NUTS 3 areas of Germany by population aged 15 to 64

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Germany by population aged 15 to 64, 2024
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Berlin had the highest population aged 15 to 64 of 400 areas in 2024, at 2.45 million. Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt had the lowest, at 20,666. The median was 95,996 and the figure for Germany was 53.11 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest2,448,136Berlin

Lowest20,666Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt

Median95,996400 areas

Germany53,109,702History

Top 40 areas, 2024

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2024 persons	Change on 2023
1	Berlin	2,448,136	+1.2%
2	Hamburg	1,253,012	+1.3%
3	München, Kreisfreie Stadt	1,033,053	-0.1%
4	Region Hannover	734,253	+0.5%
5	Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt	704,163	+0.4%
6	Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt	523,877	+0.5%
7	Stuttgart, Stadtkreis	419,947	+0.2%
8	Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt	417,238	+0.7%
9	Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt	405,031	+1.4%
10	Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt	392,882	+0.2%
11	Recklinghausen	387,922	-0.5%
12	Städteregion Aachen	385,668	+0.1%
13	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis	381,199	0%
14	Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt	380,252	+1.4%
15	Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt	367,179	+0.2%
16	Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt	360,186	+1.2%
17	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis	351,954	-0.1%
18	Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt	349,714	+0.6%
19	Esslingen	345,578	+0.2%
20	Ludwigsburg	343,356	+0.2%
21	Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	325,479	+0.2%
22	Rhein-Erft-Kreis	302,376	+0.4%
23	Mettmann	302,006	-0.1%
24	Karlsruhe, Landkreis	289,184	-0%
25	Steinfurt	288,651	+0.3%
26	Rhein-Kreis Neuss	287,484	+0.2%
27	Wesel	282,782	-0.2%
28	Ortenaukreis	280,549	+0.2%
29	Rems-Murr-Kreis	280,396	+0.2%
30	Main-Kinzig-Kreis	265,233	+0.4%
31	Märkischer Kreis	257,509	-0.9%
32	Böblingen	252,295	+0.4%
33	Unna	247,827	-0.3%
34	Borken	244,901	+0.3%
35	Gütersloh	234,272	0%
36	Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt	231,561	-0%
37	Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt	231,279	-0.1%
38	Heilbronn, Landkreis	227,253	0%
39	Offenbach, Landkreis	226,643	+0.7%
40	München, Landkreis	226,483	+1%
41	Osnabrück, Landkreis	223,554	-0.6%
42	Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	217,332	+0.1%
43	Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt	216,489	-0.2%
44	Mannheim, Stadtkreis	215,924	+0.5%
45	Emsland	215,785	+0.4%
46	Lippe	214,185	-0.5%
47	Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt	211,602	+0.5%
48	Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis	211,004	+0.6%
49	Regionalverband Saarbrücken	210,199	+0.2%
50	Göttingen	208,587	-0.1%
51	Kleve	206,159	+0.6%
52	Paderborn	205,853	+0.1%
53	Pinneberg	204,885	+0.5%
54	Ostalbkreis	202,185	-0.3%
55	Minden-Lübbecke	201,004	-0.3%
56	Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	200,916	+0.7%
57	Wetteraukreis	197,218	+0.1%
58	Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis	195,558	-0.6%
59	Darmstadt-Dieburg	192,140	-0.1%
60	Soest	190,326	-0.2%
61	Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt	189,304	+1.1%
62	Viersen	187,451	+0.4%
63	Konstanz	187,021	+0.3%
64	Reutlingen	186,944	+0.4%
65	Ravensburg	185,332	+0.4%
66	Erzgebirgskreis	180,244	-0.8%
67	Segeberg	179,065	+0.8%
68	Warendorf	178,337	-0.1%
69	Zwickau	178,193	-0.3%
70	Düren	176,902	+0.2%
71	Gießen, Landkreis	176,487	+0.4%
72	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis	175,979	-0.2%
73	Groß-Gerau	174,035	+0.4%
74	Siegen-Wittgenstein	173,975	-0.6%
75	Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt	172,584	-0.1%
76	Oberbergischer Kreis	172,161	-0.3%
77	Bergstraße	171,882	-0%
78	Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt	171,806	+0.8%
79	Rendsburg-Eckernförde	171,720	+0.2%
80	Mittelsachsen	171,374	-0.2%
81	Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt	170,245	+0.9%
82	Bautzen	168,990	-0.8%
83	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald	168,981	+0.6%
84	Hildesheim	168,448	-0.3%
85	Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt	168,150	+0.1%
86	Harburg	166,651	+0.6%
87	Heinsberg	166,353	-0.3%
88	Augsburg, Landkreis	165,104	+0.4%
89	Hochsauerlandkreis	164,973	-0.4%
90	Göppingen	163,192	+0.3%
91	Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis	163,023	+0.4%
92	Rosenheim, Landkreis	160,963	+0.1%
93	Herford	160,027	-0.5%
94	Marburg-Biedenkopf	159,947	0%
95	Lahn-Dill-Kreis	159,928	+0.1%
96	Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt	155,825	+1.2%
97	Tübingen, Landkreis	155,173	+0.3%
98	Leipzig	153,138	+0.3%
99	Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	152,346	+0.8%
100	Stormarn	151,714	+0.2%
101	Main-Taunus-Kreis	151,689	+0.3%
102	Lörrach	150,666	+0.5%
103	Hochtaunuskreis	149,427	+1.1%
104	Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	147,424	-0.4%
105	Rastatt	145,630	-0.2%
106	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte	144,648	-0.7%
107	Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt	144,303	+1.5%
108	Coesfeld	141,798	+0.1%
109	Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt	141,692	+0.9%
110	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge	141,485	-0.1%
111	Fulda	141,438	+0.1%
112	Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt	140,095	+0.8%
113	Kassel, Landkreis	139,990	-0.2%
114	Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt	139,437	+0.5%
115	Meißen	138,803	-0.3%
116	Görlitz	138,007	-0.8%
117	Diepholz	137,877	+0.1%
118	Bodenseekreis	137,243	+0.3%
119	Fürstenfeldbruck	136,715	+0.7%
120	Mayen-Koblenz	136,136	0%
121	Potsdam-Mittelmark	135,403	+0.1%
122	Oberhavel	134,913	-0.1%
123	Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt	134,909	-0.3%
124	Vorpommern-Greifswald	134,881	-0.6%
125	Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis	133,285	+0.4%
126	Biberach	132,750	+0.5%
127	Westerwaldkreis	131,629	-0.2%
128	Stade	130,611	+0.4%
129	Landkreis Rostock	130,173	-0.3%
130	Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt	130,144	+0.2%
131	Mainz-Bingen	129,730	-0.2%
132	Alb-Donau-Kreis	129,266	+0.3%
133	Schwäbisch Hall	128,928	+0.5%
134	Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt	128,545	+0.8%
135	Herzogtum Lauenburg	128,046	+0.3%
136	Vorpommern-Rügen	127,952	-0.3%
137	Saarlouis	127,574	-0.7%
138	Euskirchen	127,295	+1%
139	Freising	125,848	+0.9%
140	Ludwigslust-Parchim	125,610	-0.8%
141	Vogtlandkreis	125,567	-0.4%
142	Enzkreis	125,439	0%
143	Schleswig-Flensburg	124,446	-0%
144	Regensburg, Landkreis	123,638	+0.5%
145	Zollernalbkreis	121,476	-0.2%
146	Passau, Landkreis	121,248	-0.2%
147	Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt	121,115	+0.2%
148	Harz	120,950	-1.2%
149	Ostholstein	120,378	+0.2%
150	Cuxhaven	120,145	0%
151	Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt	119,719	+1.2%
152	Märkisch-Oderland	119,635	-0.1%
153	Ansbach, Landkreis	119,481	-0.2%
154	Nordsachsen	119,411	-0.5%
155	Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt	118,506	+0.9%
156	Neu-Ulm	117,596	+0.9%
157	Aurich	117,309	-0.3%
158	Barnim	117,308	+0.2%
159	Neuwied	117,154	-0%
160	Lüneburg, Landkreis	116,111	+0.6%
161	Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis	115,973	-0.2%
162	Cloppenburg	115,733	-0.1%
163	Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt	114,967	+1.2%
164	Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt	114,596	-0.4%
165	Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt	114,270	+1.7%
166	Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt	113,126	-0%
167	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis	112,219	+0.1%
168	Teltow-Fläming	111,153	+1%
169	Limburg-Weilburg	110,558	+0.1%
170	Heidelberg, Stadtkreis	110,307	+0.4%
171	Gifhorn	110,197	-0.4%
172	Saalekreis	109,096	-0.1%
173	Dahme-Spreewald	108,752	+0.5%
174	Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt	107,635	+0.3%
175	Aschaffenburg, Landkreis	107,591	-0.5%
176	Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt	107,136	+0.5%
177	Salzlandkreis	106,988	-1%
178	Waldshut	106,981	+0.3%
179	Traunstein	106,794	+0.2%
180	Emmendingen	106,716	+0.5%
181	Oder-Spree	106,708	+0.4%
182	Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt	106,342	+0.3%
183	Leer	106,098	-1%
184	Celle	105,985	-0%
185	Havelland	105,896	+0.6%
186	Nürnberger Land	105,549	-0.3%
187	Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	105,388	+1.7%
188	Rotenburg (Wümme)	105,202	+0.2%
189	Nordfriesland	105,161	+0.4%
190	Landshut, Landkreis	104,200	+0.1%
191	Börde	102,268	-0.7%
192	Burgenlandkreis	102,009	-0.1%
193	Calw	101,892	0%
194	Bad Kreuznach	101,577	0%
195	Würzburg, Landkreis	99,905	-0.2%
196	Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt	99,449	-0%
197	Dachau	99,296	+0.3%
198	Vechta	96,668	+0.2%
199	Waldeck-Frankenberg	96,586	-0.3%
200	Schaumburg	96,240	-0.2%
201	Schwandorf	95,751	0%
202	Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis	95,323	-0.2%
203	Bamberg, Landkreis	95,026	-0.3%
204	Nordwestmecklenburg	95,011	-0.5%
205	Oberallgäu	94,862	0%
206	Trier-Saarburg	94,561	-0.5%
207	Erding	93,020	+0.1%
208	Wartburgkreis	92,988	-0.7%
209	Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt	92,909	+0.8%
210	Ebersberg	92,595	+0.5%
211	Tuttlingen	92,421	+0.6%
212	Unterallgäu	91,772	+0.9%
213	Grafschaft Bentheim	91,566	+0.3%
214	Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis	91,439	-0.5%
215	Hameln-Pyrmont	91,248	-0.4%
216	Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt	90,852	+1.2%
217	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	90,216	-1%
218	Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	90,045	+0.4%
219	Neumarkt i. d. OPf.	89,287	+0.3%
220	Heidekreis	88,711	-2.1%
221	Ostallgäu	88,699	+0.5%
222	Saarpfalz-Kreis	88,481	-0.8%
223	Rottweil	88,127	-0.2%
224	Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt	88,082	+0.2%
225	Pforzheim, Stadtkreis	87,381	+1.1%
226	Eichstätt	87,237	+0.2%
227	Heilbronn, Stadtkreis	87,162	+1.4%
228	Erlangen-Höchstadt	86,804	-0%
229	Aichach-Friedberg	86,582	+0.5%
230	Ulm, Stadtkreis	86,437	+0.8%
231	Donau-Ries	86,153	-0%
232	Weilheim-Schongau	86,027	+0.5%
233	Höxter	85,989	-0.4%
234	Starnberg	85,812	+0.4%
235	Peine	85,677	-0%
236	Heidenheim	85,408	+0.1%
237	Olpe	85,352	-0.6%
238	Verden	85,147	-0.3%
239	Sigmaringen	84,474	-0.8%
240	Germersheim	84,379	0%
241	Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm	84,291	0%
242	Günzburg	83,982	+0.6%
243	Oldenburg, Landkreis	83,358	0%
244	Steinburg	83,320	+0.2%
245	Main-Tauber-Kreis	83,076	+0.1%
246	Gotha	82,828	-0.7%
247	Neunkirchen	82,753	-0.5%
248	Altenkirchen (Westerwald)	82,435	-0.1%
249	Alzey-Worms	82,204	-0.1%
250	Bad Dürkheim	82,148	-0.4%

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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 2.45 million in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 20,666 in 2024.

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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.