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As defined by the German Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development, a (large city) is a city with more than 100,000 inhabitants. As of today, 80 cities in
Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
fulfill this criterion and are listed here. This list refers only to the population of individual municipalities within their defined limits, which does not include other municipalities or suburban areas within urban agglomerations or
metropolitan area A metropolitan area or metro is a region consisting of a densely populated urban area, urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories which share Industry (economics), industries, commercial areas, Transport infrastructure, transport network ...
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The following table lists the 80 cities in Germany with a population of at least 100,000 each on 31 December 2021, as estimated by the
Federal Statistical Office of Germany The Federal Statistical Office (, shortened ''Destatis'') is a federal authority of Germany. It reports to the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The Office is responsible for collecting, processing, presenting and analysing statistical informati ...
. A city is displayed in bold if it is a state or federal capital, and in ''italics'' if it is the most populous city in the state. The table below contains the following information: # The city rank by population as of 31 December 2021, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany # The city name # The name of the state in which the city lies # The city population as of 31 December 2021, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany # The city population as of 31 December 2015, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany # The city percentage population change from 31 December 2015 to 31 December 2021 # The change in city rank by population from 31 December 2015 to 31 December 2021 # The city land area as of 31 December 2021 # The city population density as of 31 December 2021 (residents per unit of land area) # The city latitude and longitude coordinates.
Schwerin Schwerin (; Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch dialect, Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch Low German: ''Swerin''; Polabian language, Polabian: ''Zwierzyn''; Latin: ''Suerina'', ''Suerinum'') is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Germ ...
is the only state capital not listed.


See also

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List of cities and towns in Germany This is a complete list of the 2,056 cities and towns in Germany (as of 1 January 2024).Note: Oberderdingen became a town in November 2023. Berga/Elster became part of the new town Berga-Wünschendorf in January 2024. Am Ettersberg, Buttstädt a ...
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List of towns and cities in Germany by historical population The list of the largest German cities provides an overview of the most populous cities that were located in contemporary German territory at the time of the individual statistics. Industrialization in the 19th century, especially since the an ...
* List of municipalities in Germany *
Metropolitan regions in Germany There are eleven metropolitan regions in Germany consisting of the country's most densely populated cities and their catchment areas. They represent Germany's political, commercial and cultural centres. The eleven metropolitan regions in Germany ...


References

{{Lists of cities by population and state of the Federal Republic of Germany
Cities A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...
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Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
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