List of cities in Brandenburg by population

The following list sorts all cities and communes in the German state of Brandenburg with a population of more than 15,000.[1] As of December 31, 2017, 41 cities 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

Potsdam
Cottbus
Brandenburg an der Havel
Frankfurt (Oder)
Falkensee
Eberswalde

The following table lists the 41 cities and communes in Brandenburg with a population of at least 15,000 on December 31, 2017, 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 December 31, 2017, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of German[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 December 31, 2017, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany[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 December 31, 2017[2]
  7. The city population density as of December 31, 2017 (residents per unit of land area)[2]
2017
Rank 		City district 2017 estimate 2011 Census 2017 land area 2017 pop. density
1 Potsdam urban district 175,710 156,021 188 km2 933.3/km2
2 Cottbus urban district 101,036 99,984 166 km2 610.0/km2
3 Brandenburg an der Havel urban district 71,886 71,569 230 km2 312.9/km2
4 Frankfurt (Oder) urban district 58,237 59,140 148 km2 393.9/km2
5 Oranienburg Oberhavel 43,982 41,269 164 km2 268.7/km2
6 Falkensee Havelland (district) 43,552 40,228 43.3 km2 1,007/km2
7 Eberswalde Barnim 40,223 39,166 93.6 km2 429.5/km2
8 Bernau bei Berlin Barnim 38,194 35,631 104 km2 366.7/km2
9 Königs Wusterhausen Dahme-Spreewald 36,706 33,706 96.0 km2 382.2/km2
10 Fürstenwalde Oder-Spree 32,098 30,913 70.7 km2 454.1/km2
11 Neuruppin Ostprignitz-Ruppin 30,889 30,328 305 km2 101.2/km2
12 Schwedt Uckermark (district) 30,075 31,785 206 km2 146.3/km2
13 Blankenfelde-Mahlow Teltow-Fläming 27,378 25,503 55.2 km2 496.2/km2
14 Strausberg Märkisch-Oderland 26,522 25,591 68.0 km2 390.3/km2
15 Hennigsdorf Oberhavel 26,369 25,520 31.5 km2 837.9/km2
16 Hohen Neuendorf Oberhavel 26,001 24,459 48.6 km2 535.4/km2
17 Teltow Potsdam-Mittelmark 25,761 22,356 21.6 km2 1,193/km2
18 Werder (Havel) Potsdam-Mittelmark 25,695 23,196 117 km2 219.5/km2
19 Ludwigsfelde Teltow-Fläming 25,665 23,661 110 km2 233.4/km2
20 Eisenhüttenstadt Oder-Spree 25,057 28,219 63.5 km2 394.8/km2
21 Senftenberg Oberspreewald-Lausitz 24,558 25,582 128 km2 192.5/km2
22 Rathenow Havelland (district) 24,309 24,462 113 km2 214.9/km2
23 Wandlitz Barnim 22,585 20,615 163 km2 138.7/km2
24 Spremberg Spree-Neiße 22,456 23,615 202 km2 111.0/km2
25 Luckenwalde Teltow-Fläming 20,674 20,242 46.6 km2 443.6/km2
26 Kleinmachnow Potsdam-Mittelmark 20,608 19,874 11.9 km2 1,730/km2
27 Panketal Barnim 20,390 18,886 25.9 km2 788.8/km2
28 Prenzlau Uckermark (district) 19,110 19,296 143 km2 133.7/km2
29 Zossen Teltow-Fläming 18,915 17,267 180 km2 104.9/km2
30 Forst (Lausitz) Spree-Neiße 18,353 19,757 111 km2 165.8/km2
31 Neuenhagen bei Berlin Märkisch-Oderland 17,986 16,751 19.6 km2 917.2/km2
32 Hoppegarten Märkisch-Oderland 17,966 16,628 32.0 km2 561.8/km2
33 Nauen Havelland (district) 17,686 16,385 268 km2 66.0/km2
34 Wittenberge Prignitz 17,201 17,792 50.6 km2 339.7/km2
35 Guben Spree-Neiße 17,174 18,620 44.0 km2 390.4/km2
36 Finsterwalde Elbe-Elster 16,409 16,970 77.2 km2 212.5/km2
37 Lübbenau Oberspreewald-Lausitz 16,090 16,489 139 km2 115.4/km2
38 Templin Uckermark (district) 15,974 16,237 379 km2 42.1/km2
39 Rüdersdorf bei Berlin Märkisch-Oderland 15,569 14,922 70.4 km2 221.2/km2
40 Stahnsdorf Potsdam-Mittelmark 15,270 14,031 49.5 km2 308.7/km2
41 Petershagen-Eggersdorf Märkisch-Oderland 15,049 13,890 17.6 km2 853.6/km2

References

  1. ^ "Laufende Stadtbeobachtung – Raumabgrenzungen" (in German). Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung. Archived from the original on October 1, 2017. Retrieved Feb 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.