NUTS 3 areas of Germany by population aged 15 to 64

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Germany by population aged 15 to 64, 2023
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Berlin had the highest population aged 15 to 64 of 400 areas in 2023, at 2.42 million. Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt had the lowest, at 20,651. The median was 96,066 and the figure for Germany was 53.01 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest2,419,693Berlin

Lowest20,651Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt

Median96,066400 areas

Germany53,009,329History

Top 40 areas, 2023

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2023 persons	Change on 2022
1	Berlin Series break	2,419,693	-1%
2	Hamburg Series break	1,236,671	-1%
3	München, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,033,987	+1.1%
4	Region Hannover Series break	730,719	-2.1%
5	Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	701,344	-4.6%
6	Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	521,337	-1.3%
7	Stuttgart, Stadtkreis Series break	418,993	-2.6%
8	Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	414,394	0%
9	Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	399,363	+0.8%
10	Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	391,996	+2.5%
11	Recklinghausen Series break	389,722	+1.6%
12	Städteregion Aachen Series break	385,290	+4.6%
13	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis Series break	381,152	+0.6%
14	Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	375,009	+2.5%
15	Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	366,408	-1.5%
16	Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	355,742	+1.3%
17	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis Series break	352,303	+1.1%
18	Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	347,596	+3.2%
19	Esslingen Series break	344,796	-0.3%
20	Ludwigsburg Series break	342,818	-2.7%
21	Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	324,933	+1.7%
22	Mettmann Series break	302,214	+1.2%
23	Rhein-Erft-Kreis Series break	301,150	+1%
24	Karlsruhe, Landkreis Series break	289,205	+0.6%
25	Steinfurt Series break	287,819	-0.8%
26	Rhein-Kreis Neuss Series break	286,941	+1%
27	Wesel Series break	283,488	-1.3%
28	Ortenaukreis Series break	280,030	+0.9%
29	Rems-Murr-Kreis Series break	279,875	+2.4%
30	Main-Kinzig-Kreis Series break	264,054	-2.1%
31	Märkischer Kreis Series break	259,810	+0.8%
32	Böblingen Series break	251,295	-0.4%
33	Unna Series break	248,623	+0.8%
34	Borken Series break	244,133	+0.6%
35	Gütersloh Series break	234,203	-1.2%
36	Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	231,605	-1.8%
37	Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	231,398	+1.1%
38	Heilbronn, Landkreis Series break	227,150	+0.4%
39	Offenbach, Landkreis Series break	225,167	-0.9%
40	Osnabrück, Landkreis Series break	224,928	-2.1%
41	München, Landkreis Series break	224,143	+0.1%
42	Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	217,221	-0.5%
43	Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	216,882	-2.8%
44	Lippe Series break	215,322	+0.6%
45	Emsland Series break	214,885	-0.5%
46	Mannheim, Stadtkreis Series break	214,868	+0.7%
47	Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	210,494	-5%
48	Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis Series break	209,804	-0.6%
49	Regionalverband Saarbrücken Series break	209,773	+0.8%
50	Göttingen Series break	208,841	+1.1%
51	Paderborn Series break	205,737	+0.7%
52	Kleve Series break	204,943	+0.6%
53	Pinneberg Series break	203,859	+1.2%
54	Ostalbkreis Series break	202,767	-0.1%
55	Minden-Lübbecke Series break	201,684	+3.1%
56	Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	199,489	-0.1%
57	Wetteraukreis Series break	197,103	-1.2%
58	Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis Series break	196,672	-2.2%
59	Darmstadt-Dieburg Series break	192,278	+1.5%
60	Soest Series break	190,757	-1%
61	Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	187,265	+3.8%
62	Viersen Series break	186,681	-1.7%
63	Konstanz Series break	186,429	+0.2%
64	Reutlingen Series break	186,188	+0.7%
65	Ravensburg Series break	184,560	-0.7%
66	Erzgebirgskreis Series break	181,784	-1.8%
67	Zwickau Series break	178,672	+0.5%
68	Warendorf Series break	178,454	+1.2%
69	Segeberg Series break	177,706	-0.3%
70	Düren Series break	176,515	+3.8%
71	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis Series break	176,272	0%
72	Gießen, Landkreis Series break	175,719	-3.2%
73	Siegen-Wittgenstein Series break	175,042	+0.1%
74	Groß-Gerau Series break	173,288	-3.5%
75	Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	172,712	+2.7%
76	Oberbergischer Kreis Series break	172,688	+0.6%
77	Bergstraße Series break	171,913	+0.5%
78	Mittelsachsen Series break	171,751	-0.9%
79	Rendsburg-Eckernförde Series break	171,455	+0.2%
80	Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	170,471	+1%
81	Bautzen Series break	170,407	-0.6%
82	Hildesheim Series break	168,882	-2.6%
83	Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	168,776	+1.9%
84	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald Series break	168,043	+1.1%
85	Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	167,965	+1.8%
86	Heinsberg Series break	166,879	+0.6%
87	Hochsauerlandkreis Series break	165,697	+0.6%
88	Harburg Series break	165,591	+2.4%
89	Augsburg, Landkreis Series break	164,380	-0%
90	Göppingen Series break	162,744	-1.2%
91	Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis Series break	162,410	+1%
92	Herford Series break	160,869	+2%
93	Rosenheim, Landkreis Series break	160,818	-4.2%
94	Marburg-Biedenkopf Series break	159,940	-2.1%
95	Lahn-Dill-Kreis Series break	159,777	-0.3%
96	Tübingen, Landkreis Series break	154,680	-0.3%
97	Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	154,005	+2.1%
98	Leipzig Series break	152,658	+0.4%
99	Stormarn Series break	151,348	-0.2%
100	Main-Taunus-Kreis Series break	151,193	-0.3%
101	Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	151,111	+2.8%
102	Lörrach Series break	149,860	+1.9%
103	Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	147,953	+2.1%
104	Hochtaunuskreis Series break	147,845	+0.6%
105	Rastatt Series break	145,949	-1.5%
106	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte Series break	145,674	-5.1%
107	Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	142,222	-0.4%
108	Coesfeld Series break	141,707	+0.9%
109	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge Series break	141,618	+0.7%
110	Fulda Series break	141,283	-1.5%
111	Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	140,431	-4.8%
112	Kassel, Landkreis Series break	140,202	-3.6%
113	Meißen Series break	139,240	+0.3%
114	Görlitz Series break	139,067	-1%
115	Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	139,029	+2.9%
116	Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	138,710	+0.3%
117	Diepholz Series break	137,713	-0.2%
118	Bodenseekreis Series break	136,766	-0.5%
119	Mayen-Koblenz Series break	136,101	-0.2%
120	Fürstenfeldbruck Series break	135,827	-1.6%
121	Vorpommern-Greifswald Series break	135,700	-5.2%
122	Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	135,340	+1.8%
123	Potsdam-Mittelmark Series break	135,217	-0.4%
124	Oberhavel Series break	135,048	+0.6%
125	Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis Series break	132,736	-1%
126	Biberach Series break	132,155	+0.3%
127	Westerwaldkreis Series break	131,906	+1.2%
128	Landkreis Rostock Series break	130,519	-0.8%
129	Stade Series break	130,133	-0.3%
130	Mainz-Bingen Series break	129,966	-3.8%
131	Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	129,916	-2.1%
132	Alb-Donau-Kreis Series break	128,879	-0.3%
133	Saarlouis Series break	128,445	+6.6%
134	Schwäbisch Hall Series break	128,347	-1%
135	Vorpommern-Rügen Series break	128,339	-5.6%
136	Herzogtum Lauenburg Series break	127,672	+1.3%
137	Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	127,552	-3.4%
138	Ludwigslust-Parchim Series break	126,648	-2.4%
139	Vogtlandkreis Series break	126,114	+0.1%
140	Euskirchen Series break	126,021	+1.9%
141	Enzkreis Series break	125,407	-1.4%
142	Freising Series break	124,722	+0.1%
143	Schleswig-Flensburg Series break	124,448	-0.7%
144	Regensburg, Landkreis Series break	122,966	-2.8%
145	Harz Series break	122,435	-0.3%
146	Zollernalbkreis Series break	121,761	+0.5%
147	Passau, Landkreis Series break	121,500	-1.7%
148	Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	120,917	+2%
149	Ostholstein Series break	120,152	-1%
150	Cuxhaven Series break	120,133	-0.4%
151	Nordsachsen Series break	119,995	+1.7%
152	Ansbach, Landkreis Series break	119,766	-0.8%
153	Märkisch-Oderland Series break	119,696	-1%
154	Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	118,303	-0.5%
155	Aurich Series break	117,658	-1.2%
156	Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	117,456	+2.1%
157	Neuwied Series break	117,183	+1.3%
158	Barnim Series break	117,053	+1%
159	Neu-Ulm Series break	116,561	+1.7%
160	Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis Series break	116,239	-1%
161	Cloppenburg Series break	115,839	+0.4%
162	Lüneburg, Landkreis Series break	115,442	-4%
163	Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	115,038	+0.1%
164	Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	113,628	+1.3%
165	Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	113,162	+0.1%
166	Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	112,345	+2.4%
167	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis Series break	112,066	-1.1%
168	Gifhorn Series break	110,643	-2.3%
169	Limburg-Weilburg Series break	110,493	0%
170	Teltow-Fläming Series break	110,081	+1.7%
171	Heidelberg, Stadtkreis Series break	109,830	-1.9%
172	Saalekreis Series break	109,190	-0.4%
173	Dahme-Spreewald Series break	108,158	0%
174	Aschaffenburg, Landkreis Series break	108,118	-3.1%
175	Salzlandkreis Series break	108,077	-1.1%
176	Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	107,264	+3%
177	Leer Series break	107,118	-2.3%
178	Waldshut Series break	106,630	-1.5%
179	Traunstein Series break	106,611	-5.3%
180	Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	106,598	+0.8%
181	Oder-Spree Series break	106,269	+0.5%
182	Emmendingen Series break	106,157	-0.4%
183	Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	105,998	+3.9%
184	Celle Series break	105,991	-4.5%
185	Nürnberger Land Series break	105,835	-2.1%
186	Havelland Series break	105,247	+1.5%
187	Rotenburg (Wümme) Series break	104,988	-0.7%
188	Nordfriesland Series break	104,719	-0.1%
189	Landshut, Landkreis Series break	104,132	-2%
190	Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	103,586	-4%
191	Börde Series break	102,994	-1.1%
192	Burgenlandkreis Series break	102,131	-1.5%
193	Calw Series break	101,860	-0.9%
194	Bad Kreuznach Series break	101,576	+2.7%
195	Würzburg, Landkreis Series break	100,134	-3.2%
196	Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	99,470	-0.9%
197	Dachau Series break	99,048	-3.2%
198	Waldeck-Frankenberg Series break	96,918	-1.2%
199	Vechta Series break	96,500	+0.1%
200	Schaumburg Series break	96,410	-1.5%
201	Schwandorf Series break	95,721	-1.6%
202	Nordwestmecklenburg Series break	95,524	-1.9%
203	Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis Series break	95,505	-0.7%
204	Bamberg, Landkreis Series break	95,312	-1.3%
205	Trier-Saarburg Series break	95,052	-1.9%
206	Oberallgäu Series break	94,831	-3.9%
207	Wartburgkreis Series break	93,674	-2.1%
208	Erding Series break	92,924	-1.1%
209	Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	92,197	+0.4%
210	Ebersberg Series break	92,133	-2.4%
211	Tuttlingen Series break	91,877	+0.2%
212	Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis Series break	91,866	+0.1%
213	Hameln-Pyrmont Series break	91,648	+1.2%
214	Grafschaft Bentheim Series break	91,291	+3.3%
215	Anhalt-Bitterfeld Series break	91,104	-0.9%
216	Unterallgäu Series break	90,994	-3.7%
217	Heidekreis Series break	90,657	+0.4%
218	Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	89,805	+1%
219	Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	89,690	+2.9%
220	Saarpfalz-Kreis Series break	89,217	+2.5%
221	Neumarkt i. d. OPf. Series break	88,982	-0.3%
222	Rottweil Series break	88,288	-1%
223	Ostallgäu Series break	88,267	-2.9%
224	Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	87,906	+1.2%
225	Eichstätt Series break	87,032	-0.5%
226	Erlangen-Höchstadt Series break	86,822	-1.7%
227	Pforzheim, Stadtkreis Series break	86,433	+7%
228	Höxter Series break	86,351	-1.3%
229	Donau-Ries Series break	86,189	-1.7%
230	Aichach-Friedberg Series break	86,122	-0.9%
231	Heilbronn, Stadtkreis Series break	85,951	+4.3%
232	Olpe Series break	85,868	-0.2%
233	Ulm, Stadtkreis Series break	85,758	-0.1%
234	Peine Series break	85,709	-0.8%
235	Weilheim-Schongau Series break	85,585	-0.5%
236	Starnberg Series break	85,458	+1.1%
237	Verden Series break	85,366	-0.8%
238	Heidenheim Series break	85,361	+1.3%
239	Sigmaringen Series break	85,171	+0.4%
240	Germersheim Series break	84,361	+1%
241	Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm Series break	84,275	-1.5%
242	Günzburg Series break	83,472	-0.7%
243	Gotha Series break	83,383	+2.5%
244	Oldenburg, Landkreis Series break	83,345	-1.2%
245	Neunkirchen Series break	83,196	+2%
246	Steinburg Series break	83,119	+0.3%
247	Main-Tauber-Kreis Series break	82,992	-0.9%
248	Altenkirchen (Westerwald) Series break	82,515	+1.4%
249	Bad Dürkheim Series break	82,476	+0.1%
250	Alzey-Worms Series break	82,290	-2.3%

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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 2.42 million in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population aged 15 to 64?

Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 20,651 in 2023.

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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.