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NUTS 3 areas of Germany by population density, 2024

München, Kreisfreie Stadt had the highest population density of 400 areas in 2024, at 4,828.6 inhabitants per km². Altmarkkreis Salzwedel had the lowest, at 35.1 inhabitants per km². The median was 205.1 inhabitants per km² and the figure for Germany was 236.4 inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest4,828.6München, Kreisfreie Stadt
Lowest35.1Altmarkkreis Salzwedel
Median205.1400 areas
Germany236.4History

Top 40 areas, 2024

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München, Kreisfreie StadtMünchen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 4,828.6 inhabitants per km²4,828.6BerlinBerlin: 4,342.6 inhabitants per km²4,342.6Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Sta…Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt: 3,072.7 inhabitants per km²3,072.7Herne, Kreisfreie StadtHerne, Kreisfreie Stadt: 3,058.9 inhabitants per km²3,058.9Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Sta…Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt: 3,006.7 inhabitants per km²3,006.7Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie StadtDüsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,997.6 inhabitants per km²2,997.6Stuttgart, StadtkreisStuttgart, Stadtkreis: 2,975.2 inhabitants per km²2,975.2Nürnberg, Kreisfreie StadtNürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,854.4 inhabitants per km²2,854.4Essen, Kreisfreie StadtEssen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,774.8 inhabitants per km²2,774.8Oberhausen, Kreisfreie StadtOberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,773.7 inhabitants per km²2,773.7Köln, Kreisfreie StadtKöln, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,640.5 inhabitants per km²2,640.5HamburgHamburg: 2,615.6 inhabitants per km²2,615.6Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie StadtGelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,548.6 inhabitants per km²2,548.6Bochum, Kreisfreie StadtBochum, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,467.9 inhabitants per km²2,467.9Bonn, Kreisfreie StadtBonn, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,371.4 inhabitants per km²2,371.4Mainz, Kreisfreie StadtMainz, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,360.8 inhabitants per km²2,360.8Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie…Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,353.6 inhabitants per km²2,353.6Duisburg, Kreisfreie StadtDuisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,349.2 inhabitants per km²2,349.2Mannheim, StadtkreisMannheim, Stadtkreis: 2,265.3 inhabitants per km²2,265.3Leverkusen, Kreisfreie StadtLeverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,213.4 inhabitants per km²2,213.4Kiel, Kreisfreie StadtKiel, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,155.6 inhabitants per km²2,155.6Dortmund, Kreisfreie StadtDortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,151.4 inhabitants per km²2,151.4Wuppertal, Kreisfreie StadtWuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,133.3 inhabitants per km²2,133.3Fürth, Kreisfreie StadtFürth, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,093.2 inhabitants per km²2,093.2Leipzig, Kreisfreie StadtLeipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,081.7 inhabitants per km²2,081.7Augsburg, Kreisfreie StadtAugsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,041.1 inhabitants per km²2,041.1Regensburg, Kreisfreie StadtRegensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,905.4 inhabitants per km²1,905.4Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie S…Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,900.8 inhabitants per km²1,900.8Bremen, Kreisfreie StadtBremen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,888.1 inhabitants per km²1,888.1Kassel, Kreisfreie StadtKassel, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,859.9 inhabitants per km²1,859.9Solingen, Kreisfreie StadtSolingen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,842.8 inhabitants per km²1,842.8Karlsruhe, StadtkreisKarlsruhe, Stadtkreis: 1,826.2 inhabitants per km²1,826.2Rosenheim, Kreisfreie StadtRosenheim, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,753.1 inhabitants per km²1,753.1Dresden, Kreisfreie StadtDresden, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,740.6 inhabitants per km²1,740.6Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie…Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,729.7 inhabitants per km²1,729.7Krefeld, Kreisfreie StadtKrefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,710.4 inhabitants per km²1,710.4Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie StadtHalle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,695.5 inhabitants per km²1,695.5Flensburg, Kreisfreie StadtFlensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,690.9 inhabitants per km²1,690.9Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie StadtMönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,573.2 inhabitants per km²1,573.2Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie StadtSchweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,548.8 inhabitants per km²1,548.8
inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2024
inhabitants per km²		Change on 2023
1München, Kreisfreie Stadt4,828.6+0.5%
2Berlin4,342.6+0.7%
3Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt3,072.7+0.6%
4Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt3,058.9+0.1%
5Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt3,006.7+0.8%
6Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt2,997.6+0.3%
7Stuttgart, Stadtkreis2,975.2+0.1%
8Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt2,854.4+0.5%
9Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt2,774.8+0.2%
10Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt2,773.7+0.1%
11Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt2,640.5+0.2%
12Hamburg2,615.6+0.8%
13Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt2,548.6+0.6%
14Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt2,467.9+0.3%
15Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt2,371.4+0.2%
16Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt2,360.8+0.7%
17Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt2,353.6+1%
18Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt2,349.2+0.1%
19Mannheim, Stadtkreis2,265.3+0.5%
20Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt2,213.4+0.4%
21Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt2,155.6+0.5%
22Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt2,151.4+0.3%
23Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt2,133.3-0.1%
24Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt2,093.2+0.4%
25Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt2,081.7+0.7%
26Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt2,041.1+0.7%
27Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,905.4+1.3%
28Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt1,900.8+0.3%
29Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,888.1+0.8%
30Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt1,859.9+0.2%
31Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,842.8+0.1%
32Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis1,826.2+0.4%
33Rosenheim, Kreisfreie Stadt1,753.1+1.3%
34Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt1,740.6+0.4%
35Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt1,729.7+0.6%
36Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt1,710.4+0.2%
37Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt1,695.5-0.1%
38Flensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,690.9+0.1%
39Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt1,573.2-0%
40Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt1,548.8+0.9%
41Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis1,548+0.5%
42Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt1,539.80%
43Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,523.1+0.8%
44Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,521.3+0.9%
45Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt1,462.5-0.1%
46Heidelberg, Stadtkreis1,452.9+0.4%
47Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt1,447.5+0.7%
48Bamberg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,384+1.8%
49Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt1,382.3+0.1%
50Pforzheim, Stadtkreis1,377.5+0.4%
51Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt1,360.1+1.4%
52Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt1,319-0%
53Heilbronn, Stadtkreis1,318.2+0.8%
54Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt1,315.7+0.2%
55Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt1,308.4-0.3%
56Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt1,280.20%
57Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,267.8+0.5%
58Mettmann1,216.7+0.2%
59Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,198.2+0.1%
60Aschaffenburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,193.8+0.7%
61Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt1,187.2+0.1%
62Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt1,153.3+0.8%
63Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt1,142+0.2%
64Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt1,139.6+0.3%
65Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt1,137.6+0.6%
66Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt1,133.60%
67Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt1,119.2+0.1%
68Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt1,110.3+0.6%
69Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt1,089.7+0.2%
70Ulm, Stadtkreis1,087.7+0.8%
71Main-Taunus-Kreis1,080+0.2%
72Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt1,079.7+1%
73Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt1,079.1+0.5%
74Landshut, Kreisfreie Stadt1,065.2+2.3%
75Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt1,060.1+1.8%
76Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt1,032.4+0.3%
77Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt1,018.8+0.5%
78Offenbach, Landkreis1,012.2+0.6%
79Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt997.90%
80Jena, Kreisfreie Stadt955.7-0.3%
81Trier, Kreisfreie Stadt913.7+0.5%
82Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt853.9+0.6%
83Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt847.7+0.6%
84Esslingen836.7+0.3%
85Städteregion Aachen829.7+0.2%
86Recklinghausen826.1-0.1%
87Worms, Kreisfreie Stadt824.6+0.8%
88Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt820.90%
89Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt818.1+0.7%
90Passau, Kreisfreie Stadt814.9+0.6%
91Regionalverband Saarbrücken809.7+0.4%
92Rhein-Kreis Neuss807.8+0.1%
93Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt795+0.1%
94Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt782.6+0.3%
95Ludwigsburg781.2+0.3%
96Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis773-0.2%
97Straubing, Kreisfreie Stadt742.5+2.2%
98Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt729.6-0.1%
99Unna727.5-0.2%
100Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt717.80%
101Rhein-Erft-Kreis681.7+0.5%
102Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis655.8+0.2%
103Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt650.3+0.6%
104Böblingen638.7+0.5%
105Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt634.6+0.6%
106Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt630.3+0.6%
107Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt629.3+0.6%
108Groß-Gerau606.6+0.4%
109Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt597.7+0.2%
110Landau in der Pfalz, Kreisfreie Stadt580.8+0.8%
111Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt575.5+0.5%
112Herford565.6-0.1%
113München, Landkreis537.4+0.6%
114Neunkirchen533.7-0.1%
115Viersen532.5+0.4%
116Rhein-Neckar-Kreis529.6+0.2%
116Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis529.6+0.3%
118Rhein-Sieg-Kreis529.2+0.2%
119Rems-Murr-Kreis513.3+0.3%
120Pinneberg507+0.5%
121Region Hannover503.9+0.3%
122Hochtaunuskreis500.3+0.7%
123Fürstenfeldbruck500.2+0.6%
124Bodenseekreis495.5+0.3%
125Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt475.2+0.2%
126Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt469.6+0.1%
127Darmstadt-Dieburg459.2+0.2%
128Wesel455.5+0.2%
129Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt453.7-0.4%
130Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt451.5+0.2%
131Tübingen, Landkreis450.2+0.5%
132Saarlouis448.9-0.2%
133Karlsruhe, Landkreis427.2+0.3%
134Heinsberg420+0.5%
135Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis407.9+0.7%
136Göppingen403.5+0.3%
137Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt402.2+1.4%
138Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt396.4+0.6%
139Märkischer Kreis386.4-0.3%
140Bergstraße385.8+0.2%
141Fürth, Landkreis383.3+0.1%
142Konstanz378.7+0.4%
143Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt377.7+0.3%
144Gütersloh375.9+0.3%
145Neu-Ulm357.6+0.9%
146Mainz-Bingen349.1+0.1%
147Enzkreis348.1+0.2%
148Saarpfalz-Kreis345.2-0.1%
149Starnberg327.4+0.3%
150Zwickau324.9-0.6%
151Stormarn322.8+0.2%
152Heilbronn, Landkreis322.2+0.4%
153Rastatt319.60%
154Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt315.6-0.4%
155Gießen, Landkreis314.5+0.4%
156Neuwied305.1+0.3%
157Main-Kinzig-Kreis301.3+0.6%
158Oberbergischer Kreis301.1+0.1%
159Düren298.6+0.5%
160Lörrach296.4+0.6%
161Germersheim292.3+0.2%
162Lindau (Bodensee)289.9+0.3%
163Wetteraukreis282.9+0.4%
164Minden-Lübbecke281.60%
165Lippe279.2-0.2%
166Mayen-Koblenz269+0.3%
167Reutlingen268.7+0.4%
168Borken268+0.5%
169Kleve266.4+0.7%
170Dachau264.3+0.8%
171Ebersberg262.6+0.7%
172Peine257.5+0.1%
173Paderborn254.8+0.3%
174Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt251.7-2.3%
175Steinfurt251.2+0.5%
176Emmendingen250.6+0.6%
177Erlangen-Höchstadt248.1+0.1%
178Aschaffenburg, Landkreis245.9+0.1%
179Augsburg, Landkreis245.1+0.7%
180Siegen-Wittgenstein242.5-0.1%
181Ortenaukreis241+0.5%
182Lahn-Dill-Kreis238.7+0.2%
183Limburg-Weilburg235.8+0.1%
184Schaumburg233.20%
185Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis232.30%
186Freising230.9+0.8%
187Soest228+0.1%
188Bad Dürkheim225.7+0.1%
189Alzey-Worms224.3+0.5%
190Hildesheim222.5-0.1%
191Heidenheim215.7+0.2%
192Warendorf214.3+0.3%
193Harburg214.1+0.5%
194Segeberg212.6+0.7%
195Nürnberger Land211.50%
196Westerwaldkreis210.7+0.2%
197Zollernalbkreis210.6+0.1%
198Ostalbkreis210.2+0.2%
199Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis209+0.4%
200Altenkirchen (Westerwald)205.8+0.1%
201Coesfeld204.4+0.7%
202Calw202.3+0.3%
203Altötting201.6+0.7%
204Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald199.3+0.6%
205Tuttlingen197.7+0.6%
206Merzig-Wadern196.9-0.3%
207Marburg-Biedenkopf192.5+0.1%
208Bad Kreuznach190.6+0.3%
209Hameln-Pyrmont189.1-0.2%
210Olpe188-0.1%
211Göttingen187.60%
212St. Wendel185.5-0.1%
213Rottweil182.4+0.1%
214Rosenheim, Landkreis182+0.7%
215Forchheim181+0.3%
216Miltenberg179.9+0.3%
216Vechta179.9+0.3%
218Kassel, Landkreis178.6+0.2%
219Ravensburg178.4+0.7%
220Südliche Weinstraße176.7+0.1%
221Verden176.6+0.3%
222Ammerland176.1+0.5%
223Osterholz176-0.1%
224Erzgebirgskreis175.9-0.8%
225Aichach-Friedberg175.6+0.6%
226Stade174.8+0.3%
227Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm172.6+0.9%
228Günzburg171.4+0.6%
229Herzogtum Lauenburg168.2+0.5%
230Osnabrück, Landkreis167.9-0.1%
231Würzburg, Landkreis167.1+0.7%
232Meißen166.9-0.2%
233Kaiserslautern, Landkreis166+0.3%
234Friesland (DE)165.7+0.1%
235Ahrweiler165.3+0.5%
236Wolfenbüttel163.80%
237Euskirchen162.6+0.9%
238Landsberg am Lech162.3+1.1%
239Leipzig162.1+0.1%
240Rhein-Lahn-Kreis161.9+0.3%
241Fulda161.2+0.2%
242Erding160.7+0.5%
243Leer158.5-0.1%
244Vogtlandkreis156.7-0.6%
245Altenburger Land154.7-0.3%
246Waldshut152.7+0.2%
247Mühldorf a. Inn151.9+0.7%
248Odenwaldkreis150.7-0.4%
249Alb-Donau-Kreis149+0.5%
250Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge148.7-0.3%

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Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.

United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July divided by land area (water excluded) from the latest Census Gazetteer files. US tables often give people per square mile; multiply persons per km² by 2.59 to compare.

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

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Which area has the highest population density?

München, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 4,828.6 inhabitants per km² in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population density?

Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, with 35.1 inhabitants per km² in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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