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

Name: Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by population aged 15 to 64, 2023
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)

Düsseldorf had the highest population aged 15 to 64 of 38 regions in 2023, at 3.34 million. Trier had the lowest, at 336,918. The median was 1.23 million and the figure for Germany was 53.01 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest3,342,783Düsseldorf

Lowest336,918Trier

Median1,229,40238 regions

Germany53,009,329History

All regions, 2023

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2023 persons	Change on 2022
1	Düsseldorf Series break	3,342,783	+0.6%
2	Oberbayern Series break	3,097,662	-0.5%
3	Köln Series break	2,911,457	-0.2%
4	Stuttgart Series break	2,687,317	-0.5%
5	Darmstadt Series break	2,608,340	-0.5%
6	Berlin Series break	2,419,693	-1%
7	Arnsberg Series break	2,281,495	+0.2%
8	Schleswig-Holstein Series break	1,848,187	+0.4%
9	Karlsruhe Series break	1,839,463	+0.3%
10	Münster Series break	1,695,424	+0.1%
11	Weser-Ems Series break	1,639,515	-0.2%
12	Brandenburg Series break	1,547,609	-0%
13	Freiburg Series break	1,472,460	+0.3%
14	Hannover Series break	1,341,500	-1.7%
15	Detmold Series break	1,321,387	+0.5%
16	Rheinhessen-Pfalz Series break	1,314,706	-0.5%
17	Sachsen-Anhalt Series break	1,282,716	-1.1%
18	Thüringen Series break	1,269,745	+0.2%
19	Hamburg Series break	1,236,671	-1%
20	Schwaben Series break	1,222,132	-1.3%
21	Tübingen Series break	1,215,918	-0%
22	Mittelfranken Series break	1,153,484	-0%
23	Lüneburg Series break	1,071,508	-1.1%
24	Braunschweig Series break	1,002,329	-0.4%
25	Koblenz Series break	954,363	+0.9%
26	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Series break	948,608	-3.3%
27	Dresden Series break	946,074	+0.4%
28	Unterfranken Series break	831,215	-1.5%
29	Niederbayern Series break	802,563	-1.7%
30	Chemnitz Series break	800,543	-0.6%
31	Kassel Series break	752,848	-2.1%
32	Oberpfalz Series break	719,420	-1.5%
33	Leipzig Series break	672,016	+0.9%
34	Gießen Series break	668,334	-1.9%
35	Oberfranken Series break	667,946	-1.7%
36	Saarland Series break	634,612	+2.9%
37	Bremen Series break	450,368	+3%
38	Trier Series break	336,918	-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 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest population aged 15 to 64?

Trier, with 336,918 in 2023.

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.