Dresden, Germany Metro Area Population 1950-2023
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Dresden, Germany metro area from 1950 to 2023. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Dresden in 2023 is 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.
- The metro area population of Dresden in 2021 was 581,000, a 1.04% increase from 2020.
- The metro area population of Dresden in 2020 was 575,000, a 1.05% increase from 2019.
| Other Cities in Germany |
| City Name |
Population |
| Berlin |
3,574,000 |
| Hamburg |
1,788,000 |
| Munich |
1,576,000 |
| Cologne |
1,144,000 |
| Frankfurt am Main |
796,000 |
| Duesseldorf |
640,000 |
| Stuttgart |
635,000 |
| Leipzig |
604,000 |
| Dortmund |
590,000 |
| Dresden |
589,000 |
| Essen |
581,000 |
| Bremen |
568,000 |
| Hannover |
538,000 |
| Duisburg |
525,000 |
| Nurenberg |
512,000 |
| Bochum |
380,000 |
| Wuppertal |
348,000 |
| Mannheim |
343,000 |
| Westfalen |
339,000 |
| Bielefeld |
334,000 |
| Karlsruhe |
322,000 |
| Bonn |
320,000 |
|
Dresden - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 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% |
