The following list sorts all cities and communes in the German state of Saxony with a population of more than 15,000. As of May 15, 2022, 42 cities fulfill this criterion and are listed here. 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 42 cities and communes in Saxony with a population of at least 25,000 on May 15, 2022, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany. A city is displayed in bold if it is a state or federal capital.
The city rank by population as of May 15, 2022, as enumerated by the 2022 German Census. The city name The name of the district (Landkreis) in which the city lies (some cities are districts on their own called urban districts) The city population as of May 15, 2022, as enumerated by the 2022 German Census The city population as of May 9, 2011, as enumerated by the 2011 European Union census The city land area as of May 15, 2022 The city population density as of May 15, 2022 (residents per unit of land area)
+2022rankCityDistrict2022 census2011 census2022 land area2022 pop. density1Leipzigurban district598,899502,979298 km22,011/km22Dresdenurban district557,782512,354328 km2 1,698/km23Chemnitzurban district240,078240,253221 km2 1,086/km24ZwickauZwickau87,02093,081103 km2848.3/km25PlauenVogtlandkreis64,67464,468102 km2633.4/km26GörlitzGörlitz 54,66454,44167.5 km2 809.5/km27FreibergMittelsachsen40,10339,82548.3 km2830.1/km2 8PirnaSächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge39,41137,45153.1 km2742.8/km29FreitalSächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge39,35538,38840.5 km2972.7/km210BautzenBautzen38,08440,27366.7 km2571.2/km211RadebeulMeissen33,49733,20126.1 km21,281/km212HoyerswerdaBautzen31,06436,10795.5 km2327.0/km213RiesaMeissen29,43432,53958.9 km2499.6/km214MeissenMeissen28,48727,05530.9 km2921.3/km215GrimmaLeipzig27,63929,271218 km2126.7/km216DelitzschDelitzsch25,81625,36185.9 km2300.5/km217ZittauGörlitz25,58526,77766.8 km2383.3/km218MarkkleebergLeipzig25,58123,67231.4 km2812.6/km2 19Limbach-OberfrohnaZwickau23,70824,72150.2 km2 472.2/km220DöbelnDöbeln23,48824,48591.7 km2 256.0/km221GlauchauZwickau21,82123,57851.6 km2422.7/km222WerdauZwickau20,66821,71265.6 km2315.0/km223CoswigMeissen20,36920,68925.9 km2787.1/km224TorgauTorgau-Oschatz20,09620,700103 km2195.4/km225Reichenbach im VogtlandVogtlandkreis20,00122,39934.5 km2580.2/km226Aue-Bad SchlemaErzgebirgskreis19,27822,03836.4 km2529.2/km227SchkeuditzNordsachsen19,00316,92281.5 km2233.3/km228BornaLeipzig18,99819,78462.4 km2304.2/km229Annaberg-BuchholzErzgebirgskreis18,94221,10528.1 km2672.9/km230RadebergBautzen18,72418,03929.8 km2627.7/km231CrimmitschauZwickau18,71820,07861.1 km2306.1/km232GroßenhainMeissen18,30018,797130 km2140.4/km233Auerbach (Vogtland)Vogtlandkreis17,73219,60455.5 km2319.4/km234KamenzBautzen17,28217,80898.3 km2175.8/km235HeidenauSächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge16,75315,95311.1 km21,513/km236MarienbergErzgebirgskreis16,43918,033134 km2123.1/km237MarkranstädtLeipzig16,18214,76358.5 km2276.8/km238EilenburgNordsachsen16,15515,79446.8 km2344.9/km239TauchaNordsachsen15,97814,12833.2 km2481.0/km240SchwarzenbergErzgebirgskreis15,91718,10946.3 km2343.7/km241WurzenLeipzig15,90216,92869.0 km2230.5/km242WeißwasserGörlitz15,34818,17563.4 km2 242.0/km2
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