Sachsen-Anhalt / Saxony-Anhalt (Germany): State & Major Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information

State

The population development of the State of Saxony-Anhalt 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
Sachsen-Anhalt [Saxony-Anhalt]	BL	Magdeburg	20,555	2,873,957	2,580,626	2,287,040	2,146,443	2,120,252	2055500	→
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	Magdeburg	244,494
2	Halle	226,186
3	Dessau-Roßlau	75,035
4	Wittenberg	44,937
5	Stendal	37,750
6	Weißenfels	37,308
7	Halberstadt	36,615
8	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	36,186
9	Merseburg	34,491

Contents: Cities

The population of all cities and communes in Saxony-Anhalt 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
Aschersleben	City	39,739	33,595	28,540	26,021	25,364	15683	→
Bernburg (Saale)	City	46,470	40,104	35,016	31,553	30,572	11391	→
Bitterfeld-Wolfen	City	71,916	55,200	43,301	36,552	36,186	8723	→
Blankenburg (Harz)	City	27,356	24,324	21,118	19,565	18,765	14921	→
Burg	City	29,606	26,799	23,153	22,109	22,838	16554	→
Dessau-Roßlau	CityCR	114,130	97,627	86,030	75,938	75,035	24578	→
Eisleben	City	34,563	29,184	24,627	22,630	22,225	14474	→
Gardelegen	City	27,215	26,324	23,568	22,076	21,661	63627	→
Genthin	City	21,054	18,486	15,036	13,624	13,392	23269	→
Halberstadt	City	51,494	45,749	40,708	36,676	36,615	14327	→
Haldensleben	City	24,047	20,830	18,527	19,169	19,170	15713	→
Halle (Saale)	CityCR	310,234	243,045	229,153	226,586	226,186	13556	→
Hettstedt	City	22,171	18,516	15,196	13,111	12,626	3703	→
Hohe Börde	Com	12,615	19,282	18,133	18,798	18,648	17242	→
Jessen (Elster)	City	19,185	17,170	14,620	13,910	13,538	35393	→
Köthen (Anhalt)	City	36,003	32,342	27,565	24,166	23,831	7785	→
Landsberg	City	12,884	16,850	15,274	14,724	14,684	12599	→
Magdeburg	CityCR	280,536	229,755	228,144	241,517	244,494	20168	→
Merseburg	City	45,725	39,277	33,880	33,302	34,491	5387	→
Naumburg (Saale)	City	39,463	37,265	33,228	31,864	31,617	13025	→
Oschersleben (Bode)	City	26,359	23,694	20,588	18,307	18,855	18987	→
Quedlinburg	City	33,877	23,901	20,539	23,309	23,069	12079	→
Salzwedel	City	29,845	28,314	24,693	22,915	22,924	30615	→
Sandersdorf-Brehna	City	17,711	17,536	15,183	14,129	14,012	8216	→
Sangerhausen	City	41,909	34,534	28,878	25,819	25,163	20846	→
Schönebeck (Elbe)	City	44,025	38,226	32,592	30,429	30,250	8652	→
Staßfurt	City	39,858	34,246	28,054	23,818	22,900	14718	→
Stendal	City	56,088	47,315	40,959	37,406	37,750	26924	→
Thale	City	26,105	22,735	18,482	17,165	16,591	13794	→
Wanzleben-Börde	City	17,326	16,736	14,767	13,978	13,641	18845	→
Weißenfels	City	51,163	45,387	40,194	38,228	37,308	11396	→
Wernigerode	City	39,858	36,564	33,964	32,477	31,835	17050	→
Wittenberg	City	63,181	55,006	47,390	45,010	44,937	24177	→
Zeitz	City	47,732	37,951	30,445	27,633	27,934	8774	→
Zerbst/Anhalt	City	29,532	26,892	22,608	21,173	20,779	47091	→

Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt.

Population Structure

Further information about the population structure.

Gender (E 2025)
Males	1,041,352
Females	1,078,900

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-17 years	313,614
18-64 years	1,193,186
65+ years	613,452

Age Distribution (C 2022)
90+ years	25,040
80-89 years	170,833
70-79 years	234,469
60-69 years	348,470
50-59 years	343,981
40-49 years	242,336
30-39 years	259,127
20-29 years	167,874
10-19 years	179,428
0-9 years	174,884

Religion (C 2022)
Roman Catholics	64,841
Protestants	231,061
Other / No / Unknown	1,850,544

Citizenship (C 2022)
Germany	2,022,846
EU 27 (2020)	33,675
Other Citizenship	89,922

Citizenship (C 2022)
German	2,022,846
Poland	10,014
Turkey	3,098
Romania	8,061
Ukraine	17,133
Syria	22,268
Italy	1,199
Other country	61,824

Region of Birth (C 2022)
Germany	1,975,421
EU 27 (2020)	63,232
Other country	107,790

Country of Birth (C 2022)
Germany	1,975,421
Poland	25,244
Turkey	3,370
Russia	10,651
Romania	7,417
Kazakhstan	5,444
Ukraine	18,079
Syria	19,553
Italy	1,163
Other country	80,101