NUTS 3 areas of Germany by population aged 15 to 64

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Germany by population aged 15 to 64, 2019
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Berlin had the highest population aged 15 to 64 of 400 areas in 2019, at 2.43 million. Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt had the lowest, at 20,002. The median was 99,303 and the figure for Germany was 53.84 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest2,433,094Berlin

Lowest20,002Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt

Median99,303400 areas

Germany53,844,866History

Top 40 areas, 2019

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2019 persons	Change on 2018
1	Berlin	2,433,094	+0.7%
2	Hamburg	1,244,301	+0.5%
3	München, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,012,628	+1.2%
4	Region Hannover	754,541	+0.3%
5	Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt	748,716	+0.4%
6	Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt	525,746	+0.7%
7	Stuttgart, Stadtkreis	438,787	+0.3%
8	Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt	414,953	+0.3%
9	Recklinghausen	393,864	-1%
10	Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt	387,296	-0.3%
11	Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt	385,772	+0.9%
12	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis	384,957	-0.4%
13	Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt	378,343	-0.4%
14	Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt	374,545	0%
15	Städteregion Aachen	372,208	+0.1%
16	Ludwigsburg	356,777	-0%
17	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis	353,414	-0.3%
18	Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt	352,638	+0.3%
19	Esslingen	350,250	0%
20	Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt	344,737	+0.5%
21	Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	326,049	-0.1%
22	Mettmann	303,414	-0.2%
23	Rhein-Erft-Kreis	302,944	+0.3%
24	Wesel	293,501	-0.8%
25	Steinfurt	293,116	-0.2%
26	Karlsruhe, Landkreis	289,366	-0.1%
27	Rhein-Kreis Neuss	287,833	0%
28	Ortenaukreis	278,975	+0.4%
29	Rems-Murr-Kreis	276,600	0%
30	Main-Kinzig-Kreis	270,921	-0.3%
31	Märkischer Kreis	265,021	-0.7%
32	Böblingen	255,468	+0.2%
33	Unna	252,713	-0.3%
34	Borken	244,778	-0.2%
35	Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt	239,791	-0.6%
36	Gütersloh	239,484	-0.1%
37	Osnabrück, Landkreis	231,496	-0.1%
38	Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt	229,925	0%
39	Heilbronn, Landkreis	227,733	+0.2%
40	Offenbach, Landkreis	227,605	+0.4%
41	München, Landkreis	224,325	+0.8%
42	Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt	221,071	-0%
43	Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt	220,605	+0.4%
44	Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	219,886	+0.3%
45	Lippe	219,012	-0.6%
46	Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis	218,006	+0.3%
47	Emsland	215,982	+0.3%
48	Regionalverband Saarbrücken	213,501	-0.7%
49	Göttingen	213,386	-0.4%
50	Mannheim, Stadtkreis	212,511	+0.5%
51	Paderborn	206,781	+0.3%
52	Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis	206,448	-0.5%
53	Ostalbkreis	205,515	+0.2%
54	Kleve	204,302	-0.7%
55	Pinneberg	200,615	+0.3%
56	Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	199,912	+0.9%
57	Wetteraukreis	199,309	-0.1%
58	Minden-Lübbecke	197,994	-0.5%
59	Soest	195,873	-0.4%
60	Erzgebirgskreis	195,168	-2%
61	Darmstadt-Dieburg	193,683	-0.1%
62	Viersen	193,526	-0.5%
63	Konstanz	187,321	+0.1%
64	Reutlingen	187,106	-0.1%
65	Ravensburg	186,971	-0.1%
66	Zwickau	185,975	-1.5%
67	Gießen, Landkreis	181,743	+0.3%
68	Mittelsachsen	181,608	-1.5%
69	Siegen-Wittgenstein	181,240	-0.3%
70	Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt	180,978	-0.4%
71	Groß-Gerau	180,804	+1%
72	Warendorf	179,212	-0.3%
73	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis	178,903	-0.2%
74	Bautzen	178,215	-1.5%
75	Segeberg	177,421	+0.6%
76	Hildesheim	177,080	-0.3%
77	Oberbergischer Kreis	175,572	-0.5%
78	Bergstraße	173,940	-0.2%
79	Düren	171,534	-0.2%
80	Rendsburg-Eckernförde	171,422	-0.6%
81	Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt	171,073	-0.7%
82	Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt	170,789	-0.5%
83	Rosenheim, Landkreis	168,880	+0.2%
84	Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt	168,799	-0.3%
85	Hochsauerlandkreis	168,559	-0.8%
86	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald	167,859	-0.5%
87	Heinsberg	166,401	-0%
88	Göppingen	165,912	-0.1%
89	Marburg-Biedenkopf	165,855	-0.1%
90	Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt	165,738	0%
91	Augsburg, Landkreis	163,527	+0.1%
92	Lahn-Dill-Kreis	163,190	-0.7%
93	Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis	161,448	+0.1%
94	Harburg	160,495	+0.3%
95	Herford	160,449	-0.7%
96	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte	159,998	-1.8%
97	Tübingen, Landkreis	156,418	+0.3%
98	Leipzig	155,290	-1%
99	Stormarn	152,197	-0%
100	Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt	152,031	+0.9%
101	Main-Taunus-Kreis	151,518	+0.1%
102	Rastatt	150,235	-0.1%
103	Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	149,975	-0.4%
104	Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt	149,317	-0.8%
105	Lörrach	148,882	-0.4%
106	Vorpommern-Greifswald	147,993	-1.2%
107	Hochtaunuskreis	147,981	+0.2%
108	Görlitz	147,719	-1.6%
109	Kassel, Landkreis	147,475	-0.5%
110	Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt	147,036	-0.5%
111	Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	146,345	-0%
112	Fulda	144,798	+0.1%
113	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge	144,008	-0.8%
114	Meißen	143,295	-1.1%
115	Coesfeld	143,292	-0.6%
116	Fürstenfeldbruck	139,910	+0.6%
117	Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt	139,547	+0.4%
118	Diepholz	138,783	-0.1%
119	Vorpommern-Rügen	138,679	-1.2%
120	Mayen-Koblenz	138,469	-0.3%
121	Bodenseekreis	137,699	+0.4%
122	Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt	137,376	-0.4%
123	Mainz-Bingen	137,113	-0.1%
124	Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt	136,868	-0.8%
125	Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis	136,115	+0.2%
126	Potsdam-Mittelmark	135,899	-0.1%
127	Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt	135,495	+0.2%
128	Ludwigslust-Parchim	134,819	-1.1%
129	Landkreis Rostock	134,450	-0.9%
130	Oberhavel	134,074	0%
131	Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt	133,917	-0.4%
132	Vogtlandkreis	132,377	-1.8%
133	Biberach	131,959	+0.3%
134	Westerwaldkreis	131,373	-0.1%
135	Stade	130,343	+0.2%
136	Schwäbisch Hall	129,623	+0.4%
137	Harz	129,434	-2%
138	Enzkreis	129,069	-0.2%
139	Alb-Donau-Kreis	129,058	+0.5%
140	Regensburg, Landkreis	128,704	+0.2%
141	Passau, Landkreis	125,119	+0.3%
142	Herzogtum Lauenburg	125,003	+0.3%
143	Freising	124,762	+0.5%
144	Euskirchen	124,738	-0.2%
145	Schleswig-Flensburg	124,695	-0.3%
146	Saarlouis	124,492	-1.1%
147	Zollernalbkreis	122,040	-0%
148	Märkisch-Oderland	122,013	-0.3%
149	Cuxhaven	121,940	-0.5%
150	Ostholstein	121,920	-0.4%
151	Ansbach, Landkreis	121,393	-0.1%
152	Nordsachsen	121,361	-1.2%
153	Aurich	121,185	-0.5%
154	Lüneburg, Landkreis	120,631	-0.2%
155	Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt	119,968	+0.5%
156	Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis	119,374	-0%
157	Neuwied	116,260	-0.2%
158	Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt	116,177	-0.3%
159	Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt	115,991	+1%
160	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis	115,191	-0.8%
161	Salzlandkreis	115,102	-2.1%
162	Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt	114,784	+0.6%
163	Heidelberg, Stadtkreis	114,746	-0.6%
164	Gifhorn	114,668	-0.3%
165	Barnim	114,655	+0.2%
166	Neu-Ulm	114,598	+0.8%
167	Saalekreis	113,756	-1.6%
168	Aschaffenburg, Landkreis	113,664	-0.5%
169	Cloppenburg	113,633	+0.7%
170	Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt	113,405	+0.2%
171	Traunstein	113,316	+0.2%
172	Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt	112,553	+1.7%
173	Celle	111,918	-0.3%
174	Limburg-Weilburg	111,871	-0.3%
175	Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt	110,171	+0.6%
176	Leer	109,852	+0.2%
177	Waldshut	109,575	-0.3%
178	Nürnberger Land	109,448	0%
179	Oder-Spree	108,837	-1.1%
180	Burgenlandkreis	108,713	-2.2%
181	Börde	108,668	-1.7%
182	Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	107,828	+1.2%
183	Teltow-Fläming	107,448	+0.2%
184	Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt	107,259	-0.8%
185	Emmendingen	107,163	-0.2%
186	Rotenburg (Wümme)	106,457	-0.4%
187	Landshut, Landkreis	105,917	+0.5%
188	Dahme-Spreewald	105,776	+0.3%
189	Würzburg, Landkreis	105,221	-0.3%
190	Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt	105,044	+0.1%
191	Nordfriesland	104,590	-0.1%
192	Havelland	103,385	+0.3%
193	Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt	103,252	+0.2%
194	Calw	103,202	+0.2%
195	Dachau	102,845	+0.3%
196	Wartburgkreis	102,074	-1.5%
197	Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt	101,637	-0.3%
198	Bad Kreuznach	100,198	-0.2%
199	Waldeck-Frankenberg	99,930	-0.5%
200	Oberallgäu	99,364	+0.1%
201	Nordwestmecklenburg	99,241	-1.2%
202	Schaumburg	99,128	-0.3%
203	Bamberg, Landkreis	98,553	-0.3%
204	Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis	97,930	-0.3%
205	Schwandorf	97,743	+0.1%
206	Trier-Saarburg	97,236	-0.4%
207	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	97,174	-1.9%
208	Vechta	95,919	+0.4%
209	Erding	93,995	+0.3%
210	Unterallgäu	93,523	+0.8%
211	Ebersberg	93,474	+0.8%
212	Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis	93,420	-0.5%
213	Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt	92,548	+1.1%
214	Hameln-Pyrmont	91,670	-0.1%
215	Tuttlingen	91,239	+0.2%
216	Ostallgäu	90,444	+0.3%
217	Rottweil	90,051	+0.2%
218	Saarpfalz-Kreis	90,016	-1.4%
219	Höxter	89,873	-1.2%
220	Neumarkt i. d. OPf.	89,567	+0.1%
221	Heidekreis	89,356	+0.2%
222	Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	88,815	+0.9%
223	Olpe	88,789	-0.3%
224	Eichstätt	88,755	+0.2%
225	Erlangen-Höchstadt	88,502	+0.2%
226	Grafschaft Bentheim	88,326	+0.2%
227	Donau-Ries	88,235	-0.1%
228	Aichach-Friedberg	87,385	+0.3%
229	Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt	87,312	+1.8%
230	Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt	87,107	+0.9%
231	Weilheim-Schongau	86,962	+0.4%
232	Verden	86,514	-0.5%
233	Peine	85,987	+0.2%
234	Sigmaringen	85,898	+0.2%
235	Ulm, Stadtkreis	85,845	+0.4%
236	Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm	85,492	-0%
237	Germersheim	85,410	-0.2%
238	Alzey-Worms	85,185	-0.3%
239	Heidenheim	85,000	+0.2%
240	Main-Tauber-Kreis	84,934	-0.6%
241	Starnberg	84,842	+0.3%
242	Goslar	84,602	-0.7%
243	Oldenburg, Landkreis	84,294	-0.3%
244	Neunkirchen	84,259	-1.5%
245	Steinburg	84,168	-0.4%
246	Miltenberg	84,146	-0.2%
247	Cham	84,097	-0.2%
248	Gotha	84,088	-0.7%
249	Bad Dürkheim	83,828	-0.6%
250	Günzburg	83,740	+0.6%

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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 2.43 million in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 20,002 in 2019.

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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.