Stuttgart
NUTS 2 DE11 Part of: Germany › Baden-Württemberg
Source: Eurostat, NUTS 2024 classification. Extracted on 2026-10-16. Compiled by IPEF. · Regions of Germany →
Population on 1 January4,167,5502025+0.1% year on year GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 1001532024 e-3 year on year3 of 38 · GermanyUnemployment rate (15–74)3.6%2025+0.4 pp year on year16 of 37 · GermanyHousehold disposable income per inhabitant28,200 PPS2023 e+4.8% year on year2 of 38 · GermanyLife expectancy at birth82.320240.0 year on year3 of 38 · GermanyPopulation aged 25–64 with tertiary education38.0%2025+0.2 pp year on year9 of 38 · Germany
How it compares with the other regions of Germany
Each dot is a NUTS 2 region of Germany, for the same period. Stuttgart in blue; the dark grey line marks Germany. Better values to the right.
Compare with
Regional economy
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Europe | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Regional GDPM€ | 2024 e | 285,396 M€ | +2.1% | — | 2 / 38 | 9 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita€ per inhabitant | 2024 e | 68,500 € | +1.8% | 51,800 € | 3 / 38 | 13 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in purchasing power standardsPPS per inhabitant | 2024 e | 61,300 PPS | +2.3% | 46,400 PPS | 3 / 38 | 17 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100index EU27 = 100 | 2024 e | 153 | -3 | 116 | 3 / 38 | 17 / 276 | |
| Gross value addedM€ | 2024 e | 258,520 M€ | +1.3% | — | 2 / 38 | 9 / 276 | |
| Industry gross value addedM€ | 2023 p | 95,966 M€ | +9.9% | — | 1 / 38 | 3 / 276 | |
| GVA of public administration, education and healthM€ | 2023 p | 29,996 M€ | +5.5% | — | 7 / 38 | 18 / 276 | |
| Total employmentthousand persons | 2024 p | 2,465.4 | +0.2% | — | 4 / 38 | 11 / 248 | |
| Number of active enterprisesenterprises | 2023 | 156,559 | +0.7% | — | 6 / 38 | 61 / 233 | |
| Enterprise birth rate% | 2023 | 8.6% | +1.1 pp | 8.4% | 11 / 38 | 131 / 233 | |
| Nights spent at tourist accommodationnights | 2025 | 12,903,537 | -2.7% | — | 12 / 38 | 70 / 294 | |
| Tourism intensitynights per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | 3,096 | -2.8% | 5,267 | 30 / 38 | 202 / 293 | |
Regional labour market
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Europe | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Unemployment rate (15–74)% of labour force | 2025 | 3.6% | +0.4 pp | 3.8% | 16 / 37 | 58 / 286 | |
| Long-term unemployment (12 months or more)% of labour force | 2025 u | 0.8% | +0.2 pp | 1.1% | 2 / 18 | 25 / 233 | |
| Youth unemployment rate (15–24)% of labour force | 2025 u | 6.9% | -0.6 pp | 7.1% | 4 / 7 | 8 / 218 | |
| Employment rate (20–64)% of population5.6 pp above the EU 2030 target (78%) | 2025 | 83.6% | -0.3 pp | 81.1% | 10 / 38 | 31 / 289 | |
| Male employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 87.5% | -0.7 pp | 84.5% | 3 / 38 | 22 / 289 | |
| Female employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 79.6% | +0.1 pp | 77.7% | 14 / 38 | 43 / 289 | |
| Young people neither in employment nor in education (15–29)% of population aged 15–29 | 2025 | 9.4% | +0.9 pp | 9.5% | 19 / 36 | 109 / 284 | |
| Population aged 25–64 with tertiary education% | 2025 | 38.0% | +0.2 pp | 35.4% | 9 / 38 | 112 / 289 | |
| Human resources in science and technology% of labour force | 2025 | 52.6% | -0.6 pp | 52.5% | 13 / 38 | 87 / 289 | |
| R&D expenditure% of GDP | 2023 | 7.33% | — | 3.10% | 1 / 38 | 2 / 260 | |
Regional households and well-being
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Europe | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Household disposable income per inhabitantPPS per inhabitant | 2023 e | 28,200 PPS | +4.8% | 25,800 PPS | 2 / 38 | 5 / 244 | |
| People at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE)% of population | 2025 | 17.1% | -2.8 pp | 21.2% | 7 / 38 | 87 / 251 | |
| Life expectancy at birthyears | 2024 | 82.3 | 0.0 | 81.2 | 3 / 38 | 107 / 267 | |
| Infant mortality rateper 1,000 live births | 2023 | 3.2 | +0.1 | 3.2 | 22 / 38 | 147 / 292 | |
Regional demography
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Europe | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Population on 1 Januarypersons | 2025 | 4,167,550 | +0.1% | — | 4 / 38 | 25 / 295 | |
| Median age of populationyears | 2025 | 44.0 | 0.0 | 45.5 | 34 / 38 | 169 / 294 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)% | 2025 | 32.8% | +0.7 pp | 35.9% | 6 / 38 | 117 / 294 | |
| Population densityinhabitants per km² | 2024 | 394.9 | +0.3% | 236.4 | 10 / 38 | 40 / 285 | |
| Total population changeper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 0.7 | -4.6 | 1.4 | 22 / 38 | 171 / 294 | |
| Net migration (including statistical adjustment)per 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 2.2 | -4.5 | 5.4 | 37 / 38 | 202 / 294 | |
| Crude birth rateper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 8.9 | -0.2 | 8.1 | 5 / 38 | 79 / 294 | |
Regions within it 13 NUTS 3 regions
Stuttgart, StadtkreisDE111NUTS 3
- Population
- 612,663
- GDP per head (EU = 100)
- 274
- Inhabitants per km²
- 2,975.2
Heilbronn, StadtkreisDE117NUTS 3
- Population
- 131,986
- GDP per head (EU = 100)
- 156
- Inhabitants per km²
- 1,318.2