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Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by net migration rate including statistical adjustment

Niederbayern had the highest net migration rate including statistical adjustment of 38 regions in 2018, at 8.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Sachsen-Anhalt had the lowest, at 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 4.7 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Germany was 4.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest8.8Niederbayern
Lowest0.6Sachsen-Anhalt
Median4.738 regions
Germany4.8History

All regions, 2018

Niederbayern: 8.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsNiederbayern8.8Brandenburg: 8.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrandenburg8.2Schwaben: 8.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSchwaben8.1Leipzig: 7.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeipzig7.8Berlin: 7.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBerlin7.4Mittelfranken: 7.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMittelfranken7.2Oberbayern: 6.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsOberbayern6.3Oberpfalz: 6.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsOberpfalz6.1Schleswig-Holstein: 6.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSchleswig-Holstein6.1Lüneburg: 5.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsLüneburg5.9Hannover: 5.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsHannover5.7Trier: 5.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsTrier5.5Koblenz: 5.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsKoblenz5.4Rheinhessen-Pfalz: 5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsRheinhessen-Pfalz5.3Tübingen: 5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsTübingen5.3Weser-Ems: 5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsWeser-Ems5.3Unterfranken: 5.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsUnterfranken5.1Darmstadt: 4.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsDarmstadt4.9Freiburg: 4.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsFreiburg4.7Oberfranken: 4.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsOberfranken4.7Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: 4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMecklenburg-Vorpommern4.6Karlsruhe: 4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsKarlsruhe4.3Kassel: 4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsKassel4.3Köln: 4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsKöln4.3Bremen: 4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBremen4.2Hamburg: 4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHamburg4.2Braunschweig: 4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBraunschweig4.1Dresden: 3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsDresden3.9Gießen: 3.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsGießen3.8Stuttgart: 3.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsStuttgart3.8Düsseldorf: 3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsDüsseldorf3.2Arnsberg: 3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsArnsberg3.1Münster: 2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMünster2.6Detmold: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsDetmold2.2Saarland: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSaarland2.1Thüringen: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsThüringen2Chemnitz: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsChemnitz1.9Sachsen-Anhalt: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSachsen-Anhalt0.6Niederbayern: 8.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsNiederbayern8.8Brandenburg: 8.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrandenburg8.2Schwaben: 8.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSchwaben8.1Leipzig: 7.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeipzig7.8Berlin: 7.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBerlin7.4Mittelfranken: 7.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMittelfranken7.2Oberbayern: 6.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsOberbayern6.3Oberpfalz: 6.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsOberpfalz6.1Schleswig-Holstein: 6.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSchleswig-Holstein6.1Lüneburg: 5.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsLüneburg5.9Hannover: 5.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsHannover5.7Trier: 5.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsTrier5.5Koblenz: 5.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsKoblenz5.4Rheinhessen-Pfalz: 5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsRheinhessen-Pfalz5.3Tübingen: 5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsTübingen5.3Weser-Ems: 5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsWeser-Ems5.3Unterfranken: 5.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsUnterfranken5.1Darmstadt: 4.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsDarmstadt4.9Freiburg: 4.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsFreiburg4.7Oberfranken: 4.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsOberfranken4.7Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: 4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMecklenburg-Vorpommern4.6Karlsruhe: 4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsKarlsruhe4.3Kassel: 4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsKassel4.3Köln: 4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsKöln4.3Bremen: 4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBremen4.2Hamburg: 4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHamburg4.2Braunschweig: 4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBraunschweig4.1Dresden: 3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsDresden3.9Gießen: 3.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsGießen3.8Stuttgart: 3.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsStuttgart3.8Düsseldorf: 3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsDüsseldorf3.2Arnsberg: 3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsArnsberg3.1Münster: 2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMünster2.6Detmold: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsDetmold2.2Saarland: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSaarland2.1Thüringen: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsThüringen2Chemnitz: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsChemnitz1.9Sachsen-Anhalt: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSachsen-Anhalt0.6
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, Population change, crude rate of net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankRegions2018
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2017
1Niederbayern8.8-1.9 pts
2Brandenburg8.2-0.1 pts
3Schwaben8.1-0.5 pts
4Leipzig7.8-4.4 pts
5Berlin7.4-1.7 pts
6Mittelfranken7.2+0.6 pts
7Oberbayern6.3+4.2 pts
8Oberpfalz6.1-1.2 pts
8Schleswig-Holstein6.1+0.1 pts
10Lüneburg5.9+1.4 pts
11Hannover5.7+0.7 pts
12Trier5.5+1.6 pts
13Koblenz5.4+1.3 pts
14Rheinhessen-Pfalz5.3+0.7 pts
14Tübingen5.3-0.7 pts
14Weser-Ems5.3-0.1 pts
17Unterfranken5.1-0.1 pts
18Darmstadt4.9-1.6 pts
19Freiburg4.7-2.4 pts
19Oberfranken4.7-3.5 pts
21Mecklenburg-Vorpommern4.6-0.4 pts
22Karlsruhe4.3-2.6 pts
22Kassel4.3+0.1 pts
22Köln4.3+0.2 pts
25Bremen4.2-0.5 pts
25Hamburg4.2-4.9 pts
27Braunschweig4.1+0.3 pts
28Dresden3.9+1.4 pts
29Gießen3.8-0.8 pts
29Stuttgart3.8-2.8 pts
31Düsseldorf3.2-0.6 pts
32Arnsberg3.1+0.9 pts
33Münster2.6+0.3 pts
34Detmold2.2+0.7 pts
35Saarland2.1-0.4 pts
36Thüringen20 pts
37Chemnitz1.9+1.3 pts
38Sachsen-Anhalt0.6-0.2 pts

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About this ranking

Net migration including statistical adjustment during the year per 1,000 average residents (Eurostat crude rate of net migration plus statistical adjustment).

Comparable across EU countries and regions. Eurostat derives the net figure as a residual of population change, so it includes census revisions and other statistical adjustments.

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.

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Eurostat. Population change, crude rate of 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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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Population change, crude rate of net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3) (Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by net migration rate including statistical adjustment, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table

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Population change, crude rate of net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by net migration rate including statistical adjustment, 2018. Eurostat, European Commission, 21 July 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-migration-rate/germany-regions?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Population change, crude rate of net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by net migration rate including statistical adjustment, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-migration-rate/germany-regions?period=2018.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Population change, crude rate of net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by net migration rate including statistical adjustment, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-migration-rate/germany-regions?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest net migration rate including statistical adjustment?

Niederbayern, with 8.8 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest net migration rate including statistical adjustment?

Sachsen-Anhalt, with 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018.

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