Population in largest city rose 0.133% to 3.57 mil in Germany in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population in largest city in Germany reached an all time high of 3.57 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 3.04 mil in 1983. When compared to Germany's main peers, population in largest city in Austria amounted to 1.94 mil, 2.10 mil in Belgium, 11.1 mil in France and 1.79 mil in Poland in 2021.
Germany has been ranked 47th within the group of 153 countries we follow in terms of population in largest city, 5 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population in the Largest City | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Austria | mil | 1.83 | 1.86 | 1.88 | 1.90 | 1.92 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | mil | 2.00 | 2.02 | 2.03 | 2.05 | 2.07 | ||||||||||||||||
| Czechia | mil | 1.27 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.29 | 1.30 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | mil | 10.7 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 11.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | mil | 3.51 | 3.53 | 3.54 | 3.55 | 3.56 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | mil | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.76 | 1.76 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | mil | 4.11 | 4.15 | 4.18 | 4.21 | 4.23 | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Netherlands | mil | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | mil | 1.74 | 1.75 | 1.76 | 1.77 | 1.78 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | mil | 12.0 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | mil | 6.22 | 6.31 | 6.40 | 6.50 | 6.56 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | mil | 1.33 | 1.34 | 1.36 | 1.37 | 1.38 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | mil | 2.89 | 2.92 | 2.94 | 2.96 | 2.97 |
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