 | 3,043 | 3,037 | 2,912 |
| Schwentinental | City | Plön | 12,994 | 13,638 | 13,695 | 13,588 |
| Seedorf | Commune | Segeberg | 1,999 | 2,155 | 2,237 | 2,223 |
| Selent | Commune | Plön | 1,247 | 1,286 | 1,340 | 1,325 |
| Seth | Commune | Segeberg | 1,758 | 1,923 | 1,947 | 1,918 |
| Siek | Commune | Stormarn | 1,857 | 1,937 | 1,993 | 2,037 |
| Sierksdorf | Commune | Ostholstein | 1,499 | 1,480 | 1,566 | 1,589 |
| Sievershütten | Commune | Segeberg | 928 | 1,160 | 1,179 | 1,190 |
| Sieverstedt | Commune | Schleswig-Flensburg | 1,587 | 1,633 | 1,654 | 1,673 |
| Silberstedt | Commune | Schleswig-Flensburg | 1,911 | 2,236 | 2,284 | 2,218 |
| Sörup | Commune | Schleswig-Flensburg | 3,931 | 4,160 | 4,194 | 4,251 |
| Stadum | Commune | Nordfriesland | 955 | 1,056 | 1,062 | 1,022 |
| Stapelfeld | Commune | Stormarn | 1,392 | 1,529 | 1,478 | 1,552 |
| Steinbergkirche | Commune | Schleswig-Flensburg | 1,349 | 1,405 | 1,417 | 1,349 |
| Steinburg | Commune | Stormarn | 2,228 | 2,453 | 2,526 | 2,512 |
| Sterup | Commune | Schleswig-Flensburg | 1,488 | 1,495 | 1,489 | 1,450 |
| Stockelsdorf | Commune | Ostholstein | 16,153 | 16,204 | 16,437 | 16,641 |
| Stolpe | Commune | Plön | 1,170 | 1,293 | 1,348 | 1,320 |
| Strande | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 1,717 | 1,528 | 1,508 | 1,481 |
| Struckum | Commune | Nordfriesland | 844 | 1,005 | 1,004 | 1,008 |
| Struvenhütten | Commune | Segeberg | 906 | 1,072 | 1,104 | 1,086 |
| Süderbrarup | Commune | Schleswig-Flensburg | 3,722 | 3,803 | 3,893 | 3,845 |
| Süderlügum | Commune | Nordfriesland | 1,991 | 2,104 | 2,256 | 2,234 |
| Süderstapel | Commune | Schleswig-Flensburg | 1,015 | 1,056 | 1,063 | 1,076 |
| Sülfeld | Commune | Segeberg | 2,964 | 3,314 | 3,372 | 3,369 |
| Süsel | Commune | Ostholstein | 4,622 | 5,279 | 5,399 | 5,408 |
| Sylt-Ost | Commune | Nordfriesland | 5,643 | 5,622 | 5,848 | 5,734 |
| Tangstedt | Commune | Pinneberg | 1,835 | 1,913 | 2,128 | 2,197 |
| Tangstedt | Commune | Stormarn | 5,874 | 6,132 | 6,327 | 6,345 |
| Tarp | Commune | Schleswig-Flensburg | 5,238 | 5,897 | 5,720 | 5,581 |
| Tellingstedt | Commune | Dithmarschen | 2,464 | 2,626 | 2,500 | 2,497 |
| Timmaspe | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 859 | 1,118 | 1,139 | 1,131 |
| Timmendorfer Strand | Commune | Ostholstein | 8,918 | 8,956 | 8,975 | 8,937 |
| Todenbüttel | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 976 | 1,119 | 1,137 | 1,129 |
| Todendorf | Commune | Stormarn | 1,020 | 1,041 | 1,059 | 1,073 |
| Todesfelde | Commune | Segeberg | 934 | 1,018 | 1,038 | 1,021 |
| Tolk | Commune | Schleswig-Flensburg | 1,012 | 1,085 | 1,064 | 1,043 |
| Tönning | City | Nordfriesland | 4,870 | 5,038 | 5,032 | 4,936 |
| Tornesch | City | Pinneberg | 12,103 | 12,795 | 12,896 | 12,995 |
| Trappenkamp | Commune | Segeberg | 5,746 | 5,286 | 5,055 | 4,643 |
| Travenbrück | Commune | Stormarn | 1,551 | 1,669 | 1,732 | 1,744 |
| Treia | Commune | Schleswig-Flensburg | 1,387 | 1,523 | 1,515 | 1,465 |
| Tremsbüttel | Commune | Stormarn | 1,554 | 1,671 | 1,868 | 1,875 |
| Trittau | Commune | Stormarn | 6,963 | 7,446 | 7,640 | 7,661 |
| Tüttendorf | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 1,042 | 1,172 | 1,176 | 1,175 |
| Uetersen | City | Pinneberg | 18,155 | 18,083 | 17,866 | 17,739 |
| Vaale | Commune | Steinburg | 1,197 | 1,303 | 1,308 | 1,266 |
| Viöl | Commune | Nordfriesland | 1,435 | 1,770 | 1,921 | 1,965 |
| Waabs | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 1,307 | 1,404 | 1,462 | 1,479 |
| Wacken | Commune | Steinburg | 1,586 | 1,846 | 1,864 | 1,840 |
| Wahlstedt | City | Segeberg | 10,096 | 9,504 | 9,407 | 9,381 |
| Wakendorf II | Commune | Segeberg | 1,242 | 1,351 | 1,389 | 1,428 |
| Wanderup | Commune | Schleswig-Flensburg | 2,003 | 2,198 | 2,219 | 2,204 |
| Wangels | Commune | Ostholstein | 2,233 | 2,316 | 2,352 | 2,227 |
| Wankendorf | Commune | Plön | 2,543 | 2,850 | 2,968 | 2,970 |
| Wasbek | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 1,932 | 2,068 | 2,231 | 2,232 |
| Wattenbek | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 2,641 | 2,784 | 2,921 | 2,903 |
| Weddelbrook | Commune | Segeberg | 813 | 999 | 1,053 | 1,014 |
| Weddingstedt | Commune | Dithmarschen | 2,179 | 2,349 | 2,325 | 2,303 |
| Wedel | City | Pinneberg | 31,719 | 32,221 | 32,028 | 32,137 |
| Weede | Commune | Segeberg | 894 | 976 | 1,011 | 1,031 |
| Wees | Commune | Schleswig-Flensburg | 1,843 | 2,199 | 2,273 | 2,303 |
| Wendtorf | Commune | Plön | 987 | 1,152 | 1,141 | 1,122 |
| Wenningstedt-Braderup (Sylt) | Commune | Nordfriesland | 1,563 | 1,588 | 1,568 | 1,551 |
| Wentorf bei Hamburg | Commune | Herzogtum Lauenburg | 8,736 | 10,354 | 11,470 | 11,574 |
| Wesenberg | Commune | Stormarn | 833 | 912 | 1,126 | 1,227 |
| Wesselburen | City | Dithmarschen | 3,338 | 3,208 | 3,093 | 3,020 |
| Wesseln | Commune | Dithmarschen | 1,309 | 1,343 | 1,340 | 1,398 |
| Westensee | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 1,627 | 1,572 | 1,579 | 1,583 |
| Westerhorn | Commune | Pinneberg | 1,087 | 1,184 | 1,337 | 1,276 |
| Westerland | City | Nordfriesland | 9,362 | 8,853 | 8,998 | 9,028 |
| Wester-Ohrstedt | Commune | Nordfriesland | 987 | 1,016 | 1,108 | 1,055 |
| Westerrönfeld | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 4,447 | 5,147 | 5,106 | 5,067 |
| Wewelsfleth | Commune | Steinburg | 1,348 | 1,704 | 1,635 | 1,575 |
| Wiemersdorf | Commune | Segeberg | 1,324 | 1,498 | 1,516 | 1,559 |
| Wilster | City | Steinburg | 4,528 | 4,401 | 4,466 | 4,392 |
| Windeby | Commune | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 1,065 | 1,109 | 1,112 | 1,057 |
| Witzhave | Commune | Stormarn | 1,249 | 1,347 | 1,407 | 1,435 |
| Wohltorf | Commune | Herzogtum Lauenburg | 2,360 | 2,318 | 2,282 | 2,386 |
| Wöhrden | Commune | Dithmarschen | 1,242 | 1,358 | 1,339 | 1,328 |
| Wrist | Commune | Steinburg | 2,414 | 2,464 | 2,518 | 2,504 |
| Wyk auf Föhr | City | Nordfriesland | 4,598 | 4,441 | 4,437 | 4,415 |
| Zarpen | Commune | Stormarn | 1,440 | 1,574 | 1,574 | 1,511 |
Change: (E 2008-12-31) in comparison to (E 2005-12-31).
Source: Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland: Gemeindeverzeichnis (web).
Boundary according to: 2008-12-31.
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