Million-plus cities in Germany
German cities with more than one million residents, ranked by population.
Top cities right now: Berlin (3,701,307 people), Hamburg (1,862,565 people), Munich (1,604,731 people). Coverage: 4 ranked cities out of 4 eligible in Germany.
Use this when you want Germany's biggest urban cores only. It strips out mid-size markets and keeps the national heavyweight cities.
Each ranking is built only from source-backed values. Official, commercial and community sources are labelled separately.
| 1 | Berlin | 3,701,307 people | Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg — SB_A01-07_00_2025m11_BE.pdf Official | 2025-11-30 | A | City |
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| 2 | Hamburg | 1,862,565 people | Statistik Nord — Bevölkerung in Hamburg 2024 Official | 2024-12-31 | A | City |
| 3 | Munich | 1,604,731 people | Landeshauptstadt München — Statistik (Bevölkerung) Official | 2026-03-31 | A | City |
| 4 | Cologne | 1,100,076 people | Stadt Koeln Statistik Official | 2025-12-31 | A | City |
FAQ
How are these rankings built?
Only source-backed values are used. Each row links its source, source type and observation date. Cities without a verified value are excluded.
Why is a ranking empty?
It will show once enough cities have a verified value for that indicator. Until then we show how many cities are already covered.