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NUTS 3 areas of Germany by population density

München, Kreisfreie Stadt had the highest population density of 394 areas in 2019, at 4,767.3 inhabitants per km². Prignitz had the lowest, at 36 inhabitants per km². The median was 204.6 inhabitants per km² and the figure for Germany was 235.2 inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest4,767.3München, Kreisfreie Stadt
Lowest36Prignitz
Median204.6394 areas
Germany235.2History

Top 40 areas, 2019

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München, Kreisfreie StadtMünchen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 4,767.3 inhabitants per km²4,767.3BerlinBerlin: 4,322.9 inhabitants per km²4,322.9Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Sta…Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt: 3,094.8 inhabitants per km²3,094.8Stuttgart, StadtkreisStuttgart, Stadtkreis: 3,084.3 inhabitants per km²3,084.3Herne, Kreisfreie StadtHerne, Kreisfreie Stadt: 3,066.9 inhabitants per km²3,066.9Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie StadtDüsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt: 3,012.6 inhabitants per km²3,012.6Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Sta…Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,943.5 inhabitants per km²2,943.5Essen, Kreisfreie StadtEssen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,816.1 inhabitants per km²2,816.1Nürnberg, Kreisfreie StadtNürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,802 inhabitants per km²2,802Köln, Kreisfreie StadtKöln, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,800.9 inhabitants per km²2,800.9Oberhausen, Kreisfreie StadtOberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,737.6 inhabitants per km²2,737.6HamburgHamburg: 2,597.5 inhabitants per km²2,597.5Bochum, Kreisfreie StadtBochum, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,518 inhabitants per km²2,518Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie StadtGelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,477.6 inhabitants per km²2,477.6Bonn, Kreisfreie StadtBonn, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,415.2 inhabitants per km²2,415.2Duisburg, Kreisfreie StadtDuisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,330.1 inhabitants per km²2,330.1Mainz, Kreisfreie StadtMainz, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,293.1 inhabitants per km²2,293.1Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie…Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,288.8 inhabitants per km²2,288.8Mannheim, StadtkreisMannheim, Stadtkreis: 2,214.4 inhabitants per km²2,214.4Leverkusen, Kreisfreie StadtLeverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,155 inhabitants per km²2,155Kiel, Kreisfreie StadtKiel, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,112.6 inhabitants per km²2,112.6Wuppertal, Kreisfreie StadtWuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,111.6 inhabitants per km²2,111.6Dortmund, Kreisfreie StadtDortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,098.7 inhabitants per km²2,098.7Fürth, Kreisfreie StadtFürth, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,033.7 inhabitants per km²2,033.7Leipzig, Kreisfreie StadtLeipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,015.4 inhabitants per km²2,015.4Augsburg, Kreisfreie StadtAugsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,012.6 inhabitants per km²2,012.6Regensburg, Kreisfreie StadtRegensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,934.8 inhabitants per km²1,934.8Kassel, Kreisfreie StadtKassel, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,904.3 inhabitants per km²1,904.3Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie S…Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,876.4 inhabitants per km²1,876.4Karlsruhe, StadtkreisKarlsruhe, Stadtkreis: 1,849.6 inhabitants per km²1,849.6Bremen, Kreisfreie StadtBremen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,833.7 inhabitants per km²1,833.7Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie StadtHalle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,783.7 inhabitants per km²1,783.7Solingen, Kreisfreie StadtSolingen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,770 inhabitants per km²1,770Dresden, Kreisfreie StadtDresden, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,715.2 inhabitants per km²1,715.2Rosenheim, Kreisfreie StadtRosenheim, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,714.5 inhabitants per km²1,714.5Krefeld, Kreisfreie StadtKrefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,683.1 inhabitants per km²1,683.1Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie…Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,653.4 inhabitants per km²1,653.4Flensburg, Kreisfreie StadtFlensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,576 inhabitants per km²1,576Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie StadtMönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,536.7 inhabitants per km²1,536.7Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie StadtSchweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,535.1 inhabitants per km²1,535.1
inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2019
inhabitants per km²		Change on 2018
1München, Kreisfreie Stadt4,767.3+1%
2Berlin4,322.9+0.8%
3Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt3,094.8+1.1%
4Stuttgart, Stadtkreis3,084.3+0.3%
5Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt3,066.9-0%
6Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt3,012.6+0.4%
7Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt2,943.5+1.4%
8Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt2,816.1-0.1%
9Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt2,802+0.3%
10Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt2,800.9+0.3%
11Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt2,737.6-0.2%
12Hamburg2,597.5+0.5%
13Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt2,5180%
14Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt2,477.6-0.1%
15Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt2,415.2+0.6%
16Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt2,330.1+0.1%
17Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt2,293.1+0.8%
18Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt2,288.8+1.1%
19Mannheim, Stadtkreis2,214.4+0.4%
20Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt2,1550%
21Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt2,112.6-0.2%
22Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt2,111.6+0.2%
23Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt2,098.7+0.1%
24Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt2,033.7+0.8%
25Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt2,015.4+1%
26Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt2,012.6+0.6%
27Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,934.8+0.7%
28Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt1,904.3+0.3%
29Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt1,876.4-0.2%
30Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis1,849.60%
31Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,833.7-0%
32Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt1,783.7-0.1%
33Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,770+0.1%
34Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt1,715.2+0.5%
35Rosenheim, Kreisfreie Stadt1,714.5+0.4%
36Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt1,683.1+0.2%
37Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt1,653.4+0.6%
38Flensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,576+0.9%
39Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt1,536.7-0.2%
40Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt1,535.1-0%
41Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis1,508+0.3%
42Heidelberg, Stadtkreis1,503.9+0.3%
43Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt1,502.2+0.3%
44Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,476.9+0.7%
45Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,470.2+0.5%
46Bamberg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,408.8+0.1%
47Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt1,402.9+0.3%
48Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt1,399-0%
49Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt1,375+0.3%
50Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt1,328.1-0.4%
51Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt1,307.7+0.5%
52Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt1,296.1+0.3%
53Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt1,289.5+0.2%
54Pforzheim, Stadtkreis1,283.2+0.7%
55Heilbronn, Stadtkreis1,262.8+0.6%
56Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt1,251.30%
57Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,240.3-0.2%
58Mettmann1,2050%
59Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,187.1+0.3%
60Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt1,174.7+0.1%
61Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt1,161.3+0.2%
62Aschaffenburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,160.1+0.8%
63Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt1,141.4+0.1%
64Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt1,140.6+0.5%
65Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt1,140.4+0.1%
66Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt1,131.7+0.4%
67Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt1,116.7-0.1%
68Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt1,115.2+0.5%
69Landshut, Kreisfreie Stadt1,104.7+1.5%
70Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt1,103.6+1.1%
71Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt1,095.7+0.6%
72Main-Taunus-Kreis1,077.6+0.3%
73Ulm, Stadtkreis1,063.5+0.5%
74Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt1,055.3+0.8%
75Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt1,048+1.3%
76Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt1,042.4+0.3%
77Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt1,007.7-0.1%
78Offenbach, Landkreis1,005.5+0.6%
79Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt997.2+0.2%
80Trier, Kreisfreie Stadt974.4+0.7%
81Jena, Kreisfreie Stadt968.5+0.1%
82Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt857.5-0.2%
83Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt841.8-0%
84Esslingen833.8+0.2%
85Recklinghausen816.3-0.2%
86Passau, Kreisfreie Stadt809.8+1%
87Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt804.9-0.1%
88Regionalverband Saarbrücken801-0.2%
89Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt800.9+0.2%
90Rhein-Kreis Neuss797.5+0.3%
91Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis796.6-0.1%
92Ludwigsburg795.2+0.3%
93Worms, Kreisfreie Stadt794.6+0.3%
94Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt794.3+0.2%
95Städteregion Aachen792.4+0.3%
96Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt775.7+0.6%
97Straubing, Kreisfreie Stadt735.3+0.2%
98Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt732.5-0.1%
99Unna727.1+0.1%
100Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt713.8+0.2%
101Rhein-Erft-Kreis671.9+0.4%
102Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt660.9-0.5%
103Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis654.4-0%
104Böblingen634.7+0.4%
105Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt628.1+0.7%
106Groß-Gerau622.5+0.8%
107Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt616-0.9%
108Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt609.1+0.2%
109Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt605.7-0.7%
110Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt600.4+0.2%
111Landau in der Pfalz, Kreisfreie Stadt563.6+0.6%
112Herford557.1-0.2%
113Viersen534.70%
114München, Landkreis531.4+0.6%
115Neunkirchen527.2-0.7%
116Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis525.2+0.3%
117Rhein-Sieg-Kreis524.7+0.1%
118Rhein-Neckar-Kreis519.9+0.1%
119Region Hannover511.7+0.2%
120Fürstenfeldbruck504.2+0.3%
121Rems-Murr-Kreis497.3+0.3%
122Pinneberg492.6+0.6%
123Hochtaunuskreis491.2+0.2%
124Bodenseekreis486.2+0.6%
125Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt481.7-0.1%
126Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt473.4-0.1%
127Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt459.2-0.7%
128Wesel457.6-0.1%
129Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt454.8-0.1%
130Darmstadt-Dieburg452.3+0.3%
131Tübingen, Landkreis440.2+0.7%
132Saarlouis425.2-0.4%
133Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt418.2+0.2%
134Karlsruhe, Landkreis416.7+0.3%
135Heinsberg407.3+0.5%
136Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt401.5-0.4%
137Göppingen401.4+0.3%
138Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis396.8+0.4%
139Märkischer Kreis389-0.4%
140Fürth, Landkreis383.1+0.7%
141Bergstraße379.8+0.3%
142Gütersloh376.6+0.3%
143Konstanz371.2+0.4%
144Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt368.1+0.2%
145Mainz-Bingen357.3+0.4%
146Enzkreis347.1+0.3%
147Neu-Ulm341.2+0.8%
148Saarpfalz-Kreis340.7-0.4%
149Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt336.1-1.2%
150Zwickau333.3-0.8%
151Starnberg320.9+0.4%
152Rastatt319.8+0.3%
153Stormarn318.9+0.3%
154Gießen, Landkreis316.3+0.7%
155Heilbronn, Landkreis313.1+0.5%
156Main-Kinzig-Kreis301.1+0.3%
157Oberbergischer Kreis299.2-0.2%
158Neuwied294.6+0.3%
159Lindau (Bodensee)288.1+0.5%
160Germersheim286.8+0.2%
161Lörrach285.1+0.1%
162Düren282.8+0.3%
163Lippe279.7-0.2%
164Wetteraukreis279.5+0.5%
165Minden-Lübbecke272.7-0.1%
166Dachau267.1+0.7%
167Mayen-Koblenz265.6+0.2%
168Reutlingen262.7+0.2%
169Borken261.5+0.2%
170Ebersberg261.2+1%
171Kleve258.7+0.2%
172Peine252.6+0.5%
173Aschaffenburg, Landkreis250.7+0.1%
174Steinfurt249.5+0.2%
175Paderborn248.1+0.4%
176Siegen-Wittgenstein245.4-0.2%
177Erlangen-Höchstadt245.1+0.7%
178Emmendingen245+0.5%
179Lahn-Dill-Kreis238.1-0.2%
180Augsburg, Landkreis236+0.7%
181Schaumburg234.50%
182Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis233.9+0.1%
183Ortenaukreis233.4+0.6%
184Limburg-Weilburg233.10%
185Hildesheim229.4-0.1%
186Soest229.20%
187Freising225.3+0.6%
188Bad Dürkheim2230%
189Alzey-Worms221.7+0.5%
190Nürnberger Land213.5+0.3%
191Heidenheim211.5+0.3%
192Warendorf210.8+0.1%
193Ostalbkreis208+0.3%
194Segeberg207.8+0.6%
195Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis207.5+0.3%
196Zollernalbkreis206+0.3%
197Harburg204.7+0.6%
198Westerwaldkreis204.6+0.2%
199Altenkirchen (Westerwald)200.60%
200Calw199.2+0.6%
201Coesfeld198.3+0.3%
202Altötting197.8+0.5%
203Marburg-Biedenkopf195.6+0.2%
204Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald192.7+0.3%
205Tuttlingen191.4+0.5%
206Olpe190.9-0.3%
207Göttingen186.9-0.3%
207Hameln-Pyrmont186.9+0.1%
209Merzig-Wadern186.5-0.2%
210Erzgebirgskreis184.7-0.8%
211Rosenheim, Landkreis184.4+0.3%
212St. Wendel184-0.5%
213Bad Kreuznach183.1+0.2%
213Kassel, Landkreis183.1+0.1%
215Miltenberg181.8+0.1%
216Rottweil181.6+0.3%
217Forchheim180.9+0.2%
218Osterholz176+0.3%
219Ravensburg175+0.4%
220Vechta174.7+0.8%
220Verden174.7+0.2%
222Südliche Weinstraße172.60%
223Aichach-Friedberg172.4+0.8%
224Ammerland171.9+0.6%
225Stade171.6+0.7%
226Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm169.3+0.8%
227Osnabrück, Landkreis168.9+0.3%
228Meißen168.4-0.2%
229Würzburg, Landkreis167.6+0.3%
230Günzburg167+1%
231Ahrweiler166.5+0.4%
232Kaiserslautern, Landkreis165.7+0.2%
232Wolfenbüttel165.7-0.3%
234Friesland (DE)162.7+0.1%
235Fulda161.5+0.3%
235Herzogtum Lauenburg161.5+0.5%
235Vogtlandkreis161.5-0.8%
238Landsberg am Lech160.5+0.5%
238Leipzig160.50%
240Leer159.6+0.6%
241Erding158.5+0.4%
242Altenburger Land158.3-0.7%
243Rhein-Lahn-Kreis157.8-0.1%
244Euskirchen155.3+0.4%
245Odenwaldkreis1550%
246Waldshut152+0.3%
247Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge149.3+0.1%
248Aurich148.4-0.1%
249Ostholstein147.50%
250Coburg, Landkreis147.2-0.1%

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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 2019 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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Which area has the highest population density?

München, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 4,767.3 inhabitants per km² in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population density?

Prignitz, with 36 inhabitants per km² in 2019.

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 2019 and are not ranked.

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