Hessen
State in Census Population
State
The population development of Hessen.
| Name | Status | Population Census 1970-05-27 | Population Census 1987-05-25 | Population Census 2011-05-09 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hessen [Hesse] | State | 5,381,832 | 5,507,777 | 5,971,816 | → |
| Deutschland [Germany] | Federal Republic | 77,719,000 | 77,718,000 | 80,219,695 |
Contents: Cities and Communes
The population development of the cities and communes in Hessen.
icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, citizenship, country of birth, religion).| Name | Status | State | Population Census 1970-05-27 | Population Census 1987-05-25 | Population Census 2011-05-09 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahnatal | Commune | Hessen | 6,190 | 7,531 | 8,030 | → |
| Alsbach-Hähnlein | Commune | Hessen | 5,829 | 7,404 | 9,072 | → |
| Alsfeld | City | Hessen | 17,736 | 16,346 | 16,382 | → |
| Altenstadt | Commune | Hessen | 7,028 | 9,086 | 11,865 | → |
| Aßlar | City | Hessen | 11,123 | 11,352 | 13,612 | → |
| Babenhausen | City | Hessen | 12,696 | 13,975 | 15,587 | → |
| Bad Arolsen | City | Hessen | 14,722 | 14,686 | 15,603 | → |
| Bad Camberg | City | Hessen | 10,901 | 12,045 | 13,926 | → |
| Bad Endbach | Commune | Hessen | 7,996 | 8,007 | 8,255 | → |
| Bad Hersfeld | City | Hessen | 28,773 | 28,845 | 28,610 | → |
| Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe | City | Hessen | 49,339 | 50,329 | 51,370 | → |
| Bad König | City | Hessen | 7,507 | 8,077 | 9,314 | → |
| Bad Nauheim | City | Hessen | 23,676 | 26,813 | 30,210 | → |
| Bad Orb | City | Hessen | 7,991 | 8,159 | 9,201 | → |
| Bad Schwalbach | City | Hessen | 8,344 | 9,986 | 10,394 | → |
| Bad Soden am Taunus | City | Hessen | 15,231 | 18,086 | 21,061 | → |
| Bad Soden-Salmünster | City | Hessen | 9,656 | 11,088 | 13,414 | → |
| Bad Sooden-Allendorf | City | Hessen | 8,982 | 8,575 | 8,237 | → |
| Bad Vilbel | City | Hessen | 23,048 | 24,260 | 31,280 | → |
| Bad Wildungen | City | Hessen | 15,479 | 15,779 | 16,592 | → |
| Baunatal | City | Hessen | 16,705 | 23,310 | 27,378 | → |
| Bebra | City | Hessen | 15,456 | 15,189 | 13,758 | → |
| Bensheim | City | Hessen | 31,673 | 33,994 | 39,253 | → |
| Biblis | Commune | Hessen | 7,637 | 8,048 | 8,851 | → |
| Biebergemünd | Commune | Hessen | 6,622 | 7,040 | 8,351 | → |
| Biebertal | Commune | Hessen | 8,960 | 9,776 | 10,013 | → |
| Biedenkopf | City | Hessen | 15,224 | 14,244 | 13,691 | → |
| Birkenau | Commune | Hessen | 9,140 | 10,209 | 10,129 | → |
| Bischofsheim | Commune | Hessen | 10,154 | 12,516 | 12,552 | → |
| Borken (Hessen) | City | Hessen | 14,448 | 14,004 | 12,859 | → |
| Braunfels | City | Hessen | 8,873 | 9,639 | 10,763 | → |
| Bruchköbel | City | Hessen | 12,982 | 17,872 | 20,227 | → |
| Büdingen | City | Hessen | 16,438 | 16,902 | 20,871 | → |
| Bürstadt | City | Hessen | 15,039 | 14,719 | 15,211 | → |
| Buseck | Commune | Hessen | 8,805 | 10,965 | 12,770 | → |
| Büttelborn | Commune | Hessen | 8,126 | 10,831 | 13,597 | → |
| Butzbach | City | Hessen | 21,321 | 20,629 | 23,885 | → |
| Calden | Commune | Hessen | 6,075 | 6,702 | 7,529 | → |
| Darmstadt | County-level City | Hessen | 143,451 | 134,272 | 143,499 | → |
| Dautphetal | Commune | Hessen | 11,394 | 11,667 | 11,700 | → |
| Dieburg | City | Hessen | 11,394 | 13,436 | 14,528 | → |
| Dietzenbach | City | Hessen | 12,449 | 27,147 | 31,845 | → |
| Dillenburg | City | Hessen | 24,837 | 23,538 | 23,874 | → |
| Dornburg | Commune | Hessen | 8,153 | 7,819 | 8,519 | → |
| Dreieich | City | Hessen | 38,788 | 38,336 | 39,389 | → |
| Ebsdorfergrund | Commune | Hessen | 7,382 | 7,972 | 8,879 | → |
| Egelsbach | Commune | Hessen | 7,850 | 9,089 | 10,877 | → |
| Ehringshausen | Commune | Hessen | 9,040 | 8,588 | 9,252 | → |
| Eichenzell | Commune | Hessen | 6,905 | 8,115 | 11,042 | → |
| Eltville am Rhein | City | Hessen | 15,227 | 15,155 | 16,639 | → |
| Elz | Commune | Hessen | 6,765 | 6,725 | 8,049 | → |
| Eppstein | City | Hessen | 7,378 | 11,999 | 13,297 | → |
| Erbach | City | Hessen | 10,074 | 10,640 | 13,245 | → |
| Erlensee | City | Hessen | 10,251 | 10,561 | 13,124 | → |
| Eschborn | City | Hessen | 15,290 | 17,779 | 20,364 | → |
| Eschenburg | Commune | Hessen | 8,952 | 9,316 | 10,273 | → |
| Eschwege | City | Hessen | 26,906 | 21,581 | 19,444 | → |
| Felsberg | City | Hessen | 10,985 | 10,945 | 10,783 | → |
| Flieden | Commune | Hessen | 7,524 | 7,854 | 8,687 | → |
| Flörsheim am Main | City | Hessen | 14,939 | 16,515 | 19,924 | → |
| Florstadt | City | Hessen | 7,244 | 7,745 | 8,779 | → |
| Frankenberg (Eder) | City | Hessen | 15,263 | 16,269 | 18,057 | → |
| Frankfurt am Main | County-level City | Hessen | 699,297 | 618,266 | 667,925 | → |
| Freigericht | Commune | Hessen | 12,128 | 12,649 | 14,379 | → |
| Friedberg (Hessen) | City | Hessen | 24,167 | 23,854 | 27,337 | → |
| Friedrichsdorf | City | Hessen | 14,190 | 22,336 | 24,323 | → |
| Frielendorf | Market | Hessen | 8,139 | 7,222 | 7,621 | → |
| Fritzlar | City | Hessen | 15,156 | 13,713 | 14,488 | → |
| Fulda | City | Hessen | 60,265 | 54,322 | 64,414 | → |
| Fuldabrück | Commune | Hessen | 4,913 | 8,787 | 8,767 | → |
| Fuldatal | Commune | Hessen | 11,203 | 12,040 | 11,892 | → |
| Fürth | Commune | Hessen | 8,503 | 9,706 | 10,481 | → |
| Gedern | City | Hessen | 6,511 | 6,610 | 7,594 | → |
| Geisenheim | City | Hessen | 10,887 | 10,694 | 11,490 | → |
| Gelnhausen | City | Hessen | 17,857 | 18,547 | 21,801 | → |
| Gernsheim | City | Hessen | 8,388 | 8,248 | 9,816 | → |
| Gießen | City | Hessen | 80,208 | 69,824 | 74,776 | → |
| Ginsheim-Gustavsburg | City | Hessen | 15,494 | 14,772 | 15,701 | → |
| Gladenbach | City | Hessen | 10,935 | 10,995 | 12,227 | → |
| Griesheim | City | Hessen | 18,356 | 20,135 | 25,511 | → |
| Großenlüder | Commune | Hessen | 7,287 | 7,663 | 8,551 | → |
| Groß-Gerau | City | Hessen | 18,591 | 21,243 | 23,739 | → |
| Groß-Umstadt | City | Hessen | 17,721 | 18,396 | 20,699 | → |
| Groß-Zimmern | Commune | Hessen | 9,975 | 9,890 | 13,523 | → |
| Grünberg | City | Hessen | 11,054 | 11,743 | 13,759 | → |
| Gründau | Commune | Hessen | 9,201 | 10,975 | 14,355 | → |
| Gudensberg | City | Hessen | 7,234 | 7,281 | 9,176 | → |
| Hadamar | City | Hessen | 10,705 | 10,472 | 12,029 | → |
| Haiger | City | Hessen | 17,122 | 18,333 | 19,669 | → |
| Hainburg | Commune | Hessen | 11,094 | 13,560 | 13,799 | → |
| Hanau | City | Hessen | 90,518 | 83,391 | 86,803 | → |
| Hattersheim am Main | City | Hessen | 18,435 | 22,844 | 24,773 | → |
| Heidenrod | Commune | Hessen | 5,576 | 6,713 | 7,841 | → |
| Heppenheim (Bergstraße) | City | Hessen | 22,451 | 23,100 | 24,895 | → |
| Herborn | City | Hessen | 22,012 | 20,338 | 20,632 | → |
| Heringen (Werra) | City | Hessen | 10,597 | 8,817 | 7,565 | → |
| Hessisch Lichtenau | City | Hessen | 14,323 | 13,288 | 12,158 | → |
| Heusenstamm | City | Hessen | 14,263 | 17,927 | 17,929 | → |
| Hochheim am Main | City | Hessen | 11,432 | 15,382 | 16,886 | → |
| Höchst i. Odw. | Commune | Hessen | 7,548 | 8,473 | 9,928 | → |
| Hofgeismar | City | Hessen | 13,346 | 14,469 | 15,109 | → |
| Hofheim am Taunus | City | Hessen | 28,221 | 34,256 | 37,842 | → |
| Homberg (Efze) | City | Hessen | 14,139 | 14,028 | 13,949 | → |
| Homberg (Ohm) | City | Hessen | 7,524 | 7,434 | 7,659 | → |
| Hünfeld | City | Hessen | 13,678 | 13,122 | 15,850 | → |
| Hünfelden | Commune | Hessen | 6,867 | 8,855 | 9,785 | → |
| Hungen | City | Hessen | 11,730 | 11,745 | 12,500 | → |
| Hünstetten | Commune | Hessen | 5,244 | 7,874 | 9,993 | → |
| Hüttenberg | Commune | Hessen | 6,612 | 8,499 | 10,532 | → |
| Idstein | City | Hessen | 15,761 | 19,003 | 23,271 | → |
| Karben | City | Hessen | 14,291 | 18,774 | 21,149 | → |
| Kassel | County-level City | Hessen | 214,156 | 187,288 | 190,765 | → |
| Kaufungen | Commune | Hessen | 10,181 | 10,387 | 12,524 | → |
| Kelkheim (Taunus) | City | Hessen | 22,752 | 25,439 | 27,685 | → |
| Kelsterbach | City | Hessen | 14,954 | 13,331 | 13,312 | → |
| Kirchhain | City | Hessen | 14,270 | 15,113 | 16,182 | → |
| Königstein im Taunus | City | Hessen | 14,663 | 14,770 | 15,718 | → |
| Korbach | City | Hessen | 22,314 | 21,638 | 23,505 | → |
| Kriftel | Commune | Hessen | 6,520 | 9,635 | 10,439 | → |
| Kronberg im Taunus | City | Hessen | 14,171 | 17,603 | 17,814 | → |
| Künzell | Commune | Hessen | 10,189 | 13,765 | 16,053 | → |
| Lahnau | Commune | Hessen | 7,183 | 7,625 | 8,094 | → |
| Lampertheim | City | Hessen | 29,520 | 30,167 | 31,037 | → |
| Langen (Hessen) | City | Hessen | 29,929 | 30,203 | 34,939 | → |
| Langenselbold | City | Hessen | 9,761 | 10,536 | 13,422 | → |
| Langgöns | Commune | Hessen | 7,041 | 9,434 | 11,673 | → |
| Laubach | City | Hessen | 8,607 | 9,182 | 9,728 | → |
| Lauterbach (Hessen) | City | Hessen | 14,927 | 13,994 | 13,263 | → |
| Lich | City | Hessen | 11,265 | 11,344 | 13,101 | → |
| Liederbach am Taunus | Commune | Hessen | 4,253 | 6,714 | 8,680 | → |
| Limburg a. d. Lahn | City | Hessen | 27,631 | 29,113 | 33,583 | → |
| Linden | City | Hessen | 8,279 | 10,527 | 12,063 | → |
| Linsengericht | Commune | Hessen | 7,015 | 8,297 | 9,862 | → |
| Lohfelden | Commune | Hessen | 10,841 | 12,233 | 13,482 | → |
| Lollar | City | Hessen | 8,214 | 8,622 | 9,830 | → |
| Lorsch | City | Hessen | 10,243 | 10,981 | 12,876 | → |
| Mainhausen | Commune | Hessen | 6,437 | 6,942 | 8,980 | → |
| Maintal | City | Hessen | 32,074 | 35,238 | 35,805 | → |
| Marburg | City | Hessen | 65,458 | 68,624 | 71,683 | → |
| Melsungen | City | Hessen | 12,989 | 13,186 | 13,278 | → |
| Michelstadt | City | Hessen | 13,293 | 14,183 | 16,409 | → |
| Mörfelden-Walldorf | City | Hessen | 24,510 | 28,367 | 32,380 | → |
| Mörlenbach | Commune | Hessen | 7,304 | 8,765 | 9,870 | → |
| Mücke | Commune | Hessen | 8,658 | 8,917 | 9,483 | → |
| Mühlheim am Main | City | Hessen | 23,787 | 23,084 | 26,847 | → |
| Mühltal | Commune | Hessen | 10,589 | 12,736 | 13,405 | → |
| Münster (Hessen) | Commune | Hessen | 8,930 | 11,078 | 14,071 | → |
| Nauheim | Commune | Hessen | 6,159 | 9,675 | 9,911 | → |
| Neu-Anspach | City | Hessen | 5,686 | 9,933 | 14,705 | → |
| Neuhof | Commune | Hessen | 9,876 | 10,011 | 10,784 | → |
| Neu-Isenburg | City | Hessen | 36,460 | 34,574 | 34,708 | → |
| Neustadt (Hessen) | City | Hessen | 8,815 | 8,386 | 8,631 | → |
| Nidda | City | Hessen | 16,111 | 16,258 | 16,864 | → |
| Niddatal | City | Hessen | 7,174 | 8,179 | 9,310 | → |
| Nidderau | City | Hessen | 11,415 | 14,646 | 19,853 | → |
| Niedernhausen | Commune | Hessen | 7,417 | 12,055 | 14,410 | → |
| Niestetal | Commune | Hessen | 9,390 | 9,857 | 10,364 | → |
| Ober-Ramstadt | City | Hessen | 11,900 | 12,905 | 14,545 | → |
| Obertshausen | City | Hessen | 18,297 | 21,759 | 23,785 | → |
| Oberursel (Taunus) | City | Hessen | 35,889 | 38,574 | 44,088 | → |
| Oberzent | City | Hessen | 10,442 | 10,768 | 10,457 | → |
| Oestrich-Winkel | City | Hessen | 10,799 | 10,860 | 11,451 | → |
| Offenbach am Main | County-level City | Hessen | 117,306 | 111,386 | 113,443 | → |
| Ortenberg | City | Hessen | 7,688 | 7,871 | 8,950 | → |
| Petersberg | Commune | Hessen | 11,200 | 12,904 | 14,766 | → |
| Pfungstadt | City | Hessen | 21,490 | 23,084 | 23,829 | → |
| Pohlheim | City | Hessen | 11,967 | 14,599 | 17,371 | → |
| Raunheim | City | Hessen | 13,546 | 11,319 | 14,473 | → |
| Reichelsheim (Odenwald) | Commune | Hessen | 6,895 | 7,609 | 8,589 | → |
| Reinheim | City | Hessen | 10,822 | 16,152 | 16,294 | → |
| Reiskirchen | Commune | Hessen | 6,645 | 8,281 | 10,250 | → |
| Riedstadt | City | Hessen | 14,738 | 16,283 | 21,557 | → |
| Rimbach | Commune | Hessen | 6,544 | 7,718 | 8,545 | → |
| Rodenbach | Commune | Hessen | 6,698 | 11,333 | 11,142 | → |
| Rödermark | City | Hessen | 16,650 | 23,624 | 26,262 | → |
| Rodgau | City | Hessen | 28,843 | 38,181 | 42,919 | → |
| Rosbach v. d. Höhe | City | Hessen | 8,188 | 9,609 | 11,831 | → |
| Roßdorf | Commune | Hessen | 9,925 | 10,387 | 11,903 | → |
| Rotenburg a. d. Fulda | City | Hessen | 13,454 | 13,259 | 13,410 | → |
| Rüdesheim am Rhein | City | Hessen | 10,905 | 9,194 | 9,818 | → |
| Runkel | City | Hessen | 8,499 | 8,833 | 9,691 | → |
| Rüsselsheim am Main | City | Hessen | 59,861 | 58,530 | 58,765 | → |
| Schaafheim | Commune | Hessen | 6,583 | 7,595 | 9,030 | → |
| Schauenburg | Commune | Hessen | 8,713 | 9,764 | 10,013 | → |
| Schlitz | City | Hessen | 9,626 | 9,372 | 9,625 | → |
| Schlüchtern | City | Hessen | 13,695 | 13,958 | 16,306 | → |
| Schmitten im Taunus | Commune | Hessen | 6,016 | 7,168 | 8,824 | → |
| Schöneck | Commune | Hessen | 8,878 | 9,751 | 11,619 | → |
| Schotten | City | Hessen | 9,841 | 9,790 | 10,366 | → |
| Schwalbach am Taunus | City | Hessen | 13,868 | 14,570 | 14,671 | → |
| Schwalmstadt | City | Hessen | 18,225 | 17,293 | 18,385 | → |
| Seeheim-Jugenheim | Commune | Hessen | 11,883 | 15,965 | 15,758 | → |
| Seligenstadt | City | Hessen | 17,132 | 17,201 | 20,048 | → |
| Selters (Taunus) | Commune | Hessen | 6,046 | 6,588 | 8,125 | → |
| Sinntal | Commune | Hessen | 9,508 | 9,332 | 9,094 | → |
| Solms | City | Hessen | 11,851 | 12,442 | 13,447 | → |
| Sontra | City | Hessen | 10,053 | 9,045 | 7,795 | → |
| Stadtallendorf | City | Hessen | 19,724 | 19,538 | 20,722 | → |
| Staufenberg | City | Hessen | 7,172 | 7,180 | 8,114 | → |
| Steinau an der Straße | City | Hessen | 10,006 | 10,236 | 10,563 | → |
| Steinbach (Taunus) | City | Hessen | 6,566 | 9,769 | 10,030 | → |
| Sulzbach (Taunus) | Commune | Hessen | 6,268 | 6,811 | 8,437 | → |
| Taunusstein | City | Hessen | 16,056 | 25,761 | 28,365 | → |
| Trebur | Commune | Hessen | 9,103 | 10,777 | 13,095 | → |
| Usingen | City | Hessen | 8,360 | 10,927 | 13,312 | → |
| Vellmar | City | Hessen | 9,853 | 16,489 | 18,001 | → |
| Viernheim | City | Hessen | 27,338 | 29,353 | 32,615 | → |
| Wächtersbach | City | Hessen | 9,028 | 10,095 | 12,284 | → |
| Wald-Michelbach | Commune | Hessen | 9,299 | 10,581 | 10,671 | → |
| Wehrheim | Commune | Hessen | 5,126 | 7,655 | 9,258 | → |
| Weilburg | City | Hessen | 13,140 | 12,506 | 12,701 | → |
| Weilmünster | Market | Hessen | 9,145 | 8,553 | 9,038 | → |
| Weiterstadt | City | Hessen | 14,101 | 20,397 | 23,675 | → |
| Wettenberg | Commune | Hessen | 9,817 | 10,962 | 12,174 | → |
| Wetter (Hessen) | City | Hessen | 7,775 | 8,716 | 9,005 | → |
| Wetzlar | City | Hessen | 55,445 | 50,211 | 50,826 | → |
| Wiesbaden | County-level City | Hessen | 261,864 | 251,871 | 269,121 | → |
| Witzenhausen | City | Hessen | 16,650 | 16,244 | 14,954 | → |
| Wölfersheim | Commune | Hessen | 7,675 | 8,107 | 9,643 | → |
| Wolfhagen | City | Hessen | 11,912 | 12,199 | 12,690 | → |
Source: Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Ausgabe 1987; Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland.
For cities in the former German Democratic Republic, only in few cases comparable older population figures are available; in those cases, the census population of January 1971 and end-of-2006 population estimates are tabulated taken from »Statistisches Jahrbuch der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik« and »Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen«.
Explanation: Communes and states within the boundaries of 31 December 2022.