What is the population of Dortmund?
Dortmund has a city population of 588,462. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · Germany · Europe
Dortmund
City population
588,462
#9
in Germany
#4
in North Rhine-Westphalia
#954
worldwide
51.515, 7.466 · 422 km from Berlin
About Dortmund
Ranked 954th in the world, this city of 588,462 is the ninth largest in Germany and fourth largest in North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund sits 422 km from Berlin and holds 0.7% of Germany's national population. Four cities lie within 11 km: Dorstfeld at 4 km with 27,655 people, Brackel 6 km away with 24,930, Lütgendortmund at 8 km with 23,065, and Schwerte at 11 km with 50,399.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#4of 268
Elevation
96 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Berlin
Coordinates
51.515, 7.466
Record updated
2021-07-25
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 960 in GermanyClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Dortmund | 588K |
Dortmund Population FAQ
Where is Dortmund?
Dortmund is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 422 km from the capital, Berlin. Its coordinates are 51.515, 7.466.
How big is Dortmund compared with other cities in Germany?
It is the 9th largest of the 960 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Germany, holding 0.7% of the national population.