Population in Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf had 5,244,379 people on 1 January 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2004. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Düsseldorf, 2025
5,244,379
Change from 2024
+0.1%
Germany, 2025
83,577,140 people
Position in 2025
13th of 295
Population in Düsseldorf over time
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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Düsseldorf | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,244,379 people | 83,577,140 people |
| 2024 | 5,238,909 people | 83,456,045 people |
| 2023 | 5,222,540 peopleb (break in time series) | 83,118,501 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2022 | 5,197,679 people | 83,237,124 people |
| 2021 | 5,200,090 people | 83,155,031 people |
| 2020 | 5,207,457 people | 83,166,711 people |
| 2019 | 5,202,321 people | 83,019,213 people |
| 2018 | 5,198,820 people | 82,792,351 people |
| 2017 | 5,190,790 people | 82,521,653 people |
| 2016 | 5,173,623 people | 82,175,684 people |
| 2015 | 5,108,290 people | 81,197,537 people |
| 2014 | 5,088,748 people | 80,767,463 people |
| 2012 | 5,077,103 people | 80,327,900 people |
| 2011 | 5,081,231 peopleb (break in time series) | 80,222,065 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2010 | 5,172,839 people | 81,802,257 people |
| 2009 | 5,191,042 people | 82,002,356 people |
| 2008 | 5,208,288 people | 82,217,837 people |
| 2007 | 5,217,129 people | 82,314,906 people |
| 2006 | 5,226,648 people | 82,437,995 people |
| 2005 | 5,237,855 people | 82,500,849 people |
| 2004 | 5,245,132 people | 82,531,671 people |
| 2003 | 5,249,280 people | 82,536,680 people |
| 2002 | 5,255,328 people | 82,440,309 people |
| 2001 | 5,254,317 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 +0.1% from 5,238,909 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 5,108,290 people, the figure has changed by +2.7%. 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, Düsseldorf has the 13th highest value.
- The figure for Germany in 2025 was 83,577,140 people.