NUTS 3 areas of Germany by population density

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Germany by population density, 2022
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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München, Kreisfreie Stadt had the highest population density of 394 areas in 2022, at 4,803.6 inhabitants per km². Altmarkkreis Salzwedel had the lowest, at 35.7 inhabitants per km². The median was 208.2 inhabitants per km² and the figure for Germany was 235.4 inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest4,803.6München, Kreisfreie Stadt

Lowest35.7Altmarkkreis Salzwedel

Median208.2394 areas

Germany235.4History

Top 40 areas, 2022

CSV Chart (SVG)

inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2022 inhabitants per km²	Change on 2021
1	München, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	4,803.6	+0.2%
2	Berlin Series break	4,320.5	-0.3%
3	Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	3,074.7	-1.4%
4	Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	3,061	-0.4%
5	Stuttgart, Stadtkreis Series break	3,005.6	-2.2%
6	Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	2,994.8	-0.7%
7	Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	2,975.4	+0.3%
8	Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	2,795.6	0%
9	Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	2,781.8	-1.2%
10	Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	2,740.3	+0.4%
11	Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	2,698.9	-3.5%
12	Hamburg Series break	2,596.2	-0.4%
13	Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	2,498.9	+1.2%
14	Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	2,481.6	-1.4%
15	Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	2,404.8	-0.9%
16	Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	2,329	+0.2%
17	Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	2,310.9	+0.8%
18	Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	2,306.8	+0.4%
19	Mannheim, Stadtkreis Series break	2,238.5	+1%
20	Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	2,177.8	+1%
21	Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	2,122.4	+0.4%
22	Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	2,121	+0.6%
23	Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	2,118.3	+0.9%
24	Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	2,064.9	+1.3%
25	Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	2,057.1	+1.2%
26	Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	2,017.6	+0.1%
27	Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,905.4	-1.4%
28	Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,883.5	+0.4%
29	Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,872.6	-1.5%
30	Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,839.1	+0.5%
31	Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis Series break	1,814	-1.2%
32	Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,801	+1.8%
33	Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,736.9	-2.3%
34	Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,721.2	+0.2%
35	Rosenheim, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,718.2	0%
36	Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,694.2	+0.7%
37	Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,690.4	+1.8%
38	Flensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,643.2	+4%
39	Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,553.9	+1.5%
40	Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,530.3	+0.4%
41	Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis Series break	1,525.7	+1%
42	Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,523.7	+1.2%
43	Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,494.8	+1%
44	Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,483.9	+1.3%
45	Heidelberg, Stadtkreis Series break	1,466.4	-2%
46	Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,432	+2.1%
47	Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,416.4	+1.2%
48	Bamberg, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,383.2	-1.2%
49	Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,378.2	+0.4%
50	Pforzheim, Stadtkreis Series break	1,323.6	+3%
51	Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,321.7	-0.8%
52	Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,319.5	+0.9%
53	Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,307.3	+0.8%
54	Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,284.5	-0.3%
55	Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,279.6	+2.3%
56	Heilbronn, Stadtkreis Series break	1,277.7	+1%
57	Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,244.6	+1%
58	Mettmann Series break	1,208	+0.4%
59	Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,190.8	+0.3%
60	Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,178.2	+0.3%
61	Aschaffenburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,175.7	+1.1%
62	Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,145.3	-1.4%
63	Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,137.8	0%
64	Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,134.7	-0.2%
65	Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,132.2	+1.7%
66	Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,131.1	-1.1%
67	Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,125.3	-0.8%
68	Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,099.5	-1%
69	Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,093.8	-1.5%
70	Main-Taunus-Kreis Series break	1,079.1	-0.2%
71	Landshut, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,074.9	-3.1%
72	Ulm, Stadtkreis Series break	1,070.9	+0.7%
73	Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,070.6	+1%
74	Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,065.7	-2.8%
75	Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,062.6	+0.7%
76	Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,031.3	-1.4%
77	Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,017.7	+1.1%
78	Offenbach, Landkreis Series break	1,007.7	-0.1%
79	Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	999.5	-0.1%
80	Jena, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	960.7	-0.5%
81	Trier, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	938.1	-3.7%
82	Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	849.7	-0.4%
83	Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	840.7	-0.2%
84	Esslingen Series break	832.2	-0.2%
85	Recklinghausen Series break	819.9	+0.6%
86	Passau, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	811.2	+0.2%
87	Städteregion Aachen Series break	809.9	+2.1%
88	Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	809	+1%
89	Worms, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	805.8	+1.3%
90	Rhein-Kreis Neuss Series break	802.4	+0.5%
91	Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	800.7	+0.3%
92	Regionalverband Saarbrücken Series break	800.4	+0.3%
93	Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	793.6	-0.1%
94	Ludwigsburg Series break	786	-1.2%
95	Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis Series break	783.1	-1.5%
96	Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	777.6	+0.2%
97	Straubing, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	729.3	-0.6%
98	Unna Series break	726.2	0%
99	Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	725.4	-0.3%
100	Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	712.9	-0%
101	Rhein-Erft-Kreis Series break	675.4	+0.6%
102	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis Series break	654.1	-0%
103	Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	650.6	-1.3%
104	Böblingen Series break	634.8	-0.1%
105	Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	631.6	-0%
106	Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	617.5	+1.5%
107	Groß-Gerau Series break	613.8	-1.6%
108	Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	611.3	+0.3%
109	Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	596.6	-0.6%
110	Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	583.7	-2.9%
111	Landau in der Pfalz, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	568.5	+0.9%
112	Herford Series break	561.8	+0.9%
113	München, Landkreis Series break	531.8	-0%
114	Viersen Series break	531.4	-0.5%
115	Neunkirchen Series break	528.8	+0.7%
116	Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis Series break	527.4	+0.2%
117	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis Series break	526.1	+0.2%
118	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis Series break	524.4	+0.8%
119	Region Hannover Series break	506.6	-0.9%
120	Rems-Murr-Kreis Series break	504.3	+1.3%
121	Pinneberg Series break	500.1	+1.1%
122	Fürstenfeldbruck Series break	499	-0.9%
123	Hochtaunuskreis Series break	493.3	+0.3%
124	Bodenseekreis Series break	491.6	+0.7%
125	Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	474.3	-1.2%
126	Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	471.2	+0.1%
127	Wesel Series break	455.9	-0.4%
128	Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	454.5	-0.7%
129	Darmstadt-Dieburg Series break	454.3	+0.4%
130	Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	454.1	-0.3%
131	Tübingen, Landkreis Series break	444.8	+0.8%
132	Saarlouis Series break	436.1	+3%
133	Karlsruhe, Landkreis Series break	422.6	+1.1%
134	Heinsberg Series break	415	+1.5%
135	Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	406.3	-2.7%
136	Göppingen Series break	402.1	-0.1%
137	Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis Series break	401.5	+0.9%
138	Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	392.8	-1.4%
139	Märkischer Kreis Series break	386.7	-0.2%
140	Fürth, Landkreis Series break	386	+0.2%
141	Bergstraße Series break	382.9	+0.6%
142	Gütersloh Series break	376.1	-0.2%
143	Konstanz Series break	375.1	+0.8%
144	Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	372.6	+1.3%
145	Mainz-Bingen Series break	353.8	-1.1%
146	Neu-Ulm Series break	349.3	+1.9%
147	Enzkreis Series break	347.7	-0%
148	Saarpfalz-Kreis Series break	341.4	+0.6%
149	Zwickau Series break	326.7	-1.1%
150	Starnberg Series break	323.8	+0.7%
151	Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	322.4	-3%
152	Stormarn Series break	321.5	+0.4%
153	Rastatt Series break	320.2	-0.1%
154	Heilbronn, Landkreis Series break	318.4	+1.2%
155	Gießen, Landkreis Series break	316.1	-0.6%
156	Main-Kinzig-Kreis Series break	301	-0.4%
157	Neuwied Series break	300.7	+1.7%
158	Oberbergischer Kreis Series break	299.6	+0.3%
159	Düren Series break	290.9	+2.6%
160	Lörrach Series break	289.7	+1.5%
161	Germersheim Series break	289.2	+0.9%
162	Lindau (Bodensee) Series break	289.1	+0.1%
163	Wetteraukreis Series break	282.3	+0.4%
164	Lippe Series break	279.1	0%
165	Minden-Lübbecke Series break	277.4	+1.8%
166	Mayen-Koblenz Series break	267.3	+0.5%
167	Reutlingen Series break	265.3	+0.8%
168	Dachau Series break	265.1	-1.2%
169	Borken Series break	264.5	+1%
170	Kleve Series break	262.3	+1%
171	Ebersberg Series break	262.1	-0.3%
172	Peine Series break	257.2	+1.1%
173	Paderborn Series break	251.5	+1.1%
174	Steinfurt Series break	250	+0.1%
175	Aschaffenburg, Landkreis Series break	248.6	-1%
176	Erlangen-Höchstadt Series break	248.5	+0.7%
177	Emmendingen Series break	248.1	+0.8%
178	Siegen-Wittgenstein Series break	242.7	-0.6%
179	Augsburg, Landkreis Series break	241.6	+1.5%
180	Lahn-Dill-Kreis Series break	237.8	-0%
181	Ortenaukreis Series break	237.5	+1.4%
182	Limburg-Weilburg Series break	234.6	+0.6%
183	Schaumburg Series break	233.9	-0.4%
184	Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis Series break	233.1	-0.4%
185	Soest Series break	228.6	-0.1%
186	Freising Series break	227.5	+0.7%
187	Hildesheim Series break	225.4	-1.5%
188	Bad Dürkheim Series break	224.6	+0.6%
189	Alzey-Worms Series break	223.6	+0.3%
190	Heidenheim Series break	213.5	+0.8%
191	Nürnberger Land Series break	212.9	-0.5%
192	Warendorf Series break	212.2	+0.8%
193	Segeberg Series break	210.5	+0.9%
194	Harburg Series break	210	+1.9%
195	Ostalbkreis Series break	209.1	+0.5%
196	Zollernalbkreis Series break	208.8	+1.1%
197	Westerwaldkreis Series break	208.4	+1.6%
198	Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis Series break	207.9	+0.1%
199	Altenkirchen (Westerwald) Series break	203.2	+1.1%
200	Calw Series break	201.3	+0.5%
201	Coesfeld Series break	200.8	+1.1%
202	Altötting Series break	199.3	+0.6%
203	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald Series break	196	+1.3%
204	Tuttlingen Series break	194.9	+1.3%
205	Marburg-Biedenkopf Series break	193.5	-0.9%
206	Merzig-Wadern Series break	192.1	+2.9%
207	Olpe Series break	188.7	-0.6%
208	Hameln-Pyrmont Series break	188.5	+0.9%
209	Bad Kreuznach Series break	187.1	+2%
210	Göttingen Series break	186.2	+0.3%
211	St. Wendel Series break	183.7	+0.4%
212	Rosenheim, Landkreis Series break	183.1	-0.9%
213	Rottweil Series break	182.3	+0.1%
214	Forchheim Series break	180.8	-0.3%
214	Kassel, Landkreis Series break	180.8	-1.3%
216	Miltenberg Series break	180.4	-0.8%
217	Erzgebirgskreis Series break	179.2	-2.1%
218	Vechta Series break	178.4	+1.4%
219	Osterholz Series break	177.1	+0.1%
220	Ravensburg Series break	176.4	+0.5%
221	Verden Series break	176.2	+0.6%
222	Südliche Weinstraße Series break	175.1	+1.3%
223	Ammerland Series break	174.6	+0.9%
224	Aichach-Friedberg Series break	174	+0.4%
225	Stade Series break	173.8	+0.8%
226	Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm Series break	171.3	+0.4%
227	Günzburg Series break	169.6	+1%
228	Osnabrück, Landkreis Series break	169.4	0%
229	Würzburg, Landkreis Series break	167.4	-0.4%
230	Meißen Series break	167	-0.4%
231	Kaiserslautern, Landkreis Series break	166.1	+0.1%
232	Herzogtum Lauenburg Series break	165.5	+2%
233	Wolfenbüttel Series break	164.3	-0.6%
234	Friesland (DE) Series break	164.2	+0.7%
235	Ahrweiler Series break	164.1	-1.7%
236	Fulda Series break	161.2	-0.3%
237	Leipzig Series break	161.1	+0.2%
238	Landsberg am Lech Series break	161	-0.1%
239	Leer Series break	160.2	-0.1%
240	Erding Series break	159.9	+0.4%
241	Rhein-Lahn-Kreis Series break	159.7	+1.1%
242	Euskirchen Series break	158.3	+1.5%
243	Vogtlandkreis Series break	157.7	-1.5%
244	Altenburger Land Series break	155.1	-1%
245	Odenwaldkreis Series break	153.5	-1%
246	Waldshut Series break	152.1	-0.1%
247	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge Series break	148.7	-0.2%
248	Mühldorf a. Inn Series break	148.5	+2.4%
249	Aurich Series break	148.1	-0.3%
249	Ostholstein Series break	148.1	+0.2%

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About this ranking

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 2022 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 4,803.6 inhabitants per km² in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population density?

Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, with 35.7 inhabitants per km² in 2022.

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 2022 and are not ranked.