List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population

The following list sorts all cities and municipalities in the German state of Baden-Württemberg with a population of more than 25,000.[1] As of May 15, 2022, 74 cities and municipalities 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.

List

Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Karlsruhe
Mannheim
Freiburg im Breisgau
Heidelberg
Ulm
Heilbronn
Reutlingen
Tübingen
Villingen-Schwenningen
Konstanz

The following table lists the 74 cities in Baden-Würtemberg with a population of at least 25,000 on May 15, 2022, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany.[2] A city is displayed in bold if it is a state or federal capital.

  1. The city rank by population as of May 15, 2022, as enumerate by the 2022 German Census[2]
  2. The city name[2]
  3. The name of the district (Landkreis) in which the city lies (some cities are districts on their own called urban districts)[2]
  4. The city population as of May 15, 2022, as enumerate by the 2022 German Census[2]
  5. The city population as of May 9, 2011, as enumerated by the 2011 European Union census[3]
  6. The city land area as of May 15, 2022[2]
  7. The city population density as of May 15, 2022 (residents per unit of land area)[2]
2022
rank 		City District 2022 Census 2011 census 2022 land area 2022 pop. density
1 Stuttgart urban district 610,458 585,890 207 km2 2,944/km2
2 Mannheim urban district 313,693 290,117 145 km2 2,164/km2
3 Karlsruhe urban district 305,408 289,173 173 km2 1,761/km2
4 Freiburg im Breisgau urban district 233,040 209,628 153 km2 1,523/km2
5 Heidelberg urban district 153,809 146,751 109 km2 1,413/km2
6 Pforzheim urban district 133,110 114,411 98.1 km2 1,358/km2
7 Heilbronn urban district 128,303 116,059 99.9 km2 1,284/km2
8 Ulm urban district 127,116 116,761 119 km2 1,071/km2
9 Reutlingen Reutlingen 116,925 109,799 87.0 km2 1,343/km2
10 Esslingen am Neckar Esslingen 94,442 86,885 46.4 km2 2,034/km2
11 Ludwigsburg Ludwigsburg 91,810 86,139 43.3 km2 2,118/km2
12 Tübingen Tübingen 90,499 82,511 108 km2 837.5/km2
13 Villingen-Schwenningen Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis 87,478 80,123 166 km2 528.5/km2
14 Konstanz Konstanz 86,437 77,796 54.1 km2 1,597/km2
15 Aalen Ostalbkreis 67,139 66,318 147 km2 458.0/km2
16 Schwäbisch Gmünd Ostalbkreis 63,449 58,105 114 km2 557.5/km2
17 Offenburg Ortenaukreis 62,220 57,228 78.4 km2 793.9/km2
18 Friedrichshafen Bodenseekreis 61,780 56,937 69.9 km2 883.5/km2
19 Sindelfingen Böblingen 60,545 60,534 50.8 km2 1,191/km2
20 Göppingen Göppingen 57,809 55,037 59.2 km2 976.3/km2
21 Waiblingen Rems-Murr-Kreis 57,280 51,552 42.8 km2 1,340/km2
22 Baden-Baden urban district 55,887 52,314 140 km2 398.7/km2
23 Böblingen Böblingen 50,705 44,859 39.0 km2 1,299/km2
24 Rastatt Rastatt 50,546 46,648 59.0 km2 857.0/km2
25 Heidenheim an der Brenz Heidenheim 49,964 46,085 107 km2 466.6/km2
26 Ravensburg Ravensburg 49,896 48,393 92.0 km2 542.1/km2
27 Lörrach Lörrach 49,541 47,602 39.4 km2 1,258/km2
28 Lahr/Schwarzwald Ortenaukreis 49,103 42,517 69.8 km2 703.1/km2
29 Leonberg Böblingen 48,337 44,630 48.7 km2 991.9/km2
30 Singen (Hohentwiel) Konstanz 46,789 44,624 61.8 km2 757.5/km2
31 Bruchsal Karlsruhe 46,780 42,124 93.2 km2 502.8/km2
32 Fellbach Rems-Murr-Kreis 46,147 43,612 27.7 km2 1,665/km2
33 Albstadt Zollernalbkreis 46,134 44,378 134 km2 343.3/km2
34 Weinheim Rhein-Neckar-Kreis 45,823 42,924 58.1 km2 788.6/km2
35 Filderstadt Esslingen 45,821 43,811 38.5 km2 1,189/km2
36 Rottenburg am Neckar Tübingen 44,954 40,881 142 km2 316.0/km2
37 Bietigheim-Bissingen Ludwigsburg 43,328 41,539 31.3 km2 1,385/km2
38 Kirchheim unter Teck Esslingen 41,676 38,802 40.5 km2 1,030/km2
39 Schwäbisch Hall Schwäbisch Hall 41,247 36,548 104 km2 395.9/km2
40 Leinfelden-Echterdingen Esslingen 40,774 36,445 29.9 km2 1,364/km2
41 Schorndorf Rems-Murr-Kreis 40,548 38,316 56.8 km2 713.5/km2
42 Nürtingen Esslingen 40,212 39,201 46.9 km2 857.8/km2
43 Ostfildern Esslingen 39,555 35,806 22.8 km2 1,734/km2
44 Kehl Ortenaukreis 38,556 33,551 75.1 km2 513.6/km2
45 Ettlingen Karlsruhe 38,461 38,650 56.8 km2 677.7/km2
46 Backnang Rems-Murr-Kreis 38,202 34,250 39.4 km2 970.1/km2
47 Tuttlingen Tuttlingen 36,665 33,214 90.5 km2 405.4/km2
48 Sinsheim Rhein-Neckar-Kreis 36,517 34,589 127 km2 287.6/km2
49 Balingen Zollernalbkreis 35,190 33,318 90.3 km2 389.6/km2
50 Rheinfelden (Baden) Lörrach 34,438 31,723 62.8 km2 548.0/km2
51 Crailsheim Schwäbisch Hall 34,395 32,303 109 km2 315.3/km2
52 Biberach an der Riss Biberach 34,018 30,906 72.2 km2 471.5/km2
53 Kornwestheim Ludwigsburg 33,536 30,901 14.7 km2 2,289/km2
54 Herrenberg Böblingen 33,344 29,939 65.7 km2 507.5/km2
55 Weil am Rhein Lörrach 31,476 28,828 19.5 km2 1,617/km2
56 Radolfzell am Bodensee Konstanz 30,742 29,571 58.5 km2 525.1/km2
57 Bretten Karlsruhe 29,871 27,509 71.1 km2 420.1/km2
58 Gaggenau Rastatt 29,553 28,655 65.0 km2 454.6/km2
59 Winnenden Rems-Murr-Kreis 29,297 27,039 28.1 km2 1,044/km2
60 Emmendingen Emmendingen 29,137 25,868 33.8 km2 862.6/km2
61 Bühl Rastatt 28,782 28,439 73.2 km2 393.3/km2
62 Vaihingen an der Enz Ludwigsburg 28,576 27,891 73.4 km2 389.3/km2
63 Wangen im Allgäu Ravensburg 27,553 26,169 101 km2 271.9/km2
64 Ehingen Alb-Donau-Kreis 27,241 24,453 178 km2 152.8/km2
65 Wiesloch Rhein-Neckar-Kreis 27,095 24,735 30.2 km2 896.0/km2
66 Geislingen an der Steige Göppingen 26,869 26,085 75.8 km2 354.3/km2
67 Leimen Rhein-Neckar-Kreis 26,852 25,339 20.6 km2 1,301/km2
68 Weinstadt Rems-Murr-Kreis 26,807 25,957 31.7 km2 845.4/km2
69 Mühlacker Enzkreis 26,420 24,689 54.3 km2 486.4/km2
70 Neckarsulm Heilbronn 26,221 25,445 24.9 km2 1,051/km2
71 Remseck am Neckar Ludwigsburg 26,024 23,177 22.8 km2 1,140/km2
72 Achern Ortenaukreis 25,696 24,523 65.2 km2 393.9/km2
73 Horb am Neckar Freudenstadt 25,424 24,800 119.8 km2 212.3/km2
74 Öhringen Hohenlohekreis 25,320 22,498 67.8 km2 373.5/km2

References

  1. ^ "Laufende Stadtbeobachtung – Raumabgrenzungen" (in German). Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung. Archived from the original on October 1, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Homepage – Federal Statistical Office (Destatis)". www.destatis.de.
  3. ^ "Bevölkerung nach Geschlecht für Kreise und kreisfreie Städte" (XLS) (in German). Wiesbaden: Federal Statistical Office of Germany. April 10, 2014.