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Saxony-Anhalt population 2026

Sachsen-Anhalt

Saxony-Anhalt has 2,135,597 people on the latest official figure, for 1 January 2025, 8,973 fewer than a year earlier (−0.42%). It is 11th of Germany’s 16 states by population, home to 2.6% of Germany’s people.

If last year’s change continues: about 2.1 million by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.

Saxony-Anhalt in numbers

Population
2.1 million 1 January 2025
Change in a year
−0.42% −8,973 people
Change since 2020
−2.70% from 2.2 million
Share of Germany
2.6% 11th of 16 states
Population density
104per km² 20,454 km²

That is about as many people as Slovenia (2.1 million).

Population of Saxony-Anhalt by year

Population of Saxony-Anhalt
2.1M
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YearPopulation
20122,276,736
20142,244,577
20152,235,548
20162,245,470
20172,236,252
20182,223,081
20192,208,321
20202,194,782
20212,180,684
20222,169,253
20232,150,239
20242,144,570
20252,135,597
YearPopulationChange
2025 2,135,597 −8,973
2024 2,144,570 −5,669
2023 2,150,239 −19,014
2022 2,169,253 −11,431
2021 2,180,684 −14,098
2020 2,194,782 −13,539
2019 2,208,321 −14,760
2018 2,223,081 −13,171
2017 2,236,252 −9,218
2016 2,245,470 +9,922
2015 2,235,548 −9,029
2014 2,244,577 –
2012 2,276,736 –

Saxony-Anhalt 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 Saxony-Anhalt

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

  1. Magdeburg244,329
  2. Halle (Saale)237,865
  3. Dessau67,747
  4. Halberstadt39,729
  5. Weißenfels37,929
  6. Stendal37,722

Questions

What is the population of Saxony-Anhalt in 2026?
The latest official figure is 2,135,597, for 1 January 2025 (Eurostat). If last year’s change continues, Saxony-Anhalt would have about 2.1 million people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year.

Is Saxony-Anhalt’s population growing or shrinking?
It shrank by 8,973 people (−0.42%) in the latest year, and has changed −2.70% since 2020.

How does Saxony-Anhalt rank in Germany?
Saxony-Anhalt is 11th of Germany’s 16 states, with 2.6% of the people. North Rhine-Westphalia is the largest, with 18 million.

What is the population density of Saxony-Anhalt?
About 104 people per km², on 20,454 km². Total area, Wikidata.

What is the largest city in Saxony-Anhalt?
Magdeburg, with about 244 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: Saxony-Anhalt population, Eurostat, 1 January 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/germany/saxony-anhalt/

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