NUTS 3 areas of Germany by deaths

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Germany by deaths, 2019
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Berlin had the highest deaths of 400 areas in 2019, at 34,739. Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt had the lowest, at 436. The median was 1,775 and the figure for Germany was 939,520. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest34,739Berlin

Lowest436Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt

Median1,775400 areas

Germany939,520History

Top 40 areas, 2019

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2019 count	Change on 2018
1	Berlin	34,739	-3.2%
2	Hamburg	17,474	-3.8%
3	Region Hannover	12,740	-1.8%
4	München, Kreisfreie Stadt	11,348	+1.6%
5	Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt	10,051	-2.6%
6	Recklinghausen	8,109	-0.4%
7	Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt	7,011	-7.5%
8	Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt	6,886	-3.7%
9	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis	6,342	-1.4%
10	Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt	6,273	-4.6%
11	Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt	6,250	-3.7%
12	Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt	6,218	-1.8%
13	Städteregion Aachen	6,119	-0.8%
14	Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	6,029	-4.5%
15	Mettmann	5,981	-3.7%
16	Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt	5,899	-2.2%
17	Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt	5,849	+4.2%
18	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis	5,846	-1.9%
19	Wesel	5,654	-2.6%
20	Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt	5,563	-0.1%
21	Märkischer Kreis	5,300	-0.2%
22	Rhein-Kreis Neuss	5,252	+1.2%
23	Stuttgart, Stadtkreis	5,249	-3.4%
24	Esslingen	5,195	-0.3%
25	Erzgebirgskreis	5,185	-0.2%
26	Rhein-Erft-Kreis	5,124	-4.1%
27	Zwickau	5,089	-4.4%
28	Unna	5,067	-2.2%
29	Ludwigsburg	5,000	-3.1%
30	Karlsruhe, Landkreis	4,799	+0.7%
31	Ortenaukreis	4,639	+1.3%
32	Steinfurt	4,620	-2%
33	Main-Kinzig-Kreis	4,570	+1.1%
34	Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt	4,430	-3.4%
35	Mittelsachsen	4,405	-6.4%
36	Regionalverband Saarbrücken	4,354	-2%
37	Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis	4,347	-2.2%
38	Rems-Murr-Kreis	4,333	+2.9%
39	Lippe	4,324	+0.1%
40	Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt	4,243	-0.7%
41	Bautzen	4,237	-3.7%
42	Göttingen	4,034	-1.2%
43	Görlitz	4,019	-1.8%
44	Osnabrück, Landkreis	3,914	-3.5%
45	Borken	3,776	+0.2%
46	Minden-Lübbecke	3,755	-3.1%
47	Vogtlandkreis	3,734	-0%
48	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte	3,725	+1.7%
49	Kleve	3,682	+0.1%
50	Hildesheim	3,649	-0.3%
51	Gütersloh	3,635	-4.5%
52	Böblingen	3,606	+2.9%
53	Vorpommern-Greifswald	3,595	+0.4%
54	Pinneberg	3,587	-2.3%
55	Ostalbkreis	3,561	+7.6%
56	Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,547	-5.4%
57	Offenbach, Landkreis	3,535	+2.8%
58	Viersen	3,522	+3.1%
59	Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,520	+1.5%
60	Leipzig	3,500	-6.7%
61	Harz	3,499	+0.3%
62	Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,476	-0.3%
63	Oberbergischer Kreis	3,459	+0.6%
64	Soest	3,437	-5.4%
65	Mannheim, Stadtkreis	3,402	+1.8%
66	Wetteraukreis	3,371	-2.1%
67	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge	3,367	-0.1%
68	Meißen	3,338	-0.7%
69	Emsland	3,330	-1.8%
70	Rendsburg-Eckernförde	3,317	+1.1%
71	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis	3,291	-4.2%
72	Heilbronn, Landkreis	3,278	-0.7%
73	Düren	3,275	-0.9%
74	Siegen-Wittgenstein	3,262	+1%
75	Salzlandkreis	3,237	-2.9%
76	Hochsauerlandkreis	3,200	-2.9%
77	Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,150	+1.7%
78	München, Landkreis	3,135	+0.9%
79	Vorpommern-Rügen	3,134	-5.1%
80	Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,095	-6.8%
81	Darmstadt-Dieburg	3,085	-1.2%
82	Lahn-Dill-Kreis	3,083	-0.6%
83	Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,079	-4.9%
84	Kassel, Landkreis	3,064	-1.1%
85	Herford	3,055	-2.9%
86	Bergstraße	3,036	-2.3%
87	Warendorf	3,022	-2.5%
88	Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,982	-0.4%
89	Segeberg	2,980	-5%
90	Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis	2,970	-0.8%
91	Heinsberg	2,939	-2.9%
92	Konstanz	2,926	+2.3%
92	Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,926	+2.8%
94	Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,855	-4.4%
95	Paderborn	2,853	-2.8%
96	Göppingen	2,845	+4.1%
97	Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,842	-3.1%
98	Burgenlandkreis	2,836	-1.2%
99	Reutlingen	2,828	-5.5%
100	Ostholstein	2,802	-6.2%
101	Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt	2,800	-9.4%
102	Ludwigslust-Parchim	2,782	+2.1%
103	Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,756	-8.4%
104	Ravensburg	2,743	+5.9%
105	Nordsachsen	2,739	-3.2%
106	Gießen, Landkreis	2,730	+0.4%
107	Rosenheim, Landkreis	2,727	+3.4%
108	Landkreis Rostock	2,726	+1.8%
109	Saarlouis	2,725	-1.6%
110	Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,723	-3.3%
111	Stormarn	2,695	-5.7%
112	Harburg	2,694	-2.1%
113	Cuxhaven	2,689	-5.2%
114	Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,674	-0.2%
115	Groß-Gerau	2,617	+1.5%
116	Marburg-Biedenkopf	2,610	-0.1%
117	Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,608	-0.1%
118	Rastatt	2,594	+2.1%
119	Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,577	-0.3%
120	Mayen-Koblenz	2,572	+6%
121	Hochtaunuskreis	2,557	+4%
122	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald	2,549	-0.7%
123	Diepholz	2,543	+0.4%
124	Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,525	-1.7%
125	Saalekreis	2,474	-6.6%
126	Schleswig-Flensburg	2,466	-4%
127	Oder-Spree	2,454	-0%
128	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	2,447	-4.7%
129	Augsburg, Landkreis	2,408	-2%
130	Märkisch-Oderland	2,405	+1.1%
131	Fulda	2,395	+0.5%
132	Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis	2,391	-0.3%
133	Herzogtum Lauenburg	2,381	+2%
134	Westerwaldkreis	2,378	+1.1%
135	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis	2,369	-2.9%
136	Oberhavel	2,367	-4.5%
137	Aurich	2,351	-7.5%
138	Potsdam-Mittelmark	2,343	-2.3%
139	Coesfeld	2,339	-3.9%
139	Lörrach	2,339	-1.6%
141	Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,323	-8.4%
142	Celle	2,308	-2.4%
143	Euskirchen	2,294	-1%
144	Börde	2,293	+0.3%
145	Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,284	+2.3%
146	Main-Taunus-Kreis	2,270	-3.7%
147	Goslar	2,235	+1.5%
148	Bodenseekreis	2,225	+3.2%
148	Neuwied	2,225	-1.8%
150	Schaumburg	2,222	-0.8%
151	Passau, Landkreis	2,204	+5.7%
152	Wartburgkreis	2,203	-5.6%
153	Stade	2,192	-3%
154	Zollernalbkreis	2,186	+4.2%
155	Barnim	2,179	-1.4%
156	Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,178	-4.9%
157	Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,175	+2.6%
158	Mansfeld-Südharz	2,145	-6.5%
159	Nordfriesland	2,130	+0.6%
160	Limburg-Weilburg	2,125	+1.4%
161	Hameln-Pyrmont	2,114	-5.9%
162	Waldeck-Frankenberg	2,084	-4.1%
163	Mainz-Bingen	2,070	+0.1%
164	Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,068	-5.9%
165	Ansbach, Landkreis	2,063	0%
166	Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis	2,061	+0.5%
167	Dahme-Spreewald	2,040	+0.9%
168	Enzkreis	2,035	+3.6%
169	Leer	2,033	-2.7%
170	Schwäbisch Hall	2,011	-2.3%
171	Teltow-Fläming	2,007	-5.8%
172	Fürstenfeldbruck	1,994	-4.1%
173	Saarpfalz-Kreis	1,989	-2.6%
174	Traunstein	1,978	-1.2%
175	Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,959	-5.8%
176	Rotenburg (Wümme)	1,945	+0.9%
177	Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis	1,941	+1%
178	Neunkirchen	1,940	-5.4%
179	Wittenberg	1,923	-4.3%
180	Havelland	1,910	-1.3%
181	Lüneburg, Landkreis	1,909	-2.2%
182	Nordwestmecklenburg	1,903	-9.5%
183	Gifhorn	1,882	+5.3%
184	Biberach	1,877	-3.1%
185	Alb-Donau-Kreis	1,876	+0.2%
186	Northeim	1,875	-2.7%
187	Tübingen, Landkreis	1,872	+1.8%
188	Schmalkalden-Meiningen	1,868	+1.2%
189	Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,857	-1.6%
190	Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,856	+0.5%
191	Waldshut	1,853	+0.8%
192	Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,850	-4.9%
193	Bad Kreuznach	1,845	-5.9%
193	Nürnberger Land	1,845	-8.9%
195	Dithmarschen	1,835	-4.4%
196	Regensburg, Landkreis	1,825	-1.4%
197	Aschaffenburg, Landkreis	1,812	-4.1%
198	Höxter	1,795	+0.1%
199	Gotha	1,793	-6.6%
200	Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,789	+3.1%
201	Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis	1,760	+3%
202	Spree-Neiße	1,752	+3.1%
203	Steinburg	1,744	+0.8%
204	Heidekreis	1,738	+3.5%
205	Neu-Ulm	1,713	-0.8%
206	Bad Dürkheim	1,703	+1.7%
207	Uckermark	1,698	-10.1%
208	Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis	1,687	+0.1%
209	Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt	1,669	-2%
210	Schwandorf	1,654	-1.3%
211	Saalfeld-Rudolstadt	1,650	-2%
211	Stendal	1,650	-4.5%
213	Ahrweiler	1,648	+0.5%
213	Oberspreewald-Lausitz	1,648	-6.9%
215	Oberallgäu	1,647	+4.4%
216	Calw	1,643	+7.9%
217	Emmendingen	1,633	-3.1%
217	Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,633	-1.2%
219	Altenkirchen (Westerwald)	1,624	0%
220	Trier-Saarburg	1,623	+1.6%
221	Elbe-Elster	1,591	-5.1%
222	Verden	1,586	+0.9%
223	Cloppenburg	1,584	-0.8%
224	Peine	1,581	-8.3%
225	Bamberg, Landkreis	1,571	+0.5%
226	Greiz	1,549	-2.5%
227	Plön	1,532	-5.6%
228	Rottweil	1,530	+4%
229	Nienburg (Weser)	1,523	-6.1%
230	Würzburg, Landkreis	1,514	-0.7%
231	Main-Tauber-Kreis	1,511	-4.4%
232	Unterallgäu	1,510	-1.2%
233	Werra-Meißner-Kreis	1,501	-2.3%
234	Hersfeld-Rotenburg	1,498	-7.4%
235	Heidenheim	1,488	+0.1%
236	Olpe	1,483	-4.5%
237	Wolfenbüttel	1,475	-4.8%
238	Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,474	-4.6%
239	Ostallgäu	1,471	+8.7%
240	Cham	1,460	-3.2%
240	Tuttlingen	1,460	+2.2%
242	Landshut, Landkreis	1,455	+5.4%
243	Rhein-Lahn-Kreis	1,454	-5.8%
244	Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,439	-3.9%
245	Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,436	+6.6%
246	Vogelsbergkreis	1,432	+2.5%
247	Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,431	-4%
247	Oldenburg, Landkreis	1,431	-4.7%
249	Freising	1,426	+6.2%
249	Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,426	-3.4%

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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 34,739 in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 436 in 2019.

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