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NUTS 3 areas of Germany by population density

München, Kreisfreie Stadt had the highest population density of 392 areas in 2013, at 4,499.7 inhabitants per km². Prignitz had the lowest, at 36.9 inhabitants per km². The median was 200.2 inhabitants per km² and the figure for Germany was 225.8 inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest4,499.7München, Kreisfreie Stadt
Lowest36.9Prignitz
Median200.2392 areas
Germany225.8History

Top 40 areas, 2013

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München, Kreisfreie StadtMünchen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 4,499.7 inhabitants per km²4,499.7BerlinBerlin: 3,811.3 inhabitants per km²3,811.3Herne, Kreisfreie StadtHerne, Kreisfreie Stadt: 3,004.5 inhabitants per km²3,004.5Stuttgart, StadtkreisStuttgart, Stadtkreis: 2,899 inhabitants per km²2,899Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Sta…Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,797.2 inhabitants per km²2,797.2Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie StadtDüsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,742.2 inhabitants per km²2,742.2Oberhausen, Kreisfreie StadtOberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,717.9 inhabitants per km²2,717.9Essen, Kreisfreie StadtEssen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,702.7 inhabitants per km²2,702.7Nürnberg, Kreisfreie StadtNürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,666.7 inhabitants per km²2,666.7Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Sta…Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,630.3 inhabitants per km²2,630.3Köln, Kreisfreie StadtKöln, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,540.4 inhabitants per km²2,540.4Bochum, Kreisfreie StadtBochum, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,485.1 inhabitants per km²2,485.1Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie StadtGelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,456 inhabitants per km²2,456HamburgHamburg: 2,304.1 inhabitants per km²2,304.1Bonn, Kreisfreie StadtBonn, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,201.3 inhabitants per km²2,201.3Duisburg, Kreisfreie StadtDuisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,091.2 inhabitants per km²2,091.2Mainz, Kreisfreie StadtMainz, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,082.2 inhabitants per km²2,082.2Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie…Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,074.1 inhabitants per km²2,074.1Dortmund, Kreisfreie StadtDortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,044.9 inhabitants per km²2,044.9Mannheim, StadtkreisMannheim, Stadtkreis: 2,039.6 inhabitants per km²2,039.6Wuppertal, Kreisfreie StadtWuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,038 inhabitants per km²2,038Leverkusen, Kreisfreie StadtLeverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,033.4 inhabitants per km²2,033.4Kiel, Kreisfreie StadtKiel, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,028.7 inhabitants per km²2,028.7Fürth, Kreisfreie StadtFürth, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,879.8 inhabitants per km²1,879.8Augsburg, Kreisfreie StadtAugsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,870.2 inhabitants per km²1,870.2Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie S…Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,825.7 inhabitants per km²1,825.7Kassel, Kreisfreie StadtKassel, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,812 inhabitants per km²1,812Leipzig, Kreisfreie StadtLeipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,769.4 inhabitants per km²1,769.4Solingen, Kreisfreie StadtSolingen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,736.9 inhabitants per km²1,736.9Regensburg, Kreisfreie StadtRegensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,726 inhabitants per km²1,726Karlsruhe, StadtkreisKarlsruhe, Stadtkreis: 1,715.5 inhabitants per km²1,715.5Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie StadtHalle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,714.7 inhabitants per km²1,714.7Bremen, Kreisfreie StadtBremen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,682.4 inhabitants per km²1,682.4Rosenheim, Kreisfreie StadtRosenheim, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,617.4 inhabitants per km²1,617.4Krefeld, Kreisfreie StadtKrefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,611.9 inhabitants per km²1,611.9Dresden, Kreisfreie StadtDresden, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,608 inhabitants per km²1,608Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie…Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,545.1 inhabitants per km²1,545.1Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie StadtMönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,497.6 inhabitants per km²1,497.6Flensburg, Kreisfreie StadtFlensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,475.4 inhabitants per km²1,475.4Remscheid, Kreisfreie StadtRemscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,464.8 inhabitants per km²1,464.8
inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2013
inhabitants per km²		Change on 2012
1München, Kreisfreie Stadt4,499.7+1.6%
2Berlin3,811.3+1.4%
3Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt3,004.5-0.2%
4Stuttgart, Stadtkreis2,899+1.1%
5Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt2,797.2+1.8%
6Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt2,742.2+0.8%
7Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt2,717.9-0.3%
8Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt2,702.7+0.4%
9Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt2,666.7+0.9%
10Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt2,630.3+1.9%
11Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt2,540.4+1%
12Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt2,485.1-0.1%
13Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt2,456-0%
14Hamburg2,304.1+0.8%
15Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt2,201.3+0.7%
16Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt2,091.2-0.1%
17Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt2,082.2+0.8%
18Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt2,074.1+0.9%
19Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt2,044.9+0.4%
20Mannheim, Stadtkreis2,039.6+0.9%
21Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt2,038+0.1%
22Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt2,033.4+0.5%
23Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt2,028.7+0.8%
24Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt1,879.8+1.3%
25Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,870.2+1.3%
26Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt1,825.7-0%
27Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt1,812+0.6%
28Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt1,769.4+2.1%
29Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,736.9+0.2%
30Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,726+1.4%
31Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis1,715.5+1.2%
32Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt1,714.7+0.2%
33Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,682.4+0.4%
34Rosenheim, Kreisfreie Stadt1,617.4+0.8%
35Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt1,611.90%
36Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt1,608+1.2%
37Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt1,545.1+0.6%
38Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt1,497.6+0.1%
39Flensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,475.4+0.7%
40Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt1,464.8-0.4%
41Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt1,455.9-0.3%
42Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis1,431.9+1.4%
43Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,422.3+0.1%
44Heidelberg, Stadtkreis1,389.5+1.2%
45Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,371.3+0.6%
46Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt1,339.9+0.5%
47Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt1,301.9+0.6%
48Bamberg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,300.2+0.3%
49Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt1,282.8+0.7%
50Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt1,269.6-0.1%
51Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt1,219.1+1.3%
52Pforzheim, Stadtkreis1,194.8+1.1%
53Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt1,183.8+0.5%
54Heilbronn, Stadtkreis1,179.7+0.6%
55Mettmann1,171.4-0.2%
56Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt1,167.90%
57Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,160.7-0.4%
58Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt1,157.4+0.3%
59Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt1,155.7-0.4%
60Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,146.6+0.5%
61Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt1,120.8+0.4%
62Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt1,094+0.3%
63Aschaffenburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,084.7+0.3%
64Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt1,078.2+0.8%
65Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt1,075-0.1%
66Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt1,069+0.3%
67Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt1,048.4+1.2%
68Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt1,040.8+0.4%
69Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt1,024.6+0.6%
70Main-Taunus-Kreis1,021+0.7%
71Ulm, Stadtkreis999.2+0.7%
72Landshut, Kreisfreie Stadt999.1+1.5%
73Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt991.2+0.5%
74Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt984.1+1.1%
75Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt963.8+1.2%
76Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt963.6+1.2%
77Offenbach, Landkreis946.6+0.6%
78Jena, Kreisfreie Stadt937.3+0.6%
79Trier, Kreisfreie Stadt912.6+0.5%
80Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt855.1+1.1%
81Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt849.20%
82Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt829.4-0.2%
83Recklinghausen808.5-0.3%
84Esslingen795.7+0.7%
85Regionalverband Saarbrücken794.7-0.2%
86Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis792-0.4%
87Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt778.4-0.2%
88Städteregion Aachen769.3+0.3%
89Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt766.70%
90Rhein-Kreis Neuss763+0.3%
91Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt758.6+0.7%
92Ludwigsburg755.9+0.9%
93Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt751.6+0.3%
94Worms, Kreisfreie Stadt735.9+0.5%
95Unna722.8-0.4%
96Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt712.2-0.8%
97Passau, Kreisfreie Stadt707.9+0.9%
98Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt700.4+0.1%
99Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt695.2+0.1%
100Straubing, Kreisfreie Stadt670.3+0.9%
101Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt654.8-0.7%
102Rhein-Erft-Kreis646.7+0.4%
103Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis636.2+0.1%
104Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt626.5-0.4%
105Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt607.2-0.2%
106Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt598.4+0.6%
107Böblingen596.9+0.8%
108Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt594+0.6%
109Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt591.2-0%
110Groß-Gerau565.3+0.9%
111Herford553-0.2%
112Neunkirchen536.3-0.6%
113Landau in der Pfalz, Kreisfreie Stadt527.2+0.4%
114Viersen524.1-0.2%
115Rhein-Sieg-Kreis504.2+0.2%
116Rhein-Neckar-Kreis498.4+0.5%
117München, Landkreis493.6+1.4%
118Region Hannover487.2+0.6%
118Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis487.2+0.6%
120Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt482.4-0.1%
121Rems-Murr-Kreis477.7+0.5%
122Fürstenfeldbruck475.5+1.3%
123Hochtaunuskreis474.3+0.5%
124Pinneberg451.7+0.7%
125Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt446.9+0.1%
126Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt443-0.1%
127Wesel438.9-0.3%
128Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt438.3-0.2%
129Darmstadt-Dieburg432.6+0.3%
130Saarlouis427.6-0.4%
131Tübingen, Landkreis415.5+0.9%
132Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt398+0.3%
133Heinsberg3950%
134Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt394.7-0.8%
135Karlsruhe, Landkreis394.6+0.5%
136Märkischer Kreis394-1%
137Göppingen386.6+0.3%
138Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis376.6+0.6%
139Fürth, Landkreis371.4+0.5%
140Bergstraße364.1+0.2%
141Gütersloh363.2+0.1%
142Zwickau346.2-0.9%
143Saarpfalz-Kreis344.3-0.4%
144Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt343.7-1.1%
145Enzkreis335.5+0.4%
146Mainz-Bingen334.8+0.5%
147Konstanz332.5+0.9%
148Neu-Ulm321.7+0.7%
149Bodenseekreis310.8+0.7%
150Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt310.7-0.2%
151Stormarn305.1+0.7%
152Rastatt301.7+0.2%
153Gießen, Landkreis296.5+0.2%
154Heilbronn, Landkreis295.7+0.4%
155Oberbergischer Kreis294.7-0.4%
156Main-Kinzig-Kreis289.1+0.4%
157Neuwied286.6-0.3%
158Lippe277.6-0.3%
159Düren274.6-0%
160Lörrach274.3+0.6%
161Germersheim270.2+0.5%
162Minden-Lübbecke268.7-0.3%
163Wetteraukreis267.7+0.4%
164Starnberg266.9+1.1%
165Mayen-Koblenz256.8-0.1%
166Borken256.2-0.1%
167Reutlingen252+0.4%
168Dachau247.3+1.6%
169Aschaffenburg, Landkreis247+0.1%
170Kleve245.2+0.2%
171Lindau (Bodensee)243.6+0.3%
172Peine243.20%
173Siegen-Wittgenstein243-0.2%
174Steinfurt241.9-0.1%
175Ebersberg240.3+1.6%
176Paderborn237.7+0.2%
177Lahn-Dill-Kreis236-0.3%
178Erlangen-Höchstadt233.1+0.5%
179Emmendingen232.1+0.5%
180Schaumburg230.6-0.5%
181Limburg-Weilburg230.1-0.2%
182Hildesheim228-0.3%
183Augsburg, Landkreis224+0.6%
184Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis223.1+0.2%
185Soest222.4-0.3%
186Ortenaukreis221.5+0.3%
187Bad Dürkheim220.20%
188Alzey-Worms212.90%
189Freising209.6+1.5%
190Warendorf206.7-0.2%
191Nürnberger Land206.1+0.3%
192Heidenheim203.8+0.1%
193Ostalbkreis202.9+0.1%
194Zollernalbkreis201.2-0.1%
195Westerwaldkreis201-0.2%
196Altenkirchen (Westerwald)200.6-0.6%
197Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis199.8+0.3%
198Segeberg195.3+0.4%
199Harburg194.2+0.8%
200Coesfeld193.5+0.1%
201Erzgebirgskreis193.2-1.1%
202Marburg-Biedenkopf191.3+0.1%
203Olpe189.9-0.4%
204Calw189.4+0.1%
205Altötting187.5+0.3%
206St. Wendel186.6-0.6%
207Hameln-Pyrmont186.1-0.6%
207Merzig-Wadern186.1-0.3%
209Göttingen184.2n/a
210Tuttlingen180.9+0.4%
211Kassel, Landkreis180.8-0.3%
212Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald180.6+0.7%
213Bad Kreuznach179.8-0.1%
214Miltenberg178.7-0.1%
215Forchheim176.4+0.2%
216Rottweil176-0.3%
217Rosenheim, Landkreis172.6+0.9%
218Osterholz170.30%
219Südliche Weinstraße170.2+0.4%
220Meißen168.1-0.5%
221Verden167.9+0.2%
222Ravensburg167.3+0.7%
223Vogtlandkreis166.5-1%
224Wolfenbüttel166.1-0.2%
225Altenburger Land165.5-1.1%
226Osnabrück, Landkreis165.1-0.1%
227Vechta164.7+0.5%
228Aichach-Friedberg163.8+0.7%
229Würzburg, Landkreis163.5+0.2%
230Kaiserslautern, Landkreis163-0.4%
231Ammerland162.9+0.4%
232Ahrweiler160.1+0.1%
233Friesland (DE)159.9-0.4%
234Günzburg157.9+0.2%
235Leipzig156.9-0.6%
236Fulda156.6+0.1%
236Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm156.6+1.2%
238Rhein-Lahn-Kreis155.4-0.5%
239Stade154.9+0.2%
240Odenwaldkreis154.5-0.3%
241Leer151.5+0.3%
242Euskirchen150.2-0.1%
243Mittelsachsen149.5-0.9%
244Herzogtum Lauenburg149.2+0.5%
245Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge148.7-0.1%
246Erding148.5+1.4%
247Coburg, Landkreis147.1-0.4%
248Aurich145.2+0.1%
249Waldshut145+0.3%
250Gotha144.6-0.3%

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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. 8 areas with data in other periods have no value for 2013 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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Which area has the highest population density?

München, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 4,499.7 inhabitants per km² in 2013, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population density?

Prignitz, with 36.9 inhabitants per km² in 2013.

Where does this ranking come from?

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. 8 areas have no value for 2013 and are not ranked.

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