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NUTS 3 areas of Germany by population density

München, Kreisfreie Stadt had the highest population density of 394 areas in 2015, at 4,630.2 inhabitants per km². Prignitz had the lowest, at 36.3 inhabitants per km². The median was 199.3 inhabitants per km² and the figure for Germany was 228.4 inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest4,630.2München, Kreisfreie Stadt
Lowest36.3Prignitz
Median199.3394 areas
Germany228.4History

Top 40 areas, 2015

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München, Kreisfreie StadtMünchen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 4,630.2 inhabitants per km²4,630.2BerlinBerlin: 3,922.5 inhabitants per km²3,922.5Herne, Kreisfreie StadtHerne, Kreisfreie Stadt: 3,043.7 inhabitants per km²3,043.7Stuttgart, StadtkreisStuttgart, Stadtkreis: 2,985.9 inhabitants per km²2,985.9Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Sta…Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,924 inhabitants per km²2,924Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie StadtDüsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,803.5 inhabitants per km²2,803.5Essen, Kreisfreie StadtEssen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,753.4 inhabitants per km²2,753.4Oberhausen, Kreisfreie StadtOberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,728.7 inhabitants per km²2,728.7Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Sta…Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,719.1 inhabitants per km²2,719.1Nürnberg, Kreisfreie StadtNürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,717.9 inhabitants per km²2,717.9Köln, Kreisfreie StadtKöln, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,601.6 inhabitants per km²2,601.6Bochum, Kreisfreie StadtBochum, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,488.4 inhabitants per km²2,488.4Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie StadtGelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,466.8 inhabitants per km²2,466.8HamburgHamburg: 2,351.1 inhabitants per km²2,351.1Bonn, Kreisfreie StadtBonn, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,243.9 inhabitants per km²2,243.9Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie…Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,133.4 inhabitants per km²2,133.4Mainz, Kreisfreie StadtMainz, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,126.4 inhabitants per km²2,126.4Duisburg, Kreisfreie StadtDuisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,095.9 inhabitants per km²2,095.9Mannheim, StadtkreisMannheim, Stadtkreis: 2,088.4 inhabitants per km²2,088.4Dortmund, Kreisfreie StadtDortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,076 inhabitants per km²2,076Wuppertal, Kreisfreie StadtWuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,069.9 inhabitants per km²2,069.9Leverkusen, Kreisfreie StadtLeverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,057.1 inhabitants per km²2,057.1Kiel, Kreisfreie StadtKiel, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,056.5 inhabitants per km²2,056.5Fürth, Kreisfreie StadtFürth, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,949.9 inhabitants per km²1,949.9Augsburg, Kreisfreie StadtAugsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,930.2 inhabitants per km²1,930.2Leipzig, Kreisfreie StadtLeipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,853.9 inhabitants per km²1,853.9Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie S…Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,848.3 inhabitants per km²1,848.3Kassel, Kreisfreie StadtKassel, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,835.2 inhabitants per km²1,835.2Regensburg, Kreisfreie StadtRegensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,776.3 inhabitants per km²1,776.3Karlsruhe, StadtkreisKarlsruhe, Stadtkreis: 1,756.7 inhabitants per km²1,756.7Solingen, Kreisfreie StadtSolingen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,752.8 inhabitants per km²1,752.8Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie StadtHalle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,738.7 inhabitants per km²1,738.7Bremen, Kreisfreie StadtBremen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,701.3 inhabitants per km²1,701.3Rosenheim, Kreisfreie StadtRosenheim, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,658.6 inhabitants per km²1,658.6Dresden, Kreisfreie StadtDresden, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,646.5 inhabitants per km²1,646.5Krefeld, Kreisfreie StadtKrefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,621.9 inhabitants per km²1,621.9Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie…Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,576.4 inhabitants per km²1,576.4Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie StadtMönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,520.1 inhabitants per km²1,520.1Flensburg, Kreisfreie StadtFlensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,496.8 inhabitants per km²1,496.8Freiburg im Breisgau, StadtkreisFreiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis: 1,466 inhabitants per km²1,466
inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2015
inhabitants per km²		Change on 2014
1München, Kreisfreie Stadt4,630.2+1.5%
2Berlin3,922.5+1.4%
3Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt3,043.7+0.5%
4Stuttgart, Stadtkreis2,985.9+1.6%
5Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt2,924+2.2%
6Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt2,803.5+1.1%
7Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt2,753.4+1.1%
8Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt2,728.7+0.4%
9Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt2,719.1+1.9%
10Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt2,717.9+1.1%
11Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt2,601.6+1.3%
12Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt2,488.4+0.4%
13Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt2,466.8+0.5%
14Hamburg2,351.1+1.2%
15Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt2,243.9+1.2%
16Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt2,133.4+1%
17Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt2,126.4+1.3%
18Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt2,095.9+0.5%
19Mannheim, Stadtkreis2,088.4+1.5%
20Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt2,076+0.9%
21Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt2,069.9+1%
22Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt2,057.1+0.8%
23Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt2,056.5+1%
24Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt1,949.9+1.8%
25Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,930.2+1.8%
26Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt1,853.9+2.7%
27Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt1,848.3+0.8%
28Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt1,835.2+1%
29Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,776.3+1.8%
30Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis1,756.7+1.4%
31Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,752.8+1%
32Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt1,738.7+1.2%
33Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,701.3+0.8%
34Rosenheim, Kreisfreie Stadt1,658.6+1.1%
35Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt1,646.5+1.2%
36Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt1,621.9+0.7%
37Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt1,576.4+1.3%
38Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt1,520.1+0.9%
39Flensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,496.8+1.2%
40Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis1,466+1.4%
41Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt1,456.7+0.2%
42Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt1,438.6+0.1%
43Heidelberg, Stadtkreis1,426.5+1.3%
44Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,415.3+0.1%
45Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,394.5+1.3%
46Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt1,351.3+0.4%
47Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt1,330.4+1.9%
48Bamberg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,320.8+1.5%
49Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt1,295+0.8%
50Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt1,279.7+0.6%
51Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt1,259.1+1.9%
52Pforzheim, Stadtkreis1,232.3+1.9%
53Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt1,218.8+1.5%
54Heilbronn, Stadtkreis1,212+1.9%
55Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt1,192.3+2.4%
56Mettmann1,180.6+0.7%
57Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,174.3+0.8%
58Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt1,164.4+0.5%
59Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,164.3+1%
60Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt1,154.3+0.5%
61Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt1,133.1+0.6%
62Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt1,113.5+1.4%
63Aschaffenburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,106.1+0.8%
64Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt1,091.9+1.1%
65Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt1,088.8+1.4%
66Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt1,072.8+0.4%
67Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt1,066.8+0.9%
68Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt1,059.3+1.2%
69Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt1,052.2+1.5%
70Main-Taunus-Kreis1,042.4+1.1%
71Landshut, Kreisfreie Stadt1,035.8+2.3%
72Ulm, Stadtkreis1,022.5+1.4%
73Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt1,010.3+1.7%
74Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt1,006.2+0.8%
75Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt990.4+1.3%
76Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt980.1+1.1%
77Offenbach, Landkreis967.7+1.3%
78Trier, Kreisfreie Stadt954.6+3.6%
79Jena, Kreisfreie Stadt946.7+0.9%
80Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt882.4+1.9%
81Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt857.5+0.3%
82Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt834+0.3%
83Esslingen811.9+1.1%
84Recklinghausen808.7+0.3%
85Regionalverband Saarbrücken794.4+0.2%
86Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis791.3+0.5%
87Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt787.6+0.9%
88Städteregion Aachen779.1+0.8%
89Rhein-Kreis Neuss774.8+1.1%
90Ludwigsburg771.8+1.2%
91Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt771+1.3%
92Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt767.1+0.2%
93Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt759.6+0.6%
94Worms, Kreisfreie Stadt748.2+1.1%
95Unna725.4+0.6%
96Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt721.1+2.8%
97Passau, Kreisfreie Stadt718+1.1%
98Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt708.1+0.2%
99Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt699.7+0.7%
100Straubing, Kreisfreie Stadt682.6+1.4%
101Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt657.10%
102Rhein-Erft-Kreis656.8+1.1%
103Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis643.3+0.8%
104Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt626.7+0.5%
105Böblingen611.3+1.5%
106Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt607.4+1.3%
107Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt602.6+0.7%
108Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt599.90%
109Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt590.6+0.4%
110Groß-Gerau581.5+1.7%
111Herford557+0.6%
112Landau in der Pfalz, Kreisfreie Stadt541.1+1.7%
113Neunkirchen533.5+0.2%
114Viersen526.4+0.5%
115Rhein-Sieg-Kreis512.6+1.2%
116Rhein-Neckar-Kreis506.9+1%
117München, Landkreis506.6+1.5%
118Region Hannover494.7+1.1%
119Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis494.4+0.8%
120Fürstenfeldbruck487.1+1.2%
121Rems-Murr-Kreis485.7+1%
122Hochtaunuskreis481.6+0.9%
123Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt480.8+0.3%
124Pinneberg460.5+1%
125Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt451.1+0.6%
126Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt449.6+0.9%
127Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt446.5+1.5%
128Wesel441+0.6%
129Darmstadt-Dieburg440.6+1.3%
130Saarlouis427.7+0.3%
131Tübingen, Landkreis424.1+1.2%
132Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt405.8+1.7%
133Heinsberg399.6+0.9%
133Karlsruhe, Landkreis399.6+0.8%
135Göppingen391.6+0.8%
136Märkischer Kreis391.1-0%
137Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt391+0.1%
138Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis383.9+1.1%
139Fürth, Landkreis371.6-0.1%
140Gütersloh369+1.2%
141Bergstraße368.6+0.9%
142Saarpfalz-Kreis344.6+0.2%
143Zwickau341.9-0.4%
144Mainz-Bingen341.5+1.3%
145Konstanz339.9+1.3%
146Enzkreis339.5+0.8%
147Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt338.7-0.4%
148Neu-Ulm327.7+1.1%
149Bodenseekreis317+1.1%
150Stormarn310.9+1%
151Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt310+0.4%
152Rastatt306.3+0.9%
153Gießen, Landkreis305.5+1.7%
154Heilbronn, Landkreis301.7+1.3%
155Oberbergischer Kreis296+0.6%
156Main-Kinzig-Kreis293.1+0.9%
157Neuwied287.1+0.3%
158Lippe279.2+0.8%
159Lörrach279.1+1.1%
160Düren277+0.8%
161Germersheim273.8+0.7%
162Wetteraukreis272.2+1.1%
163Starnberg272+1.1%
164Minden-Lübbecke270.1+0.6%
165Borken258.6+0.7%
166Mayen-Koblenz258.2+0.5%
167Reutlingen256.5+1.1%
168Dachau255.3+1.7%
169Kleve249.5+1.3%
170Ebersberg248+1.6%
171Aschaffenburg, Landkreis247.8+0.2%
172Lindau (Bodensee)247.4+0.9%
173Siegen-Wittgenstein245.7+1.1%
174Steinfurt245.1+1%
175Peine244.8+0.8%
176Paderborn241.9+1.3%
177Emmendingen236.6+1.2%
178Lahn-Dill-Kreis236.5+0.4%
179Erlangen-Höchstadt236.3+0.8%
180Limburg-Weilburg231.9+0.6%
181Schaumburg230.8+0.2%
182Hildesheim228.3+0.4%
183Augsburg, Landkreis228+1%
184Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis225.8+0.8%
185Soest225.6+1.3%
186Ortenaukreis224.7+0.9%
187Bad Dürkheim221.6+0.5%
188Alzey-Worms215.4+0.8%
189Freising214.7+1.2%
190Warendorf208.8+0.9%
191Nürnberger Land208.5+0.8%
192Heidenheim206.9+1%
193Ostalbkreis205.4+0.9%
194Zollernalbkreis204.2+1%
195Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis202.8+1.1%
196Westerwaldkreis201.9+0.4%
197Altenkirchen (Westerwald)200.5+0.4%
198Segeberg198.1+0.8%
199Harburg197.5+1.1%
200Coesfeld195.3+0.7%
201Calw193.3+1.3%
202Marburg-Biedenkopf192.7+0.7%
203Erzgebirgskreis190.7-0.5%
204Olpe190.4+0.5%
205Altötting189.8+0.7%
206Göttingen186.4+1.1%
207St. Wendel186.1+0.2%
208Merzig-Wadern185.8+0.4%
209Hameln-Pyrmont185.5+0.2%
210Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald185.1+1.4%
211Tuttlingen184.8+1.3%
212Kassel, Landkreis181.5+0.6%
213Bad Kreuznach181+0.5%
214Miltenberg179+0.2%
215Forchheim177.9+0.6%
216Rottweil177.8+0.8%
217Rosenheim, Landkreis176.5+1.3%
218Osterholz172.3+1.2%
219Südliche Weinstraße172.1+0.7%
220Ravensburg169.9+1%
221Verden169.7+0.8%
222Vechta168.3+1.3%
223Meißen168+0.3%
224Osnabrück, Landkreis167.2+1.1%
225Aichach-Friedberg166.8+1%
226Wolfenbüttel166.4+0.4%
227Ammerland165.1+1.1%
227Würzburg, Landkreis165.1+0.5%
229Vogtlandkreis164.6-0.3%
230Kaiserslautern, Landkreis163.5+0.4%
231Altenburger Land162.6-0.7%
232Ahrweiler161.6+0.6%
233Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm161.4+1.7%
234Günzburg160.7+1%
235Friesland (DE)159.7+0.4%
236Fulda158.5+0.9%
237Stade156.9+0.9%
238Rhein-Lahn-Kreis156.7+0.9%
239Leipzig156.3+0.2%
240Odenwaldkreis154.7+0.4%
241Leer153.5+0.9%
242Erding152.5+1.4%
243Euskirchen151.9+1%
243Herzogtum Lauenburg151.9+1.1%
245Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge149.1+0.3%
246Mittelsachsen147.7-0.3%
247Waldshut147.2+1%
248Coburg, Landkreis146.9-0.1%
249Aurich146.5+0.5%
250Gotha145.4+0.6%

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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 2015 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 4,630.2 inhabitants per km² in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population density?

Prignitz, with 36.3 inhabitants per km² in 2015.

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. 6 areas have no value for 2015 and are not ranked.

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