NUTS 3 areas of Germany by deaths

Berlin had the highest deaths of 400 areas in 2014, at 32,314. Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt had the lowest, at 434. The median was 1,613 and the figure for Germany was 868,356. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest32,314Berlin
Median1,613400 areas
Germany868,356History

Top 40 areas, 2014

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BerlinBerlin: 32,314 count32,314HamburgHamburg: 16,780 count16,780Region HannoverRegion Hannover: 12,021 count12,021München, Kreisfreie StadtMünchen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 10,769 count10,769Köln, Kreisfreie StadtKöln, Kreisfreie Stadt: 9,565 count9,565RecklinghausenRecklinghausen: 7,509 count7,509Essen, Kreisfreie StadtEssen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 7,070 count7,070Dortmund, Kreisfreie StadtDortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt: 6,561 count6,561Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie StadtDüsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt: 6,012 count6,012Duisburg, Kreisfreie StadtDuisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 5,984 count5,984Bremen, Kreisfreie StadtBremen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 5,975 count5,975Leipzig, Kreisfreie StadtLeipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt: 5,853 count5,853Rhein-Sieg-KreisRhein-Sieg-Kreis: 5,782 count5,782Städteregion AachenStädteregion Aachen: 5,636 count5,636Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Sta…Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt: 5,503 count5,503Nürnberg, Kreisfreie StadtNürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 5,501 count5,501MettmannMettmann: 5,448 count5,448Rhein-Neckar-KreisRhein-Neckar-Kreis: 5,260 count5,260WeselWesel: 5,239 count5,239Stuttgart, StadtkreisStuttgart, Stadtkreis: 5,050 count5,050Dresden, Kreisfreie StadtDresden, Kreisfreie Stadt: 4,995 count4,995ErzgebirgskreisErzgebirgskreis: 4,960 count4,960Märkischer KreisMärkischer Kreis: 4,955 count4,955Rhein-Erft-KreisRhein-Erft-Kreis: 4,823 count4,823ZwickauZwickau: 4,795 count4,795UnnaUnna: 4,643 count4,643Rhein-Kreis NeussRhein-Kreis Neuss: 4,617 count4,617EsslingenEsslingen: 4,550 count4,550LudwigsburgLudwigsburg: 4,430 count4,430Bochum, Kreisfreie StadtBochum, Kreisfreie Stadt: 4,385 count4,385Karlsruhe, LandkreisKarlsruhe, Landkreis: 4,248 count4,248Main-Kinzig-KreisMain-Kinzig-Kreis: 4,209 count4,209Ennepe-Ruhr-KreisEnnepe-Ruhr-Kreis: 4,203 count4,203MittelsachsenMittelsachsen: 4,180 count4,180Regionalverband SaarbrückenRegionalverband Saarbrücken: 4,155 count4,155OrtenaukreisOrtenaukreis: 4,150 count4,150SteinfurtSteinfurt: 4,101 count4,101LippeLippe: 3,981 count3,981BautzenBautzen: 3,978 count3,978Wuppertal, Kreisfreie StadtWuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt: 3,969 count3,969
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2014
count
Change on 2013
1Berlin32,314-1.5%
2Hamburg16,780-2.8%
3Region Hannover12,021-1.4%
4München, Kreisfreie Stadt10,7690%
5Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt9,565-1.9%
6Recklinghausen7,509-3.8%
7Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt7,070-5.8%
8Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt6,561-5.6%
9Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt6,012-2.9%
10Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt5,984-4.3%
11Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt5,975-6%
12Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt5,853-1.3%
13Rhein-Sieg-Kreis5,782-0%
14Städteregion Aachen5,636-2.6%
15Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt5,503-4.1%
16Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt5,501+1.4%
17Mettmann5,448-6.6%
18Rhein-Neckar-Kreis5,260-1.4%
19Wesel5,239-3.3%
20Stuttgart, Stadtkreis5,050-3.6%
21Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt4,995-5.3%
22Erzgebirgskreis4,960-3.9%
23Märkischer Kreis4,955-1.1%
24Rhein-Erft-Kreis4,823-0.6%
25Zwickau4,795-4.6%
26Unna4,643-4.9%
27Rhein-Kreis Neuss4,617-1.7%
28Esslingen4,550-0.4%
29Ludwigsburg4,430-0.7%
30Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt4,385-3.9%
31Karlsruhe, Landkreis4,248+0.4%
32Main-Kinzig-Kreis4,209-0.9%
33Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis4,203-2.5%
34Mittelsachsen4,180-4.7%
35Regionalverband Saarbrücken4,155-1.7%
36Ortenaukreis4,150-2.7%
37Steinfurt4,101-3.8%
38Lippe3,981-3.8%
39Bautzen3,978-2.6%
40Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt3,969-4.6%
41Rems-Murr-Kreis3,856-4%
42Görlitz3,849-1.7%
43Göttingen3,708-4.6%
44Minden-Lübbecke3,644-0.8%
45Osnabrück, Landkreis3,491-7.8%
46Hildesheim3,438-1%
47Borken3,407-0.8%
48Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt3,396-4.6%
49Vogtlandkreis3,391-3.2%
50Harz3,362+1%
51Soest3,323-7.9%
52Gütersloh3,314-4.3%
53Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt3,268-5%
54Leipzig3,259-3%
55Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt3,250-3.4%
56Kleve3,222-3.9%
57Viersen3,200-3.8%
58Mecklenburgische Seenplatte3,151-5.9%
59Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge3,146+0.5%
60Pinneberg3,131-5.9%
61Emsland3,095-1.4%
62Offenbach, Landkreis3,085-4.5%
63Böblingen3,084-4.8%
64Siegen-Wittgenstein3,073-4.6%
65Wetteraukreis3,059-5.4%
66Vorpommern-Greifswald3,031-6.1%
67Heilbronn, Landkreis3,027+0.5%
68Salzlandkreis3,020-5.8%
69Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis3,019-5.5%
70Mannheim, Stadtkreis3,010-1.3%
71Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt3,006-6%
72Ostalbkreis3,005-2.8%
73Meißen3,003-4.7%
73Oberbergischer Kreis3,003-7.4%
75Rendsburg-Eckernförde2,940-3.3%
76Hochsauerlandkreis2,914-5.4%
77Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt2,901-1%
77Düren2,901-3.8%
79Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt2,873-5.3%
80Bergstraße2,867-5.8%
80Kassel, Landkreis2,867-3.1%
82München, Landkreis2,860-0.2%
83Vorpommern-Rügen2,841-3.7%
84Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt2,824+0.1%
85Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt2,809-0.5%
86Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis2,806+1.1%
87Konstanz2,797+0.3%
88Herford2,790-4.1%
89Lahn-Dill-Kreis2,764-4.4%
90Warendorf2,718-5%
91Segeberg2,714+0.4%
92Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt2,705-7.8%
93Burgenlandkreis2,682-2.2%
94Heinsberg2,677-0.2%
95Paderborn2,632-1.3%
96Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt2,625-5.2%
97Darmstadt-Dieburg2,624-7.9%
98Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt2,605-6.8%
99Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt2,600-6.6%
100Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt2,582+3.9%
101Cuxhaven2,558-4.8%
102Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt2,545-5.7%
103Göppingen2,542-5.5%
104Stormarn2,502-1.5%
105Nordsachsen2,500-5.6%
106Ravensburg2,494-1.8%
107Harburg2,485+2%
108Saarlouis2,482-1%
109Rosenheim, Landkreis2,480-1.9%
110Ostholstein2,479-8.6%
111Groß-Gerau2,461-5.1%
112Ludwigslust-Parchim2,455-6.5%
113Anhalt-Bitterfeld2,452-1.8%
114Reutlingen2,443-3.3%
115Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt2,437-1.9%
116Marburg-Biedenkopf2,423-3.4%
117Saalekreis2,414+1.6%
118Gießen, Landkreis2,396-5.1%
119Landkreis Rostock2,379-1.4%
120Hochtaunuskreis2,378+2.6%
121Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt2,363-4.6%
122Mayen-Koblenz2,354-1.1%
123Diepholz2,330-1.4%
124Schleswig-Flensburg2,324+6.6%
125Rastatt2,297+1.2%
126Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald2,295+1.7%
127Oberhavel2,277-1.5%
128Augsburg, Landkreis2,257-1.6%
129Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt2,233+1.5%
130Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis2,229+2.2%
131Fulda2,188-6.3%
132Potsdam-Mittelmark2,186+4%
133Neuwied2,182-4.1%
134Coesfeld2,179+0.1%
135Oder-Spree2,177-2.9%
136Schwalm-Eder-Kreis2,171-7.1%
137Aurich2,160-6.5%
138Westerwaldkreis2,154-4.8%
139Euskirchen2,149-4.4%
139Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt2,149+0.6%
141Märkisch-Oderland2,142-0.6%
142Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt2,138-4.8%
143Main-Taunus-Kreis2,124-2.8%
144Celle2,114-2.8%
145Mansfeld-Südharz2,112-0.3%
145Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt2,112-8.1%
147Herzogtum Lauenburg2,110-1.2%
147Lörrach2,110-4.5%
149Schaumburg2,098+1.3%
150Wartburgkreis2,083-5.7%
151Börde2,080-2.4%
151Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt2,080-4.3%
153Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt2,061+1.6%
154Hameln-Pyrmont2,042-5.2%
155Goslar2,040-3.6%
156Passau, Landkreis2,035+0.4%
157Barnim2,021+1.5%
158Stade1,990-7.4%
159Bodenseekreis1,984+3.4%
160Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis1,975+4.3%
161Zollernalbkreis1,974+4.3%
162Limburg-Weilburg1,945+1.9%
163Nordfriesland1,871-4.1%
164Mainz-Bingen1,868-3.2%
165Ansbach, Landkreis1,859+2.3%
166Wittenberg1,856-0.1%
167Nürnberger Land1,848-2.1%
168Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis1,846+4.3%
169Leer1,845-3%
170Northeim1,839-1.7%
171Enzkreis1,833+1.9%
172Fürstenfeldbruck1,830-1%
173Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,829-5.6%
174Lüneburg, Landkreis1,827-3.1%
175Dahme-Spreewald1,824-1.1%
175Waldeck-Frankenberg1,824-9.3%
177Nordwestmecklenburg1,791-3.3%
177Saarpfalz-Kreis1,791-6.5%
179Biberach1,788+3%
180Bad Kreuznach1,773-7.9%
181Teltow-Fläming1,757-5.9%
182Neunkirchen1,756-1.5%
183Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt1,742-5.6%
184Schwäbisch Hall1,730-5.6%
184Traunstein1,730-1.5%
186Rotenburg (Wümme)1,729-2.8%
187Gotha1,727-0.1%
188Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,726-2.8%
189Alb-Donau-Kreis1,715+0.7%
190Aschaffenburg, Landkreis1,687-4.3%
191Dithmarschen1,682-4.3%
192Havelland1,679-5.3%
193Waldshut1,678+0.1%
194Höxter1,668-6.4%
195Tübingen, Landkreis1,638+3.7%
196Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt1,636-3.1%
197Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt1,620-6.8%
197Regensburg, Landkreis1,620-2.9%
199Schmalkalden-Meiningen1,618-4.8%
200Gifhorn1,613-5.7%
201Heidekreis1,612-2.1%
202Schwandorf1,593-1.4%
203Oberspreewald-Lausitz1,573-9.1%
204Uckermark1,565-4.7%
205Spree-Neiße1,553-5.5%
206Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis1,552+0.7%
207Saalfeld-Rudolstadt1,546-3.5%
208Stendal1,545-2.1%
209Rhein-Lahn-Kreis1,544+3.9%
210Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt1,542+4.5%
211Altenkirchen (Westerwald)1,536-1.2%
212Ahrweiler1,534+2.4%
213Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis1,525-4.8%
214Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt1,511-6%
215Nienburg (Weser)1,502+4.9%
216Neu-Ulm1,494-4%
217Bad Dürkheim1,489-8.5%
218Emmendingen1,488+1%
219Oberallgäu1,484-1.7%
220Peine1,479-7.6%
221Trier-Saarburg1,476-4.3%
222Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt1,475+2.9%
223Steinburg1,472-7.6%
224Hersfeld-Rotenburg1,469-7.8%
225Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt1,462-4.5%
226Calw1,460+0.7%
227Main-Tauber-Kreis1,458-1.5%
228Elbe-Elster1,453-6.5%
229Greiz1,450-0.8%
230Bamberg, Landkreis1,444-1.4%
231Cloppenburg1,443-3.2%
232Wolfenbüttel1,441-5.2%
233Olpe1,421-5.3%
234Würzburg, Landkreis1,419-3.9%
235Rottweil1,405+3.8%
236Unterallgäu1,401+6.5%
237Plön1,390-7.5%
238Ilm-Kreis1,389-0.5%
239Heidenheim1,388-4.9%
240Vogelsbergkreis1,372-1.6%
241Grafschaft Bentheim1,364-0.5%
242Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt1,362-5.1%
243Verden1,350-7%
244Rottal-Inn1,345-3.1%
245Ostallgäu1,342-5.8%
246Oldenburg, Landkreis1,338+0.8%
246Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,338+0.9%
248Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt1,337+0.2%
249Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt1,334+2.4%
250Landshut, Landkreis1,331+5.4%

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Deaths of residents 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. Deaths 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 deaths?

Berlin, with 32,314 in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest deaths?

Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 434 in 2014.

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

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