North Rhine-Westphalia
StateDE-NWData as of · Metro Power Rankings
State of Germany.
EuropeCapital: DüsseldorfSub-region: West GermanyLanguage: German
Population
18.0M
Metros tracked
12
14.6M in metros (81%)
Composite score
78.1
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
ISO 3166-2: DE-NW
At a glance
- Endonym
- Nordrhein-Westfalen
- Established
- 1946
- Area
- 34,113 km² (13,171 mi²)
- Population density
- 529/km² (1,369/mi²)
- Highest point
- Langenberg (844 m (2,769 ft))
- Legislature
- Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia
- Human Development Index
- 0.955 (2023)
- Bundesrat votes
- 6
- Rank in Germany
- 2nd of 16 by composite score
- Area rank
- 4th of 16 by area
- Largest tracked metro
- Rhine-Ruhr
Civic facts via Wikidata.
North Rhine-Westphalia metro footprint
12 metrosLoading map…
Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal
Polygons shaded by composite tier. Select a metro for its rank and a link to its 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
#26Rhine-Ruhr
11.1M · Continental Metro
62.8
#571Bielefeld
1.1M · Emerging Metro
4.2
#684Aachen
582K · Emerging Metro
3.1
#688Munster
536K · Emerging Metro
3.1
#1028Paderborn
316K · Emerging Metro
1.6
#1362Gummersbach
70K · Emerging Metro
1.0
#1536Düren
138K · Local Metro
0.8
#1787Siegen
174K · Local Metro
0.6
#1855Bocholt
93K · Local Metro
0.5
#2587Lüdenscheid
82K · Local Metro
0.3
#3087Minden
321K · Local Metro
0.1
#3760Arnsberg
75K · Local Metro
0.0