Cologne, Germany Population 2024

Cologne's 2024 population is now estimated at 1,149,010In 1950, the population of Cologne was 597,725Cologne has grown by 5,290 in the last year, which represents a 0.46% annual change.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Cologne, which typically includes Cologne's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.

Cologne is a city that is located in Germany. It is located in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and is the largest city within that state. When compared to other city’s in Germany, Cologne is the fourth most populous. Recent estimates put the city’s population at 1,075,935 residents.

City Size and Population Density

The city has a total area of over 156 square miles (405 square kilometers), which puts Cologne’s density at 6,800 people per square mile (2,700 per square kilometer). Cologne is also part of the Rhine-Ruhr metro region, which is the largest in the entire country and one of the most populous in Europe with a population of over 3.5 million people.

Population Demographics of Cologne

Breaking down the population shows that women outnumber men in Cologne, although not by a significant amount. For every 1,000 males, there are 1,046 females within this city.

The language here is a German dialect called Colognian or Kölsch.

In terms of religion 35.5% of the population belonged to the Roman Catholic Church, the largest religious body, and 15.5% to the Evangelical Church.

Over 36% of Cologne’s total population is made up of migrants. There are over 81,000 people from Turkey, over 25,000 from Italy, and over 18,000 from Poland. There are also populations of people from Greece, Servia, Bulgaria, Iraq, Syria, Russia, and other countries.

Population Growth

Throughout its history, Cologne has primarily seen growth in its population. As early as 1430 the population had already reached a substantial number with a total of 40,000 residents. In 1840, the population had grown to over 75,000 residents. A short forty years later and the population had doubled to over 144,000 living in the city of Cologne.

There were, however, periods of decline between the 1930s and 1940s and again between the 1940s and 1950s. There was also a drop in population during the late 1970s through 1990. However, in recent years, the city has seen steady growth, with the 2016 population growing at a rate of 1.9% when compared to the previous year. Based on the steady increases since 2000, the population is expected to continue to grow as this city continues to draw in residents from all around the world.

Country
Germany
Growth Rate
0.46%

86 Rows

Year
Population
20351,177,440
20341,175,240
20331,173,080
20321,170,950
20311,168,850
20301,166,730
20291,164,520
20281,162,160
20271,159,590
20261,156,690
20251,153,230
20241,149,010
20231,143,720
20221,136,990
20211,128,650
20201,118,790
20191,107,730
20181,096,150
20171,081,760
20161,067,560
20151,053,550
20141,041,660
20131,031,770
20121,021,990
20111,014,270
20101,008,580
20091,002,910
2008997,289
2007991,681
2006986,112
2005976,485
2004967,830
2003967,299
2002968,288
2001965,402
2000962,695
1999962,544
1998963,447
1997964,329
1996965,021
1995964,754
1994963,165
1993961,571
1992958,658
1991955,115
1990949,899
1989941,859
1988927,914
1987928,255
1986915,247
1985919,223
1984931,429
1983951,190
1982966,591
1981974,052
1980970,224
1979957,393
1978944,750
1977932,274
1976919,979
1975907,814
1974895,825
1973883,995
1972872,337
1971860,802
1970849,434
1969844,328
1968839,905
1967835,493
1966831,110
1965826,750
1964822,419
1963818,099
1962813,808
1961809,539
1960787,949
1959765,645
1958744,003
1957722,972
1956702,563
1955682,677
1954663,379
1953644,627
1952626,430
1951608,699
1950597,725

86 Rows

Year
Population
Change
Growth
1950597,7250%0
1951608,6991.84%10,974
1952626,4302.91%17,731
1953644,6272.9%18,197
1954663,3792.91%18,752
1955682,6772.91%19,298
1956702,5632.91%19,886
1957722,9722.9%20,409
1958744,0032.91%21,031
1959765,6452.91%21,642
1960787,9492.91%22,304
1961809,5392.74%21,590
1962813,8080.53%4,269
1963818,0990.53%4,291
1964822,4190.53%4,320
1965826,7500.53%4,331
1966831,1100.53%4,360
1967835,4930.53%4,383
1968839,9050.53%4,412
1969844,3280.53%4,423
1970849,4340.6%5,106
1971860,8021.34%11,368
1972872,3371.34%11,535
1973883,9951.34%11,658
1974895,8251.34%11,830
1975907,8141.34%11,989
1976919,9791.34%12,165
1977932,2741.34%12,295
1978944,7501.34%12,476
1979957,3931.34%12,643
1980970,2241.34%12,831
1981974,0520.39%3,828
1982966,591-0.77%-7,461
1983951,190-1.59%-15,401
1984931,429-2.08%-19,761
1985919,223-1.31%-12,206
1986915,247-0.43%-3,976
1987928,2551.42%13,008
1988927,914-0.04%-341
1989941,8591.5%13,945
1990949,8990.85%8,040
1991955,1150.55%5,216
1992958,6580.37%3,543
1993961,5710.3%2,913
1994963,1650.17%1,594
1995964,7540.16%1,589
1996965,0210.03%267
1997964,329-0.07%-692
1998963,447-0.09%-882
1999962,544-0.09%-903
2000962,6950.02%151
2001965,4020.28%2,707
2002968,2880.3%2,886
2003967,299-0.1%-989
2004967,8300.05%531
2005976,4850.89%8,655
2006986,1120.99%9,627
2007991,6810.56%5,569
2008997,2890.57%5,608
20091,002,9100.56%5,621
20101,008,5800.57%5,670
20111,014,2700.56%5,690
20121,021,9900.76%7,720
20131,031,7700.96%9,780
20141,041,6600.96%9,890
20151,053,5501.14%11,890
20161,067,5601.33%14,010
20171,081,7601.33%14,200
20181,096,1501.33%14,390
20191,107,7301.06%11,580
20201,118,7901%11,060
20211,128,6500.88%9,860
20221,136,9900.74%8,340
20231,143,7200.59%6,730
20241,149,0100.46%5,290
20251,153,2300.37%4,220
20261,156,6900.3%3,460
20271,159,5900.25%2,900
20281,162,1600.22%2,570
20291,164,5200.2%2,360
20301,166,7300.19%2,210
20311,168,8500.18%2,120
20321,170,9500.18%2,100
20331,173,0800.18%2,130
20341,175,2400.18%2,160
20351,177,4400.19%2,200

Cologne Population Data (Urban Area)

Name
2024 Pop.
2024 Growth
Berlin3,576,8700.08%
Hamburg1,787,280-0.01%
Munich1,584,5100.51%
Cologne1,149,0100.46%
Frankfurt800,5290.51%
Duesseldorf641,4510.26%
Stuttgart636,1500.1%
Leipzig606,9200.46%
Dresden592,0300.49%
Dortmund590,1200.03%
Essen580,543-0.03%
Bremen568,3820.1%
Hannover538,3790.06%
Duisburg527,2670.41%
Nurenberg511,8470.01%
Bochum381,3620.25%
Wuppertal348,117-0.05%
Mannheim345,8040.72%
Westfalen340,4260.54%
Bielefeld334,4900.01%

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