NUTS 3 areas of Germany by population aged 15 to 64

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Germany by population aged 15 to 64, 2018
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Berlin had the highest population aged 15 to 64 of 400 areas in 2018, at 2.42 million. Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt had the lowest, at 20,501. The median was 99,916 and the figure for Germany was 53.91 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest2,416,043Berlin

Lowest20,501Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt

Median99,916400 areas

Germany53,910,881History

Top 40 areas, 2018

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2018 persons	Change on 2017
1	Berlin	2,416,043	+0.9%
2	Hamburg	1,237,822	+1%
3	München, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,001,097	-1%
4	Region Hannover	752,364	0%
5	Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt	745,413	+0.3%
6	Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt	522,089	+1.3%
7	Stuttgart, Stadtkreis	437,257	+0.8%
8	Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt	413,749	+0.6%
9	Recklinghausen	397,856	-0.7%
10	Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt	388,302	-0.2%
11	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis	386,401	-0.2%
12	Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt	382,493	+1.9%
13	Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt	379,759	-0.4%
14	Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt	374,418	+0.1%
15	Städteregion Aachen	371,989	+0.1%
16	Ludwigsburg	356,810	+0.7%
17	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis	354,328	-0%
18	Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt	351,542	+0.1%
19	Esslingen	350,113	+0.5%
20	Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt	342,948	+0.7%
21	Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	326,528	-0.6%
22	Mettmann	304,037	-0.2%
23	Rhein-Erft-Kreis	302,130	0%
24	Wesel	296,006	-1%
25	Steinfurt	293,597	+0.2%
26	Karlsruhe, Landkreis	289,580	+0.1%
27	Rhein-Kreis Neuss	287,812	0%
28	Ortenaukreis	277,835	+0.2%
29	Rems-Murr-Kreis	276,576	+0.2%
30	Main-Kinzig-Kreis	271,749	-0.2%
31	Märkischer Kreis	266,869	-0.7%
32	Böblingen	254,886	+0.8%
33	Unna	253,543	-0.6%
34	Borken	245,373	-0.2%
35	Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt	241,282	-0.2%
36	Gütersloh	239,668	+0.1%
37	Osnabrück, Landkreis	231,651	0%
38	Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt	229,836	+0.1%
39	Heilbronn, Landkreis	227,210	+0.6%
40	Offenbach, Landkreis	226,687	0%
41	München, Landkreis	222,542	+0.9%
42	Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt	221,151	+0.3%
43	Lippe	220,443	-0.3%
44	Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt	219,762	+1.1%
45	Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	219,191	-0.6%
46	Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis	217,456	+0.8%
47	Emsland	215,339	+0.3%
48	Regionalverband Saarbrücken	214,983	-0.4%
49	Göttingen	214,276	0%
50	Mannheim, Stadtkreis	211,495	+1.2%
51	Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis	207,584	-0.8%
52	Paderborn	206,200	-0.4%
53	Kleve	205,662	-0.1%
54	Ostalbkreis	205,044	-0%
55	Pinneberg	199,922	+0.5%
56	Wetteraukreis	199,559	-0.1%
57	Erzgebirgskreis	199,240	-2.7%
58	Minden-Lübbecke	198,950	-0.6%
59	Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	198,191	+1.1%
60	Soest	196,621	-0.4%
61	Viersen	194,469	-0.3%
62	Darmstadt-Dieburg	193,828	0%
63	Zwickau	188,854	-1.8%
64	Reutlingen	187,263	+0.2%
65	Ravensburg	187,194	+0.3%
66	Konstanz	187,137	+0.5%
67	Mittelsachsen	184,423	-1.8%
68	Siegen-Wittgenstein	181,826	-0.5%
69	Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt	181,624	+0.2%
70	Gießen, Landkreis	181,180	+0.2%
71	Bautzen	181,011	-1.8%
72	Warendorf	179,719	-0.5%
73	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis	179,184	-0.2%
74	Groß-Gerau	178,936	+0.5%
75	Hildesheim	177,538	-0.5%
76	Oberbergischer Kreis	176,501	-0.4%
77	Segeberg	176,342	+0.2%
78	Bergstraße	174,245	-0.2%
79	Rendsburg-Eckernförde	172,378	0%
80	Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt	172,313	+0.1%
81	Düren	171,854	-0.2%
82	Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt	171,564	0%
83	Hochsauerlandkreis	169,833	-0.5%
84	Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt	169,355	-1.6%
85	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald	168,784	+0.3%
86	Rosenheim, Landkreis	168,590	+0.5%
87	Heinsberg	166,474	-0.4%
88	Göppingen	166,087	+0.4%
89	Marburg-Biedenkopf	166,082	+0.4%
90	Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt	165,720	-0.4%
91	Lahn-Dill-Kreis	164,304	-0.5%
92	Augsburg, Landkreis	163,326	+0.5%
93	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte	162,976	-1.7%
94	Herford	161,525	-0.1%
95	Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis	161,323	+0.7%
96	Harburg	160,091	+0.2%
97	Leipzig	156,875	-1.2%
98	Tübingen, Landkreis	155,927	+0.1%
99	Stormarn	152,270	-0.1%
100	Main-Taunus-Kreis	151,321	+0.4%
101	Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	150,623	-0.8%
102	Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt	150,607	+0.6%
103	Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt	150,485	-0.3%
104	Rastatt	150,393	+0.1%
105	Görlitz	150,178	-1.8%
106	Vorpommern-Greifswald	149,840	-1.3%
107	Lörrach	149,545	0%
108	Kassel, Landkreis	148,290	-0.6%
109	Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt	147,704	-0.8%
110	Hochtaunuskreis	147,669	+0.3%
111	Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	146,359	-0.3%
112	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge	145,228	-1.3%
113	Meißen	144,906	-1.5%
114	Fulda	144,717	-0.2%
115	Coesfeld	144,093	-0.3%
116	Vorpommern-Rügen	140,372	-1.1%
117	Fürstenfeldbruck	139,116	+0.3%
118	Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt	138,974	-0.4%
119	Diepholz	138,947	+0.1%
120	Mayen-Koblenz	138,927	-0.4%
121	Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt	138,029	-0.4%
122	Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt	137,906	+0.3%
123	Mainz-Bingen	137,269	-0.4%
124	Bodenseekreis	137,218	+0.2%
125	Ludwigslust-Parchim	136,301	-1.1%
126	Potsdam-Mittelmark	136,013	-0.4%
127	Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis	135,877	+0.2%
128	Landkreis Rostock	135,713	-0.9%
129	Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt	135,271	+0.8%
130	Vogtlandkreis	134,759	-1.8%
131	Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt	134,397	-0.3%
132	Oberhavel	134,049	-0.1%
133	Harz	132,101	-2.8%
134	Biberach	131,543	+0.7%
135	Westerwaldkreis	131,510	-0.4%
136	Stade	130,135	-0.5%
137	Enzkreis	129,276	+0.2%
138	Schwäbisch Hall	129,086	+0.2%
139	Alb-Donau-Kreis	128,466	+0.4%
140	Regensburg, Landkreis	128,437	+0.4%
141	Saarlouis	125,932	-1.4%
142	Euskirchen	125,047	-0.1%
143	Schleswig-Flensburg	125,042	+0.1%
144	Passau, Landkreis	124,701	+0.4%
145	Herzogtum Lauenburg	124,690	+0.2%
146	Freising	124,192	+1.2%
147	Nordsachsen	122,795	-1%
148	Cuxhaven	122,554	-0.9%
149	Märkisch-Oderland	122,383	-0.3%
150	Ostholstein	122,358	-0.5%
151	Zollernalbkreis	122,070	+0.1%
152	Aurich	121,780	-0.5%
153	Ansbach, Landkreis	121,510	+0.2%
154	Lüneburg, Landkreis	120,835	+0.4%
155	Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis	119,424	+0.1%
156	Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt	119,376	-0.7%
157	Salzlandkreis	117,618	-1.8%
158	Neuwied	116,499	-0.5%
159	Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt	116,496	-0.6%
160	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis	116,082	-0.9%
161	Saalekreis	115,565	-1.4%
162	Heidelberg, Stadtkreis	115,485	-0.1%
163	Gifhorn	114,963	-0.3%
164	Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt	114,886	+1.9%
165	Barnim	114,370	-0.1%
166	Aschaffenburg, Landkreis	114,215	-0.5%
167	Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt	114,133	+0.7%
168	Neu-Ulm	113,680	+0.6%
169	Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt	113,191	+0.1%
170	Traunstein	113,098	+0.3%
171	Cloppenburg	112,865	+1.2%
172	Limburg-Weilburg	112,251	-0.6%
173	Celle	112,238	-0.3%
174	Burgenlandkreis	111,138	-1.7%
175	Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt	110,626	+1%
176	Börde	110,549	-1.3%
177	Oder-Spree	110,045	-1.5%
178	Waldshut	109,896	+0.4%
179	Leer	109,664	+0.1%
180	Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt	109,460	+0.3%
181	Nürnberger Land	109,423	+0.1%
182	Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt	108,097	-0.3%
183	Emmendingen	107,329	+0.2%
184	Teltow-Fläming	107,228	+0.6%
185	Rotenburg (Wümme)	106,863	-0.5%
186	Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	106,588	+1.6%
187	Würzburg, Landkreis	105,586	-0.5%
188	Dahme-Spreewald	105,474	-0.2%
189	Landshut, Landkreis	105,381	+0.7%
190	Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt	104,960	+0.1%
191	Nordfriesland	104,743	-0.2%
192	Wartburgkreis	103,674	-1.4%
193	Havelland	103,104	-0%
194	Calw	103,041	+0.7%
195	Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt	103,006	-0.1%
196	Dachau	102,491	+0.9%
197	Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt	101,986	-0.5%
198	Waldeck-Frankenberg	100,467	-1.1%
199	Nordwestmecklenburg	100,435	-0.9%
200	Bad Kreuznach	100,401	-0.6%
201	Schaumburg	99,430	-0.1%
202	Oberallgäu	99,253	+0.3%
203	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	99,020	-2.3%
204	Bamberg, Landkreis	98,811	-0.1%
205	Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis	98,250	-0.3%
206	Trier-Saarburg	97,630	-0.3%
207	Schwandorf	97,622	+0.2%
208	Vechta	95,517	+0.2%
209	Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis	93,844	-0.4%
210	Erding	93,686	+0.9%
211	Unterallgäu	92,780	+0.7%
212	Ebersberg	92,697	+1.2%
213	Hameln-Pyrmont	91,784	-0.4%
214	Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt	91,529	+1.3%
215	Saarpfalz-Kreis	91,303	-1.3%
216	Tuttlingen	91,070	+0.7%
217	Höxter	90,968	-0.7%
218	Ostallgäu	90,133	+0.4%
219	Rottweil	89,902	+0.2%
220	Neumarkt i. d. OPf.	89,476	+0.3%
221	Heidekreis	89,211	-0.6%
222	Olpe	89,065	-0.6%
223	Eichstätt	88,594	+0.1%
224	Erlangen-Höchstadt	88,364	-0.2%
225	Donau-Ries	88,317	+0.3%
226	Grafschaft Bentheim	88,113	-0.3%
227	Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	88,002	+0.3%
228	Aichach-Friedberg	87,134	+0.3%
229	Verden	86,931	-0.1%
230	Weilheim-Schongau	86,580	-0%
231	Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt	86,348	+0.8%
232	Peine	85,845	0%
233	Sigmaringen	85,763	-0.6%
234	Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt	85,756	+2%
235	Germersheim	85,617	-0.4%
236	Neunkirchen	85,549	-1.3%
237	Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm	85,513	+0.5%
238	Ulm, Stadtkreis	85,510	+1.3%
239	Main-Tauber-Kreis	85,404	-0.7%
240	Alzey-Worms	85,401	-0.6%
241	Goslar	85,190	-0.5%
242	Heidenheim	84,846	+0.2%
243	Gotha	84,689	-0.7%
244	Oldenburg, Landkreis	84,580	-0%
245	Starnberg	84,571	+0.5%
246	Steinburg	84,499	-0.5%
247	Bad Dürkheim	84,355	-0.8%
247	Miltenberg	84,355	-0.6%
249	Cham	84,303	-0.3%
250	Dithmarschen	83,559	-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 2.42 million in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population aged 15 to 64?

Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 20,501 in 2018.

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.