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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern population 2026

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has 1,573,597 people on the latest official figure, for 1 January 2025, 4,444 fewer than a year earlier (−0.28%). It is 14th of Germany’s 16 states by population, home to 1.9% of Germany’s people.

If last year’s change continues: about 1.6 million by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in numbers

Population
1.6 million 1 January 2025
Change in a year
−0.28% −4,444 people
Change since 2020
−2.15% from 1.6 million
Share of Germany
1.9% 14th of 16 states
Population density
68per km² 23,174 km²

That is about as many people as Trinidad and Tobago (1.5 million).

Population of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern by year

Population of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
1.6M
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YearPopulation
20121,606,899
20141,596,505
20151,599,138
20161,612,362
20171,610,674
20181,611,119
20191,609,675
20201,608,138
20211,610,774
20221,611,160
20231,576,049
20241,578,041
20251,573,597
YearPopulationChange
2025 1,573,597 −4,444
2024 1,578,041 +1,992
2023 1,576,049 −35,111
2022 1,611,160 +386
2021 1,610,774 +2,636
2020 1,608,138 −1,537
2019 1,609,675 −1,444
2018 1,611,119 +445
2017 1,610,674 −1,688
2016 1,612,362 +13,224
2015 1,599,138 +2,633
2014 1,596,505 –
2012 1,606,899 –

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 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 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

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

  1. Rostock198,293
  2. Schwerin96,641
  3. Neubrandenburg68,082
  4. Stralsund58,976
  5. Universitäts- und Hansestadt Greifswald52,731
  6. Wismar45,255

Questions

What is the population of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in 2026?
The latest official figure is 1,573,597, for 1 January 2025 (Eurostat). If last year’s change continues, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern would have about 1.6 million people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year.

Is Mecklenburg-Vorpommern’s population growing or shrinking?
It shrank by 4,444 people (−0.28%) in the latest year, and has changed −2.15% since 2020.

How does Mecklenburg-Vorpommern rank in Germany?
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is 14th of Germany’s 16 states, with 1.9% of the people. North Rhine-Westphalia is the largest, with 18 million.

What is the population density of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern?
About 68 people per km², on 23,174 km². Total area, Wikidata.

What is the largest city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern?
Rostock, with about 198 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: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern population, Eurostat, 1 January 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/germany/mecklenburg-vorpommern/

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