Population of Stuttgart in 2025 was 613 111, making it the sixth largest city in Germany. Stuttgart is also the capital and largest city in the state of Baden-Württemberg. It is one of the leading centers of automotive industry in the EU.
Population in boroughs of Stuttgart in 2025
Stuttgart is subdivided into 23 boroughs (Stadtbezirke) each having between 6 000 and 70 000 inhabitants. The most populous borough is Bad Cannstatt. The figures shown in the map below are as of 2020-05-31, and are according to estimates. Thus the combined population of all boroughs might be different than the official figure of the whole city of Stuttgart.
Stuttgart metropolitan area
The Stuttgart urban area has approximately 2.8 million inhabitants. Stuttgart is central city of the larger Stuttgart metropolitan region that has over 5.5 million inhabitants and is the fourth most populous metropolitan region in Germany.