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NUTS 3 areas of Germany by population density

München, Kreisfreie Stadt had the highest population density of 394 areas in 2021, at 4,794.2 inhabitants per km². Prignitz had the lowest, at 35.9 inhabitants per km². The median was 205.6 inhabitants per km² and the figure for Germany was 235.4 inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest4,794.2München, Kreisfreie Stadt
Lowest35.9Prignitz
Median205.6394 areas
Germany235.4History

Top 40 areas, 2021

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München, Kreisfreie StadtMünchen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 4,794.2 inhabitants per km²4,794.2BerlinBerlin: 4,334.3 inhabitants per km²4,334.3Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Sta…Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt: 3,117.3 inhabitants per km²3,117.3Stuttgart, StadtkreisStuttgart, Stadtkreis: 3,073.3 inhabitants per km²3,073.3Herne, Kreisfreie StadtHerne, Kreisfreie Stadt: 3,072.4 inhabitants per km²3,072.4Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie StadtDüsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt: 3,015.5 inhabitants per km²3,015.5Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Sta…Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,967.9 inhabitants per km²2,967.9Essen, Kreisfreie StadtEssen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,814.4 inhabitants per km²2,814.4Köln, Kreisfreie StadtKöln, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,798.1 inhabitants per km²2,798.1Nürnberg, Kreisfreie StadtNürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,794.4 inhabitants per km²2,794.4Oberhausen, Kreisfreie StadtOberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,729.4 inhabitants per km²2,729.4HamburgHamburg: 2,605.4 inhabitants per km²2,605.4Bochum, Kreisfreie StadtBochum, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,517.4 inhabitants per km²2,517.4Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie StadtGelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,470.2 inhabitants per km²2,470.2Bonn, Kreisfreie StadtBonn, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,427.4 inhabitants per km²2,427.4Duisburg, Kreisfreie StadtDuisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,323.8 inhabitants per km²2,323.8Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie…Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,298.7 inhabitants per km²2,298.7Mainz, Kreisfreie StadtMainz, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,293.2 inhabitants per km²2,293.2Mannheim, StadtkreisMannheim, Stadtkreis: 2,215.6 inhabitants per km²2,215.6Leverkusen, Kreisfreie StadtLeverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,155.5 inhabitants per km²2,155.5Wuppertal, Kreisfreie StadtWuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,113.4 inhabitants per km²2,113.4Kiel, Kreisfreie StadtKiel, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,108.5 inhabitants per km²2,108.5Dortmund, Kreisfreie StadtDortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,099.9 inhabitants per km²2,099.9Fürth, Kreisfreie StadtFürth, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,037.5 inhabitants per km²2,037.5Leipzig, Kreisfreie StadtLeipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,031.8 inhabitants per km²2,031.8Augsburg, Kreisfreie StadtAugsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 2,015 inhabitants per km²2,015Regensburg, Kreisfreie StadtRegensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,932.7 inhabitants per km²1,932.7Kassel, Kreisfreie StadtKassel, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,901.8 inhabitants per km²1,901.8Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie S…Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,876.7 inhabitants per km²1,876.7Karlsruhe, StadtkreisKarlsruhe, Stadtkreis: 1,835.8 inhabitants per km²1,835.8Bremen, Kreisfreie StadtBremen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,829.2 inhabitants per km²1,829.2Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie StadtHalle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,778.5 inhabitants per km²1,778.5Solingen, Kreisfreie StadtSolingen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,769.1 inhabitants per km²1,769.1Rosenheim, Kreisfreie StadtRosenheim, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,718.1 inhabitants per km²1,718.1Dresden, Kreisfreie StadtDresden, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,717.6 inhabitants per km²1,717.6Krefeld, Kreisfreie StadtKrefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,682.4 inhabitants per km²1,682.4Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie…Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,660.2 inhabitants per km²1,660.2Flensburg, Kreisfreie StadtFlensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,579.8 inhabitants per km²1,579.8Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie StadtMönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,531.5 inhabitants per km²1,531.5Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie StadtSchweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt: 1,524.9 inhabitants per km²1,524.9
inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2021
inhabitants per km²		Change on 2020
1München, Kreisfreie Stadt4,794.2+0.6%
2Berlin4,334.3+0.3%
3Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt3,117.3+0.7%
4Stuttgart, Stadtkreis3,073.3-0.4%
5Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt3,072.4+0.2%
6Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt3,015.5+0.1%
7Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt2,967.9+0.8%
8Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt2,814.4-0.1%
9Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt2,798.1-0.1%
10Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt2,794.4-0.3%
11Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt2,729.4-0.3%
12Hamburg2,605.4+0.3%
13Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt2,517.4-0%
14Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt2,470.2-0.3%
15Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt2,427.4+0.5%
16Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt2,323.8-0.3%
17Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt2,298.7+0.4%
18Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt2,293.20%
19Mannheim, Stadtkreis2,215.6+0.1%
20Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt2,155.50%
21Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt2,113.4+0.1%
22Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt2,108.5-0.2%
23Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt2,099.9+0.1%
24Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt2,037.5+0.2%
25Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt2,031.8+0.8%
26Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt2,015+0.1%
27Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,932.7-0.1%
28Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt1,901.8-0.1%
29Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt1,876.70%
30Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis1,835.8-0.7%
31Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,829.2-0.2%
32Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt1,778.5-0.3%
33Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,769.1-0.1%
34Rosenheim, Kreisfreie Stadt1,718.1+0.2%
35Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt1,717.6+0.1%
36Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt1,682.4-0%
37Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt1,660.2+0.4%
38Flensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,579.8+0.2%
39Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt1,531.5-0.3%
40Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt1,524.9-0.7%
41Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis1,510.2+0.1%
42Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt1,505.8+0.2%
43Heidelberg, Stadtkreis1,496.4-0.5%
44Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,479.7+0.2%
45Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,464.9-0.4%
46Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt1,402.5-0%
47Bamberg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,400.4-0.6%
48Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt1,399.7+0.1%
49Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt1,372.8-0.2%
50Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt1,332.9+0.4%
51Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt1,307.6-0%
52Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt1,296.8+0.1%
53Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt1,289-0%
54Pforzheim, Stadtkreis1,285.6+0.2%
55Heilbronn, Stadtkreis1,265.3+0.2%
56Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt1,250.5-0.1%
57Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,232.7-0.6%
58Mettmann1,203.3-0.1%
59Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt1,186.7-0%
60Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt1,174.80%
61Aschaffenburg, Kreisfreie Stadt1,162.8+0.2%
62Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt1,161.80%
63Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt1,143.6+0.3%
64Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt1,137.8-0.3%
65Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt1,137.2-0.3%
66Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt1,133.9+0.2%
67Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt1,113.3+0.9%
68Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt1,110.7-0.4%
69Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt1,110.3-0.6%
70Landshut, Kreisfreie Stadt1,109.7+0.5%
71Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt1,0960%
72Main-Taunus-Kreis1,081+0.3%
73Ulm, Stadtkreis1,063.80%
74Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt1,059.8+1.1%
75Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt1,055.2-0%
76Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt1,045.9+0.3%
77Offenbach, Landkreis1,009+0.3%
78Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt1,006.6-0.1%
79Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt1,000.5+0.3%
80Trier, Kreisfreie Stadt974.60%
81Jena, Kreisfreie Stadt965.5-0.3%
82Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt853.3-0.5%
83Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt842.6+0.1%
84Esslingen833.6-0%
85Recklinghausen815.2-0.1%
86Passau, Kreisfreie Stadt809.4-0%
87Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt800.90%
88Regionalverband Saarbrücken798.3-0.3%
88Rhein-Kreis Neuss798.3+0.1%
90Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt798.2-0.8%
91Ludwigsburg795.9+0.1%
92Worms, Kreisfreie Stadt795.2+0.1%
93Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis795.1-0.2%
94Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt794-0%
95Städteregion Aachen793.2+0.1%
96Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt775.80%
97Straubing, Kreisfreie Stadt733.9-0.2%
98Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt727.3-0.7%
99Unna726.1-0.1%
100Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt713.2-0.1%
101Rhein-Erft-Kreis671.6-0%
102Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt659.1-0.3%
103Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis654.2-0%
104Böblingen635.7+0.2%
105Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt631.9+0.6%
106Groß-Gerau623.9+0.2%
107Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt609.4-1.1%
108Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt608.4-0.1%
109Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt601.1-0.8%
110Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt600.50%
111Landau in der Pfalz, Kreisfreie Stadt563.70%
112Herford556.8-0.1%
113Viersen534.3-0.1%
114München, Landkreis532+0.1%
115Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis526.1+0.2%
116Neunkirchen525.2-0.4%
117Rhein-Sieg-Kreis525+0.1%
118Rhein-Neckar-Kreis520.2+0.1%
119Region Hannover511.2-0.1%
120Fürstenfeldbruck503.5-0.1%
121Rems-Murr-Kreis498+0.1%
122Pinneberg494.7+0.4%
123Hochtaunuskreis491.9+0.1%
124Bodenseekreis488.1+0.4%
125Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt480.2-0.3%
126Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt470.9-0.5%
127Wesel457.80%
128Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt457.7-0.3%
129Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt455.4+0.1%
130Darmstadt-Dieburg452.50%
131Tübingen, Landkreis441.3+0.2%
132Saarlouis423.6-0.4%
133Karlsruhe, Landkreis418+0.3%
134Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt417.4-0.2%
135Heinsberg409+0.4%
136Göppingen402.6+0.3%
137Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt398.5-0.7%
138Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis398+0.3%
139Märkischer Kreis387.4-0.4%
140Fürth, Landkreis385.3+0.6%
141Bergstraße380.7+0.2%
142Gütersloh376.9+0.1%
143Konstanz372.2+0.3%
144Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt367.9-0.1%
145Mainz-Bingen357.8+0.1%
146Enzkreis347.8+0.2%
147Neu-Ulm342.8+0.5%
148Saarpfalz-Kreis339.5-0.4%
149Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt332.2-1.2%
150Zwickau330.4-0.9%
151Starnberg321.5+0.2%
152Rastatt320.5+0.2%
153Stormarn320.1+0.4%
154Gießen, Landkreis317.9+0.5%
155Heilbronn, Landkreis314.6+0.5%
156Main-Kinzig-Kreis302.1+0.3%
157Oberbergischer Kreis298.8-0.1%
158Neuwied295.6+0.3%
159Lindau (Bodensee)288.8+0.2%
160Germersheim286.7-0%
161Lörrach285.3+0.1%
162Düren283.6+0.3%
163Wetteraukreis281.2+0.6%
164Lippe279.1-0.2%
165Minden-Lübbecke272.5-0.1%
166Dachau268.2+0.4%
167Mayen-Koblenz265.9+0.1%
168Reutlingen263.1+0.2%
169Ebersberg263+0.7%
170Borken261.9+0.2%
171Kleve259.8+0.4%
172Peine254.4+0.7%
173Aschaffenburg, Landkreis251+0.1%
174Steinfurt249.7+0.1%
175Paderborn248.7+0.2%
176Erlangen-Höchstadt246.7+0.7%
177Emmendingen246.1+0.4%
178Siegen-Wittgenstein244.2-0.5%
179Augsburg, Landkreis238+0.8%
180Lahn-Dill-Kreis237.9-0.1%
181Schaumburg234.9+0.2%
182Ortenaukreis234.3+0.4%
183Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis234.1+0.1%
184Limburg-Weilburg233.20%
185Hildesheim228.9-0.2%
185Soest228.9-0.1%
187Freising226+0.3%
188Bad Dürkheim223.3+0.1%
189Alzey-Worms222.9+0.5%
190Nürnberger Land214+0.2%
191Heidenheim211.8+0.1%
192Warendorf210.6-0.1%
193Segeberg208.6+0.4%
194Ostalbkreis208.10%
195Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis207.7+0.1%
196Zollernalbkreis206.5+0.2%
197Harburg206+0.6%
198Westerwaldkreis205.2+0.3%
199Altenkirchen (Westerwald)200.9+0.1%
200Calw200.3+0.6%
201Coesfeld198.6+0.2%
202Altötting198.2+0.2%
203Marburg-Biedenkopf195.3-0.2%
204Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald193.4+0.4%
205Tuttlingen192.4+0.5%
206Olpe189.9-0.5%
207Hameln-Pyrmont186.90%
208Merzig-Wadern186.6+0.1%
209Göttingen185.7-0.6%
210Rosenheim, Landkreis184.7+0.2%
211Bad Kreuznach183.5+0.2%
212Kassel, Landkreis183.2+0.1%
213Erzgebirgskreis183.1-0.9%
214St. Wendel183-0.5%
215Rottweil182.1+0.3%
216Miltenberg181.80%
217Forchheim181.3+0.2%
218Osterholz176.9+0.5%
219Vechta176+0.7%
220Ravensburg175.5+0.3%
221Verden175.2+0.3%
222Aichach-Friedberg173.3+0.5%
223Ammerland173+0.6%
224Südliche Weinstraße172.9+0.2%
225Stade172.5+0.5%
226Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm170.7+0.8%
227Osnabrück, Landkreis169.4+0.3%
228Günzburg168+0.6%
228Würzburg, Landkreis168+0.2%
230Meißen167.7-0.4%
231Ahrweiler167+0.3%
232Kaiserslautern, Landkreis165.9+0.1%
233Wolfenbüttel165.3-0.2%
234Friesland (DE)163.1+0.2%
235Herzogtum Lauenburg162.2+0.4%
236Fulda161.7+0.1%
237Landsberg am Lech161.1+0.4%
238Leipzig160.7+0.1%
239Leer160.4+0.5%
240Vogtlandkreis160.1-0.9%
241Erding159.2+0.4%
242Rhein-Lahn-Kreis158+0.1%
243Altenburger Land156.7-1%
244Euskirchen156+0.5%
245Odenwaldkreis1550%
246Waldshut152.2+0.1%
247Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge149-0.2%
248Aurich148.5+0.1%
249Ostholstein147.8+0.2%
250Coburg, Landkreis146.9-0.2%

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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 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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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 4,794.2 inhabitants per km² in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population density?

Prignitz, with 35.9 inhabitants per km² in 2021.

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 2021 and are not ranked.

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