Baden-Württemberg
NUTS 1 DE1 Part of: Germany
Source: Eurostat, NUTS 2024 classification. Extracted on 2026-10-17. Compiled by IPEF. · Regions of Germany →
How it compares with the other regions of Germany
Each dot is a NUTS 1 region of Germany, for the same period. Baden-Württemberg in blue; the dark grey line marks Germany. Better values to the right.
Regional economy
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Europe | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 1 | |||||
| Regional GDPM€ | 2024 p | 655,472 M€ | +2.3% | — | 3 / 16 | 5 / 108 | |
| GDP per capita€ per inhabitant | 2024 p | 58,300 € | +1.9% | 51,800 € | 5 / 16 | 13 / 108 | |
| GDP per capita in purchasing power standardsPPS per inhabitant | 2024 p | 52,200 PPS | +2.4% | 46,400 PPS | 5 / 16 | 10 / 108 | |
| GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100index EU27 = 100 | 2024 p | 131 | -2 | 116 | 5 / 16 | 10 / 108 | |
| Gross value addedM€ | 2024 p | 593,746 M€ | +1.5% | — | 3 / 16 | 5 / 108 | |
| Industry gross value addedM€ | 2023 p | 200,310 M€ | +11.2% | — | 1 / 16 | 1 / 109 | |
| GVA of public administration, education and healthM€ | 2023 p | 86,400 M€ | +5.3% | — | 3 / 16 | 5 / 109 | |
| Total employmentthousand persons | 2024 p | 6,415.0 | +0.1% | — | 3 / 16 | 6 / 94 | |
| Number of active enterprisesenterprises | 2023 | 429,001 | +0.9% | — | 3 / 16 | 25 / 89 | |
| Enterprise birth rate% | 2023 | 8.6% | +1.1 pp | 8.4% | 7 / 16 | 60 / 89 | |
| Nights spent at tourist accommodationnights | 2025 | 50,488,469 | -0.5% | — | 2 / 16 | 22 / 112 | |
| Tourism intensitynights per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | 4,490 | -0.6% | 5,267 | 10 / 16 | 64 / 112 | |
Regional labour market
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Europe | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 1 | |||||
| Unemployment rate (15–74)% of labour force | 2025 | 3.3% | +0.3 pp | 3.8% | 2 / 16 | 9 / 109 | |
| Long-term unemployment (12 months or more)% of labour force | 2025 | 0.7% | +0.1 pp | 1.1% | 2 / 13 | 11 / 103 | |
| Youth unemployment rate (15–24)% of labour force | 2025 | 6.7% | -0.1 pp | 7.1% | 3 / 8 | 3 / 97 | |
| Employment rate (20–64)% of population5.6 pp above the EU 2030 target (78%) | 2025 | 83.6% | +0.1 pp | 81.1% | 2 / 16 | 6 / 110 | |
| Male employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 87.1% | -0.1 pp | 84.5% | 2 / 16 | 9 / 110 | |
| Female employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 79.9% | +0.3 pp | 77.7% | 3 / 16 | 11 / 110 | |
| Young people neither in employment nor in education (15–29)% of population aged 15–29 | 2025 | 8.5% | +0.2 pp | 9.5% | 2 / 16 | 19 / 109 | |
| Population aged 25–64 with tertiary education% | 2025 | 38.8% | +1.2 pp | 35.4% | 3 / 16 | 43 / 110 | |
| Human resources in science and technology% of labour force | 2025 | 53.2% | +0.5 pp | 52.5% | 5 / 16 | 35 / 110 | |
| R&D expenditure% of GDP | 2023 | 5.63% | — | 3.10% | 1 / 16 | 1 / 108 | |
Regional households and well-being
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Europe | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 1 | |||||
| Household disposable income per inhabitantPPS per inhabitant | 2023 e | 27,400 PPS | +4.6% | 25,800 PPS | 2 / 16 | 3 / 92 | |
| People at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE)% of population | 2025 | 18.1% | -0.7 pp | 21.2% | 2 / 16 | 29 / 94 | |
| Life expectancy at birthyears | 2024 | 82.3 | +0.2 | 81.2 | 1 / 16 | 39 / 100 | |
| Infant mortality rateper 1,000 live births | 2023 | 3.0 | +0.1 | 3.2 | 8 / 16 | 40 / 113 | |
Regional demography
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Europe | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 1 | |||||
| Population on 1 Januarypersons | 2025 | 11,245,898 | +0.1% | — | 3 / 16 | 10 / 113 | |
| Median age of populationyears | 2025 | 44.2 | 0.0 | 45.5 | 13 / 16 | 57 / 113 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)% | 2025 | 33.6% | +0.7 pp | 35.9% | 4 / 16 | 58 / 113 | |
| Population densityinhabitants per km² | 2024 | 317.9 | +0.3% | 236.4 | 6 / 16 | 18 / 111 | |
| Total population changeper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 1.3 | -4.3 | 1.4 | 7 / 16 | 62 / 113 | |
| Net migration (including statistical adjustment)per 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 3.2 | -4.4 | 5.4 | 15 / 16 | 71 / 113 | |
| Crude birth rateper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 8.7 | -0.1 | 8.1 | 4 / 16 | 39 / 113 | |
Regions within it 4 NUTS 2 regions
- Population
- 4,167,550
- GDP per head (EU = 100)
- 153
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
Stuttgart, Stadtkreis Böblingen Esslingen Göppingen Ludwigsburg Rems-Murr-Kreis Heilbronn, Stadtkreis Heilbronn, Landkreis Hohenlohekreis Schwäbisch Hall Main-Tauber-Kreis Heidenheim Ostalbkreis
- Population
- 2,848,413
- GDP per head (EU = 100)
- 124
- Unemployment
- 3.4%
Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis Karlsruhe, Landkreis Rastatt Heidelberg, Stadtkreis Mannheim, Stadtkreis Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis Rhein-Neckar-Kreis Pforzheim, Stadtkreis Calw Enzkreis Freudenstadt
- Population
- 2,325,856
- GDP per head (EU = 100)
- 105
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald Emmendingen Ortenaukreis Rottweil Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis Tuttlingen Konstanz Lörrach Waldshut
- Population
- 1,904,079
- GDP per head (EU = 100)
- 122
- Unemployment
- 2.9%
Reutlingen Tübingen, Landkreis Zollernalbkreis Ulm, Stadtkreis Alb-Donau-Kreis Biberach Bodenseekreis Ravensburg Sigmaringen