Munich, Germany Metro Area Population 1950-2025

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Munich, Germany metro area from 1950 to 2025. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Munich in 2025 is 1,591,000, a 0.38% increase from 2024.
  • The metro area population of Munich in 2024 was 1,585,000, a 0.57% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Munich in 2023 was 1,576,000, a 0.64% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Munich in 2022 was 1,566,000, a 0.84% increase from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
Other Cities in Germany
City Name Population
Berlin 3,580,000
Hamburg 1,788,000
Munich 1,591,000
Cologne 1,153,000
Frankfurt am Main 804,000
Duesseldorf 643,000
Stuttgart 637,000
Leipzig 609,000
Dresden 594,000
Dortmund 590,000
Essen 581,000
Bremen 569,000
Hannover 539,000
Duisburg 529,000
Nurenberg 512,000
Bochum 382,000
Mannheim 348,000
Wuppertal 348,000
Westfalen 342,000
Bielefeld 335,000
Karlsruhe 324,000
Bonn 320,000
Munich - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2025 1,591,000 0.38%
2024 1,585,000 0.57%
2023 1,576,000 0.64%
2022 1,566,000 0.84%
2021 1,553,000 0.98%
2020 1,538,000 1.12%
2019 1,521,000 1.13%
2018 1,504,000 1.48%
2017 1,482,000 1.44%
2016 1,461,000 1.46%
2015 1,440,000 1.34%
2014 1,421,000 1.21%
2013 1,404,000 1.23%
2012 1,387,000 1.24%
2011 1,370,000 1.26%
2010 1,353,000 1.27%
2009 1,336,000 1.21%
2008 1,320,000 1.30%
2007 1,303,000 2.04%
2006 1,277,000 1.83%
2005 1,254,000 0.40%
2004 1,249,000 0.64%
2003 1,241,000 0.81%
2002 1,231,000 0.98%
2001 1,219,000 1.41%
2000 1,202,000 0.84%
1999 1,192,000 -0.42%
1998 1,197,000 -1.56%
1997 1,216,000 -1.22%
1996 1,231,000 -0.81%
1995 1,241,000 -0.72%
1994 1,250,000 -0.48%
1993 1,256,000 1.05%
1992 1,243,000 1.14%
1991 1,229,000 0.90%
1990 1,218,000 0.74%
1989 1,209,000 -3.36%
1988 1,251,000 -2.49%
1987 1,283,000 0.94%
1986 1,271,000 0.32%
1985 1,267,000 -0.63%
1984 1,275,000 -0.78%
1983 1,285,000 -0.31%
1982 1,289,000 -0.46%
1981 1,295,000 -0.31%
1980 1,299,000 0.08%
1979 1,298,000 0.00%
1978 1,298,000 0.08%
1977 1,297,000 0.00%
1976 1,297,000 0.08%
1975 1,296,000 0.00%
1974 1,296,000 0.08%
1973 1,295,000 0.00%
1972 1,295,000 0.08%
1971 1,294,000 0.00%
1970 1,294,000 1.81%
1969 1,271,000 2.01%
1968 1,246,000 1.96%
1967 1,222,000 2.00%
1966 1,198,000 1.96%
1965 1,175,000 2.00%
1964 1,152,000 1.95%
1963 1,130,000 1.99%
1962 1,108,000 1.93%
1961 1,087,000 2.55%
1960 1,060,000 2.51%
1959 1,034,000 2.48%
1958 1,009,000 2.54%
1957 984,000 2.50%
1956 960,000 2.56%
1955 936,000 2.52%
1954 913,000 2.47%
1953 891,000 2.53%
1952 869,000 2.60%
1951 847,000 1.93%
1950 831,000 0.00%