# Population in Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt

Population in Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt was 603,462 in 2025. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

- Indicator id: `population`
- Place id: `de-nuts-dea52`
- Unit: persons
- Definition: Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
- Note: For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: Eurostat. Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/population/dortmund-kreisfreie-stadt-dea52
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/population/dortmund-kreisfreie-stadt-dea52.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=population&place=de-nuts-dea52

| Period | persons |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 603,462 |
| 2024 | 601,343 |
| 2023 | 599,370 (break) |
| 2022 | 586,852 |
| 2021 | 587,696 |
| 2020 | 588,250 |
| 2019 | 587,010 |
| 2018 | 586,600 |
| 2017 | 585,813 |
| 2016 | 586,181 |
| 2015 | 580,511 |
| 2014 | 575,944 |
| 2012 | 571,403 |
| 2011 | 571,195 (break) |
| 2010 | 581,308 |
| 2009 | 584,412 |
| 2008 | 586,909 |
| 2007 | 587,624 |
| 2006 | 588,168 |
| 2005 | 588,680 |
| 2004 | 589,661 |
| 2003 | 590,831 |
| 2002 | 589,240 |
| 2001 | 588,994 |
| 2000 | 590,213 |