Populations in the Hanseatic region were significantly smaller than populations of cities in the Mediterranean region. Below are population estimates for Hanseatic cities.

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Urban Populations City Time Period Population Source Bergen c.1200 5,000 Gade, 25 Bergen c.1400 14,000 Gade, 74 Bremen c.1400 17,000 d'Haenens, 48 Cologne c.1300 13,000 Dollinger, 121 Cologne 15th century 30,000 d'Haenens, 48 Danzig c.1300 2,000 Dollinger, 126 Danzig c.1500 20,000 d'Haenens, 48 Dortmund 14th century 10,000 Dollinger, 121 Goslar 15th century 10,000 d'Haenens, 48 Hamburg c.1300 5,000 Dollinger, 118 Hamburg 1375 8,000 Dollinger, 118 Hamburg 15th century 16,000 d'Haenens, 48 Hamburg 17th century 50,000 Dollinger, 118 Lübeck c.1300 15,000 Dollinger, 117 Lübeck c.1450 25,000 d'Haenens, 48 Lüneburg 15th century 10,000 d'Haenens, 48 Magdeburg 15th century 20,000 Dollinger, 120 Novgorod c.1500 6,000 Dollinger, 127 Reval 15th century 6,000 d'Haenens, 48 Riga 15th century 8,000 d'Haenens, 48 Rostock 1410 14,000 d'Haenens, 48 Stettin 1160 5,000 Dollinger, 17 Stralsund 14th century 10,000 d'Haenens, 48