.de Domains in German Federal States
Dynamic Tables
Regional Level 2023: Percentage Growth in the East of Germany Exceeds Increase in the West
The ranking on the federal-state level for the number of domains related to inhabitants also was consistent in 2023. The state of Hamburg – comprising the city of Hamburg and its wider outskirts – with 313 domains per 1,000 inhabitants maintained its uncontested leading position well ahead of Berlin (264). Next in line are Bavaria and Hesse with their vast lands, scoring 208 each. Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (111), Thuringia (109) and Saxony-Anhalt (87) brought up the rear again, even though domain numbers increased in these states, too. The overall national growth rate related to the number of domains was plus 0.4 percent on the previous year (0.8%). Looking at the complete German territory, ten federal states scored values above the mean value, with Schleswig-Holstein (2.1%), Brandenburg (1.6%), Saxony-Anhalt (1.1%) and Lower Saxony (1.1%) in the lead. All federal states saw an increase in .de domain numbers in 2023, except for Berlin (-2.9%) and Saarland (-0.4%). However, the percentage growth of Thuringia (0.36%), Rhineland-Palatinate (0.32%), Bremen (0.25%) and Bavaria (0.03%) was below the federal average.