The following list sorts all cities and municipalities in the German state of Bavaria with a population of more than 20,000.[1] As of May 15, 2022, 75 places 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.
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The following table lists the 75 cities and municipalities in Bavaria with a population of at least 20,000 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.
- The city rank by population as of May 15, 2022, as enumerated by the 2022 German census[2][3]
- The city name[2]
- The name of the district (Landkreis) in which the city lies (some cities are districts on their own called urban districts)[2]
- The city population as of May 15, 2022, as enumerated by the 2022 German census[2]
- The city population as of May 9, 2011, as enumerated by the 2011 European Union census[4]
- The city land area as of May 15, 2022[2]
- The city population density as of May 15, 2022 (residents per unit of land area)[2]
- Yearly population growth since 2011
| 2022 Rank |
City | district | 2022 Census | 2011 Census | 2022 land area | 2022 pop. density | growth (2011–2022) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Munich | urban district | 1,478,638 | 1,348,335 | 311 km2 | 4,759/km2 | 0.84% |
| 2 | Nuremberg | urban district | 522,554 | 486,314 | 186 km2 | 2,803/km2 | 0.65% |
| 3 | Augsburg | urban district | 294,647 | 267,767 | 147 km2 | 2,006/km2 | 0.87% |
| 4 | Regensburg | urban district | 145,901 | 135,403 | 80.9 km2 | 1,894/km2 | 0.68% |
| 5 | Ingolstadt | urban district | 136,468 | 124,927 | 133 km2 | 1,023/km2 | 0.81% |
| 6 | Würzburg | urban district | 131,316 | 124,297 | 87.6 km2 | 1,499/km2 | 0.50% |
| 7 | Fürth | urban district | 130,126 | 115,613 | 63.4 km2 | 2,054/km2 | 1.08% |
| 8 | Erlangen | urban district | 112,220 | 103,719 | 77.0 km2 | 1,458/km2 | 0.72% |
| 9 | Bamberg | urban district | 72,764 | 70,635 | 54.6 km2 | 1,332/km2 | 1.34% |
| 10 | Bayreuth | urban district | 72,289 | 70,808 | 66.9 km2 | 1,081/km2 | 0.19% |
| 11 | Aschaffenburg | urban district | 71,692 | 67,359 | 62.5 km2 | 1,148/km2 | 0.57% |
| 12 | Landshut | urban district | 67,880 | 63,544 | 65.8 km2 | 1,031/km2 | 0.60% |
| 13 | Kempten (Allgäu) | urban district | 65,050 | 64,078 | 63.3 km2 | 1,028/km2 | 0.14% |
| 14 | Rosenheim | urban district | 63,284 | 59,329 | 37.2 km2 | 1,700/km2 | 0.59% |
| 15 | Neu-Ulm | Neu-Ulm (district) | 60,597 | 52,706 | 81.0 km2 | 749/km2 | 1.27% |
| 16 | Schweinfurt | urban district | 53,242 | 52,143 | 35.7 km2 | 1,491/km2 | 0.19% |
| 17 | Passau | urban district | 51,907 | 48,649 | 69.6 km2 | 746/km2 | 0.59% |
| 18 | Freising | Freising (district) | 47,727 | 44,578 | 88.6 km2 | 539/km2 | 0.62% |
| 19 | Straubing | urban district | 46,167 | 44,488 | 67.6 km2 | 683/km2 | 0.34% |
| 20 | Dachau | Dachau (district) | 45,965 | 43,402 | 35.0 km2 | 1,315/km2 | 0.52% |
| 21 | Hof | urban district | 45,598 | 44,759 | 58.0 km2 | 786/km2 | 0.17% |
| 22 | Kaufbeuren | urban district | 45,186 | 41,550 | 40.0 km2 | 1,129/km2 | 0.76% |
| 23 | Memmingen | urban district | 43,300 | 41,241 | 70.1 km2 | 618/km2 | 0.44% |
| 24 | Weiden in der Oberpfalz | urban district | 42,047 | 41,746 | 70.6 km2 | 596/km2 | 0.07% |
| 25 | Amberg | urban district | 41,876 | 41,911 | 50.1 km2 | 835/km2 | –0.01% |
| 26 | Schwabach | urban district | 40,865 | 38,469 | 40.8 km2 | 1,002/km2 | 0.55% |
| 27 | Coburg | urban district | 40,296 | 41,023 | 48.3 km2 | 835/km2 | –0.16% |
| 28 | Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz | Neumarkt (district) | 40,232 | 38,362 | 79.0 km2 | 509/km2 | 0.43% |
| 29 | Germering | Fürstenfeldbruck (district) | 39,897 | 37,724 | 21.6 km2 | 1,846/km2 | 0.51% |
| 30 | Ansbach | urban district | 39,601 | 39,491 | 99.9 km2 | 396/km2 | 0.03% |
| 31 | Erding | Erding (district) | 36,235 | 33,528 | 54.6 km2 | 664/km2 | 0.71% |
| 32 | Fürstenfeldbruck | Fürstenfeldbruck (district) | 35,844 | 33,379 | 32.5 km2 | 1,102/km2 | 0.65% |
| 33 | Deggendorf | Deggendorf (district) | 33,563 | 31,491 | 77.1 km2 | 435/km2 | 0.58% |
| 34 | Forchheim | Forchheim (district) | 32,041 | 30,329 | 44.5 km2 | 721/km2 | 0.50% |
| 35 | Neuburg an der Donau | Neuburg-Schrobenhausen | 29,629 | 27,733 | 81.3 km2 | 365/km2 | 0.60% |
| 36 | Friedberg | Aichach-Friedberg | 29,595 | 28,640 | 81.3 km2 | 364/km2 | 0.30% |
| 37 | Schwandorf | Schwandorf (district) | 29,096 | 27,556 | 124 km2 | 235/km2 | 0.49% |
| 38 | Landsberg am Lech | Landsberg (district) | 28,441 | 27,324 | 57.9 km2 | 491/km2 | 0.36% |
| 39 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Garmisch (district) | 28,173 | 25,581 | 206 km2 | 137/km2 | 0.88% |
| 40 | Unterschleißheim | Munich (district) | 28,114 | 25,872 | 14.9 km2 | 1,930/km2 | 0.76% |
| 41 | Königsbrunn | Augsburg (district) | 27,726 | 26,997 | 18.4 km2 | 1,507/km2 | 0.24% |
| 42 | Olching | Fürstenfeldbruck (district) | 27,317 | 24,751 | 29.9 km2 | 913/km2 | 0.90% |
| 43 | Zirndorf | Fürth (district) | 26,234 | 24,752 | 28.8 km2 | 911/km2 | 0.53% |
| 44 | Kulmbach | Kulmbach (district) | 26,159 | 26,678 | 92.8 km2 | 282/km2 | –0.18% |
| 45 | Unterhaching | Munich (district) | 26,073 | 22,298 | 10.4 km2 | 2,514/km2 | 1.43% |
| 46 | Lauf an der Pegnitz | Nürnberger Land | 26,019 | 25,629 | 59.8 km2 | 435/km2 | 0.14% |
| 47 | Geretsried | Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen | 25,705 | 23,042 | 24.6 km2 | 1,045/km2 | 1.00% |
| 48 | Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm | Pfaffenhofen (district) | 25,700 | 23,603 | 92.6 km2 | 277/km2 | 0.78% |
| 49 | Lindau (Bodensee) | Lindau (district) | 25,394 | 24,491 | 33.1 km2 | 768/km2 | 0.33% |
| 50 | Waldkraiburg | Mühldorf (district) | 25,382 | 21,435 | 21.6 km2 | 1,177/km2 | 1.55% |
| 51 | Roth | Roth (district) | 25,281 | 24,348 | 96.3 km2 | 263/km2 | 0.34% |
| 52 | Vaterstetten | Ebersberg (district) | 24,250 | 21,069 | 34.1 km2 | 712/km2 | 1.28% |
| 53 | Starnberg | Starnberg (district) | 24,168 | 22,165 | 61.9 km2 | 391/km2 | 0.79% |
| 54 | Herzogenaurach | Erlangen-Höchstadt | 23,750 | 22,214 | 47.6 km2 | 4899/km2 | 0.61% |
| 55 | Senden | Neu-Ulm (district) | 23,237 | 21,560 | 25.2 km2 | 922/km2 | 0.68% |
| 56 | Gersthofen | Augsburg (district) | 22,972 | 20,743 | 34.0 km2 | 675/km2 | 0.93% |
| 57 | Bad Kissingen | Bad Kissingen (district) | 22,924 | 20,993 | 69.9 km2 | 328/km2 | 0.80% |
| 58 | Weilheim in Oberbayern | Weilheim-Schongau | 22,720 | 21,149 | 55.5 km2 | 409/km2 | 0.65% |
| 59 | Ottobrunn | Munich (district) | 22,311 | 20,082 | 5.2 km2 | 4,266/km2 | 0.96% |
| 60 | Neusäß | Augsburg (district) | 22,178 | 21,052 | 25.2 km2 | 879/km2 | 0.47% |
| 61 | Kitzingen | Kitzingen (district) | 21,982 | 20,237 | 47.0 km2 | 468/km2 | 0.75% |
| 62 | Mühldorf am Inn | Mühldorf am Inn (district) | 21,917 | 16,807 | 29.4 km2 | 684.0/km2 | 2.44% |
| 63 | Gauting | Starnberg (district) | 21,583 | 19,294 | 55.5 km2 | 389/km2 | 1.02% |
| 64 | Haar | Munich (district) | 21,427 | 19,231 | 12.9 km2 | 1,661/km2 | 0.99% |
| 65 | Sonthofen | Oberallgäu | 21,381 | 21,105 | 46.5 km2 | 459/km2 | 0.12% |
| 66 | Aichach | Aichach-Friedberg | 21,328 | 20,247 | 92.8 km2 | 230/km2 | 0.47% |
| 67 | Günzburg | Günzburg (district) | 21,172 | 19,436 | 55.4 km2 | 382/km2 | 0.78% |
| 68 | Karlsfeld | Dachau (district) | 21,168 | 18,117 | 15.6 km2 | 1,356/km2 | 1.42% |
| 69 | Puchheim | Fürstenfeldbruck (district) | 20,950 | 19,613 | 12.2 km2 | 1,72/km2 | 0.60% |
| 70 | Neufahrn bei Freising | Freising (district) | 20,464 | 18,392 | 45.5 km2 | 449/km2 | 0.97% |
| 71 | Lichtenfels | Lichtenfels (district) | 20,352 | 20,204 | 122 km2 | 167/km2 | 0.07% |
| 72 | Traunstein | Traunstein (district) | 20,248 | 18,635 | 48.6 km2 | 417/km2 | 0.76% |
| 73 | Dingolfing | Dingolfing-Landau | 20,221 | 17,773 | 44.0 km2 | 460/km2 | 1.18% |
| 74 | Nördlingen | Donau-Ries | 20,185 | 19,051 | 68.1 km2 | 296/km2 | 0.53% |
| 75 | Traunreut | Traunstein (district) | 20,125 | 19,941 | 45.1 km2 | 447/km2 | 0.08% |
References
edit- ^ "Laufende Stadtbeobachtung – Raumabgrenzungen" (in German). Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung. Archived from the original on October 1, 2017. Retrieved Feb 15, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Homepage - Federal Statistical Office (Destatis)". www.destatis.de.
- ^ "Bayern / Bavaria (Germany): Governmental Districts, Major Cities & Communes - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ "Bevölkerung nach Geschlecht für Kreise und kreisfreie Städte" (XLS) (in German). Wiesbaden: Federal Statistical Office of Germany. April 10, 2014.