The German States compared to countries of similar size & population density

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Germany consisting of 16 administrative units known as states. Germany has a population density of about 227 per square kilometer, but Germany’s population density differs greatly.

The German States compared to countries of similar population density

Map of Germany with its states compared to countries of similar size

State	Capital	Area (km2)	Population	Pop. per km2	Human Development Index (2017)	GDP per Capita in Euro (2017)
Baden-Württemberg	Stuttgart	35,752	10,755,000	301	0.953	44,886
Bavaria	Munich	70,552	12,542,000	178	0.944	45,810
Berlin	–	892	3,469,000	3,890	0.944	38,032
Brandenburg	Potsdam	29,479	2,500,000	85	0.913	27,675
Bremen	Bremen	419	661,000	1,577	0.952	49,570
Hamburg	–	755	1,788,000	2,368	0.977	64,576
Hesse	Wiesbaden	21,115	6,066,000	287	0.947	44,804
Lower Saxony	Hanover	47,609	7,914,000	166	0.922	36,164
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	Schwerin	23,180	1,639,000	71	0.908	26,560
North Rhine-	Düsseldorf	34,085	17,837,000	523	0.935	38,645
Rhineland-Palatinate	Mainz	19,853	4,052,803	202	0.924	35,455
Saarland	Saarbrücken	2,569	1,018,000	400	0.926	35,460
Saxony	Dresden	18,416	4,143,000	227	0.926	29,856
Saxony-Anhalt	Magdeburg	20,446	2,331,000	116	0.905	27,221
Schleswig-Holstein	Kiel	15,799	2,833,000	179	0.917	32,342
Thuringia	Erfurt	16,172	2,231,000	138	0.917	28,747