How many shoe stores are there in Germany?
The B2B database of dieanalysten GmbH alone lists more than 7,900 shoe stores in Germany (October 2026). Most are located in North Rhine-Westphalia (1,707), Bavaria (1,463), Baden-Württemberg (1,129).
Key figures
Shoe stores by federal state
| State | Number | Share | per 100,000 inh. |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Rhine-Westphalia | 1,707 | 22% | 9.4 |
| Bavaria | 1,463 | 18% | 10.9 |
| Baden-Württemberg | 1,129 | 14% | 10.0 |
| Lower Saxony | 859 | 11% | 10.6 |
| Hesse | 567 | 7% | 8.9 |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | 479 | 6% | 11.5 |
| Saxony | 348 | 4% | 8.5 |
| Schleswig-Holstein | 250 | 3% | 8.4 |
| Berlin | 209 | 3% | 5.4 |
| Thuringia | 181 | 2% | 8.5 |
| Saxony-Anhalt | 164 | 2% | 7.5 |
| Brandenburg | 156 | 2% | 6.1 |
| Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | 147 | 2% | 9.0 |
| Hamburg | 147 | 2% | 7.7 |
| Saarland | 60 | 1% | 6.1 |
| Bremen | 51 | 1% | 7.3 |
| Germany | 7,929 | 100% | 9.4 |
Cities with the most shoe stores
Digitalization
43% of shoe stores have no website of their own. By state →
Frequently asked questions
How many shoe stores are there in Germany?
The B2B database of dieanalysten GmbH alone lists more than 7,900 shoe stores in Germany (October 2026). Most are located in North Rhine-Westphalia (1,707), Bavaria (1,463), Baden-Württemberg (1,129).
Which German cities have the most shoe stores?
Berlin (209), Hamburg (148), Munich (129), Cologne (89), Düsseldorf (77).
How many shoe stores in Germany have a website?
57% have their own website, 33% an email address.
How current is this number?
It is recalculated daily from the current database. Last update: October 10, 2026. Businesses in liquidation or with a recognizable closure are not counted.
Cite this number
The B2B database of dieanalysten GmbH alone lists more than 7,900 shoe stores in Germany (source: dieanalysten B2B database, October 2026, https://adressen.dieanalysten.com/en/statistics/shoe-stores).
The statistics are licensed under CC BY 4.0: free to use, including commercially, with attribution “dieanalysten” and a link.
Method: businesses in the database of dieanalysten GmbH minus a 5% safety margin; businesses in liquidation or with a recognizable closure are excluded. See methodology. As of October 10, 2026.