NUTS 3 areas of Germany by deaths

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Germany by deaths, 2017
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Berlin had the highest deaths of 400 areas in 2017, at 34,339. Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt had the lowest, at 449. The median was 1,751 and the figure for Germany was 932,272. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest34,339Berlin

Lowest449Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt

Median1,751400 areas

Germany932,272History

Top 40 areas, 2017

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2017 count	Change on 2016
1	Berlin	34,339	+0.8%
2	Hamburg	17,640	+2.2%
3	Region Hannover	12,676	+1.6%
4	München, Kreisfreie Stadt	11,343	+4.3%
5	Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt	9,628	+0.6%
6	Recklinghausen	7,886	-1.2%
7	Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt	7,415	-0.9%
8	Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt	7,040	+2.2%
9	Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt	6,375	+2.9%
10	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis	6,324	+6.1%
11	Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt	6,313	+3.7%
12	Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt	6,252	+3.3%
13	Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	6,122	-1.9%
14	Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt	5,988	+6.7%
15	Städteregion Aachen	5,909	-0.9%
16	Mettmann	5,843	-0%
17	Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt	5,757	+1.9%
18	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis	5,655	+0.9%
19	Wesel	5,551	+1.8%
20	Stuttgart, Stadtkreis	5,419	+0.8%
21	Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt	5,359	+4.4%
22	Rhein-Erft-Kreis	5,239	+5.6%
23	Märkischer Kreis	5,166	+2.7%
24	Esslingen	5,072	+5%
25	Rhein-Kreis Neuss	5,066	+3.2%
26	Ludwigsburg	5,011	+2.6%
27	Erzgebirgskreis	4,993	-1.5%
28	Zwickau	4,963	-1.7%
29	Unna	4,890	+0.8%
30	Karlsruhe, Landkreis	4,664	+5.6%
31	Steinfurt	4,628	+2.1%
32	Mittelsachsen	4,606	+6.1%
33	Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt	4,526	+0.2%
34	Ortenaukreis	4,407	+1.1%
35	Main-Kinzig-Kreis	4,365	0%
36	Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt	4,353	+5.5%
37	Regionalverband Saarbrücken	4,340	+5.3%
38	Rems-Murr-Kreis	4,304	+4.3%
39	Lippe	4,295	+3.9%
40	Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis	4,235	-3.3%
41	Bautzen	4,203	-0%
42	Görlitz	4,065	+3.3%
43	Göttingen	3,967	-0.7%
44	Hildesheim	3,768	+6.9%
45	Osnabrück, Landkreis	3,762	-1.4%
46	Minden-Lübbecke	3,758	-1.5%
47	Borken	3,714	+4.2%
48	Gütersloh	3,713	+3.2%
49	Vogtlandkreis	3,706	+2.3%
50	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte	3,624	+5.5%
51	Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,623	-2.8%
52	Kleve	3,604	+6.4%
53	Soest	3,578	+0.9%
54	Offenbach, Landkreis	3,568	+7.6%
55	Pinneberg	3,536	+1.6%
56	Leipzig	3,517	+4.8%
57	Böblingen	3,511	+2.3%
58	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge	3,505	+3.5%
59	Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,465	+3.7%
60	Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,452	+5.2%
61	Harz	3,411	+1.5%
62	Wetteraukreis	3,401	+1.9%
63	Vorpommern-Greifswald	3,328	+3.1%
64	Viersen	3,326	-0.6%
65	Hochsauerlandkreis	3,304	+2.1%
66	Salzlandkreis	3,287	+6.9%
67	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis	3,263	+1.1%
68	Siegen-Wittgenstein	3,256	-1.4%
69	Rendsburg-Eckernförde	3,247	+3.7%
70	Oberbergischer Kreis	3,231	-0.1%
71	Meißen	3,223	+2%
71	Ostalbkreis	3,223	+4.4%
73	Mannheim, Stadtkreis	3,222	-1.4%
74	Heilbronn, Landkreis	3,218	+0.2%
75	Emsland	3,210	+0.3%
76	Düren	3,179	+3.7%
77	Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,136	-1.3%
78	Bergstraße	3,133	+5.1%
79	Lahn-Dill-Kreis	3,126	+2.7%
80	Darmstadt-Dieburg	3,111	+7.8%
81	Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt	3,078	+5.8%
82	Vorpommern-Rügen	3,076	+0.3%
83	Kassel, Landkreis	3,070	+5.7%
84	München, Landkreis	3,055	+1%
85	Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis	3,022	+0.9%
86	Segeberg	3,014	+2.6%
87	Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,003	+0.7%
88	Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,999	+0.5%
89	Warendorf	2,997	+3.5%
90	Herford	2,995	-2.8%
91	Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,973	-0.3%
92	Heinsberg	2,936	+4.8%
93	Burgenlandkreis	2,919	+9.8%
94	Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,876	+0.4%
95	Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,873	+3.5%
96	Reutlingen	2,836	+1.7%
97	Konstanz	2,823	-2.3%
98	Ostholstein	2,804	+4.8%
99	Nordsachsen	2,784	+3.1%
99	Stormarn	2,784	+1.2%
101	Paderborn	2,774	+1.6%
102	Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,763	-0.7%
103	Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,761	+4.2%
104	Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,752	-0.8%
105	Gießen, Landkreis	2,738	+6.5%
106	Rosenheim, Landkreis	2,734	+6.2%
107	Cuxhaven	2,730	+4.1%
108	Göppingen	2,713	+2.5%
109	Landkreis Rostock	2,696	+3.3%
110	Marburg-Biedenkopf	2,694	+4.8%
111	Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,668	+1.1%
112	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	2,665	+9.2%
113	Ravensburg	2,637	+2.1%
114	Harburg	2,591	+4.4%
115	Saarlouis	2,572	+0.5%
116	Saalekreis	2,559	+4.4%
117	Ludwigslust-Parchim	2,544	-3.2%
118	Groß-Gerau	2,519	-1.4%
119	Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,511	+1%
120	Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,489	+5%
121	Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,481	-4%
122	Diepholz	2,473	+1.4%
123	Schleswig-Flensburg	2,465	+1.4%
124	Rastatt	2,461	+4.5%
124	Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis	2,461	+6.9%
126	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald	2,456	+4.9%
127	Mayen-Koblenz	2,455	+0.8%
128	Hochtaunuskreis	2,449	+4.2%
129	Augsburg, Landkreis	2,445	+2.6%
130	Aurich	2,442	+0.7%
131	Lörrach	2,412	+4.1%
132	Oder-Spree	2,390	+5.7%
133	Oberhavel	2,386	-0.3%
134	Potsdam-Mittelmark	2,383	-1.2%
135	Herzogtum Lauenburg	2,368	+7%
136	Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,366	+1.2%
137	Märkisch-Oderland	2,353	+6.3%
138	Westerwaldkreis	2,347	+3.4%
139	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis	2,320	+3.6%
140	Fulda	2,318	-0.1%
141	Euskirchen	2,307	+2.4%
142	Wartburgkreis	2,291	+3%
143	Coesfeld	2,282	+3.4%
144	Schaumburg	2,277	+3.7%
145	Börde	2,235	+4.8%
146	Celle	2,234	-0.4%
146	Neuwied	2,234	+0.1%
148	Mansfeld-Südharz	2,227	+0.3%
149	Main-Taunus-Kreis	2,222	+2.7%
150	Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,218	+3.7%
151	Barnim	2,182	+5.5%
152	Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,169	+1.3%
153	Stade	2,168	+1.4%
154	Passau, Landkreis	2,149	+5.9%
155	Bodenseekreis	2,142	+2.9%
156	Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,130	-1.6%
157	Goslar	2,123	+1.9%
158	Ansbach, Landkreis	2,099	+8.7%
159	Fürstenfeldbruck	2,078	+4%
160	Zollernalbkreis	2,075	-1.8%
161	Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,063	+5%
162	Waldeck-Frankenberg	2,060	+0.8%
163	Limburg-Weilburg	2,054	+8%
164	Hameln-Pyrmont	2,050	+0.1%
165	Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,036	-5.4%
166	Dahme-Spreewald	2,019	+3.6%
166	Teltow-Fläming	2,019	+5.2%
168	Mainz-Bingen	2,011	+3.9%
169	Traunstein	1,979	+4.4%
170	Saarpfalz-Kreis	1,978	+5.9%
171	Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis	1,954	-0.7%
172	Leer	1,953	+0.6%
173	Bad Kreuznach	1,951	+2.6%
174	Rotenburg (Wümme)	1,946	+3.6%
175	Nordfriesland	1,944	-1.3%
176	Nürnberger Land	1,942	+6.2%
177	Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,937	+8.5%
178	Northeim	1,922	+0.9%
179	Lüneburg, Landkreis	1,907	+3.4%
180	Enzkreis	1,905	-0.3%
181	Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,887	+7.6%
182	Gotha	1,877	+6.2%
183	Alb-Donau-Kreis	1,875	+3.1%
184	Nordwestmecklenburg	1,866	-0.2%
185	Schwäbisch Hall	1,865	-4.1%
185	Wittenberg	1,865	+0.6%
187	Havelland	1,857	-1%
188	Neunkirchen	1,851	-0.2%
189	Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis	1,847	+3.1%
190	Biberach	1,841	+7.5%
191	Regensburg, Landkreis	1,808	+1.5%
192	Gifhorn	1,794	+3.5%
193	Schmalkalden-Meiningen	1,781	+1.8%
194	Dithmarschen	1,778	+3.6%
195	Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,774	-0.2%
196	Uckermark	1,769	+5.9%
197	Tübingen, Landkreis	1,767	+1.4%
198	Spree-Neiße	1,764	+9%
199	Waldshut	1,754	-4.6%
200	Aschaffenburg, Landkreis	1,752	+0.6%
201	Höxter	1,749	+4.9%
202	Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis	1,737	+6.2%
203	Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt	1,723	+7.8%
204	Saalfeld-Rudolstadt	1,715	+7%
205	Heidekreis	1,713	+1.8%
206	Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis	1,685	+7.1%
207	Ahrweiler	1,680	+2.6%
208	Oberspreewald-Lausitz	1,679	+1.6%
209	Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,671	+4.1%
210	Stendal	1,644	-0.7%
211	Steinburg	1,632	+1.1%
212	Calw	1,628	-1.6%
213	Bad Dürkheim	1,626	+1.4%
214	Elbe-Elster	1,617	+0.9%
215	Verden	1,616	+6.9%
216	Peine	1,614	-0.4%
217	Cloppenburg	1,608	+1.5%
217	Emmendingen	1,608	+3.5%
219	Altenkirchen (Westerwald)	1,598	+4%
220	Oberallgäu	1,597	+4.9%
220	Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,597	-4.1%
222	Nienburg (Weser)	1,591	+3.3%
223	Neu-Ulm	1,587	+1.5%
224	Bamberg, Landkreis	1,563	+7.3%
224	Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,563	-0.8%
226	Rhein-Lahn-Kreis	1,562	-0.6%
227	Würzburg, Landkreis	1,556	+5.3%
228	Trier-Saarburg	1,552	-0.1%
229	Hersfeld-Rotenburg	1,551	+1.4%
229	Main-Tauber-Kreis	1,551	+4.4%
231	Unterallgäu	1,543	+7.6%
232	Schwandorf	1,537	-6.5%
233	Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,530	-0.3%
234	Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis	1,521	+3.2%
235	Cham	1,510	+6.6%
236	Main-Spessart	1,504	+7.9%
237	Heidenheim	1,498	+5.5%
237	Wolfenbüttel	1,498	-1.3%
239	Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,492	+2.8%
240	Pforzheim, Stadtkreis	1,488	+10.1%
241	Plön	1,475	-4.5%
241	Werra-Meißner-Kreis	1,475	-0.9%
243	Landshut, Landkreis	1,470	+6.9%
243	Olpe	1,470	-4%
245	Hof, Landkreis	1,467	+9.3%
246	Rottweil	1,466	-1.2%
247	Grafschaft Bentheim	1,464	+6.1%
248	Ilm-Kreis	1,459	-0.5%
249	Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,448	+11%
250	Greiz	1,441	-2%

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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 34,339 in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 449 in 2017.

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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.