List of cities in Saxony by population

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The following list sorts all cities and communes in the German state of Saxony with a population of more than 15,000. [1] As of May 15, 2022, 42 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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Leipzig Leipzig Fockeberg Zentrum.jpg
Leipzig
Dresden Dresden-Altstadt von der Marienbruecke-II.jpg
Dresden
Chemnitz Schlosskirche am Schlossteich..jpg
Chemnitz
Zwickau Zwickau Hauptmarkt Panorama.jpg
Zwickau
Plauen Plauen i.V. Zentrum.jpg
Plauen
Gorlitz Goerlitz stadtansicht.jpg
Görlitz
Freiberg Altstadt von Freiberg.jpg
Freiberg
Bautzen City Bautzen Germany 104.JPG
Bautzen

The following table lists the 42 cities and communes in Saxony with a population of at least 25,000 on May 15, 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 May 15, 2022, as enumerated by the 2022 German Census. [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 May 15, 2022, as enumerated by the 2022 German Census [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 May 15, 2022 [2]
  7. The city population density as of May 15, 2022 (residents per unit of land area) [2]
2022
Rank		Citydistrict2022 Census2011 Census2022 land area2022 pop. density
1 Leipzig urban district598,899502,979298 km22,011/km2
2 Dresden urban district557,782512,354328 km21,698/km2
3 Chemnitz urban district240,078240,253221 km21,086/km2
4 Zwickau Zwickau 87,02093,081103 km2848.3/km2
5 Plauen Vogtlandkreis 64,67464,468102 km2633.4/km2
6 Görlitz Görlitz 54,66454,44167.5 km2809.5/km2
7 Freiberg Mittelsachsen 40,10339,82548.3 km2830.1/km2
8 Pirna Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge 39,41137,45153.1 km2742.8/km2
9 Freital Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge 39,35538,38840.5 km2972.7/km2
8 Bautzen Bautzen 38,08440,27366.7 km2571.2/km2
11 Radebeul Meissen 33,49733,20126.1 km21,281/km2
12 Hoyerswerda Bautzen 31,06436,10795.5 km2327.0/km2
13 Riesa Meissen 29,43432,53958.9 km2499.6/km2
14 Meissen Meissen 28,48727,05530.9 km2921.3/km2
15 Grimma Leipzig 27,63929,271218 km2126.7/km2
16 Delitzsch Delitzsch 25,81625,36185.9 km2300.5/km2
17 Zittau Görlitz 25,58526,77766.8 km2383.3/km2
18 Markkleeberg Leipzig 25,58123,67231.4 km2812.6/km2
19 Limbach-Oberfrohna Zwickau 23,70824,72150.2 km2472.2/km2
20 Döbeln Döbeln 23,48824,48591.7 km2256.0/km2
21 Glauchau Zwickau 21,82123,57851.6 km2422.7/km2
22 Werdau Zwickau 20,66821,71265.6 km2315.0/km2
23 Coswig Meissen 20,36920,68925.9 km2787.1/km2
24 Torgau Torgau-Oschatz 20,09620,700103 km2195.4/km2
25 Reichenbach im Vogtland Vogtlandkreis 20,00122,39934.5 km2580.2/km2
26 Aue-Bad Schlema Erzgebirgskreis 19,27822,03836.4 km2529.2/km2
27 Schkeuditz Nordsachsen 19,00316,92281.5 km2233.3/km2
28 Borna Leipzig 18,99819,78462.4 km2304.2/km2
29 Annaberg-Buchholz Erzgebirgskreis 18,94221,10528.1 km2672.9/km2
30 Radeberg Bautzen 18,72418,03929.8 km2627.7/km2
31 Crimmitschau Zwickau 18,71820,07861.1 km2306.1/km2
32 Großenhain Meissen 18,30018,797130 km2140.4/km2
33 Auerbach (Vogtland) Vogtlandkreis 17,73219,60455.5 km2319.4/km2
34 Kamenz Bautzen 17,28217,80898.3 km2175.8/km2
35 Heidenau Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge 16,75315,95311.1 km21,513/km2
36 Marienberg Erzgebirgskreis 16,43918,033134 km2123.1/km2
37 Markranstädt Leipzig 16,18214,76358.5 km2276.8/km2
38 Eilenburg Nordsachsen 16,15515,79446.8 km2344.9/km2
39 Taucha Nordsachsen 15,97814,12833.2 km2481.0/km2
40 Schwarzenberg Erzgebirgskreis 15,91718,10946.3 km2343.7/km2
41 Wurzen Leipzig 15,90216,92869.0 km2230.5/km2
42 Weißwasser Görlitz 15,34818,17563.4 km2242.0/km2

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References

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  3. ↑ "Bevölkerung nach Geschlecht für Kreise und kreisfreie Städte" (XLS) (in German). Wiesbaden: Federal Statistical Office of Germany. April 10, 2014.
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