City profile · Germany · Europe
Magdeburg
City population
244,329
#31
in Germany
#1
in Saxony-Anhalt
#2,352
worldwide
52.131, 11.632 · 129 km from Berlin
About Magdeburg
Magdeburg is a city in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany with a population of 244,329. It is the 31st largest of the 960 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Germany, and the 2,352nd largest worldwide. It lies 129 km from Berlin.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 28
Elevation
47 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Berlin
Coordinates
52.131, 11.632
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.