The following list sorts all cities and municipalities in the German state of Bavaria with a population of more than 20,000. As of December 31, 2017, 74 places fulfill this criterion and are listed here. This list refers only to the population of individual municipalities within their defined limits, which does not include other municipalities or suburban areas within urban agglomerations.
The following table lists the 74 cities and municipalities in Bavaria with a population of at least 20,000 on December 31, 2017, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany. A city is displayed in bold if it is a state or federal capital.
2017 Rank |
City | district | 2017 estimate | 2011 Census | 2017 land area | 2017 pop. density | growth (2011–2017) |
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1 | Munich | urban district | 1,456,039 | 1,348,335 | 311 km2 | 4,686/km2 | +1.16% |
2 | Nuremberg | urban district | 515,201 | 486,314 | 186 km2 | 2,763/km2 | +0.87% |
3 | Augsburg | urban district | 292,851 | 267,767 | 147 km2 | 1,994/km2 | +1.36% |
4 | Regensburg | urban district | 150,894 | 135,403 | 80.8 km2 | 1,866/km2 | +1.64% |
5 | Ingolstadt | urban district | 135,244 | 124,927 | 133 km2 | 1,014/km2 | +1.20% |
6 | Würzburg | urban district | 126,635 | 124,297 | 87.6 km2 | 1,446/km2 | +0.28% |
7 | Fürth | urban district | 126,526 | 115,613 | 63.4 km2 | 1,997/km2 | +1.37% |
8 | Erlangen | urban district | 110,998 | 103,719 | 77.0 km2 | 1,442/km2 | +1.03% |
9 | Bamberg | urban district | 77,179 | 70,635 | 54.6 km2 | 1,413/km2 | +1.34% |
10 | Bayreuth | urban district | 73,999 | 70,808 | 66.9 km2 | 1,106/km2 | +0.67% |
11 | Landshut | urban district | 71,193 | 63,544 | 65.8 km2 | 1,081/km2 | +1.72% |
12 | Aschaffenburg | urban district | 69,928 | 67,359 | 62.5 km2 | 1,120/km2 | +0.56% |
13 | Kempten (Allgäu) | urban district | 68,330 | 64,078 | 63.3 km2 | 1,080/km2 | +0.97% |
14 | Rosenheim | urban district | 63,080 | 59,329 | 37.2 km2 | 1,695/km2 | +0.93% |
15 | Neu-Ulm | Neu-Ulm (district) | 57,727 | 52,706 | 81.0 km2 | 713.1/km2 | +1.38% |
16 | Schweinfurt | urban district | 53,437 | 52,143 | 35.7 km2 | 1,497/km2 | +0.37% |
17 | Passau | urban district | 51,781 | 48,649 | 69.6 km2 | 744.4/km2 | +0.94% |
18 | Freising | Freising (district) | 48,318 | 44,578 | 88.6 km2 | 545.4/km2 | +1.22% |
19 | Straubing | urban district | 47,586 | 44,488 | 67.6 km2 | 704.0/km2 | +1.02% |
20 | Dachau | Dachau (district) | 47,255 | 43,402 | 35.0 km2 | 1,352/km2 | +1.29% |
21 | Hof | urban district | 45,950 | 44,759 | 58.0 km2 | 792.0/km2 | +0.40% |
22 | Kaufbeuren | urban district | 43,478 | 41,550 | 40.0 km2 | 1,086/km2 | +0.68% |
23 | Memmingen | urban district | 43,470 | 41,241 | 70.1 km2 | 620.0/km2 | +0.79% |
24 | Weiden in der Oberpfalz | urban district | 42,543 | 41,746 | 70.6 km2 | 602.8/km2 | +0.28% |
25 | Amberg | urban district | 42,248 | 41,911 | 50.1 km2 | 842.8/km2 | +0.12% |
26 | Ansbach | urban district | 41,652 | 39,491 | 99.9 km2 | 416.9/km2 | +0.80% |
27 | Coburg | urban district | 41,236 | 41,023 | 48.3 km2 | 853.9/km2 | +0.08% |
28 | Schwabach | urban district | 40,781 | 38,469 | 40.8 km2 | 999.5/km2 | +0.88% |
29 | Germering | Fürstenfeldbruck (district) | 40,285 | 37,724 | 21.6 km2 | 1,865/km2 | +0.99% |
30 | Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz | Neumarkt (district) | 39,822 | 38,362 | 79.0 km2 | 504.0/km2 | +0.56% |
31 | Fürstenfeldbruck | Fürstenfeldbruck (district) | 37,202 | 33,379 | 32.5 km2 | 1,144/km2 | +1.64% |
32 | Erding | Erding (district) | 36,382 | 33,528 | 54.6 km2 | 666.2/km2 | +1.24% |
33 | Deggendorf | Deggendorf (district) | 33,373 | 31,491 | 77.1 km2 | 432.6/km2 | +0.88% |
34 | Forchheim | Forchheim (district) | 32,125 | 30,329 | 44.5 km2 | 722.7/km2 | +0.87% |
35 | Friedberg | Aichach-Friedberg | 29,782 | 28,640 | 81.3 km2 | 366.5/km2 | +0.59% |
36 | Neuburg an der Donau | Neuburg-Schrobenhausen | 29,608 | 27,733 | 81.3 km2 | 364.2/km2 | +0.99% |
37 | Landsberg am Lech | Landsberg (district) | 28,865 | 27,324 | 57.9 km2 | 498.4/km2 | +0.83% |
38 | Unterschleißheim | Munich (district) | 28,809 | 25,872 | 14.9 km2 | 1,930/km2 | +1.63% |
39 | Schwandorf | Schwandorf (district) | 28,730 | 27,556 | 124 km2 | 232.0/km2 | +0.63% |
40 | Königsbrunn | Augsburg (district) | 27,850 | 26,997 | 18.4 km2 | 1,514/km2 | +0.47% |
41 | Olching | Fürstenfeldbruck (district) | 27,592 | 24,751 | 29.9 km2 | 922.2/km2 | +1.65% |
42 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Garmisch (district) | 27,024 | 25,581 | 206 km2 | 131.4/km2 | +0.83% |
43 | Lauf an der Pegnitz | Nürnberger Land | 26,571 | 25,629 | 59.8 km2 | 444.6/km2 | +0.54% |
44 | Kulmbach | Kulmbach (district) | 26,002 | 26,678 | 92.8 km2 | 280.3/km2 | –0.39% |
45 | Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm | Pfaffenhofen (district) | 25,781 | 23,603 | 92.6 km2 | 278.3/km2 | +1.34% |
46 | Zirndorf | Fürth (district) | 25,307 | 24,752 | 28.8 km2 | 879.0/km2 | +0.33% |
47 | Lindau (Bodensee) | Lindau (district) | 25,253 | 24,491 | 33.1 km2 | 763.9/km2 | +0.46% |
48 | Roth | Roth (district) | 25,220 | 24,348 | 96.3 km2 | 261.8/km2 | +0.53% |
49 | Geretsried | Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen | 24,892 | 23,042 | 24.6 km2 | 1,012/km2 | +1.17% |
50 | Unterhaching | Munich (district) | 24,864 | 22,298 | 10.4 km2 | 2,398/km2 | +1.65% |
51 | Waldkraiburg | Mühldorf (district) | 23,435 | 21,435 | 21.6 km2 | 1,087/km2 | +1.35% |
52 | Starnberg | Starnberg (district) | 23,339 | 22,165 | 61.9 km2 | 377.3/km2 | +0.78% |
53 | Vaterstetten | Ebersberg (district) | 23,229 | 21,069 | 34.1 km2 | 681.6/km2 | +1.48% |
54 | Herzogenaurach | Erlangen-Höchstadt | 23,098 | 22,214 | 47.6 km2 | 485.0/km2 | +0.59% |
55 | Gersthofen | Augsburg (district) | 22,430 | 20,743 | 34.0 km2 | 659.5/km2 | +1.18% |
56 | Weilheim in Oberbayern | Weilheim-Schongau | 22,355 | 21,149 | 55.5 km2 | 402.8/km2 | +0.84% |
57 | Bad Kissingen | Bad Kissingen (district) | 22,245 | 20,993 | 69.9 km2 | 318.1/km2 | +0.88% |
58 | Senden | Neu-Ulm (district) | 22,133 | 21,560 | 25.2 km2 | 877.9/km2 | +0.40% |
59 | Neusäß | Augsburg (district) | 22,038 | 21,052 | 25.2 km2 | 873.8/km2 | +0.69% |
60 | Sonthofen | Oberallgäu | 21,522 | 21,105 | 46.5 km2 | 462.3/km2 | +0.29% |
61 | Ottobrunn | Munich (district) | 21,503 | 20,082 | 5.2 km2 | 4,111/km2 | +1.03% |
62 | Puchheim | Fürstenfeldbruck (district) | 21,396 | 19,613 | 12.2 km2 | 1,748/km2 | +1.32% |
63 | Kitzingen | Kitzingen (district) | 21,346 | 20,237 | 47.0 km2 | 454.3/km2 | +0.81% |
64 | Aichach | Aichach-Friedberg | 21,169 | 20,247 | 92.8 km2 | 228.0/km2 | +0.67% |
65 | Karlsfeld | Dachau (district) | 21,141 | 18,117 | 15.6 km2 | 1,354/km2 | +2.35% |
66 | Haar | Munich (district) | 21,000 | 19,231 | 12.9 km2 | 1,628/km2 | +1.33% |
67 | Traunreut | Traunstein (district) | 20,934 | 19,941 | 45.1 km2 | 464.6/km2 | +0.73% |
68 | Gauting | Starnberg (district) | 20,556 | 19,294 | 55.5 km2 | 370.4/km2 | +0.96% |
69 | Günzburg | Günzburg (district) | 20,355 | 19,436 | 55.4 km2 | 367.4/km2 | +0.70% |
70 | Nördlingen | Donau-Ries | 20,236 | 19,051 | 68.1 km2 | 297.2/km2 | +0.91% |
71 | Traunstein | Traunstein (district) | 20,172 | 18,635 | 48.6 km2 | 415.3/km2 | +1.20% |
72 | Lichtenfels | Lichtenfels (district) | 20,158 | 20,204 | 122 km2 | 165.0/km2 | –0.03% |
73 | Mühldorf am Inn | Mühldorf am Inn (district) | 20,123 | 16,807 | 29.4 km2 | 684.0/km2 | +2.75% |
74 | Neufahrn bei Freising | Freising (district) | 20,096 | 18,392 | 45.5 km2 | 441.3/km2 | +1.34% |
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