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Baden-Württemberg population 2026

Baden-Württemberg has 11,245,898 people on the latest official figure, for 1 January 2025, 15,158 more than a year earlier (+0.14%). It is 3rd of Germany’s 16 states by population, home to 13.5% of Germany’s people.

If last year’s change continues: about 11.3 million by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.

Baden-Württemberg in numbers

Population
11.2 million 1 January 2025
Change in a year
+0.14% +15,158 people
Change since 2020
+1.31% from 11.1 million
Share of Germany
13.5% 3rd of 16 states
Population density
315per km² 35,752 km²

That is about as many people as Honduras (11.2 million).

Population of Baden-Württemberg by year

Population of Baden-Württemberg
11.2M
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YearPopulation
201210,512,441
201410,631,278
201510,716,644
201610,879,618
201710,951,893
201811,023,425
201911,069,533
202011,100,394
202111,103,043
202211,124,642
202311,167,721
202411,230,740
202511,245,898
YearPopulationChange
2025 11,245,898 +15,158
2024 11,230,740 +63,019
2023 11,167,721 +43,079
2022 11,124,642 +21,599
2021 11,103,043 +2,649
2020 11,100,394 +30,861
2019 11,069,533 +46,108
2018 11,023,425 +71,532
2017 10,951,893 +72,275
2016 10,879,618 +162,974
2015 10,716,644 +85,366
2014 10,631,278 –
2012 10,512,441 –

Baden-Württemberg among Germany’s states

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States of Germany by population
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1 North Rhine-Westphalia18,034,454+0.09%
2 Bavaria13,248,928+0.55%
3 Baden-Württemberg11,245,898+0.14%
4 Lower Saxony8,004,489−0.05%
5 Hesse6,280,793+0.21%
6 Rhineland-Palatinate4,129,569+0.11%
7 Saxony4,042,422−0.30%
8 Berlin3,685,265+0.63%
9 Schleswig-Holstein2,959,517+0.21%
10 Brandenburg2,556,747+0.09%
11 Saxony-Anhalt2,135,597−0.42%
12 Thuringia2,100,277−0.69%
13 Hamburg1,862,565+0.59%
14 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern1,573,597−0.28%
15 Saarland1,012,141−0.19%
16 Bremen704,881+0.32%

Largest cities in Baden-Württemberg

City proper, not the wider metro area; latest figure in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), so years differ.

  1. Stuttgart612,663
  2. Mannheim307,960
  3. Karlsruhe283,799
  4. Freiburg237,460
  5. Heidelberg143,345
  6. Heilbronn120,733

Air quality in Baden-Württemberg today

Hourly AQI and a 48-hour forecast.

Stuttgart

Questions

What is the population of Baden-Württemberg in 2026?
The latest official figure is 11,245,898, for 1 January 2025 (Eurostat). If last year’s change continues, Baden-Württemberg would have about 11.3 million people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year.

Is Baden-Württemberg’s population growing or shrinking?
It grew by 15,158 people (+0.14%) in the latest year, and has changed +1.31% since 2020.

How does Baden-Württemberg rank in Germany?
Baden-Württemberg is 3rd of Germany’s 16 states, with 13.5% of the people. North Rhine-Westphalia is the largest, with 18 million.

What is the population density of Baden-Württemberg?
About 315 people per km², on 35,752 km². Total area, Wikidata.

What is the largest city in Baden-Württemberg?
Stuttgart, with about 613 thousand people in the city proper. Metro areas are larger, and years differ (GeoNames).

Source and method

Eurostat, population on 1 January by NUTS region (demo_r_d2jan). Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0). Total area, Wikidata. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year. Ranks, shares and changes are our arithmetic on the published figures. National figures can differ from the UN’s projection for Germany, which uses a different method. The 2026 figure above carries last year’s change forward; it does not come from the source.

Cite this page: Baden-Württemberg population, Eurostat, 1 January 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/germany/baden-wurttemberg/

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