NUTS 3 areas of Germany by deaths

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Germany by deaths, 2022
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Berlin had the highest deaths of 400 areas in 2022, at 39,572. Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt had the lowest, at 481. The median was 2,017 and the figure for Germany was 1.07 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest39,572Berlin

Lowest481Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt

Median2,017400 areas

Germany1,066,341History

Top 40 areas, 2022

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2022 count	Change on 2021
1	Berlin	39,572	+4.9%
2	Hamburg	19,877	+5.5%
3	Region Hannover	14,646	+7.3%
4	München, Kreisfreie Stadt	13,057	+5.4%
5	Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt	10,667	+1.7%
6	Recklinghausen	9,243	+6%
7	Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt	8,115	+3.4%
8	Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt	7,923	+7.7%
9	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis	7,333	+8.3%
10	Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt	7,272	+4.9%
11	Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt	7,259	+10.4%
12	Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	7,033	+8.6%
13	Mettmann	6,991	+5.7%
14	Städteregion Aachen	6,918	+8.3%
15	Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt	6,871	+3.4%
16	Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt	6,603	+2.7%
17	Wesel	6,564	+7.9%
18	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis	6,446	+5.8%
19	Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt	6,366	+2.1%
20	Märkischer Kreis	6,092	+8.2%
21	Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt	6,082	-5.5%
22	Stuttgart, Stadtkreis	6,046	+9.2%
23	Rhein-Erft-Kreis	5,891	+9%
24	Esslingen	5,890	+6%
25	Rhein-Kreis Neuss	5,753	+8.3%
26	Ludwigsburg	5,736	+3.9%
27	Unna	5,693	+4.9%
28	Zwickau	5,544	-7.8%
29	Erzgebirgskreis	5,516	-10%
30	Steinfurt	5,371	+8.5%
31	Ortenaukreis	5,286	+4.9%
32	Karlsruhe, Landkreis	5,232	+1.7%
33	Main-Kinzig-Kreis	5,175	+3.3%
34	Regionalverband Saarbrücken	4,989	+8.5%
35	Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt	4,893	+4.6%
36	Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt	4,856	+6.6%
37	Lippe	4,830	+3.5%
37	Rems-Murr-Kreis	4,830	+6%
39	Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis	4,812	+7.9%
40	Mittelsachsen	4,789	-9.7%
41	Bautzen	4,623	-8.9%
42	Osnabrück, Landkreis	4,574	+10.2%
43	Borken	4,502	+11.5%
44	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte	4,390	+4.6%
45	Göttingen	4,293	+3.3%
46	Gütersloh	4,290	+6.1%
47	Minden-Lübbecke	4,278	+8.7%
48	Görlitz	4,273	-11.2%
49	Kleve	4,189	+8.4%
50	Offenbach, Landkreis	4,173	+7.1%
51	Böblingen	4,162	+7.6%
52	Soest	4,112	+8%
53	Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	4,071	+7.6%
54	Pinneberg	4,067	+5%
55	Vogtlandkreis	4,038	-11.3%
56	Hildesheim	4,029	+5.4%
57	Harz	4,023	+5.3%
58	Viersen	4,018	+8.8%
59	Vorpommern-Greifswald	4,015	+0.4%
60	Leipzig	3,886	-6%
61	Emsland	3,844	+9.7%
62	Vorpommern-Rügen	3,836	+9.2%
63	Rendsburg-Eckernförde	3,811	+13.8%
64	Wetteraukreis	3,810	+5.5%
65	Heilbronn, Landkreis	3,803	+3.3%
66	Oberbergischer Kreis	3,770	+1.6%
67	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis	3,767	+6.8%
68	Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,759	-6.7%
69	Siegen-Wittgenstein	3,690	+4.4%
70	Meißen	3,685	-6.4%
71	Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,669	+12.5%
72	Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,664	+0.9%
73	Düren	3,657	+8.9%
74	München, Landkreis	3,650	+6.4%
75	Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,649	+9.2%
76	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge	3,618	-8.1%
77	Ostalbkreis	3,615	+1.6%
78	Segeberg	3,610	+12.7%
79	Lahn-Dill-Kreis	3,599	+7.2%
80	Salzlandkreis	3,563	-1.7%
81	Herford	3,554	+11.3%
82	Hochsauerlandkreis	3,529	+4.9%
83	Bergstraße	3,490	+1.8%
84	Kassel, Landkreis	3,455	+3.3%
85	Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,449	+3.4%
86	Warendorf	3,443	+5.1%
87	Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,441	+10.3%
88	Darmstadt-Dieburg	3,426	+3.8%
88	Konstanz	3,426	+8.1%
90	Ostholstein	3,402	+17.1%
91	Mannheim, Stadtkreis	3,396	+1%
92	Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt	3,387	-0.9%
93	Heinsberg	3,355	+5.7%
94	Paderborn	3,346	+13.1%
95	Stormarn	3,314	+6.6%
96	Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,297	+8.8%
97	Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,291	+10%
98	Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,224	+10.8%
99	Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,219	+6.4%
100	Cuxhaven	3,216	+14%
101	Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,208	+6.6%
102	Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis	3,206	+4.3%
102	Reutlingen	3,206	+4.3%
104	Landkreis Rostock	3,149	+3.2%
105	Göppingen	3,129	+1.9%
106	Burgenlandkreis	3,106	-9.8%
107	Harburg	3,104	+4.1%
108	Ludwigslust-Parchim	3,094	+1.2%
109	Groß-Gerau	3,076	+7.4%
110	Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt	3,074	+8.3%
111	Ravensburg	3,053	+3.2%
112	Saarlouis	3,003	+8.4%
113	Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,996	+10.5%
114	Marburg-Biedenkopf	2,994	+10.4%
115	Rosenheim, Landkreis	2,989	+0.6%
116	Nordsachsen	2,981	-3.3%
117	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald	2,975	+11.5%
118	Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,971	+7.2%
119	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	2,969	+0.7%
120	Diepholz	2,968	+9.3%
121	Gießen, Landkreis	2,947	-0.2%
122	Aurich	2,915	+15.3%
123	Rastatt	2,907	+4.8%
124	Oberhavel	2,901	+7.6%
125	Märkisch-Oderland	2,893	+5.5%
126	Mayen-Koblenz	2,880	+8.9%
127	Schleswig-Flensburg	2,872	+9.4%
128	Augsburg, Landkreis	2,868	-1%
129	Saalekreis	2,865	-1.3%
130	Hochtaunuskreis	2,864	+5.6%
131	Potsdam-Mittelmark	2,773	+7.4%
132	Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,761	+4.4%
133	Oder-Spree	2,743	-4.5%
134	Fulda	2,731	+0.7%
135	Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,721	-2.3%
136	Main-Taunus-Kreis	2,710	+6.9%
137	Celle	2,708	+15.8%
138	Herzogtum Lauenburg	2,701	+11.3%
139	Coesfeld	2,690	+8.7%
140	Barnim	2,675	+0.8%
141	Westerwaldkreis	2,658	+5.6%
142	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis	2,591	+1.4%
143	Börde	2,564	+0.6%
144	Lörrach	2,556	+4.3%
145	Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis	2,551	-3.6%
146	Stade	2,543	+4.1%
147	Mansfeld-Südharz	2,529	-6.9%
148	Zollernalbkreis	2,495	+8.4%
149	Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,494	+5.1%
150	Schaumburg	2,491	+3.5%
151	Euskirchen	2,486	-5.8%
152	Bodenseekreis	2,480	+1.5%
153	Hameln-Pyrmont	2,474	+10.9%
154	Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,459	+8%
155	Goslar	2,455	+9.5%
156	Fürstenfeldbruck	2,432	+9.6%
157	Neuwied	2,426	+5.1%
158	Dahme-Spreewald	2,419	-2.4%
159	Nordfriesland	2,392	+9.8%
160	Wartburgkreis	2,386	-7%
161	Passau, Landkreis	2,380	-6.8%
162	Leer	2,378	+10%
163	Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,371	+0.3%
164	Nordwestmecklenburg	2,364	+12.8%
165	Limburg-Weilburg	2,360	+2%
166	Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis	2,351	+13.6%
167	Waldeck-Frankenberg	2,348	+6%
168	Mainz-Bingen	2,345	+4.1%
169	Teltow-Fläming	2,323	-2.2%
170	Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,309	+1.9%
171	Bad Kreuznach	2,300	+10.8%
172	Schwäbisch Hall	2,298	+8%
173	Ansbach, Landkreis	2,282	+4.4%
174	Wittenberg	2,271	-0%
175	Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,259	+2.3%
176	Enzkreis	2,256	-0.6%
177	Saarpfalz-Kreis	2,252	+8.5%
178	Nürnberger Land	2,250	+12.6%
179	Lüneburg, Landkreis	2,227	+9.3%
180	Havelland	2,221	+2.8%
181	Northeim	2,187	+7.3%
182	Rotenburg (Wümme)	2,180	+8.8%
183	Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,158	+12.9%
184	Gifhorn	2,151	+2.3%
185	Alb-Donau-Kreis	2,148	+7.5%
186	Regensburg, Landkreis	2,124	+5.6%
187	Neunkirchen	2,112	+3.4%
188	Waldshut	2,102	+8.1%
189	Uckermark	2,093	+0.8%
190	Biberach	2,076	+1.3%
191	Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis	2,070	+9.4%
192	Schmalkalden-Meiningen	2,064	-6.2%
193	Dithmarschen	2,061	+11.3%
194	Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis	2,058	+8.8%
195	Aschaffenburg, Landkreis	2,056	+4.1%
196	Heidekreis	2,053	+15%
197	Traunstein	2,050	-6.4%
198	Tübingen, Landkreis	2,043	+4.2%
199	Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt	2,023	+7.5%
199	Stendal	2,023	+3.6%
201	Neu-Ulm	2,011	+7.1%
202	Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,989	+5.9%
203	Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,964	-0.6%
204	Höxter	1,951	+8.3%
205	Steinburg	1,944	+11.6%
206	Gotha	1,942	-14.3%
207	Oberspreewald-Lausitz	1,933	-4.1%
207	Peine	1,933	+20%
209	Spree-Neiße	1,908	-5.8%
210	Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis	1,903	+3.6%
211	Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt	1,896	+16%
212	Bad Dürkheim	1,895	+4.9%
213	Altenkirchen (Westerwald)	1,891	+6%
214	Calw	1,882	+3.9%
215	Cloppenburg	1,879	+5%
216	Emmendingen	1,873	+4.8%
217	Verden	1,872	+14%
218	Plön	1,859	+8.3%
219	Schwandorf	1,856	+3.6%
220	Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,841	+10.2%
221	Saalfeld-Rudolstadt	1,829	-11.8%
222	Trier-Saarburg	1,818	+11.7%
223	Nienburg (Weser)	1,795	+1.6%
224	Main-Tauber-Kreis	1,780	+9.1%
225	Heidenheim	1,777	+9.7%
226	Oberallgäu	1,754	-1.1%
227	Greiz	1,753	+0.7%
228	Rhein-Lahn-Kreis	1,748	+5.9%
229	Olpe	1,747	+8.2%
230	Werra-Meißner-Kreis	1,744	+2.3%
231	Würzburg, Landkreis	1,740	+6.8%
232	Elbe-Elster	1,735	-12.2%
233	Unterallgäu	1,731	+4.5%
234	Wolfenbüttel	1,728	+11.3%
235	Bamberg, Landkreis	1,726	+4.4%
236	Cham	1,696	-1.4%
237	Hof, Landkreis	1,688	+7.2%
238	Ahrweiler	1,686	-10.5%
239	Ilm-Kreis	1,685	-8.7%
240	Hersfeld-Rotenburg	1,678	+0.1%
241	Rottweil	1,672	+0.7%
242	Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,670	+0.6%
243	Landshut, Landkreis	1,655	+5.8%
243	Merzig-Wadern	1,655	+11.4%
245	Main-Spessart	1,652	+3.2%
246	Miltenberg	1,648	+14.2%
247	Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,634	+2%
247	Dachau	1,634	+5.8%
249	Weilheim-Schongau	1,633	+5.9%
250	Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis	1,631	-8.7%

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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 39,572 in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest deaths?

Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 481 in 2022.

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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.