Dresden, Germany Metro Area Population 1950-2025
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Dresden, Germany metro area from 1950 to 2025. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Dresden in 2025 is 594,000, a 0.34% increase from 2024.
- The metro area population of Dresden in 2024 was 592,000, a 0.51% increase from 2023.
- The metro area population of Dresden in 2023 was 589,000, a 0.68% increase from 2022.
- The metro area population of Dresden in 2022 was 585,000, a 0.69% increase from 2021.
| Other Cities in Germany |
| City Name |
Population |
| Berlin |
3,580,000 |
| Hamburg |
1,788,000 |
| Munich |
1,591,000 |
| Cologne |
1,153,000 |
| Frankfurt am Main |
804,000 |
| Duesseldorf |
643,000 |
| Stuttgart |
637,000 |
| Leipzig |
609,000 |
| Dresden |
594,000 |
| Dortmund |
590,000 |
| Essen |
581,000 |
| Bremen |
569,000 |
| Hannover |
539,000 |
| Duisburg |
529,000 |
| Nurenberg |
512,000 |
| Bochum |
382,000 |
| Wuppertal |
348,000 |
| Mannheim |
348,000 |
| Westfalen |
342,000 |
| Bielefeld |
335,000 |
| Karlsruhe |
324,000 |
| Bonn |
320,000 |
|
Dresden - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2025 |
594,000 |
0.34% |
| 2024 |
592,000 |
0.51% |
| 2023 |
589,000 |
0.68% |
| 2022 |
585,000 |
0.69% |
| 2021 |
581,000 |
1.04% |
| 2020 |
575,000 |
1.05% |
| 2019 |
569,000 |
1.07% |
| 2018 |
563,000 |
1.44% |
| 2017 |
555,000 |
1.28% |
| 2016 |
548,000 |
1.48% |
| 2015 |
540,000 |
0.93% |
| 2014 |
535,000 |
0.38% |
| 2013 |
533,000 |
0.38% |
| 2012 |
531,000 |
0.76% |
| 2011 |
527,000 |
1.15% |
| 2010 |
521,000 |
0.97% |
| 2009 |
516,000 |
1.18% |
| 2008 |
510,000 |
0.79% |
| 2007 |
506,000 |
1.20% |
| 2006 |
500,000 |
1.83% |
| 2005 |
491,000 |
1.03% |
| 2004 |
486,000 |
0.83% |
| 2003 |
482,000 |
0.63% |
| 2002 |
479,000 |
0.21% |
| 2001 |
478,000 |
0.21% |
| 2000 |
477,000 |
2.58% |
| 1999 |
465,000 |
1.97% |
| 1998 |
456,000 |
-0.87% |
| 1997 |
460,000 |
-1.08% |
| 1996 |
465,000 |
-1.48% |
| 1995 |
472,000 |
-1.05% |
| 1994 |
477,000 |
-0.62% |
| 1993 |
480,000 |
-0.62% |
| 1992 |
483,000 |
-1.02% |
| 1991 |
488,000 |
-1.61% |
| 1990 |
496,000 |
-2.75% |
| 1989 |
510,000 |
-1.92% |
| 1988 |
520,000 |
-0.19% |
| 1987 |
521,000 |
0.19% |
| 1986 |
520,000 |
0.00% |
| 1985 |
520,000 |
-0.19% |
| 1984 |
521,000 |
-0.19% |
| 1983 |
522,000 |
0.58% |
| 1982 |
519,000 |
0.39% |
| 1981 |
517,000 |
0.19% |
| 1980 |
516,000 |
0.19% |
| 1979 |
515,000 |
0.00% |
| 1978 |
515,000 |
0.19% |
| 1977 |
514,000 |
0.19% |
| 1976 |
513,000 |
0.20% |
| 1975 |
512,000 |
0.00% |
| 1974 |
512,000 |
0.20% |
| 1973 |
511,000 |
0.20% |
| 1972 |
510,000 |
0.00% |
| 1971 |
510,000 |
0.20% |
| 1970 |
509,000 |
0.20% |
| 1969 |
508,000 |
0.20% |
| 1968 |
507,000 |
0.00% |
| 1967 |
507,000 |
0.20% |
| 1966 |
506,000 |
0.20% |
| 1965 |
505,000 |
0.20% |
| 1964 |
504,000 |
0.00% |
| 1963 |
504,000 |
0.20% |
| 1962 |
503,000 |
0.20% |
| 1961 |
502,000 |
0.20% |
| 1960 |
501,000 |
0.00% |
| 1959 |
501,000 |
0.20% |
| 1958 |
500,000 |
0.20% |
| 1957 |
499,000 |
0.00% |
| 1956 |
499,000 |
0.20% |
| 1955 |
498,000 |
0.20% |
| 1954 |
497,000 |
0.20% |
| 1953 |
496,000 |
0.00% |
| 1952 |
496,000 |
0.20% |
| 1951 |
495,000 |
0.20% |
| 1950 |
494,000 |
0.00% |
