Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by deaths

Name: Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by deaths, 2021
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Düsseldorf had the highest deaths of 38 regions in 2021, at 66,450. Trier had the lowest, at 6,209. The median was 24,293 and the figure for Germany was 1.02 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest66,450Düsseldorf

Lowest6,209Trier

Median24,29338 regions

Germany1,023,687History

All regions, 2021

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2021 count	Change on 2020
1	Düsseldorf	66,450	+2.2%
2	Köln	50,464	+2.4%
3	Arnsberg	47,151	+2.9%
4	Oberbayern	46,697	+2.5%
5	Stuttgart	43,463	+2.2%
6	Darmstadt	42,954	+2.7%
7	Berlin	37,706	+0.2%
8	Brandenburg	37,396	+8%
9	Sachsen-Anhalt	37,289	+10.3%
10	Schleswig-Holstein	36,792	+4.5%
11	Thüringen	34,830	+15.2%
12	Münster	31,587	+3.3%
13	Karlsruhe	31,278	+2.8%
14	Weser-Ems	29,445	+1.8%
15	Hannover	27,797	+4.4%
16	Chemnitz	26,023	+4.4%
17	Freiburg	24,846	+2.4%
18	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	24,562	+2.3%
19	Detmold	24,383	+3.2%
20	Dresden	24,202	+1.2%
21	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	24,152	+10.5%
22	Lüneburg	21,731	+3.1%
23	Schwaben	21,319	+3.2%
24	Mittelfranken	21,079	+2.3%
25	Braunschweig	20,992	+3.1%
26	Koblenz	19,798	+4.3%
27	Tübingen	19,431	+3.4%
28	Hamburg	18,845	+2.9%
29	Kassel	16,470	+4.4%
30	Unterfranken	15,852	+5.3%
31	Niederbayern	15,014	+4%
32	Oberfranken	14,595	+4.1%
33	Saarland	14,276	+3.6%
34	Leipzig	14,148	+6.8%
35	Oberpfalz	13,428	+3%
36	Gießen	12,853	+3.1%
37	Bremen	8,180	+0.4%
38	Trier	6,209	+0.4%

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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 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 66,450 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest deaths?

Trier, with 6,209 in 2021.

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.