Bremen's 2021 population is now estimated at 566,331. In 1950, the population of Bremen was 444,647. Bremen has grown by 977 since 2015, which represents a 0.17% 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 Bremen, which typically includes Bremen's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
| Year | Population | Growth Rate (%) | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2035 | 578,438 | 0.19% | 1,078 |
| 2034 | 577,360 | 0.18% | 1,058 |
| 2033 | 576,302 | 0.18% | 1,034 |
| 2032 | 575,268 | 0.18% | 1,012 |
| 2031 | 574,256 | 0.17% | 988 |
| 2030 | 573,268 | 0.17% | 972 |
| 2029 | 572,296 | 0.17% | 944 |
| 2028 | 571,352 | 0.15% | 876 |
| 2027 | 570,476 | 0.14% | 785 |
| 2026 | 569,691 | 0.12% | 700 |
| 2025 | 568,991 | 0.11% | 609 |
| 2024 | 568,382 | 0.10% | 580 |
| 2023 | 567,802 | 0.12% | 656 |
| 2022 | 567,146 | 0.14% | 815 |
| 2021 | 566,331 | 0.17% | 977 |
| 2020 | 565,354 | 0.19% | 1,084 |
| 2019 | 564,270 | 0.18% | 1,014 |
| 2018 | 563,256 | 0.41% | 2,327 |
| 2017 | 560,929 | 0.41% | 2,318 |
| 2016 | 558,611 | 0.41% | 2,308 |
| 2015 | 556,303 | 0.41% | 2,296 |
| 2014 | 554,007 | 0.41% | 2,286 |
| 2013 | 551,721 | 0.41% | 2,273 |
| 2012 | 549,448 | 0.23% | 1,252 |
| 2011 | 548,196 | 0.04% | 245 |
| 2010 | 547,951 | 0.04% | 244 |
| 2009 | 547,707 | 0.04% | 245 |
| 2008 | 547,462 | 0.04% | 244 |
| 2007 | 547,218 | 0.04% | 244 |
| 2006 | 546,974 | 0.11% | 583 |
| 2005 | 546,391 | 0.18% | 999 |
| 2004 | 545,392 | 0.27% | 1,475 |
| 2003 | 543,917 | 0.36% | 1,952 |
| 2002 | 541,965 | 0.33% | 1,791 |
| 2001 | 540,174 | 0.06% | 308 |
| 2000 | 539,866 | -0.36% | -1,941 |
| 1999 | 541,807 | -0.61% | -3,318 |
| 1998 | 545,125 | -0.51% | -2,774 |
| 1997 | 547,899 | -0.22% | -1,192 |
| 1996 | 549,091 | -0.03% | -178 |
| 1995 | 549,269 | -0.20% | -1,126 |
| 1994 | 550,395 | -0.47% | -2,598 |
| 1993 | 552,993 | -0.10% | -568 |
| 1992 | 553,561 | 0.29% | 1,581 |
| 1991 | 551,980 | 0.77% | 4,227 |
| 1990 | 547,753 | 1.50% | 8,093 |
| 1989 | 539,660 | 2.18% | 11,492 |
| 1988 | 528,168 | -0.98% | -5,221 |
| 1987 | 533,389 | 1.76% | 9,211 |
| 1986 | 524,178 | -0.81% | -4,272 |
| 1985 | 528,450 | -1.31% | -7,008 |
| 1984 | 535,458 | -1.57% | -8,561 |
| 1983 | 544,019 | -1.16% | -6,412 |
| 1982 | 550,431 | -0.68% | -3,760 |
| 1981 | 554,191 | -0.39% | -2,179 |
| 1980 | 556,370 | -0.45% | -2,517 |
| 1979 | 558,887 | -0.45% | -2,525 |
| 1978 | 561,412 | -0.45% | -2,536 |
| 1977 | 563,948 | -0.45% | -2,544 |
| 1976 | 566,492 | -0.45% | -2,563 |
| 1975 | 569,055 | -0.45% | -2,571 |
| 1974 | 571,626 | -0.45% | -2,582 |
| 1973 | 574,208 | -0.45% | -2,591 |
| 1972 | 576,799 | -0.45% | -2,609 |
| 1971 | 579,408 | -0.45% | -2,617 |
| 1970 | 582,025 | 0.27% | 1,563 |
| 1969 | 580,462 | 0.35% | 1,997 |
| 1968 | 578,465 | 0.35% | 1,997 |
| 1967 | 576,468 | 0.35% | 1,986 |
| 1966 | 574,482 | 0.35% | 1,980 |
| 1965 | 572,502 | 0.35% | 1,970 |
| 1964 | 570,532 | 0.35% | 1,969 |
| 1963 | 568,563 | 0.35% | 1,960 |
| 1962 | 566,603 | 0.35% | 1,953 |
| 1961 | 564,650 | 2.12% | 11,705 |
| 1960 | 552,945 | 2.26% | 12,194 |
| 1959 | 540,751 | 2.25% | 11,908 |
| 1958 | 528,843 | 2.25% | 11,646 |
| 1957 | 517,197 | 2.25% | 11,375 |
| 1956 | 505,822 | 2.25% | 11,154 |
| 1955 | 494,668 | 2.25% | 10,894 |
| 1954 | 483,774 | 2.25% | 10,653 |
| 1953 | 473,121 | 2.25% | 10,405 |
| 1952 | 462,716 | 2.25% | 10,204 |
| 1951 | 452,512 | 1.77% | 7,865 |
| 1950 | 444,647 | 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% |