NUTS 3 areas of Germany by population density

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Germany by population density, 2023
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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München, Kreisfreie Stadt had the highest population density of 400 areas in 2023, at 4,805.2 inhabitants per km². Altmarkkreis Salzwedel had the lowest, at 35.4 inhabitants per km². The median was 204.3 inhabitants per km² and the figure for Germany was 235.8 inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest4,805.2München, Kreisfreie Stadt

Lowest35.4Altmarkkreis Salzwedel

Median204.3400 areas

Germany235.8History

Top 40 areas, 2023

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2023 inhabitants per km²	Change on 2022
1	München, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	4,805.2	0%
2	Berlin Series break	4,311.6	-0.2%
3	Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	3,056.4	-0.2%
4	Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	3,055.1	-0.6%
5	Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	2,987.2	-0.3%
6	Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	2,981.7	+0.2%
7	Stuttgart, Stadtkreis Series break	2,973.7	-1.1%
8	Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	2,838.8	+1.5%
9	Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	2,771.2	+1.1%
10	Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	2,768.9	-0.5%
11	Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	2,636.2	-2.3%
12	Hamburg Series break	2,594.6	-0.1%
13	Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	2,533	+1.4%
14	Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	2,459.4	-0.9%
15	Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	2,367.3	-1.6%
16	Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	2,347.8	+0.8%
17	Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	2,344.1	+1.4%
18	Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	2,331.2	+1.1%
19	Mannheim, Stadtkreis Series break	2,254.3	+0.7%
20	Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	2,204.1	+1.2%
21	Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	2,144.5	+1.1%
22	Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	2,144.1	+1.2%
23	Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	2,134.4	+0.6%
24	Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	2,085.5	+1%
25	Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	2,067.6	+0.5%
26	Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	2,026.1	+0.4%
27	Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,895.3	+0.6%
28	Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,880.8	-1.3%
29	Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,873	+1.8%
30	Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,856.8	-0.8%
31	Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,840.6	+2.2%
32	Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis Series break	1,819	+0.3%
33	Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,733	+0.7%
34	Rosenheim, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,731	+0.7%
35	Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,719.1	+1.7%
36	Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,706.5	+0.7%
37	Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,698	-2.2%
38	Flensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,689.9	+2.8%
39	Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,573.5	+1.3%
40	Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis Series break	1,540	+0.9%
41	Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,539.1	+1%
42	Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,535.4	+0.3%
43	Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,511.7	+1.9%
44	Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,508.1	+0.9%
45	Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,463.8	+2.2%
46	Heidelberg, Stadtkreis Series break	1,447.4	-1.3%
47	Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,437.3	+1.5%
48	Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,380.9	+0.2%
49	Pforzheim, Stadtkreis Series break	1,372.4	+3.7%
50	Bamberg, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,359	-1.7%
51	Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,340.8	+1.6%
52	Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,319.6	+0.9%
53	Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,313.7	+2.7%
54	Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,312.6	-0.7%
55	Heilbronn, Stadtkreis Series break	1,307.9	+2.4%
56	Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,279.7	-0.4%
57	Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,261.1	+1.3%
58	Mettmann Series break	1,214.6	+0.5%
59	Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,196.8	+0.5%
60	Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,186.2	+0.7%
61	Aschaffenburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,185.3	+0.8%
62	Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,144.1	+1.1%
63	Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,139.9	+0.2%
64	Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,135.7	-0.8%
65	Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,133.2	-0.1%
66	Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,130.9	-0%
67	Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,117.6	-0.7%
68	Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,104.2	+0.4%
69	Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,087.6	-0.6%
70	Ulm, Stadtkreis Series break	1,079.5	+0.8%
71	Main-Taunus-Kreis Series break	1,077.5	-0.1%
72	Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,073.9	+0.3%
73	Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,068.5	+0.6%
74	Landshut, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,041.5	-3.1%
75	Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,041	-2.3%
76	Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,028.8	+1.1%
77	Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,013.7	-1.7%
78	Offenbach, Landkreis Series break	1,006.4	-0.1%
79	Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	997.6	-0.2%
80	Jena, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	958.9	-0.2%
81	Trier, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	909.2	-3.1%
82	Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	849.2	-0.1%
83	Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	843	+0.3%
84	Esslingen Series break	834.2	+0.2%
85	Städteregion Aachen Series break	828.2	+2.3%
86	Recklinghausen Series break	826.6	+0.8%
87	Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	820.8	+1.5%
88	Worms, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	818	+1.5%
89	Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	812.6	+1.5%
90	Passau, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	809.7	-0.2%
91	Regionalverband Saarbrücken Series break	806.7	+0.8%
91	Rhein-Kreis Neuss Series break	806.7	+0.5%
93	Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	793.9	0%
94	Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	780	+0.3%
95	Ludwigsburg Series break	778.8	-0.9%
96	Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis Series break	774.4	-1.1%
97	Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	730.1	+0.6%
98	Unna Series break	729.2	+0.4%
99	Straubing, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	726.7	-0.4%
100	Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	717.5	+0.6%
101	Rhein-Erft-Kreis Series break	678.6	+0.5%
102	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis Series break	654.3	0%
103	Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	646.7	-0.6%
104	Böblingen Series break	635.6	+0.1%
105	Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	630.7	+2.1%
106	Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	626.7	-0.8%
107	Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	625.5	+2.3%
108	Groß-Gerau Series break	604.4	-1.5%
109	Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	596.3	-0.1%
110	Landau in der Pfalz, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	576.2	+1.4%
111	Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	572.8	-1.9%
112	Herford Series break	566.2	+0.8%
113	Neunkirchen Series break	534.4	+1.1%
114	München, Landkreis Series break	534.1	+0.4%
115	Viersen Series break	530.3	-0.2%
116	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis Series break	528.5	+0.8%
117	Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis Series break	528.2	+0.2%
118	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis Series break	528.1	+0.4%
119	Rems-Murr-Kreis Series break	511.8	+1.5%
120	Pinneberg Series break	504.4	+0.9%
121	Region Hannover Series break	502.5	-0.8%
122	Fürstenfeldbruck Series break	497	-0.4%
122	Hochtaunuskreis Series break	497	+0.8%
124	Bodenseekreis Series break	494.2	+0.5%
125	Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	474.3	+0.7%
126	Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	469.1	-1.1%
127	Darmstadt-Dieburg Series break	458.4	+0.9%
128	Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	455.3	+0.2%
129	Wesel Series break	454.4	-0.3%
130	Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	450.7	-0.7%
131	Saarlouis Series break	449.6	+3.1%
132	Tübingen, Landkreis Series break	447.8	+0.7%
133	Karlsruhe, Landkreis Series break	425.8	+0.8%
134	Heinsberg Series break	418	+0.7%
135	Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis Series break	405.1	+0.9%
136	Göppingen Series break	402.3	0%
137	Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	396.5	-2.4%
138	Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	394.1	+0.3%
139	Märkischer Kreis Series break	387.7	+0.3%
140	Bergstraße Series break	385.2	+0.6%
141	Fürth, Landkreis Series break	383.1	-0.8%
142	Konstanz Series break	377.3	+0.6%
143	Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	376.4	+1%
144	Gütersloh Series break	374.8	-0.3%
145	Neu-Ulm Series break	354.4	+1.5%
146	Mainz-Bingen Series break	348.6	-1.5%
147	Enzkreis Series break	347.4	-0.1%
148	Saarpfalz-Kreis Series break	345.7	+1.3%
149	Zwickau Series break	326.9	+0.1%
150	Starnberg Series break	326.4	+0.8%
151	Stormarn Series break	322	+0.2%
152	Heilbronn, Landkreis Series break	321	+0.8%
153	Rastatt Series break	319.5	-0.2%
154	Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	316.9	-1.7%
155	Gießen, Landkreis Series break	313.3	-0.9%
156	Neuwied Series break	304.2	+1.2%
157	Oberbergischer Kreis Series break	300.9	+0.4%
158	Main-Kinzig-Kreis Series break	299.4	-0.5%
159	Düren Series break	297.2	+2.2%
160	Lörrach Series break	294.6	+1.7%
161	Germersheim Series break	291.8	+0.9%
162	Lindau (Bodensee) Series break	288.9	-0.1%
163	Wetteraukreis Series break	281.8	-0.2%
164	Minden-Lübbecke Series break	281.6	+1.5%
165	Lippe Series break	279.7	+0.2%
166	Mayen-Koblenz Series break	268.2	+0.3%
167	Reutlingen Series break	267.7	+0.9%
168	Borken Series break	266.7	+0.8%
169	Kleve Series break	264.5	+0.8%
170	Dachau Series break	262.1	-1.1%
171	Ebersberg Series break	260.7	-0.5%
172	Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	257.6	n/a
173	Peine Series break	257.2	0%
174	Paderborn Series break	254	+1%
175	Steinfurt Series break	249.9	-0%
176	Emmendingen Series break	249.2	+0.4%
177	Erlangen-Höchstadt Series break	247.8	-0.3%
178	Aschaffenburg, Landkreis Series break	245.7	-1.2%
179	Augsburg, Landkreis Series break	243.4	+0.7%
180	Siegen-Wittgenstein Series break	242.7	0%
181	Ortenaukreis Series break	239.9	+1%
182	Lahn-Dill-Kreis Series break	238.3	+0.2%
183	Limburg-Weilburg Series break	235.6	+0.4%
184	Schaumburg Series break	233.1	-0.3%
185	Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis Series break	232.3	-0.3%
186	Freising Series break	229	+0.7%
187	Soest Series break	227.8	-0.3%
188	Bad Dürkheim Series break	225.4	+0.4%
189	Alzey-Worms Series break	223.2	-0.2%
190	Hildesheim Series break	222.7	-1.2%
191	Heidenheim Series break	215.3	+0.8%
192	Warendorf Series break	213.7	+0.7%
193	Harburg Series break	213	+1.4%
194	Nürnberger Land Series break	211.5	-0.7%
195	Segeberg Series break	211.2	+0.3%
196	Westerwaldkreis Series break	210.3	+0.9%
196	Zollernalbkreis Series break	210.3	+0.7%
198	Ostalbkreis Series break	209.8	+0.3%
199	Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis Series break	208.1	+0.1%
200	Altenkirchen (Westerwald) Series break	205.5	+1.1%
201	Coesfeld Series break	203	+1.1%
202	Calw Series break	201.6	+0.1%
203	Altötting Series break	200.1	+0.4%
204	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald Series break	198.2	+1.1%
205	Merzig-Wadern Series break	197.4	+2.8%
206	Tuttlingen Series break	196.6	+0.9%
207	Marburg-Biedenkopf Series break	192.3	-0.6%
208	Bad Kreuznach Series break	190.1	+1.6%
209	Hameln-Pyrmont Series break	189.5	+0.5%
210	Olpe Series break	188.2	-0.3%
211	Göttingen Series break	187.6	+0.8%
212	St. Wendel Series break	185.7	+1.1%
213	Rottweil Series break	182.3	0%
214	Rosenheim, Landkreis Series break	180.8	-1.3%
215	Forchheim Series break	180.5	-0.2%
216	Miltenberg Series break	179.3	-0.6%
216	Vechta Series break	179.3	+0.5%
218	Kassel, Landkreis Series break	178.3	-1.4%
219	Erzgebirgskreis Series break	177.4	-1%
220	Ravensburg Series break	177.2	+0.5%
221	Südliche Weinstraße Series break	176.6	+0.9%
222	Osterholz Series break	176.1	-0.6%
222	Verden Series break	176.1	-0.1%
224	Ammerland Series break	175.2	+0.3%
225	Aichach-Friedberg Series break	174.5	+0.3%
226	Stade Series break	174.3	+0.3%
227	Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm Series break	171.1	-0.1%
228	Günzburg Series break	170.4	+0.5%
229	Osnabrück, Landkreis Series break	168.1	-0.8%
230	Herzogtum Lauenburg Series break	167.4	+1.1%
231	Meißen Series break	167.3	+0.2%
232	Würzburg, Landkreis Series break	166	-0.8%
233	Friesland (DE) Series break	165.5	+0.8%
233	Kaiserslautern, Landkreis Series break	165.5	-0.4%
235	Ahrweiler Series break	164.4	+0.2%
236	Wolfenbüttel Series break	163.8	-0.3%
237	Leipzig Series break	161.9	+0.5%
238	Rhein-Lahn-Kreis Series break	161.4	+1.1%
239	Euskirchen Series break	161.2	+1.8%
240	Fulda Series break	160.9	-0.2%
241	Landsberg am Lech Series break	160.6	-0.2%
242	Erding Series break	159.9	0%
243	Leer Series break	158.6	-1%
244	Vogtlandkreis Series break	157.6	-0.1%
245	Altenburger Land Series break	155.2	+0.1%
246	Waldshut Series break	152.4	+0.2%
247	Odenwaldkreis Series break	151.3	-1.4%
248	Mühldorf a. Inn Series break	150.8	+1.5%
249	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge Series break	149.1	+0.3%
250	Alb-Donau-Kreis Series break	148.3	+0.5%

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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. 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 4,805.2 inhabitants per km² in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population density?

Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, with 35.4 inhabitants per km² in 2023.

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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.