Editing Kassel (section)

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations|1472|4500|1626|6329|1773|17311|1871|46362|1900|106034|1919|162391|1925|171483|1933|175179|1939|216141|1943|225694|1945|71209|1950|162132|1956|191935|1961|207507|1966|213084|1971|215039|1976|201705|1981|194779|1986|185370|1991|196828|1996|200927|2001|194718|2011|190765|2022|195012|footnote=Population size may be affected by changes in administrative divisions.
Source:<ref>[[:de:Einwohnerentwicklung von Kassel|Link]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=August 2019}}}}

Kassel has a population of about 200,000,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kasseler Zahlen im Überblick |url=https://www.kassel.de/daten-und-karten/statistik/ueberblick.php |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=Stadt Kassel |language=de-DE}}</ref> and is the 3rd largest city in [[Hesse]] state and the only large city in the North Hesse region. 

Kassel is often called the city that located on the center of Germany due to its position. 

Kassel first reached its first population peak of over 100,000 in 1899, and its second in 1943 with about 225,000. Kassel was destroyed during World War II and became an industrial city in 1950s. Today, Kassel is home to multiple companies and universities.

{|class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#efefef;"|Rank
! style="background:#efefef;"|Nationality
! style="background:#efefef;"|Population (31 December 2022)
|-
|1||Turkey|| 7,343
|-
|2||Ukraine|| 4,579
|-
|3||Syria|| 4,369
|-
|4||Bulgaria|| 3,446
|-
|5||Poland|| 2,152
|-
|6||Italy|| 1,531
|-
|7||Romania|| 1,451
|-
|8||Croatia|| 1,370
|-
|9||Somalia|| 1,305
|-
|10||Afghanistan|| 1,235
|}