Most densely populated places in Germany
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The 50 municipalities in Germany with the highest population density, and the 50 with the lowest, out of 6,350 with a published figure.
Most densely populated places
| Municipality | State | Postal code | Population density | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | München | Bavaria | 80798 | 4,797.3 /km² |
| 2 | Ottobrunn | Bavaria | 85521 | 4,317.8 /km² |
| 3 | Berlin | Berlin | 12043 | 4,076.7 /km² |
| 4 | Herne | North Rhine-Westphalia | 44629 | 3,026.1 /km² |
| 5 | Gröbenzell | Bavaria | 82194 | 3,011.3 /km² |
| 6 | Frankfurt am Main | Hesse | 60439 | 3,009.9 /km² |
| 7 | Stuttgart | Baden-Württemberg | 70329 | 2,952.0 /km² |
| 8 | Offenbach am Main | Hesse | 63065 | 2,908.7 /km² |
| 9 | Düsseldorf | North Rhine-Westphalia | 40252 | 2,826.0 /km² |
| 10 | Nürnberg | Bavaria | 90353 | 2,809.1 /km² |
| 11 | Oberhausen | North Rhine-Westphalia | 46117 | 2,766.3 /km² |
| 12 | Essen | North Rhine-Westphalia | 45131 | 2,720.5 /km² |
| 13 | Glienicke/Nordbahn | Brandenburg | 16548 | 2,644.3 /km² |
| 14 | Unterhaching | Bavaria | 82008 | 2,533.8 /km² |
| 15 | Hannover | Lower Saxony | 30177 | 2,528.3 /km² |
| 16 | Gelsenkirchen | North Rhine-Westphalia | 45886 | 2,521.9 /km² |
| 17 | Köln | North Rhine-Westphalia | 50767 | 2,521.5 /km² |
| 18 | Neubiberg | Bavaria | 85577 | 2,488.2 /km² |
| 19 | Steinbach (Taunus) | Hesse | 61449 | 2,447.7 /km² |
| 20 | Bochum | North Rhine-Westphalia | 44793 | 2,445.5 /km² |
| 21 | Hamburg | Hamburg | 22102 | 2,427.1 /km² |
| 22 | Elmshorn | Schleswig-Holstein | 25337 | 2,411.0 /km² |
| 23 | Schwalbach am Taunus | Hesse | 65823 | 2,375.9 /km² |
| 24 | Kornwestheim | Baden-Württemberg | 70804 | 2,309.8 /km² |
| 25 | Bonn | North Rhine-Westphalia | 53170 | 2,284.3 /km² |
| 26 | Kronshagen | Schleswig-Holstein | 24119 | 2,283.1 /km² |
| 27 | Asperg | Baden-Württemberg | 71679 | 2,279.8 /km² |
| 28 | Mainz | Rhineland-Palatinate | 55126 | 2,266.6 /km² |
| 29 | Ludwigshafen am Rhein | Rhineland-Palatinate | 67067 | 2,245.5 /km² |
| 30 | Weißenthurm | Rhineland-Palatinate | 56575 | 2,225.6 /km² |
| 31 | Mannheim | Baden-Württemberg | 68147 | 2,172.6 /km² |
| 32 | Duisburg | North Rhine-Westphalia | 47167 | 2,154.6 /km² |
| 33 | Dortmund | North Rhine-Westphalia | 44147 | 2,135.2 /km² |
| 34 | Wuppertal | North Rhine-Westphalia | 42271 | 2,129.4 /km² |
| 35 | Ludwigsburg | Baden-Württemberg | 71634 | 2,129.1 /km² |
| 36 | Hilden | North Rhine-Westphalia | 40723 | 2,127.9 /km² |
| 37 | Leverkusen | North Rhine-Westphalia | 51371 | 2,119.6 /km² |
| 38 | Wolfratshausen | Bavaria | 82515 | 2,114.2 /km² |
| 39 | Kiel | Schleswig-Holstein | 24113 | 2,107.6 /km² |
| 40 | Neulußheim | Baden-Württemberg | 68809 | 2,106.8 /km² |
| 41 | Gladbeck | North Rhine-Westphalia | 45966 | 2,104.6 /km² |
| 42 | Fürth | Bavaria | 90763 | 2,068.8 /km² |
| 43 | Esslingen am Neckar | Baden-Württemberg | 73732 | 2,057.1 /km² |
| 44 | Pinneberg | Schleswig-Holstein | 25421 | 2,051.6 /km² |
| 45 | Weingarten | Baden-Württemberg | 88250 | 2,027.9 /km² |
| 46 | Leipzig | Saxony | 04207 | 2,026.8 /km² |
| 47 | Augsburg | Bavaria | 86157 | 2,020.5 /km² |
| 48 | Schenefeld | Schleswig-Holstein | 22867 | 1,963.4 /km² |
| 49 | Merzhausen | Baden-Württemberg | 79249 | 1,929.0 /km² |
| 50 | Unterschleißheim | Bavaria | 85716 | 1,891.6 /km² |
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Most sparsely populated places
| Municipality | State | Postal code | Population density | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wiedenborstel | Schleswig-Holstein | 24613 | 2.2 /km² |
| 2 | Gröde | Schleswig-Holstein | 25869 | 3.2 /km² |
| 3 | Jachenau | Bavaria | 83676 | 6.6 /km² |
| 4 | Reußenköge | Schleswig-Holstein | 25821 | 6.6 /km² |
| 5 | Hörsten | Schleswig-Holstein | 24797 | 6.9 /km² |
| 6 | Münchehofe | Brandenburg | 15748 | 6.9 /km² |
| 7 | Grothusenkoog | Schleswig-Holstein | 25836 | 7.3 /km² |
| 8 | Karolinenkoog | Schleswig-Holstein | 25774 | 7.3 /km² |
| 9 | Hattstedtermarsch | Schleswig-Holstein | 25856 | 8.7 /km² |
| 10 | Tackesdorf | Schleswig-Holstein | 25585 | 9.0 /km² |
| 11 | Reiff | Rhineland-Palatinate | 54619 | 9.6 /km² |
| 12 | Hamm | Rhineland-Palatinate | 54636 | 9.8 /km² |
| 13 | Eimke | Lower Saxony | 29578 | 10.0 /km² |
| 14 | Prezelle | Lower Saxony | 29491 | 10.1 /km² |
| 15 | Steinreich | Brandenburg | 15938 | 10.1 /km² |
| 16 | Unterjeckenbach | Rhineland-Palatinate | 67746 | 10.1 /km² |
| 17 | Lenzerwische | Brandenburg | 19309 | 10.3 /km² |
| 18 | Rabenstein/Fläming | Brandenburg | 14823 | 10.5 /km² |
| 19 | Rehlingen | Lower Saxony | 21385 | 10.6 /km² |
| 20 | Neufelderkoog | Schleswig-Holstein | 25724 | 10.7 /km² |
| 21 | Milow | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 19300 | 11.1 /km² |
| 22 | Iven | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 17391 | 11.2 /km² |
| 23 | Elisabeth-Sophien-Koog | Schleswig-Holstein | 25845 | 11.6 /km² |
| 24 | Gräben | Brandenburg | 14793 | 11.7 /km² |
| 25 | Eldetal | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 17209 | 12.2 /km² |
| 26 | Spreewaldheide | Brandenburg | 15913 | 12.3 /km² |
| 27 | Prötzel | Brandenburg | 15345 | 12.4 /km² |
| 28 | Gollenberg | Brandenburg | 14728 | 12.7 /km² |
| 29 | Schwarz | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 17252 | 12.8 /km² |
| 30 | Schneizlreuth | Bavaria | 83458 | 12.9 /km² |
| 31 | Ramsau b.Berchtesgaden | Bavaria | 83486 | 13.0 /km² |
| 32 | Hohen Wangelin | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 17194 | 13.1 /km² |
| 33 | Thumby | Schleswig-Holstein | 24351 | 13.3 /km² |
| 34 | Walkendorf | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 17179 | 13.3 /km² |
| 35 | Mustin | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 19406 | 13.4 /km² |
| 36 | Drechow | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 18465 | 13.6 /km² |
| 37 | Grünow | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 17237 | 13.6 /km² |
| 38 | Krackow | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 17329 | 13.7 /km² |
| 39 | Sprakensehl | Lower Saxony | 29365 | 13.8 /km² |
| 40 | Zettemin | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 17153 | 13.8 /km² |
| 41 | Etteldorf | Rhineland-Palatinate | 54655 | 13.9 /km² |
| 42 | Hohenbucko | Brandenburg | 04936 | 14.2 /km² |
| 43 | Trebel | Lower Saxony | 29494 | 14.2 /km² |
| 44 | Aland | Saxony-Anhalt | 39615 | 14.3 /km² |
| 45 | Göhrde | Lower Saxony | 29473 | 14.3 /km² |
| 46 | Lindenberg | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 17111 | 14.8 /km² |
| 47 | Putgarten | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 18556 | 14.8 /km² |
| 48 | Ramin | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 17321 | 14.9 /km² |
| 49 | Uckerland | Brandenburg | 17337 | 14.9 /km² |
| 50 | Sarnow | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 17392 | 15.1 /km² |
By state
Baden-Württemberg Bavaria Brandenburg Hesse Lower Saxony Mecklenburg-Vorpommern North Rhine-Westphalia Rhineland-Palatinate Saarland Saxony Saxony-Anhalt Schleswig-Holstein Thuringia
One row per municipality. The figures are published by Gemeinde, so every postal code in a municipality shares them; the postal code shown is one of that municipality's. Places whose figure the statistical offices withhold are absent rather than shown as zero.
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