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NUTS 3 areas of Germany by population density

München, Kreisfreie Stadt had the highest population density of 394 areas in 2017, at 4,710.2 inhabitants per km². Prignitz had the lowest, at 36.5 inhabitants per km². The median was 203.2 inhabitants per km² and the figure for Germany was 234 inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest4,710.2München, Kreisfreie Stadt
Lowest36.5Prignitz
Median203.2394 areas
Germany234History

Top 40 areas, 2017

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München, Kreisfreie StadtMünchen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 4,710.2 inhabitants per km²4,710.2BerlinBerlin: 4,248.4 inhabitants per km²4,248.4Herne, Kreisfreie StadtHerne, Kreisfreie Stadt: 3,071.2 inhabitants per km²3,071.2Stuttgart, StadtkreisStuttgart, Stadtkreis: 3,060.1 inhabitants per km²3,060.1Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Sta…Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt: 3,027.1 inhabitants per km²3,027.1Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie StadtDüsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,986.7 inhabitants per km²2,986.7Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Sta…Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,855.1 inhabitants per km²2,855.1Essen, Kreisfreie StadtEssen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,817.6 inhabitants per km²2,817.6Köln, Kreisfreie StadtKöln, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,778.8 inhabitants per km²2,778.8Nürnberg, Kreisfreie StadtNürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,775.2 inhabitants per km²2,775.2Oberhausen, Kreisfreie StadtOberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,745.5 inhabitants per km²2,745.5HamburgHamburg: 2,564.1 inhabitants per km²2,564.1Bochum, Kreisfreie StadtBochum, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,518.8 inhabitants per km²2,518.8Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie StadtGelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,489.7 inhabitants per km²2,489.7Bonn, Kreisfreie StadtBonn, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,380.9 inhabitants per km²2,380.9Duisburg, Kreisfreie StadtDuisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,331.7 inhabitants per km²2,331.7Mainz, Kreisfreie StadtMainz, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,256 inhabitants per km²2,256Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie…Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,234.1 inhabitants per km²2,234.1Mannheim, StadtkreisMannheim, Stadtkreis: 2,188.5 inhabitants per km²2,188.5Leverkusen, Kreisfreie StadtLeverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,149.3 inhabitants per km²2,149.3Kiel, Kreisfreie StadtKiel, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,117 inhabitants per km²2,117Wuppertal, Kreisfreie StadtWuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,101.1 inhabitants per km²2,101.1Dortmund, Kreisfreie StadtDortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,093.6 inhabitants per km²2,093.6Fürth, Kreisfreie StadtFürth, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,999.4 inhabitants per km²1,999.4Augsburg, Kreisfreie StadtAugsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,981.1 inhabitants per km²1,981.1Leipzig, Kreisfreie StadtLeipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,967.7 inhabitants per km²1,967.7Regensburg, Kreisfreie StadtRegensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,895.8 inhabitants per km²1,895.8Kassel, Kreisfreie StadtKassel, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,885.8 inhabitants per km²1,885.8Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie S…Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,880.2 inhabitants per km²1,880.2Karlsruhe, StadtkreisKarlsruhe, Stadtkreis: 1,840 inhabitants per km²1,840Bremen, Kreisfreie StadtBremen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,828.6 inhabitants per km²1,828.6Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie StadtHalle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,780.5 inhabitants per km²1,780.5Solingen, Kreisfreie StadtSolingen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,765.1 inhabitants per km²1,765.1Rosenheim, Kreisfreie StadtRosenheim, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,699.4 inhabitants per km²1,699.4Dresden, Kreisfreie StadtDresden, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,694.8 inhabitants per km²1,694.8Krefeld, Kreisfreie StadtKrefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,679.7 inhabitants per km²1,679.7Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie…Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,631.3 inhabitants per km²1,631.3Flensburg, Kreisfreie StadtFlensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,543.4 inhabitants per km²1,543.4Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie StadtMönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,538.6 inhabitants per km²1,538.6Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie StadtSchweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,516.6 inhabitants per km²1,516.6
inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2017
inhabitants per km²		Change on 2016
1München, Kreisfreie Stadt4,710.2+0.2%
2Berlin4,248.4+1.3%
3Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt3,071.2+0.2%
4Stuttgart, Stadtkreis3,060.1+0.7%
5Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt3,027.1+1%
6Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt2,986.7+0.4%
7Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt2,855.1+1.2%
8Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt2,817.6+0.1%
9Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt2,778.8+0.9%
10Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt2,775.2+0.5%
11Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt2,745.5+0.1%
12Hamburg2,564.1+1.2%
13Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt2,518.8+0.1%
14Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt2,489.7-0%
15Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt2,380.9+1%
16Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt2,331.7+0.7%
17Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt2,256+1.3%
18Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt2,234.1+1.1%
19Mannheim, Stadtkreis2,188.5+0.4%
20Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt2,149.30%
21Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt2,117+0.3%
22Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt2,101.1+0.5%
23Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt2,093.60%
24Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt1,999.4+0.9%
25Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,981.1+1.1%
26Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt1,967.7+1.9%
27Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,895.8+1.8%
28Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt1,885.8+0.7%
29Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt1,880.2+0.6%
30Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis1,840+0.7%
31Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,828.6+0.9%
32Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt1,780.5+0.5%
33Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,765.10%
34Rosenheim, Kreisfreie Stadt1,699.4+1%
35Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt1,694.8+0.7%
36Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt1,679.7+0.3%
37Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt1,631.3+1%
38Flensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,543.4+1.5%
39Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt1,538.6+0.4%
40Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt1,516.6+1.4%
41Heidelberg, Stadtkreis1,497.7+1.4%
42Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt1,494.6+0.5%
43Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis1,494.2+0.7%
44Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,455.5+1.2%
45Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,452+0.7%
46Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt1,397.7+0.4%
47Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt1,395.4-0.4%
48Bamberg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,390.2+2.6%
49Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt1,368.5+0.6%
50Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt1,335.3+0.6%
51Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt1,293.8+0.9%
52Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt1,293.5-0.7%
53Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt1,285.7-0.1%
54Pforzheim, Stadtkreis1,264.2+0.8%
55Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt1,246.5+0.8%
56Heilbronn, Stadtkreis1,244.4+1%
57Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,241.2+0.6%
58Mettmann1,203.7+0.2%
59Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,182.4-0.3%
60Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt1,173.9+0.1%
61Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt1,155.3+0.6%
62Aschaffenburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,140.3+0.7%
63Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt1,139.60%
64Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt1,137.2+0.5%
65Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt1,135.8+0.1%
66Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt1,126.3+0.1%
67Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt1,115.9-0.4%
68Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt1,097.5+1.3%
69Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt1,082.7+0.9%
70Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt1,078.2+1%
71Landshut, Kreisfreie Stadt1,069.8+1.4%
72Main-Taunus-Kreis1,069.4+0.9%
73Ulm, Stadtkreis1,048.5+1.2%
74Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt1,035.4+0.6%
75Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt1,034.2+1.1%
76Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt1,016.1+2.3%
77Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt1,007.7-0.5%
78Offenbach, Landkreis993.9+0.6%
79Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt993.8+0.4%
80Trier, Kreisfreie Stadt965.5-2.2%
81Jena, Kreisfreie Stadt962.7+0.7%
82Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt857.4-0%
83Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt846+0.5%
84Esslingen827.8+0.8%
85Recklinghausen819.4-0.1%
86Regionalverband Saarbrücken802.6+0.4%
87Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt799.4+1.4%
88Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis798.6-0.2%
89Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt794.2+0.7%
90Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt793.7-0.1%
91Rhein-Kreis Neuss792.3-0.1%
92Passau, Kreisfreie Stadt791.2+1.2%
93Worms, Kreisfreie Stadt788.9+0.6%
94Ludwigsburg788.7+0.8%
95Städteregion Aachen788.10%
96Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt766.6+0.2%
97Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt733.3+0.2%
98Straubing, Kreisfreie Stadt728.7+0.8%
99Unna725.4-0.3%
100Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt710.7+0.6%
101Rhein-Erft-Kreis666.3+0.1%
102Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt664.3+0.6%
103Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis654.3+0.1%
104Böblingen627.4+1.1%
105Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt623.7-0.6%
106Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt619.7+0.7%
107Groß-Gerau611.4+1%
108Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt610.5+0.7%
109Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt607.4-0%
110Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt598.9+0.6%
111Herford558.5-0.1%
112Landau in der Pfalz, Kreisfreie Stadt556+1%
113Neunkirchen534.6-0.1%
114Viersen534.1+0.2%
115München, Landkreis524.2+0.9%
116Rhein-Sieg-Kreis523.1+0.2%
117Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis521.6+0.7%
118Rhein-Neckar-Kreis517.6+0.4%
119Region Hannover508.7+0.4%
120Fürstenfeldbruck499.6+1%
121Rems-Murr-Kreis493.9+0.6%
122Hochtaunuskreis488.6+0.6%
123Pinneberg487+0.8%
124Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt483.80%
125Bodenseekreis479.5+0.6%
126Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt471.1+1.7%
127Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt463.7-0.1%
128Wesel458.9-0.2%
129Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt455.4+0.3%
130Darmstadt-Dieburg448.9+0.6%
131Tübingen, Landkreis434.7+0.9%
132Saarlouis428.4-0.3%
133Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt415.9+0.6%
134Karlsruhe, Landkreis413.8+0.8%
135Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt404.3+0.1%
136Heinsberg404+0.1%
137Göppingen397.9+0.7%
138Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis392.2+0.5%
139Märkischer Kreis391.8-0.3%
140Fürth, Landkreis378.1+0.8%
141Bergstraße377.4+0.3%
142Gütersloh374.4+0.3%
143Konstanz367.7+0.7%
144Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt366.2+0.2%
145Mainz-Bingen354.5+0.3%
146Enzkreis344.6+0.6%
147Saarpfalz-Kreis343.9-0.4%
148Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt343-0.5%
149Zwickau338.3-0.7%
150Neu-Ulm335.5+0.7%
151Starnberg318+0.7%
152Rastatt317.5+0.6%
153Stormarn316.9+0.6%
154Gießen, Landkreis312.3+0.9%
155Heilbronn, Landkreis308.9+0.9%
156Oberbergischer Kreis300.1-0.1%
157Main-Kinzig-Kreis299.5+0.8%
158Neuwied293.4+0.3%
159Lindau (Bodensee)285.4+0.5%
160Germersheim285.2+0.5%
161Lörrach284.2+0.4%
162Düren2810%
163Lippe280.5-0.2%
164Wetteraukreis276.9+0.5%
165Minden-Lübbecke273.5-0.3%
166Mayen-Koblenz264.3+0.4%
167Dachau262.6+1.1%
168Reutlingen260.9+0.7%
169Borken260.40%
170Kleve257.9+0.2%
171Ebersberg255.8+1.2%
172Peine250.3+0.4%
173Aschaffenburg, Landkreis250+0.1%
174Steinfurt248.2+0.4%
175Paderborn246.4+0.2%
176Siegen-Wittgenstein245.8-0.5%
177Emmendingen242.2+0.8%
178Erlangen-Höchstadt241.9+0.5%
179Lahn-Dill-Kreis238.6+0.2%
180Schaumburg234.4+0.5%
181Limburg-Weilburg233.10%
182Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis232.7+0.7%
183Augsburg, Landkreis232.4+0.9%
184Ortenaukreis230.4+0.7%
185Hildesheim230-0.1%
186Soest229.1-0.2%
187Bad Dürkheim223.3+0.2%
188Freising222+1.4%
189Alzey-Worms219.8+0.5%
190Nürnberger Land211.9+0.6%
191Warendorf210.60%
192Heidenheim210.1+0.5%
193Ostalbkreis206.6-0%
194Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis205.7+0.4%
195Segeberg205.2+1.2%
196Zollernalbkreis204.6-0.1%
197Westerwaldkreis203.9+0.2%
198Harburg202.5+0.7%
199Altenkirchen (Westerwald)200.7-0.1%
200Coesfeld197.3+0.2%
201Calw196.6+0.7%
202Altötting195.2+0.9%
203Marburg-Biedenkopf194.6+0.2%
204Olpe191.6-0.6%
205Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald191.4+1%
206Tuttlingen189+1%
207Erzgebirgskreis187.9-1.1%
208Merzig-Wadern187.3-0.2%
209Göttingen187.2-0.2%
210Hameln-Pyrmont186.50%
211St. Wendel186-0.6%
212Kassel, Landkreis183.1+0.2%
213Rosenheim, Landkreis182.5+0.7%
214Bad Kreuznach182.3+0.3%
215Miltenberg181.50%
216Rottweil180.2+0.5%
217Forchheim179.9+0.4%
218Osterholz174.8-0.2%
219Verden173.7+0.7%
220Ravensburg173.5+0.7%
221Südliche Weinstraße173.1+0.1%
222Vechta172.1+0.9%
223Ammerland169.9+0.8%
224Stade169.8+0.4%
225Aichach-Friedberg169.7+0.7%
226Meißen169.4-0.5%
227Osnabrück, Landkreis167.8-0.3%
228Wolfenbüttel166.9-0.2%
229Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm166.7+0.8%
229Würzburg, Landkreis166.7+0.3%
231Ahrweiler165+0.5%
231Kaiserslautern, Landkreis165+0.4%
233Vogtlandkreis163.9-0.6%
234Günzburg163.8+0.6%
235Friesland (DE)162.5+0.3%
236Altenburger Land160.7-0.9%
236Leipzig160.7-0.1%
238Fulda160.5+0.4%
239Herzogtum Lauenburg159.8+0.8%
240Landsberg am Lech158.8+0.6%
241Leer158+0.4%
241Rhein-Lahn-Kreis158-0.5%
243Erding156.5+1.2%
244Odenwaldkreis154.7-0.2%
245Euskirchen154.1+0.3%
246Waldshut150.8+0.7%
247Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge149.4-0.4%
248Aurich148.6+0.2%
249Ostholstein147.6+0.3%
250Coburg, Landkreis147.1+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 2017 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 4,710.2 inhabitants per km² in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population density?

Prignitz, with 36.5 inhabitants per km² in 2017.

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 2017 and are not ranked.

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