Urban Development in Germany 76 indicators covering urban development for Germany. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population in the largest city 5.2% 2025 down 2.1% 152nd Population density 238.35 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 3.1% 57th PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 8.81 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 35.0% 163rd Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 8.11 million 2025 up 4.1% 38th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.0972 units per person 2025 up 1.8% 107th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.1772 % change on previous year 2025 down 70.1% 111th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 29.4% 119th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 23.13 units per square kilometre 2023 up 4.7% 48th Population in largest city 3.58 million 2025 up 1.9% 53rd Crude steelmaking capacity 58.06 Tonnes 2025 unchanged 6th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 1,834 Hectares 2020 up 0.7% 8th Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 47,256 Number 2025 down 6.6% 7th PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 89.2% 2017 down 10.1% 160th Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 439.62 million Number 2024 up 19.9% 6th Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 11.2% 2025 — 4th Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 27,541 Million euro 2024 up 64.3% 1st Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 103,991 Number 2020 up 1.2% 2nd Road freight transport by load capacity (LC) of vehicle and type of 277,374 Million tonne-kilometre (TKM) 2025 down 11.9% 3rd Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status 11.2% 2025 down 28.2% 8th At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex 33.5% 2025 down 4.8% 6th Average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type 1.7 Average 2025 down 5.6% 16th Total housing costs in pps 836.7 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 2025 up 19.4% 6th Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and 18.3% 2025 down 15.3% 7th Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main 0.2% 2025 down 66.7% 35th At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation 6,122 Thousand persons 2025 up 6.4% 5th Seat capacity of passenger railway vehicles by type of vehicles 1,394 Thousand 2000 down 15.5% 2nd Seat/berth capacity of passenger railway vehicles 1,394 Thousand 2000 down 15.5% 2nd Severe material deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 1,939 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.7% 7th Average number of rooms per person by degree of urbanization 1.7 Average 2025 down 5.6% 16th Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of 8,010 Thousand persons 2025 up 14.4% 5th At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of 33.5% 2025 down 4.8% 6th Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of 20.0% 2025 down 16.7% 7th Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status 11.2% 2025 down 28.2% 8th Self-propelled vessels, dumb and pushed vessels by load capacity 1,092 Number 2024 down 9.3% 4th Load capacity of self-propelled vessels by year of construction 1,792 Thousand tonnes 2024 down 0.6% 4th Housing cost overburden rate by level of disability (activity) 15.0% 2025 up 8.7% 4th Subjective poverty by degree of urbanization 8.1% 2025 down 1.2% 40th Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 47,256 Number 2025 down 6.6% 7th Seat capacity of new motor coaches, buses and trolley buses 6,697 Number 2017 down 99.9% 19th Lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight 3.89 million Number 2025 up 39.1% 7th Severe housing deprivation rate by age, sex and poverty status 1.9% 2023 up 18.8% 35th Children (aged 0 to 17) living in a dwelling with a leaking roof 21.2% 2023 up 35.0% 10th Financial burden of the total housing cost 25.2% 2023 up 38.5% 24th Material deprivation for the 'Housing' dimension, by age, sex and by 88.6% 2023 up 5.2% 11th Prison capacity and number of persons held 72,096 Number 2024 down 4.9% 5th New lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross 295,430 Number 2025 up 7.5% 4th Children (aged 0 to 17) having neither a bath, nor a shower in their 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% 38th Noise from neighbours or from the street by degree of urbanisation 30.1% 2023 down 12.5% 7th Crime, violence or vandalism in the area by degree of urbanisation 17.1% 2023 down 25.3% 12th Severe housing deprivation rate by tenure status 0.3% 2023 down 40.0% 40th Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 439.62 million Number 2024 up 19.9% 6th Severe housing deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 3.0% 2023 unchanged 29th Power of self-propelled vessels by load capacity 879 Megawatt 2024 up 0.6% 3rd Material and social deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 10.7% 2025 down 4.5% 18th New trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum gross 211,474 Number 2025 down 7.9% 1st Trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum gross weight 7.47 million Number 2025 up 26.0% 1st Semi-trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum gross 404,682 Number 2025 up 30.2% 4th Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of 7,943 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.2% 1st Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of 6.6% 2025 down 7.0% 16th Severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization 5.6% 2025 down 1.8% 12th Page 1 of 2 Next →