State of Germany
Hamburg
Hamburg is a state of Germany. It covers about 774 km² (299 mi²), the 15th largest of the 16 states in Natural Earth’s file for Germany, and 1.06× the size of Dominica. About 1.9 million people live there (Wikidata, 2022).
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- Hamburg
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Facts
| Area, measured | 774 km²299 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 755 km²Wikidata · 2.5% below our measure |
| Share of Germany | 0.2%of the area of the 16 states |
| Rank by area | 15th of 16states of Germany |
| Population | 1.9 millionWikidata, 2022 · the census year of every unit |
| Density | 2,446 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 53°N to 54°N |
| Type | StateDE-HH |
What the numbers say about Hamburg
- Hamburg covers 0.2% of the area of Germany and ranks 13th of 16 by population, against 15th by area.
- It would take 462 states the size of Hamburg to cover Germany.
- Hamburg holds 2.3% of the 83.0 million people that Wikidata’s 2022 figures give for the 16 states together: about 1 in 44.
- The largest, Bavaria, is 90.5× the size of Hamburg; the smallest, Bremen, is 50% of it.
- Closest in size within Germany: Berlin (889 km², 1.15×) and Bremen (386 km², 2.01×).
- Counted as a country, Hamburg 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 1.9 million people it would rank 149th of 238 by population.
- Hamburg has 2,446 people per km².
- That makes Hamburg the 2nd most densely populated of the 16 states, 10.5× the average for Germany (232 per km²).
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 54°N is drawn about 2.8× too large in area, so Hamburg looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Hamburg stretches about 36 km north to south and 39 km east to west.
- Our measured 774 km² is 2.5% above Wikidata's official figure of 755 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Hamburg is small enough that Natural Earth draws it from only 52 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×PeopleTibet52% · 3.6 million (2020)
- United StatesAreanone within 2×PeopleIdaho1.03× · 1.8 million (2020)
- IndiaAreaDadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu1.35× · 574 km²PeopleNagaland0.96× · 2.0 million (2011)
- FranceAreaMartinique70% · 1,100 km²PeopleCentre-Val de Loire73% · 2.6 million (2022)
- ItalyAreanone within 2×PeopleCalabria0.97× · 1.9 million (2019)
- SpainAreanone within 2×PeopleCastilla–La Mancha0.90× · 2.1 million (2024)
- JapanAreanone within 2×PeopleOkayama1.01× · 1.9 million (2021)
- BrazilAreanone within 2×PeopleSergipe86% · 2.2 million (2022)
- CanadaAreanone within 2×PeopleManitoba1.41× · 1.3 million (2021)
- AustraliaAreanone within 2×PeopleSouth Australia1.00× · 1.9 million (2024)
- MexicoAreaMexico City56% · 1,380 km²PeopleQuintana Roo1.02× · 1.9 million (2020)
- ThailandAreaSamut Sakhon0.92× · 843 km²PeopleUbon Ratchathani1.01× · 1.9 million (2020)
Where Hamburg sits in Germany
All 16 drawn on one equal-area map, so sizes are comparable. Select another to open it.
Compare Hamburg
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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