NUTS 3 areas of Germany by population aged 15 to 64

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Germany by population aged 15 to 64, 2020
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Berlin had the highest population aged 15 to 64 of 400 areas in 2020, at 2.44 million. Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt had the lowest, at 20,909. The median was 98,679 and the figure for Germany was 53.68 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest2,444,421Berlin

Lowest20,909Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt

Median98,679400 areas

Germany53,684,770History

Top 40 areas, 2020

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2020 persons	Change on 2019
1	Berlin	2,444,421	+0.5%
2	Hamburg	1,246,260	+0.2%
3	München, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,022,397	+1%
4	Region Hannover	751,526	-0.4%
5	Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt	749,702	+0.1%
6	Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt	533,485	+1.5%
7	Stuttgart, Stadtkreis	439,386	+0.1%
8	Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt	416,617	+0.4%
9	Recklinghausen	390,223	-0.9%
10	Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt	389,304	+0.9%
11	Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt	386,667	-0.2%
12	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis	383,739	-0.3%
13	Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt	376,252	-0.6%
14	Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt	371,972	-0.7%
15	Städteregion Aachen	371,922	-0.1%
16	Ludwigsburg	356,590	-0.1%
17	Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt	352,907	+0.1%
18	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis	352,365	-0.3%
19	Esslingen	350,325	0%
20	Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt	344,316	-0.1%
21	Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	325,124	-0.3%
22	Mettmann	301,834	-0.5%
23	Rhein-Erft-Kreis	301,249	-0.6%
24	Steinfurt	291,908	-0.4%
25	Wesel	291,236	-0.8%
26	Karlsruhe, Landkreis	288,363	-0.3%
27	Rhein-Kreis Neuss	286,927	-0.3%
28	Ortenaukreis	278,175	-0.3%
29	Rems-Murr-Kreis	276,184	-0.2%
30	Main-Kinzig-Kreis	270,572	-0.1%
31	Märkischer Kreis	262,462	-1%
32	Böblingen	255,286	-0.1%
33	Unna	251,061	-0.7%
34	Borken	243,983	-0.3%
35	Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt	239,641	-0.1%
36	Gütersloh	239,053	-0.2%
37	Osnabrück, Landkreis	230,449	-0.5%
38	Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt	230,129	+0.1%
39	Offenbach, Landkreis	228,038	+0.2%
40	Heilbronn, Landkreis	227,312	-0.2%
41	München, Landkreis	225,452	+0.5%
42	Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt	222,170	+0.7%
43	Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt	220,970	-0%
44	Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	219,606	-0.1%
45	Lippe	217,357	-0.8%
46	Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis	216,621	-0.6%
47	Emsland	215,644	-0.2%
48	Mannheim, Stadtkreis	213,278	+0.4%
49	Regionalverband Saarbrücken	211,582	-0.9%
50	Göttingen	210,905	-1.2%
51	Paderborn	206,408	-0.2%
52	Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis	205,098	-0.7%
53	Ostalbkreis	204,714	-0.4%
54	Kleve	204,555	+0.1%
55	Pinneberg	201,216	+0.3%
56	Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	200,673	+0.4%
57	Wetteraukreis	199,386	0%
58	Minden-Lübbecke	196,914	-0.5%
59	Soest	194,614	-0.6%
60	Darmstadt-Dieburg	192,835	-0.4%
61	Viersen	192,339	-0.6%
62	Erzgebirgskreis	191,469	-1.9%
63	Konstanz	187,008	-0.2%
64	Ravensburg	186,991	0%
65	Reutlingen	186,102	-0.5%
66	Zwickau	182,947	-1.6%
67	Gießen, Landkreis	182,218	+0.3%
68	Groß-Gerau	180,962	+0.1%
69	Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt	180,770	-0.1%
70	Siegen-Wittgenstein	179,069	-1.2%
71	Mittelsachsen	178,484	-1.7%
72	Warendorf	178,442	-0.4%
73	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis	177,965	-0.5%
74	Segeberg	177,559	+0.1%
75	Hildesheim	175,819	-0.7%
76	Bautzen	175,792	-1.4%
77	Oberbergischer Kreis	174,392	-0.7%
78	Bergstraße	173,201	-0.4%
79	Rendsburg-Eckernförde	171,548	+0.1%
80	Düren	170,870	-0.4%
81	Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt	170,002	-0.6%
82	Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt	169,760	-0.6%
83	Rosenheim, Landkreis	168,253	-0.4%
84	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald	167,366	-0.3%
85	Hochsauerlandkreis	167,324	-0.7%
86	Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt	167,070	-1%
87	Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt	166,358	+0.4%
88	Heinsberg	166,133	-0.2%
89	Göppingen	165,824	-0.1%
90	Marburg-Biedenkopf	165,552	-0.2%
91	Augsburg, Landkreis	163,759	+0.1%
92	Lahn-Dill-Kreis	161,959	-0.8%
93	Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis	161,695	+0.2%
94	Harburg	160,985	+0.3%
95	Herford	159,564	-0.6%
96	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte	157,217	-1.7%
97	Tübingen, Landkreis	156,424	0%
98	Leipzig	154,047	-0.8%
99	Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt	152,878	+0.6%
100	Stormarn	152,246	0%
101	Main-Taunus-Kreis	151,855	+0.2%
102	Rastatt	149,662	-0.4%
103	Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	148,501	-1%
104	Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt	148,414	-0.6%
105	Lörrach	148,144	-0.5%
106	Hochtaunuskreis	147,793	-0.1%
107	Kassel, Landkreis	146,691	-0.5%
108	Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	146,173	-0.1%
109	Vorpommern-Greifswald	145,598	-1.6%
110	Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt	145,388	-1.1%
111	Görlitz	144,863	-1.9%
112	Fulda	144,630	-0.1%
113	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge	142,936	-0.7%
114	Coesfeld	142,595	-0.5%
115	Meißen	141,718	-1.1%
116	Fürstenfeldbruck	139,550	-0.3%
117	Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt	138,758	-0.6%
118	Diepholz	138,216	-0.4%
119	Bodenseekreis	137,951	+0.2%
120	Mayen-Koblenz	137,720	-0.5%
121	Vorpommern-Rügen	137,387	-0.9%
122	Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt	136,664	-0.5%
123	Mainz-Bingen	136,436	-0.5%
124	Potsdam-Mittelmark	136,153	+0.2%
125	Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt	135,856	-0.7%
126	Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt	135,368	-0.1%
127	Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis	135,178	-0.7%
128	Oberhavel	134,211	+0.1%
129	Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt	133,478	-0.3%
130	Landkreis Rostock	133,373	-0.8%
131	Ludwigslust-Parchim	132,548	-1.7%
132	Biberach	132,307	+0.3%
133	Westerwaldkreis	130,764	-0.5%
134	Stade	130,684	+0.3%
135	Vogtlandkreis	130,240	-1.6%
136	Schwäbisch Hall	129,373	-0.2%
137	Alb-Donau-Kreis	129,118	0%
138	Enzkreis	128,794	-0.2%
139	Regensburg, Landkreis	128,024	-0.5%
140	Harz	127,601	-1.4%
141	Herzogtum Lauenburg	125,134	+0.1%
142	Freising	125,024	+0.2%
143	Schleswig-Flensburg	124,834	+0.1%
144	Passau, Landkreis	124,563	-0.4%
145	Euskirchen	124,551	-0.1%
146	Saarlouis	122,889	-1.3%
147	Zollernalbkreis	121,735	-0.2%
148	Märkisch-Oderland	121,543	-0.4%
149	Ostholstein	121,381	-0.4%
150	Cuxhaven	121,229	-0.6%
151	Ansbach, Landkreis	121,088	-0.3%
152	Lüneburg, Landkreis	120,662	0%
153	Aurich	120,306	-0.7%
154	Nordsachsen	120,232	-0.9%
155	Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt	119,419	-0.5%
156	Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis	118,715	-0.6%
157	Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt	117,182	+1%
158	Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt	116,266	+0.1%
159	Neuwied	116,206	-0%
160	Barnim	115,265	+0.5%
161	Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt	115,122	+0.3%
162	Heidelberg, Stadtkreis	114,924	+0.2%
163	Neu-Ulm	114,651	0%
164	Gifhorn	114,295	-0.3%
165	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis	114,249	-0.8%
166	Cloppenburg	114,141	+0.4%
167	Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt	113,695	+0.3%
168	Salzlandkreis	113,239	-1.6%
169	Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt	113,128	+0.5%
170	Traunstein	112,840	-0.4%
171	Aschaffenburg, Landkreis	112,815	-0.7%
172	Saalekreis	112,125	-1.4%
173	Celle	111,331	-0.5%
174	Limburg-Weilburg	111,161	-0.6%
175	Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt	110,523	+0.3%
176	Leer	109,925	+0.1%
177	Nürnberger Land	109,125	-0.3%
178	Waldshut	109,083	-0.4%
179	Teltow-Fläming	107,968	+0.5%
180	Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	107,767	-0.1%
181	Oder-Spree	107,491	-1.2%
182	Emmendingen	107,059	-0.1%
183	Börde	106,942	-1.6%
184	Burgenlandkreis	106,919	-1.7%
185	Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt	106,641	-0.6%
186	Rotenburg (Wümme)	106,192	-0.2%
187	Dahme-Spreewald	106,131	+0.3%
188	Landshut, Landkreis	106,072	+0.1%
189	Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt	104,853	-0.2%
190	Nordfriesland	104,652	+0.1%
191	Würzburg, Landkreis	104,570	-0.6%
192	Havelland	103,232	-0.1%
193	Dachau	103,102	+0.2%
194	Calw	103,087	-0.1%
195	Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt	102,711	-0.5%
196	Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt	101,167	-0.5%
197	Bad Kreuznach	99,595	-0.6%
198	Oberallgäu	99,178	-0.2%
199	Waldeck-Frankenberg	98,937	-1%
200	Schaumburg	98,739	-0.4%
201	Wartburgkreis	98,618	-3.4%
202	Nordwestmecklenburg	98,615	-0.6%
203	Bamberg, Landkreis	97,862	-0.7%
204	Schwandorf	97,602	-0.1%
205	Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis	97,582	-0.4%
206	Trier-Saarburg	96,698	-0.6%
207	Vechta	96,198	+0.3%
208	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	95,168	-2.1%
209	Ebersberg	94,470	+1.1%
210	Erding	94,071	+0.1%
211	Unterallgäu	93,866	+0.4%
212	Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis	92,991	-0.5%
213	Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt	92,460	-0.1%
214	Tuttlingen	91,414	+0.2%
215	Hameln-Pyrmont	91,284	-0.4%
216	Ostallgäu	90,698	+0.3%
217	Rottweil	89,947	-0.1%
218	Neumarkt i. d. OPf.	89,558	-0%
219	Heidekreis	89,514	+0.2%
220	Saarpfalz-Kreis	89,168	-0.9%
221	Höxter	88,974	-1%
222	Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	88,586	-0.3%
223	Eichstätt	88,493	-0.3%
224	Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt	88,441	+1.3%
225	Erlangen-Höchstadt	88,401	-0.1%
226	Grafschaft Bentheim	88,347	0%
227	Donau-Ries	87,910	-0.4%
228	Olpe	87,791	-1.1%
229	Aichach-Friedberg	87,656	+0.3%
230	Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt	87,308	+0.2%
231	Weilheim-Schongau	86,416	-0.6%
232	Peine	86,177	+0.2%
233	Verden	86,125	-0.4%
234	Ulm, Stadtkreis	86,017	+0.2%
235	Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm	85,767	+0.3%
236	Sigmaringen	85,266	-0.7%
237	Starnberg	85,067	+0.3%
238	Heidenheim	84,851	-0.2%
239	Alzey-Worms	84,774	-0.5%
240	Germersheim	84,687	-0.8%
241	Main-Tauber-Kreis	84,474	-0.5%
242	Oldenburg, Landkreis	84,351	+0.1%
243	Günzburg	84,283	+0.6%
244	Goslar	83,945	-0.8%
245	Steinburg	83,720	-0.5%
246	Cham	83,590	-0.6%
247	Heilbronn, Stadtkreis	83,526	+0.5%
248	Miltenberg	83,506	-0.8%
249	Bad Dürkheim	83,205	-0.7%
249	Neunkirchen	83,205	-1.3%

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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 2.44 million in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 20,909 in 2020.

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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.