Population
2,654,384
Regional population · 2024
Natural Population Change Rate in Münster · 2024
Latest value
· 2024
-3.1 Per 1,000 inhabitants
DE -4 · +0.9 Per 1,000 inhabitants vs country · Europe -1.6 · -1.5 Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Europe
Population
2,654,384
Regional population · 2024
Recent trend
Natural population change, defined as live births minus deaths, divided by the average population and expressed per 1,000 inhabitants.
No favorable direction is assigned; higher and lower values are interpreted descriptively.
Data source: Eurostat Crude rate of natural population change demo_r_gind3
Higher is better · Range -10.4–-0.6
Münster recorded -3.1% in 2024, a more favorable result than the national benchmark for Germany but a less favorable one than the European regional benchmark.
The topic picture is mixed: the result for Net migration rate is less favorable than the European regional benchmark, while the result for Birth rate is more favorable.