| Source | UN (World Urbanization Prospects 2018) |
| Date | 01 Apr 2024 |
| Code | City | Population | Share (%) | Rank | Change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2024 | Germany | World | Population | (%) | |||
| Berl | Berlin | 3,573,938 | 3,576,873 | 4.30 | 1 | 144 | 2,935 | 0.08 |
| Hamb | Hamburg | 1,787,520 | 1,787,280 | 2.15 | 2 | 322 | -240 | -0.01 |
| Münc | München (Munich) | 1,576,416 | 1,584,507 | 1.90 | 3 | 373 | 8,091 | 0.51 |
| Köln | Köln (Cologne) | 1,143,715 | 1,149,014 | 1.38 | 4 | 539 | 5,299 | 0.46 |
| Fran | Frankfurt am Main | 796,437 | 800,529 | 0.962 | 5 | 791 | 4,092 | 0.51 |
| Dues | Duesseldorf | 639,758 | 641,451 | 0.770 | 6 | 997 | 1,693 | 0.26 |
| Stut | Stuttgart | 635,489 | 636,150 | 0.764 | 7 | 1006 | 661 | 0.10 |
| Leip | Leipzig | 604,137 | 606,920 | 0.729 | 8 | 1052 | 2,783 | 0.46 |
| Dres | Dresden | 589,130 | 592,030 | 0.711 | 9 | 1090 | 2,900 | 0.49 |
| Dort | Dortmund | 589,962 | 590,120 | 0.709 | 10 | 1097 | 158 | 0.03 |
| Esse | Essen | 580,741 | 580,543 | 0.697 | 11 | 1119 | -198 | -0.03 |
| Brem | Bremen | 567,802 | 568,382 | 0.683 | 12 | 1147 | 580 | 0.10 |
| Hann | Hannover | 538,078 | 538,379 | 0.647 | 13 | 1206 | 301 | 0.06 |
| Duis | Duisburg | 525,125 | 527,267 | 0.633 | 14 | 1230 | 2,142 | 0.41 |
| Nure | Nurenberg | 511,802 | 511,847 | 0.615 | 15 | 1265 | 45 | 0.01 |
| Boch | Bochum | 380,404 | 381,362 | 0.458 | 16 | 1639 | 958 | 0.25 |
| Wupp | Wuppertal | 348,276 | 348,117 | 0.418 | 17 | 1760 | -159 | -0.05 |
| Mann | Mannheim | 343,333 | 345,804 | 0.415 | 18 | 1772 | 2,471 | 0.72 |
| Muen | Muenster (Westfalen) | 338,586 | 340,426 | 0.409 | 19 | 1792 | 1,840 | 0.54 |
| Biel | Bielefeld | 334,450 | 334,490 | 0.402 | 20 | 1810 | 40 | 0.01 |
| Karl | Karlsruhe | 322,168 | 323,056 | 0.388 | 21 | 1835 | 888 | 0.28 |
| Bonn | Bonn | 320,178 | 320,220 | 0.385 | 22 | 1840 | 42 | 0.01 |