The list of German municipalities, arranged according to population density, gives an overview of the municipalities in Germany , arranged according to population density in inhabitants per square kilometer (Ew./km²). All municipalities that are administratively independent are taken into account.
Expressiveness
The statistically most densely populated city in Germany at the end of 2018 was Munich with 4736 inhabitants per square kilometer, Berlin , on the other hand, was third with 4090 inhabitants / km², while Hamburg, the second largest German city, had only 2438 inhabitants / km² .
The population density says something about the building density and the distribution of the population over the area under consideration only to a very limited extent. The city limits have often emerged quite arbitrarily from historical developments. Munich owes its top position here to the fact that the city limits are chosen to be relatively narrow. Apartment occupancy, i.e. the number of people per apartment unit, also has a significant influence on population density. Cities or districts with many single households tend to have a lower population density, whereas cities with higher rent levels often have more people per apartment area.
Due to the port south of the Elbe and larger rural areas, Hamburg has large areas on which very few people live, which reduces the population density. Densely built-up residential areas without large uninhabited areas with narrow boundaries very quickly reach values of over 10,000 inhabitants / km². In mid-2016 , the Berlin district of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg had a population density of 13,200 inhabitants / km². The Hamburg districts of Hoheluft-Ost and Hoheluft-West had a density of 15,395 and 18,321 inhabitants / km².
Distribution in Germany
On December 31, 2018, according to the Federal Statistical Office, 7 of the 100 most densely populated municipalities were in eastern Germany ( new federal states and Berlin) and 93 in western Germany ( old federal states ). The distribution across the federal states was as follows:
North Rhine-Westphalia (28)
Bavaria (18)
Baden-Wuerttemberg (17)
Hesse (12)
Schleswig-Holstein (11)
Brandenburg (3)
Rhineland-Palatinate (3)
Lower Saxony (2)
Saxony (2)
Berlin (1)
Bremen (1)
Hamburg (1)
Saxony-Anhalt (1)
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (0)
Saarland (0)
Thuringia (0)
Municipalities, ordered according to population density
Of the 100 most densely populated municipalities in Germany, 83 were cities, including 42 large cities. 17 parishes were not cities.
Compared to 2011, Freiburg im Breisgau and Würzburg have left the top 100, but Heidenau and Ilvesheim have risen to become among the 100 most densely populated communities.
In the following table, all municipalities that are not cities are marked with an *. The table is supplemented by the most densely populated municipality in federal states that are not represented in the top 100 as well as by the state capitals that are not among the top 100.
rank
Surname
Area in km²
Residents Dec. 31, 2018
Ew./km²
circle
country
1.
Munich
310.70
1,471,508
4,736
District-free city
Bavaria Bavaria
2.
Ottobrunn *
5.23
21,542
4.119
Munich
Bavaria Bavaria
3.
Berlin
891.12
3,644,826
4,090
District-free city
Berlin Berlin
4th
Groebenzell *
6.36
19,967
3.139
Fürstenfeldbruck
Bavaria Bavaria
5.
Stuttgart
207.33
634.830
3,062
Urban district
Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg
6th
Herne
51.42
156.374
3,041
District-free city
North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
7th
Frankfurt am Main
248.31
753.056
3,033
District-free city
Hesse Hesse
8th.
Offenbach am Main
44.88
128,744
2,869
District-free city
Hesse Hesse
9.
Dusseldorf
217.41
619.294
2,849
District-free city
North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
10.
Nuremberg
186.45
518.365
2,780
District-free city
Bavaria Bavaria
11.
eat
210.34
583.109
2,772
District-free city
North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
12.
Oberhausen
77.09
210,829
2,735
District-free city
North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
13.
Cologne
405.01
1,085,664
2,681
District-free city
North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
14th
Eppelheim
5.70
15,177
2,663
Rhein-Neckar district
Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg
15th
Glienicke / Northern Railway *
4.61
12,218
2,650
Oberhavel
Brandenburg Brandenburg
16.
Hanover
204.30
538.068
2,634
Hanover region
Lower Saxony Lower Saxony
17th
Neubiberg *
5.77
14,538
2,520
Munich
Bavaria Bavaria
18th
Bochum
145.66
364,628
2,503
District-free city
North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
19th
Gelsenkirchen
104.94
260,654
2,484
District-free city
North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
20th
Hamburg
755.09
1,841,179
2,438
District-free city
Hamburg Hamburg
21st
Steinbach (Taunus)
4.40
10,682
2,428
Hochtaunuskreis
Hesse Hesse
22nd
Unterhaching *
10.37
24,980
2,409
Munich
Bavaria Bavaria
23.
Schwalbach am Taunus
6.47
15,333
2,370
Main-Taunus-Kreis
Hesse Hesse
24.
Elmshorn
21.36
49,883
2,335
Pinneberg
Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein
25th
Asperg
5.80
13,480
2,324
Ludwigsburg
Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg
26th
Bonn
141.06
327.258
2,320
District-free city
North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
27.
Eichwalde *
2.79
6,468
2,318
Dahme-Spreewald
Brandenburg Brandenburg
28.
Kornwestheim
14.65
33,803
2,307
Ludwigsburg
Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg
29
Weißenthurm
3.99
9.115
2,284
Mayen-Koblenz
Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate
30th
Buckenhof *
1.39
3,105
2.234
Erlangen-Höchstadt
Bavaria Bavaria
31.
Kronshagen *
5.34
11,869
2.223
Rendsburg-Eckernförde
Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein
32.
Mainz
97.73
217.118
2,222
District-free city
Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate
33.
Ludwigshafen am Rhein
77.43
171,061
2,209
District-free city
Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate
34.
Ludwigsburg
43.34
93,499
2.157
Ludwigsburg
Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg
35.
Hilden
25.95
55,764
2.149
Mettmann
North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
36.
Duisburg
232.80
498,590
2.142
District-free city
North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
37.
Mannheim
144.97
309.370
2.134
Urban district
Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg
38.
Neulußheim *
3.38
7.127
2,109
Rhein-Neckar district
Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg
39.
Wuppertal
168.39
354,382
2,105
District-free city
North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
40.
Gladbeck
35.97
75,687
2,104
Recklinghausen
North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
41.
Dortmund
280.71
587.010
2,091
District-free city
North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
42.
Kiel
118.65
247,548
2,086
District-free city
Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein
43.
Leverkusen
78.87
163,838
2,077
District-free city
North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
44.
Wolfratshausen
9.13
18,836
2,063
Bad Toelz-Wolfratshausen
Bavaria Bavaria
45.
Vineyard
12.16
24,943
2,051
Ravensburg
Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg
46.
Fuerth
63.35
127,748
2.017
District-free city
Bavaria Bavaria
47.
Esslingen am Neckar
46.43
93,542
2.015
Esslingen
Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg
48.
augsburg
146.87
295.135
2.010
District-free city
Bavaria Bavaria
49.
Pinneberg
21.54
43,280
2,009
Pinneberg
Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein
50.
Leipzig
297.80
587.857
1,974
District-free city
Saxony Saxony
51.
Wentorf near Hamburg *
6.87
13,349
1,943
Duchy of Lauenburg
Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein
52.
Unterschleissheim
14.93
28,907
1.936
Munich
Bavaria Bavaria
53.
Schenefeld
9.99
19,271
1.929
Pinneberg
Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein
54.
Merzhausen *
2.76
5,280
1.913
Breisgau-Upper Black Forest
Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg
55.
kassel
106.80
201,585
1,888
District-free city
Hesse Hesse
56.
regensburg
80.85
152.610
1,887
District-free city
Bavaria Bavaria
57.
Mülheim an der Ruhr
91.28
170,880
1,872
District-free city
North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
58.
Germering
21.60
40,389
1,870
Fürstenfeldbruck
Bavaria Bavaria
59.
Obertshausen
13.62
24,943
1,831
Offenbach
Hesse Hesse
60.
Bad Soden am Taunus
12.50
22,645
1,812
Main-Taunus-Kreis
Hesse Hesse
61.
Karlsruhe
173.42
313.092
1,805
Urban district
Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg
62.
Bremen
317.88
569.352
1,791
District-free city
Bremen Bremen
63.
Altbach *
3.34
5,967
1,787
Esslingen
Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg
64.
Solingen
89.54
159,360
1,780
District-free city
North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
65.
Halle (Saale)
135.03
239.257
1,772
District-free city
Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt
66.
Eschborn
12.13
21,488
1,771
Main-Taunus-Kreis
Hesse Hesse
67.
Monheim am Rhein
23.05
40,645
1,763
Mettmann
North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
68.
Puchheim
12.24
21,531
1,759
Fürstenfeldbruck
Bavaria Bavaria
69.
Siegburg
23.66
41,463
1,752
Rhein-Sieg district
North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
70.
Hattersheim am Main
15.80
27,590
1,746
Main-Taunus-Kreis
Hesse Hesse
71.
Kleinmachnow *
11.91
20,564
1,727
Potsdam-Mittelmark
Brandenburg Brandenburg
72.
Ostfildern
22.81
39,321
1,724
Esslingen
Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg
73.
Eichenau *
6.99
11,894
1,702
Fürstenfeldbruck
Bavaria Bavaria
74.
Rosenheim
37.22
63,324
1,701
District-free city
Bavaria Bavaria
75.
Dresden
328.48
554,649
1,689
District-free city
Saxony Saxony
76.
Recklinghausen
66.50
112,267
1,688
Recklinghausen
North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
77.
Herten
37.33
61,791
1,655
Recklinghausen
North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
77.
Kriftel *
6.76
11,188
1,655
Main-Taunus-Kreis
Hesse Hesse
79.
Erkrath
26.88
44,384
1,651
Mettmann
North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
80.
Krefeld
137.77
227.020
1,648
District-free city
North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
80.
Fellbach
27.71
45,671
1,648
Rems-Murr district
Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg
82.
Glinde
11.21
18,443
1,645
Stormarn
Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein
83.
Hair *
12.90
21,185
1,642
Munich
Bavaria Bavaria
84.
Oldenburg (Oldb)
103.09
168.210
1,632
District-free city
Lower Saxony Lower Saxony
85.
Saint Augustine
34.22
55,767
1,630
Rhein-Sieg district
North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
86.
Uetersen
11.43
18,496
1,618
Pinneberg
Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein
87.
Wilster
2.71
4,308
1,590
Stone castle
Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein
88
Büdelsdorf
6.48
10,297
1,589
Rendsburg-Eckernförde
Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein
89.
Ilvesheim *
5.89
9,346
1,587
Rhein-Neckar district
Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg
90.
Flensburg
56.73
89.504
1,578
District-free city
Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein
91.
Dietzenbach
21.68
34,019
1,569
Offenbach
Hesse Hesse
92.
Constancy
54.11
84,760
1,566
Constancy
Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg
93.
Neu-Isenburg
24.29
37,668
1,551
Offenbach
Hesse Hesse
93.
Because on the Rhine
19.46
30,175
1,551
Loerrach
Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg
95.
Wesseling
23.37
36,146
1,547
Rhein-Erft district
North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
96.
Neuss
99.52
153,796
1,545
Rhine district of Neuss
North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
97.
Aachen
160.85
247.380
1,538
City region Aachen
North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
98
Mönchengladbach
170.47
261.454
1,534
District-free city
North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
99
Moers
67.68
103.725
1,533
Wesel
North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
100.
Koenigsbrunn
18.40
28,076
1,526
augsburg
Bavaria Bavaria
135.
Wiesbaden
203.89
278,342
1,365
District-free city
Hesse Hesse
191.
Magdeburg
201.01
238.697
1,187
District-free city
Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt
207.
Rostock
181.36
208,886
1,152
District-free city
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
220.
Spiesen-Elversberg *
11.42
12,850
1,125
Neunkirchen
Saarland Saarland
242.
Saarbrücken
167.52
180.741
1,079
Regional association Saarbrücken
Saarland Saarland
253.
Hermsdorf
7.49
7,893
1,054
Saale-Holzland district
Thuringia Thuringia
308
Potsdam
188.25
178.089
946
District-free city
Brandenburg Brandenburg
421.
Erfurt
269.91
213,699
792
District-free city
Thuringia Thuringia
490.
Schwerin
130.52
95,818
734
District-free city
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
See also
Individual evidence
^ Office for Statistics Berlin-Brandenburg: Statistical Yearbook 2016 - Berlin, p. 32
^ Statistical Office for Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein: Hamburg district profiles
↑ Federal Statistical Office: All politically independent municipalities with selected characteristics on September 30, 2019 (3rd quarter 2019)
Web links
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