Germany Bundesland Population Ranking
Population by Bundesland 1990 - 2025
Summary
In 2025, North Rhine-Westphalia led with 18M, ahead of Bavaria at 13.2M.
North Rhine-Westphalia alone accounted for 21.6% of the 2025 total.
Bremen grew the fastest since 2015, up 6.5%.
Full Rankings
Complete dataset - 2025
| Rank | State | Value | YoY | Share % | Δ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Rhine-WestphaliaDEA | 18M | +0.1% | 21.6% | — |
| 2 | BavariaDE2 | 13.2M | +0.6% | 15.9% | — |
| 3 | Baden-WürttembergDE1 | 11.2M | +0.1% | 13.5% | — |
| 4 | Lower SaxonyDE9 | 8M | 0.0% | 9.6% | — |
| 5 | HesseDE7 | 6.3M | +0.2% | 7.5% | — |
| 6 | Rhineland-PalatinateDEB | 4.1M | +0.1% | 4.9% | — |
| 7 | SaxonyDED | 4M | -0.3% | 4.8% | — |
| 8 | BerlinDE3 | 3.7M | +0.6% | 4.4% | — |
| 9 | Schleswig-HolsteinDEF | 3M | +0.2% | 3.5% | — |
| 10 | BrandenburgDE4 | 2.6M | +0.1% | 3.1% | — |
| 11 | Saxony-AnhaltDEE | 2.1M | -0.4% | 2.6% | — |
| 12 | ThuringiaDEG | 2.1M | -0.7% | 2.5% | — |
| 13 | HamburgDE6 | 1.9M | +0.6% | 2.2% | — |
| 14 | Mecklenburg-VorpommernDE8 | 1.6M | -0.3% | 1.9% | — |
| 15 | SaarlandDEC | 1M | -0.2% | 1.2% | — |
| 16 | BremenDE5 | 704.9K | +0.3% | 0.8% | — |
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