List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population
The following list sorts all cities in the German state of Baden-Württemberg with a population of more than 25,000. As of December 31, 2017, 74 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.
List
The following table lists the 74 cities in Baden-Würtemberg with a population of at least 25,000 on December 31, 2017, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany. A city is displayed in bold if it is a state or federal capital.- The city rank by population as of December 31, 2017, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of German
- The city name
- The name of the district in which the city lies
- The city population as of December 31, 2017, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany
- The city population as of May 9, 2011, as enumerated by the 2011 European Union census
- The city land area as of December 31, 2017
- The city population density as of December 31, 2017
| 2017 Rank | City | district | 2017 estimate | 2011 Census | 2017 land area | 2017 pop. density |
| 1 | Stuttgart | urban district | 632,743 | 585,890 | 207 km² | 3,052/km² |
| 2 | Karlsruhe | urban district | 311,919 | 289,173 | 173 km² | 1,799/km² |
| 3 | Mannheim | urban district | 307,997 | 290,117 | 145 km² | 2,125/km² |
| 4 | Freiburg im Breisgau | urban district | 229,636 | 209,628 | 153 km² | 1,500/km² |
| 5 | Heidelberg | urban district | 160,601 | 146,751 | 109 km² | 1,475/km² |
| 6 | Ulm | urban district | 125,596 | 116,761 | 119 km² | 1,058/km² |
| 7 | Heilbronn | urban district | 125,113 | 116,059 | 99.9 km² | 1,253/km² |
| 8 | Pforzheim | urban district | 124,289 | 114,411 | 98.1 km² | 1,267/km² |
| 9 | Reutlingen | Reutlingen | 115,762 | 109,799 | 87.0 km² | 1,330/km² |
| 10 | Ludwigsburg | Ludwigsburg | 93,593 | 86,139 | 43.3 km² | 2,160/km² |
| 11 | Esslingen am Neckar | Esslingen | 93,004 | 86,885 | 46.4 km² | 2,003/km² |
| 12 | Tübingen | Tübingen | 89,447 | 82,511 | 108 km² | 827.7/km² |
| 13 | Villingen-Schwenningen | Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis | 84,557 | 80,123 | 166 km² | 510.9/km² |
| 14 | Konstanz | Konstanz | 84,440 | 77,796 | 54.1 km² | 1,561/km² |
| 15 | Aalen | Ostalbkreis | 67,849 | 66,318 | 147 km² | 462.9/km² |
| 16 | Sindelfingen | Böblingen | 64,599 | 60,534 | 50.8 km² | 1,271/km² |
| 17 | Schwäbisch Gmünd | Ostalbkreis | 60,914 | 58,105 | 114 km² | 535.4/km² |
| 18 | Friedrichshafen | Bodenseekreis | 60,088 | 56,937 | 69.9 km² | 859.3/km² |
| 19 | Offenburg | Ortenaukreis | 59,060 | 57,228 | 78.4 km² | 753.6/km² |
| 20 | Göppingen | Göppingen | 57,094 | 55,037 | 59.2 km² | 964.3/km² |
| 21 | Waiblingen | Rems-Murr-Kreis | 55,123 | 51,552 | 42.8 km² | 1,289/km² |
| 22 | Baden-Baden | urban district | 54,718 | 52,314 | 140 km² | 390.3/km² |
| 23 | Ravensburg | Ravensburg | 50,393 | 48,393 | 92.0 km² | 547.5/km² |
| 24 | Böblingen | Böblingen | 50,035 | 44,859 | 39.0 km² | 1,282/km² |
| 25 | Heidenheim an der Brenz | Heidenheim | 49,297 | 46,085 | 107 km² | 460.3/km² |
| 26 | Lörrach | Lörrach | 49,213 | 47,602 | 39.4 km² | 1,250/km² |
| 27 | Rastatt | Rastatt | 49,100 | 46,648 | 59.0 km² | 832.5/km² |
| 28 | Leonberg | Böblingen | 48,222 | 44,630 | 48.7 km² | 989.6/km² |
| 29 | Singen | Konstanz | 47,716 | 44,624 | 61.8 km² | 772.5/km² |
| 30 | Lahr/Schwarzwald | Ortenaukreis | 46,156 | 42,517 | 69.8 km² | 660.9/km² |
| 31 | Filderstadt | Esslingen | 45,807 | 43,811 | 38.5 km² | 1,188/km² |
| 32 | Fellbach | Rems-Murr-Kreis | 45,783 | 43,612 | 27.7 km² | 1,652/km² |
| 33 | Weinheim | Rhein-Neckar-Kreis | 45,114 | 42,924 | 58.1 km² | 776.4/km² |
| 34 | Albstadt | Zollernalbkreis | 45,023 | 44,378 | 134 km² | 335.0/km² |
| 35 | Bruchsal | Karlsruhe | 44,532 | 42,124 | 93.2 km² | 477.9/km² |
| 36 | Rottenburg am Neckar | Tübingen | 43,615 | 40,881 | 142 km² | 306.6/km² |
| 37 | Bietigheim-Bissingen | Ludwigsburg | 43,266 | 41,539 | 31.3 km² | 1,383/km² |
| 38 | Nürtingen | Esslingen | 41,017 | 39,201 | 46.9 km² | 874.9/km² |
| 39 | Kirchheim unter Teck | Esslingen | 40,446 | 38,802 | 40.5 km² | 999.4/km² |
| 40 | Leinfelden-Echterdingen | Esslingen | 39,826 | 36,445 | 29.9 km² | 1,332/km² |
| 41 | Schwäbisch Hall | Schwäbisch Hall | 39,818 | 36,548 | 104 km² | 382.0/km² |
| 42 | Schorndorf | Rems-Murr-Kreis | 39,601 | 38,316 | 56.8 km² | 696.8/km² |
| 43 | Ettlingen | Karlsruhe | 39,315 | 38,650 | 56.8 km² | 692.8/km² |
| 44 | Ostfildern | Esslingen | 39,205 | 35,806 | 22.8 km² | 1,719/km² |
| 45 | Backnang | Rems-Murr-Kreis | 36,893 | 34,250 | 39.4 km² | 936.8/km² |
| 46 | Kehl | Ortenaukreis | 35,695 | 33,551 | 75.1 km² | 475.5/km² |
| 47 | Tuttlingen | Tuttlingen | 35,456 | 33,214 | 90.5 km² | 392.0/km² |
| 48 | Sinsheim | Rhein-Neckar-Kreis | 35,439 | 34,589 | 127 km² | 279.1/km² |
| 49 | Crailsheim | Schwäbisch Hall | 34,130 | 32,303 | 109 km² | 312.9/km² |
| 50 | Balingen | Zollernalbkreis | 34,062 | 33,318 | 90.3 km² | 377.1/km² |
| 51 | Kornwestheim | Ludwigsburg | 33,766 | 30,901 | 14.7 km² | 2,305/km² |
| 52 | Rheinfelden | Lörrach | 32,856 | 31,723 | 62.8 km² | 523.0/km² |
| 53 | Biberach an der Riss | Biberach | 32,801 | 30,906 | 72.2 km² | 454.6/km² |
| 54 | Herrenberg | Böblingen | 31,499 | 29,939 | 65.7 km² | 479.4/km² |
| 55 | Radolfzell am Bodensee | Konstanz | 31,064 | 29,571 | 58.5 km² | 530.6/km² |
| 56 | Weil am Rhein | Lörrach | 30,197 | 28,828 | 19.5 km² | 1,552/km² |
| 57 | Gaggenau | Rastatt | 29,615 | 28,655 | 65.0 km² | 455.5/km² |
| 58 | Bretten | Karlsruhe | 29,336 | 27,509 | 71.1 km² | 412.6/km² |
| 59 | Vaihingen an der Enz | Ludwigsburg | 29,308 | 27,891 | 73.4 km² | 399.3/km² |
| 60 | Bühl | Rastatt | 29,000 | 28,439 | 73.2 km² | 396.3/km² |
| 61 | Winnenden | Rems-Murr-Kreis | 28,351 | 27,039 | 28.1 km² | 1,011/km² |
| 62 | Geislingen an der Steige | Göppingen | 28,021 | 26,085 | 75.8 km² | 369.5/km² |
| 63 | Emmendingen | Emmendingen | 27,642 | 25,868 | 33.8 km² | 818.3/km² |
| 64 | Wangen im Allgäu | Ravensburg | 27,109 | 26,169 | 101 km² | 267.5/km² |
| 65 | Leimen | Rhein-Neckar-Kreis | 27,055 | 25,339 | 20.6 km² | 1,311/km² |
| 66 | Weinstadt | Rems-Murr-Kreis | 26,884 | 25,957 | 31.7 km² | 847.8/km² |
| 67 | Wiesloch | Rhein-Neckar-Kreis | 26,779 | 24,735 | 30.2 km² | 885.5/km² |
| 68 | Neckarsulm | Heilbronn | 26,428 | 25,445 | 24.9 km² | 1,060/km² |
| 69 | Remseck am Neckar | Ludwigsburg | 26,174 | 23,177 | 22.8 km² | 1,147/km² |
| 70 | Mühlacker | Enzkreis | 26,008 | 24,689 | 54.3 km² | 478.8/km² |
| 71 | Ehingen | Alb-Donau-Kreis | 25,928 | 24,453 | 178 km² | 145.4/km² |
| 72 | Achern | Ortenaukreis | 25,445 | 24,523 | 65.2 km² | 390.0/km² |
| 73 | Rottweil | Rottweil | 25,204 | 24,389 | 71.8 km² | 351.2/km² |
| 74 | Weingarten, Württemberg | Ravensburg | 25,011 | 22,660 | 12.2 km² | 2,057/km² |