Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by population density

Name: Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by population density, 2013
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Berlin had the highest population density of 38 regions in 2013, at 3,811.3 inhabitants per km². Mecklenburg-Vorpommern had the lowest, at 68.9 inhabitants per km². The median was 213.3 inhabitants per km² and the figure for Germany was 225.8 inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest3,811.3Berlin

Lowest68.9Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Median213.338 regions

Germany225.8History

All regions, 2013

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2013 inhabitants per km²	Change on 2012
1	Berlin	3,811.3	+1.4%
2	Hamburg	2,304.1	+0.8%
3	Bremen	1,564.9	+0.4%
4	Düsseldorf	960.8	+0.1%
5	Köln	587.2	+0.4%
6	Darmstadt	511.3	+0.8%
7	Arnsberg	443.9	-0.3%
8	Karlsruhe	389.5	+0.6%
9	Saarland	386.4	-0.4%
10	Stuttgart	375.1	+0.6%
11	Münster	372	-0.1%
12	Detmold	310.3	-0.1%
13	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	291.7	+0.2%
14	Oberbayern	253.4	+1.2%
15	Leipzig	247.8	+0.8%
16	Mittelfranken	235.1	+0.6%
17	Hannover	231.8	+0.1%
18	Freiburg	231.7	+0.5%
19	Chemnitz	226	-0.8%
20	Dresden	200.6	-0%
21	Tübingen	199.2	+0.4%
22	Braunschweig	194.4	-0.1%
23	Gießen	190.1	-0.2%
24	Koblenz	182.7	-0.2%
25	Schwaben	180.1	+0.7%
26	Schleswig-Holstein	177.9	+0.2%
27	Weser-Ems	163.3	+0.2%
28	Unterfranken	152.1	-0.1%
29	Oberfranken	146.2	-0.3%
30	Kassel	144.9	-0.2%
31	Thüringen	133.9	-0.5%
32	Niederbayern	114.8	+0.6%
33	Oberpfalz	111.1	+0.3%
34	Sachsen-Anhalt	110.1	-0.7%
35	Lüneburg	107.7	+0.1%
36	Trier	105.4	+0.1%
37	Brandenburg	83.1	0%
38	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	68.9	-0.3%

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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 regions 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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Questions

Which region has the highest population density?

Berlin, with 3,811.3 inhabitants per km² in 2013, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest population density?

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, with 68.9 inhabitants per km² in 2013.

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.