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NUTS 3 areas of Germany by live births

Berlin had the highest live births of 400 areas in 2016, at 41,087. Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt had the lowest, at 276. The median was 1,418 and the figure for Germany was 792,141. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest41,087Berlin
Lowest276Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt
Median1,418400 areas
Germany792,141History

Top 40 areas, 2016

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BerlinBerlin: 41,087 count41,087HamburgHamburg: 21,480 count21,480München, Kreisfreie StadtMünchen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 17,958 count17,958Köln, Kreisfreie StadtKöln, Kreisfreie Stadt: 12,230 count12,230Region HannoverRegion Hannover: 11,945 count11,945Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Sta…Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt: 8,938 count8,938Leipzig, Kreisfreie StadtLeipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt: 6,983 count6,983Stuttgart, StadtkreisStuttgart, Stadtkreis: 6,970 count6,970Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie StadtDüsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt: 6,905 count6,905Dresden, Kreisfreie StadtDresden, Kreisfreie Stadt: 6,467 count6,467Dortmund, Kreisfreie StadtDortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt: 5,985 count5,985Essen, Kreisfreie StadtEssen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 5,954 count5,954Bremen, Kreisfreie StadtBremen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 5,918 count5,918Rhein-Sieg-KreisRhein-Sieg-Kreis: 5,669 count5,669Nürnberg, Kreisfreie StadtNürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 5,617 count5,617LudwigsburgLudwigsburg: 5,599 count5,599RecklinghausenRecklinghausen: 5,482 count5,482Städteregion AachenStädteregion Aachen: 5,143 count5,143Rhein-Neckar-KreisRhein-Neckar-Kreis: 5,121 count5,121Duisburg, Kreisfreie StadtDuisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 5,112 count5,112EsslingenEsslingen: 5,091 count5,091Rhein-Erft-KreisRhein-Erft-Kreis: 4,534 count4,534MettmannMettmann: 4,430 count4,430SteinfurtSteinfurt: 4,387 count4,387Rhein-Kreis NeussRhein-Kreis Neuss: 4,218 count4,218BöblingenBöblingen: 4,180 count4,180Rems-Murr-KreisRems-Murr-Kreis: 4,071 count4,071OrtenaukreisOrtenaukreis: 4,034 count4,034Karlsruhe, LandkreisKarlsruhe, Landkreis: 4,003 count4,003WeselWesel: 3,983 count3,983Main-Kinzig-KreisMain-Kinzig-Kreis: 3,911 count3,911Märkischer KreisMärkischer Kreis: 3,866 count3,866BorkenBorken: 3,622 count3,622Bonn, Kreisfreie StadtBonn, Kreisfreie Stadt: 3,587 count3,587GüterslohGütersloh: 3,569 count3,569Offenbach, LandkreisOffenbach, Landkreis: 3,556 count3,556Wuppertal, Kreisfreie StadtWuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt: 3,527 count3,527Bielefeld, Kreisfreie StadtBielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt: 3,487 count3,487LippeLippe: 3,381 count3,381UnnaUnna: 3,376 count3,376
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2016
count		Change on 2015
1Berlin41,087+8%
2Hamburg21,480+8.7%
3München, Kreisfreie Stadt17,958+5.6%
4Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt12,230+5.6%
5Region Hannover11,945+12.9%
6Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt8,938+4.8%
7Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt6,983+5.8%
8Stuttgart, Stadtkreis6,970+8.7%
9Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt6,905+5.9%
10Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt6,467+3.9%
11Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt5,985+9.2%
12Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt5,954+6%
13Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt5,918+10.7%
14Rhein-Sieg-Kreis5,669+7.8%
15Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt5,617+9.1%
16Ludwigsburg5,599+1.2%
17Recklinghausen5,482+10.1%
18Städteregion Aachen5,143+6.2%
19Rhein-Neckar-Kreis5,121+3.9%
20Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt5,112+11.9%
21Esslingen5,091+3.4%
22Rhein-Erft-Kreis4,534+9.5%
23Mettmann4,430+10%
24Steinfurt4,387+12.5%
25Rhein-Kreis Neuss4,218+9.2%
26Böblingen4,180+11.2%
27Rems-Murr-Kreis4,071+9.8%
28Ortenaukreis4,034+6.2%
29Karlsruhe, Landkreis4,003+7.9%
30Wesel3,983+12.3%
31Main-Kinzig-Kreis3,911+8.7%
32Märkischer Kreis3,866+8%
33Borken3,622+3.5%
34Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt3,587+6%
35Gütersloh3,569+7.8%
36Offenbach, Landkreis3,556+6.2%
37Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt3,527+7.1%
38Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt3,487+6.9%
39Lippe3,381+7.9%
40Unna3,376+6%
41Osnabrück, Landkreis3,373+8.6%
42Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt3,342+6.5%
43Heilbronn, Landkreis3,330+7.4%
44München, Landkreis3,326-0.4%
45Emsland3,301+14.3%
46Mannheim, Stadtkreis3,274+9.1%
47Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt3,267+4.2%
48Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt3,232+7.3%
49Paderborn3,203+2.9%
50Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis3,145+7.1%
51Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt3,071+7.9%
52Minden-Lübbecke3,069+14%
53Göttingen2,987+14.1%
54Groß-Gerau2,945+7.1%
55Pinneberg2,927+8.9%
56Regionalverband Saarbrücken2,907+9.8%
57Kleve2,852+10.8%
58Ostalbkreis2,800-0.5%
59Darmstadt-Dieburg2,797+9%
60Erzgebirgskreis2,779+3.2%
61Ravensburg2,762+7%
62Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis2,755+6.9%
63Reutlingen2,751+10.1%
64Soest2,742+4.6%
65Konstanz2,731+9.4%
66Bautzen2,632+4.6%
67Gießen, Landkreis2,631+7.3%
68Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt2,617+6%
69Wetteraukreis2,615+4%
70Oberbergischer Kreis2,614+9.5%
71Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt2,592+4%
72Siegen-Wittgenstein2,589+4.5%
73Mittelsachsen2,580+5.2%
74Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt2,570+9.3%
75Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt2,567+6.6%
76Warendorf2,557+5.4%
77Zwickau2,548+2.2%
78Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis2,524+3.8%
79Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald2,497+7.6%
80Viersen2,484+7.3%
81Düren2,467+11.9%
82Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis2,458+8.6%
83Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt2,401+9.2%
84Göppingen2,394+10.9%
85Segeberg2,383+7.9%
86Hochsauerlandkreis2,378+16.6%
87Main-Taunus-Kreis2,352+8.8%
88Augsburg, Landkreis2,348+8.2%
89Herford2,345+6.2%
89Tübingen, Landkreis2,345+11.9%
91Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt2,321-1.1%
92Rosenheim, Landkreis2,301+3.5%
93Lahn-Dill-Kreis2,297+8.2%
94Hildesheim2,288+4.6%
95Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt2,287+3.4%
96Harburg2,279+5.5%
97Heinsberg2,269+8.9%
98Bergstraße2,267+2.5%
99Lörrach2,237+18.3%
100Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt2,226+12.5%
101Rendsburg-Eckernförde2,210+4.8%
102Marburg-Biedenkopf2,209+8.3%
103Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt2,177+5.5%
103Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt2,177+2.2%
105Fürstenfeldbruck2,142+11.4%
106Fulda2,134+8.4%
107Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt2,116+10.4%
108Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge2,109+4.1%
109Stormarn2,087+0.3%
110Mecklenburgische Seenplatte2,080+4.2%
111Hochtaunuskreis2,063+1.1%
112Leipzig2,059+4.8%
113Coesfeld2,055+10%
114Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt2,039+8.1%
115Rastatt2,032+3.9%
116Meißen2,027+1.6%
117Biberach2,023+7.5%
118Görlitz2,017+6.4%
119Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt1,996+11.8%
120Mayen-Koblenz1,995+6.4%
120Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,995+12.9%
122Bodenseekreis1,984+7.2%
122Stade1,984+12.6%
124Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt1,980-5.4%
125Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt1,969+12.5%
126Diepholz1,966+19.7%
127Alb-Donau-Kreis1,965+9%
128Kassel, Landkreis1,951+9.6%
129Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis1,933+5.2%
130Vorpommern-Greifswald1,921-0.6%
131Schwäbisch Hall1,918+3.7%
132Cloppenburg1,891+8.5%
133Herzogtum Lauenburg1,868+16.9%
134Mainz-Bingen1,857+0.5%
135Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,844+4.5%
135Landkreis Rostock1,844+6.8%
137Westerwaldkreis1,839+8.8%
138Freising1,836+3.2%
139Gifhorn1,824+16.9%
140Vogtlandkreis1,814+4.3%
141Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt1,788+10.1%
142Schleswig-Flensburg1,762+14%
143Ludwigslust-Parchim1,760+5.6%
143Regensburg, Landkreis1,760+1.3%
145Enzkreis1,758+9.4%
146Ansbach, Landkreis1,737+7.9%
147Lüneburg, Landkreis1,726+11.9%
148Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt1,721+10.5%
149Potsdam-Mittelmark1,716+9.3%
150Euskirchen1,700+9.8%
151Oberhavel1,692+1.1%
152Vorpommern-Rügen1,680-1.8%
153Aurich1,675+9.5%
154Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt1,672+11.6%
155Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt1,668+18%
156Neuwied1,660+11%
157Neu-Ulm1,653+8.9%
158Celle1,640+8.8%
159Cuxhaven1,632+11.2%
160Leer1,623+16.4%
161Zollernalbkreis1,621+6.1%
162Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt1,620+7.1%
162Waldshut1,620+29.8%
164Heidelberg, Stadtkreis1,618+10.3%
165Saarlouis1,606+5.1%
166Nordsachsen1,605+5.5%
167Vechta1,592+16.8%
168Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis1,563+12.3%
169Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt1,561+5.8%
170Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,557-1.1%
171Passau, Landkreis1,552+3.5%
172Barnim1,547+16.6%
172Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,547+3.3%
174Harz1,545-1.8%
175Traunstein1,540+2.8%
176Emmendingen1,538+5.8%
177Märkisch-Oderland1,519+10.5%
178Dachau1,515+6.2%
179Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,510+2.5%
180Saalekreis1,505+9.6%
181Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt1,498+3.4%
182Würzburg, Landkreis1,495+3.3%
183Dahme-Spreewald1,494+14.7%
184Nürnberger Land1,485+6.1%
185Salzlandkreis1,483+6.8%
186Aschaffenburg, Landkreis1,457+7.6%
187Bamberg, Landkreis1,456+14.1%
188Oberallgäu1,455+11%
189Limburg-Weilburg1,453+1.4%
190Oder-Spree1,449+14.8%
191Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis1,446+10.5%
192Landshut, Landkreis1,445-1%
193Teltow-Fläming1,444+11.2%
194Burgenlandkreis1,437+2.1%
194Calw1,437+9.3%
196Börde1,432+1.9%
196Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,432+13.7%
198Eichstätt1,430+7.9%
199Tuttlingen1,428+11.9%
200Schwalm-Eder-Kreis1,419-0.7%
201Rotenburg (Wümme)1,416+7.7%
202Bad Kreuznach1,411+14.9%
203Unterallgäu1,397+10.9%
204Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt1,389+5.3%
205Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt1,388+6.4%
205Nordfriesland1,388+11%
207Waldeck-Frankenberg1,386+10.8%
208Wartburgkreis1,385-2.1%
209Ebersberg1,383+9.6%
210Pforzheim, Stadtkreis1,375+1.4%
211Ostallgäu1,367+10.3%
212Ostholstein1,366+3.8%
213Heilbronn, Stadtkreis1,364+10.4%
214Schaumburg1,357+18.7%
215Rottweil1,351+4.7%
216Havelland1,340+9.4%
217Erding1,336+3%
218Trier-Saarburg1,315+4.9%
219Ulm, Stadtkreis1,313+5.1%
220Aichach-Friedberg1,308+6.8%
221Hameln-Pyrmont1,306+17%
222Verden1,303+6.2%
223Schwandorf1,299+9.3%
224Höxter1,276+15.1%
225Erlangen-Höchstadt1,275+9.2%
226Nordwestmecklenburg1,270-1.4%
227Peine1,259+20.6%
228Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm1,252+6.7%
229Donau-Ries1,248+13.5%
230Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis1,246+6.5%
231Grafschaft Bentheim1,229+0.9%
232Olpe1,227-3.1%
233Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,225+8.4%
234Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt1,218+4.8%
235Weilheim-Schongau1,217+1.9%
236Oldenburg, Landkreis1,213+24.7%
237Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,205-0.1%
238Kelheim1,203+16.9%
239Gotha1,202+8.9%
240Anhalt-Bitterfeld1,199-1%
241Germersheim1,194+4.2%
242Heidekreis1,192+3.4%
243Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen1,185+4.7%
244Sigmaringen1,178+4.8%
245Alzey-Worms1,177+5.4%
245Starnberg1,177+6.6%
247Roth1,176+17.6%
248Neumarkt i. d. OPf.1,169-3.5%
249Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt1,153+10.7%
250Jena, Kreisfreie Stadt1,151+3.5%

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

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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 41,087 in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest live births?

Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 276 in 2016.

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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