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NUTS 3 areas of Germany by population density

München, Kreisfreie Stadt had the highest population density of 394 areas in 2014, at 4,561.8 inhabitants per km². Prignitz had the lowest, at 36.4 inhabitants per km². The median was 198.2 inhabitants per km² and the figure for Germany was 226.5 inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest4,561.8München, Kreisfreie Stadt
Lowest36.4Prignitz
Median198.2394 areas
Germany226.5History

Top 40 areas, 2014

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München, Kreisfreie StadtMünchen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 4,561.8 inhabitants per km²4,561.8BerlinBerlin: 3,867.4 inhabitants per km²3,867.4Herne, Kreisfreie StadtHerne, Kreisfreie Stadt: 3,029.7 inhabitants per km²3,029.7Stuttgart, StadtkreisStuttgart, Stadtkreis: 2,939 inhabitants per km²2,939Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Sta…Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,860.8 inhabitants per km²2,860.8Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie StadtDüsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,772.4 inhabitants per km²2,772.4Essen, Kreisfreie StadtEssen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,723 inhabitants per km²2,723Oberhausen, Kreisfreie StadtOberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,716.8 inhabitants per km²2,716.8Nürnberg, Kreisfreie StadtNürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,688 inhabitants per km²2,688Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Sta…Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,668.8 inhabitants per km²2,668.8Köln, Kreisfreie StadtKöln, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,569 inhabitants per km²2,569Bochum, Kreisfreie StadtBochum, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,478.1 inhabitants per km²2,478.1Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie StadtGelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,454.8 inhabitants per km²2,454.8HamburgHamburg: 2,323.9 inhabitants per km²2,323.9Bonn, Kreisfreie StadtBonn, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,217.2 inhabitants per km²2,217.2Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie…Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,112.7 inhabitants per km²2,112.7Mainz, Kreisfreie StadtMainz, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,098.3 inhabitants per km²2,098.3Duisburg, Kreisfreie StadtDuisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,086.5 inhabitants per km²2,086.5Dortmund, Kreisfreie StadtDortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,057.7 inhabitants per km²2,057.7Mannheim, StadtkreisMannheim, Stadtkreis: 2,057 inhabitants per km²2,057Wuppertal, Kreisfreie StadtWuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,050.3 inhabitants per km²2,050.3Leverkusen, Kreisfreie StadtLeverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,040.2 inhabitants per km²2,040.2Kiel, Kreisfreie StadtKiel, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,036.5 inhabitants per km²2,036.5Fürth, Kreisfreie StadtFürth, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,915.3 inhabitants per km²1,915.3Augsburg, Kreisfreie StadtAugsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,896.8 inhabitants per km²1,896.8Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie S…Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,833.8 inhabitants per km²1,833.8Kassel, Kreisfreie StadtKassel, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,817 inhabitants per km²1,817Leipzig, Kreisfreie StadtLeipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,805.4 inhabitants per km²1,805.4Regensburg, Kreisfreie StadtRegensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,744.2 inhabitants per km²1,744.2Solingen, Kreisfreie StadtSolingen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,736.3 inhabitants per km²1,736.3Karlsruhe, StadtkreisKarlsruhe, Stadtkreis: 1,731.7 inhabitants per km²1,731.7Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie StadtHalle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,718.6 inhabitants per km²1,718.6Bremen, Kreisfreie StadtBremen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,687.6 inhabitants per km²1,687.6Rosenheim, Kreisfreie StadtRosenheim, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,639.9 inhabitants per km²1,639.9Dresden, Kreisfreie StadtDresden, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,626.6 inhabitants per km²1,626.6Krefeld, Kreisfreie StadtKrefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,610.7 inhabitants per km²1,610.7Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie…Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,555.9 inhabitants per km²1,555.9Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie StadtMönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,506.7 inhabitants per km²1,506.7Flensburg, Kreisfreie StadtFlensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,479.5 inhabitants per km²1,479.5Remscheid, Kreisfreie StadtRemscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,453.1 inhabitants per km²1,453.1
inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2014
inhabitants per km²		Change on 2013
1München, Kreisfreie Stadt4,561.8+1.4%
2Berlin3,867.4+1.5%
3Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt3,029.7+0.8%
4Stuttgart, Stadtkreis2,939+1.4%
5Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt2,860.8+2.3%
6Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt2,772.4+1.1%
7Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt2,723+0.8%
8Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt2,716.8-0%
9Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt2,688+0.8%
10Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt2,668.8+1.5%
11Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt2,569+1.1%
12Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt2,478.1-0.3%
13Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt2,454.8-0%
14Hamburg2,323.9+0.9%
15Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt2,217.2+0.7%
16Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt2,112.7+1.9%
17Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt2,098.3+0.8%
18Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt2,086.5-0.2%
19Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt2,057.7+0.6%
20Mannheim, Stadtkreis2,057+0.9%
21Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt2,050.3+0.6%
22Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt2,040.2+0.3%
23Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt2,036.5+0.4%
24Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt1,915.3+1.9%
25Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,896.8+1.4%
26Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt1,833.8+0.4%
27Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt1,817+0.3%
28Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt1,805.4+2%
29Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,744.2+1.1%
30Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,736.3-0%
31Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis1,731.7+0.9%
32Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt1,718.6+0.2%
33Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,687.6+0.3%
34Rosenheim, Kreisfreie Stadt1,639.9+1.4%
35Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt1,626.6+1.2%
36Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt1,610.7-0.1%
37Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt1,555.9+0.7%
38Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt1,506.7+0.6%
39Flensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,479.5+0.3%
40Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt1,453.1-0.8%
41Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis1,446+1%
42Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt1,437-1.3%
43Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,414.3-0.6%
44Heidelberg, Stadtkreis1,407.5+1.3%
45Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,376.9+0.4%
46Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt1,345.6+0.4%
47Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt1,305.1+0.2%
48Bamberg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,301.1+0.1%
49Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt1,284.3+0.1%
50Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt1,271.5+0.1%
51Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt1,236.2+1.4%
52Pforzheim, Stadtkreis1,209.4+1.2%
53Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt1,200.5+1.4%
54Heilbronn, Stadtkreis1,189.8+0.9%
55Mettmann1,172.5+0.1%
56Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt1,164.7+0.6%
56Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,164.7+0.3%
58Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt1,158.1-0.8%
59Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,152.6+0.5%
60Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt1,148.9-0.6%
61Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt1,126+0.5%
62Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt1,098.5+0.4%
63Aschaffenburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,096.9+1.1%
64Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt1,080.2+0.2%
65Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt1,073.9-0.1%
66Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt1,068.5-0%
67Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt1,057.5+0.9%
68Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt1,047.2+0.6%
69Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt1,037+1.2%
70Main-Taunus-Kreis1,031.5+1%
71Landshut, Kreisfreie Stadt1,012.8+1.4%
72Ulm, Stadtkreis1,008.1+0.9%
73Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt998.5+0.7%
74Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt993.2+0.9%
75Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt978+1.5%
76Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt969.4+0.6%
77Offenbach, Landkreis955+0.9%
78Jena, Kreisfreie Stadt938.6+0.1%
79Trier, Kreisfreie Stadt921.8+1%
80Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt865.7+1.2%
81Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt854.8+0.7%
82Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt831.3+0.2%
83Recklinghausen806.2-0.3%
84Esslingen802.7+0.9%
85Regionalverband Saarbrücken792.7-0.3%
86Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis787.4-0.6%
87Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt780.2+0.2%
88Städteregion Aachen772.8+0.5%
89Rhein-Kreis Neuss766.6+0.5%
90Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt765.9-0.1%
91Ludwigsburg762.7+0.9%
92Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt761.3+0.4%
93Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt754.7+0.4%
94Worms, Kreisfreie Stadt739.9+0.5%
95Unna721.4-0.2%
96Passau, Kreisfreie Stadt710+0.3%
97Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt706.8-0.8%
98Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt701.2+0.1%
99Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt694.8-0.1%
100Straubing, Kreisfreie Stadt673+0.4%
101Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt656.9+0.3%
102Rhein-Erft-Kreis649.7+0.5%
103Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis638.4+0.3%
104Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt623.3-0.5%
105Böblingen602.5+0.9%
106Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt599.8+1%
107Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt599.7-1.2%
108Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt598.7+0.1%
109Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt588.3-0.5%
110Groß-Gerau571.8+1.1%
111Herford553.6+0.1%
112Neunkirchen532.5-0.7%
113Landau in der Pfalz, Kreisfreie Stadt531.9+0.9%
114Viersen524-0%
115Rhein-Sieg-Kreis506.5+0.5%
116Rhein-Neckar-Kreis501.8+0.7%
117München, Landkreis499.1+1.1%
118Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis490.4+0.7%
119Region Hannover489.2+0.4%
120Fürstenfeldbruck481.1+1.2%
121Rems-Murr-Kreis480.8+0.6%
122Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt479.5-0.6%
123Hochtaunuskreis477.1+0.6%
124Pinneberg455.8+0.9%
125Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt448.6+0.4%
126Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt445.6+0.6%
127Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt440.1+0.4%
128Wesel438.3-0.1%
129Darmstadt-Dieburg435+0.6%
130Saarlouis426.6-0.2%
131Tübingen, Landkreis419+0.8%
132Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt399.2+0.3%
133Karlsruhe, Landkreis396.5+0.5%
134Heinsberg396.1+0.3%
135Märkischer Kreis391.2-0.7%
136Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt390.8-1%
137Göppingen388.6+0.5%
138Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis379.8+0.8%
139Fürth, Landkreis371.9+0.1%
140Bergstraße365.4+0.4%
141Gütersloh364.7+0.4%
142Saarpfalz-Kreis343.8-0.1%
143Zwickau343.3-0.8%
144Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt340.2-1%
145Mainz-Bingen337.1+0.7%
146Enzkreis336.7+0.4%
147Konstanz335.7+1%
148Neu-Ulm324.1+0.7%
149Bodenseekreis313.4+0.8%
150Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt308.8-0.6%
151Stormarn307.7+0.9%
152Rastatt303.5+0.6%
153Gießen, Landkreis300.4+1.3%
154Heilbronn, Landkreis297.9+0.7%
155Oberbergischer Kreis294.3-0.1%
156Main-Kinzig-Kreis290.6+0.5%
157Neuwied286.1-0.2%
158Lippe277.1-0.2%
159Lörrach276.1+0.7%
160Düren274.70%
161Germersheim271.8+0.6%
162Wetteraukreis269.2+0.6%
163Starnberg269.1+0.8%
164Minden-Lübbecke268.5-0.1%
165Mayen-Koblenz256.90%
166Borken256.7+0.2%
167Reutlingen253.7+0.7%
168Dachau251+1.5%
169Aschaffenburg, Landkreis247.2+0.1%
170Kleve246.4+0.5%
171Lindau (Bodensee)245.1+0.6%
172Ebersberg244+1.5%
173Siegen-Wittgenstein243.10%
174Peine242.8-0.2%
175Steinfurt242.7+0.3%
176Paderborn238.9+0.5%
177Lahn-Dill-Kreis235.6-0.2%
178Erlangen-Höchstadt234.4+0.6%
179Emmendingen233.7+0.7%
180Limburg-Weilburg230.6+0.2%
181Schaumburg230.4-0.1%
182Hildesheim227.3-0.3%
183Augsburg, Landkreis225.8+0.8%
184Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis224+0.4%
185Ortenaukreis222.7+0.5%
186Soest222.6+0.1%
187Bad Dürkheim220.6+0.2%
188Alzey-Worms213.6+0.3%
189Freising212.1+1.2%
190Warendorf207+0.1%
191Nürnberger Land206.8+0.3%
192Heidenheim204.8+0.5%
193Ostalbkreis203.6+0.3%
194Zollernalbkreis202.1+0.4%
195Westerwaldkreis201.10%
196Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis200.6+0.4%
197Altenkirchen (Westerwald)199.8-0.4%
198Segeberg196.5+0.6%
199Harburg195.4+0.6%
200Coesfeld193.9+0.2%
201Erzgebirgskreis191.7-0.8%
202Marburg-Biedenkopf191.30%
203Calw190.9+0.8%
204Olpe189.4-0.3%
205Altötting188.4+0.5%
206St. Wendel185.7-0.5%
207Hameln-Pyrmont185.2-0.5%
208Merzig-Wadern185-0.6%
209Göttingen184.4+0.1%
210Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald182.5+1.1%
211Tuttlingen182.4+0.8%
212Kassel, Landkreis180.5-0.2%
213Bad Kreuznach180.1+0.2%
214Miltenberg178.70%
215Forchheim176.8+0.2%
216Rottweil176.4+0.2%
217Rosenheim, Landkreis174.3+1%
218Südliche Weinstraße170.9+0.4%
219Osterholz170.30%
220Verden168.4+0.3%
221Ravensburg168.2+0.5%
222Meißen167.5-0.4%
223Vechta166.1+0.9%
224Wolfenbüttel165.7-0.2%
225Osnabrück, Landkreis165.3+0.1%
226Aichach-Friedberg165.2+0.9%
227Vogtlandkreis165.1-0.8%
228Würzburg, Landkreis164.2+0.4%
229Altenburger Land163.7-1.1%
230Ammerland163.3+0.2%
231Kaiserslautern, Landkreis162.8-0.1%
232Ahrweiler160.6+0.3%
233Günzburg159.1+0.8%
234Friesland (DE)159-0.6%
235Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm158.7+1.3%
236Fulda157.1+0.3%
237Leipzig156-0.6%
238Stade155.5+0.4%
239Rhein-Lahn-Kreis155.3-0.1%
240Odenwaldkreis154.1-0.3%
241Leer152.2+0.5%
242Erding150.4+1.3%
242Euskirchen150.4+0.1%
244Herzogtum Lauenburg150.3+0.7%
245Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge148.70%
246Mittelsachsen148.2-0.9%
247Coburg, Landkreis147-0.1%
248Aurich145.7+0.3%
248Waldshut145.7+0.5%
250Gotha144.5-0.1%

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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. 6 areas with data in other periods have no value for 2014 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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Eurostat. Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_d3dens/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which area has the highest population density?

München, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 4,561.8 inhabitants per km² in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population density?

Prignitz, with 36.4 inhabitants per km² in 2014.

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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. 6 areas have no value for 2014 and are not ranked.

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