List of cities in Saarland by population

The following list sorts all cities and communes in the German state of Saarland with a population of more than 10,000.[1] As of December 31, 2017, 38 cities fulfill this criterion and are listed here. This list refers only to the population of individual municipalities within their defined limits, which does not include other municipalities or suburban areas within urban agglomerations.

List
Saarbrücken
Neunkirchen
Homburg (Saar)
Völklingen

The following table lists the 38 cities and communes in Saarland with a population of at least 10,000 on December 31, 2017, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany.[2] A city is displayed in bold if it is a state or federal capital.

  1. The city rank by population as of December 31, 2017, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of German[2]
  2. The city name[2]
  3. The name of the district (Landkreis) in which the city lies (some cities are districts on their own called urban districts)[2]
  4. The city population as of December 31, 2017, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany[2]
  5. The city population as of May 9, 2011, as enumerated by the 2011 European Union census[3]
  6. The city land area as of December 31, 2017[2]
  7. The city population density as of December 31, 2017 (residents per unit of land area)[2]
2017
Rank		 City district 2017 estimate 2011 Census 2017 land area 2017 pop. density
1 Saarbrücken Saarbrücken (district) 180,966 175,853 168 km² 1,080/km²
2 Neunkirchen, Saarland Neunkirchen (district) 46,767 46,172 75.3 km² 621.4/km²
3 Homburg (Saar) Saarpfalz-Kreis 41,934 41,502 82.6 km² 507.6/km²
4 Völklingen Saarbrücken (district) 39,376 38,809 67.1 km² 586.8/km²
5 Sankt Ingbert Saarpfalz-Kreis 35,951 36,645 50.0 km² 719.7/km²
6 Saarlouis Saarlouis (district) 34,532 34,479 43.3 km² 797.5/km²
7 Merzig Merzig-Wadern 29,818 29,727 109 km² 273.6/km²
8 Sankt Wendel Sankt Wendel (district) 25,959 26,220 114 km² 228.7/km²
9 Blieskastel Saarpfalz-Kreis 20,770 21,255 108 km² 191.9/km
10 Dillingen, Saarland Saarlouis (district) 20,143 20,253 22.1 km² 913.5/km²
11 Lebach Saarlouis (district) 18,977 19,484 64.2 km² 295.5/km²
12 Püttlingen Saarbrücken (district) 18,576 19,134 23.9 km² 775.6/km²
13 Heusweiler Saarbrücken (district) 18,072 18,201 40.0 km² 451.7/km²
14 Bexbach Saarpfalz-Kreis 17,683 18,038 31.1 km² 568.8/km²
15 Wadgassen Saarlouis (district) 17,372 17,885 25.9 km² 670.5/km²
16 Schwalbach, Saarland Saarlouis (district) 17,254 17,320 27.4 km² 630.4/km²
17 Eppelborn Neunkirchen (district) 17,024 17,726 47.3 km² 360.3/km²
18 Illingen Neunkirchen (district) 16,378 16,978 36.1 km² 453.8/km²
19 Sulzbach/Saar Saarbrücken (district) 16,360 16,591 16.1 km² 1,018/km²
20 Schmelz Saarlouis (district) 16,115 16,435 58.6 km² 274.9/km²
21 Losheim am See Merzig-Wadern 16,042 15,906 97.0 km² 165.5/km²
22 Wadern Merzig-Wadern 15,771 16,181 111 km² 141.9/km²
23 Schiffweiler Neunkirchen (district) 15,686 15,993 21.4 km² 732.3/km²
24 Beckingen Merzig-Wadern 15,035 15,355 51.9 km² 290.0/km²
25 Riegelsberg Saarbrücken (district) 14,515 14,763 14.7 km² 990.8/km²
26 Ottweiler Neunkirchen (district) 14,500 14,934 45.6 km² 318.3/km²
27 Rehlingen-Siersburg Saarlouis (district) 14,422 14,526 61.3 km² 235.5/km²
28 Saarwellingen Saarlouis (district) 13,287 13,348 41.7 km² 318.9/km²
29 Quierschied Saarbrücken (district) 13,108 13,506 20.2 km² 648.6/km²
30 Spiesen-Elversberg Neunkirchen (district) 12,976 13,509 11.4 km² 1,136/km²
31 Tholey Sankt Wendel (district) 12,161 12,385 57.5 km² 211.3/km²
32 Mettlach Merzig-Wadern 12,081 12,180 77.8 km² 155.2/km²
33 Überherrn Saarlouis (district) 11,570 11,655 34.3 km² 337.2/km²
34 Kleinblittersdorf Saarbrücken (district) 10,984 11,396 27.2 km² 404.0/km²
35 Mandelbachtal Saarpfalz-Kreis 10,620 11,107 57.7 km² 184.0/km²
36 Friedrichsthal Saarbrücken (district) 10,170 10,409 9.0 km² 1,131/km²
37 Marpingen Sankt Wendel (district) 10,138 10,590 39.8 km² 254.5/km²
38 Kirkel Saarpfalz-Kreis 10,065 10,058 31.3 km² 321.2/km²

References
  1. "Laufende Stadtbeobachtung – Raumabgrenzungen" (in German). Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung. Archived from the original on October 1, 2017. Retrieved Feb 15, 2018.
  2. "Homepage - Federal Statistical Office (Destatis)". www.destatis.de.
  3. "Bevölkerung nach Geschlecht für Kreise und kreisfreie Städte" (XLS) (in German). Wiesbaden: Federal Statistical Office of Germany. April 10, 2014.
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