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NUTS 3 areas of Germany by population density

München, Kreisfreie Stadt had the highest population density of 394 areas in 2018, at 4,721.9 inhabitants per km². Prignitz had the lowest, at 36.2 inhabitants per km². The median was 203.9 inhabitants per km² and the figure for Germany was 234.7 inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest4,721.9München, Kreisfreie Stadt
Lowest36.2Prignitz
Median203.9394 areas
Germany234.7History

Top 40 areas, 2018

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München, Kreisfreie StadtMünchen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 4,721.9 inhabitants per km²4,721.9BerlinBerlin: 4,289.8 inhabitants per km²4,289.8Stuttgart, StadtkreisStuttgart, Stadtkreis: 3,076.6 inhabitants per km²3,076.6Herne, Kreisfreie StadtHerne, Kreisfreie Stadt: 3,067.3 inhabitants per km²3,067.3Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Sta…Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt: 3,061.1 inhabitants per km²3,061.1Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie StadtDüsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt: 3,001.4 inhabitants per km²3,001.4Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Sta…Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,902.3 inhabitants per km²2,902.3Essen, Kreisfreie StadtEssen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,817.6 inhabitants per km²2,817.6Nürnberg, Kreisfreie StadtNürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,793.4 inhabitants per km²2,793.4Köln, Kreisfreie StadtKöln, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,791.3 inhabitants per km²2,791.3Oberhausen, Kreisfreie StadtOberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,741.9 inhabitants per km²2,741.9HamburgHamburg: 2,585.7 inhabitants per km²2,585.7Bochum, Kreisfreie StadtBochum, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,517.8 inhabitants per km²2,517.8Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie StadtGelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,480.8 inhabitants per km²2,480.8Bonn, Kreisfreie StadtBonn, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,399.8 inhabitants per km²2,399.8Duisburg, Kreisfreie StadtDuisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,328.7 inhabitants per km²2,328.7Mainz, Kreisfreie StadtMainz, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,274.9 inhabitants per km²2,274.9Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie…Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,263.7 inhabitants per km²2,263.7Mannheim, StadtkreisMannheim, Stadtkreis: 2,204.9 inhabitants per km²2,204.9Leverkusen, Kreisfreie StadtLeverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,154 inhabitants per km²2,154Kiel, Kreisfreie StadtKiel, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,117.5 inhabitants per km²2,117.5Wuppertal, Kreisfreie StadtWuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,107.1 inhabitants per km²2,107.1Dortmund, Kreisfreie StadtDortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,095.7 inhabitants per km²2,095.7Fürth, Kreisfreie StadtFürth, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,018 inhabitants per km²2,018Augsburg, Kreisfreie StadtAugsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,000 inhabitants per km²2,000Leipzig, Kreisfreie StadtLeipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,996.3 inhabitants per km²1,996.3Regensburg, Kreisfreie StadtRegensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,920.9 inhabitants per km²1,920.9Kassel, Kreisfreie StadtKassel, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,897.7 inhabitants per km²1,897.7Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie S…Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,879.9 inhabitants per km²1,879.9Karlsruhe, StadtkreisKarlsruhe, Stadtkreis: 1,849.1 inhabitants per km²1,849.1Bremen, Kreisfreie StadtBremen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,834.4 inhabitants per km²1,834.4Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie StadtHalle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,785.2 inhabitants per km²1,785.2Solingen, Kreisfreie StadtSolingen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,767.6 inhabitants per km²1,767.6Rosenheim, Kreisfreie StadtRosenheim, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,708.2 inhabitants per km²1,708.2Dresden, Kreisfreie StadtDresden, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,706.4 inhabitants per km²1,706.4Krefeld, Kreisfreie StadtKrefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,680.4 inhabitants per km²1,680.4Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie…Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,643.6 inhabitants per km²1,643.6Flensburg, Kreisfreie StadtFlensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,561.6 inhabitants per km²1,561.6Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie StadtMönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,540.1 inhabitants per km²1,540.1Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie StadtSchweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,535.3 inhabitants per km²1,535.3
inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2018
inhabitants per km²		Change on 2017
1München, Kreisfreie Stadt4,721.9+0.2%
2Berlin4,289.8+1%
3Stuttgart, Stadtkreis3,076.6+0.5%
4Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt3,067.3-0.1%
5Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt3,061.1+1.1%
6Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt3,001.4+0.5%
7Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt2,902.3+1.7%
8Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt2,817.60%
9Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt2,793.4+0.7%
10Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt2,791.3+0.4%
11Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt2,741.9-0.1%
12Hamburg2,585.7+0.8%
13Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt2,517.8-0%
14Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt2,480.8-0.4%
15Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt2,399.8+0.8%
16Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt2,328.7-0.1%
17Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt2,274.9+0.8%
18Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt2,263.7+1.3%
19Mannheim, Stadtkreis2,204.9+0.7%
20Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt2,154+0.2%
21Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt2,117.50%
22Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt2,107.1+0.3%
23Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt2,095.7+0.1%
24Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt2,018+0.9%
25Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt2,000+1%
26Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt1,996.3+1.5%
27Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,920.9+1.3%
28Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt1,897.7+0.6%
29Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt1,879.9-0%
30Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis1,849.1+0.5%
31Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,834.4+0.3%
32Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt1,785.2+0.3%
33Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,767.6+0.1%
34Rosenheim, Kreisfreie Stadt1,708.2+0.5%
35Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt1,706.4+0.7%
36Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt1,680.40%
37Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt1,643.6+0.8%
38Flensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,561.6+1.2%
39Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt1,540.1+0.1%
40Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt1,535.3+1.2%
41Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis1,502.9+0.6%
42Heidelberg, Stadtkreis1,499.8+0.1%
43Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt1,497.1+0.2%
44Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,466.8+0.8%
45Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,462.7+0.7%
46Bamberg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,407+1.2%
47Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt1,399.5+0.1%
48Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt1,399.1+0.3%
49Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt1,371.3+0.2%
50Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt1,333-0.2%
51Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt1,301.1+0.6%
52Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt1,292.5-0.1%
53Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt1,286.4+0.1%
54Pforzheim, Stadtkreis1,274.6+0.8%
55Heilbronn, Stadtkreis1,255.4+0.9%
56Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt1,251+0.4%
57Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,242.6+0.1%
58Mettmann1,204.8+0.1%
59Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,184.1+0.1%
60Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt1,173.7-0%
61Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt1,159.2+0.3%
62Aschaffenburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,151.3+1%
63Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt1,140.8+0.1%
64Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt1,139.3+0.2%
65Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt1,134.4-0.1%
66Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt1,127.7+0.1%
67Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt1,117.9+0.2%
68Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt1,109.4+1.1%
69Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt1,092.1+0.9%
70Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt1,089.2+1%
71Landshut, Kreisfreie Stadt1,087.9+1.7%
72Main-Taunus-Kreis1,074+0.4%
73Ulm, Stadtkreis1,058.5+1%
74Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt1,047+1.2%
75Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt1,039.5+0.4%
76Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt1,034.5+1.8%
77Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt1,008.5+0.1%
78Offenbach, Landkreis999.7+0.6%
79Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt994.8+0.1%
80Trier, Kreisfreie Stadt967.8+0.2%
81Jena, Kreisfreie Stadt967.4+0.5%
82Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt859.2+0.2%
83Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt842.2-0.4%
84Esslingen831.8+0.5%
85Recklinghausen818.1-0.2%
86Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt806+0.8%
87Regionalverband Saarbrücken802.70%
88Passau, Kreisfreie Stadt801.9+1.4%
89Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt799+0.6%
90Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis797.3-0.2%
91Rhein-Kreis Neuss795.4+0.4%
92Ludwigsburg793.1+0.6%
93Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt792.7-0.1%
94Worms, Kreisfreie Stadt792.4+0.4%
95Städteregion Aachen790.3+0.3%
96Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt770.9+0.6%
97Straubing, Kreisfreie Stadt733.7+0.7%
98Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt733.60%
99Unna726.3+0.1%
100Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt712.6+0.3%
101Rhein-Erft-Kreis669.5+0.5%
102Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt664.2-0%
103Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis654.50%
104Böblingen632+0.7%
105Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt623.6+0.6%
106Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt621.7-0.3%
107Groß-Gerau617.6+1%
108Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt609.9-0.1%
109Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt608+0.1%
110Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt5990%
111Landau in der Pfalz, Kreisfreie Stadt560.1+0.7%
112Herford558.1-0.1%
113Viersen534.6+0.1%
114Neunkirchen531-0.7%
115München, Landkreis528.3+0.8%
116Rhein-Sieg-Kreis524+0.2%
117Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis523.5+0.4%
118Rhein-Neckar-Kreis519.2+0.3%
119Region Hannover510.7+0.4%
120Fürstenfeldbruck502.5+0.6%
121Rems-Murr-Kreis495.9+0.4%
122Hochtaunuskreis490.2+0.3%
123Pinneberg489.9+0.6%
124Bodenseekreis483.1+0.8%
125Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt482.2-0.3%
126Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt474+0.6%
127Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt462.4-0.3%
128Wesel457.9-0.2%
129Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt455.1-0.1%
130Darmstadt-Dieburg450.9+0.4%
131Tübingen, Landkreis437.3+0.6%
132Saarlouis426.9-0.4%
133Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt417.5+0.4%
134Karlsruhe, Landkreis415.6+0.4%
135Heinsberg405.3+0.3%
136Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt403.2-0.3%
137Göppingen400+0.5%
138Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis395.1+0.7%
139Märkischer Kreis390.5-0.3%
140Fürth, Landkreis380.4+0.6%
141Bergstraße378.7+0.3%
142Gütersloh375.6+0.3%
143Konstanz369.7+0.5%
144Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt367.4+0.3%
145Mainz-Bingen355.9+0.4%
146Enzkreis346.1+0.4%
147Saarpfalz-Kreis342.1-0.5%
148Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt340.3-0.8%
149Neu-Ulm338.6+0.9%
150Zwickau335.9-0.7%
151Starnberg319.6+0.5%
152Rastatt319+0.5%
153Stormarn317.8+0.3%
154Gießen, Landkreis314.1+0.6%
155Heilbronn, Landkreis311.4+0.8%
156Main-Kinzig-Kreis300.3+0.3%
157Oberbergischer Kreis299.7-0.1%
158Neuwied293.7+0.1%
159Lindau (Bodensee)286.6+0.4%
160Germersheim286.2+0.4%
161Lörrach284.9+0.2%
162Düren281.9+0.3%
163Lippe280.3-0.1%
164Wetteraukreis278.1+0.4%
165Minden-Lübbecke273-0.2%
166Dachau265.2+1%
167Mayen-Koblenz265.1+0.3%
168Reutlingen262.1+0.5%
169Borken260.9+0.2%
170Ebersberg258.6+1.1%
171Kleve258.2+0.1%
172Peine251.3+0.4%
173Aschaffenburg, Landkreis250.5+0.2%
174Steinfurt249.1+0.4%
175Paderborn247.1+0.3%
176Siegen-Wittgenstein245.90%
177Emmendingen243.8+0.7%
178Erlangen-Höchstadt243.4+0.6%
179Lahn-Dill-Kreis238.5-0%
180Schaumburg234.50%
181Augsburg, Landkreis234.3+0.8%
182Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis233.6+0.4%
183Limburg-Weilburg233.10%
184Ortenaukreis232.1+0.7%
185Hildesheim229.7-0.1%
186Soest229.20%
187Freising224+0.9%
188Bad Dürkheim223-0.1%
189Alzey-Worms220.7+0.4%
190Nürnberger Land212.8+0.4%
191Heidenheim210.9+0.4%
192Warendorf210.60%
193Ostalbkreis207.4+0.4%
194Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis206.8+0.5%
195Segeberg206.6+0.7%
196Zollernalbkreis205.4+0.4%
197Westerwaldkreis204.2+0.1%
198Harburg203.5+0.5%
199Altenkirchen (Westerwald)200.5-0.1%
200Calw198.1+0.8%
201Coesfeld197.7+0.2%
202Altötting196.8+0.8%
203Marburg-Biedenkopf195.3+0.4%
204Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald192.2+0.4%
205Olpe191.5-0.1%
206Tuttlingen190.4+0.7%
207Göttingen187.5+0.2%
208Merzig-Wadern186.8-0.3%
209Hameln-Pyrmont186.7+0.1%
210Erzgebirgskreis186.2-0.9%
211St. Wendel184.9-0.6%
212Rosenheim, Landkreis183.8+0.7%
213Kassel, Landkreis183-0.1%
214Bad Kreuznach182.7+0.2%
215Miltenberg181.7+0.1%
216Rottweil181+0.4%
217Forchheim180.5+0.3%
218Osterholz175.4+0.3%
219Verden174.4+0.4%
220Ravensburg174.3+0.5%
221Vechta173.3+0.7%
222Südliche Weinstraße172.6-0.3%
223Aichach-Friedberg171.1+0.8%
224Ammerland170.9+0.6%
225Stade170.4+0.4%
226Meißen168.8-0.4%
227Osnabrück, Landkreis168.4+0.4%
228Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm168+0.8%
229Würzburg, Landkreis167.1+0.2%
230Wolfenbüttel166.2-0.4%
231Ahrweiler165.8+0.5%
232Kaiserslautern, Landkreis165.4+0.2%
233Günzburg165.3+0.9%
234Vogtlandkreis162.8-0.7%
235Friesland (DE)162.50%
236Fulda161+0.3%
237Herzogtum Lauenburg160.7+0.6%
238Leipzig160.5-0.1%
239Landsberg am Lech159.7+0.6%
240Altenburger Land159.4-0.8%
241Leer158.7+0.4%
242Rhein-Lahn-Kreis157.9-0.1%
243Erding157.8+0.8%
244Odenwaldkreis155+0.2%
245Euskirchen154.7+0.4%
246Waldshut151.6+0.5%
247Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge149.2-0.1%
248Aurich148.5-0.1%
249Ostholstein147.5-0.1%
250Coburg, Landkreis147.3+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 2018 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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 4,721.9 inhabitants per km² in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population density?

Prignitz, with 36.2 inhabitants per km² in 2018.

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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 2018 and are not ranked.

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