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NUTS 3 areas of Germany by population aged 15 to 64

Berlin had the highest population aged 15 to 64 of 400 areas in 2014, at 2.32 million. Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt had the lowest, at 22,055. The median was 98,859 and the figure for Germany was 53.27 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest2,320,843Berlin
Lowest22,055Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt
Median98,859400 areas
Germany53,272,221History

Top 40 areas, 2014

CSVChart (SVG)

BerlinBerlin: 2,320,843 persons2,320,843HamburgHamburg: 1,184,960 persons1,184,960München, Kreisfreie StadtMünchen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 976,699 persons976,699Region HannoverRegion Hannover: 735,544 persons735,544Köln, Kreisfreie StadtKöln, Kreisfreie Stadt: 715,751 persons715,751Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Sta…Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt: 492,752 persons492,752Stuttgart, StadtkreisStuttgart, Stadtkreis: 416,246 persons416,246Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie StadtDüsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt: 403,322 persons403,322RecklinghausenRecklinghausen: 402,947 persons402,947Dortmund, Kreisfreie StadtDortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt: 384,708 persons384,708Rhein-Sieg-KreisRhein-Sieg-Kreis: 380,467 persons380,467Essen, Kreisfreie StadtEssen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 374,553 persons374,553Städteregion AachenStädteregion Aachen: 368,266 persons368,266Bremen, Kreisfreie StadtBremen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 364,921 persons364,921Leipzig, Kreisfreie StadtLeipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt: 350,221 persons350,221Rhein-Neckar-KreisRhein-Neckar-Kreis: 349,013 persons349,013Dresden, Kreisfreie StadtDresden, Kreisfreie Stadt: 345,450 persons345,450LudwigsburgLudwigsburg: 344,644 persons344,644EsslingenEsslingen: 336,343 persons336,343Nürnberg, Kreisfreie StadtNürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 333,131 persons333,131Duisburg, Kreisfreie StadtDuisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 319,515 persons319,515MettmannMettmann: 302,292 persons302,292WeselWesel: 300,272 persons300,272Rhein-Erft-KreisRhein-Erft-Kreis: 299,892 persons299,892SteinfurtSteinfurt: 287,215 persons287,215Rhein-Kreis NeussRhein-Kreis Neuss: 286,160 persons286,160Karlsruhe, LandkreisKarlsruhe, Landkreis: 284,978 persons284,978OrtenaukreisOrtenaukreis: 272,375 persons272,375Märkischer KreisMärkischer Kreis: 271,860 persons271,860Rems-Murr-KreisRems-Murr-Kreis: 269,003 persons269,003Main-Kinzig-KreisMain-Kinzig-Kreis: 266,810 persons266,810UnnaUnna: 256,137 persons256,137BorkenBorken: 243,807 persons243,807BöblingenBöblingen: 243,301 persons243,301Bochum, Kreisfreie StadtBochum, Kreisfreie Stadt: 241,133 persons241,133GüterslohGütersloh: 233,450 persons233,450Osnabrück, LandkreisOsnabrück, Landkreis: 230,167 persons230,167Wuppertal, Kreisfreie StadtWuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt: 224,591 persons224,591Offenbach, LandkreisOffenbach, Landkreis: 221,317 persons221,317LippeLippe: 220,548 persons220,548
persons. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankAreas2014
persons
1Berlin2,320,843
2Hamburg1,184,960
3München, Kreisfreie Stadt976,699
4Region Hannover735,544
5Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt715,751
6Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt492,752
7Stuttgart, Stadtkreis416,246
8Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt403,322
9Recklinghausen402,947
10Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt384,708
11Rhein-Sieg-Kreis380,467
12Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt374,553
13Städteregion Aachen368,266
14Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt364,921
15Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt350,221
16Rhein-Neckar-Kreis349,013
17Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt345,450
18Ludwigsburg344,644
19Esslingen336,343
20Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt333,131
21Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt319,515
22Mettmann302,292
23Wesel300,272
24Rhein-Erft-Kreis299,892
25Steinfurt287,215
26Rhein-Kreis Neuss286,160
27Karlsruhe, Landkreis284,978
28Ortenaukreis272,375
29Märkischer Kreis271,860
30Rems-Murr-Kreis269,003
31Main-Kinzig-Kreis266,810
32Unna256,137
33Borken243,807
34Böblingen243,301
35Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt241,133
36Gütersloh233,450
37Osnabrück, Landkreis230,167
38Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt224,591
39Offenbach, Landkreis221,317
40Lippe220,548
41Erzgebirgskreis219,511
42Heilbronn, Landkreis218,595
43Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt218,157
44Regionalverband Saarbrücken216,982
45Göttingen212,987
46Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt212,123
47München, Landkreis211,660
48Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt210,523
49Emsland210,373
50Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis209,182
51Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis207,153
52Mannheim, Stadtkreis203,428
53Paderborn202,394
54Ostalbkreis202,260
55Kleve201,670
56Zwickau201,643
57Minden-Lübbecke199,626
58Mittelsachsen196,038
59Wetteraukreis195,366
60Viersen194,707
61Pinneberg193,598
62Soest193,595
63Bautzen191,600
64Darmstadt-Dieburg190,162
65Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt186,689
66Reutlingen182,051
67Siegen-Wittgenstein182,001
68Ravensburg181,483
69Konstanz180,938
70Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt180,815
71Warendorf178,220
72Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis177,626
73Hildesheim177,539
74Oberbergischer Kreis176,368
75Gießen, Landkreis173,641
76Bergstraße173,002
77Groß-Gerau171,345
78Düren171,335
79Mecklenburgische Seenplatte171,093
80Segeberg171,084
81Rendsburg-Eckernförde171,048
82Hochsauerlandkreis170,683
83Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt170,101
84Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt169,455
85Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt168,440
86Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt165,767
87Heinsberg165,479
88Lahn-Dill-Kreis164,782
89Marburg-Biedenkopf164,658
90Rosenheim, Landkreis163,646
91Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald162,986
92Leipzig162,830
93Göppingen162,283
94Herford161,018
95Görlitz159,873
96Augsburg, Landkreis159,419
97Vorpommern-Greifswald157,010
98Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis156,045
99Harburg155,878
100Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge151,409
101Tübingen, Landkreis151,259
102Meißen150,491
103Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt149,749
104Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt149,581
105Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt149,421
106Kassel, Landkreis148,962
107Stormarn148,609
108Rastatt147,858
109Main-Taunus-Kreis146,711
110Lörrach146,562
111Hochtaunuskreis144,562
112Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt144,490
113Vorpommern-Rügen143,839
114Coesfeld143,705
115Vogtlandkreis143,663
116Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt143,365
117Fulda142,334
118Ludwigslust-Parchim141,167
119Harz139,580
120Mayen-Koblenz139,072
121Landkreis Rostock138,825
122Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt138,501
123Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt137,776
124Diepholz136,474
125Mainz-Bingen136,306
126Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt135,632
127Potsdam-Mittelmark134,636
128Bodenseekreis134,477
129Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt134,319
130Fürstenfeldbruck133,617
131Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis132,979
132Oberhavel132,583
133Westerwaldkreis132,051
134Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt131,134
135Saarlouis129,750
136Stade128,838
137Enzkreis126,806
138Nordsachsen126,700
139Regensburg, Landkreis126,552
140Schwäbisch Hall126,328
141Biberach126,135
142Salzlandkreis125,375
143Alb-Donau-Kreis124,723
144Euskirchen124,072
145Cuxhaven124,016
146Schleswig-Flensburg123,728
147Märkisch-Oderland123,408
148Passau, Landkreis123,118
149Ostholstein122,342
150Saalekreis121,892
151Aurich121,436
152Herzogtum Lauenburg120,763
153Zollernalbkreis120,620
154Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt120,100
155Ansbach, Landkreis119,774
156Freising117,893
157Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis117,788
158Lüneburg, Landkreis117,667
159Schwalm-Eder-Kreis117,154
160Neuwied116,833
161Burgenlandkreis116,571
162Aschaffenburg, Landkreis115,720
163Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt115,367
164Börde114,767
165Gifhorn114,377
166Barnim113,776
167Oder-Spree113,487
168Limburg-Weilburg112,542
169Celle111,819
170Neu-Ulm110,602
171Heidelberg, Stadtkreis110,092
172Traunstein109,650
173Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt109,441
174Wartburgkreis108,296
175Leer107,770
176Cloppenburg107,697
177Nürnberger Land107,674
178Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt107,237
179Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt107,149
180Waldshut106,958
181Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt106,595
182Anhalt-Bitterfeld106,368
183Rotenburg (Wümme)106,359
184Würzburg, Landkreis106,350
185Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt106,175
186Teltow-Fläming105,577
187Emmendingen104,710
188Dahme-Spreewald103,890
189Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt103,752
190Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt103,546
191Nordfriesland103,133
192Nordwestmecklenburg102,306
193Landshut, Landkreis101,803
194Waldeck-Frankenberg101,493
195Bad Kreuznach101,359
196Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt101,013
197Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt100,993
198Havelland100,767
199Calw99,584
200Schaumburg98,994
201Bamberg, Landkreis98,724
202Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt98,501
203Dachau97,660
204Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis97,583
205Oberallgäu97,461
206Trier-Saarburg96,745
207Schwandorf96,362
208Saarpfalz-Kreis93,853
209Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis93,850
210Hameln-Pyrmont93,015
211Höxter92,896
212Vechta91,575
213Olpe90,030
214Unterallgäu89,815
215Erding89,484
216Mansfeld-Südharz89,476
217Rottweil88,118
218Erlangen-Höchstadt88,004
219Ostallgäu87,981
220Heidekreis87,747
221Neunkirchen87,582
222Grafschaft Bentheim87,565
223Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt87,390
224Tuttlingen87,374
225Ebersberg87,292
226Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt87,224
227Gotha87,052
228Neumarkt i. d. OPf.86,934
229Donau-Ries86,292
230Goslar86,012
231Verden85,875
232Northeim85,623
233Aichach-Friedberg85,613
234Bad Dürkheim85,377
235Germersheim85,363
236Miltenberg85,309
237Alzey-Worms85,192
238Eichstätt85,191
239Main-Tauber-Kreis85,086
240Weilheim-Schongau84,729
241Altenkirchen (Westerwald)84,605
242Cham84,455
243Peine84,348
244Sigmaringen84,252
245Steinburg84,118
246Main-Spessart84,031
247Dithmarschen83,935
248Oldenburg, Landkreis82,630
249Heidenheim82,485
250Roth82,143

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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 2.32 million in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population aged 15 to 64?

Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 22,055 in 2014.

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.

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