List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population

The following list sorts all cities and municipalities in the German state of Baden-Württemberg with a population of more than 25,000.^[1] As of May 15, 2022, 74 cities and municipalities meet this criterion and are included on this list. 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

Stuttgart

Stuttgart

Karlsruhe

Mannheim

Freiburg im Breisgau

Heidelberg

Ulm

Heilbronn

Reutlingen

Tübingen

Villingen-Schwenningen

Konstanz

The following table lists the 74 cities in Baden-Württemberg 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 enumerate 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 enumerate 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	City	District	2022 Census	2011 census	2022 land area	2022 pop. density
1	Stuttgart	urban district	610,458	585,890	207 km2	2,944/km2
2	Mannheim	urban district	313,693	290,117	145 km2	2,164/km2
3	Karlsruhe	urban district	305,408	289,173	173 km2	1,761/km2
4	Freiburg im Breisgau	urban district	233,040	209,628	153 km2	1,523/km2
5	Heidelberg	urban district	153,809	146,751	109 km2	1,413/km2
6	Pforzheim	urban district	133,110	114,411	98.1 km2	1,358/km2
7	Heilbronn	urban district	128,303	116,059	99.9 km2	1,284/km2
8	Ulm	urban district	127,116	116,761	119 km2	1,071/km2
9	Reutlingen	Reutlingen	116,925	109,799	87.0 km2	1,343/km2
10	Esslingen am Neckar	Esslingen	94,442	86,885	46.4 km2	2,034/km2
11	Ludwigsburg	Ludwigsburg	91,810	86,139	43.3 km2	2,118/km2
12	Tübingen	Tübingen	90,499	82,511	108 km2	837.5/km2
13	Villingen-Schwenningen	Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis	87,478	80,123	166 km2	528.5/km2
14	Konstanz	Konstanz	86,437	77,796	54.1 km2	1,597/km2
15	Aalen	Ostalbkreis	67,139	66,318	147 km2	458.0/km2
16	Schwäbisch Gmünd	Ostalbkreis	63,449	58,105	114 km2	557.5/km2
17	Offenburg	Ortenaukreis	62,220	57,228	78.4 km2	793.9/km2
18	Friedrichshafen	Bodenseekreis	61,780	56,937	69.9 km2	883.5/km2
19	Sindelfingen	Böblingen	60,545	60,534	50.8 km2	1,191/km2
20	Göppingen	Göppingen	57,809	55,037	59.2 km2	976.3/km2
21	Waiblingen	Rems-Murr-Kreis	57,280	51,552	42.8 km2	1,340/km2
22	Baden-Baden	urban district	55,887	52,314	140 km2	398.7/km2
23	Böblingen	Böblingen	50,705	44,859	39.0 km2	1,299/km2
24	Rastatt	Rastatt	50,546	46,648	59.0 km2	857.0/km2
25	Heidenheim an der Brenz	Heidenheim	49,964	46,085	107 km2	466.6/km2
26	Ravensburg	Ravensburg	49,896	48,393	92.0 km2	542.1/km2
27	Lörrach	Lörrach	49,541	47,602	39.4 km2	1,258/km2
28	Lahr/Schwarzwald	Ortenaukreis	49,103	42,517	69.8 km2	703.1/km2
29	Leonberg	Böblingen	48,337	44,630	48.7 km2	991.9/km2
30	Singen (Hohentwiel)	Konstanz	46,789	44,624	61.8 km2	757.5/km2
31	Bruchsal	Karlsruhe	46,780	42,124	93.2 km2	502.8/km2
32	Fellbach	Rems-Murr-Kreis	46,147	43,612	27.7 km2	1,665/km2
33	Albstadt	Zollernalbkreis	46,134	44,378	134 km2	343.3/km2
34	Weinheim	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis	45,823	42,924	58.1 km2	788.6/km2
35	Filderstadt	Esslingen	45,821	43,811	38.5 km2	1,189/km2
36	Rottenburg am Neckar	Tübingen	44,954	40,881	142 km2	316.0/km2
37	Bietigheim-Bissingen	Ludwigsburg	43,328	41,539	31.3 km2	1,385/km2
38	Kirchheim unter Teck	Esslingen	41,676	38,802	40.5 km2	1,030/km2
39	Schwäbisch Hall	Schwäbisch Hall	41,247	36,548	104 km2	395.9/km2
40	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	Esslingen	40,774	36,445	29.9 km2	1,364/km2
41	Schorndorf	Rems-Murr-Kreis	40,548	38,316	56.8 km2	713.5/km2
42	Nürtingen	Esslingen	40,212	39,201	46.9 km2	857.8/km2
43	Ostfildern	Esslingen	39,555	35,806	22.8 km2	1,734/km2
44	Kehl	Ortenaukreis	38,556	33,551	75.1 km2	513.6/km2
45	Ettlingen	Karlsruhe	38,461	38,650	56.8 km2	677.7/km2
46	Backnang	Rems-Murr-Kreis	38,202	34,250	39.4 km2	970.1/km2
47	Tuttlingen	Tuttlingen	36,665	33,214	90.5 km2	405.4/km2
48	Sinsheim	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis	36,517	34,589	127 km2	287.6/km2
49	Balingen	Zollernalbkreis	35,190	33,318	90.3 km2	389.6/km2
50	Rheinfelden (Baden)	Lörrach	34,438	31,723	62.8 km2	548.0/km2
51	Crailsheim	Schwäbisch Hall	34,395	32,303	109 km2	315.3/km2
52	Biberach an der Riss	Biberach	34,018	30,906	72.2 km2	471.5/km2
53	Kornwestheim	Ludwigsburg	33,536	30,901	14.7 km2	2,289/km2
54	Herrenberg	Böblingen	33,344	29,939	65.7 km2	507.5/km2
55	Weil am Rhein	Lörrach	31,476	28,828	19.5 km2	1,617/km2
56	Radolfzell am Bodensee	Konstanz	30,742	29,571	58.5 km2	525.1/km2
57	Bretten	Karlsruhe	29,871	27,509	71.1 km2	420.1/km2
58	Gaggenau	Rastatt	29,553	28,655	65.0 km2	454.6/km2
59	Winnenden	Rems-Murr-Kreis	29,297	27,039	28.1 km2	1,044/km2
60	Emmendingen	Emmendingen	29,137	25,868	33.8 km2	862.6/km2
61	Bühl	Rastatt	28,782	28,439	73.2 km2	393.3/km2
62	Vaihingen an der Enz	Ludwigsburg	28,576	27,891	73.4 km2	389.3/km2
63	Wangen im Allgäu	Ravensburg	27,553	26,169	101 km2	271.9/km2
64	Ehingen	Alb-Donau-Kreis	27,241	24,453	178 km2	152.8/km2
65	Wiesloch	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis	27,095	24,735	30.2 km2	896.0/km2
66	Geislingen an der Steige	Göppingen	26,869	26,085	75.8 km2	354.3/km2
67	Leimen	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis	26,852	25,339	20.6 km2	1,301/km2
68	Weinstadt	Rems-Murr-Kreis	26,807	25,957	31.7 km2	845.4/km2
69	Mühlacker	Enzkreis	26,420	24,689	54.3 km2	486.4/km2
70	Neckarsulm	Heilbronn	26,221	25,445	24.9 km2	1,051/km2
71	Remseck am Neckar	Ludwigsburg	26,024	23,177	22.8 km2	1,140/km2
72	Achern	Ortenaukreis	25,696	24,523	65.2 km2	393.9/km2
73	Horb am Neckar	Freudenstadt	25,424	24,800	119.8 km2	212.3/km2
74	Öhringen	Hohenlohekreis	25,320	22,498	67.8 km2	373.5/km2

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• Cities in Baden-Württemberg by population