Population in Dresden

Dresden had 1,584,687 people on 1 January 2025.

Measure: Population on 1 January, by region Unit: People Data: 2000 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Dresden, 2025 1,584,687 People
Change from 2024 −0.3% 2024: 1,589,143 people
Germany, 2025 83,577,140 people Country total
Position in 2025 138th of 295 See the full ranking

Population in Dresden over time

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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Population on 1 January, by region (people), 2001 to 2025
Period DresdenGermany
2025 1,584,687 people 83,577,140 people
2024 1,589,143 people 83,456,045 people
2023 1,588,724 peopleb (break in time series) 83,118,501 peopleb (break in time series)
2022 1,583,267 people 83,237,124 people
2021 1,589,888 people 83,155,031 people
2020 1,596,566 people 83,166,711 people
2019 1,598,199 people 83,019,213 people
2018 1,598,573 people 82,792,351 people
2017 1,600,155 people 82,521,653 people
2016 1,602,754 people 82,175,684 people
2015 1,592,765 people 81,197,537 people
2014 1,590,927 people 80,767,463 people
2012 1,591,710 people 80,327,900 people
2011 1,594,568 peopleb (break in time series) 80,222,065 peopleb (break in time series)
2010 1,631,486 people 81,802,257 people
2009 1,638,111 people 82,002,356 people
2008 1,646,716 people 82,217,837 people
2007 1,657,114 people 82,314,906 people
2006 1,662,482 people 82,437,995 people
2005 1,667,676 people 82,500,849 people
2004 1,674,343 people 82,531,671 people
2003 1,683,138 people 82,536,680 people
2002 1,695,745 people 82,440,309 people
2001 1,712,562 people 82,259,540 people

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.3% from 1,589,143 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 1,592,765 people, the figure has changed by −0.5%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 295 regions with data for 2025, Dresden has the 138th highest value.
  • The figure for Germany in 2025 was 83,577,140 people.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
demo_r_d2jan · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=TOTAL unit=NR
Observation period
2000 to 2025 for Dresden
Provider update
28 August 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat