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NUTS 3 areas of Germany by population density

München, Kreisfreie Stadt had the highest population density of 394 areas in 2020, 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, 2020

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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

RankAreas2020
inhabitants per km²		Change on 2019
1München, Kreisfreie Stadt4,767.30%
2Berlin4,322.90%
3Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt3,094.80%
4Stuttgart, Stadtkreis3,084.30%
5Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt3,066.90%
6Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt3,012.60%
7Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt2,943.50%
8Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt2,816.10%
9Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt2,8020%
10Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt2,800.90%
11Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt2,737.60%
12Hamburg2,597.50%
13Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt2,5180%
14Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt2,477.60%
15Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt2,415.20%
16Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt2,330.10%
17Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt2,293.10%
18Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt2,288.80%
19Mannheim, Stadtkreis2,214.40%
20Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt2,1550%
21Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt2,112.60%
22Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt2,111.60%
23Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt2,098.70%
24Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt2,033.70%
25Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt2,015.40%
26Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt2,012.60%
27Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,934.80%
28Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt1,904.30%
29Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt1,876.40%
30Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis1,849.60%
31Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,833.70%
32Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt1,783.70%
33Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,7700%
34Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt1,715.20%
35Rosenheim, Kreisfreie Stadt1,714.50%
36Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt1,683.10%
37Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt1,653.40%
38Flensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,5760%
39Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt1,536.70%
40Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt1,535.10%
41Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis1,5080%
42Heidelberg, Stadtkreis1,503.90%
43Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt1,502.20%
44Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,476.90%
45Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,470.20%
46Bamberg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,408.80%
47Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt1,402.90%
48Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt1,3990%
49Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt1,3750%
50Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt1,328.10%
51Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt1,307.70%
52Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt1,296.10%
53Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt1,289.50%
54Pforzheim, Stadtkreis1,283.20%
55Heilbronn, Stadtkreis1,262.80%
56Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt1,251.30%
57Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,240.30%
58Mettmann1,2050%
59Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,187.10%
60Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt1,174.70%
61Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt1,161.30%
62Aschaffenburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,160.10%
63Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt1,141.40%
64Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt1,140.60%
65Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt1,140.40%
66Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt1,131.70%
67Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt1,116.70%
68Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt1,115.20%
69Landshut, Kreisfreie Stadt1,104.70%
70Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt1,103.60%
71Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt1,095.70%
72Main-Taunus-Kreis1,077.60%
73Ulm, Stadtkreis1,063.50%
74Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt1,055.30%
75Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt1,0480%
76Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt1,042.40%
77Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt1,007.70%
78Offenbach, Landkreis1,005.50%
79Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt997.20%
80Trier, Kreisfreie Stadt974.40%
81Jena, Kreisfreie Stadt968.50%
82Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt857.50%
83Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt841.80%
84Esslingen833.80%
85Recklinghausen816.30%
86Passau, Kreisfreie Stadt809.80%
87Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt804.90%
88Regionalverband Saarbrücken8010%
89Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt800.90%
90Rhein-Kreis Neuss797.50%
91Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis796.60%
92Ludwigsburg795.20%
93Worms, Kreisfreie Stadt794.60%
94Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt794.30%
95Städteregion Aachen792.40%
96Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt775.70%
97Straubing, Kreisfreie Stadt735.30%
98Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt732.50%
99Unna727.10%
100Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt713.80%
101Rhein-Erft-Kreis671.90%
102Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt660.90%
103Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis654.40%
104Böblingen634.70%
105Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt628.10%
106Groß-Gerau622.50%
107Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt6160%
108Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt609.10%
109Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt605.70%
110Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt600.40%
111Landau in der Pfalz, Kreisfreie Stadt563.60%
112Herford557.10%
113Viersen534.70%
114München, Landkreis531.40%
115Neunkirchen527.20%
116Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis525.20%
117Rhein-Sieg-Kreis524.70%
118Rhein-Neckar-Kreis519.90%
119Region Hannover511.70%
120Fürstenfeldbruck504.20%
121Rems-Murr-Kreis497.30%
122Pinneberg492.60%
123Hochtaunuskreis491.20%
124Bodenseekreis486.20%
125Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt481.70%
126Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt473.40%
127Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt459.20%
128Wesel457.60%
129Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt454.80%
130Darmstadt-Dieburg452.30%
131Tübingen, Landkreis440.20%
132Saarlouis425.20%
133Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt418.20%
134Karlsruhe, Landkreis416.70%
135Heinsberg407.30%
136Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt401.50%
137Göppingen401.40%
138Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis396.80%
139Märkischer Kreis3890%
140Fürth, Landkreis383.10%
141Bergstraße379.80%
142Gütersloh376.60%
143Konstanz371.20%
144Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt368.10%
145Mainz-Bingen357.30%
146Enzkreis347.10%
147Neu-Ulm341.20%
148Saarpfalz-Kreis340.70%
149Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt336.10%
150Zwickau333.30%
151Starnberg320.90%
152Rastatt319.80%
153Stormarn318.90%
154Gießen, Landkreis316.30%
155Heilbronn, Landkreis313.10%
156Main-Kinzig-Kreis301.10%
157Oberbergischer Kreis299.20%
158Neuwied294.60%
159Lindau (Bodensee)288.10%
160Germersheim286.80%
161Lörrach285.10%
162Düren282.80%
163Lippe279.70%
164Wetteraukreis279.50%
165Minden-Lübbecke272.70%
166Dachau267.10%
167Mayen-Koblenz265.60%
168Reutlingen262.70%
169Borken261.50%
170Ebersberg261.20%
171Kleve258.70%
172Peine252.60%
173Aschaffenburg, Landkreis250.70%
174Steinfurt249.50%
175Paderborn248.10%
176Siegen-Wittgenstein245.40%
177Erlangen-Höchstadt245.10%
178Emmendingen2450%
179Lahn-Dill-Kreis238.10%
180Augsburg, Landkreis2360%
181Schaumburg234.50%
182Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis233.90%
183Ortenaukreis233.40%
184Limburg-Weilburg233.10%
185Hildesheim229.40%
186Soest229.20%
187Freising225.30%
188Bad Dürkheim2230%
189Alzey-Worms221.70%
190Nürnberger Land213.50%
191Heidenheim211.50%
192Warendorf210.80%
193Ostalbkreis2080%
194Segeberg207.80%
195Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis207.50%
196Zollernalbkreis2060%
197Harburg204.70%
198Westerwaldkreis204.60%
199Altenkirchen (Westerwald)200.60%
200Calw199.20%
201Coesfeld198.30%
202Altötting197.80%
203Marburg-Biedenkopf195.60%
204Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald192.70%
205Tuttlingen191.40%
206Olpe190.90%
207Göttingen186.90%
207Hameln-Pyrmont186.90%
209Merzig-Wadern186.50%
210Erzgebirgskreis184.70%
211Rosenheim, Landkreis184.40%
212St. Wendel1840%
213Bad Kreuznach183.10%
213Kassel, Landkreis183.10%
215Miltenberg181.80%
216Rottweil181.60%
217Forchheim180.90%
218Osterholz1760%
219Ravensburg1750%
220Vechta174.70%
220Verden174.70%
222Südliche Weinstraße172.60%
223Aichach-Friedberg172.40%
224Ammerland171.90%
225Stade171.60%
226Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm169.30%
227Osnabrück, Landkreis168.90%
228Meißen168.40%
229Würzburg, Landkreis167.60%
230Günzburg1670%
231Ahrweiler166.50%
232Kaiserslautern, Landkreis165.70%
232Wolfenbüttel165.70%
234Friesland (DE)162.70%
235Fulda161.50%
235Herzogtum Lauenburg161.50%
235Vogtlandkreis161.50%
238Landsberg am Lech160.50%
238Leipzig160.50%
240Leer159.60%
241Erding158.50%
242Altenburger Land158.30%
243Rhein-Lahn-Kreis157.80%
244Euskirchen155.30%
245Odenwaldkreis1550%
246Waldshut1520%
247Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge149.30%
248Aurich148.40%
249Ostholstein147.50%
250Coburg, Landkreis147.20%

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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 2020 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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Questions

Which area has the highest population density?

München, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 4,767.3 inhabitants per km² in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population density?

Prignitz, with 36 inhabitants per km² in 2020.

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 2020 and are not ranked.

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