Diese Liste enthält alle Städte in der DDR, die bei einer der Volkszählungen (1950, 1960, 1971, 1981) oder 1988 mehr als 30.000 Einwohner hatten.
Stadt Bezirk Land(nach 1990) Einwohner 1950 1960 1971 1981 1988 2007 2013 2021 BerlinBerlin: 2007: inklusive der westlichen Stadtteile; nur Gebiet von Ost-Berlin: 1.300.941 Hauptstadt Berlin1.189.0741.071.7751.086.3741.162.3051.284.5353.416.2553.421.829 3.677.472 Leipzig Leipzig Sachsen617.574589.632583.885559.574545.307510.512531.582 601.866 Dresden Dresden Sachsen494.187493.603502.432521.060518.057507.513530.754555.351 HalleHalle: 1971, 1981 und 1988: inklusive der kreisfreien Stadt Halle-Neustadt Halle Sachsen-Anhalt289.119277.855292.551324.431329.490234.295231.565238.061 ChemnitzChemnitz: 1950 und 2007: Chemnitz, sonst: Karl-Marx-Stadt Karl-Marx-Stadt Sachsen293.373286.329299.411318.578311.765244.951242.022243.105 Magdeburg Magdeburg Sachsen-Anhalt260.305261.594272.237287.362290.579230.140231.021236.188 Rostock Rostock Mecklenburg-Vorpommern133.109158.630198.636236.011253.990200.413203.431208.400 Erfurt Erfurt Thüringen188.650186.448196.528212.012220.016202.929204.880213.227 Potsdam Potsdam Brandenburg118.180115.004111.336132.543142.862150.833161.468183.154 Gera Gera Thüringen98.576101.373111.535126.792134.834101.61894.97791.368 Schwerin Schwerin Mecklenburg-Vorpommern93.57692.50897.389122.264130.68595.85591.58395.740 Cottbus Cottbus Brandenburg60.87466.81383.444116.092128.639102.81199.59598.359 Zwickau Karl-Marx-Stadt Sachsen138.844129.138126.988121.283121.74995.84191.56486.592 Jena Gera Thüringen80.30981.19088.130104.946108.010102.752107.679110.502 DessauDessau: 2007: Dessau-Roßlau Halle Sachsen-Anhalt91.97393.45998.402103.194103.86789.93483.61678.731 Brandenburg Potsdam Brandenburg82.21586.72293.98394.68094.87272.95471.03272.461 Neubrandenburg Neubrandenburg Mecklenburg-Vorpommern22.41233.36946.08779.81390.47166.73563.43763.043 Frankfurt (Oder) Frankfurt Brandenburg52.82256.63862.43381.00987.86361.96958.01856.679 Görlitz Dresden Sachsen100.14789.90987.49280.83177.60956.72454.04255.519 PlauenKarl-Marx-Stadt Sachsen84.43879.05682.02678.80077.59367.61363.96763.372 Stralsund Rostock Mecklenburg-Vorpommern58.30365.75871.48974.42175.49858.02757.30159.171 Hoyerswerda Cottbus Sachsen7.36524.54959.14471.12469.36140.29434.31731.326 Greifswald Rostock Mecklenburg-Vorpommern44.46846.72847.01761.38868.59753.84556.44559.332 Weimar Erfurt Thüringen64.45263.94363.63463.72563.41264.72063.31565.138 Wismar Rostock Mecklenburg-Vorpommern47.78655.40056.28757.71858.05845.01242.21942.785 Gotha Erfurt Thüringen57.41456.27857.01057.57357.36546.24744.32545.099 Suhl Suhl Thüringen24.02025.49731.66149.84956.34541.01535.66536.054 EberswaldeEberswalde: 1971, 1981 und 1988: Eberswalde-Finow Frankfurt Brandenburg30.89532.01246.29953.18354.82241.39638.84441.461 Wittenberg Halle Sachsen-Anhalt49.85247.32353.87453.35848.17646.72944.984 Altenburg Leipzig Thüringen49.41346.79146.79955.82753.28836.70332.992 30.670 EisenhüttenstadtEisenhüttenstadt: 1961 aus Stalinstadt und Fürstenberg (Oder) (mit Schönfließ) gebildet; 1960: Stalinstadt 24.372 Ew., Fürstenberg (Oder) 6.749 Ew. Frankfurt Brandenburg31.12145.41047.84253.04833.09127.20522.919 Schwedt Frankfurt Brandenburg6.50634.29252.29152.41935.88130.53933.495 Bautzen Dresden Sachsen41.59241.61343.81849.34152.39441.36439.60737.838 Freiberg Karl-Marx-Stadt Sachsen44.49147.06550.36251.37751.34142.36440.26839.721 Stendal Magdeburg Sachsen-Anhalt40.61836.78645.01349.90636.30640.02838.359 Nordhausen Erfurt Thüringen39.45239.76844.54747.12148.73444.05741.83940.563 Riesa Dresden Sachsen36.15036.76949.96051.85748.36635.50831.42328.850 Eisenach Erfurt Thüringen51.77748.10950.91850.67448.36143.30841.56741.806 Halberstadt Magdeburg Sachsen-Anhalt45.32644.97346.72447.26647.49238.96440.32338.682 WolfenBitterfeld und Wolfen: 2007: Bitterfeld-Wolfen Halle Sachsen-Anhalt11.75012.68726.95339.13145.86746.29541.25938.359 Pirna Dresden Sachsen38.67641.11147.53348.38745.22439.43837.64538.361 Merseburg Halle Sachsen-Anhalt38.44147.19955.85750.93245.05035.04533.43233.641 Schönebeck Magdeburg Sachsen-Anhalt46.42646.23444.77944.93035.23831.58230.067 Mühlhausen Erfurt Thüringen48.76945.15445.19043.34842.99436.56033.00736.110 Zeitz Halle Sachsen-Anhalt46.76245.14246.86444.03142.52027.44429.55727.003 Freital Dresden Sachsen40.04837.56542.10345.80542.37239.17639.27639.316 Bernburg Halle Sachsen-Anhalt49.00044.46445.36741.23241.35630.92333.87932.000 Weißenfels Halle Sachsen-Anhalt47.96745.85646.22339.12538.88129.14039.90939.745 Güstrow Schwerin Mecklenburg-Vorpommern35.23737.42838.15338.85430.79928.54029.026 Zittau Dresden Sachsen46.69243.24143.32141.12238.14429.36125.95024.517 Weißwasser Cottbus Sachsen13.84414.02819.29232.79937.34320.29817.28815.255 Wernigerode Magdeburg Sachsen-Anhalt33.89032.73035.57236.90933.70033.47932.027 Meißen Dresden Sachsen49.45548.21445.60939.27636.76727.85627.13528.080 Fürstenwalde Frankfurt Brandenburg30.38830.84135.13235.97333.10430.96732.120 Saalfeld Gera Thüringen27.67326.87633.64334.25634.68427.48825.09828.772 Guben Cottbus Brandenburg25.92929.60736.70834.48120.41517.65516.363 Köthen Halle Sachsen-Anhalt39.36536.62434.74834.28929.21326.88924.876 Greiz Gera Thüringen42.52039.09739.24736.68434.26022.93621.28420.021 Aschersleben Halle Sachsen-Anhalt39.01237.16334.73034.16731.71727.99526.238 Sangerhausen Halle Sachsen-Anhalt16.75323.77832.30333.82234.02531.15327.83025.419 Radebeul Dresden Sachsen44.29340.34939.62634.12933.10933.30033.43433.743 Rudolstadt Gera Thüringen28.23427.67831.68331.54732.10924.65022.73924.450 Naumburg Halle Sachsen-Anhalt40.59537.37737.90033.58531.55429.02532.80431.815 Rathenow Potsdam Brandenburg29.35329.83632.12631.25726.26524.164 24.063 Arnstadt Erfurt Thüringen28.19526.44428.99030.02430.48225.25623.53927.330 Wittenberge Schwerin Brandenburg31.34333.16031.76530.24019.29717.29716.682 Quedlinburg Halle Sachsen-Anhalt35.55530.96530.75828.45328.79021.90925.05523.341 Apolda Erfurt Thüringen32.73629.29229.00328.94928.24423.77421.73822.232 Burg Magdeburg Sachsen-Anhalt30.31429.99028.22928.05624.10722.82822.254 Döbeln Leipzig Sachsen31.03728.90427.85526.81228.00020.72620.69923.232 Sonneberg Suhl Thüringen30.18229.93629.79428.73327.64923.25223.79623.097 GlauchauKarl-Marx-Stadt Sachsen35.38733.65332.16830.02927.64825.35723.13121.914 Luckenwalde Potsdam Brandenburg30.72528.61029.00027.34827.06720.90220.18520.535 Eisleben Halle Sachsen-Anhalt28.47730.48227.62326.85225.50024.28422.404 Forst Cottbus Brandenburg30.47528.69529.13427.01326.67621.67419.05317.545 AueAue: 2019: Aue-Bad SchlemaKarl-Marx-Stadt Sachsen35.78531.18230.96028.91426.66017.89516.61419.834 Reichenbach Karl-Marx-Stadt Sachsen32.32029.59828.87025.45826.21121.21018.87919.992 Annaberg-BuchholzKarl-Marx-Stadt Sachsen36.66029.01227.84626.66425.95322.51420.51019.118 Crimmitschau Karl-Marx-Stadt Sachsen34.54131.27929.94926.22921.68419.39618.227 SchneebergKarl-Marx-Stadt Sachsen32.99221.59521.22821.17421.96616.04214.35313.685 Bitterfeld Halle Sachsen-Anhalt32.81431.68729.23222.19920.51346.29541.25938.359 Johanngeorgenstadt Karl-Marx-Stadt Sachsen32.87010.64610.7975.0734.2573.758
Anmerkungen
Siehe auch Liste der Groß- und Mittelstädte in Deutschland Liste der Städte und Gemeinden über 3000 Einwohner in der DDR (1970)
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