Population of Bielefeld in 2025 was 331 605, making it the eighth-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia and the 18th-largest city in Germany. The population of Bielefeld has been slowly growing, from 319 037 in 1991 to 331 605. Population in boroughs of Bielefeld Bielefeld is subdivided into 10 boroughs (Stadtbezirke) each having between 10 000 … Read more

Population of Bochum in 2025 was 358 676, making it the sixth-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia and the 16th-largest city in Germany. It is also the second-largest city in the region of Westphalia and the fourth-largest city in the Rurh agglomeration. Population of Bochum reached its peak in 1995 at 401 129 and has been … Read more

Population of Wuppertal in 2025 was 358 193, making it the seventh-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia and 17th-largest city in Germany. Wuppertal is the capital and largest city of the Bergisches Land. Population was shrinking until 2013, since then it has been increasing. Population in boroughs of Wuppertal Wuppertal is subdivided into 10 boroughs (Stadtbezirke) each having between … Read more

Population of Duisburg in 2025 was 502 270, making it the 5th largest city in North Rhine-Wetphalia and the 15th largest city in Germany. Located on the river Rhine, Duisburg is the largest inland port in the world. Until around 2015, the population in Duisburg was shrinking, but since then stabilized. Population in boroughs of … Read more

Population of Nuremberg in 2025 was 529 508, making it the second largest city in Bavaria and the 14th-largest city in Germany. It is also the largest city and unofficial capital of the historic region of Franconia. The population of Nuremberg increased from 493 692 in 1991 to 529 508 in 2025. Population in boroughs … Read more

Population of Dresden in 2025 was 566 000, making it the 2nd largest city in the state of Saxony and the 12th largest city in Germany. Dresden is also the capital of Saxony, as well as the 3rd largest city (after Berlin and Leipzig) in the former East Germany. Located on the river Elbe, Dresden … Read more

Population of Essen in 2025 was 574 682, making it the fourth largest city in North Rhine-Wetphalia and the tenth largest city in Germany. Essen is also the second largest city in the Ruhr agglomeration. The city’s population was in slow decline from 1991 to 2012, and has somewhat stabilized since then. Population in boroughs … Read more

Population of Bremen in 2025 was 586 271, making it the eleventh largest city in Germany. Bremen and Bremerhaven together form the state of Bremen. The city of Bremen is an important port near the mouth of the river Weser. Population of Bremen has been growing since around 2000, increasing from 540 000 to 586 … Read more

Population of Dortmund in 2025 was 603 462, making it the third largest city in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the ninth largest city in Germany. It is also the largest city in the Ruhr urban area and is the most important urban center of the eastern Ruhr. Population of Dortmund was in decline … Read more