List of German federal states by population
This is a list of the 16 federal states of the Federal Republic of Germany according to their population development since 1960. Figures for the new federal states are available from 1990 onwards. All data are based on the official population estimates of the Federal Statistical Office .
| state | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2015 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baden-Württemberg
|
7,726,859 | 8,953,607 | 9,258,947 | 9,822,027 | 10,524,415 | 10,753,880 | 10,879,618 | 11.100.394 |
 Bavaria
|
9,494,939 | 10,561,110 | 10,928,151 | 11,448,823 | 12.230.255 | 12,538,696 | 12,843,514 | 13.124.737 |
 Berlin
|
2,202,241 | 2,115,311 | 1,896,230 | 3,433,695 | 3,382,169 | 3,460,725 | 3,520,031 | 3,669,491 |
 Brandenburg
|
2,578,312 | 2,601,962 | 2,503,273 | 2,484,826 | 2,521,893 | |||
 Bremen
|
704.287 | 735.452 | 693,846 | 681.665 | 660.225 | 660.706 | 671.489 | 681.202 |
 Hamburg
|
1,836,958 | 1,793,640 | 1,645,095 | 1,652,363 | 1,715,392 | 1,786,448 | 1,787,408 | 1,847,253 |
 Hesse
|
4,783,352 | 5,424,529 | 5,601,031 | 5,763,310 | 6,068,129 | 6,067,021 | 6,176,172 | 6,288,080 |
 Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
|
1,923,959 | 1,775,703 | 1,642,327 | 1,612,362 | 1,608,138 | |||
 Lower Saxony
|
6,576,137 | 7,121,824 | 7,256,386 | 7,387,245 | 7,926,193 | 7,918,293 | 7,926,599 | 7,993,608 |
 North Rhine-Westphalia
|
15,852,476 | 17,004,851 | 17.058.193 | 17,349,651 | 18,009,865 | 17.845.154 | 17,865,516 | 17,947,221 |
 Rhineland-Palatinate
|
3,411,170 | 3,658,932 | 3,642,482 | 3,763,510 | 4,034,557 | 4,003,745 | 4,052,803 | 4,093,903 |
 Saarland
|
1,060,493 | 1,121,300 | 1,066,299 | 1,072,963 | 1,068,703 | 1,017,567 | 995.597 | 986.887 |
 Saxony
|
4,764,301 | 4,425,581 | 4,149,477 | 4,084,851 | 4,071,971 | |||
 Saxony-Anhalt
|
2,873,957 | 2,615,375 | 2,335,006 | 2,245,470 | 2,194,782 | |||
 Schleswig-Holstein
|
2,309,409 | 2,510,608 | 2,611,285 | 2,626,127 | 2,789,761 | 2,834,259 | 2,858,714 | 2,903,773 |
 Thuringia
|
2,611,319 | 2,431,255 | 2,235,025 | 2,170,714 | 2,133,378 | |||
 Germany
|
55,958,321 | 61.001.164 | 61,657,945 | 79.753.227 | 82.259.540 | 81.751.602 | 82.175.684 | 83.166.711 |
See also
- List of the German federal states according to population density
- List of the German federal states by area
- List of states and territories by population
- List of states and territories according to population development
- List of sub-state administrative units by population
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ until 1990 without East Berlin
- ↑ until 1990 without new countries