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City profile · Germany · Europe

Potsdam

City population
184,754
#42
in Germany
#1
in Brandenburg
#3,119
worldwide
BerlinPotsdam
52.399, 13.066 · 27 km from Berlin
City population
184,754
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Germany
#42
of 960 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#3,119
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Germany
0.2%
of the national population

About Potsdam

Potsdam is a city in Brandenburg, Germany with a population of 184,754. It is the 42nd largest of the 960 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Germany, and the 3,119th largest worldwide. It lies 27 km from Berlin.

Position in Germany
#42of 960
LargestSmallest
Position in Brandenburg
#1of 38
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Rank in region
#1of 38
Distance to capital
to Berlin
Elevation
34 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Berlin
Coordinates
52.399, 13.066
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.

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