Population: Köln

Latest value, 2025

4,486,282persons

Source: Eurostat
Retrieved 2026-10-08
Published 2026-08-28

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.

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.

Evolution

Value

Period	Value
2025	4,486,282
2024	4,478,118
2023	4,461,422
2022	4,472,956
2021	4,475,530
2020	4,478,847
2019	4,468,904
2018	4,454,228
2017	4,439,416
2016	4,422,371
2015	4,361,724
2014	4,333,015
2012	4,299,064
2011	4,282,911
2010	4,383,044
2009	4,386,271
2008	4,391,062
2007	4,384,669
2006	4,378,622
2005	4,363,797
2004	4,350,368
2003	4,331,419
2002	4,309,953
2001	4,281,548
2000	4,263,675

Comparison with related places

Place	2025
Köln	4,486,282
Germany	83,577,140
European Union (27)	450,646,971
Oberbayern	4,764,548
Stuttgart	4,167,550
Darmstadt	4,039,611
Düsseldorf	5,244,379
Berlin	3,685,265

How to cite

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.

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