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 31 December 2017, 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
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Cologne
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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
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Bielefeld
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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 31 December 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 31 December 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 31 December 2017, 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 31 December 2017 [2]
  7. The city population density as of 31 December 2017 (residents per unit of land area) [2]
2017
Rank		Citydistrict2017 estimate2011 Census2017 land area2017 pop. density
1 Cologne urban district1,080,3941,005,775405 km²2,668/km²
2 Düsseldorf urban district617,280586,291217 km²2,839/km²
3 Dortmund urban district586,600571,143281 km²2,090/km²
4 Essen urban district583,393566,201210 km²2,774/km²
5 Duisburg urban district498,110488,468233 km²2,140/km²
6 Bochum urban district365,529362,286146 km²2,509/km²
7 Wuppertal urban district353,590342,661168 km²2,100/km²
8 Bielefeld urban district332,552326,870259 km²1,285/km²
9 Bonn urban district325,490305,765141 km²2,307/km²
10 Münster urban district313,559289,576303 km²1,034/km²
11 Mönchengladbach urban district262,188255,188170 km²1,538/km²
12 Gelsenkirchen urban district260,305258,766105 km²2,481/km²
13 Aachen Aachen (district) 246,272236,420161 km²1,531/km²
14 Krefeld urban district226,699222,247138 km²1,645/km²
15 Oberhausen urban district211,422210,21677.1 km²2,743/km²
16 Hagen urban district187,730187,944160 km²1,170/km²
17 Hamm urban district179,185176,037226 km²791.3/km²
18 Mülheim an der Ruhr urban district171,265166,86591.3 km²1,876/km²
19 Leverkusen urban district163,577158,98478.9 km²2,074/km²
20 Solingen urban district158,803155,26589.5 km²1,774/km²
21 Herne urban district156,490155,16051.4 km²3,043/km²
22 Neuss Rhein-Kreis Neuss 153,810150,56899.5 km²1,546/km²
23 Paderborn Paderborn (district) 149,075142,365180 km²830.1/km²
24 Bottrop urban district117,364117,311101 km²1,167/km²
25 Recklinghausen Recklinghausen (district) 113,360115,95866.5 km²1,705/km²
26 Bergisch Gladbach Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis 111,627108,87883.1 km²1,343/km²
27 Remscheid urban district110,584110,70874.5 km²1,484/km²
28 Moers Wesel 103,949104,00967.7 km²1,536/km²
29 Siegen Siegen-Wittgenstein 102,33799,187115 km²892.3/km²
30 Gütersloh Gütersloh (district) 99,31594,172112 km²886.6/km²
31 Witten Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis 96,56596,38272.4 km²1,334/km²
32 Iserlohn Märkischer Kreis 92,92894,630125 km²740.5/km²
33 Düren Düren (district) 90,50288,78985.0 km²1,065/km²
34 Ratingen Mettmann 87,22686,96788.7 km²982.9/km²
35 Lünen Unna (district) 86,46586,01059.4 km²1,456/km²
36 Marl Recklinghausen (district) 83,69584,78287.8 km²953.7/km²
37 Velbert Mettmann 82,06181,30374.9 km²1,096/km²
38 Minden Minden-Lübbecke 81,69880,121101 km²807.9/km²
39 Viersen Viersen (district) 76,58674,94191.1 km²840.7/km²
40 Rheine Steinfurt (district) 76,01872,749145 km²524.3/km²
41 Gladbeck Recklinghausen (district) 75,68973,97436.0 km²2,104/km²
42 Dorsten Recklinghausen (district) 75,25276,860171 km²439.6/km²
43 Troisdorf Rhein-Sieg-Kreis 74,87072,40862.0 km²1,208/km²
44 Detmold Lippe (district) 74,35373,743129 km²574.6/km²
45 Castrop-Rauxel Recklinghausen (district) 73,98974,62951.7 km²1,432/km²
46 Arnsberg Hochsauerlandkreis 73,81474,383194 km²381.0/km²
47 Lüdenscheid Märkischer Kreis 72,89473,76287.0 km²837.7/km²
48 Bocholt Rhein-Sieg-Kreis 71,03671,256119 km²594.9/km²
49 Lippstadt Soest (district) 67,93665,886114 km²597.6/km²
50 Dinslaken Wesel (district) 67,48967,85347.7 km²1,416/km²
51 Herford Herford (district) 66,92365,21379.2 km²845.4/km²
52 Kerpen Rhein-Erft-Kreis 65,42063,273114 km²574.1/km²
53 Dormagen Rhein-Kreis Neuss 64,17762,20885.5 km²750.6/km²
54 Grevenbroich Rhein-Kreis Neuss 63,20461,741102 km²617.2/km²
55 Herten Recklinghausen (district) 61,66961,50537.3 km²1,652/km²
56 Bergheim Rhein-Erft-Kreis 61,09958,92296.3 km²634.2/km²
57 Wesel Wesel (district) 60,49660,335123 km²493.6/km²
58 Hürth Rhein-Erft-Kreis 59,76255,08251.2 km²1,167/km²
59 Langenfeld, Rhineland Mettmann 58,69856,82941.2 km²1,426/km²
60 Euskirchen Euskirchen (district) 57,71555,414139 km²413.8/km²
61 Unna Unna (district) 57,15859,14988.6 km²645.4/km²
62 Stolberg, Rhineland Aachen (district) 56,75156,20698.5 km²576.3/km²
63 Eschweiler Aachen (district) 56,20754,67175.8 km²742.0/km²
64 Sankt Augustin Rhein-Sieg-Kreis 55,87353,85034.2 km²1,633/km²
65 Hilden Mettmann 55,81754,39026.0 km²2,151/km²
66 Meerbusch Rhein-Kreis Neuss 55,54854,31364.4 km²862.7/km²
67 Hattingen Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis 54,62854,25371.7 km²762.3/km²
68 Pulheim Rhein-Erft-Kreis 53,90052,92972.2 km²747.1/km²
69 Bad Salzuflen Lippe (district) 53,85652,285100 km²538.3/km²
70 Menden, Sauerland Märkischer Kreis 53,04654,49586.1 km²616.1/km²
71 Ahlen Warendorf (district) 52,53052,280123 km²426.6/km²
72 Frechen Rhein-Erft-Kreis 52,21249,65745.1 km²1,159/km²
73 Ibbenbüren Steinfurt (district) 52,03750,569109 km²478.0/km²
74 Kleve Kleve (district) 51,32047,43897.8 km²525.0/km²
75 Willich Viersen (district) 51,17950,70867.8 km²754.9/km²
76 Gummersbach Oberbergischer Kreis 50,49749,95195.4 km²529.2/km²

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