Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by deaths

Name: Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by deaths, 2023
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Düsseldorf had the highest deaths of 38 regions in 2023, at 68,372. Trier had the lowest, at 6,540. The median was 23,514 and the figure for Germany was 1.03 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest68,372Düsseldorf

Lowest6,540Trier

Median23,51438 regions

Germany1,028,206History

All regions, 2023

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2023 count	Change on 2022
1	Düsseldorf	68,372	-3.4%
2	Köln	51,903	-2.6%
3	Arnsberg	48,299	-3.6%
4	Oberbayern	46,872	-3.2%
5	Darmstadt	43,650	-3.2%
6	Stuttgart	43,627	-4.9%
7	Schleswig-Holstein	39,621	-2.6%
8	Berlin	38,473	-2.8%
9	Brandenburg	36,622	-2.1%
10	Sachsen-Anhalt	35,577	-4.6%
11	Münster	32,195	-4.3%
12	Karlsruhe	31,710	-2.3%
13	Weser-Ems	31,393	-2.6%
14	Thüringen	31,137	-5.1%
15	Hannover	28,581	-3.7%
16	Freiburg	25,381	-2.4%
17	Detmold	25,265	-4%
18	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	24,778	-5.6%
19	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	24,005	-5.4%
20	Lüneburg	23,023	-3.4%
21	Chemnitz	22,877	-3.3%
22	Braunschweig	22,074	-2.6%
23	Dresden	21,750	-2.4%
24	Schwaben	20,930	-4.5%
25	Mittelfranken	20,740	-4.5%
26	Koblenz	19,949	-4.4%
27	Tübingen	19,490	-4.1%
28	Hamburg	19,469	-2.1%
29	Kassel	16,507	-2.1%
30	Unterfranken	15,950	-3.7%
31	Saarland	14,560	-5.5%
32	Niederbayern	14,515	-2.7%
33	Oberfranken	14,176	-6.2%
34	Leipzig	13,474	-4.7%
35	Oberpfalz	13,292	-3.2%
36	Gießen	12,901	-3.9%
37	Bremen	8,528	-4.1%
38	Trier	6,540	-4.1%

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 68,372 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest deaths?

Trier, with 6,540 in 2023.

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.