Karlsruhe, Germany Metro Area Population 1950-2024

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Karlsruhe, Germany metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Karlsruhe in 2024 is 323,000, a 0.31% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Karlsruhe in 2023 was 322,000, a 0.31% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Karlsruhe in 2022 was 321,000, a 0.31% increase from 2021.
  • The metro area population of Karlsruhe in 2021 was 320,000, a 0.63% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
Other Cities in Germany
City Name Population
Berlin 3,577,000
Hamburg 1,787,000
Munich 1,585,000
Cologne 1,149,000
Frankfurt am Main 801,000
Duesseldorf 641,000
Stuttgart 636,000
Leipzig 607,000
Dresden 592,000
Dortmund 590,000
Essen 581,000
Bremen 568,000
Hannover 538,000
Duisburg 527,000
Nurenberg 512,000
Bochum 381,000
Wuppertal 348,000
Mannheim 346,000
Westfalen 340,000
Bielefeld 334,000
Karlsruhe 323,000
Bonn 320,000
Karlsruhe - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2024 323,000 0.31%
2023 322,000 0.31%
2022 321,000 0.31%
2021 320,000 0.63%
2020 318,000 0.63%
2019 316,000 0.64%
2018 314,000 0.64%
2017 312,000 0.97%
2016 309,000 0.98%
2015 306,000 0.66%
2014 304,000 1.00%
2013 301,000 0.67%
2012 299,000 1.01%
2011 296,000 0.68%
2010 294,000 0.68%
2009 292,000 0.69%
2008 290,000 0.69%
2007 288,000 0.70%
2006 286,000 0.35%
2005 285,000 0.71%
2004 283,000 0.35%
2003 282,000 0.71%
2002 280,000 0.36%
2001 279,000 0.36%
2000 278,000 0.36%
1999 277,000 0.00%
1998 277,000 0.00%
1997 277,000 0.36%
1996 276,000 0.00%
1995 276,000 -0.72%
1994 278,000 -0.36%
1993 279,000 0.00%
1992 279,000 0.72%
1991 277,000 1.47%
1990 273,000 1.87%
1989 268,000 0.00%
1988 268,000 2.68%
1987 261,000 -2.61%
1986 268,000 -0.37%
1985 269,000 -0.37%
1984 270,000 0.00%
1983 270,000 -0.74%
1982 272,000 0.00%
1981 272,000 0.37%
1980 271,000 0.37%
1979 270,000 0.37%
1978 269,000 0.37%
1977 268,000 0.75%
1976 266,000 0.38%
1975 265,000 0.38%
1974 264,000 0.38%
1973 263,000 0.38%
1972 262,000 0.38%
1971 261,000 0.77%
1970 259,000 0.78%
1969 257,000 0.78%
1968 255,000 0.39%
1967 254,000 0.79%
1966 252,000 0.80%
1965 250,000 0.81%
1964 248,000 0.81%
1963 246,000 0.82%
1962 244,000 0.83%
1961 242,000 1.68%
1960 238,000 1.71%
1959 234,000 2.18%
1958 229,000 1.78%
1957 225,000 1.81%
1956 221,000 1.84%
1955 217,000 1.88%
1954 213,000 1.91%
1953 209,000 1.95%
1952 205,000 1.49%
1951 202,000 1.51%
1950 199,000 0.00%