Bochum's 2021 population is now estimated at 377,745. In 1950, the population of Bochum was 357,270. Bochum has grown by 1,753 since 2015, which represents a 0.47% 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 Bochum, which typically includes Bochum's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
| Year | Population | Growth Rate (%) | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2035 | 389,220 | 0.19% | 726 |
| 2034 | 388,494 | 0.18% | 712 |
| 2033 | 387,782 | 0.18% | 699 |
| 2032 | 387,083 | 0.18% | 688 |
| 2031 | 386,395 | 0.18% | 679 |
| 2030 | 385,716 | 0.18% | 686 |
| 2029 | 385,030 | 0.18% | 695 |
| 2028 | 384,335 | 0.18% | 697 |
| 2027 | 383,638 | 0.18% | 707 |
| 2026 | 382,931 | 0.20% | 750 |
| 2025 | 382,181 | 0.21% | 819 |
| 2024 | 381,362 | 0.25% | 958 |
| 2023 | 380,404 | 0.31% | 1,185 |
| 2022 | 379,219 | 0.39% | 1,474 |
| 2021 | 377,745 | 0.47% | 1,753 |
| 2020 | 375,992 | 0.53% | 1,965 |
| 2019 | 374,027 | 0.54% | 2,018 |
| 2018 | 372,009 | 0.79% | 2,928 |
| 2017 | 369,081 | 0.79% | 2,905 |
| 2016 | 366,176 | 0.79% | 2,882 |
| 2015 | 363,294 | -0.16% | -588 |
| 2014 | 363,882 | -1.09% | -4,011 |
| 2013 | 367,893 | -1.09% | -4,050 |
| 2012 | 371,943 | -0.80% | -2,998 |
| 2011 | 374,941 | -0.51% | -1,921 |
| 2010 | 376,862 | -0.51% | -1,931 |
| 2009 | 378,793 | -0.51% | -1,938 |
| 2008 | 380,731 | -0.51% | -1,953 |
| 2007 | 382,684 | -0.51% | -1,961 |
| 2006 | 384,645 | -0.58% | -2,259 |
| 2005 | 386,904 | -0.21% | -827 |
| 2004 | 387,731 | -0.09% | -346 |
| 2003 | 388,077 | -0.36% | -1,402 |
| 2002 | 389,479 | -0.29% | -1,139 |
| 2001 | 390,618 | -0.35% | -1,370 |
| 2000 | 391,988 | -0.27% | -1,046 |
| 1999 | 393,034 | -0.38% | -1,504 |
| 1998 | 394,538 | -0.66% | -2,615 |
| 1997 | 397,153 | -0.49% | -1,954 |
| 1996 | 399,107 | -0.32% | -1,284 |
| 1995 | 400,391 | -0.18% | -702 |
| 1994 | 401,093 | 0.10% | 387 |
| 1993 | 400,706 | 0.31% | 1,240 |
| 1992 | 399,466 | 0.49% | 1,938 |
| 1991 | 397,528 | 0.70% | 2,767 |
| 1990 | 394,761 | 0.95% | 3,701 |
| 1989 | 391,060 | 1.49% | 5,753 |
| 1988 | 385,307 | -0.24% | -938 |
| 1987 | 386,245 | 1.21% | 4,616 |
| 1986 | 381,629 | -0.46% | -1,780 |
| 1985 | 383,409 | -0.91% | -3,504 |
| 1984 | 386,913 | -1.15% | -4,518 |
| 1983 | 391,431 | -1.19% | -4,714 |
| 1982 | 396,145 | -0.87% | -3,481 |
| 1981 | 399,626 | -0.09% | -369 |
| 1980 | 399,995 | 0.38% | 1,522 |
| 1979 | 398,473 | 0.38% | 1,514 |
| 1978 | 396,959 | 0.38% | 1,509 |
| 1977 | 395,450 | 0.38% | 1,500 |
| 1976 | 393,950 | 0.38% | 1,499 |
| 1975 | 392,451 | 0.38% | 1,492 |
| 1974 | 390,959 | 0.38% | 1,485 |
| 1973 | 389,474 | 0.38% | 1,478 |
| 1972 | 387,996 | 0.38% | 1,476 |
| 1971 | 386,520 | 0.38% | 1,469 |
| 1970 | 385,051 | 0.38% | 1,463 |
| 1969 | 383,588 | 0.38% | 1,456 |
| 1968 | 382,132 | 0.38% | 1,454 |
| 1967 | 380,678 | 0.38% | 1,447 |
| 1966 | 379,231 | 0.38% | 1,441 |
| 1965 | 377,790 | 0.38% | 1,433 |
| 1964 | 376,357 | 0.38% | 1,432 |
| 1963 | 374,925 | 0.38% | 1,425 |
| 1962 | 373,500 | 0.38% | 1,419 |
| 1961 | 372,081 | 0.38% | 1,412 |
| 1960 | 370,669 | 0.38% | 1,411 |
| 1959 | 369,258 | 0.38% | 1,403 |
| 1958 | 367,855 | 0.38% | 1,397 |
| 1957 | 366,458 | 0.38% | 1,391 |
| 1956 | 365,067 | 0.38% | 1,389 |
| 1955 | 363,678 | 0.38% | 1,382 |
| 1954 | 362,296 | 0.38% | 1,377 |
| 1953 | 360,919 | 0.38% | 1,369 |
| 1952 | 359,550 | 0.38% | 1,368 |
| 1951 | 358,182 | 0.26% | 912 |
| 1950 | 357,270 | 0.00% |
| Name | Population | 2021 Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 3,566,791 | 0.13% |
| Hamburg | 1,788,995 | -0.05% |
| Munich | 1,553,373 | 0.98% |
| Cologne | 1,128,652 | 0.88% |
| Frankfurt | 784,780 | 0.98% |
| Duesseldorf | 635,046 | 0.49% |
| Stuttgart | 633,808 | 0.18% |
| Leipzig | 596,230 | 0.88% |
| Dortmund | 589,748 | 0.03% |
| Essen | 581,579 | -0.09% |
| Dresden | 580,877 | 0.94% |
| Bremen | 566,331 | 0.17% |
| Hannover | 537,418 | 0.08% |
| Duisburg | 519,056 | 0.77% |
| Nurenberg | 511,889 | -0.01% |
| Bochum | 377,745 | 0.47% |
| Wuppertal | 348,898 | -0.12% |
| Mannheim | 336,267 | 1.39% |
| Bielefeld | 334,475 | -0.00% |
| Westfalen | 333,341 | 1.04% |