List of cities in North Rhine-Westphalia by population

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The following list sorts all cities in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia with a population of more than 50,000. [1] As of 15 May 2022, 76 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.

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Largest cities in North Rhine-Westphalia
Cologne Stadtbild Koln (50MP).jpg
Cologne
Cologne Kranhauser Cologne, April 2018 -01.jpg
Cologne
Dusseldorf Dusseldorf Panorama.jpg
Düsseldorf
Essen Essen-Sudviertel Luft.jpg
Essen
Duisburg Duisburg Innenhafen Ludwigturm.jpg
Duisburg
Bochum Bochum - Rathaus+Christuskirche (Bismarckturm) 03 ies.jpg
Bochum
Bielefeld Sparrenburg innovative sights.JPG
Bielefeld
Bonn General view over bonn.jpg
Bonn
Aachen Aachen Germany Imperial-Cathedral-01.jpg
Aachen

The following table lists the 76 cities in North Rhine Westphalia with a population of at least 50,000 on 15 May 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.

  1. The city rank by population as of 15 May 2022, 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 15 May 2022, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany [2]
  5. The city population as of 9 May 2011, as enumerated by the 2011 European Union census [3]
  6. The city land area as of 15 May 2022 [2]
  7. The city population density as of 15 May 2022 (residents per unit of land area) [2]
  8. Yearly population growth between 2011 and 2022
2022
Rank		Citydistrict2022 Census2011 Census2022 land area2022 pop. densityannual growth
(2011–2022)
1 Cologne urban district1,017,3551,005,775405 km²2,512/km²0.10%
2 Düsseldorf urban district611,258586,291217 km²2,812/km²0.38%
3 Dortmund urban district598,246571,143281 km²2,131/km²0.42%
4 Essen urban district571,039566,201210 km²2,715/km²0.08%
5 Duisburg urban district501,415488,468233 km²2,154/km²0.24%
6 Wuppertal urban district356,768342,661168 km²2,119/km²0.37%
7 Bochum urban district354,288362,286146 km²2,432/km²-0.20%
8 Bielefeld urban district330,072326,870259 km²1,275/km²0.09%
9 Bonn urban district321,544305,765141 km²2,279/km²0.46%
10 Münster urban district303,772289,576303 km²1,002/km²0.44%
11 Gelsenkirchen urban district264,130258,766105 km²2,517/km²0.19%
12 Mönchengladbach urban district264,089255,188170 km²1,549/km²0.31%
13 Aachen Aachen 261,178236,420161 km²1,624/km²0.91%
14 Krefeld urban district230,666222,247138 km²1,674/km²0.34%
15 Oberhausen urban district212,127210,21677.1 km²2,752/km²0.08%
16 Hagen urban district189,614187,944160 km²1,182/km²0.08%
17 Hamm urban district179,070176,037226 km²790.9/km²0.16%
18 Mülheim an der Ruhr urban district171,435166,86591.3 km²1,878/km²0.25%
19 Leverkusen urban district166,356158,98478.9 km²2,109/km²0.41%
20 Solingen urban district164,621155,26589.5 km²1,839/km²0.53%
21 Paderborn Paderborn 155,516142,365180 km²866.0/km²0.81%
22 Herne urban district155,446155,16051.4 km²3,023/km²0.02%
23 Neuss Rhein-Kreis Neuss 153,079150,56899.5 km²1,538/km²0.15%
24 Bottrop urban district117,921117,311101 km²1,172/km²0.05%
25 Recklinghausen Recklinghausen 115,216115,95866.5 km²1,733/km²-0.06%
26 Remscheid urban district113,743110,70874.5 km²1,526/km²0.25%
27 Bergisch Gladbach Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis 110,898108,87883.1 km²1,335/km²0.17%
28 Siegen Siegen-Wittgenstein 102,27599,187115 km²891.8/km²0.28%
29 Moers Wesel 100,465104,00967.7 km²1,484/km²-0.31%
30 Gütersloh Gütersloh 99,34494,172112 km²886.8/km²0.49%
31 Düren Düren 94,14988,78985.0 km²1,108/km²0.53%
32 Iserlohn Märkischer Kreis 91,94194,630125 km²732.7/km²-0.26%
33 Witten Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis 91,73596,38272.4 km²1,267/km²-0.45%
34 Ratingen Mettmann 88,42586,96788.7 km²996.5/km²0.15%
35 Marl Recklinghausen 85,68484,78287.8 km²976.5/km²0.10%
36 Lünen Unna 85,23486,01059.4 km²1,435/km²-0.08%
37 Minden Minden-Lübbecke 83,74380,121101 km²828.2/km²0.40%
38 Velbert Mettmann 82,31981,30374.9 km²1,099/km²0.11%
39 Rheine Steinfurt 76,34472,749145 km²526.5/km²0.44%
40 Viersen Viersen 76,14674,94191.1 km²835.9/km²0.14%
41 Gladbeck Recklinghausen 75,51573,97436.0 km²2,100/km²0.19%
42 Troisdorf Rhein-Sieg-Kreis 75,33572,40862.0 km²1,215/km²0.36%
43 Arnsberg Hochsauerlandkreis 74,86174,383194 km²386.4/km²0.06%
44 Detmold Lippe 74,48673,743129 km²575.7/km²0.09%
45 Dorsten Recklinghausen 74,25776,860171 km²433.5/km²-0.31%
46 Castrop-Rauxel Recklinghausen 72,83974,62951.7 km²1,409/km²-0.22%
47 Bocholt Rhein-Sieg-Kreis 71,98571,256119 km²602.9/km²0.09%
48 Lüdenscheid Märkischer Kreis 71,68873,76287.0 km²823.8/km²-0.26%
49 Lippstadt Soest 68,10065,886114 km²599.0/km²0.30%
50 Herford Herford 66,98565,21379.2 km²846.3/km²0.24%
51 Dinslaken Wesel 66,60667,85347.7 km²1,398/km²-0.17%
52 Kerpen Rhein-Erft-Kreis 65,76363,273114 km²577.1/km²0.35%
53 Grevenbroich Rhein-Kreis Neuss 65,23061,741102 km²636.9/km²0.50%
54 Dormagen Rhein-Kreis Neuss 64,25962,20885.5 km²751.6/km²0.29%
55 Bergheim Rhein-Erft-Kreis 61,44958,92296.3 km²637.8/km²0.38%
56 Hürth Rhein-Erft-Kreis 61,20955,08251.2 km²1,195/km²0.96%
57 Herten Recklinghausen 61,06261,50537.3 km²1,636/km²-0.07%
58 Wesel Wesel 59,98860,335123 km²489.5/km²-0.05%
59 Langenfeld, Rhineland Mettmann 59,65056,82941.2 km²1,450/km²0.44%
60 Unna Unna 59,51559,14988.6 km²672.0/km²0.06%
61 Euskirchen Euskirchen 58,69755,414139 km²420.8/km²0.52%
62 Stolberg, Rhineland Aachen 57,16556,20698.5 km²580.5/km²0.15%
63 Eschweiler Aachen 57,09354,67175.8 km²753.7/km²0.39%
64 Meerbusch Rhein-Kreis Neuss 56,99954,31364.4 km²885.1/km²0.44%
65 Sankt Augustin Rhein-Sieg-Kreis 55,98553,85034.2 km²1,636/km²0.35%
66 Pulheim Rhein-Erft-Kreis 55,19952,92972.2 km²765.1/km²0.38%
67 Hilden Mettmann 55,08554,39026.0 km²2,123/km²0.12%
68 Bad Salzuflen Lippe 53,88952,285100 km²538.6/km²0.27%
69 Hattingen Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis 52,75854,25371.7 km²736.2/km²-0.25%
70 Ahlen Warendorf 52,66952,280123 km²427.8/km²0.07%
71 Menden, Sauerland Märkischer Kreis 52,43454,49586.1 km²609.0/km²-0.35%
72 Kleve Kleve 52,20847,43897.8 km²534.0/km²0.87%
73 Frechen Rhein-Erft-Kreis 51,86349,65745.1 km²1,151/km²0.40%
74 Gummersbach Oberbergischer Kreis 51,32749,95195.4 km²538.0/km²0.25%
75 Ibbenbüren Steinfurt 50,61850,569109 km²464.9/km²0.01%
75 Bad Oeynhausen Minden-Lübbecke 50,39448,62364.8 km²777.3/km²0.33%

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