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Nordrhein-Westfalen

State in Germany

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NameStatusPopulation
Estimate
1990-12-31		Population
Estimate
2001-12-31		Population
Census
2011-05-09		Population
Census
2022-05-15		Population
Estimate
2024-12-31
Nordrhein-Westfalen [North Rhine-Westphalia]State17,349,65118,052,09217,538,25117,890,48918,034,454
BielefeldCounty-level City319,037323,373326,870330,072331,605
BochumCounty-level City396,486390,087362,286354,288358,676
BonnCounty-level City292,234306,016305,765321,544323,336
BorkenCounty320,580362,834363,755374,418380,796
BottropCounty-level City118,936120,780117,311117,921118,535
CoesfeldCounty184,241216,805215,269222,953227,859
DortmundCounty-level City599,055589,240571,143598,246603,462
DuisburgCounty-level City535,447512,030488,468501,415502,270
DürenCounty244,297271,074258,760275,392279,285
DüsseldorfCounty-level City575,794570,765586,291611,258618,685
Ennepe-Ruhr-KreisCounty349,412349,988326,049314,154314,167
EssenCounty-level City626,973591,889566,201571,039574,682
EuskirchenCounty170,112190,581187,940197,836202,609
GelsenkirchenCounty-level City293,714276,740258,766264,130267,930
GüterslohCounty303,829347,954350,420359,571363,982
HagenCounty-level City214,449202,060187,944189,614190,384
HammCounty-level City179,639183,805176,037179,070179,968
HeinsbergCounty220,602252,275248,161258,975263,681
HerfordCounty238,231255,393250,704254,008254,404
HerneCounty-level City178,132174,018155,160155,446155,851
HochsauerlandkreisCounty268,627281,480266,509260,512260,843
HöxterCounty146,238155,518145,678138,447139,252
KleveCounty269,149301,861300,989315,361322,018
KölnCounty-level City953,551967,9401,005,7751,017,3551,024,621
KrefeldCounty-level City244,020239,559222,247230,666231,406
LeverkusenCounty-level City160,919160,829158,984166,356168,581
LippeCounty340,202364,990348,681348,030347,149
Märkischer KreisCounty443,026457,079423,819409,960408,046
MettmannCounty499,372509,023477,778488,128490,910
Minden-LübbeckeCounty298,771323,055312,169319,456320,557
MönchengladbachCounty-level City259,436262,963255,188264,089267,213
Mülheim an der RuhrCounty-level City177,681172,332166,865171,435173,050
MünsterCounty-level City259,438267,197289,576303,772308,258
Oberbergischer KreisCounty263,276289,518273,011272,744274,057
OberhausenCounty-level City223,840221,619210,216212,127213,646
OlpeCounty130,471141,705136,491132,230132,346
PaderbornCounty249,096292,961294,602313,102315,912
RecklinghausenCounty651,588656,053619,382618,350621,305
RemscheidCounty-level City123,155118,753110,708113,743113,828
Rhein-Erft-KreisCounty419,414458,430451,514471,257477,988
Rheinisch-Bergischer KreisCounty260,695276,525278,183282,677284,273
Rhein-Kreis NeussCounty420,374445,683437,393454,412457,077
Rhein-Sieg-KreisCounty504,274583,051578,252600,286605,441
Siegen-WittgensteinCounty288,922295,787276,834273,746274,074
SoestCounty277,333307,809296,875298,067300,297
SolingenCounty-level City165,401165,032155,265164,621165,626
Städteregion AachenCounty535,951553,714539,516577,572582,410
SteinfurtCounty390,945437,545433,659443,690451,712
UnnaCounty406,434430,269396,060393,393393,784
ViersenCounty271,742302,795296,175294,485297,857
WarendorfCounty257,028282,286273,477279,209282,639
WeselCounty444,422476,240460,419453,093457,918
WuppertalCounty-level City383,660364,784342,661356,768358,193
Deutschland [Germany]Federal Republic79,753,22782,440,30980,219,69582,711,28283,577,140

Source: Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland, Statistical Offices of the German States.

Explanation: For privacy reasons, the statistical office skewed the 2022 census numbers by small amounts. To avoid inconsistencies and negative values, further adjustments are applied here. The 2022 total population of Germany exclude 8,258 persons posted abroad.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2024)
Males8,872,464
Females9,161,990
Age Groups (E 2024)
0-17 years3,063,506
18-64 years10,994,685
65+ years3,976,263
Age Distribution (C 2022)
90+ years185,824
80-89 years1,084,891
70-79 years1,524,026
60-69 years2,365,701
50-59 years2,838,593
40-49 years2,129,366
30-39 years2,311,794
20-29 years2,083,706
10-19 years1,673,442
0-9 years1,693,151
Religion (C 2022)
Roman Catholic6,090,492
Protestant3,902,160
Other/No/Unknown7,897,834
Citizenship (C 2022)
Germany15,322,409
EU 27 (2020)913,590
Other Citizenship1,654,490
Citizenship (C 2022)
German15,322,409
Poland183,326
Turkey427,496
Romania133,286
Ukraine127,904
Syria232,789
Italy124,854
Other country1,338,425
Region of Birth (C 2022)
Germany14,164,486
EU 27 (2020)1,276,826
Other country2,449,177
Country of Birth (C 2022)
Germany14,164,486
Poland580,323
Turkey441,651
Russia274,450
Romania139,928
Kazakhstan210,767
Ukraine155,111
Syria219,463
Italy91,935
Other country1,612,375

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