NUTS 3 areas of Germany by population aged 15 to 64

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Germany by population aged 15 to 64, 2021
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Berlin had the highest population aged 15 to 64 of 400 areas in 2021, at 2.44 million. Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt had the lowest, at 20,520. The median was 98,267 and the figure for Germany was 53.41 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest2,435,086Berlin

Lowest20,520Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt

Median98,267400 areas

Germany53,405,595History

Top 40 areas, 2021

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2021 persons	Change on 2020
1	Berlin	2,435,086	-0.4%
2	Hamburg	1,249,247	+0.2%
3	München, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,024,011	+0.2%
4	Region Hannover	746,968	-0.6%
5	Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt	745,264	-0.6%
6	Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt	533,216	-0.1%
7	Stuttgart, Stadtkreis	434,205	-1.2%
8	Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt	415,215	-0.3%
9	Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt	392,214	+0.7%
10	Recklinghausen	387,071	-0.8%
11	Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt	384,649	-0.5%
12	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis	381,247	-0.6%
13	Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt	374,758	-0.4%
14	Städteregion Aachen	370,079	-0.5%
15	Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt	369,897	-0.6%
16	Ludwigsburg	354,612	-0.6%
17	Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt	351,708	-0.3%
18	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis	350,296	-0.6%
19	Esslingen	347,727	-0.7%
20	Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt	341,608	-0.8%
21	Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	321,640	-1.1%
22	Mettmann	299,779	-0.7%
23	Rhein-Erft-Kreis	298,611	-0.9%
24	Steinfurt	290,436	-0.5%
25	Wesel	289,140	-0.7%
26	Karlsruhe, Landkreis	287,956	-0.1%
27	Rhein-Kreis Neuss	285,720	-0.4%
28	Ortenaukreis	277,872	-0.1%
29	Rems-Murr-Kreis	275,041	-0.4%
30	Main-Kinzig-Kreis	270,143	-0.2%
31	Märkischer Kreis	260,134	-0.9%
32	Böblingen	253,809	-0.6%
33	Unna	248,706	-0.9%
34	Borken	242,965	-0.4%
35	Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt	237,676	-0.8%
36	Gütersloh	237,591	-0.6%
37	Osnabrück, Landkreis	230,096	-0.2%
38	Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt	229,563	-0.2%
39	Offenbach, Landkreis	227,709	-0.1%
40	Heilbronn, Landkreis	227,094	-0.1%
41	München, Landkreis	224,315	-0.5%
42	Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt	222,561	+0.2%
43	Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt	220,916	-0%
44	Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	218,536	-0.5%
45	Lippe	215,729	-0.7%
46	Emsland	215,612	-0%
47	Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis	213,256	-1.6%
48	Mannheim, Stadtkreis	212,027	-0.6%
49	Regionalverband Saarbrücken	209,340	-1.1%
50	Göttingen	207,913	-1.4%
51	Paderborn	205,104	-0.6%
52	Kleve	204,203	-0.2%
53	Ostalbkreis	204,003	-0.3%
54	Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis	203,265	-0.9%
55	Pinneberg	201,240	0%
56	Wetteraukreis	199,899	+0.3%
57	Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	199,753	-0.5%
58	Minden-Lübbecke	196,031	-0.4%
59	Soest	193,067	-0.8%
60	Darmstadt-Dieburg	191,443	-0.7%
61	Viersen	191,057	-0.7%
62	Erzgebirgskreis	188,136	-1.7%
63	Konstanz	186,311	-0.4%
64	Ravensburg	186,105	-0.5%
65	Reutlingen	185,578	-0.3%
66	Gießen, Landkreis	181,996	-0.1%
67	Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt	180,540	-0.1%
68	Groß-Gerau	180,413	-0.3%
69	Zwickau	179,879	-1.7%
70	Segeberg	177,306	-0.1%
71	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis	177,132	-0.5%
72	Warendorf	177,028	-0.8%
73	Siegen-Wittgenstein	176,816	-1.3%
74	Mittelsachsen	175,664	-1.6%
75	Hildesheim	174,799	-0.6%
76	Bautzen	173,491	-1.3%
77	Oberbergischer Kreis	172,901	-0.9%
78	Bergstraße	172,494	-0.4%
79	Rendsburg-Eckernförde	171,061	-0.3%
80	Düren	170,232	-0.4%
81	Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt	169,355	-0.2%
82	Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt	167,960	-1.2%
83	Rosenheim, Landkreis	167,652	-0.4%
84	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald	167,041	-0.2%
85	Hochsauerlandkreis	165,894	-0.9%
86	Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt	165,855	-0.7%
87	Heinsberg	165,754	-0.2%
88	Göppingen	165,564	-0.2%
89	Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt	165,200	-0.7%
90	Augsburg, Landkreis	164,248	+0.3%
91	Marburg-Biedenkopf	164,074	-0.9%
92	Harburg	161,559	+0.4%
93	Lahn-Dill-Kreis	161,190	-0.5%
94	Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis	160,692	-0.6%
95	Herford	158,605	-0.6%
96	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte	155,246	-1.3%
97	Tübingen, Landkreis	155,208	-0.8%
98	Leipzig	153,004	-0.7%
99	Stormarn	152,148	-0.1%
100	Main-Taunus-Kreis	152,097	+0.2%
101	Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt	150,998	-1.2%
102	Rastatt	149,118	-0.4%
103	Hochtaunuskreis	147,613	-0.1%
104	Lörrach	147,476	-0.5%
105	Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt	147,326	-0.7%
106	Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	146,603	-1.3%
107	Kassel, Landkreis	146,143	-0.4%
108	Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	145,241	-0.6%
109	Vorpommern-Greifswald	144,355	-0.9%
110	Fulda	143,751	-0.6%
111	Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt	143,737	-1.1%
112	Görlitz	142,583	-1.6%
113	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge	141,819	-0.8%
114	Coesfeld	141,381	-0.9%
115	Meißen	140,070	-1.2%
116	Fürstenfeldbruck	138,627	-0.7%
117	Diepholz	138,445	+0.2%
118	Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt	137,934	-0.6%
119	Bodenseekreis	137,684	-0.2%
120	Mayen-Koblenz	137,041	-0.5%
121	Vorpommern-Rügen	136,503	-0.6%
122	Potsdam-Mittelmark	135,885	-0.2%
123	Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt	135,766	-0.7%
124	Mainz-Bingen	135,608	-0.6%
125	Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis	134,682	-0.4%
126	Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt	134,223	-1.2%
127	Oberhavel	134,197	-0%
128	Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt	133,745	-1.2%
129	Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt	132,862	-0.5%
130	Landkreis Rostock	132,455	-0.7%
131	Biberach	132,126	-0.1%
132	Ludwigslust-Parchim	131,014	-1.2%
133	Stade	130,482	-0.2%
134	Westerwaldkreis	130,445	-0.2%
135	Schwäbisch Hall	129,582	+0.2%
136	Alb-Donau-Kreis	129,167	0%
137	Vogtlandkreis	128,094	-1.6%
138	Enzkreis	127,989	-0.6%
139	Regensburg, Landkreis	127,058	-0.8%
140	Herzogtum Lauenburg	125,348	+0.2%
141	Schleswig-Flensburg	125,247	+0.3%
142	Harz	125,005	-2%
143	Freising	124,634	-0.3%
144	Euskirchen	124,268	-0.2%
145	Passau, Landkreis	124,201	-0.3%
146	Ostholstein	121,602	+0.2%
147	Saarlouis	121,510	-1.1%
148	Zollernalbkreis	121,479	-0.2%
149	Märkisch-Oderland	121,465	-0.1%
150	Cuxhaven	120,966	-0.2%
151	Ansbach, Landkreis	120,860	-0.2%
152	Lüneburg, Landkreis	120,158	-0.4%
153	Aurich	119,847	-0.4%
154	Nordsachsen	118,989	-1%
155	Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt	118,985	-0.4%
156	Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis	118,382	-0.3%
157	Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt	118,331	+1%
158	Neuwied	115,706	-0.4%
159	Barnim	115,682	+0.4%
160	Cloppenburg	115,094	+0.8%
160	Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt	115,094	-1%
162	Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt	114,976	-0.1%
163	Neu-Ulm	114,303	-0.3%
164	Gifhorn	113,864	-0.4%
165	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis	113,852	-0.3%
166	Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt	112,957	-0.2%
167	Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt	112,694	-0.9%
168	Traunstein	112,503	-0.3%
169	Aschaffenburg, Landkreis	112,313	-0.4%
170	Heidelberg, Stadtkreis	112,146	-2.4%
171	Celle	111,231	-0.1%
172	Salzlandkreis	111,166	-1.8%
173	Saalekreis	110,861	-1.1%
174	Limburg-Weilburg	110,819	-0.3%
175	Leer	109,792	-0.1%
176	Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt	109,683	-0.8%
177	Waldshut	108,894	-0.2%
178	Nürnberger Land	108,716	-0.4%
179	Teltow-Fläming	108,322	+0.3%
180	Dahme-Spreewald	106,964	+0.8%
181	Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	106,868	-0.8%
182	Emmendingen	106,754	-0.3%
183	Oder-Spree	106,557	-0.9%
184	Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt	106,418	-0.2%
185	Landshut, Landkreis	106,329	+0.2%
186	Rotenburg (Wümme)	105,983	-0.2%
187	Börde	105,529	-1.3%
188	Burgenlandkreis	105,053	-1.7%
189	Nordfriesland	105,050	+0.4%
190	Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt	104,537	-0.3%
191	Würzburg, Landkreis	104,001	-0.5%
192	Havelland	103,594	+0.4%
193	Calw	103,096	0%
194	Dachau	102,702	-0.4%
195	Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt	102,432	-0.3%
196	Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt	101,055	-0.1%
197	Bad Kreuznach	99,276	-0.3%
198	Oberallgäu	98,778	-0.4%
199	Schaumburg	98,641	-0.1%
200	Waldeck-Frankenberg	98,488	-0.5%
201	Nordwestmecklenburg	98,046	-0.6%
202	Bamberg, Landkreis	97,379	-0.5%
203	Schwandorf	97,377	-0.2%
204	Trier-Saarburg	97,113	+0.4%
205	Wartburgkreis	97,076	-1.6%
206	Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis	96,910	-0.7%
207	Vechta	96,307	+0.1%
208	Ebersberg	94,444	-0%
209	Erding	94,116	0%
210	Unterallgäu	93,829	-0%
211	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	93,349	-1.9%
212	Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis	92,558	-0.5%
213	Tuttlingen	91,628	+0.2%
214	Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt	91,507	-1%
215	Hameln-Pyrmont	90,868	-0.5%
216	Ostallgäu	90,650	-0.1%
217	Rottweil	89,679	-0.3%
218	Heidekreis	89,405	-0.1%
219	Neumarkt i. d. OPf.	89,312	-0.3%
220	Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt	88,773	+0.4%
221	Grafschaft Bentheim	88,367	0%
222	Saarpfalz-Kreis	88,213	-1.1%
223	Erlangen-Höchstadt	88,167	-0.3%
224	Eichstätt	88,008	-0.5%
225	Höxter	88,005	-1.1%
226	Donau-Ries	87,889	-0%
227	Aichach-Friedberg	87,450	-0.2%
228	Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	87,409	-1.3%
229	Olpe	86,855	-1.1%
230	Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt	86,654	-0.7%
231	Peine	86,403	+0.3%
232	Weilheim-Schongau	86,120	-0.3%
233	Verden	85,944	-0.2%
234	Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm	85,864	+0.1%
235	Ulm, Stadtkreis	85,521	-0.6%
236	Starnberg	84,805	-0.3%
237	Sigmaringen	84,798	-0.5%
238	Alzey-Worms	84,673	-0.1%
239	Heidenheim	84,581	-0.3%
240	Oldenburg, Landkreis	84,495	+0.2%
241	Main-Tauber-Kreis	84,175	-0.4%
242	Germersheim	84,022	-0.8%
243	Günzburg	83,904	-0.4%
244	Heilbronn, Stadtkreis	83,194	-0.4%
245	Steinburg	83,191	-0.6%
246	Cham	83,059	-0.6%
247	Bad Dürkheim	83,028	-0.2%
248	Miltenberg	82,824	-0.8%
249	Dithmarschen	82,555	-0.5%
250	Neunkirchen	82,459	-0.9%

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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 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population aged 15 to 64?

Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 20,520 in 2021.

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.