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Kiel
City population
252,668
#28
in Germany
#1
in Schleswig-Holstein
#2,275
worldwide
54.321, 10.135 · 295 km from Berlin
About Kiel
Kiel is a city in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany with a population of 252,668. It is the 28th largest of the 960 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Germany, and the 2,275th largest worldwide. It lies 295 km from Berlin.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 32
Coordinates
54.321, 10.135
Record updated
6 May 2026
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.