NUTS 3 areas of Germany by deaths

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Germany by deaths, 2018
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Berlin had the highest deaths of 400 areas in 2018, at 35,900. Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt had the lowest, at 473. The median was 1,779 and the figure for Germany was 954,874. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest35,900Berlin

Lowest473Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt

Median1,779400 areas

Germany954,874History

Top 40 areas, 2018

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2018 count	Change on 2017
1	Berlin	35,900	+4.5%
2	Hamburg	18,168	+3%
3	Region Hannover	12,969	+2.3%
4	München, Kreisfreie Stadt	11,164	-1.6%
5	Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt	10,319	+7.2%
6	Recklinghausen	8,145	+3.3%
7	Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt	7,576	+2.2%
8	Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt	7,150	+1.6%
9	Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt	6,578	+3.2%
10	Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt	6,490	+2.8%
11	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis	6,429	+1.7%
12	Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt	6,335	+1.3%
13	Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	6,310	+3.1%
14	Mettmann	6,211	+6.3%
15	Städteregion Aachen	6,166	+4.3%
16	Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt	6,031	+0.7%
17	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis	5,958	+5.4%
18	Wesel	5,807	+4.6%
19	Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt	5,612	-2.5%
20	Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt	5,568	+3.9%
21	Stuttgart, Stadtkreis	5,435	+0.3%
22	Rhein-Erft-Kreis	5,345	+2%
23	Zwickau	5,324	+7.3%
24	Märkischer Kreis	5,313	+2.8%
25	Esslingen	5,211	+2.7%
26	Erzgebirgskreis	5,196	+4.1%
27	Rhein-Kreis Neuss	5,188	+2.4%
28	Unna	5,179	+5.9%
29	Ludwigsburg	5,162	+3%
30	Karlsruhe, Landkreis	4,764	+2.1%
31	Steinfurt	4,713	+1.8%
32	Mittelsachsen	4,705	+2.1%
33	Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt	4,586	+1.3%
34	Ortenaukreis	4,581	+3.9%
35	Main-Kinzig-Kreis	4,522	+3.6%
36	Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis	4,447	+5%
37	Regionalverband Saarbrücken	4,442	+2.4%
38	Bautzen	4,401	+4.7%
39	Lippe	4,321	+0.6%
40	Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt	4,274	-1.8%
41	Rems-Murr-Kreis	4,210	-2.2%
42	Görlitz	4,091	+0.6%
43	Göttingen	4,085	+3%
44	Osnabrück, Landkreis	4,057	+7.8%
45	Minden-Lübbecke	3,876	+3.1%
46	Gütersloh	3,807	+2.5%
47	Borken	3,767	+1.4%
48	Leipzig	3,753	+6.7%
49	Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,748	+3.5%
50	Vogtlandkreis	3,735	+0.8%
51	Kleve	3,680	+2.1%
52	Pinneberg	3,670	+3.8%
53	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte	3,662	+1%
54	Hildesheim	3,659	-2.9%
55	Soest	3,634	+1.6%
56	Vorpommern-Greifswald	3,581	+7.6%
57	Böblingen	3,506	-0.1%
58	Harz	3,490	+2.3%
59	Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,486	+0.6%
60	Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,467	+0.4%
61	Wetteraukreis	3,442	+1.2%
62	Offenbach, Landkreis	3,438	-3.6%
63	Oberbergischer Kreis	3,437	+6.4%
64	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis	3,434	+5.2%
65	Viersen	3,415	+2.7%
66	Emsland	3,390	+5.6%
67	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge	3,370	-3.9%
68	Meißen	3,361	+4.3%
69	Mannheim, Stadtkreis	3,341	+3.7%
70	Salzlandkreis	3,332	+1.4%
71	Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,322	+5.9%
72	Ostalbkreis	3,311	+2.7%
73	Düren	3,304	+3.9%
74	Heilbronn, Landkreis	3,302	+2.6%
74	Vorpommern-Rügen	3,302	+7.3%
76	Hochsauerlandkreis	3,296	-0.2%
77	Rendsburg-Eckernförde	3,281	+1%
78	Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,236	+7.8%
79	Siegen-Wittgenstein	3,231	-0.8%
80	Herford	3,146	+5%
81	Segeberg	3,137	+4.1%
82	Darmstadt-Dieburg	3,124	+0.4%
83	Bergstraße	3,109	-0.8%
84	München, Landkreis	3,108	+1.7%
85	Lahn-Dill-Kreis	3,103	-0.7%
86	Warendorf	3,098	+3.4%
87	Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,097	+4.2%
87	Kassel, Landkreis	3,097	+0.9%
89	Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt	3,090	+0.4%
90	Heinsberg	3,027	+3.1%
91	Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,008	+4.6%
92	Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,995	-0.1%
93	Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis	2,994	-0.9%
94	Reutlingen	2,993	+5.5%
95	Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,987	+8.1%
95	Ostholstein	2,987	+6.5%
97	Paderborn	2,935	+5.8%
98	Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,934	+6.6%
99	Burgenlandkreis	2,870	-1.7%
100	Konstanz	2,859	+1.3%
101	Stormarn	2,858	+2.7%
102	Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,845	-1%
103	Cuxhaven	2,837	+3.9%
104	Nordsachsen	2,829	+1.6%
105	Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,817	+2%
106	Saarlouis	2,769	+7.7%
107	Harburg	2,752	+6.2%
108	Göppingen	2,733	+0.7%
109	Ludwigslust-Parchim	2,725	+7.1%
110	Gießen, Landkreis	2,719	-0.7%
111	Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,680	+0.4%
112	Landkreis Rostock	2,678	-0.7%
113	Saalekreis	2,650	+3.6%
114	Rosenheim, Landkreis	2,638	-3.5%
115	Marburg-Biedenkopf	2,613	-3%
116	Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,610	+3.9%
117	Ravensburg	2,590	-1.8%
118	Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,584	+4.2%
119	Groß-Gerau	2,578	+2.3%
120	Schleswig-Flensburg	2,569	+4.2%
121	Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,568	+8.5%
122	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	2,567	-3.7%
123	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald	2,566	+4.5%
124	Aurich	2,542	+4.1%
125	Rastatt	2,540	+3.2%
126	Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,535	+1.8%
127	Diepholz	2,533	+2.4%
128	Oberhavel	2,478	+3.9%
129	Hochtaunuskreis	2,458	+0.4%
130	Augsburg, Landkreis	2,457	+0.5%
131	Oder-Spree	2,455	+2.7%
132	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis	2,441	+5.2%
133	Coesfeld	2,434	+6.7%
134	Mayen-Koblenz	2,427	-1.1%
135	Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis	2,399	-2.5%
136	Potsdam-Mittelmark	2,397	+0.6%
137	Fulda	2,383	+2.8%
138	Märkisch-Oderland	2,378	+1.1%
139	Lörrach	2,376	-1.5%
140	Celle	2,365	+5.9%
141	Main-Taunus-Kreis	2,357	+6.1%
142	Westerwaldkreis	2,352	+0.2%
143	Herzogtum Lauenburg	2,335	-1.4%
144	Wartburgkreis	2,334	+1.9%
145	Euskirchen	2,318	+0.5%
146	Mansfeld-Südharz	2,295	+3.1%
147	Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,291	+5.6%
148	Börde	2,287	+2.3%
149	Neuwied	2,266	+1.4%
150	Stade	2,259	+4.2%
151	Hameln-Pyrmont	2,247	+9.6%
152	Schaumburg	2,241	-1.6%
153	Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,233	+0.7%
154	Barnim	2,209	+1.2%
155	Goslar	2,201	+3.7%
156	Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,198	+3.2%
157	Waldeck-Frankenberg	2,174	+5.5%
158	Bodenseekreis	2,155	+0.6%
159	Teltow-Fläming	2,131	+5.5%
160	Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,119	+4.1%
161	Nordfriesland	2,118	+9%
162	Nordwestmecklenburg	2,103	+12.7%
163	Zollernalbkreis	2,097	+1.1%
164	Limburg-Weilburg	2,095	+2%
165	Leer	2,090	+7%
166	Passau, Landkreis	2,086	-2.9%
167	Fürstenfeldbruck	2,080	+0.1%
168	Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,079	+0.8%
169	Mainz-Bingen	2,068	+2.8%
170	Ansbach, Landkreis	2,063	-1.7%
171	Schwäbisch Hall	2,058	+10.3%
172	Neunkirchen	2,050	+10.8%
172	Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis	2,050	+4.9%
174	Saarpfalz-Kreis	2,042	+3.2%
175	Nürnberger Land	2,025	+4.3%
176	Dahme-Spreewald	2,021	+0.1%
177	Wittenberg	2,010	+7.8%
178	Traunstein	2,003	+1.2%
179	Enzkreis	1,965	+3.1%
180	Bad Kreuznach	1,960	+0.5%
181	Lüneburg, Landkreis	1,952	+2.4%
182	Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,946	+0.5%
183	Biberach	1,937	+5.2%
184	Havelland	1,935	+4.2%
185	Northeim	1,928	+0.3%
186	Rotenburg (Wümme)	1,927	-1%
187	Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis	1,921	+4%
188	Dithmarschen	1,920	+8%
189	Gotha	1,919	+2.2%
190	Aschaffenburg, Landkreis	1,890	+7.9%
191	Uckermark	1,889	+6.8%
192	Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,887	0%
193	Alb-Donau-Kreis	1,872	-0.2%
194	Regensburg, Landkreis	1,851	+2.4%
195	Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,846	+4.1%
196	Schmalkalden-Meiningen	1,845	+3.6%
197	Waldshut	1,839	+4.8%
198	Tübingen, Landkreis	1,838	+4%
199	Höxter	1,793	+2.5%
200	Gifhorn	1,787	-0.4%
201	Oberspreewald-Lausitz	1,771	+5.5%
202	Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,736	+3.9%
203	Steinburg	1,730	+6%
204	Stendal	1,727	+5%
205	Neu-Ulm	1,726	+8.8%
206	Peine	1,724	+6.8%
207	Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis	1,709	+1.4%
208	Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt	1,703	-1.2%
209	Spree-Neiße	1,700	-3.6%
210	Emmendingen	1,686	+4.9%
211	Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis	1,685	-3%
212	Saalfeld-Rudolstadt	1,683	-1.9%
213	Heidekreis	1,680	-1.9%
214	Elbe-Elster	1,676	+3.6%
215	Bad Dürkheim	1,675	+3%
215	Schwandorf	1,675	+9%
217	Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,652	+3.4%
218	Ahrweiler	1,639	-2.4%
219	Altenkirchen (Westerwald)	1,624	+1.6%
220	Plön	1,623	+10%
221	Nienburg (Weser)	1,622	+1.9%
222	Hersfeld-Rotenburg	1,617	+4.3%
223	Trier-Saarburg	1,597	+2.9%
224	Cloppenburg	1,596	-0.7%
225	Greiz	1,588	+10.2%
226	Main-Tauber-Kreis	1,581	+1.9%
227	Oberallgäu	1,578	-1.2%
228	Verden	1,572	-2.7%
229	Bamberg, Landkreis	1,563	0%
230	Olpe	1,553	+5.6%
231	Wolfenbüttel	1,550	+3.5%
232	Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,545	-1.2%
233	Rhein-Lahn-Kreis	1,543	-1.2%
234	Werra-Meißner-Kreis	1,536	+4.1%
235	Unterallgäu	1,528	-1%
236	Würzburg, Landkreis	1,525	-2%
237	Calw	1,523	-6.4%
238	Cham	1,509	-0.1%
239	Main-Spessart	1,503	-0.1%
240	Oldenburg, Landkreis	1,502	+4.4%
241	Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,497	+0.3%
242	Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis	1,493	-1.8%
243	Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,490	-2.6%
244	Ilm-Kreis	1,487	+1.9%
245	Heidenheim	1,486	-0.8%
246	Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,482	+6.4%
247	Pforzheim, Stadtkreis	1,480	-0.5%
248	Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,476	+2.9%
248	Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,476	+12.5%
250	Rottweil	1,471	+0.3%

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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 35,900 in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 473 in 2018.

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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.