Berlin

Berlin had 3,593,357 residents at the 2022 census. Average net rent was €7.66/m². 16.3% of homes were lived in by their owners.

City state · Code 11 · Zensus 2022 · Updated 24 October 2026

3,593,357residentscensus, 15 May 2022

€7.66/m²net rentaverage

16.3%owner-occupiedof homes

17%green within 500 maverage

Berlin · one-kilometre grid

0%30%+

Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: Federal and State Statistical Offices of Germany, 2022 census grid results (open data, with attribution) · © GeoBasis-DE / BKG (2023), administrative areas VG250 as of 15 May 2022, dl-de/by-2-0 · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

Age and households at the 2022 census.

17%

aged under 18

14%

aged 18–29

30%

aged 30–49

19%

aged 65 and over

42.4

years, average age

1.8

people per household

Source: Federal and State Statistical Offices of Germany, 2022 census grid results (open data, with attribution)

Homes.

334,854 residential buildings.

€7.66/m²

average net rent

16.3%

of homes owner-occupied

2.0%

of homes empty

49.4 m²

living space per resident

When residential buildings were built

before 191914%

1919–194923%

1950–19597%

1960–19699%

1970–19798%

1980–19899%

1990–19999%

2000–20097%

2010–20154%

2016 or later3%

Main type of heating

Central heating41%

District heating43%

Single-storey heating12%

Block heating2%

Room stoves2%

Net rent comes from the 2022 census (reference date 15 May 2022) and covers every rented home, including long-standing tenancies, so it is usually lower than the asking rents in new listings.

Figures for municipalities, districts and states are built up from the census 100-metre grid cells, with rents weighted by the number of homes. Vacancy and owner-occupation rates come from the one-kilometre grid, as they are mostly withheld in the 100-metre cells.

Source: Federal and State Statistical Offices of Germany, 2022 census grid results (open data, with attribution)

Everyday life.

447 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk, for the average resident; 17% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops36

Bakeries23

Pharmacies6

Doctors4

Dentists9

Cafés and bars133

Restaurants179

Parks30

Playgrounds30

Sports pitches40

Gyms and sports centres16

Libraries11

Day nurseries9

Bus stops63

Tram and light-rail stops24

Railway stations12

1,080schoolsOpenStreetMap

2,500nurseries and kindergartensOpenStreetMap

4,029residents per km²density

891.8km²area

Crime.

Offences recorded by the police in 2025 (Berlin), next to the national average.

13,233offences per 100,000 residentsGermany: 6,240

487,668recorded offences2025

43%clearance rateGermany: 57%

Offence	Cases	per 100,000	Germany, per 100,000
Violent crime	19,787	537	253
Common assault	33,981	922	516
Robbery	4,823	131	48
Domestic burglary	10,618	288	99
All theft	203,061	5,510	2,156
Bicycle theft	22,630	614	256
Car theft	6,054	164	33
Theft from vehicles	32,894	893	283
Shoplifting	32,280	876	458
Pickpocketing	13,621	370	113
Fraud	61,514	1,669	770
Criminal damage	44,693	1,213	650
Street crime	104,769	2,843	1,215

Police crime statistics count offences that became known to the police and were fully processed by them, by place of offence. The rate relates them to the resident population, so cities with many commuters, visitors and shops show higher rates. Offences against residence and asylum law and drug offences are not shown here; drug offences mostly reflect how actively the police carry out checks.

Source: PKS Bundeskriminalamt (Federal Criminal Police Office), reporting year 2025, version 1.1 (Data licence Germany – attribution 2.0)

Around here.

Photographs taken near Berlin, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.