NUTS 3 areas of Germany by population aged 15 to 64

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Germany by population aged 15 to 64, 2022
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Berlin had the highest population aged 15 to 64 of 400 areas in 2022, at 2.44 million. Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt had the lowest, at 20,171. The median was 97,649 and the figure for Germany was 53.19 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest2,443,159Berlin

Lowest20,171Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt

Median97,649400 areas

Germany53,193,690History

Top 40 areas, 2022

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2022 persons	Change on 2021
1	Berlin	2,443,159	+0.3%
2	Hamburg	1,248,992	-0%
3	München, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,022,852	-0.1%
4	Region Hannover	746,020	-0.1%
5	Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt	735,452	-1.3%
6	Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt	528,392	-0.9%
7	Stuttgart, Stadtkreis	430,209	-0.9%
8	Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt	414,332	-0.2%
9	Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt	396,207	+1%
10	Recklinghausen	383,455	-0.9%
11	Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt	382,476	-0.6%
12	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis	379,009	-0.6%
13	Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt	372,055	-0.7%
14	Städteregion Aachen	368,514	-0.4%
15	Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt	365,849	-1.1%
16	Ludwigsburg	352,159	-0.7%
17	Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt	351,237	-0.1%
18	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis	348,629	-0.5%
19	Esslingen	345,692	-0.6%
20	Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt	336,777	-1.4%
21	Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	319,392	-0.7%
22	Mettmann	298,661	-0.4%
23	Rhein-Erft-Kreis	298,287	-0.1%
24	Steinfurt	290,080	-0.1%
25	Karlsruhe, Landkreis	287,350	-0.2%
26	Wesel	287,137	-0.7%
27	Rhein-Kreis Neuss	284,147	-0.6%
28	Ortenaukreis	277,463	-0.1%
29	Rems-Murr-Kreis	273,259	-0.6%
30	Main-Kinzig-Kreis	269,613	-0.2%
31	Märkischer Kreis	257,648	-1%
32	Böblingen	252,243	-0.6%
33	Unna	246,570	-0.9%
34	Borken	242,561	-0.2%
35	Gütersloh	237,067	-0.2%
36	Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt	235,776	-0.8%
37	Osnabrück, Landkreis	229,806	-0.1%
38	Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt	228,812	-0.3%
39	Offenbach, Landkreis	227,189	-0.2%
40	Heilbronn, Landkreis	226,353	-0.3%
41	München, Landkreis	223,832	-0.2%
42	Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt	223,212	+0.3%
43	Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt	221,488	+0.3%
44	Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	218,373	-0.1%
45	Emsland	215,924	+0.1%
46	Lippe	214,008	-0.8%
47	Mannheim, Stadtkreis	213,338	+0.6%
48	Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis	211,114	-1%
49	Regionalverband Saarbrücken	208,130	-0.6%
50	Göttingen	206,588	-0.6%
51	Paderborn	204,340	-0.4%
52	Kleve	203,690	-0.3%
53	Ostalbkreis	202,943	-0.5%
54	Pinneberg	201,508	+0.1%
55	Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis	201,150	-1%
56	Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	199,712	-0%
57	Wetteraukreis	199,589	-0.2%
58	Minden-Lübbecke	195,581	-0.2%
59	Soest	192,641	-0.2%
60	Viersen	189,842	-0.6%
61	Darmstadt-Dieburg	189,422	-1.1%
62	Konstanz	186,012	-0.2%
63	Ravensburg	185,846	-0.1%
64	Erzgebirgskreis	185,034	-1.6%
65	Reutlingen	184,840	-0.4%
66	Gießen, Landkreis	181,577	-0.2%
67	Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt	180,467	-0%
68	Groß-Gerau	179,524	-0.5%
69	Segeberg	178,211	+0.5%
70	Zwickau	177,789	-1.2%
71	Warendorf	176,394	-0.4%
72	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis	176,205	-0.5%
73	Siegen-Wittgenstein	174,911	-1.1%
74	Mittelsachsen	173,381	-1.3%
75	Hildesheim	173,345	-0.8%
76	Oberbergischer Kreis	171,699	-0.7%
77	Bautzen	171,452	-1.2%
78	Rendsburg-Eckernförde	171,132	0%
79	Bergstraße	171,091	-0.8%
80	Düren	170,033	-0.1%
81	Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt	168,733	-0.4%
82	Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt	168,206	+0.1%
83	Rosenheim, Landkreis	167,788	+0.1%
84	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald	166,289	-0.5%
85	Heinsberg	165,816	0%
86	Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt	165,586	-0.2%
87	Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt	165,056	-0.1%
88	Hochsauerlandkreis	164,728	-0.7%
89	Göppingen	164,712	-0.5%
90	Augsburg, Landkreis	164,382	+0.1%
91	Marburg-Biedenkopf	163,370	-0.4%
92	Harburg	161,708	+0.1%
93	Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis	160,774	+0.1%
94	Lahn-Dill-Kreis	160,198	-0.6%
95	Herford	157,775	-0.5%
96	Tübingen, Landkreis	155,148	-0%
97	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte	153,428	-1.2%
98	Leipzig	152,034	-0.6%
99	Stormarn	151,724	-0.3%
100	Main-Taunus-Kreis	151,598	-0.3%
101	Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt	150,871	-0.1%
102	Rastatt	148,119	-0.7%
103	Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt	147,563	+0.2%
104	Lörrach	147,107	-0.3%
105	Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	146,939	+0.2%
106	Hochtaunuskreis	146,921	-0.5%
107	Kassel, Landkreis	145,397	-0.5%
108	Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	144,934	-0.2%
109	Fulda	143,466	-0.2%
110	Vorpommern-Greifswald	143,093	-0.9%
111	Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt	142,831	-0.6%
112	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge	140,699	-0.8%
113	Görlitz	140,495	-1.5%
114	Coesfeld	140,439	-0.7%
115	Meißen	138,768	-0.9%
116	Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt	138,246	+0.2%
117	Fürstenfeldbruck	138,054	-0.4%
118	Diepholz	138,040	-0.3%
119	Bodenseekreis	137,400	-0.2%
120	Mayen-Koblenz	136,421	-0.5%
121	Vorpommern-Rügen	135,915	-0.4%
122	Potsdam-Mittelmark	135,817	-0.1%
123	Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt	135,084	-0.5%
124	Mainz-Bingen	135,080	-0.4%
125	Oberhavel	134,301	+0.1%
126	Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis	134,077	-0.4%
127	Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt	132,885	-1%
128	Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt	132,745	-0.7%
129	Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt	132,068	-0.6%
130	Biberach	131,758	-0.3%
131	Landkreis Rostock	131,563	-0.7%
132	Stade	130,538	0%
133	Westerwaldkreis	130,369	-0.1%
134	Ludwigslust-Parchim	129,765	-1%
135	Schwäbisch Hall	129,623	0%
136	Alb-Donau-Kreis	129,231	0%
137	Enzkreis	127,217	-0.6%
138	Regensburg, Landkreis	126,552	-0.4%
139	Vogtlandkreis	126,025	-1.6%
140	Herzogtum Lauenburg	125,988	+0.5%
141	Schleswig-Flensburg	125,309	0%
142	Freising	124,613	-0%
143	Euskirchen	123,671	-0.5%
144	Passau, Landkreis	123,540	-0.5%
145	Harz	122,805	-1.8%
146	Ostholstein	121,368	-0.2%
147	Zollernalbkreis	121,164	-0.3%
148	Märkisch-Oderland	120,965	-0.4%
149	Ansbach, Landkreis	120,730	-0.1%
150	Cuxhaven	120,556	-0.3%
151	Saarlouis	120,477	-0.9%
152	Lüneburg, Landkreis	120,310	+0.1%
153	Aurich	119,117	-0.6%
154	Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt	118,956	+0.5%
155	Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt	118,585	-0.3%
156	Nordsachsen	118,020	-0.8%
157	Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis	117,442	-0.8%
158	Barnim	115,941	+0.2%
159	Neuwied	115,637	-0.1%
160	Cloppenburg	115,431	+0.3%
161	Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt	115,033	0%
162	Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt	114,867	-0.2%
163	Neu-Ulm	114,625	+0.3%
164	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis	113,294	-0.5%
165	Gifhorn	113,256	-0.5%
166	Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt	113,021	+0.3%
167	Traunstein	112,589	+0.1%
168	Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt	112,186	-0.7%
169	Heidelberg, Stadtkreis	112,002	-0.1%
170	Aschaffenburg, Landkreis	111,529	-0.7%
171	Celle	111,000	-0.2%
172	Limburg-Weilburg	110,460	-0.3%
173	Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt	109,739	+0.1%
174	Leer	109,660	-0.1%
175	Saalekreis	109,639	-1.1%
176	Salzlandkreis	109,282	-1.7%
177	Teltow-Fläming	108,285	-0%
178	Waldshut	108,280	-0.6%
179	Dahme-Spreewald	108,116	+1.1%
180	Nürnberger Land	108,091	-0.6%
181	Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	107,854	+0.9%
182	Emmendingen	106,632	-0.1%
183	Landshut, Landkreis	106,270	-0.1%
184	Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt	105,765	-0.6%
185	Oder-Spree	105,750	-0.8%
186	Rotenburg (Wümme)	105,734	-0.2%
187	Nordfriesland	104,814	-0.2%
188	Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt	104,160	-0.4%
189	Börde	104,137	-1.3%
190	Havelland	103,717	+0.1%
191	Burgenlandkreis	103,678	-1.3%
192	Würzburg, Landkreis	103,417	-0.6%
193	Calw	102,821	-0.3%
194	Dachau	102,308	-0.4%
195	Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt	101,983	-0.4%
196	Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt	100,410	-0.6%
197	Bad Kreuznach	98,883	-0.4%
198	Oberallgäu	98,687	-0.1%
199	Waldeck-Frankenberg	98,084	-0.4%
200	Schaumburg	97,896	-0.8%
201	Nordwestmecklenburg	97,402	-0.7%
202	Schwandorf	97,250	-0.1%
203	Trier-Saarburg	96,881	-0.2%
204	Bamberg, Landkreis	96,580	-0.8%
205	Vechta	96,364	+0.1%
206	Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis	96,190	-0.7%
207	Wartburgkreis	95,727	-1.4%
208	Unterallgäu	94,450	+0.7%
209	Ebersberg	94,362	-0.1%
210	Erding	93,968	-0.2%
211	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	91,977	-1.5%
212	Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt	91,844	+0.4%
213	Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis	91,783	-0.8%
214	Tuttlingen	91,664	0%
215	Ostallgäu	90,945	+0.3%
216	Hameln-Pyrmont	90,539	-0.4%
217	Heidekreis	90,299	+1%
218	Neumarkt i. d. OPf.	89,239	-0.1%
219	Rottweil	89,211	-0.5%
220	Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt	88,956	+0.2%
221	Erlangen-Höchstadt	88,363	+0.2%
222	Grafschaft Bentheim	88,344	-0%
223	Donau-Ries	87,688	-0.2%
224	Höxter	87,469	-0.6%
225	Eichstätt	87,427	-0.7%
226	Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	87,184	-0.3%
227	Saarpfalz-Kreis	87,055	-1.3%
228	Aichach-Friedberg	86,938	-0.6%
229	Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt	86,832	+0.2%
230	Peine	86,437	0%
231	Olpe	86,077	-0.9%
231	Verden	86,077	+0.2%
233	Weilheim-Schongau	86,033	-0.1%
234	Ulm, Stadtkreis	85,828	+0.4%
235	Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm	85,560	-0.4%
236	Sigmaringen	84,815	0%
237	Starnberg	84,520	-0.3%
238	Oldenburg, Landkreis	84,391	-0.1%
239	Heidenheim	84,241	-0.4%
240	Alzey-Worms	84,207	-0.6%
241	Günzburg	84,080	+0.2%
242	Main-Tauber-Kreis	83,783	-0.5%
243	Germersheim	83,524	-0.6%
244	Steinburg	82,907	-0.3%
245	Dithmarschen	82,723	+0.2%
246	Cham	82,670	-0.5%
247	Heilbronn, Stadtkreis	82,391	-1%
248	Bad Dürkheim	82,381	-0.8%
249	Miltenberg	82,230	-0.7%
250	Goslar	81,728	-0.8%

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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 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population aged 15 to 64?

Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 20,171 in 2022.

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.