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

Name: Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by population aged 15 to 64, 2018
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Düsseldorf had the highest population aged 15 to 64 of 38 regions in 2018, at 3.38 million. Trier had the lowest, at 350,552. The median was 1.23 million and the figure for Germany was 53.91 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest3,376,459Düsseldorf

Lowest350,552Trier

Median1,234,61438 regions

Germany53,910,881History

All regions, 2018

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2018 persons	Change on 2017
1	Düsseldorf	3,376,459	-0.2%
2	Oberbayern	3,093,021	0%
3	Köln	2,949,715	+0.1%
4	Stuttgart	2,730,106	+0.5%
5	Darmstadt	2,624,114	+0.4%
6	Berlin	2,416,043	+0.9%
7	Arnsberg	2,332,783	-0.5%
8	Karlsruhe	1,857,051	+0.3%
9	Schleswig-Holstein	1,845,473	-0%
10	Münster	1,727,777	-0.4%
11	Weser-Ems	1,647,506	+0.1%
12	Brandenburg	1,576,203	-0.6%
13	Freiburg	1,478,698	+0.3%
14	Hannover	1,382,252	-0.1%
15	Sachsen-Anhalt	1,376,065	-1.6%
16	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	1,345,269	-0.3%
17	Thüringen	1,337,596	-1.3%
18	Detmold	1,336,945	-0.3%
19	Hamburg	1,237,822	+1%
20	Schwaben	1,231,405	+0.6%
21	Tübingen	1,220,954	+0.3%
22	Mittelfranken	1,162,442	+0.2%
23	Lüneburg	1,087,630	-0.3%
24	Braunschweig	1,029,713	-0.3%
25	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	1,019,183	-1.1%
26	Dresden	972,865	-1%
27	Koblenz	963,203	-0.5%
28	Unterfranken	862,748	-0.2%
29	Chemnitz	854,980	-1.8%
30	Niederbayern	819,210	+0.6%
31	Kassel	784,490	-0.4%
32	Oberpfalz	740,073	+0.1%
33	Oberfranken	697,752	+0.1%
34	Gießen	691,803	-0.2%
35	Leipzig	662,163	+0.6%
36	Saarland	642,325	-1%
37	Bremen	446,492	0%
38	Trier	350,552	-0.5%

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 3.38 million in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest population aged 15 to 64?

Trier, with 350,552 in 2018.

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.