Deutschland: Nordrhein-Westfalen
Städte und Gemeinden in Nordrhein-Westfalen
Kreise
Die Einwohnerzahlen aller Kreise im Bundesland Nordrhein-Westfalen.
| Name | Status | Einwohner Schätzung 1990-12-31 | Einwohner Schätzung 2001-12-31 | Einwohner Zensus 2011-05-09 | Einwohner Schätzung 2021-12-31 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bielefeld | Stadtkreis | 319.037 | 323.373 | 326.870 | 334.002 | → |
| Bochum | Stadtkreis | 396.486 | 390.087 | 362.286 | 363.441 | → |
| Bonn | Stadtkreis | 292.234 | 306.016 | 305.765 | 331.885 | → |
| Borken | Landkreis | 320.580 | 362.834 | 363.755 | 373.582 | → |
| Bottrop | Stadtkreis | 118.936 | 120.780 | 117.311 | 117.311 | → |
| Coesfeld | Landkreis | 184.241 | 216.805 | 215.269 | 221.352 | → |
| Dortmund | Stadtkreis | 599.055 | 589.240 | 571.143 | 586.852 | → |
| Duisburg | Stadtkreis | 535.447 | 512.030 | 488.468 | 495.152 | → |
| Düren | Landkreis | 244.297 | 271.074 | 258.760 | 266.771 | → |
| Düsseldorf | Stadtkreis | 575.794 | 570.765 | 586.291 | 619.477 | → |
| Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis | Landkreis | 349.412 | 349.988 | 326.049 | 322.143 | → |
| Essen | Stadtkreis | 626.973 | 591.889 | 566.201 | 579.432 | → |
| Euskirchen | Landkreis | 170.112 | 190.581 | 187.940 | 194.701 | → |
| Gelsenkirchen | Stadtkreis | 293.714 | 276.740 | 258.766 | 260.126 | → |
| Gütersloh | Landkreis | 303.829 | 347.954 | 350.420 | 366.104 | → |
| Hagen | Stadtkreis | 214.449 | 202.060 | 187.944 | 188.713 | → |
| Hamm | Stadtkreis | 179.639 | 183.805 | 176.037 | 179.238 | → |
| Heinsberg | Landkreis | 220.602 | 252.275 | 248.161 | 258.306 | → |
| Herford | Landkreis | 238.231 | 255.393 | 250.704 | 250.635 | → |
| Herne | Stadtkreis | 178.132 | 174.018 | 155.160 | 156.621 | → |
| Hochsauerlandkreis | Landkreis | 268.627 | 281.480 | 266.509 | 258.615 | → |
| Höxter | Landkreis | 146.238 | 155.518 | 145.678 | 139.994 | → |
| Kleve | Landkreis | 269.149 | 301.861 | 300.989 | 314.676 | → |
| Köln | Stadtkreis | 953.551 | 967.940 | 1.005.775 | 1.073.096 | → |
| Krefeld | Stadtkreis | 244.020 | 239.559 | 222.247 | 227.050 | → |
| Leverkusen | Stadtkreis | 160.919 | 160.829 | 158.984 | 163.851 | → |
| Lippe | Landkreis | 340.202 | 364.990 | 348.681 | 346.151 | → |
| Märkischer Kreis | Landkreis | 443.026 | 457.079 | 423.819 | 406.793 | → |
| Mettmann | Landkreis | 499.372 | 509.023 | 477.778 | 484.411 | → |
| Minden-Lübbecke | Landkreis | 298.771 | 323.055 | 312.169 | 311.214 | → |
| Mönchengladbach | Stadtkreis | 259.436 | 262.963 | 255.188 | 261.001 | → |
| Mülheim an der Ruhr | Stadtkreis | 177.681 | 172.332 | 166.865 | 170.739 | → |
| Münster | Stadtkreis | 259.438 | 267.197 | 289.576 | 317.713 | → |
| Oberbergischer Kreis | Landkreis | 263.276 | 289.518 | 273.011 | 271.621 | → |
| Oberhausen | Stadtkreis | 223.840 | 221.619 | 210.216 | 208.752 | → |
| Olpe | Landkreis | 130.471 | 141.705 | 136.491 | 133.120 | → |
| Paderborn | Landkreis | 249.096 | 292.961 | 294.602 | 309.380 | → |
| Recklinghausen | Landkreis | 651.588 | 656.053 | 619.382 | 612.801 | → |
| Remscheid | Stadtkreis | 123.155 | 118.753 | 110.708 | 111.770 | → |
| Rhein-Erft-Kreis | Landkreis | 419.414 | 458.430 | 451.514 | 471.891 | → |
| Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis | Landkreis | 260.695 | 276.525 | 278.183 | 283.429 | → |
| Rhein-Kreis Neuss | Landkreis | 420.374 | 445.683 | 437.393 | 452.496 | → |
| Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | Landkreis | 504.274 | 583.051 | 578.252 | 600.732 | → |
| Siegen-Wittgenstein | Landkreis | 288.922 | 295.787 | 276.834 | 274.342 | → |
| Soest | Landkreis | 277.333 | 307.809 | 296.875 | 302.298 | → |
| Solingen | Stadtkreis | 165.401 | 165.032 | 155.265 | 158.957 | → |
| Städteregion Aachen | Landkreis | 535.951 | 553.714 | 539.516 | 556.673 | → |
| Steinfurt | Landkreis | 390.945 | 437.545 | 433.659 | 450.176 | → |
| Unna | Landkreis | 406.434 | 430.269 | 396.060 | 393.063 | → |
| Viersen | Landkreis | 271.742 | 302.795 | 296.175 | 298.761 | → |
| Warendorf | Landkreis | 257.028 | 282.286 | 273.477 | 278.176 | → |
| Wesel | Landkreis | 444.422 | 476.240 | 460.419 | 460.433 | → |
| Wuppertal | Stadtkreis | 383.660 | 364.784 | 342.661 | 354.572 | → |
| Nordrhein-Westfalen | Bundesland | 17.349.651 | 18.052.092 | 17.538.251 | 17.924.591 |
Übersicht: Städte und Gemeinden
Die Einwohnerzahlen aller Städte und Gemeinden im Bundesland Nordrhein-Westfalen.
verlinkt zu weiteren Informationen über einen ausgewählten Ort inklusive seiner Bevölkerungsstruktur (Geschlecht, Altersgruppen, Altersverteilung, Staatsangehörigkeit, Geburtsland, Religion).| Name | Status | Kreis | Einwohner Schätzung 1990-12-31 | Einwohner Schätzung 2001-12-31 | Einwohner Zensus 2011-05-09 | Einwohner Schätzung 2021-12-31 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aachen | Stadt | Städteregion Aachen | 241.861 | 245.778 | 236.420 | 249.070 | → |
| Ahaus | Stadt | Borken | 31.202 | 37.533 | 38.331 | 39.658 | → |
| Ahlen | Stadt | Warendorf | 54.169 | 55.481 | 52.280 | 52.627 | → |
| Aldenhoven | Gemeinde | Düren | 12.431 | 13.911 | 13.740 | 13.893 | → |
| Alfter | Gemeinde | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | 17.677 | 21.350 | 22.839 | 23.521 | → |
| Alpen | Gemeinde | Wesel | 11.003 | 12.651 | 12.747 | 12.528 | → |
| Alsdorf | Stadt | Städteregion Aachen | 46.935 | 46.344 | 46.567 | 47.678 | → |
| Altena | Stadt | Märkischer Kreis | 24.053 | 21.831 | 18.218 | 16.389 | → |
| Altenbeken | Gemeinde | Paderborn | 7.632 | 9.638 | 9.296 | 9.097 | → |
| Altenberge | Gemeinde | Steinfurt | 7.852 | 9.640 | 9.999 | 10.371 | → |
| Anröchte | Gemeinde | Soest | 9.587 | 10.877 | 10.422 | 10.203 | → |
| Arnsberg | Stadt | Hochsauerlandkreis | 75.864 | 77.396 | 74.383 | 73.423 | → |
| Ascheberg | Gemeinde | Coesfeld | 12.778 | 14.923 | 15.103 | 15.602 | → |
| Attendorn | Stadt | Olpe | 22.736 | 24.688 | 24.463 | 24.207 | → |
| Augustdorf | Gemeinde | Lippe | 8.464 | 10.168 | 9.649 | 10.317 | → |
| Bad Berleburg | Stadt | Siegen-Wittgenstein | 20.471 | 21.135 | 19.754 | 18.709 | → |
| Bad Driburg | Stadt | Höxter | 17.525 | 19.608 | 18.639 | 18.985 | → |
| Bad Honnef | Stadt | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | 22.577 | 25.038 | 24.523 | 25.738 | → |
| Bad Laasphe | Stadt | Siegen-Wittgenstein | 15.139 | 15.395 | 14.186 | 13.337 | → |
| Bad Lippspringe | Stadt | Paderborn | 12.860 | 14.835 | 14.968 | 16.424 | → |
| Bad Münstereifel | Stadt | Euskirchen | 16.163 | 18.560 | 17.451 | 17.152 | → |
| Bad Oeynhausen | Stadt | Minden-Lübbecke | 46.475 | 49.850 | 48.623 | 48.803 | → |
| Bad Salzuflen | Stadt | Lippe | 53.771 | 55.088 | 52.285 | 54.074 | → |
| Bad Sassendorf | Gemeinde | Soest | 10.147 | 11.312 | 11.478 | 12.294 | → |
| Bad Wünnenberg | Stadt | Paderborn | 10.226 | 12.221 | 12.105 | 12.202 | → |
| Baesweiler | Stadt | Städteregion Aachen | 24.442 | 27.485 | 26.363 | 27.351 | → |
| Balve | Stadt | Märkischer Kreis | 11.416 | 12.183 | 11.789 | 11.092 | → |
| Barntrup | Stadt | Lippe | 8.989 | 9.651 | 9.042 | 8.502 | → |
| Beckum | Stadt | Warendorf | 36.772 | 38.018 | 36.116 | 36.737 | → |
| Bedburg | Stadt | Rhein-Erft-Kreis | 21.524 | 24.457 | 23.037 | 23.867 | → |
| Bedburg-Hau | Gemeinde | Kleve | 12.328 | 12.361 | 12.609 | 13.033 | → |
| Beelen | Gemeinde | Warendorf | 5.156 | 6.249 | 6.284 | 6.159 | → |
| Bergheim | Stadt | Rhein-Erft-Kreis | 58.146 | 63.591 | 58.922 | 61.807 | → |
| Bergisch Gladbach | Stadt | Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis | 104.037 | 105.569 | 108.878 | 111.645 | → |
| Bergkamen | Stadt | Unna | 49.761 | 52.955 | 49.011 | 48.669 | → |
| Bergneustadt | Stadt | Oberbergischer Kreis | 20.040 | 20.809 | 18.799 | 18.416 | → |
| Bestwig | Gemeinde | Hochsauerlandkreis | 11.571 | 12.000 | 11.430 | 10.556 | → |
| Beverungen | Stadt | Höxter | 15.240 | 15.506 | 13.867 | 13.083 | → |
| Bielefeld | Kreisfreie Stadt | Bielefeld | 319.037 | 323.373 | 326.870 | 334.002 | → |
| Billerbeck | Stadt | Coesfeld | 9.991 | 11.377 | 11.460 | 11.525 | → |
| Blankenheim | Gemeinde | Euskirchen | 7.784 | 8.770 | 8.646 | 8.337 | → |
| Blomberg | Stadt | Lippe | 15.158 | 17.560 | 15.721 | 15.095 | → |
| Bocholt | Stadt | Borken | 68.936 | 72.701 | 71.256 | 71.074 | → |
| Bochum | Kreisfreie Stadt | Bochum | 396.486 | 390.087 | 362.286 | 363.441 | → |
| Bönen | Gemeinde | Unna | 18.391 | 19.349 | 18.018 | 18.169 | → |
| Bonn | Kreisfreie Stadt | Bonn | 292.234 | 306.016 | 305.765 | 331.885 | → |
| Borchen | Gemeinde | Paderborn | 11.071 | 13.085 | 13.181 | 13.533 | → |
| Borgentreich | Stadt | Höxter | 9.376 | 9.820 | 9.133 | 8.638 | → |
| Borgholzhausen | Stadt | Gütersloh | 7.872 | 8.759 | 8.718 | 9.001 | → |
| Borken | Stadt | Borken | 36.049 | 40.582 | 41.614 | 42.974 | → |
| Bornheim | Stadt | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | 35.858 | 46.304 | 46.207 | 48.435 | → |
| Bottrop | Kreisfreie Stadt | Bottrop | 118.936 | 120.780 | 117.311 | 117.311 | → |
| Brakel | Stadt | Höxter | 15.743 | 17.840 | 16.853 | 16.195 | → |
| Breckerfeld | Stadt | Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis | 8.318 | 9.250 | 9.064 | 8.915 | → |
| Brilon | Stadt | Hochsauerlandkreis | 25.303 | 27.320 | 25.909 | 25.303 | → |
| Brüggen | Gemeinde | Viersen | 13.504 | 15.877 | 15.489 | 15.907 | → |
| Brühl | Stadt | Rhein-Erft-Kreis | 41.829 | 43.850 | 43.568 | 43.998 | → |
| Bünde | Stadt | Herford | 40.524 | 44.749 | 45.497 | 45.364 | → |
| Burbach | Gemeinde | Siegen-Wittgenstein | 14.017 | 15.076 | 14.502 | 14.924 | → |
| Büren | Stadt | Paderborn | 18.748 | 22.194 | 21.724 | 21.328 | → |
| Burscheid | Stadt | Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis | 17.312 | 19.293 | 18.078 | 18.681 | → |
| Castrop-Rauxel | Stadt | Recklinghausen | 79.037 | 78.471 | 74.629 | 73.078 | → |
| Coesfeld | Stadt | Coesfeld | 32.739 | 36.264 | 35.815 | 36.382 | → |
| Dahlem | Gemeinde | Euskirchen | 3.935 | 4.277 | 4.196 | 4.361 | → |
| Datteln | Stadt | Recklinghausen | 36.876 | 37.210 | 34.481 | 34.876 | → |
| Delbrück | Stadt | Paderborn | 24.247 | 29.429 | 30.414 | 32.266 | → |
| Detmold | Stadt | Lippe | 70.074 | 73.771 | 73.743 | 73.969 | → |
| Dinslaken | Stadt | Wesel | 65.313 | 71.005 | 67.853 | 67.114 | → |
| Dörentrup | Gemeinde | Lippe | 8.226 | 8.824 | 8.229 | 7.630 | → |
| Dormagen | Stadt | Rhein-Kreis Neuss | 58.260 | 63.295 | 62.208 | 64.553 | → |
| Dorsten | Stadt | Recklinghausen | 78.035 | 81.293 | 76.860 | 74.551 | → |
| Dortmund | Kreisfreie Stadt | Dortmund | 599.055 | 589.240 | 571.143 | 586.852 | → |
| Drensteinfurt | Stadt | Warendorf | 12.127 | 14.675 | 15.176 | 15.607 | → |
| Drolshagen | Stadt | Olpe | 11.095 | 12.313 | 11.827 | 11.618 | → |
| Duisburg | Kreisfreie Stadt | Duisburg | 535.447 | 512.030 | 488.468 | 495.152 | → |
| Dülmen | Stadt | Coesfeld | 40.496 | 46.923 | 46.388 | 46.877 | → |
| Düren | Stadt | Düren | 86.508 | 92.292 | 88.789 | 91.814 | → |
| Düsseldorf | Kreisfreie Stadt | Düsseldorf | 575.794 | 570.765 | 586.291 | 619.477 | → |
| Eitorf | Gemeinde | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | 16.262 | 19.599 | 18.762 | 18.751 | → |
| Elsdorf | Stadt | Rhein-Erft-Kreis | 19.944 | 21.740 | 20.818 | 21.745 | → |
| Emmerich am Rhein | Stadt | Kleve | 28.322 | 29.005 | 29.918 | 30.854 | → |
| Emsdetten | Stadt | Steinfurt | 31.930 | 35.235 | 35.236 | 35.927 | → |
| Engelskirchen | Gemeinde | Oberbergischer Kreis | 19.400 | 20.829 | 19.368 | 19.293 | → |
| Enger | Stadt | Herford | 17.194 | 20.007 | 20.439 | 20.483 | → |
| Ennepetal | Stadt | Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis | 34.270 | 33.559 | 30.400 | 30.306 | → |
| Ennigerloh | Stadt | Warendorf | 19.534 | 20.786 | 19.662 | 19.639 | → |
| Ense | Gemeinde | Soest | 10.040 | 12.459 | 12.336 | 12.197 | → |
| Erftstadt | Stadt | Rhein-Erft-Kreis | 45.403 | 50.998 | 49.230 | 49.667 | → |
| Erkelenz | Stadt | Heinsberg | 37.833 | 43.364 | 42.931 | 43.492 | → |
| Erkrath | Stadt | Mettmann | 47.659 | 48.547 | 43.690 | 43.594 | → |
| Erndtebrück | Gemeinde | Siegen-Wittgenstein | 8.001 | 7.789 | 7.315 | 6.937 | → |
| Erwitte | Stadt | Soest | 13.849 | 15.725 | 15.569 | 16.043 | → |
| Eschweiler | Stadt | Städteregion Aachen | 54.675 | 55.257 | 54.671 | 55.784 | → |
| Eslohe (Sauerland) | Gemeinde | Hochsauerlandkreis | 8.862 | 9.344 | 9.058 | 8.841 | → |
| Espelkamp | Stadt | Minden-Lübbecke | 26.101 | 26.883 | 24.805 | 24.754 | → |
| Essen | Kreisfreie Stadt | Essen | 626.973 | 591.889 | 566.201 | 579.432 | → |
| Euskirchen | Stadt | Euskirchen | 49.654 | 54.047 | 55.414 | 58.754 | → |
| Everswinkel | Gemeinde | Warendorf | 7.976 | 9.219 | 9.382 | 9.634 | → |
| Extertal | Gemeinde | Lippe | 12.606 | 13.227 | 11.854 | 10.926 | → |
| Finnentrop | Gemeinde | Olpe | 17.253 | 18.562 | 17.172 | 16.780 | → |
| Frechen | Stadt | Rhein-Erft-Kreis | 44.360 | 47.382 | 49.657 | 52.155 | → |
| Freudenberg | Stadt | Siegen-Wittgenstein | 17.079 | 18.315 | 18.024 | 17.677 | → |
| Fröndenberg/Ruhr | Stadt | Unna | 21.252 | 23.054 | 20.928 | 20.436 | → |
| Gangelt | Gemeinde | Heinsberg | 9.844 | 11.210 | 11.404 | 12.946 | → |
| Geilenkirchen | Stadt | Heinsberg | 22.808 | 28.137 | 26.240 | 27.836 | → |
| Geldern | Stadt | Kleve | 29.245 | 33.232 | 32.871 | 33.733 | → |
| Gelsenkirchen | Kreisfreie Stadt | Gelsenkirchen | 293.714 | 276.740 | 258.766 | 260.126 | → |
| Gescher | Stadt | Borken | 15.002 | 16.932 | 16.869 | 17.186 | → |
| Geseke | Stadt | Soest | 17.733 | 20.219 | 20.718 | 21.411 | → |
| Gevelsberg | Stadt | Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis | 33.217 | 33.552 | 31.227 | 30.669 | → |
| Gladbeck | Stadt | Recklinghausen | 80.267 | 77.460 | 73.974 | 75.343 | → |
| Goch | Stadt | Kleve | 29.843 | 33.033 | 32.708 | 34.593 | → |
| Grefrath | Gemeinde | Viersen | 14.442 | 16.040 | 14.946 | 14.734 | → |
| Greven | Stadt | Steinfurt | 31.010 | 34.507 | 34.659 | 37.700 | → |
| Grevenbroich | Stadt | Rhein-Kreis Neuss | 60.835 | 65.039 | 61.741 | 63.922 | → |
| Gronau (Westf.) | Stadt | Borken | 40.687 | 45.290 | 45.494 | 49.031 | → |
| Gummersbach | Stadt | Oberbergischer Kreis | 50.965 | 53.355 | 49.951 | 51.126 | → |
| Gütersloh | Stadt | Gütersloh | 86.807 | 95.459 | 94.172 | 101.158 | → |
| Haan | Stadt | Mettmann | 29.860 | 29.607 | 29.574 | 30.298 | → |
| Hagen | Kreisfreie Stadt | Hagen | 214.449 | 202.060 | 187.944 | 188.713 | → |
| Hallenberg | Stadt | Hochsauerlandkreis | 4.845 | 4.737 | 4.507 | 4.481 | → |
| Halle (Westf.) | Stadt | Gütersloh | 18.841 | 20.728 | 21.029 | 21.574 | → |
| Haltern am See | Stadt | Recklinghausen | 34.025 | 36.956 | 37.315 | 37.808 | → |
| Halver | Stadt | Märkischer Kreis | 16.260 | 17.627 | 16.474 | 16.120 | → |
| Hamm | Kreisfreie Stadt | Hamm | 179.639 | 183.805 | 176.037 | 179.238 | → |
| Hamminkeln | Stadt | Wesel | 24.659 | 27.209 | 26.350 | 26.900 | → |
| Harsewinkel | Stadt | Gütersloh | 20.135 | 23.703 | 23.799 | 25.575 | → |
| Hattingen | Stadt | Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis | 58.241 | 58.023 | 54.253 | 54.061 | → |
| Havixbeck | Gemeinde | Coesfeld | 10.212 | 11.828 | 11.543 | 11.940 | → |
| Heek | Gemeinde | Borken | 7.120 | 7.968 | 8.356 | 8.628 | → |
| Heiden | Gemeinde | Borken | 6.888 | 8.092 | 8.089 | 8.194 | → |
| Heiligenhaus | Stadt | Mettmann | 29.715 | 28.402 | 25.560 | 26.367 | → |
| Heimbach | Stadt | Düren | 4.405 | 4.659 | 4.406 | 4.262 | → |
| Heinsberg | Stadt | Heinsberg | 37.305 | 41.483 | 40.949 | 42.888 | → |
| Hellenthal | Gemeinde | Euskirchen | 8.317 | 8.715 | 8.248 | 7.827 | → |
| Hemer | Stadt | Märkischer Kreis | 34.412 | 37.355 | 35.225 | 33.708 | → |
| Hennef (Sieg) | Stadt | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | 32.521 | 43.534 | 44.770 | 47.400 | → |
| Herdecke | Stadt | Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis | 26.184 | 26.001 | 22.909 | 22.689 | → |
| Herford | Stadt | Herford | 63.893 | 65.097 | 65.213 | 66.551 | → |
| Herne | Kreisfreie Stadt | Herne | 178.132 | 174.018 | 155.160 | 156.621 | → |
| Herscheid | Gemeinde | Märkischer Kreis | 7.141 | 7.626 | 7.363 | 6.933 | → |
| Herten | Stadt | Recklinghausen | 69.245 | 66.495 | 61.505 | 61.910 | → |
| Herzebrock-Clarholz | Gemeinde | Gütersloh | 13.351 | 15.944 | 15.900 | 16.184 | → |
| Herzogenrath | Stadt | Städteregion Aachen | 44.284 | 46.932 | 46.564 | 46.290 | → |
| Hiddenhausen | Gemeinde | Herford | 19.945 | 21.071 | 19.786 | 19.790 | → |
| Hilchenbach | Stadt | Siegen-Wittgenstein | 15.905 | 16.506 | 15.387 | 14.583 | → |
| Hilden | Stadt | Mettmann | 54.782 | 56.615 | 54.390 | 55.182 | → |
| Hille | Gemeinde | Minden-Lübbecke | 14.727 | 16.622 | 16.027 | 15.374 | → |
| Holzwickede | Gemeinde | Unna | 16.402 | 17.739 | 16.755 | 17.035 | → |
| Hopsten | Gemeinde | Steinfurt | 6.059 | 7.643 | 7.631 | 7.704 | → |
| Horn-Bad Meinberg | Stadt | Lippe | 17.409 | 18.696 | 17.364 | 17.142 | → |
| Hörstel | Stadt | Steinfurt | 15.772 | 19.602 | 19.660 | 20.506 | → |
| Horstmar | Stadt | Steinfurt | 6.040 | 6.709 | 6.496 | 6.849 | → |
| Hövelhof | Gemeinde | Paderborn | 13.346 | 15.872 | 15.642 | 16.274 | → |
| Höxter | Stadt | Höxter | 33.079 | 32.998 | 30.165 | 28.467 | → |
| Hückelhoven | Stadt | Heinsberg | 34.816 | 39.308 | 38.927 | 40.712 | → |
| Hückeswagen | Stadt | Oberbergischer Kreis | 15.601 | 16.540 | 15.256 | 14.706 | → |
| Hüllhorst | Gemeinde | Minden-Lübbecke | 11.747 | 13.687 | 13.174 | 13.047 | → |
| Hünxe | Gemeinde | Wesel | 12.959 | 13.706 | 13.544 | 13.611 | → |
| Hürtgenwald | Gemeinde | Düren | 7.927 | 8.880 | 8.655 | 8.798 | → |
| Hürth | Stadt | Rhein-Erft-Kreis | 50.808 | 54.095 | 55.082 | 60.034 | → |
| Ibbenbüren | Stadt | Steinfurt | 44.643 | 49.485 | 50.569 | 51.888 | → |
| Inden | Gemeinde | Düren | 7.933 | 7.636 | 6.936 | 7.418 | → |
| Iserlohn | Stadt | Märkischer Kreis | 96.314 | 98.865 | 94.630 | 91.873 | → |
| Isselburg | Stadt | Borken | 10.084 | 10.974 | 10.926 | 10.928 | → |
| Issum | Gemeinde | Kleve | 10.970 | 12.181 | 11.876 | 12.201 | → |
| Jüchen | Stadt | Rhein-Kreis Neuss | 21.007 | 22.569 | 22.162 | 23.611 | → |
| Jülich | Stadt | Düren | 31.285 | 33.940 | 31.834 | 32.635 | → |
| Kaarst | Stadt | Rhein-Kreis Neuss | 40.508 | 42.379 | 41.901 | 43.661 | → |
| Kalkar | Stadt | Kleve | 11.084 | 13.865 | 13.743 | 13.953 | → |
| Kall | Gemeinde | Euskirchen | 10.323 | 11.829 | 11.383 | 10.987 | → |
| Kalletal | Gemeinde | Lippe | 14.522 | 15.786 | 14.249 | 13.223 | → |
| Kamen | Stadt | Unna | 46.160 | 46.348 | 43.815 | 42.544 | → |
| Kamp-Lintfort | Stadt | Wesel | 39.019 | 39.959 | 37.299 | 37.847 | → |
| Kempen | Stadt | Viersen | 33.809 | 36.085 | 35.075 | 34.562 | → |
| Kerken | Gemeinde | Kleve | 11.290 | 12.616 | 12.527 | 12.564 | → |
| Kerpen | Stadt | Rhein-Erft-Kreis | 57.337 | 63.652 | 63.273 | 66.294 | → |
| Kevelaer | Stadt | Kleve | 23.309 | 27.319 | 27.509 | 27.891 | → |
| Kierspe | Stadt | Märkischer Kreis | 16.257 | 18.299 | 16.363 | 16.043 | → |
| Kirchhundem | Gemeinde | Olpe | 12.202 | 13.067 | 12.069 | 11.220 | → |
| Kirchlengern | Gemeinde | Herford | 14.849 | 16.335 | 16.189 | 16.111 | → |
| Kleve | Stadt | Kleve | 45.963 | 49.031 | 47.438 | 52.470 | → |
| Köln | Kreisfreie Stadt | Köln | 953.551 | 967.940 | 1.005.775 | 1.073.096 | → |
| Königswinter | Stadt | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | 35.013 | 39.482 | 40.025 | 41.065 | → |
| Korschenbroich | Stadt | Rhein-Kreis Neuss | 29.227 | 33.862 | 32.025 | 33.786 | → |
| Kranenburg | Gemeinde | Kleve | 7.957 | 9.457 | 10.174 | 11.087 | → |
| Krefeld | Kreisfreie Stadt | Krefeld | 244.020 | 239.559 | 222.247 | 227.050 | → |
| Kreuzau | Gemeinde | Düren | 15.644 | 18.234 | 17.123 | 17.463 | → |
| Kreuztal | Stadt | Siegen-Wittgenstein | 30.885 | 32.127 | 30.754 | 30.787 | → |
| Kürten | Gemeinde | Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis | 17.516 | 19.679 | 19.531 | 19.832 | → |
| Ladbergen | Gemeinde | Steinfurt | 5.797 | 6.455 | 6.372 | 6.821 | → |
| Laer | Gemeinde | Steinfurt | 5.300 | 6.314 | 6.485 | 6.668 | → |
| Lage | Stadt | Lippe | 34.317 | 36.157 | 34.824 | 34.686 | → |
| Langenberg | Gemeinde | Gütersloh | 7.026 | 8.196 | 8.151 | 8.695 | → |
| Langenfeld (Rheinland) | Stadt | Mettmann | 53.455 | 58.757 | 56.829 | 59.223 | → |
| Langerwehe | Gemeinde | Düren | 12.351 | 13.856 | 13.440 | 14.050 | → |
| Legden | Gemeinde | Borken | 5.621 | 6.663 | 6.939 | 7.409 | → |
| Leichlingen (Rheinland) | Stadt | Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis | 25.996 | 26.934 | 27.478 | 27.868 | → |
| Lemgo | Stadt | Lippe | 39.485 | 42.188 | 41.032 | 40.345 | → |
| Lengerich | Stadt | Steinfurt | 21.045 | 22.259 | 21.828 | 22.527 | → |
| Lennestadt | Stadt | Olpe | 26.468 | 28.046 | 26.473 | 25.176 | → |
| Leopoldshöhe | Gemeinde | Lippe | 13.744 | 16.396 | 15.922 | 16.413 | → |
| Leverkusen | Kreisfreie Stadt | Leverkusen | 160.919 | 160.829 | 158.984 | 163.851 | → |
| Lichtenau | Stadt | Paderborn | 9.791 | 11.138 | 10.473 | 10.685 | → |
| Lienen | Gemeinde | Steinfurt | 8.194 | 9.017 | 8.577 | 8.715 | → |
| Lindlar | Gemeinde | Oberbergischer Kreis | 19.307 | 22.517 | 21.252 | 21.366 | → |
| Linnich | Stadt | Düren | 12.559 | 13.898 | 12.549 | 12.835 | → |
| Lippetal | Gemeinde | Soest | 11.155 | 12.647 | 11.959 | 11.837 | → |
| Lippstadt | Stadt | Soest | 62.345 | 67.231 | 65.886 | 68.007 | → |
| Lohmar | Stadt | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | 27.098 | 30.936 | 29.475 | 30.452 | → |
| Löhne | Stadt | Herford | 38.557 | 41.580 | 39.671 | 39.977 | → |
| Lotte | Gemeinde | Steinfurt | 10.593 | 13.122 | 13.728 | 14.109 | → |
| Lübbecke | Stadt | Minden-Lübbecke | 23.695 | 25.937 | 25.473 | 25.674 | → |
| Lüdenscheid | Stadt | Märkischer Kreis | 79.401 | 80.509 | 73.762 | 71.230 | → |
| Lüdinghausen | Stadt | Coesfeld | 20.152 | 23.333 | 23.544 | 24.847 | → |
| Lügde | Stadt | Lippe | 11.248 | 11.603 | 10.209 | 9.244 | → |
| Lünen | Stadt | Unna | 87.845 | 92.005 | 86.010 | 85.721 | → |
| Marienheide | Gemeinde | Oberbergischer Kreis | 12.059 | 13.491 | 13.687 | 13.465 | → |
| Marienmünster | Stadt | Höxter | 5.145 | 5.458 | 5.356 | 4.900 | → |
| Marl | Stadt | Recklinghausen | 91.467 | 92.628 | 84.782 | 83.697 | → |
| Marsberg | Stadt | Hochsauerlandkreis | 21.124 | 22.382 | 20.428 | 19.377 | → |
| Mechernich | Stadt | Euskirchen | 22.755 | 26.460 | 26.736 | 28.327 | → |
| Meckenheim | Stadt | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | 22.814 | 25.440 | 23.563 | 24.693 | → |
| Medebach | Stadt | Hochsauerlandkreis | 7.560 | 8.345 | 7.970 | 7.974 | → |
| Meerbusch | Stadt | Rhein-Kreis Neuss | 52.104 | 55.172 | 54.313 | 56.855 | → |
| Meinerzhagen | Stadt | Märkischer Kreis | 19.907 | 22.031 | 21.073 | 20.535 | → |
| Menden (Sauerland) | Stadt | Märkischer Kreis | 56.527 | 59.183 | 54.495 | 52.096 | → |
| Merzenich | Gemeinde | Düren | 8.328 | 9.995 | 9.835 | 10.149 | → |
| Meschede | Stadt | Hochsauerlandkreis | 31.715 | 32.645 | 30.745 | 29.608 | → |
| Metelen | Gemeinde | Steinfurt | 5.904 | 6.313 | 6.397 | 6.417 | → |
| Mettingen | Gemeinde | Steinfurt | 10.776 | 12.510 | 11.830 | 11.882 | → |
| Mettmann | Stadt | Mettmann | 38.998 | 39.125 | 37.972 | 38.808 | → |
| Minden | Stadt | Minden-Lübbecke | 78.145 | 82.898 | 80.121 | 81.857 | → |
| Moers | Stadt | Wesel | 104.595 | 107.421 | 104.009 | 103.725 | → |
| Möhnesee | Gemeinde | Soest | 9.104 | 11.164 | 11.041 | 11.852 | → |
| Mönchengladbach | Kreisfreie Stadt | Mönchengladbach | 259.436 | 262.963 | 255.188 | 261.001 | → |
| Monheim am Rhein | Stadt | Mettmann | 42.656 | 43.685 | 40.280 | 41.913 | → |
| Monschau | Stadt | Städteregion Aachen | 11.904 | 13.002 | 12.085 | 11.645 | → |
| Morsbach | Gemeinde | Oberbergischer Kreis | 10.366 | 11.520 | 10.565 | 10.093 | → |
| Much | Gemeinde | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | 12.318 | 14.889 | 14.119 | 14.577 | → |
| Mülheim an der Ruhr | Kreisfreie Stadt | Mülheim an der Ruhr | 177.681 | 172.332 | 166.865 | 170.739 | → |
| Münster | Kreisfreie Stadt | Münster | 259.438 | 267.197 | 289.576 | 317.713 | → |
| Nachrodt-Wiblingwerde | Gemeinde | Märkischer Kreis | 6.469 | 6.983 | 6.724 | 6.441 | → |
| Netphen | Stadt | Siegen-Wittgenstein | 23.293 | 25.038 | 23.326 | 23.116 | → |
| Nettersheim | Gemeinde | Euskirchen | 6.593 | 7.882 | 7.563 | 7.801 | → |
| Nettetal | Stadt | Viersen | 38.820 | 42.085 | 41.417 | 42.508 | → |
| Neuenkirchen | Gemeinde | Steinfurt | 11.773 | 13.610 | 13.698 | 13.865 | → |
| Neuenrade | Stadt | Märkischer Kreis | 11.679 | 12.377 | 12.156 | 11.663 | → |
| Neukirchen-Vluyn | Stadt | Wesel | 26.591 | 28.566 | 27.033 | 27.613 | → |
| Neunkirchen | Gemeinde | Siegen-Wittgenstein | 14.461 | 14.391 | 13.930 | 12.994 | → |
| Neunkirchen-Seelscheid | Gemeinde | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | 16.860 | 20.328 | 19.780 | 19.852 | → |
| Neuss | Stadt | Rhein-Kreis Neuss | 147.019 | 150.957 | 150.568 | 152.731 | → |
| Nideggen | Stadt | Düren | 8.717 | 10.729 | 9.877 | 10.204 | → |
| Niederkassel | Stadt | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | 29.240 | 35.077 | 36.496 | 38.694 | → |
| Niederkrüchten | Gemeinde | Viersen | 11.183 | 14.749 | 14.963 | 15.075 | → |
| Niederzier | Gemeinde | Düren | 12.199 | 14.235 | 13.758 | 14.180 | → |
| Nieheim | Stadt | Höxter | 6.725 | 7.049 | 6.578 | 6.068 | → |
| Nordkirchen | Gemeinde | Coesfeld | 8.359 | 10.088 | 9.662 | 10.166 | → |
| Nordwalde | Gemeinde | Steinfurt | 8.612 | 9.407 | 9.368 | 9.711 | → |
| Nörvenich | Gemeinde | Düren | 9.123 | 11.628 | 10.575 | 10.816 | → |
| Nottuln | Gemeinde | Coesfeld | 15.748 | 19.599 | 19.160 | 19.672 | → |
| Nümbrecht | Gemeinde | Oberbergischer Kreis | 14.266 | 17.009 | 16.700 | 17.165 | → |
| Oberhausen | Kreisfreie Stadt | Oberhausen | 223.840 | 221.619 | 210.216 | 208.752 | → |
| Ochtrup | Stadt | Steinfurt | 17.460 | 18.977 | 18.876 | 19.893 | → |
| Odenthal | Gemeinde | Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis | 13.218 | 15.120 | 14.824 | 15.063 | → |
| Oelde | Stadt | Warendorf | 27.759 | 29.406 | 28.940 | 29.210 | → |
| Oer-Erkenschwick | Stadt | Recklinghausen | 28.222 | 30.516 | 30.861 | 31.395 | → |
| Oerlinghausen | Stadt | Lippe | 15.689 | 17.435 | 16.684 | 17.001 | → |
| Olfen | Stadt | Coesfeld | 8.732 | 11.845 | 12.084 | 13.040 | → |
| Olpe | Stadt | Olpe | 23.785 | 25.371 | 24.822 | 24.677 | → |
| Olsberg | Stadt | Hochsauerlandkreis | 15.227 | 16.233 | 15.057 | 14.410 | → |
| Ostbevern | Gemeinde | Warendorf | 7.341 | 10.109 | 10.624 | 11.229 | → |
| Overath | Stadt | Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis | 23.902 | 26.410 | 26.968 | 27.148 | → |
| Paderborn | Stadt | Paderborn | 120.680 | 140.869 | 142.365 | 152.531 | → |
| Petershagen | Stadt | Minden-Lübbecke | 24.543 | 27.103 | 26.105 | 25.027 | → |
| Plettenberg | Stadt | Märkischer Kreis | 29.083 | 28.959 | 26.235 | 24.716 | → |
| Porta Westfalica | Stadt | Minden-Lübbecke | 35.061 | 36.277 | 35.623 | 35.658 | → |
| Preußisch Oldendorf | Stadt | Minden-Lübbecke | 10.974 | 13.417 | 12.741 | 12.375 | → |
| Pulheim | Stadt | Rhein-Erft-Kreis | 49.353 | 53.441 | 52.929 | 54.805 | → |
| Radevormwald | Stadt | Oberbergischer Kreis | 23.762 | 24.668 | 22.518 | 21.952 | → |
| Raesfeld | Gemeinde | Borken | 9.323 | 11.109 | 11.140 | 11.574 | → |
| Rahden | Stadt | Minden-Lübbecke | 14.109 | 15.856 | 15.634 | 15.505 | → |
| Ratingen | Stadt | Mettmann | 91.007 | 91.793 | 86.967 | 86.424 | → |
| Recke | Gemeinde | Steinfurt | 10.026 | 11.694 | 11.378 | 11.227 | → |
| Recklinghausen | Stadt | Recklinghausen | 125.060 | 124.587 | 115.958 | 110.714 | → |
| Rees | Stadt | Kleve | 18.616 | 21.995 | 21.520 | 21.045 | → |
| Reichshof | Gemeinde | Oberbergischer Kreis | 16.656 | 19.885 | 19.017 | 18.454 | → |
| Reken | Gemeinde | Borken | 11.689 | 14.027 | 14.321 | 15.092 | → |
| Remscheid | Kreisfreie Stadt | Remscheid | 123.155 | 118.753 | 110.708 | 111.770 | → |
| Rheda-Wiedenbrück | Stadt | Gütersloh | 38.327 | 45.235 | 46.515 | 48.714 | → |
| Rhede | Stadt | Borken | 16.952 | 18.774 | 19.102 | 19.336 | → |
| Rheinbach | Stadt | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | 22.990 | 25.986 | 26.377 | 26.831 | → |
| Rheinberg | Stadt | Wesel | 27.886 | 31.712 | 30.867 | 30.863 | → |
| Rheine | Stadt | Steinfurt | 70.452 | 75.925 | 72.749 | 76.948 | → |
| Rheurdt | Gemeinde | Kleve | 5.511 | 6.474 | 6.661 | 6.566 | → |
| Rietberg | Stadt | Gütersloh | 24.138 | 28.214 | 28.562 | 29.564 | → |
| Rödinghausen | Gemeinde | Herford | 8.700 | 10.214 | 9.865 | 9.712 | → |
| Roetgen | Gemeinde | Städteregion Aachen | 6.908 | 8.052 | 8.312 | 8.658 | → |
| Rommerskirchen | Gemeinde | Rhein-Kreis Neuss | 11.414 | 12.410 | 12.475 | 13.377 | → |
| Rosendahl | Gemeinde | Coesfeld | 9.693 | 10.922 | 10.534 | 10.806 | → |
| Rösrath | Stadt | Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis | 22.849 | 26.613 | 27.492 | 28.712 | → |
| Ruppichteroth | Gemeinde | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | 8.382 | 10.238 | 10.288 | 10.496 | → |
| Rüthen | Stadt | Soest | 11.253 | 11.490 | 10.635 | 10.753 | → |
| Saerbeck | Gemeinde | Steinfurt | 5.124 | 6.636 | 7.157 | 7.064 | → |
| Salzkotten | Stadt | Paderborn | 20.495 | 23.680 | 24.434 | 25.040 | → |
| Sankt Augustin | Stadt | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | 51.886 | 55.539 | 53.850 | 55.563 | → |
| Sassenberg | Stadt | Warendorf | 10.214 | 13.691 | 13.981 | 14.258 | → |
| Schalksmühle | Gemeinde | Märkischer Kreis | 12.232 | 11.986 | 10.882 | 10.227 | → |
| Schermbeck | Gemeinde | Wesel | 12.459 | 13.624 | 13.337 | 13.464 | → |
| Schieder-Schwalenberg | Stadt | Lippe | 8.865 | 9.523 | 8.993 | 8.308 | → |
| Schlangen | Gemeinde | Lippe | 7.635 | 8.917 | 8.881 | 9.276 | → |
| Schleiden | Stadt | Euskirchen | 13.011 | 14.030 | 13.096 | 12.956 | → |
| Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock | Stadt | Gütersloh | 21.402 | 25.829 | 26.386 | 27.120 | → |
| Schmallenberg | Stadt | Hochsauerlandkreis | 25.077 | 26.538 | 25.475 | 24.704 | → |
| Schöppingen | Gemeinde | Borken | 5.732 | 8.213 | 6.882 | 6.623 | → |
| Schwalmtal | Gemeinde | Viersen | 15.271 | 19.370 | 19.062 | 19.062 | → |
| Schwelm | Stadt | Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis | 30.394 | 30.351 | 28.435 | 28.501 | → |
| Schwerte | Stadt | Unna | 50.696 | 50.534 | 46.743 | 46.240 | → |
| Selfkant | Gemeinde | Heinsberg | 8.598 | 9.573 | 9.948 | 10.290 | → |
| Selm | Stadt | Unna | 24.891 | 27.389 | 26.017 | 25.983 | → |
| Senden | Gemeinde | Coesfeld | 15.341 | 19.703 | 19.976 | 20.495 | → |
| Sendenhorst | Stadt | Warendorf | 11.409 | 13.139 | 12.834 | 13.279 | → |
| Siegburg | Stadt | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | 35.441 | 37.865 | 38.780 | 41.660 | → |
| Siegen | Stadt | Siegen-Wittgenstein | 109.174 | 108.397 | 99.187 | 101.516 | → |
| Simmerath | Gemeinde | Städteregion Aachen | 13.305 | 15.415 | 15.122 | 15.614 | → |
| Soest | Stadt | Soest | 42.602 | 48.361 | 46.742 | 47.929 | → |
| Solingen | Kreisfreie Stadt | Solingen | 165.401 | 165.032 | 155.265 | 158.957 | → |
| Sonsbeck | Gemeinde | Wesel | 6.962 | 8.460 | 8.666 | 8.689 | → |
| Spenge | Stadt | Herford | 14.977 | 15.796 | 14.812 | 14.313 | → |
| Sprockhövel | Stadt | Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis | 24.505 | 26.419 | 25.444 | 24.659 | → |
| Stadtlohn | Stadt | Borken | 17.713 | 20.407 | 20.164 | 20.458 | → |
| Steinfurt | Stadt | Steinfurt | 31.484 | 34.052 | 33.392 | 34.645 | → |
| Steinhagen | Gemeinde | Gütersloh | 17.303 | 19.745 | 20.157 | 20.405 | → |
| Steinheim | Stadt | Höxter | 12.609 | 14.008 | 13.107 | 12.572 | → |
| Stemwede | Gemeinde | Minden-Lübbecke | 13.194 | 14.525 | 13.843 | 13.140 | → |
| Stolberg (Rhld.) | Stadt | Städteregion Aachen | 57.231 | 58.718 | 56.206 | 56.103 | → |
| Straelen | Stadt | Kleve | 12.927 | 15.337 | 15.367 | 16.232 | → |
| Südlohn | Gemeinde | Borken | 7.787 | 8.698 | 8.882 | 9.461 | → |
| Sundern (Sauerland) | Stadt | Hochsauerlandkreis | 27.250 | 29.864 | 28.565 | 27.511 | → |
| Swisttal | Gemeinde | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | 17.170 | 17.954 | 17.604 | 18.527 | → |
| Tecklenburg | Stadt | Steinfurt | 8.980 | 9.422 | 8.824 | 9.229 | → |
| Telgte | Stadt | Warendorf | 17.358 | 19.370 | 18.866 | 19.982 | → |
| Titz | Gemeinde | Düren | 7.705 | 8.498 | 8.289 | 8.569 | → |
| Tönisvorst | Stadt | Viersen | 24.844 | 30.477 | 29.574 | 29.257 | → |
| Troisdorf | Stadt | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | 64.430 | 73.282 | 72.408 | 75.222 | → |
| Übach-Palenberg | Stadt | Heinsberg | 23.521 | 25.049 | 24.220 | 23.979 | → |
| Uedem | Gemeinde | Kleve | 6.822 | 8.353 | 8.217 | 8.362 | → |
| Unna | Stadt | Unna | 61.552 | 70.117 | 59.149 | 58.911 | → |
| Velbert | Stadt | Mettmann | 89.253 | 89.823 | 81.303 | 81.593 | → |
| Velen | Stadt | Borken | 10.374 | 12.940 | 12.990 | 13.198 | → |
| Verl | Stadt | Gütersloh | 19.771 | 23.768 | 24.766 | 25.177 | → |
| Versmold | Stadt | Gütersloh | 18.231 | 20.634 | 20.898 | 21.829 | → |
| Vettweiß | Gemeinde | Düren | 7.182 | 8.683 | 8.954 | 9.685 | → |
| Viersen | Stadt | Viersen | 77.453 | 77.259 | 74.941 | 77.523 | → |
| Vlotho | Stadt | Herford | 19.592 | 20.544 | 19.232 | 18.334 | → |
| Voerde (Niederrhein) | Stadt | Wesel | 36.415 | 38.935 | 37.134 | 35.889 | → |
| Vreden | Stadt | Borken | 19.421 | 21.931 | 22.400 | 22.758 | → |
| Wachtberg | Gemeinde | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | 17.281 | 19.162 | 19.451 | 20.391 | → |
| Wachtendonk | Gemeinde | Kleve | 6.392 | 7.626 | 7.804 | 8.192 | → |
| Wadersloh | Gemeinde | Warendorf | 12.121 | 13.155 | 12.350 | 12.669 | → |
| Waldbröl | Stadt | Oberbergischer Kreis | 16.244 | 19.213 | 18.964 | 19.618 | → |
| Waldfeucht | Gemeinde | Heinsberg | 7.954 | 9.307 | 8.733 | 8.998 | → |
| Waltrop | Stadt | Recklinghausen | 29.354 | 30.437 | 29.017 | 29.429 | → |
| Warburg | Stadt | Höxter | 22.562 | 24.218 | 23.547 | 22.953 | → |
| Warendorf | Stadt | Warendorf | 35.092 | 38.988 | 36.982 | 37.146 | → |
| Warstein | Stadt | Soest | 28.363 | 29.007 | 25.966 | 24.325 | → |
| Wassenberg | Stadt | Heinsberg | 12.478 | 16.044 | 16.944 | 18.952 | → |
| Weeze | Gemeinde | Kleve | 8.570 | 9.976 | 10.047 | 11.900 | → |
| Wegberg | Stadt | Heinsberg | 25.445 | 28.800 | 27.865 | 28.213 | → |
| Weilerswist | Gemeinde | Euskirchen | 14.279 | 16.337 | 15.462 | 17.602 | → |
| Welver | Gemeinde | Soest | 10.772 | 12.848 | 12.253 | 11.752 | → |
| Wenden | Gemeinde | Olpe | 16.932 | 19.658 | 19.665 | 19.442 | → |
| Werdohl | Stadt | Märkischer Kreis | 21.875 | 21.265 | 18.430 | 17.727 | → |
| Werl | Stadt | Soest | 28.554 | 31.819 | 30.303 | 30.736 | → |
| Wermelskirchen | Stadt | Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis | 35.865 | 36.907 | 34.934 | 34.480 | → |
| Werne | Stadt | Unna | 29.484 | 30.779 | 29.614 | 29.355 | → |
| Werther (Westf.) | Stadt | Gütersloh | 10.625 | 11.740 | 11.367 | 11.108 | → |
| Wesel | Stadt | Wesel | 59.631 | 62.151 | 60.335 | 60.688 | → |
| Wesseling | Stadt | Rhein-Erft-Kreis | 30.710 | 35.224 | 34.998 | 37.519 | → |
| Westerkappeln | Gemeinde | Steinfurt | 9.317 | 11.287 | 10.949 | 11.249 | → |
| Wetter (Ruhr) | Stadt | Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis | 28.880 | 29.675 | 27.935 | 27.236 | → |
| Wettringen | Gemeinde | Steinfurt | 6.802 | 7.724 | 7.801 | 8.261 | → |
| Wickede (Ruhr) | Gemeinde | Soest | 11.829 | 12.650 | 11.567 | 12.959 | → |
| Wiehl | Stadt | Oberbergischer Kreis | 23.123 | 26.455 | 25.274 | 25.088 | → |
| Willebadessen | Stadt | Höxter | 8.234 | 9.013 | 8.433 | 8.133 | → |
| Willich | Stadt | Viersen | 42.416 | 50.853 | 50.708 | 50.133 | → |
| Wilnsdorf | Gemeinde | Siegen-Wittgenstein | 20.497 | 21.618 | 20.469 | 19.762 | → |
| Windeck | Gemeinde | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | 18.456 | 21.048 | 18.935 | 18.864 | → |
| Winterberg | Stadt | Hochsauerlandkreis | 14.229 | 14.676 | 12.982 | 12.427 | → |
| Wipperfürth | Stadt | Oberbergischer Kreis | 21.487 | 23.227 | 21.660 | 20.879 | → |
| Witten | Stadt | Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis | 105.403 | 103.158 | 96.382 | 95.107 | → |
| Wülfrath | Stadt | Mettmann | 21.987 | 22.669 | 21.213 | 21.009 | → |
| Wuppertal | Kreisfreie Stadt | Wuppertal | 383.660 | 364.784 | 342.661 | 354.572 | → |
| Würselen | Stadt | Städteregion Aachen | 34.406 | 36.731 | 37.206 | 38.480 | → |
| Xanten | Stadt | Wesel | 16.930 | 20.841 | 21.245 | 21.502 | → |
| Zülpich | Stadt | Euskirchen | 17.298 | 19.674 | 19.745 | 20.597 | → |
Quelle: Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland (web).
Erläuterung: Die Bevölkerungsschätzungen nach 2011 beruhen auf dem Zensus 2011. Gebietsstand: 31. Dezember 2021.