Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by population aged 15 to 64

Name: Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by population aged 15 to 64, 2016
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Düsseldorf had the highest population aged 15 to 64 of 38 regions in 2016, at 3.39 million. Trier had the lowest, at 357,124. The median was 1.22 million and the figure for Germany was 53.99 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest3,385,531Düsseldorf

Lowest357,124Trier

Median1,217,29338 regions

Germany53,994,380History

All regions, 2016

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2016 persons	Change on 2015
1	Düsseldorf	3,385,531	+1.3%
2	Oberbayern	3,067,726	+1.6%
3	Köln	2,947,483	+1.3%
4	Stuttgart	2,704,154	+1.7%
5	Darmstadt	2,604,866	+1.4%
6	Berlin	2,367,765	+1%
7	Arnsberg	2,361,363	+1.2%
8	Karlsruhe	1,844,760	+1.5%
9	Schleswig-Holstein	1,837,307	+0.9%
10	Münster	1,738,430	+1.3%
11	Weser-Ems	1,645,647	+1.5%
12	Brandenburg	1,596,522	+0.5%
13	Freiburg	1,469,508	+1.5%
14	Sachsen-Anhalt	1,418,913	-0.2%
15	Hannover	1,385,010	+1.2%
16	Thüringen	1,379,742	-0.1%
17	Detmold	1,349,791	+1.5%
18	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	1,347,356	+0.6%
19	Schwaben	1,220,465	+1.4%
20	Tübingen	1,214,120	+1.6%
21	Hamburg	1,211,143	+1.4%
22	Mittelfranken	1,156,258	+1.4%
23	Lüneburg	1,094,231	+1.3%
24	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	1,043,070	+0.1%
25	Braunschweig	1,040,585	+1.3%
26	Dresden	994,684	+0.1%
27	Koblenz	970,853	+0.5%
28	Chemnitz	891,297	-0.8%
29	Unterfranken	867,277	+0.3%
30	Niederbayern	812,961	+1.2%
31	Kassel	788,166	+1.1%
32	Oberpfalz	737,063	+0.8%
33	Oberfranken	697,911	+0.2%
34	Gießen	694,542	+1%
35	Leipzig	655,282	+1.4%
36	Saarland	652,884	+0.3%
37	Bremen	442,590	+1.2%
38	Trier	357,124	+2%

Other periods

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 regions 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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Questions

Which region has the highest population aged 15 to 64?

Düsseldorf, with 3.39 million in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest population aged 15 to 64?

Trier, with 357,124 in 2016.

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.