NUTS 3 areas of Germany by population

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Germany by population, 2023
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Berlin had the highest population of 400 areas in 2023, at 3.63 million. Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt had the lowest, at 33,264. The median was 154,468 and the figure for Germany was 83.12 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest3,632,853Berlin

Lowest33,264Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt

Median154,468400 areas

Germany83,118,501History

Top 40 areas, 2023

CSV Chart (SVG)

persons. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2023 persons	Change on 2022
1	Berlin Series break	3,632,853	-1.2%
2	Hamburg Series break	1,832,675	-1.1%
3	München, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,490,516	+0.2%
4	Region Hannover Series break	1,134,284	-2%
5	Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	1,021,253	-4.8%
6	Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	747,389	-1.6%
7	Recklinghausen Series break	621,933	+1.5%
8	Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	614,399	-0.8%
9	Stuttgart, Stadtkreis Series break	612,041	-2.3%
10	Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	603,578	+0.3%
11	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis Series break	602,933	+0.4%
12	Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	599,370	+2.1%
13	Städteregion Aachen Series break	580,359	+4.3%
14	Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	576,947	+2.4%
15	Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	572,237	-1.2%
16	Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	559,986	+0.8%
17	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis Series break	556,316	+1.3%
18	Esslingen Series break	533,434	0%
19	Ludwigsburg Series break	532,109	-2.3%
20	Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	523,734	+2.6%
21	Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	501,671	+1.3%
22	Mettmann Series break	489,246	+1%
23	Rhein-Erft-Kreis Series break	473,669	+0.4%
24	Wesel Series break	455,854	-1%
25	Rhein-Kreis Neuss Series break	455,818	+0.7%
26	Karlsruhe, Landkreis Series break	453,378	+1.1%
27	Steinfurt Series break	447,192	-0.7%
28	Ortenaukreis Series break	440,768	+1.4%
29	Rems-Murr-Kreis Series break	438,079	+2.5%
30	Main-Kinzig-Kreis Series break	415,753	-1.8%
31	Märkischer Kreis Series break	410,629	+0.9%
32	Unna Series break	395,619	+0.7%
33	Böblingen Series break	391,368	-0.5%
34	Borken Series break	377,154	+1%
35	Gütersloh Series break	361,931	-1.1%
36	Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	358,568	+1.1%
37	Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	356,209	-2%
38	Osnabrück, Landkreis Series break	356,060	-1.5%
39	Offenbach, Landkreis Series break	353,948	-1%
40	Heilbronn, Landkreis Series break	351,402	+1%
41	München, Landkreis Series break	350,047	+0.1%
42	Lippe Series break	348,275	+0.6%
43	Emsland Series break	331,711	+0.1%
44	Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	331,385	-0.8%
45	Regionalverband Saarbrücken Series break	330,672	+1%
46	Göttingen Series break	328,039	+1.4%
47	Erzgebirgskreis Series break	324,070	-1.4%
48	Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	322,221	-2.9%
49	Pinneberg Series break	321,849	+1.1%
50	Minden-Lübbecke Series break	320,648	+3%
51	Kleve Series break	317,411	+0.9%
52	Ostalbkreis Series break	316,343	+0.4%
53	Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis Series break	315,325	-2.1%
54	Mannheim, Stadtkreis Series break	314,961	+1%
55	Paderborn Series break	313,921	+1.5%
56	Zwickau Series break	310,532	+0.3%
57	Wetteraukreis Series break	309,348	-0.7%
58	Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis Series break	306,630	0%
59	Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	305,222	-3.9%
60	Darmstadt-Dieburg Series break	300,928	+1.4%
61	Soest Series break	299,749	-0.8%
62	Mittelsachsen Series break	297,991	-0.4%
63	Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	296,706	+0.1%
64	Bautzen Series break	295,917	-0.1%
65	Viersen Series break	295,362	-1.1%
66	Reutlingen Series break	291,335	+1.1%
67	Konstanz Series break	289,613	+0.5%
68	Ravensburg Series break	287,393	+0.1%
69	Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	284,787	+2.1%
70	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis Series break	283,037	-0.1%
71	Warendorf Series break	281,090	+1%
72	Segeberg Series break	279,922	-0.2%
73	Rendsburg-Eckernförde Series break	276,964	+0.3%
74	Düren Series break	276,675	+3.7%
75	Siegen-Wittgenstein Series break	274,634	+0.1%
76	Oberbergischer Kreis Series break	273,634	+0.7%
77	Bergstraße Series break	273,288	+0.8%
78	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald Series break	269,631	+1.4%
79	Hildesheim Series break	268,062	-2.4%
80	Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	267,333	+2.4%
81	Groß-Gerau Series break	266,326	-3.6%
82	Gießen, Landkreis Series break	266,314	-2.4%
83	Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	264,644	+1.7%
84	Harburg Series break	262,954	+2.1%
85	Heinsberg Series break	261,239	+1.1%
86	Hochsauerlandkreis Series break	261,006	+0.9%
87	Leipzig Series break	259,568	+0.5%
88	Augsburg, Landkreis Series break	259,302	+0.6%
89	Göppingen Series break	257,269	-0.7%
90	Rosenheim, Landkreis Series break	255,306	-3.1%
91	Herford Series break	254,949	+1.7%
92	Lahn-Dill-Kreis Series break	253,208	-0.1%
93	Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	253,194	+1.8%
94	Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	250,064	+1.6%
95	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte Series break	247,735	-3.8%
96	Görlitz Series break	246,989	-0.5%
97	Stormarn Series break	245,822	+0.2%
98	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge Series break	245,313	+0.5%
99	Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	242,896	-0.1%
100	Marburg-Biedenkopf Series break	242,197	-1.6%
101	Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	241,753	+2.4%
102	Meißen Series break	240,519	+0.5%
103	Hochtaunuskreis Series break	238,534	+0.6%
104	Main-Taunus-Kreis Series break	237,671	-0.7%
105	Lörrach Series break	235,252	+2.5%
106	Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis Series break	235,003	+1.4%
107	Tübingen, Landkreis Series break	230,987	+0.5%
108	Rastatt Series break	230,698	-0.7%
109	Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	230,375	+1.5%
110	Kassel, Landkreis Series break	230,318	-2.9%
111	Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	227,416	-4.5%
112	Vorpommern-Greifswald Series break	226,324	-3.9%
113	Coesfeld Series break	224,745	+1.5%
114	Vogtlandkreis Series break	221,783	+0.2%
115	Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	221,516	+1.8%
116	Fulda Series break	221,445	-1%
117	Bodenseekreis Series break	219,641	+0.3%
117	Diepholz Series break	219,641	+0.4%
119	Potsdam-Mittelmark Series break	219,092	-0.2%
120	Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	218,769	+2.6%
121	Landkreis Rostock Series break	218,132	+0.2%
122	Oberhavel Series break	216,849	+0.5%
123	Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	216,097	-0.1%
124	Mayen-Koblenz Series break	216,056	+0.3%
125	Vorpommern-Rügen Series break	215,983	-4.4%
126	Fürstenfeldbruck Series break	215,511	-1.4%
127	Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	213,252	+2.2%
128	Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis Series break	212,293	-0.5%
129	Ludwigslust-Parchim Series break	209,244	-1.3%
130	Harz Series break	208,634	-0.2%
131	Westerwaldkreis Series break	207,154	+1.6%
132	Stade Series break	206,375	-0.1%
133	Mainz-Bingen Series break	205,823	-3.1%
134	Saarlouis Series break	205,785	+6.3%
135	Biberach Series break	205,073	+0.9%
136	Schleswig-Flensburg Series break	204,255	+0.2%
137	Herzogtum Lauenburg Series break	204,237	+1.7%
138	Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	203,909	-2.2%
139	Nordsachsen Series break	200,825	+1.7%
140	Ostholstein Series break	200,802	-0.6%
141	Alb-Donau-Kreis Series break	200,294	+0.3%
142	Euskirchen Series break	199,228	+2.3%
143	Enzkreis Series break	198,950	-0.6%
144	Cuxhaven Series break	198,898	-0.4%
145	Schwäbisch Hall Series break	198,650	-0.4%
146	Märkisch-Oderland Series break	196,930	-0.5%
147	Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	196,575	-1.9%
148	Passau, Landkreis Series break	193,080	-0.5%
149	Zollernalbkreis Series break	192,726	+1.1%
150	Regensburg, Landkreis Series break	191,651	-1.8%
151	Barnim Series break	191,525	+1.4%
152	Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	189,957	+0.7%
153	Aurich Series break	188,402	-1.1%
154	Neuwied Series break	187,905	+1.9%
155	Ansbach, Landkreis Series break	186,359	0%
156	Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis Series break	185,684	-0.8%
157	Salzlandkreis Series break	183,727	-1%
158	Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	182,987	-0.1%
159	Saalekreis Series break	182,390	-0.2%
160	Freising Series break	181,568	+0.2%
161	Neu-Ulm Series break	180,320	+1.7%
162	Oder-Spree Series break	179,748	+0.3%
163	Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	179,479	+0.1%
164	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis Series break	179,406	-0.4%
165	Lüneburg, Landkreis Series break	178,099	-3.8%
166	Dahme-Spreewald Series break	176,373	+0.3%
167	Teltow-Fläming Series break	175,569	+1.8%
168	Cloppenburg Series break	175,549	+0.9%
169	Gifhorn Series break	175,361	-1.4%
170	Burgenlandkreis Series break	175,180	-0.7%
171	Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	174,445	+2.4%
172	Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	173,869	+1%
173	Limburg-Weilburg Series break	173,484	+0.4%
174	Celle Series break	172,477	-4.1%
175	Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	172,054	+0.8%
176	Traunstein Series break	170,984	-4.2%
177	Waldshut Series break	170,765	-0.3%
178	Aschaffenburg, Landkreis Series break	170,651	-2.5%
179	Leer Series break	169,390	-1.8%
180	Börde Series break	168,952	-0.7%
181	Nordfriesland Series break	168,886	+0.8%
182	Nürnberger Land Series break	168,856	-1.5%
183	Havelland Series break	168,494	+1.6%
184	Emmendingen Series break	168,004	0%
185	Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	167,174	+2%
186	Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	165,741	+0.4%
187	Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	165,229	+3.9%
188	Rotenburg (Wümme) Series break	164,657	-0.2%
189	Bad Kreuznach Series break	163,979	+2.9%
190	Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	162,329	+1.7%
191	Landshut, Landkreis Series break	160,256	-1.3%
192	Würzburg, Landkreis Series break	160,240	-2%
193	Calw Series break	160,139	-0.3%
194	Nordwestmecklenburg Series break	157,108	-0.8%
195	Schaumburg Series break	156,747	-0.9%
196	Wartburgkreis Series break	156,566	-1.5%
197	Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	155,603	-0.6%
198	Waldeck-Frankenberg Series break	155,068	-0.9%
199	Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis Series break	155,061	0%
200	Heidelberg, Stadtkreis Series break	154,570	-2.9%
201	Anhalt-Bitterfeld Series break	154,366	-1%
202	Oberallgäu Series break	152,664	-2.9%
203	Dachau Series break	151,041	-2.8%
204	Hameln-Pyrmont Series break	150,717	+1.2%
205	Trier-Saarburg Series break	149,015	-1.4%
206	Schwandorf Series break	147,982	-0.8%
207	Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	147,509	-3.9%
208	Bamberg, Landkreis Series break	147,269	-0.3%
209	Vechta Series break	145,552	+0.5%
210	Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis Series break	145,039	+0.8%
211	Saarpfalz-Kreis Series break	144,492	+2.5%
212	Heidekreis Series break	143,728	+0.6%
213	Tuttlingen Series break	143,677	+0.9%
214	Grafschaft Bentheim Series break	143,472	+3.4%
215	Unterallgäu Series break	143,384	-3%
216	Ebersberg Series break	142,205	-1.6%
217	Ostallgäu Series break	140,153	-2.2%
218	Rottweil Series break	139,968	-0.3%
219	Höxter Series break	138,943	-0.8%
220	Erding Series break	138,647	-0.7%
221	Starnberg Series break	138,488	+1.3%
222	Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	138,263	+0.2%
223	Erlangen-Höchstadt Series break	137,981	-1%
224	Verden Series break	137,793	-0.5%
225	Gotha Series break	137,321	+2.6%
226	Neumarkt i. d. OPf. Series break	136,901	+0.6%
227	Weilheim-Schongau Series break	136,811	+0.1%
228	Peine Series break	136,719	-0.2%
229	Aichach-Friedberg Series break	135,133	-0.3%
230	Heidenheim Series break	134,766	+1.4%
231	Eichstätt Series break	134,201	+0.4%
232	Bad Dürkheim Series break	134,032	+0.6%
233	Pforzheim, Stadtkreis Series break	133,896	+6.7%
234	Donau-Ries Series break	133,770	-0.9%
235	Neunkirchen Series break	133,544	+2.1%
236	Dithmarschen Series break	133,104	-0.6%
237	Main-Tauber-Kreis Series break	132,793	-0.1%
238	Olpe Series break	132,519	-0.5%
239	Sigmaringen Series break	132,507	+0.6%
240	Steinburg Series break	131,712	+0.7%
241	Altenkirchen (Westerwald) Series break	131,657	+1.9%
242	Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	131,271	+3.4%
243	Oldenburg, Landkreis Series break	131,228	-0.7%
244	Mansfeld-Südharz Series break	131,107	-0.9%
245	Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	131,060	+1.5%
246	Germersheim Series break	130,935	+1.3%
247	Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt Series break	130,542	-0.6%
248	Plön Series break	130,494	+0.6%
249	Heilbronn, Stadtkreis Series break	129,931	+3.4%
250	Alzey-Worms Series break	129,893	-1.1%

Showing the top 250 of 400. The CSV download has every row.

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About this ranking

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.

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 on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which area has the highest population?

Berlin, with 3.63 million in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 33,264 in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.