North Rhine-Westphalia
StateDE-NWState of Germany.
EuropeCapital: DüsseldorfSub-region: West GermanyLanguage: German
Population
18.0M
Metros tracked
12
14.6M in metros (81%)
Composite score
80.4
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
ISO 3166-2: DE-NW
North Rhine-Westphalia metro footprint
12 metrosLoading map…
Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal
Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.
12 tracked metros
| Rank | Metro | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #22 | Rhine-Ruhr | 11.1M | 64.8 | Continental Metro |
| #539 | Bielefeld | 1.1M | 4.2 | Emerging Metro |
| #645 | Aachen | 582K | 3.1 | Emerging Metro |
| #650 | Munster | 536K | 3.1 | Emerging Metro |
| #1229 | Minden | 321K | 1.1 | Emerging Metro |
| #1318 | Gummersbach | 70K | 1.0 | Emerging Metro |
| #1443 | Paderborn | 316K | 0.9 | Local Metro |
| #1500 | Düren | 138K | 0.8 | Local Metro |
| #1759 | Siegen | 174K | 0.6 | Local Metro |
| #1830 | Bocholt | 93K | 0.5 | Local Metro |
| #2573 | Lüdenscheid | 82K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #3731 | Arnsberg | 75K | 0.0 | Local Metro |