Governmental Districts
The population of the administrative districts of Hesse 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 Estimate (E) 2021-12-31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Fed Rep | Berlin | 357,592 | 79,753,227 | 82,440,309 | 80,219,695 | 83,237,124 | |||
| Darmstadt | GDist | Darmstadt | 7,444 | 3,547,205 | 3,746,852 | 3,741,170 | 4,026,564 | 744400 | ||
| Gießen | GDist | Gießen | 5,381 | 1,003,267 | 1,065,028 | 1,025,110 | 1,050,765 | 538100 | ||
| Kassel | GDist | Kassel | 8,291 | 1,212,838 | 1,265,946 | 1,205,536 | 1,217,688 | 829100 | ||
| Hessen [Hesse] | BL | Wiesbaden | 21,116 | 5,763,310 | 6,077,826 | 5,971,816 | 6,295,017 | 2111600 | → |
- Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland (web).
Major Cities
| Name | Population Estimate (E) 2021-12-31 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frankfurt am Main | 759,224 |
| 2 | Wiesbaden | 278,950 |
| 3 | Kassel | 200,406 |
| 4 | Darmstadt | 159,631 |
| 5 | Offenbach | 131,295 |
| 6 | Hanau | 98,502 |
| 7 | Gießen | 91,255 |
| 8 | Marburg | 76,571 |
| 9 | Fulda | 68,462 |
| 10 | Rüsselsheim | 66,125 |
Contents: Cities & Communes
The population of all cities and communes in Hesse with more than 15,000 inhabitants according to census results and latest official estimates.
Cities and communes within the boundaries of 31 December 2021.
| Name | Status | Population Estimate (E) 1990-12-31 | Population Estimate (E) 2001-12-31 | Population Census (C) 2011-05-09 | Population Estimate (E) 2021-12-31 | Area | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alsfeld | City | 17,353 | 18,037 | 16,382 | 15,945 | 12971 | → | |
| Babenhausen | City | 15,066 | 16,342 | 15,587 | 16,920 | 6685 | → | |
| Bad Arolsen | City | 15,277 | 17,021 | 15,603 | 15,825 | 12647 | → | |
| Bad Hersfeld | City | 30,249 | 30,673 | 28,610 | 30,101 | 7387 | → | |
| Bad Homburg vor der Höhe | City | 51,820 | 52,858 | 51,370 | 54,144 | 5114 | → | |
| Bad Nauheim | City | 28,599 | 30,459 | 30,210 | 32,777 | 3254 | → | |
| Bad Soden am Taunus | City | 18,905 | 20,753 | 21,061 | 23,036 | 1250 | → | |
| Bad Vilbel | City | 25,075 | 29,978 | 31,280 | 34,905 | 2568 | → | |
| Bad Wildungen | City | 16,882 | 18,195 | 16,592 | 17,231 | 12010 | → | |
| Baunatal | City | 24,941 | 28,052 | 27,378 | 27,906 | 3827 | → | |
| Bensheim | City | 35,056 | 38,746 | 39,253 | 40,629 | 5783 | → | |
| Bruchköbel | City | 18,305 | 20,450 | 20,227 | 20,602 | 2969 | → | |
| Büdingen | City | 18,148 | 21,250 | 20,871 | 22,831 | 12288 | → | |
| Bürstadt | City | 15,229 | 15,279 | 15,211 | 16,430 | 3446 | → | |
| Büttelborn | Com | 11,317 | 13,269 | 13,597 | 14,955 | 3001 | → | |
| Butzbach | City | 22,308 | 25,070 | 23,885 | 26,660 | 10660 | → | |
| Darmstadt | CityCR | 138,920 | 138,457 | 143,499 | 159,631 | 12207 | → | |
| Dieburg | City | 13,944 | 15,223 | 14,528 | 15,500 | 2308 | → | |
| Dietzenbach | City | 29,784 | 33,350 | 31,845 | 34,517 | 2168 | → | |
| Dillenburg | City | 24,399 | 25,017 | 23,874 | 23,230 | 8376 | → | |
| Dreieich | City | 38,965 | 40,084 | 39,389 | 41,811 | 5327 | → | |
| Eltville am Rhein | City | 15,841 | 16,604 | 16,639 | 16,911 | 4677 | → | |
| Erlensee | City | 11,267 | 12,318 | 13,124 | 15,579 | 1858 | → | |
| Eschborn | City | 18,235 | 20,015 | 20,364 | 21,734 | 1213 | → | |
| Eschwege | City | 22,512 | 21,625 | 19,444 | 19,278 | 6326 | → | |
| Flörsheim am Main | City | 16,959 | 19,455 | 19,924 | 21,671 | 2299 | → | |
| Frankenberg (Eder) | City | 17,196 | 19,191 | 18,057 | 17,739 | 12486 | → | |
| Frankfurt am Main | CityCR | 644,865 | 641,076 | 667,925 | 759,224 | 24831 | → | |
| Friedberg (Hessen) | City | 24,633 | 27,173 | 27,337 | 29,674 | 5018 | → | |
| Friedrichsdorf | City | 23,392 | 24,406 | 24,323 | 25,450 | 3013 | → | |
| Fritzlar | City | 14,060 | 14,877 | 14,488 | 14,780 | 8881 | → | |
| Fulda | City | 56,289 | 62,819 | 64,414 | 68,462 | 10405 | → | |
| Gelnhausen | City | 19,559 | 21,835 | 21,801 | 23,220 | 4515 | → | |
| Gießen | City | 74,497 | 73,295 | 74,776 | 91,255 | 7261 | → | |
| Ginsheim-Gustavsburg | City | 14,700 | 16,095 | 15,701 | 16,761 | 1394 | → | |
| Griesheim | City | 21,187 | 24,730 | 25,511 | 27,357 | 2155 | → | |
| Groß-Gerau | City | 22,137 | 23,342 | 23,739 | 26,068 | 5447 | → | |
| Groß-Umstadt | City | 19,238 | 21,571 | 20,699 | 21,001 | 8684 | → | |
| Haiger | City | 19,093 | 20,201 | 19,669 | 19,321 | 10673 | → | |
| Hanau | City | 86,913 | 88,801 | 86,803 | 98,502 | 7647 | → | |
| Hattersheim am Main | City | 23,675 | 24,858 | 24,773 | 28,040 | 1580 | → | |
| Heppenheim (Bergstraße) | City | 23,859 | 25,443 | 24,895 | 26,357 | 5212 | → | |
| Herborn | City | 20,909 | 21,254 | 20,632 | 20,520 | 6376 | → | |
| Heusenstamm | City | 18,584 | 18,828 | 17,929 | 19,160 | 1903 | → | |
| Hochheim am Main | City | 15,915 | 17,232 | 16,886 | 18,310 | 1947 | → | |
| Hofgeismar | City | 15,015 | 16,880 | 15,109 | 15,309 | 8637 | → | |
| Hofheim am Taunus | City | 35,277 | 37,638 | 37,842 | 39,704 | 5743 | → | |
| Hünfeld | City | 14,015 | 16,159 | 15,850 | 16,748 | 11975 | → | |
| Idstein | City | 20,241 | 22,786 | 23,271 | 25,234 | 7976 | → | |
| Karben | City | 19,958 | 21,385 | 21,149 | 22,843 | 4394 | → | |
| Kassel | CityCR | 194,268 | 194,748 | 190,765 | 200,406 | 10679 | → | |
| Kelkheim (Taunus) | City | 26,203 | 26,894 | 27,685 | 28,913 | 3073 | → | |
| Kelsterbach | City | 14,056 | 14,263 | 13,312 | 17,013 | 1541 | → | |
| Kirchhain | City | 15,643 | 16,398 | 16,182 | 16,246 | 9095 | → | |
| Königstein im Taunus | City | 15,839 | 15,642 | 15,718 | 16,540 | 2505 | → | |
| Korbach | City | 22,171 | 24,490 | 23,505 | 23,287 | 12411 | → | |
| Kronberg im Taunus | City | 17,940 | 17,852 | 17,814 | 18,322 | 1858 | → | |
| Künzell | Com | 14,840 | 16,277 | 16,053 | 16,829 | 3028 | → | |
| Lampertheim | City | 30,800 | 32,166 | 31,037 | 32,682 | 7227 | → | |
| Langen (Hessen) | City | 31,992 | 35,390 | 34,939 | 38,651 | 2912 | → | |
| Limburg a.d. Lahn | City | 29,912 | 33,488 | 33,583 | 35,783 | 4516 | → | |
| Maintal | City | 36,336 | 38,345 | 35,805 | 39,287 | 3241 | → | |
| Marburg | City | 74,146 | 77,556 | 71,683 | 76,571 | 12391 | → | |
| Michelstadt | City | 15,293 | 17,109 | 16,409 | 16,078 | 8698 | → | |
| Mörfelden-Walldorf | City | 29,538 | 32,682 | 32,380 | 34,641 | 4413 | → | |
| Mühlheim am Main | City | 24,303 | 26,220 | 26,847 | 28,902 | 2067 | → | |
| Neu-Isenburg | City | 35,768 | 35,811 | 34,708 | 38,532 | 2429 | → | |
| Nidda | City | 17,342 | 18,372 | 16,864 | 17,314 | 11833 | → | |
| Nidderau | City | 15,639 | 19,922 | 19,853 | 20,539 | 4673 | → | |
| Niedernhausen | Com | 13,333 | 14,854 | 14,410 | 14,738 | 3529 | → | |
| Ober-Ramstadt | City | 13,983 | 15,391 | 14,545 | 15,011 | 4188 | → | |
| Obertshausen | City | 23,285 | 24,676 | 23,785 | 24,968 | 1362 | → | |
| Oberursel (Taunus) | City | 40,180 | 42,362 | 44,088 | 46,660 | 4534 | → | |
| Offenbach am Main | CityCR | 114,992 | 118,429 | 113,443 | 131,295 | 4488 | → | |
| Petersberg | Com | 13,723 | 14,347 | 14,766 | 16,069 | 3551 | → | |
| Pfungstadt | City | 23,864 | 25,111 | 23,829 | 24,885 | 4254 | → | |
| Pohlheim | City | 15,382 | 17,305 | 17,371 | 17,872 | 3800 | → | |
| Raunheim | City | 11,498 | 13,265 | 14,473 | 16,137 | 1260 | → | |
| Reinheim | City | 16,634 | 18,104 | 16,294 | 16,385 | 2770 | → | |
| Riedstadt | City | 17,466 | 20,805 | 21,557 | 23,931 | 7373 | → | |
| Rödermark | City | 25,018 | 26,126 | 26,262 | 28,361 | 2999 | → | |
| Rodgau | City | 40,088 | 43,230 | 42,919 | 45,847 | 6504 | → | |
| Rüsselsheim am Main | City | 59,430 | 59,551 | 58,765 | 66,125 | 5829 | → | |
| Schlüchtern | City | 14,618 | 17,150 | 16,306 | 15,927 | 11330 | → | |
| Schwalbach am Taunus | City | 14,683 | 14,158 | 14,671 | 15,269 | 647 | → | |
| Schwalmstadt | City | 17,779 | 19,475 | 18,385 | 18,195 | 8479 | → | |
| Seeheim-Jugenheim | Com | 16,497 | 16,462 | 15,758 | 16,451 | 2800 | → | |
| Seligenstadt | City | 18,175 | 19,206 | 20,048 | 21,345 | 3085 | → | |
| Stadtallendorf | City | 21,136 | 21,671 | 20,722 | 21,121 | 7824 | → | |
| Taunusstein | City | 26,977 | 28,942 | 28,365 | 30,221 | 6702 | → | |
| Vellmar | City | 17,485 | 18,136 | 18,001 | 18,166 | 1397 | → | |
| Viernheim | City | 30,527 | 32,477 | 32,615 | 34,189 | 4841 | → | |
| Weiterstadt | City | 21,795 | 23,981 | 23,675 | 25,942 | 3440 | → | |
| Wetzlar | City | 51,737 | 52,657 | 50,826 | 52,969 | 7565 | → | |
| Wiesbaden | CityCR | 260,301 | 271,076 | 269,121 | 278,950 | 20387 | → | |
| Witzenhausen | City | 16,670 | 16,257 | 14,954 | 14,943 | 12678 | → |
- Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland (web), Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (web).