NUTS 3 areas of Germany by population aged 15 to 64

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Germany by population aged 15 to 64, 2017
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Berlin had the highest population aged 15 to 64 of 400 areas in 2017, at 2.4 million. Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt had the lowest, at 21,091. The median was 101,139 and the figure for Germany was 53.96 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest2,395,343Berlin

Lowest21,091Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt

Median101,139400 areas

Germany53,963,380History

Top 40 areas, 2017

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2017 persons	Change on 2016
1	Berlin	2,395,343	+1.2%
2	Hamburg	1,225,179	+1.2%
3	München, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,011,663	+0.8%
4	Region Hannover	752,000	-0%
5	Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt	743,349	+1.3%
6	Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt	515,502	+0.1%
7	Stuttgart, Stadtkreis	433,863	+0.6%
8	Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt	411,199	-0.1%
9	Recklinghausen	400,519	-0.7%
10	Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt	388,996	-0.4%
11	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis	387,097	-0.3%
12	Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt	381,250	-0.4%
13	Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt	375,484	+1.6%
14	Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt	373,996	+1.3%
15	Städteregion Aachen	371,716	-0.7%
16	Ludwigsburg	354,474	+0.4%
17	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis	354,425	0%
18	Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt	351,044	-0.1%
19	Esslingen	348,202	+0.9%
20	Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt	340,732	0%
21	Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	328,617	+1.7%
22	Mettmann	304,717	-0.1%
23	Rhein-Erft-Kreis	302,061	-0.9%
24	Wesel	298,929	-1%
25	Steinfurt	293,140	-0.1%
26	Karlsruhe, Landkreis	289,432	+0.6%
27	Rhein-Kreis Neuss	287,676	-1.2%
28	Ortenaukreis	277,220	+0.3%
29	Rems-Murr-Kreis	275,992	+0.5%
30	Main-Kinzig-Kreis	272,202	+0.8%
31	Märkischer Kreis	268,801	-0.8%
32	Unna	255,006	-1.2%
33	Böblingen	252,918	+0.9%
34	Borken	245,931	-0.5%
35	Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt	241,743	-0.3%
36	Gütersloh	239,432	0%
37	Osnabrück, Landkreis	231,641	-1.5%
38	Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt	229,538	+0.4%
39	Offenbach, Landkreis	226,634	+0.3%
40	Heilbronn, Landkreis	225,832	+0.6%
41	Lippe	221,108	-1.1%
42	Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	220,584	-0.1%
43	München, Landkreis	220,486	+1%
44	Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt	220,398	+0.3%
45	Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt	217,309	+0.9%
46	Regionalverband Saarbrücken	215,883	0%
47	Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis	215,832	+1%
48	Emsland	214,646	+0.1%
49	Göttingen	214,252	-1.4%
50	Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis	209,213	-0.6%
51	Mannheim, Stadtkreis	208,961	-0.7%
52	Paderborn	207,058	-0.2%
53	Kleve	205,839	-0.5%
54	Ostalbkreis	205,069	-0.6%
55	Erzgebirgskreis	204,857	-3%
56	Minden-Lübbecke	200,064	-0.9%
57	Wetteraukreis	199,682	+0.4%
58	Pinneberg	198,867	+0.8%
59	Soest	197,366	-0.9%
60	Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	196,043	+1.1%
61	Viersen	195,029	-0.2%
62	Darmstadt-Dieburg	193,824	+0.2%
63	Zwickau	192,299	-2.1%
64	Mittelsachsen	187,808	-1.8%
65	Reutlingen	186,934	+0.4%
66	Ravensburg	186,574	+0.6%
67	Konstanz	186,281	+0.4%
68	Bautzen	184,374	-1.7%
69	Siegen-Wittgenstein	182,813	-1.6%
70	Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt	181,303	+0.3%
71	Gießen, Landkreis	180,853	+0.7%
72	Warendorf	180,611	-0.3%
73	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis	179,533	-0.2%
74	Hildesheim	178,378	-0.2%
75	Groß-Gerau	178,005	+0.8%
76	Oberbergischer Kreis	177,274	-0.6%
77	Segeberg	175,917	+1.6%
78	Bergstraße	174,652	-0.1%
79	Rendsburg-Eckernförde	172,330	+0.3%
80	Düren	172,189	-0.9%
81	Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt	172,141	0%
82	Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt	172,066	+0.4%
83	Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt	171,545	+0.1%
84	Hochsauerlandkreis	170,621	-0.9%
85	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald	168,327	+0.7%
86	Rosenheim, Landkreis	167,693	+0.1%
87	Heinsberg	167,125	-0.4%
88	Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt	166,378	-1.7%
89	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte	165,789	-1.5%
90	Marburg-Biedenkopf	165,426	-0.7%
91	Göppingen	165,354	+0.4%
92	Lahn-Dill-Kreis	165,058	-0.1%
93	Augsburg, Landkreis	162,565	+0.3%
94	Herford	161,658	-0.9%
95	Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis	160,265	+0.2%
96	Harburg	159,781	+0.4%
97	Leipzig	158,795	-1.2%
98	Tübingen, Landkreis	155,752	+0.9%
99	Görlitz	152,887	-2%
100	Stormarn	152,397	+0.6%
101	Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	151,811	+0.3%
102	Vorpommern-Greifswald	151,763	-1.7%
103	Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt	150,919	-0.4%
104	Main-Taunus-Kreis	150,744	+1%
105	Rastatt	150,192	+0.2%
106	Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt	149,648	+1.8%
107	Lörrach	149,478	-0%
108	Kassel, Landkreis	149,254	-0.2%
109	Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt	148,841	-2.3%
110	Hochtaunuskreis	147,289	+0.3%
111	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge	147,171	-1.9%
112	Meißen	147,147	-1.7%
113	Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	146,842	+0.5%
114	Fulda	145,075	+0.1%
115	Coesfeld	144,563	-0.3%
116	Vorpommern-Rügen	141,974	-1%
117	Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt	139,546	-0.1%
118	Mayen-Koblenz	139,449	-0.1%
119	Diepholz	138,811	-0%
120	Fürstenfeldbruck	138,736	+1.6%
121	Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt	138,613	-0.3%
122	Ludwigslust-Parchim	137,868	-2.2%
123	Mainz-Bingen	137,799	-0.5%
124	Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt	137,459	-0.4%
125	Vogtlandkreis	137,190	-2%
126	Landkreis Rostock	136,935	-1.1%
127	Bodenseekreis	136,878	-0.2%
128	Potsdam-Mittelmark	136,536	-0.4%
129	Harz	135,859	-1.6%
130	Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis	135,575	-0.1%
131	Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt	134,817	+0.3%
132	Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt	134,247	+0.2%
133	Oberhavel	134,203	-0.3%
134	Westerwaldkreis	132,006	-0.2%
135	Stade	130,763	+0.1%
136	Biberach	130,646	+0.7%
137	Enzkreis	129,004	+0.3%
138	Schwäbisch Hall	128,793	+0.3%
139	Alb-Donau-Kreis	127,985	+0.3%
140	Regensburg, Landkreis	127,957	+0.1%
141	Saarlouis	127,673	-0.9%
142	Euskirchen	125,132	-0.6%
143	Schleswig-Flensburg	124,948	+0.4%
144	Herzogtum Lauenburg	124,434	+0.8%
145	Passau, Landkreis	124,169	-0.3%
146	Nordsachsen	124,085	-0.8%
147	Cuxhaven	123,668	-0.4%
148	Ostholstein	123,026	+0.2%
149	Märkisch-Oderland	122,778	-0.7%
150	Freising	122,700	+1.4%
151	Aurich	122,416	+0.2%
152	Zollernalbkreis	121,978	-0.9%
153	Ansbach, Landkreis	121,228	+0.1%
154	Lüneburg, Landkreis	120,359	+0.1%
155	Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt	120,168	-0.8%
156	Salzlandkreis	119,811	-2.1%
157	Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis	119,355	+0.4%
158	Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt	117,257	-0.2%
159	Saalekreis	117,214	-1.4%
160	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis	117,103	-0.1%
161	Neuwied	117,084	-0%
162	Heidelberg, Stadtkreis	115,549	+2.3%
163	Gifhorn	115,334	-0.4%
164	Aschaffenburg, Landkreis	114,736	-0.9%
165	Barnim	114,437	-0.2%
166	Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt	113,357	+1%
167	Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt	113,080	+1.1%
168	Burgenlandkreis	113,070	-1.3%
169	Neu-Ulm	113,000	-0.2%
170	Limburg-Weilburg	112,958	-0.5%
171	Traunstein	112,760	+0.4%
172	Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt	112,735	+2%
173	Celle	112,632	-0.3%
174	Börde	112,017	-1.4%
175	Oder-Spree	111,769	-3.6%
176	Cloppenburg	111,515	+0.4%
177	Leer	109,548	+0.1%
178	Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt	109,511	+0.9%
179	Waldshut	109,469	+0.2%
180	Nürnberger Land	109,366	+0.3%
181	Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt	109,138	+1.2%
182	Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt	108,402	+0.6%
183	Rotenburg (Wümme)	107,393	-0%
184	Emmendingen	107,097	+0.2%
185	Teltow-Fläming	106,547	-0.2%
186	Würzburg, Landkreis	106,096	-0.4%
187	Dahme-Spreewald	105,669	-0.1%
188	Wartburgkreis	105,175	-1.6%
189	Nordfriesland	104,915	+0.3%
190	Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	104,880	+2.3%
191	Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt	104,875	-0.5%
192	Landshut, Landkreis	104,620	+0.1%
193	Havelland	103,131	+0.1%
194	Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt	103,103	+0.1%
195	Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt	102,460	+0.6%
196	Calw	102,341	+0.2%
197	Dachau	101,610	+0.7%
198	Waldeck-Frankenberg	101,538	-0.2%
199	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	101,399	-2.2%
200	Nordwestmecklenburg	101,313	-0.6%
201	Bad Kreuznach	100,964	-0.4%
202	Schaumburg	99,491	+0.5%
203	Oberallgäu	98,981	+0.4%
204	Bamberg, Landkreis	98,904	-0.3%
205	Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis	98,498	+0.2%
206	Trier-Saarburg	97,901	-0.6%
207	Schwandorf	97,442	-0.1%
208	Vechta	95,366	+1.1%
209	Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis	94,189	-0.2%
210	Erding	92,872	+1.1%
211	Saarpfalz-Kreis	92,492	-1%
212	Hameln-Pyrmont	92,190	-0.7%
213	Unterallgäu	92,093	+0.2%
214	Höxter	91,591	-2.1%
215	Ebersberg	91,574	+1%
216	Tuttlingen	90,476	+0.8%
217	Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt	90,387	+0.7%
218	Ostallgäu	89,807	-0.1%
219	Heidekreis	89,775	-0.9%
220	Rottweil	89,743	+0.3%
221	Olpe	89,612	-1.4%
222	Neumarkt i. d. OPf.	89,204	+0.8%
223	Erlangen-Höchstadt	88,540	-0.3%
224	Eichstätt	88,501	+1.3%
225	Grafschaft Bentheim	88,405	-0.3%
226	Donau-Ries	88,056	+0.6%
227	Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	87,772	+1%
228	Verden	86,997	+0.4%
229	Aichach-Friedberg	86,893	-0%
230	Neunkirchen	86,668	-0.8%
231	Weilheim-Schongau	86,594	+0.4%
232	Sigmaringen	86,306	-0.8%
233	Main-Tauber-Kreis	86,008	-0.5%
234	Germersheim	85,987	+0.1%
235	Alzey-Worms	85,891	-0.1%
236	Peine	85,826	+0.1%
237	Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt	85,704	+0.8%
238	Goslar	85,626	-0.5%
239	Gotha	85,327	-2.2%
240	Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm	85,086	+0.3%
241	Bad Dürkheim	85,060	-0.2%
242	Steinburg	84,949	-0%
243	Miltenberg	84,859	-0.4%
244	Mansfeld-Südharz	84,796	-2.5%
245	Heidenheim	84,644	+0.4%
246	Oldenburg, Landkreis	84,604	+0.2%
247	Cham	84,541	+0.1%
248	Ulm, Stadtkreis	84,449	+1.2%
249	Starnberg	84,124	+0.6%
250	Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt	84,050	+0.4%

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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 2.4 million in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population aged 15 to 64?

Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 21,091 in 2017.

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.