List of cities in Schleswig-Holstein by population

The following list sorts all cities and communes in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein with a population of more than 15,000.[1] As of December 31, 2017, 35 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

Kiel
Lübeck
Flensburg

The following table lists the 35 cities and communes in Schleswig-Holstein 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 Kiel urban district 247,943 235,782 119 km² 2,090/km²
2 Lübeck urban district 216,318 210,305 214 km² 1,010/km²
3 Flensburg urban district 88,519 82,258 56.7 km² 1,560/km²
4 Neumünster urban district 79,335 77,249 71.6 km² 1,108/km²
5 Norderstedt Segeberg 78,679 73,913 58.1 km² 1,354/km²
6 Elmshorn Pinneberg (district) 49,618 47,459 21.4 km² 2,322/km²
7 Pinneberg Pinneberg (district) 43,155 41,137 21.5 km² 2,003/km²
8 Wedel Pinneberg (district) 33,347 31,248 33.8 km² 986.0/km²
9 Ahrensburg Stormarn (district) 33,305 31,380 35.3 km² 943.5/km²
10 Itzehoe Steinburg 31,848 30,885 28.0 km² 1,136/km²
11 Geesthacht Herzogtum Lauenburg 30,407 28,755 33.3 km² 914.5/km²
12 Rendsburg Rendsburg-Eckernförde 28,789 27,594 23.7 km² 1,213/km²
13 Henstedt-Ulzburg Segeberg 28,056 26,658 39.5 km² 710.8/km²
14 Reinbek Stormarn (district) 27,409 26,169 31.2 km² 877.6/km²
15 Schleswig Schleswig-Flensburg 25,118 23,701 24.3 km² 1,034/km²
16 Bad Oldesloe Stormarn (district) 24,964 24,263 52.6 km² 474.6/km²
17 Husum Nordfriesland (district) 23,274 22,215 25.8 km² 901.7/km²
18 Eckernförde Rendsburg-Eckernförde 21,979 21,943 21.4 km² 1,028/km²
19 Heide Dithmarschen 21,699 20,768 32.0 km² 678.7/km²
20 Kaltenkirchen Segeberg 21,386 19,709 23.1 km² 925.8/km²
21 Quickborn Pinneberg (district) 21,056 19,727 43.2 km² 487.7/km²
22 Bad Schwartau Ostholstein 19,997 19,436 18.4 km² 1,087/km²
23 Schenefeld Pinneberg (district) 19,141 18,197 10.0 km² 1,916/km²
24 Mölln Herzogtum Lauenburg 18,928 18,398 25.1 km² 755.6/km²
25 Uetersen Pinneberg (district) 18,429 17,456 11.4 km² 1,612/km²
26 Glinde Stormarn (district) 18,365 16,640 11.2 km² 1,637/km²
27 Halstenbek Pinneberg (district) 17,700 16,376 12.6 km² 1,407/km²
28 Bad Segeberg Segeberg 17,273 16,592 18.9 km² 915.4/km²
29 Stockelsdorf Ostholstein 17,071 16,517 56.7 km² 301.1/km²
30 Eutin Ostholstein 16,946 16,449 41.4 km² 409.3/km²
31 Schwarzenbek Herzogtum Lauenburg 16,374 14,974 11.6 km² 1,416/km²
32 Bargteheide Stormarn (district) 16,045 15,164 15.8 km² 1,014/km²
33 Preetz Plön (district) 16,041 15,471 14.4 km² 1,114/km²
34 Ratekau Ostholstein 15,285 15,217 59.6 km² 256.4/km²
35 Neustadt in Holstein Ostholstein 15,187 15,024 19.7 km² 769.4/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.