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Saarland population 2026

Saarland has 1,012,141 people on the latest official figure, for 1 January 2025, 1,906 fewer than a year earlier (−0.19%). It is 15th of Germany’s 16 states by population, home to 1.2% of Germany’s people.

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

Saarland in numbers

Population
1 million 1 January 2025
Change in a year
−0.19% −1,906 people
Change since 2020
+2.56% from 987 thousand
Share of Germany
1.2% 15th of 16 states
Population density
394per km² 2,570 km²

That is about as many people as Fiji (937 thousand).

Population of Saarland by year

Population of Saarland
1M
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YearPopulation
2012997,855
2014990,718
2015989,035
2016995,597
2017996,651
2018994,187
2019990,509
2020986,887
2021983,991
2022982,348
20231,011,891
20241,014,047
20251,012,141
YearPopulationChange
2025 1,012,141 −1,906
2024 1,014,047 +2,156
2023 1,011,891 +29,543
2022 982,348 −1,643
2021 983,991 −2,896
2020 986,887 −3,622
2019 990,509 −3,678
2018 994,187 −2,464
2017 996,651 +1,054
2016 995,597 +6,562
2015 989,035 −1,683
2014 990,718 –
2012 997,855 –

Saarland 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 Saarland

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

  1. Saarbrücken182,971
  2. Neunkirchen49,843
  3. Homburg44,607
  4. Völklingen40,952
  5. Sankt Ingbert38,697
  6. Saarlouis38,333

Questions

What is the population of Saarland in 2026?
The latest official figure is 1,012,141, for 1 January 2025 (Eurostat). If last year’s change continues, Saarland would have about 1 million people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year.

Is Saarland’s population growing or shrinking?
It shrank by 1,906 people (−0.19%) in the latest year, and has changed +2.56% since 2020.

How does Saarland rank in Germany?
Saarland is 15th of Germany’s 16 states, with 1.2% of the people. North Rhine-Westphalia is the largest, with 18 million.

What is the population density of Saarland?
About 394 people per km², on 2,570 km². Total area, Wikidata.

What is the largest city in Saarland?
Saarbrücken, with about 183 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: Saarland population, Eurostat, 1 January 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/germany/saarland/

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