Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by deaths

Name: Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by deaths, 2017
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Düsseldorf had the highest deaths of 38 regions in 2017, at 61,762. Trier had the lowest, at 5,975. The median was 21,228 and the figure for Germany was 932,272. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest61,762Düsseldorf

Lowest5,975Trier

Median21,22838 regions

Germany932,272History

All regions, 2017

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2017 count	Change on 2016
1	Düsseldorf	61,762	+1.4%
2	Köln	46,789	+2.2%
3	Arnsberg	44,181	+0.3%
4	Oberbayern	42,105	+3.1%
5	Stuttgart	39,888	+2.8%
6	Darmstadt	39,364	+3.6%
7	Schleswig-Holstein	34,455	+1.7%
8	Berlin	34,339	+0.8%
9	Sachsen-Anhalt	32,795	+4.3%
10	Brandenburg	31,778	+3.2%
11	Thüringen	29,361	+3.7%
12	Münster	29,203	+1.6%
13	Karlsruhe	28,985	+2%
14	Weser-Ems	27,458	+0.2%
15	Hannover	25,891	+2.4%
16	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	22,933	+4.7%
17	Detmold	22,907	+0.7%
18	Freiburg	22,630	+1.8%
19	Chemnitz	21,720	+1.7%
20	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	20,736	+1.4%
21	Dresden	20,355	+2.7%
22	Lüneburg	20,297	+2.2%
23	Braunschweig	20,067	+1.2%
24	Mittelfranken	19,456	+4.3%
25	Schwaben	18,979	+2.6%
26	Koblenz	18,477	+1.9%
27	Hamburg	17,640	+2.2%
28	Tübingen	17,617	+2.5%
29	Kassel	14,924	+1.6%
30	Unterfranken	14,648	+4.7%
31	Oberfranken	13,403	+4.3%
32	Niederbayern	13,366	+3.4%
33	Saarland	13,275	+2.9%
34	Leipzig	12,614	+3.9%
35	Gießen	12,049	+5.8%
36	Oberpfalz	11,945	+1.4%
37	Bremen	7,905	+2.2%
38	Trier	5,975	+2.4%

Other periods

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 regions 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 region has the highest deaths?

Düsseldorf, with 61,762 in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest deaths?

Trier, with 5,975 in 2017.

Where does this ranking come from?

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.