NUTS 3 areas of Germany by live births

Berlin had the highest live births of 400 areas in 2013, at 35,038. Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt had the lowest, at 253. The median was 1,205 and the figure for Germany was 682,069. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest35,038Berlin
Median1,205400 areas
Germany682,069History

Top 40 areas, 2013

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BerlinBerlin: 35,038 count35,038HamburgHamburg: 18,137 count18,137München, Kreisfreie StadtMünchen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 16,124 count16,124Köln, Kreisfreie StadtKöln, Kreisfreie Stadt: 10,423 count10,423Region HannoverRegion Hannover: 9,958 count9,958Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Sta…Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt: 7,892 count7,892Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie StadtDüsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt: 6,108 count6,108Dresden, Kreisfreie StadtDresden, Kreisfreie Stadt: 6,072 count6,072Stuttgart, StadtkreisStuttgart, Stadtkreis: 5,911 count5,911Leipzig, Kreisfreie StadtLeipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt: 5,860 count5,860Dortmund, Kreisfreie StadtDortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt: 4,954 count4,954LudwigsburgLudwigsburg: 4,911 count4,911Essen, Kreisfreie StadtEssen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 4,852 count4,852Bremen, Kreisfreie StadtBremen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 4,830 count4,830Rhein-Sieg-KreisRhein-Sieg-Kreis: 4,829 count4,829Nürnberg, Kreisfreie StadtNürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 4,786 count4,786RecklinghausenRecklinghausen: 4,647 count4,647Rhein-Neckar-KreisRhein-Neckar-Kreis: 4,506 count4,506Städteregion AachenStädteregion Aachen: 4,484 count4,484EsslingenEsslingen: 4,435 count4,435Duisburg, Kreisfreie StadtDuisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 4,173 count4,173Rhein-Erft-KreisRhein-Erft-Kreis: 3,791 count3,791MettmannMettmann: 3,686 count3,686SteinfurtSteinfurt: 3,607 count3,607Karlsruhe, LandkreisKarlsruhe, Landkreis: 3,577 count3,577Rhein-Kreis NeussRhein-Kreis Neuss: 3,571 count3,571OrtenaukreisOrtenaukreis: 3,492 count3,492BöblingenBöblingen: 3,399 count3,399Main-Kinzig-KreisMain-Kinzig-Kreis: 3,355 count3,355WeselWesel: 3,353 count3,353Rems-Murr-KreisRems-Murr-Kreis: 3,349 count3,349Märkischer KreisMärkischer Kreis: 3,300 count3,300BorkenBorken: 3,181 count3,181Bonn, Kreisfreie StadtBonn, Kreisfreie Stadt: 3,146 count3,146GüterslohGütersloh: 3,066 count3,066UnnaUnna: 3,027 count3,027Bielefeld, Kreisfreie StadtBielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt: 3,011 count3,011München, LandkreisMünchen, Landkreis: 2,929 count2,929Wuppertal, Kreisfreie StadtWuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,909 count2,909LippeLippe: 2,907 count2,907
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2013
count
Change on 2012
1Berlin35,038+1%
2Hamburg18,137+2.4%
3München, Kreisfreie Stadt16,124+3.5%
4Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt10,423+0.5%
5Region Hannover9,958+4.4%
6Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt7,892+2.6%
7Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt6,108+3.1%
8Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt6,072+1.1%
9Stuttgart, Stadtkreis5,911+4.7%
10Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt5,860+4.1%
11Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt4,954+1.2%
12Ludwigsburg4,911+4.2%
13Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt4,852+0.9%
14Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt4,830+3.4%
15Rhein-Sieg-Kreis4,829+0.4%
16Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt4,786+1.1%
17Recklinghausen4,647+2.1%
18Rhein-Neckar-Kreis4,506-1.2%
19Städteregion Aachen4,484-1.6%
20Esslingen4,435+1.7%
21Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt4,173+2.2%
22Rhein-Erft-Kreis3,791+1.9%
23Mettmann3,686-0.8%
24Steinfurt3,607-1.1%
25Karlsruhe, Landkreis3,577-0.5%
26Rhein-Kreis Neuss3,571-2.1%
27Ortenaukreis3,492-0.1%
28Böblingen3,399+3%
29Main-Kinzig-Kreis3,355+8.4%
30Wesel3,353+4.1%
31Rems-Murr-Kreis3,349+3.1%
32Märkischer Kreis3,300-7.7%
33Borken3,181-0.6%
34Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt3,146-2.1%
35Gütersloh3,066+3.1%
36Unna3,027+5.1%
37Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt3,011-1%
38München, Landkreis2,929-3.4%
39Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt2,909+1.3%
40Lippe2,907-2.5%
40Offenbach, Landkreis2,907-0.9%
42Osnabrück, Landkreis2,900-1%
43Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt2,850+8.2%
44Mannheim, Stadtkreis2,827+5.4%
45Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt2,820+0.3%
46Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis2,799+9%
47Paderborn2,789+3.7%
48Heilbronn, Landkreis2,772+4.1%
49Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt2,766-3%
50Erzgebirgskreis2,676-1.7%
51Emsland2,611-1.7%
52Ostalbkreis2,562+4.1%
53Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt2,525+2.4%
54Minden-Lübbecke2,521-0.9%
55Kleve2,495+0.4%
56Regionalverband Saarbrücken2,471+4.2%
57Mittelsachsen2,456-1%
58Pinneberg2,453+3.1%
59Zwickau2,444+2.9%
60Bautzen2,436-2.7%
61Göttingen2,399n/a
62Groß-Gerau2,395+3.1%
63Darmstadt-Dieburg2,393+4.4%
64Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis2,367+2.5%
65Reutlingen2,355+2.8%
66Soest2,351-2.4%
67Ravensburg2,334-1.2%
68Wetteraukreis2,332-0.3%
69Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis2,299+1.9%
70Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt2,255+0.5%
71Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt2,234-2.1%
72Oberbergischer Kreis2,208-4.4%
73Konstanz2,197+1.4%
74Warendorf2,179-0.1%
75Siegen-Wittgenstein2,164+1.7%
76Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt2,124-0.6%
77Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt2,121+2%
78Gießen, Landkreis2,111-1.2%
79Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt2,100+4.9%
80Segeberg2,099-2.2%
81Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald2,093+6.2%
82Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis2,085+0.1%
83Rosenheim, Landkreis2,083-1.3%
84Viersen2,070-3%
85Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt2,068-5.6%
86Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt2,064-2%
87Hildesheim2,051+4.5%
88Main-Taunus-Kreis2,046+0.5%
89Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge2,039-0.1%
90Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt2,037-3.6%
91Augsburg, Landkreis2,019+2.2%
92Mecklenburgische Seenplatte2,018n/a
93Harburg2,011+6.3%
94Bergstraße2,010-1.7%
95Herford1,997+3.7%
96Düren1,968-2.4%
97Hochsauerlandkreis1,967+4.5%
98Rendsburg-Eckernförde1,966-1.7%
99Hochtaunuskreis1,959+8.1%
100Göppingen1,952+0.3%
101Tübingen, Landkreis1,951+7.4%
102Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt1,950+2.5%
103Lahn-Dill-Kreis1,946+1.7%
104Fürstenfeldbruck1,936+7.6%
105Heinsberg1,931+2.3%
106Görlitz1,926+2%
107Marburg-Biedenkopf1,922-2.8%
108Meißen1,911-2.6%
109Fulda1,900+7.2%
110Stormarn1,897+5.3%
111Leipzig1,859-0.3%
112Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt1,842n/a
113Vorpommern-Greifswald1,834n/a
114Lörrach1,814+1.9%
115Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt1,787+0.3%
116Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt1,766-1.8%
117Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis1,756+11.2%
118Rastatt1,738+5.7%
119Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt1,728-0.7%
120Vorpommern-Rügen1,727n/a
121Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt1,726-5%
122Alb-Donau-Kreis1,712+10.5%
123Bodenseekreis1,706+0.7%
124Freising1,684+7.1%
125Biberach1,681+0.7%
126Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt1,680+5.3%
127Stade1,676+7.6%
128Coesfeld1,655-2.8%
129Ludwigslust-Parchim1,612n/a
130Mayen-Koblenz1,609-0.6%
131Oberhavel1,595+3.3%
132Cloppenburg1,589+3%
133Mainz-Bingen1,583+1.3%
134Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,581+0.1%
135Kassel, Landkreis1,580-1.8%
136Lüneburg, Landkreis1,576+10.4%
137Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt1,571+6.9%
138Vogtlandkreis1,570-7.2%
139Regensburg, Landkreis1,563+3.2%
140Schwäbisch Hall1,556-4.2%
141Landkreis Rostock1,535n/a
142Harz1,526-3.8%
143Diepholz1,511-1.2%
144Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,506+5.8%
145Westerwaldkreis1,503-2%
146Schleswig-Flensburg1,483+1%
147Neu-Ulm1,480+2.3%
148Cuxhaven1,478+7.7%
149Herzogtum Lauenburg1,475-0.9%
150Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt1,458+3%
151Aurich1,457+0.5%
151Neuwied1,457+8.1%
153Potsdam-Mittelmark1,455-0.4%
154Enzkreis1,454-1.5%
154Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt1,454+4.7%
156Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt1,444-2.6%
157Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,437+6.4%
158Passau, Landkreis1,433+0.4%
159Ansbach, Landkreis1,430+1.9%
159Nordsachsen1,430-0.6%
161Salzlandkreis1,425+4%
162Gifhorn1,417-2.9%
163Zollernalbkreis1,405+0.1%
164Limburg-Weilburg1,397+6.6%
165Euskirchen1,388-2.3%
166Celle1,380+4.1%
167Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,373+3.4%
168Saarlouis1,364-2.6%
169Wartburgkreis1,362n/a
170Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt1,361+0.9%
171Würzburg, Landkreis1,359+11.5%
172Leer1,358-0.1%
173Märkisch-Oderland1,348+0.4%
174Vechta1,345-2.5%
175Saalekreis1,344-1%
176Börde1,342-3%
177Traunstein1,330-0.8%
178Dachau1,329+5.6%
179Schwalm-Eder-Kreis1,327-0.4%
180Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt1,325+10.7%
181Oder-Spree1,324+4.6%
182Heidelberg, Stadtkreis1,323+1.5%
183Burgenlandkreis1,317+0.8%
184Aschaffenburg, Landkreis1,296+2.9%
185Emmendingen1,293+5.4%
185Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt1,293-0.3%
187Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis1,291-2.9%
188Bad Kreuznach1,290+7.7%
189Barnim1,283-7.2%
190Nürnberger Land1,281+1.1%
191Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,270+0.9%
192Ebersberg1,253+6.7%
193Eichstätt1,242+7.9%
194Dahme-Spreewald1,233+2.9%
195Nordwestmecklenburg1,224n/a
196Teltow-Fläming1,221-1.1%
197Landshut, Landkreis1,214-2.6%
198Waldshut1,213-5.1%
199Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt1,212-2.8%
200Rotenburg (Wümme)1,209-0.7%
201Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt1,200+3.2%
201Ostholstein1,200-8%
203Bamberg, Landkreis1,199+4.6%
204Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis1,180+8.5%
205Tuttlingen1,179-4.8%
206Waldeck-Frankenberg1,177-2.8%
207Oberallgäu1,167-0.2%
208Ulm, Stadtkreis1,165-3.8%
209Trier-Saarburg1,162+6.8%
210Donau-Ries1,161+9.9%
210Erding1,161-1.7%
212Calw1,159+1%
213Grafschaft Bentheim1,158+6.9%
214Unterallgäu1,156+8.7%
215Heilbronn, Stadtkreis1,151-1.2%
216Anhalt-Bitterfeld1,143+0.2%
216Rottweil1,143+3.3%
218Havelland1,137-0.1%
218Ostallgäu1,137+3.4%
220Erlangen-Höchstadt1,127+6.6%
221Nordfriesland1,119-6.3%
222Pforzheim, Stadtkreis1,110+4%
223Verden1,109+1.2%
224Olpe1,107-2.6%
225Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,102+2.1%
226Schaumburg1,097+4.1%
227Aichach-Friedberg1,095+0.6%
228Jena, Kreisfreie Stadt1,089+8.9%
229Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,088+5.3%
230Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm1,084+5.8%
231Weilheim-Schongau1,083-2%
232Höxter1,074+5%
233Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,072+10.4%
233Gotha1,072+0.1%
235Schwandorf1,071-2.3%
236Hameln-Pyrmont1,069+8.7%
236Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis1,069+3.5%
238Heidekreis1,065+4.7%
239Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen1,054+3.4%
240Neumarkt i. d. OPf.1,050+6.4%
241Alzey-Worms1,045+3.6%
242Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt1,039+9.6%
243Main-Tauber-Kreis1,036+10.8%
244Miltenberg1,033+2.3%
245Sigmaringen1,017-4.7%
246Kelheim1,014+2.6%
247Altenkirchen (Westerwald)1,012+3.5%
248Starnberg1,006-2.7%
249Heidenheim1,003-1.8%
250Germersheim995-2.5%

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Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.

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How to cite

Eurostat. Live births during the year by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which area has the highest live births?

Berlin, with 35,038 in 2013, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest live births?

Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 253 in 2013.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Live births during the year by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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