Münster · Population

Question: What is the population of Münster? Answer: Münster, Germany (Administrative unit: North Rhine-Westphalia) - last known population is ≈ 299 700 (year 2013). This was 0.372% of total Germany population. If population growth rate would be same as in period 2011-2013 (+1.73%/year), Münster population in 2024 would be: 362 114*.

Population history [1]

Annual population change

[1950-1970] +1.81 %/year
[1970-1987] +1.09 %/year
[1987-1995] +0.93 %/year
[1995-2001] +0.13 %/year
[2001-2011] +0.81 %/year
[2011-2013] +1.73 %/year

Location

GPS coordinates: 51.962, 7.626

Local time in Münster: 05:37 Friday GMT+2.

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Münster on city and population density map

City density [2]population density [3]Legend (Click on marker to hide it)

Sources, Notices

1950c, 1970c, 1987c, 1995e, 2001e, 2011c, 2013e. Legend: e-estimate, c-census, o-other, ..
* Unofficial, calculated population.
** In some cases boundaries changes also influence the comparability of the population data. Data is provided "as is" without warranty or any representation of accuracy, timeliness or completeness. Terms of use.
[1] Sources
Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland In deutscher Sprache
Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) In English
• Statistisches Jahrbuch (1946-1990 BRD, DDR)
[2] City density map, generated by population.city using data provided to us by 1km.net website. Every circle is city with population over 5000. Link
[3] Population density map generated by instructions from daysleeperrr on reddig. Link1. Used data source is the Gridded Population of the World (GPW), v3 online at the the Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) at Columbia University. Link2. Additional urban land cover: Extracted from Global Land Cover Characteristics Data Base Version 2.0 and Binary MOD12Q1 data on shadedrelief.com. Link3 (PNG,0.5Mb).