Population in Urban Area, now
1,140,169
- World: 525th
- Europe: 49th
- Germany: 4th
Population in City Area, 2020-11-12
963,395
- World: 373rd
- Europe: 40th
- Germany: 4th
Cologne Urban Area Population Graph
Cologne Urban Area Population History
1950 598,000
1951 609,000
1952 626,000
1953 645,000
1954 663,000
1955 683,000
1956 703,000
1957 723,000
1958 744,000
1959 766,000
1960 788,000
1961 810,000
1962 814,000
1963 818,000
1964 822,000
1965 827,000
1966 831,000
1967 835,000
1968 840,000
1969 844,000
1970 849,000
1971 861,000
1972 872,000
1973 884,000
1974 896,000
1975 908,000
1976 920,000
1977 932,000
1978 945,000
1979 957,000
1980 970,000
1981 974,000
1982 967,000
1983 951,000
1984 931,000
1985 919,000
1986 915,000
1987 928,000
1988 928,000
1989 942,000
1990 950,000
1991 955,000
1992 959,000
1993 962,000
1994 963,000
1995 965,000
1996 965,000
1997 964,000
1998 963,000
1999 963,000
2000 963,000
2001 965,000
2002 968,000
2003 967,000
2004 968,000
2005 976,000
2006 986,000
2007 992,000
2008 997,000
2009 1,003,000
2010 1,009,000
2011 1,014,000
2012 1,022,000
2013 1,032,000
2014 1,042,000
2015 1,054,000
2016 1,068,000
2017 1,082,000
2018 1,096,000
2019 1,108,000
2020 1,119,000
2021 1,129,000
2022 1,137,000
2023 1,144,000
2024 1,149,000
Cologne Urban Area Population Projections
2025 1,153,000
2026 1,157,000
2027 1,160,000
2028 1,162,000
2029 1,165,000
2030 1,167,000
2031 1,169,000
2032 1,171,000
2033 1,173,000
2034 1,175,000
2035 1,177,000