NUTS 3 areas of Germany by population aged 15 to 64, 2025

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Germany by population aged 15 to 64, 2025
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Berlin had the highest population aged 15 to 64 of 400 areas in 2025, at 2.47 million. Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt had the lowest, at 19,106. The median was 95,471 and the figure for Germany was 52.95 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest2,466,429Berlin

Lowest19,106Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt

Median95,471400 areas

Germany52,952,171History

Top 40 areas, 2025

CSV Chart (SVG)

persons. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2025 persons	Change on 2024
1	Berlin	2,466,429	+0.7%
2	Hamburg	1,260,836	+0.6%
3	München, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,047,322	+1.4%
4	Region Hannover	733,998	-0%
5	Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt	704,094	-0%
6	Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt	528,969	+1%
7	Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt	419,881	+0.6%
8	Stuttgart, Stadtkreis	419,536	-0.1%
9	Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt	409,586	+1.1%
10	Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt	393,208	+0.1%
11	Recklinghausen	384,175	-1%
12	Städteregion Aachen	383,763	-0.5%
13	Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt	381,409	+0.3%
14	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis	378,747	-0.6%
15	Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt	366,644	-0.1%
16	Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt	362,878	+0.7%
17	Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt	351,658	+0.6%
18	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis	350,353	-0.5%
19	Esslingen	344,535	-0.3%
20	Ludwigsburg	342,154	-0.4%
21	Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	324,014	-0.5%
22	Rhein-Erft-Kreis	301,995	-0.1%
23	Mettmann	301,646	-0.1%
24	Karlsruhe, Landkreis	287,828	-0.5%
25	Steinfurt	287,665	-0.3%
26	Rhein-Kreis Neuss	285,681	-0.6%
27	Wesel	280,655	-0.8%
28	Ortenaukreis	279,554	-0.4%
29	Rems-Murr-Kreis	278,864	-0.5%
30	Main-Kinzig-Kreis	264,961	-0.1%
31	Märkischer Kreis	255,640	-0.7%
32	Böblingen	251,294	-0.4%
33	Unna	244,009	-1.5%
34	Borken	243,796	-0.5%
35	Gütersloh	232,819	-0.6%
36	Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt	232,063	+0.2%
37	Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt	230,512	-0.3%
38	München, Landkreis	227,679	+0.5%
39	Offenbach, Landkreis	226,671	0%
40	Heilbronn, Landkreis	225,816	-0.6%
41	Osnabrück, Landkreis	220,743	-1.3%
42	Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt	217,605	+0.5%
43	Mannheim, Stadtkreis	217,277	+0.6%
44	Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	216,817	-0.2%
45	Emsland	214,239	-0.7%
46	Lippe	212,390	-0.8%
47	Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt	211,963	+0.2%
48	Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis	211,248	+0.1%
49	Regionalverband Saarbrücken	209,500	-0.3%
50	Göttingen	207,029	-0.7%
51	Kleve	206,663	+0.2%
52	Pinneberg	205,319	+0.2%
53	Paderborn	204,634	-0.6%
54	Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	202,262	+0.7%
55	Ostalbkreis	200,765	-0.7%
56	Minden-Lübbecke	199,136	-0.9%
57	Wetteraukreis	197,001	-0.1%
58	Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis	193,505	-1%
59	Darmstadt-Dieburg	190,795	-0.7%
60	Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt	190,168	+0.5%
61	Soest	189,157	-0.6%
62	Viersen	186,425	-0.5%
63	Konstanz	186,286	-0.4%
64	Reutlingen	185,790	-0.6%
65	Ravensburg	185,007	-0.2%
66	Segeberg	179,249	+0.1%
67	Erzgebirgskreis	176,994	-1.8%
68	Warendorf	176,872	-0.8%
69	Düren	175,988	-0.5%
70	Gießen, Landkreis	175,795	-0.4%
71	Zwickau	175,535	-1.5%
72	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis	175,472	-0.3%
73	Groß-Gerau	173,766	-0.2%
74	Siegen-Wittgenstein	172,710	-0.7%
75	Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt	172,470	+0.4%
76	Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt	171,203	-0.8%
77	Rendsburg-Eckernförde	170,785	-0.5%
78	Oberbergischer Kreis	170,712	-0.8%
79	Bergstraße	170,496	-0.8%
80	Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt	170,149	-0.1%
81	Mittelsachsen	169,639	-1%
82	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald	168,319	-0.4%
83	Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt	167,215	-0.6%
84	Hildesheim	166,923	-0.9%
85	Bautzen	166,683	-1.4%
86	Harburg	166,299	-0.2%
87	Heinsberg	166,095	-0.2%
88	Augsburg, Landkreis	164,681	-0.3%
89	Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis	163,501	+0.3%
90	Hochsauerlandkreis	163,414	-0.9%
91	Göppingen	161,900	-0.8%
92	Rosenheim, Landkreis	160,928	-0%
93	Herford	158,825	-0.8%
94	Marburg-Biedenkopf	158,742	-0.8%
95	Lahn-Dill-Kreis	158,730	-0.7%
96	Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt	156,299	+0.3%
97	Tübingen, Landkreis	154,755	-0.3%
98	Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	154,220	+1.2%
99	Leipzig	151,973	-0.8%
100	Stormarn	151,881	+0.1%
101	Main-Taunus-Kreis	151,458	-0.2%
102	Lörrach	150,493	-0.1%
103	Hochtaunuskreis	149,818	+0.3%
104	Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	147,816	+0.3%
105	Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt	145,199	+0.6%
106	Rastatt	144,150	-1%
107	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte	142,498	-1.5%
108	Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt	141,518	-0.1%
109	Coesfeld	141,453	-0.2%
110	Fulda	140,283	-0.8%
111	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge	140,262	-0.9%
112	Kassel, Landkreis	139,410	-0.4%
113	Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt	139,352	-0.5%
114	Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt	139,081	-0.3%
115	Meißen	137,538	-0.9%
116	Fürstenfeldbruck	137,318	+0.4%
117	Diepholz	137,046	-0.6%
118	Görlitz	135,941	-1.5%
119	Bodenseekreis	135,822	-1%
120	Mayen-Koblenz	135,407	-0.5%
121	Potsdam-Mittelmark	135,250	-0.1%
122	Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt	134,366	-0.4%
123	Oberhavel	134,208	-0.5%
124	Vorpommern-Greifswald	132,969	-1.4%
125	Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis	132,477	-0.6%
126	Biberach	132,054	-0.5%
127	Westerwaldkreis	130,733	-0.7%
128	Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt	129,951	-0.1%
129	Stade	129,910	-0.5%
130	Landkreis Rostock	128,827	-1%
130	Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt	128,827	+0.2%
132	Alb-Donau-Kreis	128,744	-0.4%
133	Mainz-Bingen	128,687	-0.8%
134	Schwäbisch Hall	128,155	-0.6%
135	Herzogtum Lauenburg	127,875	-0.1%
136	Euskirchen	126,837	-0.4%
137	Vorpommern-Rügen	126,444	-1.2%
138	Freising	126,006	+0.1%
139	Saarlouis	125,688	-1.5%
140	Schleswig-Flensburg	124,414	-0%
141	Enzkreis	124,256	-0.9%
142	Regensburg, Landkreis	124,234	+0.5%
143	Vogtlandkreis	123,544	-1.6%
144	Ludwigslust-Parchim	123,340	-1.8%
145	Zollernalbkreis	120,559	-0.8%
146	Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt	120,460	-0.5%
147	Passau, Landkreis	120,426	-0.7%
148	Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt	120,046	+0.3%
149	Ostholstein	119,808	-0.5%
150	Harz	119,313	-1.4%
151	Cuxhaven	118,861	-1.1%
152	Ansbach, Landkreis	118,721	-0.6%
153	Märkisch-Oderland	118,573	-0.9%
154	Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt	118,422	-0.1%
155	Neu-Ulm	117,696	+0.1%
156	Nordsachsen	117,668	-1.5%
157	Barnim	117,499	+0.2%
158	Neuwied	116,647	-0.4%
159	Aurich	116,315	-0.8%
160	Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt	115,957	+1.5%
161	Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt	115,946	+0.9%
162	Lüneburg, Landkreis	115,600	-0.4%
163	Cloppenburg	115,105	-0.5%
164	Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis	114,989	-0.8%
165	Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt	114,965	+0.3%
166	Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt	113,210	+0.1%
167	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis	111,331	-0.8%
168	Heidelberg, Stadtkreis	110,740	+0.4%
169	Teltow-Fläming	110,652	-0.5%
170	Limburg-Weilburg	109,314	-1.1%
171	Gifhorn	109,195	-0.9%
172	Dahme-Spreewald	108,724	-0%
173	Saalekreis	108,511	-0.5%
174	Traunstein	108,121	+1.2%
175	Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt	108,109	+0.4%
176	Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt	107,075	-0.1%
177	Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	106,869	+1.4%
178	Aschaffenburg, Landkreis	106,674	-0.9%
179	Waldshut	106,330	-0.6%
180	Emmendingen	106,059	-0.6%
181	Havelland	105,965	+0.1%
182	Salzlandkreis	105,458	-1.4%
183	Oder-Spree	105,439	-1.2%
184	Leer	105,417	-0.6%
185	Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt	105,406	-0.9%
186	Celle	105,256	-0.7%
187	Rotenburg (Wümme)	104,813	-0.4%
188	Nürnberger Land	104,506	-1%
189	Nordfriesland	104,445	-0.7%
190	Landshut, Landkreis	103,940	-0.2%
191	Bad Kreuznach	101,169	-0.4%
192	Calw	101,026	-0.8%
193	Börde	100,986	-1.3%
194	Burgenlandkreis	100,280	-1.7%
195	Dachau	99,941	+0.6%
196	Würzburg, Landkreis	99,756	-0.1%
197	Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt	98,900	-0.6%
198	Vechta	96,115	-0.6%
199	Waldeck-Frankenberg	95,967	-0.6%
200	Oberallgäu	95,489	+0.7%
201	Schaumburg	95,453	-0.8%
202	Schwandorf	95,309	-0.5%
203	Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis	94,728	-0.6%
204	Nordwestmecklenburg	94,257	-0.8%
205	Trier-Saarburg	94,042	-0.5%
206	Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt	93,916	+1.1%
207	Bamberg, Landkreis	93,852	-1.2%
208	Ebersberg	93,132	+0.6%
209	Erding	92,886	-0.1%
210	Unterallgäu	92,381	+0.7%
211	Tuttlingen	91,800	-0.7%
212	Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt	91,429	+0.6%
213	Wartburgkreis	91,311	-1.8%
214	Grafschaft Bentheim	91,235	-0.4%
215	Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	91,190	+1.3%
216	Hameln-Pyrmont	90,557	-0.8%
217	Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis	90,356	-1.2%
218	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	89,292	-1%
219	Neumarkt i. d. OPf.	88,885	-0.5%
220	Ostallgäu	88,496	-0.2%
221	Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt	88,043	-0%
222	Heidekreis	88,021	-0.8%
223	Saarpfalz-Kreis	87,425	-1.2%
224	Rottweil	87,411	-0.8%
225	Heilbronn, Stadtkreis	87,321	+0.2%
226	Pforzheim, Stadtkreis	87,139	-0.3%
227	Ulm, Stadtkreis	87,104	+0.8%
228	Eichstätt	86,601	-0.7%
229	Aichach-Friedberg	86,125	-0.5%
230	Weilheim-Schongau	86,014	-0%
231	Starnberg	85,940	+0.1%
232	Erlangen-Höchstadt	85,884	-1.1%
233	Donau-Ries	85,879	-0.3%
234	Höxter	85,527	-0.5%
235	Peine	85,316	-0.4%
236	Heidenheim	84,869	-0.6%
237	Verden	84,867	-0.3%
238	Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm	84,668	+0.4%
239	Olpe	84,551	-0.9%
240	Sigmaringen	83,408	-1.3%
241	Günzburg	83,365	-0.7%
242	Germersheim	83,260	-1.3%
243	Steinburg	83,090	-0.3%
244	Oldenburg, Landkreis	82,912	-0.5%
245	Main-Tauber-Kreis	82,036	-1.3%
246	Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen	81,803	-0.2%
247	Alzey-Worms	81,732	-0.6%
248	Neunkirchen	81,681	-1.3%
249	Altenkirchen (Westerwald)	81,660	-0.9%
250	Gotha	81,658	-1.4%

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About this ranking

Resident population aged 15 to 64 on 1 January (Eurostat).

The working-age band Eurostat uses for EU comparisons. population_16_64 (INE, Spain) starts at 16, 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.

How to cite

Eurostat. Population on 1 January by broad age group, 15 to 64, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which area has the highest population aged 15 to 64?

Berlin, with 2.47 million in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population aged 15 to 64?

Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 19,106 in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by broad age group, 15 to 64, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). Retrieved 2026-10-09.