What is the population of Nuremberg?
Nuremberg has a city population of 515,543. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Nuremberg
Nuremberg is a city in Bavaria, Germany with a population of 515,543. It is the 12th largest of the 960 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Germany, and the 1,104th largest worldwide. It lies 378 km from Berlin.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 114
Coordinates
49.454, 11.078
Record updated
7 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.
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 |
| Nuremberg | 516K |
Nuremberg Population FAQ
Where is Nuremberg?
Nuremberg is in Bavaria, Germany, 378 km from the capital, Berlin. Its coordinates are 49.454, 11.078.
How big is Nuremberg compared with other cities in Germany?
It is the 12th largest of the 960 cities listed in Germany, holding 0.6% of the national population.