Leipzig's 2021 population is now estimated at 596,230. In 1950, the population of Leipzig was 606,197. Leipzig has grown by 5,178 since 2015, which represents a 0.88% 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 Leipzig, which typically includes Leipzig's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
| Year | Population | Growth Rate (%) | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2035 | 621,900 | 0.19% | 1,161 |
| 2034 | 620,739 | 0.18% | 1,140 |
| 2033 | 619,599 | 0.18% | 1,123 |
| 2032 | 618,476 | 0.18% | 1,113 |
| 2031 | 617,363 | 0.18% | 1,119 |
| 2030 | 616,244 | 0.19% | 1,167 |
| 2029 | 615,077 | 0.20% | 1,244 |
| 2028 | 613,833 | 0.22% | 1,353 |
| 2027 | 612,480 | 0.25% | 1,527 |
| 2026 | 610,953 | 0.30% | 1,818 |
| 2025 | 609,135 | 0.36% | 2,215 |
| 2024 | 606,920 | 0.46% | 2,783 |
| 2023 | 604,137 | 0.59% | 3,528 |
| 2022 | 600,609 | 0.73% | 4,379 |
| 2021 | 596,230 | 0.88% | 5,178 |
| 2020 | 591,052 | 0.99% | 5,806 |
| 2019 | 585,246 | 1.05% | 6,078 |
| 2018 | 579,168 | 1.32% | 7,563 |
| 2017 | 571,605 | 1.32% | 7,463 |
| 2016 | 564,142 | 1.32% | 7,366 |
| 2015 | 556,776 | 1.32% | 7,259 |
| 2014 | 549,517 | 1.32% | 7,165 |
| 2013 | 542,352 | 1.32% | 7,061 |
| 2012 | 535,291 | 1.17% | 6,212 |
| 2011 | 529,079 | 1.03% | 5,376 |
| 2010 | 523,703 | 1.03% | 5,319 |
| 2009 | 518,384 | 1.02% | 5,259 |
| 2008 | 513,125 | 0.90% | 4,589 |
| 2007 | 508,536 | 0.78% | 3,931 |
| 2006 | 504,605 | 0.81% | 4,044 |
| 2005 | 500,561 | 0.51% | 2,550 |
| 2004 | 498,011 | 0.37% | 1,854 |
| 2003 | 496,157 | 0.45% | 2,237 |
| 2002 | 493,920 | 0.16% | 790 |
| 2001 | 493,130 | 0.36% | 1,763 |
| 2000 | 491,367 | 0.55% | 2,685 |
| 1999 | 488,682 | 0.35% | 1,691 |
| 1998 | 486,991 | 0.35% | 1,685 |
| 1997 | 485,306 | 0.35% | 1,677 |
| 1996 | 483,629 | 0.35% | 1,676 |
| 1995 | 481,953 | -0.83% | -4,022 |
| 1994 | 485,975 | -1.57% | -7,773 |
| 1993 | 493,748 | -1.23% | -6,160 |
| 1992 | 499,908 | -1.42% | -7,222 |
| 1991 | 507,130 | -2.57% | -13,354 |
| 1990 | 520,484 | -3.19% | -17,141 |
| 1989 | 537,625 | -1.76% | -9,640 |
| 1988 | 547,265 | -0.49% | -2,672 |
| 1987 | 549,937 | -0.40% | -2,216 |
| 1986 | 552,153 | -0.46% | -2,561 |
| 1985 | 554,714 | -0.48% | -2,663 |
| 1984 | 557,377 | -0.18% | -1,030 |
| 1983 | 558,407 | -0.26% | -1,440 |
| 1982 | 559,847 | -0.41% | -2,327 |
| 1981 | 562,174 | -0.18% | -997 |
| 1980 | 563,171 | -0.25% | -1,385 |
| 1979 | 564,556 | -0.25% | -1,387 |
| 1978 | 565,943 | -0.25% | -1,391 |
| 1977 | 567,334 | -0.24% | -1,392 |
| 1976 | 568,726 | -0.25% | -1,399 |
| 1975 | 570,125 | -0.25% | -1,401 |
| 1974 | 571,526 | -0.25% | -1,404 |
| 1973 | 572,930 | -0.24% | -1,406 |
| 1972 | 574,336 | -0.25% | -1,413 |
| 1971 | 575,749 | -0.24% | -1,414 |
| 1970 | 577,163 | -0.25% | -1,419 |
| 1969 | 578,582 | -0.24% | -1,419 |
| 1968 | 580,001 | -0.25% | -1,427 |
| 1967 | 581,428 | -0.25% | -1,429 |
| 1966 | 582,857 | -0.25% | -1,432 |
| 1965 | 584,289 | -0.24% | -1,433 |
| 1964 | 585,722 | -0.25% | -1,441 |
| 1963 | 587,163 | -0.25% | -1,443 |
| 1962 | 588,606 | -0.25% | -1,446 |
| 1961 | 590,052 | -0.24% | -1,448 |
| 1960 | 591,500 | -0.25% | -1,455 |
| 1959 | 592,955 | -0.25% | -1,457 |
| 1958 | 594,412 | -0.25% | -1,461 |
| 1957 | 595,873 | -0.24% | -1,462 |
| 1956 | 597,335 | -0.25% | -1,469 |
| 1955 | 598,804 | -0.25% | -1,472 |
| 1954 | 600,276 | -0.24% | -1,474 |
| 1953 | 601,750 | -0.24% | -1,477 |
| 1952 | 603,227 | -0.25% | -1,484 |
| 1951 | 604,711 | -0.25% | -1,486 |
| 1950 | 606,197 | 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% |