The term population density is a measure of how many people live in a given area. Population density as used here is the number of inhabitants per hectare (1 hectare is an area about 86 yards on a side. 1 hectare = 2.47 acres, or 1 acre = 0.4047 hectare. 640 acres = 1 sq. mile). The population density of Berlin’s entire urban area is 37 people/hectare (p/ha). This figure is in the middle range for German and European cities. Hamburg has an average of 43 % fewer people per hectare. Paris has a population density almost three times greater (cf. Fig. 1).
Population Density 1994
![Fig. 1: Population Density of Berlin Compared to Other Cities, in People per Hectare](/imgscaler/pnK7Nv9hF6VDY5q37w05j5KwGp_erO_34LJGIhb3On8/ropen/L3N5czExLXByb2QvdW13ZWx0YXRsYXMvX2Fzc2V0cy9udXR6dW5nL2VpbndvaG5lcmRpY2h0ZS8xOTk0L2VuLWFiYmlsZHVuZ2VuL21heHNpemVfMmQxYTcwOWY2ZWVkY2FkYzZkYzlkYzY0ZWVmNGU0MjdfZWE2MDZfMDEuZ2lm.jpg?ts=1696230210)
Fig. 1: Population Density of Berlin Compared to Other Cities, in People per Hectare
Image: Umweltatlas Berlin
![Fig. 2: Development of Population Density for Selected Berlin Boroughs (people/hectare within Berlin boroughs)*](/imgscaler/sX4PWzIyX_J_iDAi4rTzp-yiEM_GcBIqm2rtJ06_B-c/ropen/L3N5czExLXByb2QvdW13ZWx0YXRsYXMvX2Fzc2V0cy9udXR6dW5nL2VpbndvaG5lcmRpY2h0ZS8xOTk0L2VuLWFiYmlsZHVuZ2VuL21heHNpemVfZWZmZDY1NTJmZmE4NjViNzAwYjk4OGZlYTZlNmRlMWNfZWE2MDZfMDIuZ2lm.jpg?ts=1696230229)
Fig. 2: Development of Population Density for Selected Berlin Boroughs (people/hectare within Berlin boroughs)*
Image: Umweltatlas Berlin
h6. *Population figures for inner city boroughs existed only as a total sum for the years 1871 and 1900. No population data for the eastern city boroughs was available between 1949 and 1975. This prevented a calculation of population density for inner city boroughs for these years.