List of cities in Saxony-Anhalt by population explained

The following list sorts all cities and municipalities in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt with a population of more than 10,000. As of December 31, 2021, 53 cities fulfill this criterion and are listed here.^[1] This list refers only to the population of individual municipalities within their defined limits, which does not include other municipalities or suburban areas within urban agglomerations.

List

The following table lists the 53 cities and municipalities in Saxony-Anhalt with a population of at least 10,000 on December 31, 2021, as estimated by the State Statistical Office of Saxony-Anhalt.^[1] A city is displayed in bold if it is a state or federal capital.

Rank	City	District	Population (2021 est.)	data-sort-type="number"	Land area (km^2)^[2]	data-sort-type="number"	Pop. density (/km^2)
1	Halle (Saale)	urban district	238,061	135.01
2	Magdeburg	urban district	236,188	201.03
3	Dessau-Roßlau	urban district	78,731	245.00
4	Wittenberg	Wittenberg	44,984	240.63
5	Weißenfels	Burgenlandkreis	39,745	113.57
6	Halberstadt	Harz	38,682	142.97
7	Stendal	Stendal	38,359	268.26
8	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	37,047	86.99
9	Merseburg	Saalekreis	33,641	53.75
10	Wernigerode	Harz	32,027	170.20
11	Bernburg	Salzlandkreis	32,000	113.53
12	Naumburg	Burgenlandkreis	31,815	129.90
13	Schönebeck	Salzlandkreis	30,067	86.08
14	Zeitz	Burgenlandkreis	27,003	87.18
15	Aschersleben	Salzlandkreis	26,328	156.36
16	Sangerhausen	Mansfeld-Südharz	25,419	207.71
17	Köthen	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	24,876	77.46
18	Staßfurt	Salzlandkreis	24,265	146.67
19	Quedlinburg	Harz	23,341	120.52
20	Salzwedel	Altmarkkreis Salzwedel	22,999	304.57
21	Eisleben	Mansfeld-Südharz	22,404	143.94
22	Burg	Jerichower Land	22,254	164.15
23	Gardelegen	Altmarkkreis Salzwedel	21,980	633.23
24	Zerbst	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	21,234	468.94
25	Blankenburg	Harz	19,248	148.98
26	Oschersleben	Börde	19,193	188.92
27	Haldensleben	Börde	19,028	156.21
28	Hohe Börde	Börde	18,703	171.75
29	Thale	Harz	16,994	137.67
30	Landsberg	Saalekreis	14,960	125.44
31	Sandersdorf-Brehna	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	14,302	81.89
32	Jessen	Wittenberg	14,150	352.25
33	Leuna	Saalekreis	13,899	87.85
34	Wanzleben-Börde	Börde	13,821	188.15
35	Hettstedt	Mansfeld-Südharz	13,623	36.93
36	Oebisfelde-Weferlingen	Börde	13,544	249.36
37	Genthin	Jerichower Land	13,402	230.76
38	Südliches Anhalt	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	13,146	192.63
39	Teutschenthal	Saalekreis	12,793	90.67
40	Möckern	Jerichower Land	12,778	524.35
41	Muldestausee	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	11,557	137.62
42	Coswig	Wittenberg	11,494	295.61
43	Gräfenhainichen	Wittenberg	11,413	159.54
44	Bad Dürrenberg	Saalekreis	11,389	36.15
45	Wolmirstedt	Börde	11,371	54.27
46	Salzatal	Saalekreis	11,325	109.39
47	Osterwieck	Harz	11,012	212.91
48	Schkopau	Saalekreis	10,937	99.73
49	Tangerhütte	Stendal	10,544	294.99
50	Gommern	Jerichower Land	10,452	160.11
51	Braunsbedra	Saalekreis	10,432	74.31
52	Tangermünde	Stendal	10,350	89.98
53	Querfurt	Saalekreis	10,321	155.62

External links

• Cities in Saxony-Anhalt by population

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2021. Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2022. German.
2. Web site: Gebietsinformationen, Gemeinden alphabetisch. Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. August 2022. German.