State of Germany
Saxony
Saxony is a state of Germany. It covers about 18,200 km² (7,010 mi²), the 10th largest of the 16 states in Natural Earth’s file for Germany, and 1.04× the size of Kuwait. About 4.1 million people live there (Wikidata, 2022).
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Facts
| Area, measured | 18,200 km²7,010 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 18,400 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| Share of Germany | 5.1%of the area of the 16 states |
| Rank by area | 10th of 16states of Germany |
| Population | 4.1 millionWikidata, 2022 · the census year of every unit |
| Density | 225 people per km² |
| Capital | Dresden |
| Latitude range | 50°N to 52°N |
| Type | StateDE-SN |
What the numbers say about Saxony
- Saxony covers 5.1% of the area of Germany and ranks 7th of 16 by population, against 10th by area.
- It would take 19.7 states the size of Saxony to cover Germany.
- Saxony holds 4.9% of the 83.0 million people that Wikidata’s 2022 figures give for the 16 states together: about 1 in 20.
- The largest, Bavaria, is 3.85× the size of Saxony; the smallest, Bremen, is 2.1% of it.
- Closest in size within Germany: Rhineland-Palatinate (20,100 km², 1.11×) and Thuringia (16,100 km², 1.13×).
- Counted as a country, Saxony would be larger than 83 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 157th by area, between New Caledonia (18,800 km²) and Kuwait (17,500 km²).
- With 4.1 million people it would rank 130th of 238 by population.
- Saxony has 225 people per km², about the density of Dominican Republic, which has 222 per km².
- That makes Saxony the 8th most densely populated of the 16 states, 97% of the average for Germany (232 per km²).
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large in area, so Saxony looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Saxony stretches about 167 km north to south and 219 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 18,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 18,200 km², to within 2%.
About the same size as
Beside the regions of other countries
The closest region by area and by people in each of the other countries that have regional pages here, within a factor of 2. All 395 regions side by side.
- ChinaAreaBeijing1.12× · 16,300 km²PeopleTibet1.12× · 3.6 million (2020)
- United StatesAreaHawaii1.08× · 16,800 km²PeopleOklahoma1.03× · 4.0 million (2020)
- IndiaAreaNagaland1.12× · 16,300 km²PeopleTripura1.11× · 3.7 million (2011)
- FranceAreaÎle-de-France1.50× · 12,100 km²PeoplePays de la Loire1.05× · 3.9 million (2022)
- ItalyAreaVeneto1.01× · 18,000 km²PeopleApulia1.01× · 4.0 million (2019)
- SpainAreaValencian Community78% · 23,300 km²PeopleValencian Community77% · 5.3 million (2024)
- JapanAreaIwate1.17× · 15,500 km²PeopleShizuoka1.13× · 3.6 million (2021)
- BrazilAreaSergipe84% · 21,600 km²PeopleParaíba1.03× · 4.0 million (2022)
- CanadaAreanone within 2×PeopleAlberta0.96× · 4.3 million (2021)
- AustraliaAreanone within 2×PeopleWestern Australia1.36× · 3.0 million (2024)
- MexicoAreaHidalgo85% · 21,300 km²PeopleOaxaca1.03× · 4.0 million (2015)
- ThailandAreaKanchanaburi0.91× · 20,000 km²PeopleBangkok72% · 5.7 million (2018)
Where Saxony sits in Germany
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded. The region’s whole area is counted, every island included.
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-12
- Population
- Wikidata, 2022. Germany’s units share the 2022 figures where Wikidata has them; the year is shown wherever the figure is.
- Matching
- Countries come from Natural Earth’s country file. Places whose status is contested and dependencies are never used as automatic matches. A region under 2,500 km² is matched against the small countries and island nations.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12