Food service

Subway in Germany.

817 restaurants recorded across 16 federal states. 47.3 % of the population lives within 5 kilometres of one of them.

restaurants recorded

817

#34 network in the country by reach

Coverage within 5 km

47.3 %

of the country population

Coverage within 10 km

69.3 %

of the country population

Density

0.98

per 100,000 inhabitants

Cross-border comparison

Subway either side of the border .

Two networks of incomparable size only compare at equal population. Brought back to 100,000 inhabitants, the counts become readable side by side — and the gap points either to room for development or to saturation.

Germany

0.98

restaurants / 100,000 inhab.

817 restaurants for 83,526,777 inhabitants

France

0.75

restaurants / 100,000 inhab.

502 restaurants for 66,964,453 inhabitants

Gap

+30 %

density in Germany vs France

The network is denser in Germany than in France: at comparable population, the market is more thoroughly worked.

federal states

Where Subway actually stands .

The index compares the network's density in the federal state with its national density: above 100, the brand is over-represented there relative to its own average.

federal state Locations No. Share Index

North Rhine-Westphalia

187 22.9 % 106

Bavaria

124 15.2 % 95

Baden-Württemberg

107 13.1 % 99

Lower Saxony

87 10.6 % 111

Hesse

52 6.4 % 85

Rhineland-Palatinate

48 5.9 % 116

Saxony

46 5.6 % 117

Saxony-Anhalt

34 4.2 % 160

Berlin

27 3.3 % 72

Thuringia

19 2.3 % 95

Hamburg

18 2.2 % 102

Schleswig-Holstein

17 2.1 % 59

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

15 1.8 % 97

Bremen

14 1.7 % 208

Brandenburg

12 1.5 % 49

Saarland

9 1.1 % 92

Food service

Other networks in the same sector .

McDonald's

1,518 restaurants · 63.7 % within 5 km

Burger King

832 restaurants · 49.1 % within 5 km

Domino's Pizza

444 restaurants · 35.1 % within 5 km

Starbucks

204 restaurants · 20.1 % within 5 km

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Reading the figures

The 817 restaurants are a record drawn from Foursquare Open Places, not a count published by the brand — this country has not been calibrated yet — its recorded counts have not been confronted with the network sizes brands publish.

The reach indicators — coverage, index by federal state — are robust to that bias: they measure a distance and a population, which a location described twice does not move. Recorded 23 August 2026.

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Frequently asked questions about Subway in Germany

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How many restaurants does Subway have in Germany?

The record of 23 August 2026 identifies 817 Subway restaurants in Germany, across 16 federal states. This is a record, not an official count: this country has not been calibrated yet — its recorded counts have not been confronted with the network sizes brands publish. The figure serves to compare networks rather than to count stores.

What share of Germany does Subway reach?

47.3 % of the population lives within 5 kilometres of a Subway, and 69.3 % within 10 kilometres. Coverage counts each population cell once, however many locations reach it, which makes it insensitive to the double-counting that affects raw location totals.

Is Subway denser in Germany or in France?

Per 100,000 inhabitants, Subway has 0.98 restaurants in Germany against 0.75 in France — a density 30 % higher. Both records come from the same source and the same method, which is the condition for the gap to mean anything.

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