List of cities in Saxony by population


The following list sorts all cities and communes in the German state of Saxony with a population of more than 25,000. As of December 31, 2017, 41 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 41 cities and communes in Saxony with a population of at least 25,000 on December 31, 2017, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany. A city is displayed in bold if it is a state or federal capital.
  1. The city rank by population as of December 31, 2017, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of German
  2. The city name
  3. The name of the district in which the city lies
  4. The city population as of December 31, 2017, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany
  5. The city population as of May 9, 2011, as enumerated by the 2011 European Union census
  6. The city land area as of December 31, 2017
  7. The city population density as of December 31, 2017
2017
Rank		Citydistrict2017 estimate2011 Census2017 land area2017 pop. density
1Leipzigurban district581,980502,979298 km²1,954/km²
2Dresdenurban district551,072512,354328 km²1,678/km²
3Chemnitzurban district246,855240,253221 km²1,117/km²
4ZwickauZwickau 90,19293,081103 km²879.2/km²
5PlauenVogtlandkreis65,14864,468102 km²638.0/km²
6GörlitzGörlitz 56,39154,44167.5 km²835.2/km²
7FreibergMittelsachsen41,49639,82548.3 km²858.8/km²
8BautzenBautzen 39,42940,27366.7 km²591.2/km²
9FreitalSächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge39,30038,38840.5 km²971.6/km²
10PirnaSächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge38,27637,45153.1 km²721.4/km²
11RadebeulMeissen 33,95433,20126.1 km²1,299/km²
12HoyerswerdaBautzen 33,11636,10795.5 km²346.7/km²
13RiesaMeissen 30,39232,53958.9 km²515.9/km²
14GrimmaLeipzig 28,15329,271218 km²129.0/km²
15MeissenMeissen 28,06127,05530.9 km²907.5/km²
16ZittauGörlitz 25,57526,77766.8 km²383.1/km²
17DelitzschDelitzsch 24,79425,36185.9 km²288.6/km²
18MarkkleebergLeipzig 24,64423,67231.4 km²783.8/km²
19Limbach-OberfrohnaZwickau 24,06624,72150.2 km²479.3/km²
20DöbelnDöbeln 23,72824,48591.7 km²258.6/km²
21GlauchauZwickau 22,71823,57851.6 km²440.1/km²
22CoswigMeissen 20,89920,68925.9 km²807.5/km²
23Reichenbach im VogtlandVogtlandkreis20,88222,39934.5 km²606.0/km²
24WerdauZwickau 20,79521,71265.6 km²316.9/km²
25TorgauTorgau-Oschatz20,08820,700103 km²195.4/km²
26Annaberg-BuchholzErzgebirgskreis20,00021,10528.1 km²710.5/km²
27BornaLeipzig 19,26319,78462.4 km²308.5/km²
28CrimmitschauZwickau 18,74620,07861.1 km²306.6/km²
29Auerbach Vogtlandkreis18,56219,60455.5 km²334.3/km²
30RadebergBautzen 18,45118,03929.8 km²618.5/km²
31GroßenhainMeissen 18,23018,797130 km²139.8/km²
32SchkeuditzNordsachsen17,90516,92281.5 km²219.8/km²
33MarienbergErzgebirgskreis17,14018,033134 km²128.4/km²
34SchwarzenbergErzgebirgskreis16,91218,10946.3 km²365.2/km²
35HeidenauSächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge16,59815,95311.1 km²1,499/km²
36WeißwasserGörlitz 16,34818,17563.4 km²257.8/km²
37WurzenLeipzig 16,22016,92869.0 km²234.9/km²
38AueErzgebirgskreis16,01216,98120.9 km²765.4/km²
39EilenburgNordsachsen15,60715,79446.8 km²333.2/km²
40MarkranstädtLeipzig 15,55114,76358.5 km²266.0/km²
41TauchaNordsachsen15,54314,12833.2 km²467.7/km²