NUTS 3 areas of Germany by net migration including statistical adjustment

Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt had the highest net migration including statistical adjustment of 400 areas in 2020, at 4,481. Stuttgart, Stadtkreis had the lowest, at -6,632. The median was 491 and the figure for Germany was 200,748. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Top 40 areas, 2020

Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt: 4,481 personsLeipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt4,481Dahme-Spreewald: 3,369 personsDahme-Spreewald3,369Hamburg: 3,102 personsHamburg3,102Barnim: 2,978 personsBarnim2,978Wetteraukreis: 2,829 personsWetteraukreis2,829Märkisch-Oderland: 2,739 personsMärkisch-Oderland2,739Karlsruhe, Landkreis: 2,554 personsKarlsruhe, Landkreis2,554Augsburg, Landkreis: 2,538 personsAugsburg, Landkreis2,538Ostholstein: 2,486 personsOstholstein2,486Havelland: 2,455 personsHavelland2,455Wesel: 2,454 personsWesel2,454Potsdam-Mittelmark: 2,418 personsPotsdam-Mittelmark2,418Landkreis Rostock: 2,408 personsLandkreis Rostock2,408Vorpommern-Rügen: 2,405 personsVorpommern-Rügen2,405Ortenaukreis: 2,393 personsOrtenaukreis2,393Recklinghausen: 2,355 personsRecklinghausen2,355Teltow-Fläming: 2,308 personsTeltow-Fläming2,308Oberhavel: 2,298 personsOberhavel2,298Schleswig-Flensburg: 2,266 personsSchleswig-Flensburg2,266Harburg: 2,195 personsHarburg2,195Main-Kinzig-Kreis: 2,081 personsMain-Kinzig-Kreis2,081Emsland: 2,064 personsEmsland2,064Vorpommern-Greifswald: 2,033 personsVorpommern-Greifswald2,033Osnabrück, Landkreis: 2,016 personsOsnabrück, Landkreis2,016Kleve: 1,990 personsKleve1,990Nordfriesland: 1,930 personsNordfriesland1,930Leipzig: 1,891 personsLeipzig1,891Cuxhaven: 1,874 personsCuxhaven1,874Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,864 personsPotsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt1,864Pinneberg: 1,804 personsPinneberg1,804Herzogtum Lauenburg: 1,779 personsHerzogtum Lauenburg1,779Mecklenburgische Seenplatte: 1,767 personsMecklenburgische Seenplatte1,767Stormarn: 1,762 personsStormarn1,762Oder-Spree: 1,750 personsOder-Spree1,750Diepholz: 1,739 personsDiepholz1,739Rendsburg-Eckernförde: 1,691 personsRendsburg-Eckernförde1,691Cloppenburg: 1,653 personsCloppenburg1,653Heinsberg: 1,637 personsHeinsberg1,637Heilbronn, Landkreis: 1,619 personsHeilbronn, Landkreis1,619Bergstraße: 1,549 personsBergstraße1,549Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt: 4,481 personsLeipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt4,481Dahme-Spreewald: 3,369 personsDahme-Spreewald3,369Hamburg: 3,102 personsHamburg3,102Barnim: 2,978 personsBarnim2,978Wetteraukreis: 2,829 personsWetteraukreis2,829Märkisch-Oderland: 2,739 personsMärkisch-Oderland2,739Karlsruhe, Landkreis: 2,554 personsKarlsruhe, Landkreis2,554Augsburg, Landkreis: 2,538 personsAugsburg, Landkreis2,538Ostholstein: 2,486 personsOstholstein2,486Havelland: 2,455 personsHavelland2,455Wesel: 2,454 personsWesel2,454Potsdam-Mittelmark: 2,418 personsPotsdam-Mittelmark2,418Landkreis Rostock: 2,408 personsLandkreis Rostock2,408Vorpommern-Rügen: 2,405 personsVorpommern-Rügen2,405Ortenaukreis: 2,393 personsOrtenaukreis2,393Recklinghausen: 2,355 personsRecklinghausen2,355Teltow-Fläming: 2,308 personsTeltow-Fläming2,308Oberhavel: 2,298 personsOberhavel2,298Schleswig-Flensburg: 2,266 personsSchleswig-Flensburg2,266Harburg: 2,195 personsHarburg2,195Main-Kinzig-Kreis: 2,081 personsMain-Kinzig-Kreis2,081Emsland: 2,064 personsEmsland2,064Vorpommern-Greifswald: 2,033 personsVorpommern-Greifswald2,033Osnabrück, Landkreis: 2,016 personsOsnabrück, Landkreis2,016Kleve: 1,990 personsKleve1,990Nordfriesland: 1,930 personsNordfriesland1,930Leipzig: 1,891 personsLeipzig1,891Cuxhaven: 1,874 personsCuxhaven1,874Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,864 personsPotsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt1,864Pinneberg: 1,804 personsPinneberg1,804Herzogtum Lauenburg: 1,779 personsHerzogtum Lauenburg1,779Mecklenburgische Seenplatte: 1,767 personsMecklenburgische Seenplatte1,767Stormarn: 1,762 personsStormarn1,762Oder-Spree: 1,750 personsOder-Spree1,750Diepholz: 1,739 personsDiepholz1,739Rendsburg-Eckernförde: 1,691 personsRendsburg-Eckernförde1,691Cloppenburg: 1,653 personsCloppenburg1,653Heinsberg: 1,637 personsHeinsberg1,637Heilbronn, Landkreis: 1,619 personsHeilbronn, Landkreis1,619Bergstraße: 1,549 personsBergstraße1,549
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

RankAreas2020
persons
Change on 2019
1Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt4,481-11.1%
2Dahme-Spreewald3,369+41%
3Hamburg3,102+18.9%
4Barnim2,978-9.2%
5Wetteraukreis2,829+15.4%
6Märkisch-Oderland2,739+15.1%
7Karlsruhe, Landkreis2,554+56.5%
8Augsburg, Landkreis2,538+32.4%
9Ostholstein2,486+71.1%
10Havelland2,455+38%
11Wesel2,454+28.5%
12Potsdam-Mittelmark2,418-10.7%
13Landkreis Rostock2,408+42.8%
14Vorpommern-Rügen2,405+46.6%
15Ortenaukreis2,393+21.6%
16Recklinghausen2,355+63.5%
17Teltow-Fläming2,308-0.7%
18Oberhavel2,298-6.6%
19Schleswig-Flensburg2,266+22.6%
20Harburg2,195+6%
21Main-Kinzig-Kreis2,081-8.9%
22Emsland2,064+51.9%
23Vorpommern-Greifswald2,033+159%
24Osnabrück, Landkreis2,016+88.6%
25Kleve1,990-14%
26Nordfriesland1,930+48.8%
27Leipzig1,891-4.1%
28Cuxhaven1,874+88.7%
29Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt1,864-13.1%
30Pinneberg1,804-28.4%
31Herzogtum Lauenburg1,779+21%
32Mecklenburgische Seenplatte1,767+146.8%
33Stormarn1,762+9.4%
34Oder-Spree1,750+41.4%
35Diepholz1,739+118.2%
36Rendsburg-Eckernförde1,691-28.5%
37Cloppenburg1,653+76.6%
38Heinsberg1,637-11%
39Heilbronn, Landkreis1,619+40.9%
40Bergstraße1,549+32.4%
41Trier-Saarburg1,529+104.7%
42Euskirchen1,488+5.8%
43Nordwestmecklenburg1,480+25.9%
44Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge1,461+4.4%
45Segeberg1,447-15.5%
46Kassel, Landkreis1,426+13.3%
47Schaumburg1,425+41.4%
48Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald1,380+65.3%
49Passau, Landkreis1,377+13.3%
50Westerwaldkreis1,363+38.7%
51Peine1,361+16.3%
52Rhein-Kreis Neuss1,335-27.1%
53Düren1,318-20.7%
54Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,313+79.9%
55Aurich1,311+142.3%
56Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt1,297+66.7%
57Ludwigslust-Parchim1,294+357.2%
58Schwäbisch Hall1,292+31.2%
59Plön1,276+106.8%
60Landshut, Landkreis1,272+9.4%
61Stade1,246-25.3%
62Gießen, Landkreis1,240-35%
63Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm1,215+71.6%
64Schwalm-Eder-Kreis1,212+193.5%
65Göppingen1,203-5.7%
66Rastatt1,202+41.4%
67Fürth, Landkreis1,197+67.9%
68Hochtaunuskreis1,192+44.1%
69Nordsachsen1,178-3.3%
70Osterholz1,171+40.9%
71Offenbach, Landkreis1,157-34%
72Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis1,155+61.1%
73Alzey-Worms1,146+62.1%
74Celle1,136+53.5%
75Ammerland1,130+11.5%
76Zollernalbkreis1,112+13.2%
77Bad Kreuznach1,106+49.7%
78Rotenburg (Wümme)1,097+37.6%
79Calw1,094+9.7%
80Ansbach, Landkreis1,093+18.7%
80Leer1,093-21.5%
82Alb-Donau-Kreis1,067+12.4%
83Limburg-Weilburg1,036+90.1%
84Mettmann1,029-33.4%
84Rosenheim, Landkreis1,029+63.6%
86Hildesheim1,024+92.1%
87Bautzen1,011+23.7%
88Bad Dürkheim1,010+51.4%
89Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt993+114.9%
90Oldenburg, Landkreis991-1.4%
91Saalekreis968+150.1%
92Schwandorf963-2.2%
93Unterallgäu960-27.2%
94Neuwied957-29.3%
94Waldeck-Frankenberg957+349.3%
96Görlitz955+827.2%
97Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis948+67.5%
98Mayen-Koblenz946+9.1%
99Rhein-Neckar-Kreis937-35.1%
100Mühldorf a. Inn932+21.2%
101Erlangen-Höchstadt919-15.1%
102Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm917-5.3%
103Aschaffenburg, Landkreis912+338.5%
104Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt911-38.9%
105Lahn-Dill-Kreis910+112.6%
106Ahrweiler902+1.9%
107Waldshut898+56.4%
108Main-Taunus-Kreis895+2.9%
109Grafschaft Bentheim892+20.4%
109Hameln-Pyrmont892+9.2%
111Konstanz891-27.1%
112Rhein-Lahn-Kreis887+125.7%
113Meißen882-14.5%
114Tuttlingen868+34.8%
115Nürnberger Land862+13.9%
116Rottal-Inn827-30.4%
117Viersen817-13.5%
118Gifhorn807+15%
119Börde806+293.2%
120Merzig-Wadern804+64.4%
121Nienburg (Weser)794+71.9%
121Ostalbkreis794+19.9%
123Borken791+23.4%
124Uelzen790+80.8%
125Verden789+19.9%
126Weilheim-Schongau788+171.7%
127Dithmarschen787+1.3%
128Berchtesgadener Land784+93.6%
129Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt783+37.6%
130Herford779+43.7%
131Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt770+44.7%
132Friesland (DE)764-0.8%
133Wittmund760+111.1%
134Ostprignitz-Ruppin759+59.5%
135Städteregion Aachen756-70.8%
136Neumarkt i. d. OPf.755-23.3%
137Ostallgäu753-20.5%
138Minden-Lübbecke744+50%
139Biberach740-38.9%
140Altenkirchen (Westerwald)725+26.7%
141Reutlingen723+147.6%
142Zwickau719+223.9%
143Kitzingen712+97.2%
144Traunstein702+26.3%
145Heidekreis701-48.8%
145Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis701+90.5%
147Dingolfing-Landau698+55.1%
148Rhein-Sieg-Kreis696-64.9%
149Donau-Ries692+112.3%
149Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt692-69.4%
151Main-Tauber-Kreis688+92.7%
152Landsberg am Lech685+133%
153Neu-Ulm683-27%
154Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt676-66.9%
155Straubing-Bogen670+18.8%
156Südliche Weinstraße669+34.1%
157Prignitz658+91.3%
158Dillingen a.d. Donau657-4.9%
159Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis648-50.1%
160Helmstedt642+25.9%
160Roth642+1,734.3%
162Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis633+9.5%
162Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen633+12.2%
164Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis626-20.7%
165Enzkreis625-19.5%
166Neunkirchen622+788.6%
167Emmendingen619-42.7%
168Südwestpfalz611+82.9%
169Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis610+16%
170Jerichower Land605+58%
171Bodenseekreis601-59%
172Unna597-64.8%
173Bernkastel-Wittlich595+8.2%
173Lippe595+274.2%
175Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt592-13.8%
176Vechta583-21.1%
177Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt582+69.2%
178Rems-Murr-Kreis570-54.5%
179Lörrach569+151.8%
180Gotha566+204.3%
181Erzgebirgskreis557+1,195.3%
182Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt554-44.3%
183Erding552+43.4%
184Weimarer Land549+7.6%
185Odenwaldkreis547+94%
186Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt538-43.3%
187Bayreuth, Landkreis534+59.4%
188Cochem-Zell531+249.3%
189Vogelsbergkreis530+46.4%
190Altötting513+0.8%
191Forchheim512+154.7%
192Wittenberg508+157.9%
193Lüchow-Dannenberg507+32%
194Spree-Neiße506+57.6%
195Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis503+23.3%
196Mainz-Bingen498-27.6%
196Würzburg, Landkreis498+15%
198Rottweil495-12.2%
199Neuburg-Schrobenhausen494-24.3%
200Donnersbergkreis4930%
201Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt488+91.4%
202Vogtlandkreis482+25.8%
203Bamberg, Landkreis477+116.8%
203Oberallgäu477-36%
205Neustadt a. d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim475-42.4%
206Cham468+3.3%
207Uckermark467+66.2%
208Hof, Landkreis451+456.8%
209Saarlouis442+145.6%
210Oberbergischer Kreis430+1.2%
211Burgenlandkreis429+78.8%
212Freudenstadt426-16.6%
213Ravensburg423-56.3%
214Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt422-29.2%
215Miesbach418-14%
215Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt418+14.2%
217Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt415-28.7%
218Ebersberg405-71%
219Lüneburg, Landkreis396-61.2%
220Schweinfurt, Landkreis395-10.8%
221Steinfurt394-51.4%
222Bad Kissingen393-17.4%
223Wesermarsch392+14.3%
224Deggendorf391+29%
224Günzburg391-68.9%
226Kelheim390-45.1%
227Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt388+158.7%
228Darmstadt-Dieburg376-50.9%
228Heidenheim376-34.4%
230Regionalverband Saarbrücken370-27%
231Saarpfalz-Kreis368-31.2%
232Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen363-53.3%
233Neustadt a. d. Waldnaab361+111.1%
234Regensburg, Landkreis355-30.9%
234Steinburg3550%
236Birkenfeld351-35.1%
237Kaiserslautern, Landkreis349+541.8%
237Northeim349-4.1%
239Freyung-Grafenau348+15.6%
240Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt347-43.4%
240Greiz347+97.2%
242Aichach-Friedberg345-67.1%
243Mittelsachsen340+580%
244Lichtenfels337+73.7%
245Coburg, Landkreis336+152.6%
246Lindau (Bodensee)330-27.5%
247Coesfeld321-66.8%
247Werra-Meißner-Kreis321+2.6%
249Schmalkalden-Meiningen317-91.1%
250Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt315-72.1%

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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.

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