State of Germany
Berlin
Berlin is a state of Germany. It covers about 889 km² (343 mi²), the 14th largest of the 16 states in Natural Earth’s file for Germany, and 86% of the size of São Tomé and Príncipe. About 3.8 million people live there (Wikidata, 2022).
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Facts
| Area, measured | 889 km²343 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 891 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| Share of Germany | 0.2%of the area of the 16 states |
| Rank by area | 14th of 16states of Germany |
| Population | 3.8 millionWikidata, 2022 · the census year of every unit |
| Density | 4,223 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 52°N to 53°N |
| Type | StateDE-BE |
What the numbers say about Berlin
- Berlin covers 0.2% of the area of Germany and ranks 8th of 16 by population, against 14th by area.
- It would take 402 states the size of Berlin to cover Germany.
- Berlin holds 4.5% of the 83.0 million people that Wikidata’s 2022 figures give for the 16 states together: about 1 in 22.
- The largest, Bavaria, is 78.7× the size of Berlin; the smallest, Bremen, is 43% of it.
- Closest in size within Germany: Hamburg (774 km², 1.15×) and Bremen (386 km², 2.31×).
- Counted as a country, Berlin would be larger than 54 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 186th by area, between Hong Kong (1,040 km²) and Dominica (730 km²).
- With 3.8 million people it would rank 133rd of 238 by population.
- Berlin has 4,223 people per km².
- That makes Berlin the most densely populated of the 16 states, 18.2× the average for Germany (232 per km²).
- Berlin has 62.4× the density of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the least crowded of the 16: 4,223 against 68 people per km².
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 53°N is drawn about 2.7× too large in area, so Berlin looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Berlin stretches about 36 km north to south and 45 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 891 km² agrees with our measured area of 889 km², to within 2%.
- Berlin is small enough that Natural Earth draws it from only 57 points. Take its shape as a sketch and the official figure as the firmer number.
About the same size as
Beside the regions of other countries
The closest region by area and by people in each of the other countries that have regional pages here, within a factor of 2. All 395 regions side by side.
- ChinaAreanone within 2×PeopleTibet1.03× · 3.6 million (2020)
- United StatesAreanone within 2×PeopleConnecticut1.04× · 3.6 million (2020)
- IndiaAreaDadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu1.55× · 574 km²PeopleTripura1.02× · 3.7 million (2011)
- FranceAreaMartinique81% · 1,100 km²PeoplePays de la Loire0.97× · 3.9 million (2022)
- ItalyAreanone within 2×PeopleTuscany1.01× · 3.7 million (2019)
- SpainAreanone within 2×PeopleGalicia1.39× · 2.7 million (2024)
- JapanAreanone within 2×PeopleShizuoka1.04× · 3.6 million (2021)
- BrazilAreanone within 2×PeopleEspírito Santo0.98× · 3.8 million (2022)
- CanadaAreanone within 2×PeopleAlberta88% · 4.3 million (2021)
- AustraliaAreanone within 2×PeopleWestern Australia1.25× · 3.0 million (2024)
- MexicoAreaMexico City65% · 1,380 km²PeopleChihuahua1.06× · 3.6 million (2015)
- ThailandAreaSamut Prakan0.99× · 900 km²PeopleNakhon Ratchasima1.43× · 2.6 million (2020)
Where Berlin sits in Germany
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded. The region’s whole area is counted, every island included.
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-12
- Population
- Wikidata, 2022. Germany’s units share the 2022 figures where Wikidata has them; the year is shown wherever the figure is.
- Matching
- Countries come from Natural Earth’s country file. Places whose status is contested and dependencies are never used as automatic matches. A region under 2,500 km² is matched against the small countries and island nations.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12