Rank
|
City
|
Pop.
1950
|
Pop.
1960
|
Pop.
1970
|
Pop.
1980
|
Pop.
1990
|
Pop.
2000
|
Pop.
2010
|
Area
[km²]
|
Density
per km²
|
Growth
[%]
(2000–
2010)
|
surpassed
100,000
|
State
(Bundesland)
|
1.
|
كولن / Köln
|
7005594941000000000♠594٬941
|
7005801142000000000♠801٬142
|
7005849451000000000♠849٬451
|
7005976694000000000♠976٬694
|
7005953551000000000♠953٬551
|
7005962884000000000♠962٬884
|
7006100711900000000♠1٬007٬119
|
405,17
|
7003248600000000000♠2٬486
|
4.59
|
1852
|
North Rhine-Westphalia
|
2.
|
فرانكفورت
|
7005532037000000000♠532٬037
|
7005675009000000000♠675٬009
|
7005666179000000000♠666٬179
|
7005629375000000000♠629٬375
|
7005644865000000000♠644٬865
|
7005648550000000000♠648٬550
|
7005679664000000000♠679٬664
|
248,31
|
7003273700000000000♠2٬737
|
4.80
|
1875
|
Hesse
|
3.
|
Düsseldorf
|
7005500516000000000♠500٬516
|
7005697891000000000♠697٬891
|
7005660963000000000♠660٬963
|
7005590479000000000♠590٬479
|
7005575794000000000♠575٬794
|
7005569364000000000♠569٬364
|
7005588735000000000♠588٬735
|
217,22
|
7003271000000000000♠2٬710
|
3.40
|
1882
|
North Rhine-Westphalia
|
4.
|
Dortmund
|
7005507349000000000♠507٬349
|
7005640802000000000♠640٬802
|
7005640642000000000♠640٬642
|
7005608297000000000♠608٬297
|
7005599055000000000♠599٬055
|
7005588994000000000♠588٬994
|
7005580444000000000♠580٬444
|
280,71
|
7003206800000000000♠2٬068
|
−1.45
|
1894
|
North Rhine-Westphalia
|
5.
|
Essen
|
7005605411000000000♠605٬411
|
7005729462000000000♠729٬462
|
7005696419000000000♠696٬419
|
7005647643000000000♠647٬643
|
7005626973000000000♠626٬973
|
7005595243000000000♠595٬243
|
7005574635000000000♠574٬635
|
210,32
|
7003273200000000000♠2٬732
|
−3.46
|
1896
|
North Rhine-Westphalia
|
6.
|
Duisburg
|
7005410783000000000♠410٬783
|
7005503641000000000♠503٬641
|
7005452721000000000♠452٬721
|
7005558089000000000♠558٬089
|
7005535447000000000♠535٬447
|
7005514915000000000♠514٬915
|
7005489599000000000♠489٬599
|
232,83
|
7003210300000000000♠2٬103
|
−4.92
|
1904
|
North Rhine-Westphalia
|
7.
|
Bochum
|
7005289804000000000♠289٬804
|
7005362490000000000♠362٬490
|
7005343809000000000♠343٬809
|
7005400757000000000♠400٬757
|
7005396486000000000♠396٬486
|
7005391147000000000♠391٬147
|
7005374737000000000♠374٬737
|
145,66
|
7003257300000000000♠2٬573
|
−4.20
|
1904
|
North Rhine-Westphalia
|
8.
|
Wuppertal
|
7005363224000000000♠363٬224
|
7005421378000000000♠421٬378
|
7005417694000000000♠417٬694
|
7005393381000000000♠393٬381
|
7005383660000000000♠383٬660
|
7005366434000000000♠366٬434
|
7005349721000000000♠349٬721
|
168,39
|
7003207700000000000♠2٬077
|
−4.56
|
1884
|
North Rhine-Westphalia
|
9.
|
Bonn
|
7005115394000000000♠115٬394
|
7005146889000000000♠146٬889
|
7005275722000000000♠275٬722
|
7005288148000000000♠288٬148
|
7005292234000000000♠292٬234
|
7005302247000000000♠302٬247
|
7005324899000000000♠324٬899
|
141,22
|
7003230100000000000♠2٬301
|
7.49
|
1934
|
North Rhine-Westphalia
|
10.
|
Bielefeld
|
7005153613000000000♠153٬613
|
7005174527000000000♠174٬527
|
7005168609000000000♠168٬609
|
7005312708000000000♠312٬708
|
7005319037000000000♠319٬037
|
7005321758000000000♠321٬758
|
7005323270000000000♠323٬270
|
257,92
|
7003125300000000000♠1٬253
|
0.47
|
1930
|
North Rhine-Westphalia
|
11.
|
Münster
|
7005118496000000000♠118٬496
|
7005180871000000000♠180٬871
|
7005198878000000000♠198٬878
|
7005269696000000000♠269٬696
|
7005259438000000000♠259٬438
|
7005265609000000000♠265٬609
|
7005279803000000000♠279٬803
|
302,96
|
7002924000000000000♠924
|
5.34
|
1915
|
North Rhine-Westphalia
|
12.
|
Wiesbaden
|
7005220741000000000♠220٬741
|
7005257293000000000♠257٬293
|
7005250715000000000♠250٬715
|
7005274464000000000♠274٬464
|
7005260301000000000♠260٬301
|
7005270109000000000♠270٬109
|
7005275976000000000♠275٬976
|
203,93
|
7003135300000000000♠1٬353
|
2.17
|
1905
|
Hesse
|
13.
|
Aachen
|
7005129811000000000♠129٬811
|
7005170367000000000♠170٬367
|
7005175451000000000♠175٬451
|
7005243947000000000♠243٬947
|
7005241861000000000♠241٬861
|
7005244386000000000♠244٬386
|
7005258664000000000♠258٬664
|
160,84
|
7003160800000000000♠1٬608
|
5.84
|
1888
|
North Rhine-Westphalia
|
14.
|
Mönchengladbach
|
7005124879000000000♠124٬879
|
7005152414000000000♠152٬414
|
7005151085000000000♠151٬085
|
7005258424000000000♠258٬424
|
7005259436000000000♠259٬436
|
7005263014000000000♠263٬014
|
7005257993000000000♠257٬993
|
170,45
|
7003151400000000000♠1٬514
|
−1.91
|
1921
|
North Rhine-Westphalia
|
15.
|
Gelsenkirchen
|
7005315460000000000♠315٬460
|
7005388608000000000♠388٬608
|
7005347074000000000♠347٬074
|
7005304386000000000♠304٬386
|
7005293714000000000♠293٬714
|
7005278695000000000♠278٬695
|
7005257981000000000♠257٬981
|
104,94
|
7003245800000000000♠2٬458
|
−7.43
|
1903
|
North Rhine-Westphalia
|
Rank
|
City
|
Pop.
1950
|
Pop.
1960
|
Pop.
1970
|
Pop.
1980
|
Pop.
1990
|
Pop.
2000
|
Pop.
2010
|
Area
[km²]
|
Density
per km²
|
Growth
[%]
(2000–
2010)
|
surpassed
100,000
|
State
(Land)
|