Mecklenburg-Vorpommern / Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Germany): State & Major Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information

State

The population development of the State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 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
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern [Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania]	BL	Schwerin	23,295	1,906,710	1,759,877	1,609,982	1,570,817	1,573,685	2329500	→
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	Rostock	204,929
2	Schwerin	97,922
3	Neubrandenburg	59,494
4	Greifswald	56,154
5	Stralsund	55,481
6	Wismar	43,103
7	Güstrow	28,861
8	Waren	20,211
9	Neustrelitz	20,136

Contents: Cities

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

Name	Status	Population Census (C) 1981-12-31	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
Anklam	City	20,496	19,384	15,855	13,096	11,864	11,793	5668	→
Bergen auf Rügen	City	...	19,363	15,740	13,926	13,646	13,394	5149	→
Greifswald	City	61,388	66,251	53,533	55,447	55,617	56,154	5081	→
Güstrow	City	38,153	37,513	31,987	28,885	28,623	28,861	7109	→
Neubrandenburg	City	79,813	89,284	71,723	64,111	59,794	59,494	8612	→
Neustrelitz	City	27,047	26,586	23,139	20,420	20,062	20,136	13989	→
Parchim	City	23,244	23,314	19,842	17,452	17,814	17,825	12481	→
Ribnitz-Damgarten	City	17,642	18,583	17,131	15,133	15,095	15,297	12283	→
Rostock	CityCR	236,011	248,088	198,964	200,265	203,470	204,929	18138	→
Schwerin	CityCR	122,264	127,447	99,978	91,293	96,447	97,922	13052	→
Stralsund	City	74,421	72,780	59,970	56,729	53,996	55,481	5459	→
Waren (Müritz)	City	23,510	24,102	22,001	21,026	20,481	20,211	15945	→
Wismar	City	57,718	55,509	46,544	42,468	42,764	43,103	4184	→

Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland, Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Population Structure

Further information about the population structure.

Gender (E 2025)
Males	770,190
Females	803,495

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-17 years	236,605
18-64 years	884,613
65+ years	452,467

Age Distribution (C 2022)
90+ years	17,387
80-89 years	118,817
70-79 years	157,043
60-69 years	270,186
50-59 years	247,475
40-49 years	182,843
30-39 years	192,626
20-29 years	118,515
10-19 years	135,452
0-9 years	130,477

Religion (C 2022)
Roman Catholics	49,282
Protestants	211,052
Other / No / Unknown	1,310,486

Citizenship (C 2022)
Germany	1,494,606
EU 27 (2020)	26,065
Other Citizenship	50,146

Citizenship (C 2022)
German	1,494,606
Poland	11,564
Turkey	1,630
Romania	3,845
Ukraine	11,116
Syria	10,043
Italy	1,159
Other country	36,854

Region of Birth (C 2022)
Germany	1,447,165
EU 27 (2020)	52,847
Other country	70,805

Country of Birth (C 2022)
Germany	1,447,165
Poland	29,955
Turkey	1,838
Russia	9,608
Romania	3,699
Kazakhstan	3,516
Ukraine	11,755
Syria	9,646
Italy	1,135
Other country	52,500