Population in Urban Area, now
580,595
- World: 1060th
- Europe: 123rd
- Germany: 11th
Population in City Area, 2021-07-25
581,000
- World: 644th
- Europe: 82nd
- Germany: 9th
Essen Urban Area Population Graph
Essen Urban Area Population History
1950 612,000
1951 619,000
1952 630,000
1953 640,000
1954 651,000
1955 662,000
1956 674,000
1957 685,000
1958 697,000
1959 709,000
1960 721,000
1961 732,000
1962 728,000
1963 724,000
1964 721,000
1965 717,000
1966 713,000
1967 709,000
1968 706,000
1969 702,000
1970 698,000
1971 693,000
1972 688,000
1973 683,000
1974 678,000
1975 674,000
1976 669,000
1977 664,000
1978 659,000
1979 655,000
1980 650,000
1981 646,000
1982 641,000
1983 635,000
1984 629,000
1985 623,000
1986 618,000
1987 623,000
1988 616,000
1989 623,000
1990 626,000
1991 627,000
1992 627,000
1993 625,000
1994 620,000
1995 616,000
1996 613,000
1997 610,000
1998 606,000
1999 601,000
2000 597,000
2001 594,000
2002 589,000
2003 587,000
2004 589,000
2005 587,000
2006 584,000
2007 583,000
2008 581,000
2009 580,000
2010 580,000
2011 581,000
2012 581,000
2013 582,000
2014 582,000
2015 582,000
2016 583,000
2017 583,000
2018 584,000
2019 583,000
2020 582,000
2021 582,000
2022 581,000
2023 581,000
2024 581,000
Essen Urban Area Population Projections
2025 581,000
2026 581,000
2027 581,000
2028 582,000
2029 583,000
2030 584,000
2031 585,000
2032 586,000
2033 587,000
2034 588,000
2035 589,000