Region · Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Germany

Cities listed

268

16.9M

combined population

Köln

largest city

268 listed cities in North Rhine-Westphalia

Cities listed

268

15,000 or more people

Largest city

Köln

1,024,621 people

Combined population

16.9M

Of the cities listed here

Share of country

31.6%

Of Germany's listed city population

Cities in North Rhine-Westphalia

All 960 in Germany

Sortable and searchable. Ranks are within the whole country, not the region. This is not a complete list of settlements — only places GeoNames lists at 15,000 or more.

268 cities


4	Köln	1,024,621	1.2%
6	Düsseldorf	618,685	0.7%
8	Essen	593,085	0.7%
9	Dortmund	588,462	0.7%
15	Duisburg	504,358	0.6%
16	Bochum	385,729	0.5%
17	Wuppertal	360,797	0.4%
18	Bielefeld	331,906	0.4%
19	Bonn	330,579	0.4%
20	Münster	308,258	0.4%
25	Gelsenkirchen	270,028	0.3%
26	Aachen	265,208	0.3%
27	Mönchengladbach	261,742	0.3%
32	Krefeld	237,984	0.3%
36	Oberhausen	219,176	0.3%
39	Hagen	198,972	0.2%
44	Hamm	178,967	0.2%
45	Mülheim	173,050	0.2%
46	Herne	172,108	0.2%
49	Solingen	164,359	0.2%
51	Leverkusen	162,738	0.2%
53	Neuss	152,457	0.2%
56	Paderborn	142,161	0.2%
60	Recklinghausen	122,438	0.1%
65	Bottrop	119,909	0.1%
69	Remscheid	117,118	0.1%
72	Siegen	107,242	0.1%
73	Bergisch Gladbach	106,184	0.1%
77	Moers	103,487	0.1%
84	Gütersloh	96,180	0.1%
85	Düren	93,440	0.1%
88	Iserlohn	91,811	0.1%
89	Witten	91,808	0.1%
90	Ratingen	91,606	0.1%
91	Marl	91,398	0.1%
92	Lünen	91,009	0.1%
95	Velbert	87,669	0.1%
100	Minden	82,879	0.1%
106	Dorsten	79,981	0.1%
107	Lüdenscheid	79,386	0.1%
109	Castrop-Rauxel	77,924	0.1%
110	Rheine	76,491	0.1%
111	Viersen	76,153	0.1%
113	Gladbeck	75,499	0.1%
114	Arnsberg	74,879	0.1%
115	Troisdorf	74,749	0.1%
116	Wattenscheid	73,965	0.1%
117	Bocholt	73,943	0.1%
118	Detmold	73,680	0.1%
127	Lippstadt	67,219	0.1%
129	Dinslaken	66,993	0.1%
131	Unna	66,734	0.1%
133	Herten	65,306	0.1%
134	Herford	64,879	0.1%
135	Grevenbroich	64,779	0.1%
137	Kerpen	64,226	0.1%
139	Dormagen	63,582	0.1%
140	Bergheim	63,558	0.1%
142	Wesel	61,685	0.1%
150	Langenfeld	59,112	0.1%
156	Stolberg	57,684	0.1%
159	Hattingen	56,866	0.1%
160	Hilden	56,565	0.1%
161	Sankt Augustin	56,094	0.1%
162	Eschweiler	55,778	0.1%
163	Ahlen	55,280	0.1%
164	Bad Salzuflen	54,899	0.1%
165	Euskirchen	54,889	0.1%
166	Meerbusch	54,826	0.1%
168	Hürth	54,678	0.1%
171	Pulheim	53,762	0.1%
172	Gummersbach	53,131	0.1%
178	Menden	52,452	0.1%
179	Bergkamen	52,329	0.1%
180	Frechen	52,309	0.1%
182	Willich	51,843	0.1%
186	Erftstadt	51,207	0.1%
187	Neubrück	51,109	0.1%
189	Ibbenbueren	50,577	0.1%
191	Gronau	50,547	0.1%
193	Schwerte	50,399	0.1%
198	Bad Oeynhausen	49,513	0.1%
201	Kleve	49,072	0.1%
204	Bornheim	48,523	0.1%
205	Soest	48,037	0.1%
206	Hennef (Sieg)	48,002	0.1%
208	Erkrath	47,815	0.1%
211	Dülmen	47,495	0.1%
213	Herzogenrath	47,381	0.1%
219	Bünde	46,365	0.1%
220	Alsdorf	46,340	0.1%
222	Rheda-Wiedenbrück	46,123	0.1%
223	Kamen	45,927	0.1%
228	Erkelenz	44,650	0.1%
232	Brühl	44,137	0.1%
245	Monheim am Rhein	43,038	0.1%
251	Nettetal	42,417	0.1%
252	Kaarst	42,112	0.1%
255	Lemgo	41,943	0.1%
261	Heinsberg	41,505	0%
265	Königswinter	41,164	0%
269	Borken	40,876	0%
278	Hückelhoven	39,828	0%
283	Mettmann	39,550	0%
284	Löhne	39,521	0%
285	Kamp-Lintfort	39,490	0%
287	Siegburg	39,135	0%
292	Warendorf	38,707	0%
299	Ahaus	38,165	0%
300	Haltern am See	38,142	0%
303	Beckum	37,814	0%
306	Hemer	37,502	0%
308	Würselen	37,074	0%
310	Wermelskirchen	36,816	0%
311	Coesfeld	36,631	0%
314	Niederkassel	36,480	0%
315	Porta Westfalica	36,364	0%
316	Datteln	36,338	0%
319	Wesseling	35,665	0%
320	Voerde	35,661	0%
321	Emsdetten	35,582	0%
324	Greven	35,080	0%
325	Lage	35,054	0%
332	Steinfurt	34,601	0%
338	Kempen	34,105	0%
339	Geldern	34,013	0%
341	Jülich	33,911	0%
345	Goch	33,706	0%
350	Korschenbroich	33,406	0%
356	Höxter	32,713	0%
357	Gevelsberg	32,664	0%
361	Ennepetal	32,607	0%
367	Meschede	32,224	0%
368	Rheinberg	32,188	0%
370	Werl	32,149	0%
375	Emmerich	31,829	0%
376	Kreuztal	31,772	0%
379	Lohmar	31,339	0%
388	Werne	30,810	0%
393	Oer-Erkenschwick	30,409	0%
395	Tönisvorst	30,296	0%
398	Schwelm	30,235	0%
399	Waltrop	30,220	0%
402	Rietberg	30,055	0%
405	Delbrück	29,884	0%
413	Haan	29,431	0%
415	Oelde	29,297	0%
417	Wetter	29,146	0%
425	Warstein	28,532	0%
429	Geilenkirchen	28,334	0%
434	Plettenberg	28,206	0%
436	Neukirchen-Vluyn	28,110	0%
437	Lennestadt	28,102	0%
438	Wegberg	28,089	0%
440	Leichlingen	28,078	0%
441	Kevelaer	28,064	0%
445	Baesweiler	27,834	0%
449	Heiligenhaus	27,700	0%
450	Dorstfeld	27,655	0%
451	Sundern	27,654	0%
454	Selm	27,540	0%
455	Mechernich	27,537	0%
458	Hamminkeln	27,433	0%
460	Overath	27,203	0%
463	Petershagen	27,090	0%
465	Brilon	27,030	0%
469	Rösrath	26,868	0%
470	Lübbecke	26,815	0%
478	Sprockhövel	26,400	0%
479	Espelkamp	26,378	0%
481	Wiehl	26,291	0%
482	Rheinbach	26,262	0%
484	Schmallenberg	26,132	0%
491	Olpe	25,686	0%
495	Herdecke	25,618	0%
497	Übach-Palenberg	25,544	0%
498	Meckenheim	25,515	0%
503	Bad Honnef	25,348	0%
511	Netphen	25,163	0%
520	Bedburg	24,937	0%
521	Brackel	24,930	0%
525	Attendorn	24,773	0%
528	Salzkotten	24,561	0%
534	Warburg	24,317	0%
537	Harsewinkel	24,207	0%
543	Radevormwald	24,100	0%
544	Lüdinghausen	24,094	0%
545	Verl	24,002	0%
553	Wipperfürth	23,723	0%
567	Lütgendortmund	23,065	0%
569	Opladen	23,000	0%
577	Kapellen	22,711	0%
578	Lengerich	22,697	0%
581	Jüchen	22,562	0%
583	Rees	22,544	0%
587	Vreden	22,412	0%
597	Büren	22,263	0%
600	Meinerzhagen	21,982	0%
601	Elsdorf	21,967	0%
603	Marsberg	21,914	0%
608	Alfter	21,814	0%
610	Lindlar	21,665	0%
617	Xanten	21,587	0%
622	Wilnsdorf	21,505	0%
626	Halle	21,393	0%
647	Versmold	20,996	0%
650	Altena	20,862	0%
654	Engelskirchen	20,786	0%
657	Hiddenhausen	20,771	0%
658	Bad Berleburg	20,757	0%
659	Wülfrath	20,731	0%
660	Ennigerloh	20,713	0%
663	Stadtlohn	20,602	0%
664	Geseke	20,602	0%
667	Bergneustadt	20,567	0%
670	Fröndenberg	20,504	0%
672	Nottuln	20,427	0%
676	Werdohl	20,366	0%
677	Senden	20,363	0%
683	Vlotho	20,214	0%
684	Zülpich	20,208	0%
693	Kürten	20,103	0%
695	Wachtberg	20,032	0%
700	Hörstel	19,894	0%
702	Steinhagen	19,869	0%
703	Enger	19,852	0%
705	Eitorf	19,761	0%
710	Bad Driburg	19,553	0%
711	Waldbröl	19,533	0%
714	Ochtrup	19,441	0%
715	Schwalmtal	19,435	0%
718	Bönen	19,393	0%
719	Telgte	19,389	0%
728	Burscheid	19,215	0%
733	Rhede	19,140	0%
756	Freudenberg	18,601	0%
781	Kierspe	18,188	0%
797	Holzwickede	17,821	0%
798	Brakel	17,808	0%
806	Halver	17,650	0%
817	Nümbrecht	17,427	0%
818	Oerlinghausen	17,403	0%
829	Blomberg	17,183	0%
832	Gescher	17,115	0%
851	Wassenberg	16,641	0%
855	Hille	16,567	0%
862	Hilchenbach	16,467	0%
873	Hückeswagen	16,369	0%
875	Kirchlengern	16,338	0%
877	Weilerswist	16,321	0%
881	Leopoldshöhe	16,219	0%
889	Rahden	16,140	0%
892	Brüggen	16,105	0%
893	Erwitte	16,081	0%
900	Grefrath	16,016	0%
904	Hövelhof	15,962	0%
913	Olsberg	15,814	0%
925	Spenge	15,625	0%
927	Odenthal	15,619	0%
932	Niederkrüchten	15,487	0%
940	Straelen	15,325	0%
946	Beverungen	15,266	0%
947	Drensteinfurt	15,260	0%
950	Much	15,231	0%
951	Wickede	15,225	0%
953	Bad Laasphe	15,184	0%
954	Ascheberg	15,184	0%
955	Bad Lippspringe	15,175	0%

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