List of the largest cities in Baden-Württemberg
This list names the cities of Baden-Württemberg with 20,000 and more inhabitants. Cities are also listed that once had more than 20,000 inhabitants and have the status of major district towns . The number of inhabitants refers to the official update of the Baden-Württemberg State Statistical Office as of December 31, 2018.
The municipal status as well as the district and regional affiliation are indicated for each city . It therefore concerns all urban districts and all major district towns in the country. Laupheim has been the youngest major district town since January 1, 2016.
| rank | city | status | district | Regional association | Residents | Administrative district |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stuttgart | Urban district | - | Stuttgart | 634.830 | Stuttgart |
| 2 | Karlsruhe | Urban district | - | Middle Upper Rhine | 313.092 | Karlsruhe |
| 3 | Mannheim | Urban district | - | Rhine-Neckar | 309.370 | Karlsruhe |
| 4th | Freiburg in Breisgau | Urban district | - | Southern Upper Rhine | 230.241 | Freiburg |
| 5 | Heidelberg | Urban district | - | Rhine-Neckar | 160.355 | Karlsruhe |
| 6th | Ulm | Urban district | - | Danube-Iller | 126,329 | Tübingen |
| 7th | Heilbronn | Urban district | - | Heilbronn-Franconia | 125,960 | Stuttgart |
| 8th | Pforzheim | Urban district | - | Northern Black Forest | 125,542 | Karlsruhe |
| 9 | Reutlingen | Great county seat | Reutlingen | Neckar-Alb | 115.966 | Tübingen |
| 10 | Esslingen am Neckar | Great county seat | Esslingen | Stuttgart | 93,542 | Stuttgart |
| 11 | Ludwigsburg | Great county seat | Ludwigsburg | Stuttgart | 93,499 | Stuttgart |
| 12 | Tübingen | Great county seat | Tübingen | Neckar-Alb | 90,546 | Tübingen |
| 13 | Villingen-Schwenningen | Great county seat | Schwarzwald-Baar district | Schwarzwald-Baar-Heuberg | 85.181 | Freiburg |
| 14th | Constancy | Great county seat | Constancy | Upper Rhine-Lake Constance | 84,760 | Freiburg |
| 15th | Bask | Great county seat | Ostalbkreis | East Württemberg | 68,456 | Stuttgart |
| 16 | Sindelfingen | Great county seat | Boeblingen | Stuttgart | 64,858 | Stuttgart |
| 17th | Schwäbisch Gmünd | Great county seat | Ostalbkreis | East Württemberg | 61.186 | Stuttgart |
| 18th | Friedrichshafen | Great county seat | Lake Constance district | Lake Constance Upper Swabia | 60,865 | Tübingen |
| 19th | Offenburg | Great county seat | Ortenau district | Southern Upper Rhine | 59,646 | Freiburg |
| 20th | Goeppingen | Great county seat | Goeppingen | Stuttgart | 57,558 | Stuttgart |
| 21st | Waiblingen | Great county seat | Rems-Murr district | Stuttgart | 55,449 | Stuttgart |
| 22nd | Baden-Baden | Urban district | - | Middle Upper Rhine | 55.123 | Karlsruhe |
| 23 | Ravensburg | Great county seat | Ravensburg | Lake Constance Upper Swabia | 50,623 | Tübingen |
| 24 | Boeblingen | Great county seat | Boeblingen | Stuttgart | 50,155 | Stuttgart |
| 25th | Rastatt | Great county seat | Rastatt | Middle Upper Rhine | 49,783 | Karlsruhe |
| 26th | Heidenheim an der Brenz | Great county seat | Heidenheim | East Württemberg | 49,526 | Stuttgart |
| 27 | Loerrach | Great county seat | Loerrach | Upper Rhine-Lake Constance | 49,347 | Freiburg |
| 28 | Leonberg | Great county seat | Boeblingen | Stuttgart | 48,733 | Stuttgart |
| 29 | Singing (Hohentwiel) | Great county seat | Constancy | Upper Rhine-Lake Constance | 47,723 | Freiburg |
| 30th | Lahr / Black Forest | Great county seat | Ortenau district | Southern Upper Rhine | 46,797 | Freiburg |
| 31 | Filderstadt | Great county seat | Esslingen | Stuttgart | 45,813 | Stuttgart |
| 32 | Fellbach | Great county seat | Rems-Murr district | Stuttgart | 45,671 | Stuttgart |
| 33 | Albstadt | Great county seat | Zollernalb district | Neckar-Alb | 45,327 | Tübingen |
| 34 | Weinheim | Great county seat | Rhein-Neckar district | Rhine-Neckar | 45.284 | Karlsruhe |
| 35 | Bruchsal | Great county seat | Karlsruhe | Middle Upper Rhine | 44,644 | Karlsruhe |
| 36 | Rottenburg am Neckar | Great county seat | Tübingen | Neckar-Alb | 43,723 | Tübingen |
| 37 | Bietigheim-Bissingen | Great county seat | Ludwigsburg | Stuttgart | 43.093 | Stuttgart |
| 38 | Nürtingen | Great county seat | Esslingen | Stuttgart | 41.093 | Stuttgart |
| 39 | Kirchheim unter Teck | Great county seat | Esslingen | Stuttgart | 40,523 | Stuttgart |
| 40 | Schwäbisch Hall | Great county seat | Schwäbisch Hall | Heilbronn-Franconia | 40,440 | Stuttgart |
| 41 | Leinfelden-Echterdingen | Great county seat | Esslingen | Stuttgart | 40.092 | Stuttgart |
| 42 | Schorndorf | Great county seat | Rems-Murr district | Stuttgart | 39,634 | Stuttgart |
| 43 | Ettlingen | Great county seat | Karlsruhe | Middle Upper Rhine | 39,339 | Karlsruhe |
| 44 | Ostfildern | Great county seat | Esslingen | Stuttgart | 39,321 | Stuttgart |
| 45 | Backnang | Great county seat | Rems-Murr district | Stuttgart | 37,253 | Stuttgart |
| 46 | Throat | Great county seat | Ortenau district | Southern Upper Rhine | 36,089 | Freiburg |
| 47 | Tuttlingen | Great county seat | Tuttlingen | Schwarzwald-Baar-Heuberg | 35,730 | Freiburg |
| 48 | Sinsheim | Great county seat | Rhein-Neckar district | Rhine-Neckar | 35,442 | Karlsruhe |
| 49 | Crailsheim | Great county seat | Schwäbisch Hall | Heilbronn-Franconia | 34,400 | Stuttgart |
| 50 | Balingen | Great county seat | Zollernalb district | Neckar-Alb | 34,217 | Tübingen |
| 51 | Kornwestheim | Great county seat | Ludwigsburg | Stuttgart | 33,803 | Stuttgart |
| 52 | Rheinfelden (Baden) | Great county seat | Loerrach | Upper Rhine-Lake Constance | 33,074 | Freiburg |
| 53 | Biberach an der Riss | Great county seat | Biberach | Danube-Iller | 32,938 | Tübingen |
| 54 | Herrenberg | Great county seat | Boeblingen | Stuttgart | 31,545 | Stuttgart |
| 55 | Radolfzell on Lake Constance | Great county seat | Constancy | Upper Rhine-Lake Constance | 31,203 | Freiburg |
| 56 | Because on the Rhine | Great county seat | Loerrach | Upper Rhine-Lake Constance | 30,175 | Freiburg |
| 57 | Gaggenau | Great county seat | Rastatt | Middle Upper Rhine | 29,777 | Karlsruhe |
| 58 | Vaihingen an der Enz | Great county seat | Ludwigsburg | Stuttgart | 29,467 | Stuttgart |
| 59 | Boards | Great county seat | Karlsruhe | Middle Upper Rhine | 29,412 | Karlsruhe |
| 60 | Buhl | Great county seat | Rastatt | Middle Upper Rhine | 28,900 | Karlsruhe |
| 61 | Winnenden | Great county seat | Rems-Murr district | Stuttgart | 28,339 | Stuttgart |
| 62 | Geislingen an der Steige | Great county seat | Goeppingen | Stuttgart | 28,122 | Stuttgart |
| 63 | Emmendingen | Great county seat | Emmendingen | Southern Upper Rhine | 27,882 | Freiburg |
| 64 | Wine town | Great county seat | Rems-Murr district | Stuttgart | 26,987 | Stuttgart |
| 65 | Glue | Great county seat | Rhein-Neckar district | Rhine-Neckar | 26,968 | Karlsruhe |
| 66 | Wangen in the Allgäu | Great county seat | Ravensburg | Lake Constance Upper Swabia | 26,905 | Tübingen |
| 67 | Wiesloch | Great county seat | Rhein-Neckar district | Rhine-Neckar | 26,758 | Karlsruhe |
| 68 | Neckarsulm | Great county seat | Heilbronn | Heilbronn-Franconia | 26,492 | Stuttgart |
| 69 | Remseck am Neckar | Great county seat | Ludwigsburg | Stuttgart | 26,467 | Stuttgart |
| 70 | Ehingen | Great county seat | Alb-Danube district | Danube-Iller | 26,259 | Tübingen |
| 71 | Mühlacker | Great county seat | Enzkreis | Northern Black Forest | 26,076 | Karlsruhe |
| 72 | Achern | Great county seat | Ortenau district | Southern Upper Rhine | 25,630 | Freiburg |
| 73 | Rottweil | Great county seat | Rottweil | Schwarzwald-Baar-Heuberg | 25,274 | Freiburg |
| 74 | Horb am Neckar | Great county seat | Freudenstadt | Northern Black Forest | 25,135 | Karlsruhe |
| 75 | Vineyard | Great county seat | Ravensburg | Lake Constance Upper Swabia | 24,943 | Tübingen |
| 76 | Ditzingen | Great county seat | Ludwigsburg | Stuttgart | 24,883 | Stuttgart |
| 77 | Ellwangen (Jagst) | Great county seat | Ostalbkreis | East Württemberg | 24,549 | Stuttgart |
| 78 | Stutensee | Great county seat | Karlsruhe | Middle Upper Rhine | 24,541 | Karlsruhe |
| 79 | Öhringen | Great county seat | Hohenlohe district | Heilbronn-Franconia | 24,374 | Stuttgart |
| 80 | Waldshut-Tiengen | Great county seat | Waldshut | Upper Rhine-Lake Constance | 24,226 | Freiburg |
| 81 | Bad Mergentheim | Great county seat | Main-Tauber district | Heilbronn-Franconia | 23,704 | Stuttgart |
| 82 | Calw | Great county seat | Calw | Northern Black Forest | 23,590 | Karlsruhe |
| 83 | Freudenstadt | Great county seat | Freudenstadt | Northern Black Forest | 23,442 | Karlsruhe |
| 84 | Mosbach | Great county seat | Neckar-Odenwald district | Rhine-Neckar | 23,398 | Karlsruhe |
| 85 | Leutkirch in the Allgäu | Great county seat | Ravensburg | Lake Constance Upper Swabia | 22,803 | Tübingen |
| 86 | Wertheim | Great county seat | Main-Tauber district | Heilbronn-Franconia | 22,780 | Stuttgart |
| 87 | Überlingen | Great county seat | Lake Constance district | Lake Constance Upper Swabia | 22,554 | Tübingen |
| 88 | Donaueschingen | Great county seat | Schwarzwald-Baar district | Schwarzwald-Baar-Heuberg | 22,526 | Freiburg |
| 89 | Laupheim | Great county seat | Biberach | Danube-Iller | 22,298 | Tübingen |
| 90 | Nagold | Great county seat | Calw | Northern Black Forest | 22,294 | Karlsruhe |
| 91 | Metzingen | Great county seat | Reutlingen | Neckar-Alb | 22,046 | Tübingen |
| 92 | Eppingen | Great county seat | Heilbronn | Heilbronn-Franconia | 21,819 | Stuttgart |
| 93 | Waldkirch | Great county seat | Emmendingen | Southern Upper Rhine | 21,809 | Freiburg |
| 94 | Hockenheim | Great county seat | Rhein-Neckar district | Rhine-Neckar | 21,779 | Karlsruhe |
| 95 | Schwetzingen | Great county seat | Rhein-Neckar district | Rhine-Neckar | 21,433 | Karlsruhe |
| 96 | Bad Rappenau | Great county seat | Heilbronn | Heilbronn-Franconia | 21,398 | Stuttgart |
| 97 | Schramberg | Great county seat | Rottweil | Schwarzwald-Baar-Heuberg | 21,189 | Freiburg |
| 98 | Waghausel | Great county seat | Karlsruhe | Middle Upper Rhine | 20,935 | Karlsruhe |
| 99 | Eislingen / Fils | Great county seat | Goeppingen | Stuttgart | 20,885 | Stuttgart |
| 100 | Mössingen | Great county seat | Tübingen | Neckar-Alb | 20,480 | Tübingen |
| 101 | Rheinstetten | Great county seat | Karlsruhe | Middle Upper Rhine | 20,340 | Karlsruhe |
| 102 | Bad Waldsee | city | Ravensburg | Lake Constance Upper Swabia | 20,308 | Tübingen |
| 103 | Oberkirch | Great county seat | Ortenau district | Southern Upper Rhine | 20,066 | Freiburg |
| 104 | Gerlingen | city | Ludwigsburg | Stuttgart | 19,745 | Stuttgart |
| 105 | Korntal-Münchingen | city | Ludwigsburg | Stuttgart | 19,679 | Stuttgart |
| 106 | Giengen on the Brenz | Great county seat | Heidenheim | East Württemberg | 19,666 | Stuttgart |