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Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg · Germany
City population
612,663
#7
in Germany
#1
in Baden-Wurttemberg
#911
worldwide
BerlinStuttgart
48.782, 9.177 · 512 km from Berlin
City population
612,663
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Germany
#7
of 960 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#911
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Germany
0.7%
of the national population

About Stuttgart

Ranked 911th by city population worldwide, Stuttgart holds 612,663 residents and stands as the largest city in Baden-Wurttemberg. The city sits 512 km from Berlin. Five cities with populations ranging from 18,081 to 43,935 lie within 9 km: Korntal, Fellbach, Ostfildern, Gerlingen, and Kornwestheim.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Germany
#7of 960
LargestSmallest
Position in Baden-Wurttemberg
#1of 131
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Germany
Region
Baden-Wurttemberg
Rank in region
#1of 131
Distance to capital
512 km
to Berlin
Elevation
252 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Berlin
Coordinates
48.782, 9.177
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 Germany

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

10KMEsslingen92K people12KMWaiblingen53K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Stuttgart613K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Stuttgart compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Stuttgart613K

Stuttgart Population FAQ

What is the population of Stuttgart?

Stuttgart has a city population of 612,663. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Stuttgart?

Stuttgart is in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, 512 km from the capital, Berlin. Its coordinates are 48.782, 9.177.

How big is Stuttgart compared with other cities in Germany?

It is the 7th largest of the 960 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Germany, holding 0.7% of the national population.

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