The following list sorts all cities and communes in the German state of the Saarland with a population of more than 10,000. As of May 15, 2022, 40 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 40 cities and communes in Saarland with a population of at least 10,000 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 enumerate 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 enumerate 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. density1SaarbrückenSaarbrücken179,296175,853168 km²1,070/km²2NeunkirchenNeunkirchen46,90646,17275.3 km² 623.3/km²3Homburg (Saar)Saarpfalz-Kreis42,89141,50282.6 km²519.2/km²4VölklingenSaarbrücken 40,20638,80967.1 km²599.2/km² 5SaarlouisSaarlouis37,59234,47943.3 km² 868.2/km²6Sankt IngbertSaarpfalz-Kreis35,60336,64550.0 km²712.8/km²7MerzigMerzig-Wadern31,61829,727109 km²290.1/km²8Sankt WendelSankt Wendel25,44026,220114 km²224.1/km²9Dillingen, SaarlandSaarlouis21,37920,25322.1 km² 969.6/km²10BlieskastelSaarpfalz-Kreis20,16721,255108 km²186.4/km11LebachSaarlouis19,39819,48464.2 km²302.1/km² 12HeusweilerSaarbrücken18,39118,20140.0 km²459.7/km²13PüttlingenSaarbrücken18,39019,13423.9 km² 767.8/km²14Schwalbach, SaarlandSaarlouis18,07017,32027.4 km²660.2/km²15WadgassenSaarlouis17,87717,88525.9 km²690.0/km²16BexbachSaarpfalz-Kreis17,79718,03831.1 km²572.4/km²17SchmelzSaarlouis16,87516,43558.6 km²287.9/km²18EppelbornNeunkirchen 16,61417,72647.3 km² 287.9/km²19WadernMerzig-Wadern16,58516,181111 km²351.6/km²20Losheim am SeeMerzig-Wadern16,57415,90697.0 km²171.0/km²21Sulzbach/SaarSaarbrücken 16,41916,59116.1 km²1,022/km²22IllingenNeunkirchen 15,95816,97836.1 km²442.2/km²23SchiffweilerNeunkirchen 15,90015,99321.4 km² 742.3/km²24BeckingenMerzig-Wadern15,49615,35551.9 km²298.9/km²25Rehlingen-SiersburgSaarlouis15,02314,52661.3 km² 245.3/km²26OttweilerNeunkirchen 14,42514,93445.6 km²316.6/km²27RiegelsbergSaarbrücken14,38614,76314.7 km² 982.0/km²28SaarwellingenSaarlouis13,60513,34841.7 km²326.5/km²29QuierschiedSaarbrücken12,99813,50620.2 km²643.1/km²30Spiesen-ElversbergNeunkirchen 12,96913,50911.4 km²1,136/km²31MettlachMerzig-Wadern12,54512,18077.8 km²161.2/km²32TholeySankt Wendel 12,27012,38557.5 km²213.2/km²33ÜberherrnSaarlouis12,05911,65534.3 km²351.5/km²34MandelbachtalSaarpfalz-Kreis10,95511,10757.7 km²189.8/km²35KleinblittersdorfSaarbrücken 10,88811,39627.2 km²400.4/km²36MarpingenSankt Wendel 10,27710,59039.8 km²258.0/km²37FriedrichsthalSaarbrücken 10,22810,4099.0 km²1,138/km² 38KirkelSaarpfalz-Kreis10,19210,05831.3 km²325.2/km²39MerchweilerNeunkirchen 10,05210,21912.8 km²785.3/km²40NohfeldenSankt Wendel 10,02310,247100.8 km²100.8/km²
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