NUTS 3 areas of Germany by net migration including statistical adjustment

Berlin had the highest net migration including statistical adjustment of 400 areas in 2015, at 46,430. Hildburghausen had the lowest, at 205. The median was 2,062 and the figure for Germany was 1.17 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest46,430Berlin
Median2,062400 areas
Germany1,165,772History

Top 40 areas, 2015

Berlin: 46,430 personsBerlin46,430Hamburg: 22,414 personsHamburg22,414Region Hannover: 18,647 personsRegion Hannover18,647Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt: 15,531 personsLeipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt15,531München, Kreisfreie Stadt: 14,927 personsMünchen, Kreisfreie Stadt14,927Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt: 12,709 personsFrankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Sta…12,709Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt: 12,212 personsKöln, Kreisfreie Stadt12,212Rhein-Sieg-Kreis: 11,224 personsRhein-Sieg-Kreis11,224Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 10,679 personsEssen, Kreisfreie Stadt10,679Stuttgart, Stadtkreis: 10,367 personsStuttgart, Stadtkreis10,367Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 9,535 personsNürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt9,535Rhein-Kreis Neuss: 8,612 personsRhein-Kreis Neuss8,612Rhein-Erft-Kreis: 7,984 personsRhein-Erft-Kreis7,984Rhein-Neckar-Kreis: 7,845 personsRhein-Neckar-Kreis7,845Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis: 7,724 personsKarlsruhe, Stadtkreis7,724Recklinghausen: 7,554 personsRecklinghausen7,554Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 7,513 personsDuisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt7,513Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt: 7,455 personsDüsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt7,455Mettmann: 7,442 personsMettmann7,442Osnabrück, Landkreis: 7,397 personsOsnabrück, Landkreis7,397Städteregion Aachen: 7,397 personsStädteregion Aachen7,397Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt: 7,393 personsDortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt7,393Wesel: 7,370 personsWesel7,370Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt: 7,369 personsMünster, Kreisfreie Stadt7,369Esslingen: 7,360 personsEsslingen7,360Ludwigsburg: 7,236 personsLudwigsburg7,236Soest: 7,236 personsSoest7,236München, Landkreis: 6,989 personsMünchen, Landkreis6,989Göttingen: 6,925 personsGöttingen6,925Steinfurt: 6,855 personsSteinfurt6,855Lippe: 6,820 personsLippe6,820Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt: 6,779 personsDresden, Kreisfreie Stadt6,779Böblingen: 6,712 personsBöblingen6,712Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 6,666 personsBremen, Kreisfreie Stadt6,666Trier, Kreisfreie Stadt: 6,546 personsTrier, Kreisfreie Stadt6,546Gütersloh: 6,357 personsGütersloh6,357Kleve: 6,319 personsKleve6,319Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt: 6,168 personsChemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt6,168Unna: 6,139 personsUnna6,139Mannheim, Stadtkreis: 6,133 personsMannheim, Stadtkreis6,133
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2015
persons
Change on 2014
1Berlin46,430+8.1%
2Hamburg22,414+58%
3Region Hannover18,647+87.8%
4Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt15,531+24.1%
5München, Kreisfreie Stadt14,927-5.7%
6Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt12,709-6.6%
7Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt12,212+12.6%
8Rhein-Sieg-Kreis11,224+165%
9Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt10,679+84.2%
10Stuttgart, Stadtkreis10,367+47.7%
11Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt9,535+269.3%
12Rhein-Kreis Neuss8,612+222.1%
13Rhein-Erft-Kreis7,984+126%
14Rhein-Neckar-Kreis7,845+84.6%
15Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis7,724+735.9%
16Recklinghausen7,554+297.2%
17Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt7,513+3,656.5%
18Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt7,455+37.5%
19Mettmann7,442+186.2%
20Osnabrück, Landkreis7,397+433.7%
20Städteregion Aachen7,397+117%
22Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt7,393+29.1%
23Wesel7,370+271.8%
24Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt7,369+245.5%
25Esslingen7,360+73%
26Ludwigsburg7,236+67.2%
26Soest7,236+179.4%
28München, Landkreis6,989+173%
29Göttingen6,925+179.2%
30Steinfurt6,855+135.9%
31Lippe6,820+748.3%
32Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt6,779+59.5%
33Böblingen6,712+95.7%
34Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt6,666+67%
35Trier, Kreisfreie Stadt6,546+370.3%
36Gütersloh6,357+187.5%
37Kleve6,319+107.2%
38Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt6,168+132.1%
39Unna6,139+276.6%
40Mannheim, Stadtkreis6,133+96.4%
41Offenbach, Landkreis5,897+73.5%
42Rems-Murr-Kreis5,868+77%
43Siegen-Wittgenstein5,675+217%
44Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt5,624+658%
45Oder-Spree5,572+204.5%
46Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt5,502+95%
47Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt5,471+15.8%
48Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt5,402+237.8%
49Wetteraukreis5,356+108.2%
50Heilbronn, Landkreis5,354+61.2%
51Karlsruhe, Landkreis5,305+98.6%
52Darmstadt-Dieburg5,187+93.8%
53Main-Kinzig-Kreis5,183+54.4%
54Ortenaukreis5,161+48.5%
55Groß-Gerau5,102+53.2%
56Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt4,979+494.2%
57Paderborn4,961+135.2%
58Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis4,866+159.1%
59Ostalbkreis4,820+189.7%
60Konstanz4,798+66%
61Minden-Lübbecke4,794+500%
62Düren4,718+226.1%
63Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald4,704+71.9%
64Borken4,658+361.2%
65Rosenheim, Landkreis4,589+94.5%
66Heidekreis4,567+808%
67Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt4,494+191.8%
68Mainz-Bingen4,445+252.2%
69Reutlingen4,401+120.9%
70Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt4,400+117.1%
71Warendorf4,337+263.8%
72Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt4,237+144.6%
73Marburg-Biedenkopf4,167+1,073.8%
74Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt4,138+108.6%
75Ravensburg4,129+139.2%
76Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt4,107+188.8%
77Pinneberg4,104+19.9%
78Emsland4,102+82.5%
78Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis4,102+115.9%
80Potsdam-Mittelmark4,050+56.4%
81Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis4,019+176.4%
82Heinsberg4,004+131.3%
83Bergstraße3,985+83.3%
84Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt3,958+82.4%
85Hildesheim3,921+184.3%
86Märkischer Kreis3,833+529.7%
87Euskirchen3,776+168.9%
88Diepholz3,769+110.9%
89Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis3,712+177%
90Herford3,698+305%
91Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt3,696+373.8%
92Oberbergischer Kreis3,690+255.5%
93Viersen3,657+232.2%
94Harz3,648+855%
95Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt3,618+220.2%
96Regionalverband Saarbrücken3,609+181.7%
97Biberach3,573+117.1%
98Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt3,536+57.4%
99Kassel, Landkreis3,504+188.6%
100Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt3,498+300.2%
101Hochsauerlandkreis3,480+632.6%
102Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt3,459+77.8%
103Stormarn3,452+33%
104Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt3,411+199.7%
105Havelland3,395+71.7%
106Lörrach3,380+71.3%
107Oberhavel3,358+32.8%
108Harburg3,342+21.3%
109Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt3,322+243.2%
110Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt3,292+84.3%
111Fürstenfeldbruck3,272+71.8%
112Rastatt3,249+73%
113Fulda3,232+150.9%
114Augsburg, Landkreis3,230+62.2%
115Sigmaringen3,222+291.5%
116Barnim3,213+69.7%
117Märkisch-Oderland3,211+125%
118Dahme-Spreewald3,201+83.4%
119Waldshut3,158+131.2%
120Segeberg3,153+40.9%
121Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt3,113+113.8%
122Trier-Saarburg3,110+166.3%
123Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt3,109+83.3%
124Göppingen3,104+71.8%
125Tübingen, Landkreis3,081+109.9%
126Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt3,072+140.4%
127Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt3,062+63.2%
128Bodenseekreis3,046+41.4%
129Main-Taunus-Kreis3,044+48.9%
130Hochtaunuskreis3,033+42.3%
131Gießen, Landkreis2,998-51.2%
132Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt2,981+144.1%
133Alb-Donau-Kreis2,980+133.7%
134Pforzheim, Stadtkreis2,977+94.1%
135Herzogtum Lauenburg2,962+35.7%
136Stade2,951+134.4%
137Dachau2,950+66.9%
138Lüneburg, Landkreis2,944+84.8%
139Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge2,914+158.8%
140Calw2,873+99.9%
141Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt2,806+28.1%
142Teltow-Fläming2,791+94.5%
143Heilbronn, Stadtkreis2,789+54.8%
144Landshut, Landkreis2,763+82%
145Zollernalbkreis2,754+21.4%
146Coesfeld2,724+168.1%
147Meißen2,723+154.5%
148Traunstein2,698+42.2%
149Enzkreis2,697+115.1%
150Passau, Landkreis2,687+124.7%
151Lahn-Dill-Kreis2,685+221.9%
152Rendsburg-Eckernförde2,668+87.1%
153Ostholstein2,663+54.6%
154Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt2,648+148.9%
154Schwäbisch Hall2,648+102.8%
156Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt2,639+108.5%
157Kelheim2,636+97.2%
158Rhein-Lahn-Kreis2,614+300.3%
159Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis2,581+73.8%
160Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt2,568+53%
161Vorpommern-Rügen2,557+56.6%
162Neu-Ulm2,533+108.3%
163Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt2,532+4.5%
164Saale-Holzland-Kreis2,528+1,387.1%
165Ludwigslust-Parchim2,518+77.7%
166Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt2,515+68.5%
167Landkreis Rostock2,510+26.1%
168Emmendingen2,505+48.8%
169Ebersberg2,496+54.6%
170Nordfriesland2,491+167%
171Osterholz2,486+152.9%
172Celle2,484+110.9%
173Freising2,477+156.2%
174Cuxhaven2,467+89.3%
175Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm2,451+63.3%
176Saarlouis2,441+308.9%
177Hersfeld-Rotenburg2,423+828.4%
178Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt2,404+62%
179Main-Tauber-Kreis2,378+167.5%
180Ansbach, Landkreis2,308+168.4%
181Leer2,292+53.9%
182Mecklenburgische Seenplatte2,286+400.2%
183Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt2,277+134.5%
184Leipzig2,272+63.8%
185Nürnberger Land2,268+53.5%
185Peine2,268+162.5%
187Regensburg, Landkreis2,246+90.3%
188Oldenburg, Landkreis2,231+60.3%
189Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt2,190+2,090%
190Cloppenburg2,146+11.8%
191Vogelsbergkreis2,143+2,719.7%
192Gotha2,139+149%
193Tuttlingen2,119+53.6%
194Goslar2,113+266.2%
195Limburg-Weilburg2,111+108.8%
196Mühldorf a. Inn2,110+64.1%
197Schleswig-Flensburg2,087+54.5%
198Zwickau2,083+674.3%
199Aurich2,068+27.3%
200Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt2,064+83.5%
201Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt2,060+135.7%
202Plön2,045+171.9%
203Neuwied2,000+205.8%
204Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt1,994+125.1%
205Görlitz1,980+1,646.9%
206Unterallgäu1,978+35%
207Waldeck-Frankenberg1,968+292.8%
208Vorpommern-Greifswald1,954+150.2%
209Oberallgäu1,948+177.5%
210Ostallgäu1,940+56.2%
211Heidenheim1,919+51.3%
212Weilheim-Schongau1,914+107.4%
213Mayen-Koblenz1,910+49.2%
214Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis1,905+1,631.8%
215Starnberg1,904+65.7%
216Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,891+169%
217Ulm, Stadtkreis1,882+40.6%
218Rotenburg (Wümme)1,879+98.8%
219Northeim1,877+2,057.5%
220Landshut, Kreisfreie Stadt1,874+28.8%
221Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis1,860+47.6%
222Steinburg1,858+170.5%
223Saarpfalz-Kreis1,851+326.5%
224Höxter1,841+238.4%
225Ammerland1,840+46.7%
226Olpe1,837+3,067.2%
227Vogtlandkreis1,831+1,189.4%
228Gifhorn1,823+60.8%
229Garmisch-Partenkirchen1,807+129.6%
230Lüchow-Dannenberg1,798+337.5%
231Rottweil1,794+103.2%
232Westerwaldkreis1,792+81.4%
233Mittelsachsen1,783+1,321.2%
234Ahrweiler1,779+59.6%
235Schwandorf1,739+67.2%
236Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis1,737+246.7%
236Schwalm-Eder-Kreis1,737+90.9%
238Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen1,734+27.9%
239Salzlandkreis1,714+569.6%
240Erding1,709+29.5%
241Miesbach1,702+87%
242Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt1,699+210%
243Neunkirchen1,692+189.7%
244Nordsachsen1,688+138.1%
245Merzig-Wadern1,679+318.7%
246Verden1,675+85.7%
247Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt1,651+96.5%
248Aichach-Friedberg1,627+116.9%
249Nienburg (Weser)1,614+304.5%
250Landsberg am Lech1,608+36.2%

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Population change during the year minus natural change (live births minus deaths), including statistical adjustment. A negative value means the population fell by more than natural change explains (Eurostat demographic balance).

Eurostat calculates this as a residual, not by counting immigrants and emigrants, so it also absorbs census revisions and other statistical adjustments. For the EU it reflects migration to and from countries outside the EU. net_migration (World Bank, UN estimate) uses a different method, so the two series differ.

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.

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Eurostat. Population change, net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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