Population
1,589,143
Regional population · 2024
Natural Population Change Rate in Dresden · 2024
Latest value
· 2024
-7.5 Per 1,000 inhabitants
DE -4 · -3.5 Per 1,000 inhabitants vs country · Europe -1.6 · -5.9 Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Europe
Population
1,589,143
Regional population · 2024
Recent trend
Natural population change, defined as live births minus deaths, divided by the average population and expressed per 1,000 inhabitants.
No favorable direction is assigned; higher and lower values are interpreted descriptively.
Data source: Eurostat Crude rate of natural population change demo_r_gind3
Higher is better · Range -10.4–-0.6
Dresden recorded -7.5% in 2024, a less favorable result than both the national benchmark for Germany and the European regional benchmark.
The topic picture is mixed: the result for Birth rate is less favorable than the European regional benchmark, while the result for Death rate is more favorable.