List of cities in Bavaria by population


The following list sorts all cities in the German state of Bavaria with a population of more than 20,000. 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 Bavaria with a population of at least 20,000 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.
  1. The city rank by population as of December 31, 2017, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of German
  2. The city name
  3. The name of the district in which the city lies
  4. The city population as of December 31, 2017, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany
  5. The city population as of May 9, 2011, as enumerated by the 2011 European Union census
  6. The city land area as of December 31, 2017
  7. The city population density as of December 31, 2017
  8. Yearly population growth since 2011
2017
Rank		Citydistrict2017 estimate2011 Census2017 land area2017 pop. densitygrowth
1Munichurban district1,456,0391,348,335311 km²4,686/km²+1.16%
2Nurembergurban district515,201486,314186 km²2,763/km²+0.87%
3Augsburgurban district292,851267,767147 km²1,994/km²+1.36%
4Regensburgurban district150,894135,40380.8 km²1,866/km²+1.64%
5Ingolstadturban district135,244124,927133 km²1,014/km²+1.20%
6Würzburgurban district126,635124,29787.6 km²1,446/km²+0.28%
7Fürthurban district126,526115,61363.4 km²1,997/km²+1.37%
8Erlangenurban district110,998103,71977.0 km²1,442/km²+1.03%
9Bambergurban district77,17970,63554.6 km²1,413/km²+1.34%
10Bayreuthurban district73,99970,80866.9 km²1,106/km²+0.67%
11Landshuturban district71,19363,54465.8 km²1,081/km²+1.72%
12Aschaffenburgurban district69,92867,35962.5 km²1,120/km²+0.56%
13Kempten urban district68,33064,07863.3 km²1,080/km²+0.97%
14Rosenheimurban district63,08059,32937.2 km²1,695/km²+0.93%
15Neu-UlmNeu-Ulm 57,72752,70681.0 km²713.1/km²+1.38%
16Schweinfurturban district53,43752,14335.7 km²1,497/km²+0.37%
17Passauurban district51,78148,64969.6 km²744.4/km²+0.94%
18FreisingFreising 48,31844,57888.6 km²545.4/km²+1.22%
19Straubingurban district47,58644,48867.6 km²704.0/km²+1.02%
20DachauDachau 47,25543,40235.0 km²1,352/km²+1.29%
21Hofurban district45,95044,75958.0 km²792.0/km²+0.40%
22Kaufbeurenurban district43,47841,55040.0 km²1,086/km²+0.68%
23Memmingenurban district43,47041,24170.1 km²620.0/km²+0.79%
24Weiden in der Oberpfalzurban district42,54341,74670.6 km²602.8/km²+0.28%
25Ambergurban district42,24841,91150.1 km²842.8/km²+0.12%
26Ansbachurban district41,65239,49199.9 km²416.9/km²+0.80%
27Coburgurban district41,23641,02348.3 km²853.9/km²+0.08%
28Schwabachurban district40,78138,46940.8 km²999.5/km²+0.88%
29GermeringFürstenfeldbruck 40,28537,72421.6 km²1,865/km²+0.99%
30Neumarkt in der OberpfalzNeumarkt 39,82238,36279.0 km²504.0/km²+0.56%
31FürstenfeldbruckFürstenfeldbruck 37,20233,37932.5 km²1,144/km²+1.64%
32ErdingErding 36,38233,52854.6 km²666.2/km²+1.24%
33DeggendorfDeggendorf 33,37331,49177.1 km²432.6/km²+0.88%
34ForchheimForchheim 32,12530,32944.5 km²722.7/km²+0.87%
35FriedbergAichach-Friedberg29,78228,64081.3 km²366.5/km²+0.59%
36Neuburg an der DonauNeuburg-Schrobenhausen29,60827,73381.3 km²364.2/km²+0.99%
37Landsberg am LechLandsberg 28,86527,32457.9 km²498.4/km²+0.83%
38UnterschleißheimMunich 28,80925,87214.9 km²1,930/km²+1.63%
39SchwandorfSchwandorf 28,73027,556124 km²232.0/km²+0.63%
40KönigsbrunnAugsburg 27,85026,99718.4 km²1,514/km²+0.47%
41OlchingFürstenfeldbruck 27,59224,75129.9 km²922.2/km²+1.65%
42Garmisch-PartenkirchenGarmisch 27,02425,581206 km²131.4/km²+0.83%
43Lauf an der PegnitzNürnberger Land26,57125,62959.8 km²444.6/km²+0.54%
44KulmbachKulmbach 26,00226,67892.8 km²280.3/km²–0.39%
45Pfaffenhofen an der IlmPfaffenhofen 25,78123,60392.6 km²278.3/km²+1.34%
46ZirndorfFürth 25,30724,75228.8 km²879.0/km²+0.33%
47Lindau Lindau 25,25324,49133.1 km²763.9/km²+0.46%
48RothRoth 25,22024,34896.3 km²261.8/km²+0.53%
49GeretsriedBad Tölz-Wolfratshausen24,89223,04224.6 km²1,012/km²+1.17%
50UnterhachingMunich 24,86422,29810.4 km²2,398/km²+1.65%
51WaldkraiburgMühldorf 23,43521,43521.6 km²1,087/km²+1.35%
52StarnbergStarnberg 23,33922,16561.9 km²377.3/km²+0.78%
53VaterstettenEbersberg 23,22921,06934.1 km²681.6/km²+1.48%
54HerzogenaurachErlangen-Höchstadt23,09822,21447.6 km²485.0/km²+0.59%
55GersthofenAugsburg 22,43020,74334.0 km²659.5/km²+1.18%
56Weilheim in OberbayernWeilheim-Schongau22,35521,14955.5 km²402.8/km²+0.84%
57Bad KissingenBad Kissingen 22,24520,99369.9 km²318.1/km²+0.88%
58SendenNeu-Ulm 22,13321,56025.2 km²877.9/km²+0.40%
59NeusäßAugsburg 22,03821,05225.2 km²873.8/km²+0.69%
60SonthofenOberallgäu21,52221,10546.5 km²462.3/km²+0.29%
61OttobrunnMunich 21,50320,0825.2 km²4,111/km²+1.03%
62PuchheimFürstenfeldbruck 21,39619,61312.2 km²1,748/km²+1.32%
63KitzingenKitzingen 21,34620,23747.0 km²454.3/km²+0.81%
64AichachAichach-Friedberg21,16920,24792.8 km²228.0/km²+0.67%
65KarlsfeldDachau 21,14118,11715.6 km²1,354/km²+2.35%
66HaarMunich 21,00019,23112.9 km²1,628/km²+1.33%
67TraunreutTraunstein 20,93419,94145.1 km²464.6/km²+0.73%
68GautingStarnberg 20,55619,29455.5 km²370.4/km²+0.96%
69GünzburgGünzburg 20,35519,43655.4 km²367.4/km²+0.70%
70NördlingenDonau-Ries20,23619,05168.1 km²297.2/km²+0.91%
71TraunsteinTraunstein 20,17218,63548.6 km²415.3/km²+1.20%
72LichtenfelsLichtenfels 20,15820,204122 km²165.0/km²–0.03%
73Mühldorf am InnMühldorf am Inn 20,12316,80729.4 km²684.0/km²+2.75%
74Neufahrn bei FreisingFreising 20,09618,39245.5 km²441.3/km²+1.34%