NUTS 3 areas of Germany by deaths

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Germany by deaths, 2016
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Berlin had the highest deaths of 400 areas in 2016, at 34,051. Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt had the lowest, at 426. The median was 1,669 and the figure for Germany was 910,902. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest34,051Berlin

Lowest426Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt

Median1,669400 areas

Germany910,902History

Top 40 areas, 2016

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count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2016 count	Change on 2015
1	Berlin	34,051	-0.7%
2	Hamburg	17,267	-1.7%
3	Region Hannover	12,476	-2.4%
4	München, Kreisfreie Stadt	10,876	-2.4%
5	Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt	9,569	-3.2%
6	Recklinghausen	7,981	+2.1%
7	Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt	7,480	+0.3%
8	Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt	6,889	-4.4%
9	Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	6,240	-1.2%
10	Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt	6,198	-1.9%
11	Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt	6,088	-0.8%
12	Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt	6,055	-4.3%
13	Städteregion Aachen	5,965	-0.3%
14	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis	5,960	-1.5%
15	Mettmann	5,844	-1.8%
16	Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt	5,650	-2.2%
17	Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt	5,612	-9.1%
18	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis	5,602	-0.8%
19	Wesel	5,454	-0.8%
20	Stuttgart, Stadtkreis	5,376	-1.9%
21	Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt	5,135	-6.4%
22	Erzgebirgskreis	5,070	-0.4%
23	Zwickau	5,048	-2.5%
24	Märkischer Kreis	5,031	-0.6%
25	Rhein-Erft-Kreis	4,961	+1%
26	Rhein-Kreis Neuss	4,910	-1.2%
27	Ludwigsburg	4,885	-3.7%
28	Unna	4,853	-4.1%
29	Esslingen	4,832	-2.1%
30	Steinfurt	4,534	+0.6%
31	Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt	4,518	-2.7%
32	Karlsruhe, Landkreis	4,418	-1.6%
33	Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis	4,380	-0.6%
34	Main-Kinzig-Kreis	4,364	-1.8%
35	Ortenaukreis	4,358	-3%
36	Mittelsachsen	4,342	-3.4%
37	Bautzen	4,204	+1.1%
38	Lippe	4,135	-4.5%
39	Rems-Murr-Kreis	4,128	-0.1%
39	Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt	4,128	-1.1%
41	Regionalverband Saarbrücken	4,123	-8%
42	Göttingen	3,994	-0.6%
43	Görlitz	3,935	-3.2%
44	Minden-Lübbecke	3,817	+4.5%
45	Osnabrück, Landkreis	3,816	+2.1%
46	Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,728	+4.4%
47	Vogtlandkreis	3,624	-0.5%
48	Gütersloh	3,599	+3.2%
49	Borken	3,566	-3.1%
50	Soest	3,547	-1.6%
51	Hildesheim	3,526	-2.3%
52	Pinneberg	3,482	+2.2%
53	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte	3,435	-1.8%
54	Böblingen	3,433	-1%
55	Kleve	3,388	-3.7%
56	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge	3,386	-2.8%
57	Harz	3,361	-3.3%
58	Leipzig	3,356	-3.4%
59	Viersen	3,345	-0.9%
60	Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,341	-3.1%
61	Wetteraukreis	3,337	+0.9%
62	Offenbach, Landkreis	3,317	-6.7%
63	Siegen-Wittgenstein	3,303	+1.3%
64	Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,282	-3.2%
65	Mannheim, Stadtkreis	3,268	+2.2%
66	Hochsauerlandkreis	3,235	-2.5%
66	Oberbergischer Kreis	3,235	-0.3%
68	Vorpommern-Greifswald	3,228	+0.1%
69	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis	3,226	+3%
70	Heilbronn, Landkreis	3,210	-3.3%
71	Emsland	3,199	-1.9%
72	Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,176	+0.3%
73	Meißen	3,160	-1.9%
74	Rendsburg-Eckernförde	3,132	+3.5%
75	Ostalbkreis	3,088	-3.2%
76	Herford	3,082	+2.6%
77	Salzlandkreis	3,076	-2.6%
78	Vorpommern-Rügen	3,067	+5.1%
79	Düren	3,066	-3.2%
80	Lahn-Dill-Kreis	3,043	-1.2%
81	München, Landkreis	3,025	-3.2%
82	Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis	2,996	+1.3%
83	Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,984	+1.8%
84	Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,983	-2.3%
85	Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,981	+2.1%
86	Bergstraße	2,980	-3.6%
87	Segeberg	2,937	+3.7%
88	Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt	2,908	-6%
89	Kassel, Landkreis	2,905	-0.6%
90	Warendorf	2,896	+5.5%
91	Konstanz	2,888	+3.4%
92	Darmstadt-Dieburg	2,887	-2%
93	Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,865	+1%
94	Heinsberg	2,801	-2.4%
95	Reutlingen	2,789	-1%
96	Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,783	+1.4%
97	Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,776	-4%
98	Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,774	-3%
99	Stormarn	2,751	+4.8%
100	Paderborn	2,731	-2.9%
101	Nordsachsen	2,700	+2%
102	Ostholstein	2,675	-3.1%
103	Burgenlandkreis	2,658	-5.6%
104	Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,649	-4.5%
105	Göppingen	2,646	+0.6%
106	Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,639	-0.1%
107	Ludwigslust-Parchim	2,627	-2.8%
108	Cuxhaven	2,623	+0.2%
109	Landkreis Rostock	2,610	-1.2%
110	Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,584	+5.8%
111	Ravensburg	2,583	-6.2%
112	Rosenheim, Landkreis	2,574	-0.6%
113	Gießen, Landkreis	2,572	-7.5%
114	Marburg-Biedenkopf	2,571	+0.3%
115	Saarlouis	2,558	-1.3%
116	Groß-Gerau	2,554	-1.9%
117	Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,485	-2.5%
118	Harburg	2,482	-3.8%
119	Saalekreis	2,450	-2.8%
120	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	2,440	-4.2%
121	Diepholz	2,439	-3.5%
122	Mayen-Koblenz	2,435	+5.8%
123	Schleswig-Flensburg	2,432	+1.9%
124	Aurich	2,425	+1.2%
125	Potsdam-Mittelmark	2,411	+9.2%
126	Oberhavel	2,394	-0.5%
127	Augsburg, Landkreis	2,382	-4.6%
128	Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,370	+4.3%
129	Rastatt	2,355	-2.6%
130	Hochtaunuskreis	2,351	-3.8%
131	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald	2,341	-3.7%
132	Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,338	+1.2%
133	Fulda	2,320	-3.1%
134	Lörrach	2,316	+2.7%
135	Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis	2,302	-1%
136	Westerwaldkreis	2,269	-1.8%
137	Oder-Spree	2,261	0%
138	Euskirchen	2,253	-2.8%
139	Celle	2,242	+3%
140	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis	2,240	-3.5%
141	Neuwied	2,232	+3.4%
142	Wartburgkreis	2,225	-2.9%
143	Mansfeld-Südharz	2,220	+1.6%
144	Märkisch-Oderland	2,214	-3.5%
145	Herzogtum Lauenburg	2,213	-2.3%
146	Coesfeld	2,208	+1%
147	Schaumburg	2,195	-3.8%
148	Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,165	-0.6%
149	Main-Taunus-Kreis	2,164	-7.2%
150	Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,152	+1.1%
151	Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,142	+0.8%
152	Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,139	-3.8%
152	Stade	2,139	+1.5%
154	Börde	2,132	-6.9%
155	Zollernalbkreis	2,112	+3.2%
156	Goslar	2,083	+0.6%
157	Bodenseekreis	2,081	0%
158	Barnim	2,068	-2%
159	Hameln-Pyrmont	2,048	-4.7%
160	Waldeck-Frankenberg	2,044	-2.1%
161	Passau, Landkreis	2,029	-4.9%
162	Fürstenfeldbruck	1,998	+0.3%
163	Nordfriesland	1,970	-0.8%
164	Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis	1,967	-0.5%
165	Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,965	-3.3%
166	Dahme-Spreewald	1,948	+1.1%
167	Schwäbisch Hall	1,944	+4.7%
168	Leer	1,941	-0.3%
169	Mainz-Bingen	1,936	-5.9%
170	Ansbach, Landkreis	1,931	-4.5%
171	Teltow-Fläming	1,919	-5.2%
172	Enzkreis	1,910	-2.8%
173	Northeim	1,904	+1.9%
174	Limburg-Weilburg	1,902	-5.2%
175	Bad Kreuznach	1,901	-1.6%
176	Traunstein	1,895	-5.8%
177	Rotenburg (Wümme)	1,879	+5.4%
178	Havelland	1,876	+4.7%
179	Nordwestmecklenburg	1,869	+2.7%
180	Saarpfalz-Kreis	1,868	-2%
181	Neunkirchen	1,855	-3.1%
182	Wittenberg	1,853	-5.1%
183	Lüneburg, Landkreis	1,845	-2.4%
184	Waldshut	1,838	+4.7%
185	Nürnberger Land	1,829	-5.9%
186	Alb-Donau-Kreis	1,819	+0.7%
187	Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis	1,792	-8.2%
188	Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,785	-4.8%
189	Regensburg, Landkreis	1,782	-0.9%
190	Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,777	-6.7%
191	Gotha	1,768	-1.4%
192	Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,753	-2%
193	Schmalkalden-Meiningen	1,750	-5.3%
194	Tübingen, Landkreis	1,743	+2.8%
195	Aschaffenburg, Landkreis	1,742	-2.5%
196	Gifhorn	1,733	+0.8%
197	Dithmarschen	1,717	-6.9%
198	Biberach	1,713	-8.5%
199	Heidekreis	1,682	+1.6%
200	Uckermark	1,670	-1.6%
201	Höxter	1,667	-2.5%
202	Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,666	+3.1%
203	Calw	1,655	+3.8%
203	Stendal	1,655	-1.1%
205	Oberspreewald-Lausitz	1,653	+2.2%
206	Schwandorf	1,643	-2%
207	Ahrweiler	1,638	+2.1%
208	Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis	1,635	+0.8%
209	Peine	1,620	+1.7%
210	Spree-Neiße	1,618	-4.1%
211	Steinburg	1,615	+0.2%
212	Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,605	-0.8%
213	Bad Dürkheim	1,603	-2.8%
213	Saalfeld-Rudolstadt	1,603	-3.4%
215	Elbe-Elster	1,602	+4.2%
216	Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt	1,599	-3.7%
217	Cloppenburg	1,585	+5.3%
218	Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,575	+4.4%
219	Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis	1,574	-6%
220	Rhein-Lahn-Kreis	1,571	+1.4%
221	Neu-Ulm	1,563	-1.6%
222	Trier-Saarburg	1,554	-2.4%
223	Emmendingen	1,553	-2%
224	Plön	1,545	+0.3%
225	Nienburg (Weser)	1,540	-2.7%
226	Altenkirchen (Westerwald)	1,536	-4%
227	Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,534	+2.6%
228	Olpe	1,531	+2.3%
229	Hersfeld-Rotenburg	1,529	-6.8%
230	Oberallgäu	1,523	-2.9%
231	Wolfenbüttel	1,518	+1.7%
232	Verden	1,512	+2.7%
233	Werra-Meißner-Kreis	1,489	-0.8%
234	Main-Tauber-Kreis	1,486	-4.4%
235	Rottweil	1,484	-0.8%
236	Würzburg, Landkreis	1,478	+0.4%
237	Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis	1,474	+0.9%
238	Greiz	1,471	-2.6%
239	Ilm-Kreis	1,467	+0.7%
240	Bamberg, Landkreis	1,457	-6.5%
241	Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,453	+5.4%
242	Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,451	-2%
243	Unterallgäu	1,434	-6.3%
244	Oldenburg, Landkreis	1,423	+2.1%
245	Heidenheim	1,420	-1.6%
246	Cham	1,417	-3%
247	Uelzen	1,409	+2.5%
248	Ammerland	1,398	+5.2%
249	Main-Spessart	1,394	-7.6%
250	Ostallgäu	1,383	+1.4%

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About this ranking

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 34,051 in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest deaths?

Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 426 in 2016.

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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.