Brandenburg (Germany): State, Major Cities & Communes - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information

State

The population development of the State of Brandenburg according to census results and latest official estimates.

Name	Status	Capital	Area A (km²)	Population Estimate (E) 1990-12-31	Population Estimate (E) 2001-12-31	Population Census (C) 2011-05-09	Population Census (C) 2022-05-15	Population Estimate (E) 2025-12-31
Brandenburg	BL	Potsdam	29,654	2,589,504	2,593,040	2,455,780	2,534,075	2,551,889	2965400	→
Germany	Fed Rep	Berlin	357,684	79,753,227	82,440,309	80,219,695	82,711,282	83,467,117		→

Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland.

Major Cities

	Name	Population Estimate (E) 2025-12-31
1	Potsdam	185,137
2	Cottbus	95,140
3	Brandenburg	73,945
4	Frankfurt (Oder)	56,586
5	Oranienburg	49,824
6	Falkensee	46,213
7	Bernau	44,706
8	Eberswalde	41,867
9	Königs Wusterhausen	39,590

Contents: Cities & Communes

The population of all cities and communes in Brandenburg with more than 15,000 inhabitants according to census results and latest official estimates.

Name	Status	Population Estimate (E) 1990-12-31	Population Estimate (E) 2001-12-31	Population Census (C) 2011-05-09	Population Census (C) 2022-05-15	Population Estimate (E) 2025-12-31	Area
Angermünde	City	17,326	16,314	13,854	14,244	14,015	32424	→
Bernau bei Berlin	City	24,510	33,507	35,631	43,164	44,706	10421	→
Blankenfelde-Mahlow	Com	14,619	22,069	25,503	28,970	29,280	5517	→
Brandenburg an der Havel	CityCR	92,491	77,245	71,569	73,552	73,945	22973	→
Cottbus (Chóśebuz)	CityCR	134,246	111,125	99,984	93,926	95,140	16561	→
Eberswalde	City	53,412	43,669	39,166	40,607	41,867	9363	→
Eisenhüttenstadt	City	50,480	40,180	28,219	23,608	24,791	6347	→
Falkensee	City	22,047	35,297	40,228	44,683	46,213	4334	→
Finsterwalde (Grabin)	City	23,670	19,704	16,970	15,606	15,488	7752	→
Forst (Lausitz) (Baršć (Łužyca))	City	27,066	23,839	19,757	17,388	16,933	11069	→
Frankfurt (Oder)	CityCR	86,131	70,308	59,140	55,841	56,586	14785	→
Fürstenwalde/Spree	City	34,830	33,981	30,913	31,851	31,981	7067	→
Guben (Gubin)	City	32,217	24,165	18,620	16,237	15,613	4399	→
Hennigsdorf	City	24,809	26,390	25,520	26,679	26,602	3148	→
Hohen Neuendorf	City	14,113	19,714	24,459	26,551	26,819	4856	→
Hoppegarten	Com	6,276	13,124	16,628	18,109	18,085	3198	→
Kleinmachnow	Com	11,565	16,507	19,874	19,602	19,174	1191	→
Königs Wusterhausen	City	29,610	31,909	33,706	38,400	39,590	9604	→
Lauchhammer	City	24,609	20,276	16,069	14,433	13,801	8930	→
Lübbenau/Spreewald (Lubnjow/Błota)	City	23,481	19,474	16,489	15,764	15,729	13951	→
Luckenwalde	City	26,216	22,111	20,242	20,600	21,077	4661	→
Ludwigsfelde	City	24,477	24,303	23,661	27,667	29,635	10998	→
Mühlenbecker Land	Com	6,268	10,956	13,933	15,369	15,090	5265	→
Nauen	City	17,049	16,851	16,385	18,918	19,854	26815	→
Neuenhagen bei Berlin	Com	11,242	15,257	16,751	19,151	19,295	1961	→
Neuruppin	City	33,925	32,375	30,328	31,421	31,887	30519	→
Oranienburg	City	37,111	40,403	41,269	47,608	49,824	16369	→
Panketal	Com	10,311	16,822	18,886	21,028	21,343	2586	→
Petershagen/Eggersdorf	Com	8,391	11,904	13,890	15,419	15,360	1763	→
Potsdam	CityCR	147,279	141,907	156,021	182,806	185,137	18824	→
Prenzlau	City	25,941	22,225	19,296	18,847	18,779	14296	→
Rathenow	City	31,594	28,476	24,462	24,416	24,761	11310	→
Rüdersdorf bei Berlin	Com	17,220	16,073	14,922	15,435	15,898	7039	→
Schönefeld	Com	5,202	11,405	13,076	18,461	19,351	8162	→
Schwedt/Oder	City	57,059	45,843	36,543	33,578	33,633	36074	→
Senftenberg (Zły Komorów)	City	36,683	30,539	25,582	23,777	23,147	12756	→
Spremberg (Grodk)	City	30,284	27,759	23,615	21,378	20,900	20232	→
Stahnsdorf	Com	7,920	11,785	14,031	15,850	16,041	4947	→
Strausberg	City	28,914	26,512	25,591	26,902	27,765	6794	→
Teltow	City	15,720	18,445	22,356	27,212	27,698	2159	→
Templin	City	18,790	18,085	16,237	15,593	15,532	37959	→
Wandlitz	Com	14,129	18,859	20,615	23,951	24,633	16283	→
Werder (Havel)	City	17,907	22,284	23,196	26,938	27,064	11712	→
Wittenberge	City	28,170	21,513	17,792	16,829	16,928	5063	→
Wittstock/Dosse	City	19,752	17,674	14,889	13,991	13,642	42020	→
Zossen	City	12,247	16,414	17,267	20,192	21,558	18038	→

Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland, Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg.

Population Structure

Further information about the population structure.

Gender (E 2025)
Males	1,256,196
Females	1,295,693

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-17 years	406,089
18-64 years	1,454,287
65+ years	691,513

Age Distribution (C 2022)
90+ years	27,060
80-89 years	189,475
70-79 years	244,122
60-69 years	407,284
50-59 years	418,887
40-49 years	309,488
30-39 years	310,771
20-29 years	176,841
10-19 years	226,222
0-9 years	223,923

Religion (C 2022)
Roman Catholics	85,798
Protestants	334,900
Other / No / Unknown	2,113,375

Citizenship (C 2022)
Germany	2,387,846
EU 27 (2020)	47,349
Other Citizenship	98,880

Citizenship (C 2022)
German	2,387,846
Poland	22,758
Turkey	3,867
Romania	6,798
Ukraine	19,612
Syria	15,730
Italy	1,882
Other country	75,582

Region of Birth (C 2022)
Germany	2,321,051
EU 27 (2020)	83,064
Other country	129,960

Country of Birth (C 2022)
Germany	2,321,051
Poland	49,435
Turkey	4,695
Russia	17,914
Romania	5,985
Kazakhstan	6,367
Ukraine	21,512
Syria	14,509
Italy	1,766
Other country	90,841