Population in Rheinland-Pfalz 28 indicators covering population for Rheinland-Pfalz. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 4.13 million Number 2025 up 2.9% 85th Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 4.13 million Number 2025 up 2.9% 86th Animal populations by NUTS 2 region 277.22 Thousand heads (animals) 2025 down 22.9% 205th Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 33,606 Number 2024 up 0.5% 100th Population density by NUTS 3 region 209.3 Persons per square kilometre 2024 up 3.8% 677th Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 4.13 million Number 2025 up 2.9% 88th Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 33,606 Number 2024 up 0.5% 95th Fertility rates by age and NUTS 2 region 1.41 Number 2024 down 4.3% 214th Population in private households by educational attainment level and N 3,092 Thousand persons 2025 up 2.1% 83rd Population in private households by educational attainment level and N 24.0% 2025 down 7.7% 45th Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at regional le 21,957 2024 down 21.9% 85th Population in private households by educational attainment level, citi 21.0% 2025 down 6.7% 223rd Population in private households by educational attainment level, coun 21.0% 2025 down 6.7% 223rd Private households by degree of urbanisation and NUTS 2 region 1,998 Thousand households 2025 up 5.1% 71st Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 4.13 million Number 2025 up 2.9% 87th Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at prima 97.0% 2024 down 1.5% 152nd Live births by age group of the mothers and NUTS 3 region 33,606 Number 2024 up 0.5% 100th Ratio of the proportion of tertiary students over the proportion of th 0.8 Rate 2024 down 20.0% 180th Persons living in households with very low work intensity by NUTS 2 re 9.5% 2025 — 80th Pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at prima 95.3% 2024 down 2.6% 157th Causes of death - crude death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence 1,246 Rate 2023 up 9.2% 71st Causes of death - standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residenc 1,040 Rate 2023 down 4.5% 155th Causes of death - crude death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, 3 ye 1,264 Rate 2023 up 13.3% 92nd Causes of death by NUTS 2 region - crude death rate 1,084 Rate 2010 up 3.9% 62nd Causes of death by NUTS 2 region - crude death rate, 3 year average 1,080 Rate 2010 up 2.5% 66th Causes of death by NUTS 2 region - crude death rate, 3 year average 1,115 Rate 2010 up 1.1% 50th Causes of death by NUTS 2 region - crude death rate, 3 year average 1,044 Rate 2010 up 4.1% 97th Causes of death by NUTS 2 region - standardised death rate, 3 year ave 1,049 Rate 2010 down 15.4% 112th