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Thuringia population 2026

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Thuringia has 2,100,277 people on the latest official figure, for 1 January 2025, 14,593 fewer than a year earlier (−0.69%). It is 12th of Germany’s 16 states by population, home to 2.5% 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.

Thuringia in numbers

Population
2.1 million 1 January 2025
Change in a year
−0.69% −14,593 people
Change since 2020
−1.55% from 2.1 million
Share of Germany
2.5% 12th of 16 states
Population density
130per km² 16,171 km²

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

Population of Thuringia by year

Population of Thuringia
2.1M
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YearPopulation
20122,181,603
20142,160,840
20152,156,759
20162,170,714
20172,158,128
20182,151,205
20192,143,145
20202,133,378
20212,120,237
20222,108,863
20232,118,830
20242,114,870
20252,100,277
YearPopulationChange
2025 2,100,277 −14,593
2024 2,114,870 −3,960
2023 2,118,830 +9,967
2022 2,108,863 −11,374
2021 2,120,237 −13,141
2020 2,133,378 −9,767
2019 2,143,145 −8,060
2018 2,151,205 −6,923
2017 2,158,128 −12,586
2016 2,170,714 +13,955
2015 2,156,759 −4,081
2014 2,160,840 –
2012 2,181,603 –

Thuringia 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 Thuringia

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

  1. Erfurt218,793
  2. Jena104,712
  3. Gera104,659
  4. Weimar64,727
  5. Gotha46,615
  6. Nordhausen43,912

Questions

What is the population of Thuringia in 2026?
The latest official figure is 2,100,277, for 1 January 2025 (Eurostat). If last year’s change continues, Thuringia 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 Thuringia’s population growing or shrinking?
It shrank by 14,593 people (−0.69%) in the latest year, and has changed −1.55% since 2020.

How does Thuringia rank in Germany?
Thuringia is 12th of Germany’s 16 states, with 2.5% of the people. North Rhine-Westphalia is the largest, with 18 million.

What is the population density of Thuringia?
About 130 people per km², on 16,171 km². Total area, Wikidata.

What is the largest city in Thuringia?
Erfurt, with about 219 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: Thuringia population, Eurostat, 1 January 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/germany/thuringia/

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