NUTS 3 areas of Germany by deaths

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Germany by deaths, 2021
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Berlin had the highest deaths of 400 areas in 2021, at 37,706. Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt had the lowest, at 445. The median was 1,929 and the figure for Germany was 1.02 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest37,706Berlin

Lowest445Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt

Median1,929400 areas

Germany1,023,687History

Top 40 areas, 2021

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2021 count	Change on 2020
1	Berlin	37,706	+0.2%
2	Hamburg	18,845	+2.9%
3	Region Hannover	13,647	+3.1%
4	München, Kreisfreie Stadt	12,384	+1%
5	Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt	10,486	+2.4%
6	Recklinghausen	8,721	+3.6%
7	Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt	7,845	+4%
8	Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt	7,356	+3.5%
9	Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt	6,930	+4.9%
10	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis	6,774	+2.1%
11	Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt	6,646	+6.1%
12	Mettmann	6,616	+2.3%
13	Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt	6,578	-1%
14	Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	6,478	-0.8%
15	Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt	6,439	+4.4%
16	Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt	6,427	+6.1%
17	Städteregion Aachen	6,389	+2.7%
18	Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt	6,238	+0.9%
19	Erzgebirgskreis	6,129	+3.8%
20	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis	6,094	+1.7%
21	Wesel	6,084	-0.3%
22	Zwickau	6,013	+2.4%
23	Märkischer Kreis	5,629	+5.6%
24	Esslingen	5,556	+1%
25	Stuttgart, Stadtkreis	5,537	+2%
26	Ludwigsburg	5,519	+1.1%
27	Unna	5,426	+1.7%
28	Rhein-Erft-Kreis	5,406	-0.6%
29	Rhein-Kreis Neuss	5,312	+0.2%
30	Mittelsachsen	5,301	+2.9%
31	Karlsruhe, Landkreis	5,147	+4.6%
32	Bautzen	5,077	+3.4%
33	Ortenaukreis	5,038	+2.8%
34	Main-Kinzig-Kreis	5,009	+4.6%
35	Steinfurt	4,950	+4.5%
36	Görlitz	4,812	+0.1%
37	Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt	4,676	+4.9%
38	Lippe	4,665	+5%
39	Regionalverband Saarbrücken	4,600	+1.5%
40	Rems-Murr-Kreis	4,556	-2.9%
40	Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt	4,556	+1%
42	Vogtlandkreis	4,552	+11.9%
43	Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis	4,459	+1.3%
44	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte	4,198	+15.6%
45	Göttingen	4,154	+4.6%
46	Osnabrück, Landkreis	4,149	0%
47	Leipzig	4,136	+13.4%
48	Gütersloh	4,045	+4.6%
49	Borken	4,039	-0.5%
50	Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt	4,028	+2.6%
51	Vorpommern-Greifswald	4,000	+14.8%
52	Meißen	3,938	+0.6%
53	Minden-Lübbecke	3,936	+3.9%
53	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge	3,936	-4.6%
55	Offenbach, Landkreis	3,898	+0.3%
56	Pinneberg	3,872	+6.7%
57	Böblingen	3,869	+3.6%
58	Kleve	3,863	+4.5%
59	Hildesheim	3,821	+3.4%
60	Harz	3,819	+7.5%
61	Soest	3,807	+5.8%
62	Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,785	+2.7%
63	Oberbergischer Kreis	3,709	+8.9%
64	Viersen	3,692	+1.8%
65	Heilbronn, Landkreis	3,682	+9.2%
66	Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,630	0%
67	Salzlandkreis	3,624	+12.5%
68	Wetteraukreis	3,610	+0.2%
69	Ostalbkreis	3,559	+1.8%
70	Siegen-Wittgenstein	3,534	-0%
71	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis	3,527	-1.9%
72	Vorpommern-Rügen	3,512	+8.7%
73	Emsland	3,503	+2.3%
74	Burgenlandkreis	3,443	+18.7%
75	München, Landkreis	3,430	+3.3%
76	Bergstraße	3,427	+3.9%
77	Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt	3,417	+8.9%
78	Hochsauerlandkreis	3,363	+7%
79	Mannheim, Stadtkreis	3,361	-0.6%
80	Lahn-Dill-Kreis	3,358	+6%
81	Düren	3,357	-1.2%
82	Rendsburg-Eckernförde	3,350	+2.6%
83	Kassel, Landkreis	3,344	+4.4%
84	Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,341	+4.7%
85	Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,335	-0.8%
86	Darmstadt-Dieburg	3,302	+3.8%
87	Warendorf	3,275	+5.1%
88	Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,260	-3%
89	Segeberg	3,204	+7%
90	Herford	3,192	+2.8%
91	Heinsberg	3,174	+5.6%
92	Konstanz	3,168	+5.6%
93	Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,121	+3.8%
94	Stormarn	3,109	+6%
95	Nordsachsen	3,082	+2.8%
96	Reutlingen	3,075	+1.7%
97	Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis	3,073	+5.1%
98	Göppingen	3,070	+6.7%
99	Ludwigslust-Parchim	3,058	+7.5%
100	Landkreis Rostock	3,050	+11.2%
101	Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,030	+4.7%
102	Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,024	+2.3%
103	Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,009	+7.3%
104	Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,993	+3.7%
105	Harburg	2,981	+6.1%
106	Rosenheim, Landkreis	2,970	-3.9%
107	Paderborn	2,959	-1.1%
108	Ravensburg	2,958	+5.2%
109	Gießen, Landkreis	2,952	+0.7%
110	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	2,948	+14.8%
111	Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,909	+3.5%
112	Ostholstein	2,906	-1%
113	Saalekreis	2,903	+8.1%
114	Augsburg, Landkreis	2,898	+11.3%
115	Oder-Spree	2,872	+7.4%
116	Groß-Gerau	2,863	+1.7%
117	Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,838	+4%
118	Cuxhaven	2,820	+1.4%
119	Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,786	+13.7%
120	Rastatt	2,775	+7.1%
121	Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,772	+9.4%
122	Saarlouis	2,771	+5.4%
123	Märkisch-Oderland	2,743	+3.5%
124	Diepholz	2,715	+1%
124	Mansfeld-Südharz	2,715	+18.2%
126	Hochtaunuskreis	2,713	-0%
127	Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,712	+5.4%
128	Fulda	2,711	+8.2%
128	Marburg-Biedenkopf	2,711	-0.3%
130	Oberhavel	2,696	+4.6%
131	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald	2,667	+1.5%
132	Barnim	2,655	+15.2%
133	Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis	2,645	+6.3%
134	Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,644	-4.4%
134	Mayen-Koblenz	2,644	+1.8%
136	Euskirchen	2,639	+5%
137	Schleswig-Flensburg	2,625	+7.1%
138	Potsdam-Mittelmark	2,583	+1%
139	Wartburgkreis	2,565	+14.3%
140	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis	2,554	+1.6%
141	Passau, Landkreis	2,553	+12.8%
142	Börde	2,548	+5.3%
143	Main-Taunus-Kreis	2,534	+3.8%
144	Aurich	2,529	+4.5%
145	Westerwaldkreis	2,516	+7.8%
146	Dahme-Spreewald	2,478	+13.2%
147	Coesfeld	2,474	+7.4%
148	Lörrach	2,451	-2.4%
149	Bodenseekreis	2,444	+10.2%
150	Stade	2,443	+1.2%
151	Herzogtum Lauenburg	2,427	+3.2%
152	Schaumburg	2,407	+14%
153	Teltow-Fläming	2,375	+8.9%
154	Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,374	+4%
155	Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,365	+2.3%
156	Celle	2,338	-0.4%
157	Limburg-Weilburg	2,314	+6.7%
158	Neuwied	2,308	-1.6%
159	Zollernalbkreis	2,301	-5.3%
160	Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,277	+2.4%
161	Wittenberg	2,272	+6.6%
162	Enzkreis	2,269	-0.7%
163	Gotha	2,267	+20.5%
164	Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,266	+7.2%
165	Mainz-Bingen	2,252	+2.5%
166	Goslar	2,242	+0.9%
167	Hameln-Pyrmont	2,231	+4.1%
168	Fürstenfeldbruck	2,218	+3.5%
169	Waldeck-Frankenberg	2,215	+3.9%
170	Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,209	+2.4%
171	Schmalkalden-Meiningen	2,200	+18.3%
172	Traunstein	2,191	+1.4%
173	Ansbach, Landkreis	2,185	-1.5%
174	Nordfriesland	2,178	+5.6%
175	Leer	2,162	+7.8%
176	Havelland	2,160	+7.1%
177	Schwäbisch Hall	2,127	-3.3%
178	Gifhorn	2,103	+13.7%
179	Nordwestmecklenburg	2,095	+3.9%
180	Bad Kreuznach	2,076	-0.9%
180	Uckermark	2,076	+8.5%
182	Saarpfalz-Kreis	2,075	+3.3%
183	Saalfeld-Rudolstadt	2,073	+18.1%
184	Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis	2,069	-2.6%
185	Biberach	2,050	+9.1%
186	Neunkirchen	2,042	+5.5%
187	Lüneburg, Landkreis	2,038	+4.2%
187	Northeim	2,038	+5.9%
189	Spree-Neiße	2,025	+4.7%
190	Oberspreewald-Lausitz	2,016	+1.7%
191	Regensburg, Landkreis	2,011	+3.2%
192	Rotenburg (Wümme)	2,003	+6.6%
193	Nürnberger Land	1,999	-3.7%
194	Alb-Donau-Kreis	1,998	-1.2%
195	Elbe-Elster	1,976	+17.5%
195	Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,976	+5.6%
197	Aschaffenburg, Landkreis	1,975	+0.8%
198	Tübingen, Landkreis	1,960	+9.1%
199	Stendal	1,953	+13.7%
200	Waldshut	1,945	-1.7%
201	Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,912	-1.3%
202	Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis	1,893	-1.4%
203	Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis	1,891	+1.4%
204	Ahrweiler	1,884	+13.4%
205	Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,882	+3.8%
206	Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,879	-3.5%
207	Neu-Ulm	1,878	+2%
208	Dithmarschen	1,851	+4.8%
209	Ilm-Kreis	1,846	+22.8%
210	Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis	1,837	+5%
211	Calw	1,812	+6.1%
212	Bad Dürkheim	1,806	+4%
213	Höxter	1,801	+3.3%
214	Schwandorf	1,792	+2.9%
215	Cloppenburg	1,789	+2.9%
216	Emmendingen	1,787	+0.7%
217	Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis	1,786	+11.3%
218	Heidekreis	1,785	-0.2%
219	Altenkirchen (Westerwald)	1,784	+11.7%
220	Oberallgäu	1,774	+6%
221	Nienburg (Weser)	1,766	+7.1%
222	Steinburg	1,742	+4.6%
223	Greiz	1,741	+2.9%
224	Cham	1,720	+10.1%
225	Plön	1,717	+7.5%
226	Werra-Meißner-Kreis	1,704	+4.3%
227	Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,696	+18.1%
228	Hersfeld-Rotenburg	1,676	+0.2%
229	Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,671	+0.1%
230	Rottweil	1,661	+2.1%
231	Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,660	+4.8%
232	Unterallgäu	1,657	+1.3%
233	Bamberg, Landkreis	1,654	+6.1%
234	Rhein-Lahn-Kreis	1,650	+1.5%
235	Oldenburg, Landkreis	1,647	+5.3%
236	Rottal-Inn	1,642	+1.7%
236	Verden	1,642	+1.4%
238	Ostprignitz-Ruppin	1,638	+12.9%
239	Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt	1,635	-1.9%
240	Altenburger Land	1,634	+11.5%
241	Main-Tauber-Kreis	1,631	+3.1%
242	Würzburg, Landkreis	1,629	-0.2%
243	Trier-Saarburg	1,627	-5%
244	Heidenheim	1,620	+3.2%
245	Olpe	1,615	+0.4%
246	Peine	1,611	-3.4%
247	Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,602	+6.2%
248	Main-Spessart	1,601	+1.5%
249	Pforzheim, Stadtkreis	1,595	+4%
250	Freising	1,594	+13.5%

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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 37,706 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest deaths?

Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 445 in 2021.

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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.