| Source | UN (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) |
| Date | 09 Feb 2026 |
| Code | City | Population | Share (%) | Rank | Change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2026 | Germany | World | Population | (%) | |||
| Berl | Berlin | 3,560,908 | 3,549,560 | 4.22 | 1 | 135 | -11,348 | -0.32 |
| Esse | Essen | 2,717,087 | 2,709,375 | 3.22 | 2 | 184 | -7,712 | -0.28 |
| Muni | Munich | 1,815,022 | 1,816,478 | 2.16 | 3 | 275 | 1,456 | 0.08 |
| Hamb | Hamburg | 1,759,377 | 1,754,304 | 2.09 | 4 | 280 | -5,073 | -0.29 |
| Colo | Cologne | 1,125,292 | 1,121,742 | 1.33 | 5 | 464 | -3,550 | -0.32 |
| Duss | Dusseldorf | 907,386 | 904,750 | 1.08 | 6 | 575 | -2,636 | -0.29 |
| Fran | Frankfurt | 900,483 | 899,044 | 1.07 | 7 | 580 | -1,439 | -0.16 |
| Stut | Stuttgart | 899,103 | 897,563 | 1.07 | 8 | 582 | -1,540 | -0.17 |
| Bonn | Bonn | 756,044 | 753,549 | 0.896 | 9 | 714 | -2,495 | -0.33 |
| Dort | Dortmund | 748,106 | 739,439 | 0.879 | 10 | 732 | -8,667 | -1.16 |
| Wupp | Wuppertal | 662,663 | 660,360 | 0.785 | 11 | 828 | -2,303 | -0.35 |
| Nure | Nuremberg | 644,169 | 640,517 | 0.762 | 12 | 848 | -3,652 | -0.57 |
| Hano | Hanover | 611,288 | 608,756 | 0.724 | 13 | 898 | -2,532 | -0.41 |
| Dres | Dresden | 554,612 | 552,988 | 0.658 | 14 | 1001 | -1,624 | -0.29 |
| Leip | Leipzig | 542,313 | 538,146 | 0.640 | 15 | 1035 | -4,167 | -0.77 |
| Mann | Mannheim | 448,203 | 447,120 | 0.532 | 16 | 1257 | -1,083 | -0.24 |
| Wies | Wiesbaden | 427,270 | 426,607 | 0.507 | 17 | 1328 | -663 | -0.16 |
| Brem | Bremen | 422,414 | 421,537 | 0.501 | 18 | 1349 | -877 | -0.21 |
| Augs | Augsburg | 344,255 | 344,717 | 0.410 | 19 | 1677 | 462 | 0.13 |
| Karl | Karlsruhe | 298,556 | 298,068 | 0.355 | 20 | 1960 | -488 | -0.16 |
| Müns | Münster | 264,131 | 263,577 | 0.314 | 21 | 2243 | -554 | -0.21 |
| Biel | Bielefeld | 241,573 | 241,057 | 0.287 | 22 | 2465 | -516 | -0.21 |
| Aach | Aachen | 243,905 | 237,195 | 0.282 | 23 | 2505 | -6,710 | -2.75 |
| Frei | Freiburg im Breisgau | 234,311 | 233,923 | 0.278 | 24 | 2537 | -388 | -0.17 |
| Kass | Kassel | 236,992 | 232,632 | 0.277 | 25 | 2553 | -4,360 | -1.84 |
| Kiel | Kiel | 232,651 | 232,090 | 0.276 | 26 | 2558 | -561 | -0.24 |
| Chem | Chemnitz | 229,476 | 228,233 | 0.271 | 27 | 2603 | -1,243 | -0.54 |
| Mönc | Mönchengladbach | 227,173 | 225,959 | 0.269 | 28 | 2634 | -1,214 | -0.53 |
| Kref | Krefeld | 213,793 | 213,156 | 0.254 | 29 | 2812 | -637 | -0.30 |
| Magd | Magdeburg | 212,686 | 211,784 | 0.252 | 30 | 2841 | -902 | -0.42 |
| Hall | Halle (Saale) | 205,398 | 203,655 | 0.242 | 31 | 2964 | -1,743 | -0.85 |
| Brun | Brunswick | 193,277 | 192,475 | 0.229 | 32 | 3166 | -802 | -0.41 |
| Heid | Heidelberg | 183,113 | 182,662 | 0.217 | 33 | 3335 | -451 | -0.25 |
| Lübe | Lübeck | 178,501 | 178,032 | 0.212 | 34 | 3439 | -469 | -0.26 |
| Rost | Rostock | 171,641 | 171,216 | 0.204 | 35 | 3584 | -425 | -0.25 |
| Pots | Potsdam | 164,131 | 163,661 | 0.195 | 36 | 3739 | -470 | -0.29 |
| Erfu | Erfurt | 164,504 | 163,602 | 0.195 | 37 | 3742 | -902 | -0.55 |
| Hage | Hagen | 156,640 | 156,187 | 0.186 | 38 | 3925 | -453 | -0.29 |
| Rege | Regensburg | 149,723 | 149,799 | 0.178 | 39 | 4091 | 76 | 0.05 |
| Olde | Oldenburg | 145,217 | 144,883 | 0.172 | 40 | 4260 | -334 | -0.23 |
| Brem | Bremerhaven | 139,242 | 138,941 | 0.165 | 41 | 4436 | -301 | -0.22 |
| Kobl | Koblenz | 132,911 | 132,522 | 0.158 | 42 | 4659 | -389 | -0.29 |
| Saar | Saarbruecken | 125,554 | 125,253 | 0.149 | 43 | 4957 | -301 | -0.24 |
| Osna | Osnabrück | 125,667 | 124,622 | 0.148 | 44 | 4985 | -1,045 | -0.83 |
| Würz | Würzburg | 122,054 | 121,718 | 0.145 | 45 | 5115 | -336 | -0.28 |
| Darm | Darmstadt | 120,586 | 120,384 | 0.143 | 46 | 5170 | -202 | -0.17 |
| Ulm | Ulm | 119,878 | 119,940 | 0.143 | 47 | 5185 | 62 | 0.05 |
| Heil | Heilbronn | 115,510 | 115,294 | 0.137 | 48 | 5414 | -216 | -0.19 |
| Erla | Erlangen | 109,835 | 109,548 | 0.130 | 49 | 5712 | -287 | -0.26 |
| Rein | Reinbek | 109,191 | 108,899 | 0.130 | 50 | 5742 | -292 | -0.27 |
| Reut | Reutlingen | 107,810 | 107,598 | 0.128 | 51 | 5810 | -212 | -0.20 |
| Gött | Göttingen | 108,310 | 107,469 | 0.128 | 52 | 5819 | -841 | -0.78 |