Duesseldorf's 2021 population is now estimated at 635,046. In 1950, the population of Duesseldorf was 501,220. Duesseldorf has grown by 3,104 since 2015, which represents a 0.49% 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 Duesseldorf, which typically includes Duesseldorf's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
| Year | Population | Growth Rate (%) | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2035 | 654,829 | 0.19% | 1,222 |
| 2034 | 653,607 | 0.18% | 1,198 |
| 2033 | 652,409 | 0.18% | 1,177 |
| 2032 | 651,232 | 0.18% | 1,157 |
| 2031 | 650,075 | 0.18% | 1,145 |
| 2030 | 648,930 | 0.18% | 1,159 |
| 2029 | 647,771 | 0.18% | 1,178 |
| 2028 | 646,593 | 0.18% | 1,188 |
| 2027 | 645,405 | 0.19% | 1,215 |
| 2026 | 644,190 | 0.20% | 1,302 |
| 2025 | 642,888 | 0.22% | 1,437 |
| 2024 | 641,451 | 0.26% | 1,693 |
| 2023 | 639,758 | 0.33% | 2,100 |
| 2022 | 637,658 | 0.41% | 2,612 |
| 2021 | 635,046 | 0.49% | 3,104 |
| 2020 | 631,942 | 0.55% | 3,483 |
| 2019 | 628,459 | 0.57% | 3,583 |
| 2018 | 624,876 | 0.83% | 5,117 |
| 2017 | 619,759 | 0.83% | 5,076 |
| 2016 | 614,683 | 0.83% | 5,034 |
| 2015 | 609,649 | 0.82% | 4,987 |
| 2014 | 604,662 | 0.82% | 4,946 |
| 2013 | 599,716 | 0.82% | 4,899 |
| 2012 | 594,817 | 0.67% | 3,947 |
| 2011 | 590,870 | 0.51% | 3,009 |
| 2010 | 587,861 | 0.51% | 2,993 |
| 2009 | 584,868 | 0.51% | 2,974 |
| 2008 | 581,894 | 0.51% | 2,968 |
| 2007 | 578,926 | 0.51% | 2,948 |
| 2006 | 575,978 | 0.42% | 2,393 |
| 2005 | 573,585 | 0.17% | 998 |
| 2004 | 572,587 | 0.07% | 389 |
| 2003 | 572,198 | 0.15% | 874 |
| 2002 | 571,324 | 0.22% | 1,262 |
| 2001 | 570,062 | 0.17% | 953 |
| 2000 | 569,109 | 0.08% | 462 |
| 1999 | 568,647 | -0.19% | -1,060 |
| 1998 | 569,707 | -0.27% | -1,516 |
| 1997 | 571,223 | -0.01% | -29 |
| 1996 | 571,252 | -0.10% | -584 |
| 1995 | 571,836 | -0.34% | -1,953 |
| 1994 | 573,789 | -0.48% | -2,749 |
| 1993 | 576,538 | -0.23% | -1,310 |
| 1992 | 577,848 | 0.20% | 1,174 |
| 1991 | 576,674 | 0.31% | 1,769 |
| 1990 | 574,905 | 0.54% | 3,084 |
| 1989 | 571,821 | 1.00% | 5,688 |
| 1988 | 566,133 | 0.46% | 2,607 |
| 1987 | 563,526 | 0.43% | 2,396 |
| 1986 | 561,130 | -0.47% | -2,636 |
| 1985 | 563,766 | -1.23% | -7,036 |
| 1984 | 570,802 | -1.52% | -8,821 |
| 1983 | 579,623 | -1.11% | -6,505 |
| 1982 | 586,128 | -0.60% | -3,517 |
| 1981 | 589,645 | -0.69% | -4,095 |
| 1980 | 593,740 | -1.10% | -6,585 |
| 1979 | 600,325 | -1.10% | -6,649 |
| 1978 | 606,974 | -1.10% | -6,722 |
| 1977 | 613,696 | -1.09% | -6,788 |
| 1976 | 620,484 | -1.10% | -6,882 |
| 1975 | 627,366 | -1.10% | -6,948 |
| 1974 | 634,314 | -1.10% | -7,025 |
| 1973 | 641,339 | -1.09% | -7,094 |
| 1972 | 648,433 | -1.10% | -7,191 |
| 1971 | 655,624 | -1.10% | -7,261 |
| 1970 | 662,885 | -0.68% | -4,532 |
| 1969 | 667,417 | -0.63% | -4,256 |
| 1968 | 671,673 | -0.64% | -4,296 |
| 1967 | 675,969 | -0.63% | -4,317 |
| 1966 | 680,286 | -0.63% | -4,345 |
| 1965 | 684,631 | -0.63% | -4,367 |
| 1964 | 688,998 | -0.64% | -4,406 |
| 1963 | 693,404 | -0.63% | -4,429 |
| 1962 | 697,833 | -0.63% | -4,457 |
| 1961 | 702,290 | 2.94% | 20,051 |
| 1960 | 682,239 | 3.22% | 21,257 |
| 1959 | 660,982 | 3.21% | 20,568 |
| 1958 | 640,414 | 3.21% | 19,927 |
| 1957 | 620,487 | 3.21% | 19,281 |
| 1956 | 601,206 | 3.22% | 18,732 |
| 1955 | 582,474 | 3.21% | 18,125 |
| 1954 | 564,349 | 3.21% | 17,560 |
| 1953 | 546,789 | 3.21% | 16,991 |
| 1952 | 529,798 | 3.22% | 16,509 |
| 1951 | 513,289 | 2.41% | 12,069 |
| 1950 | 501,220 | 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% |