What is the population of Dresden?
Dresden has a city population of 564,904. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Dresden
Germany's tenth-largest city by population, Dresden holds 564,904 residents and accounts for 0.7% of the national total. It ranks first among 49 cities in Saxony and sits 165 km from Berlin. Several neighbouring cities lie within 8 km: Radebeul (32,979), Freital (39,281), Gorbitz (21,599), Löbtau (21,205), and Klotzsche (21,064).
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
#1of 49
Elevation
116 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Berlin
Coordinates
51.051, 13.738
Record updated
2026-05-06
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 |
| Dresden | 565K |
Dresden Population FAQ
Where is Dresden?
Dresden is in Saxony, Germany, 165 km from the capital, Berlin. Its coordinates are 51.051, 13.738.
How big is Dresden compared with other cities in Germany?
It is the 10th largest of the 960 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Germany, holding 0.7% of the national population.