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

Name: Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by population aged 15 to 64, 2021
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Düsseldorf had the highest population aged 15 to 64 of 38 regions in 2021, at 3.34 million. Trier had the lowest, at 347,858. The median was 1.24 million and the figure for Germany was 53.41 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest3,338,339Düsseldorf

Lowest347,858Trier

Median1,243,37938 regions

Germany53,405,595History

All regions, 2021

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2021 persons	Change on 2020
1	Düsseldorf	3,338,339	-0.6%
2	Oberbayern	3,118,411	-0.2%
3	Köln	2,932,586	-0.5%
4	Stuttgart	2,717,570	-0.5%
5	Darmstadt	2,633,047	-0.2%
6	Berlin	2,435,086	-0.4%
7	Arnsberg	2,292,196	-0.8%
8	Karlsruhe	1,840,896	-0.6%
9	Schleswig-Holstein	1,840,529	-0.1%
10	Münster	1,700,685	-0.6%
11	Weser-Ems	1,644,066	-0.1%
12	Brandenburg	1,553,572	-0.4%
13	Freiburg	1,471,029	-0.3%
14	Hannover	1,369,535	-0.5%
15	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	1,328,981	-0.7%
16	Detmold	1,319,601	-0.6%
17	Sachsen-Anhalt	1,311,828	-1.5%
18	Thüringen	1,281,689	-1.5%
19	Hamburg	1,249,247	+0.2%
20	Schwaben	1,237,511	-0.2%
21	Tübingen	1,217,666	-0.3%
22	Mittelfranken	1,159,191	-0.5%
23	Lüneburg	1,083,074	-0.1%
24	Braunschweig	1,011,749	-0.9%
25	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	987,952	-0.8%
26	Koblenz	950,353	-0.5%
27	Dresden	949,671	-0.9%
28	Unterfranken	848,787	-0.8%
29	Niederbayern	817,083	-0.4%
30	Chemnitz	815,510	-1.6%
31	Kassel	772,543	-0.6%
32	Oberpfalz	731,968	-0.7%
33	Gießen	684,125	-0.5%
34	Oberfranken	683,736	-0.9%
35	Leipzig	664,207	+0.1%
36	Saarland	622,269	-1%
37	Bremen	441,449	-0.6%
38	Trier	347,858	-0.3%

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 3.34 million in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest population aged 15 to 64?

Trier, with 347,858 in 2021.

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.