Duisburg's 2021 population is now estimated at 519,056. In 1950, the population of Duisburg was 411,198. Duisburg has grown by 3,980 since 2015, which represents a 0.77% 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 Duisburg, which typically includes Duisburg's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
| Year | Population | Growth Rate (%) | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2035 | 539,740 | 0.19% | 1,007 |
| 2034 | 538,733 | 0.18% | 989 |
| 2033 | 537,744 | 0.18% | 974 |
| 2032 | 536,770 | 0.18% | 962 |
| 2031 | 535,808 | 0.18% | 965 |
| 2030 | 534,843 | 0.19% | 996 |
| 2029 | 533,847 | 0.20% | 1,051 |
| 2028 | 532,796 | 0.21% | 1,122 |
| 2027 | 531,674 | 0.23% | 1,239 |
| 2026 | 530,435 | 0.27% | 1,442 |
| 2025 | 528,993 | 0.33% | 1,726 |
| 2024 | 527,267 | 0.41% | 2,142 |
| 2023 | 525,125 | 0.52% | 2,707 |
| 2022 | 522,418 | 0.65% | 3,362 |
| 2021 | 519,056 | 0.77% | 3,980 |
| 2020 | 515,076 | 0.87% | 4,465 |
| 2019 | 510,611 | 0.92% | 4,663 |
| 2018 | 505,948 | 1.19% | 5,947 |
| 2017 | 500,001 | 1.19% | 5,877 |
| 2016 | 494,124 | 1.19% | 5,808 |
| 2015 | 488,316 | 0.40% | 1,963 |
| 2014 | 486,353 | -0.36% | -1,765 |
| 2013 | 488,118 | -0.36% | -1,770 |
| 2012 | 489,888 | -0.36% | -1,781 |
| 2011 | 491,669 | -0.36% | -1,785 |
| 2010 | 493,454 | -0.36% | -1,791 |
| 2009 | 495,245 | -0.36% | -1,796 |
| 2008 | 497,041 | -0.36% | -1,807 |
| 2007 | 498,848 | -0.36% | -1,811 |
| 2006 | 500,659 | -0.46% | -2,326 |
| 2005 | 502,985 | -0.49% | -2,463 |
| 2004 | 505,448 | -0.42% | -2,134 |
| 2003 | 507,582 | -0.54% | -2,767 |
| 2002 | 510,349 | -0.61% | -3,125 |
| 2001 | 513,474 | -0.75% | -3,873 |
| 2000 | 517,347 | -0.81% | -4,207 |
| 1999 | 521,554 | -0.88% | -4,633 |
| 1998 | 526,187 | -0.88% | -4,696 |
| 1997 | 530,883 | -0.58% | -3,091 |
| 1996 | 533,974 | -0.32% | -1,705 |
| 1995 | 535,679 | -0.14% | -773 |
| 1994 | 536,452 | -0.28% | -1,495 |
| 1993 | 537,947 | -0.06% | -320 |
| 1992 | 538,267 | 0.34% | 1,827 |
| 1991 | 536,440 | 0.50% | 2,648 |
| 1990 | 533,792 | 0.76% | 4,004 |
| 1989 | 529,788 | 1.92% | 9,982 |
| 1988 | 519,806 | -1.05% | -5,500 |
| 1987 | 525,306 | 1.72% | 8,860 |
| 1986 | 516,446 | -0.79% | -4,100 |
| 1985 | 520,546 | -1.70% | -9,026 |
| 1984 | 529,572 | -2.20% | -11,902 |
| 1983 | 541,474 | -1.63% | -8,994 |
| 1982 | 550,468 | -1.04% | -5,767 |
| 1981 | 556,235 | 0.63% | 3,507 |
| 1980 | 552,728 | 1.95% | 10,582 |
| 1979 | 542,146 | 1.95% | 10,366 |
| 1978 | 531,780 | 1.95% | 10,167 |
| 1977 | 521,613 | 1.95% | 9,959 |
| 1976 | 511,654 | 1.95% | 9,796 |
| 1975 | 501,858 | 1.95% | 9,595 |
| 1974 | 492,263 | 1.95% | 9,412 |
| 1973 | 482,851 | 1.95% | 9,219 |
| 1972 | 473,632 | 1.95% | 9,068 |
| 1971 | 464,564 | 1.95% | 8,882 |
| 1970 | 455,682 | -0.83% | -3,793 |
| 1969 | 459,475 | -1.11% | -5,175 |
| 1968 | 464,650 | -1.12% | -5,248 |
| 1967 | 469,898 | -1.12% | -5,299 |
| 1966 | 475,197 | -1.12% | -5,360 |
| 1965 | 480,557 | -1.11% | -5,413 |
| 1964 | 485,970 | -1.12% | -5,488 |
| 1963 | 491,458 | -1.12% | -5,543 |
| 1962 | 497,001 | -1.12% | -5,606 |
| 1961 | 502,607 | 1.69% | 8,368 |
| 1960 | 494,239 | 1.91% | 9,254 |
| 1959 | 484,985 | 1.91% | 9,068 |
| 1958 | 475,917 | 1.91% | 8,899 |
| 1957 | 467,018 | 1.90% | 8,721 |
| 1956 | 458,297 | 1.91% | 8,581 |
| 1955 | 449,716 | 1.91% | 8,409 |
| 1954 | 441,307 | 1.91% | 8,252 |
| 1953 | 433,055 | 1.90% | 8,086 |
| 1952 | 424,969 | 1.91% | 7,957 |
| 1951 | 417,012 | 1.41% | 5,814 |
| 1950 | 411,198 | 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% |