Source: Eurostat, NUTS 2024 classification. Extracted on 2026-10-17. Compiled by IPEF. · Regions of Germany →
Population on 1 January3,685,2652025+0.6% year on year GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 1001272024 p0 year on year7 of 38 · GermanyUnemployment rate (15–74)6.5%2025+0.9 pp year on year37 of 37 · GermanyHousehold disposable income per inhabitant24,200 PPS2023 e+5.7% year on year29 of 38 · GermanyLife expectancy at birth81.22024+0.3 year on year13 of 38 · GermanyPopulation aged 25–64 with tertiary education48.1%2025+3.2 pp year on year1 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. Berlin 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 |  Germany | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Regional GDPM€ | 2024 p | 207,852 M€ | +4.2% | — | 6 / 38 | 18 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita€ per inhabitant | 2024 p | 56,600 € | +3.5% | 51,800 € | 7 / 38 | 27 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in purchasing power standardsPPS per inhabitant | 2024 p | 50,600 PPS | +3.9% | 46,400 PPS | 7 / 38 | 35 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100index EU27 = 100 | 2024 p | 127 | 0 | 116 | 7 / 38 | 34 / 276 | |
| Gross value addedM€ | 2024 p | 188,279 M€ | +3.3% | — | 6 / 38 | 18 / 276 | |
| Industry gross value addedM€ | 2023 p | 16,437 M€ | +15.6% | — | 26 / 38 | 66 / 276 | |
| GVA of public administration, education and healthM€ | 2023 p | 44,966 M€ | +5.5% | — | 2 / 38 | 6 / 276 | |
| Total employmentthousand persons | 2024 p | 2,197.4 | +0.3% | — | 6 / 38 | 17 / 248 | |
| Number of active enterprisesenterprises | 2023 | 170,919 | +1.1% | — | 5 / 38 | 52 / 233 | |
| Enterprise birth rate% | 2023 | 11.6% | +0.4 pp | 8.4% | 1 / 38 | 59 / 233 | |
| Nights spent at tourist accommodationnights | 2025 | 29,238,702 | -3.8% | — | 4 / 38 | 29 / 294 | |
| Tourism intensitynights per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | 7,934 | -4.4% | 5,267 | 7 / 38 | 82 / 293 | |
Regional labour market
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Germany | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Unemployment rate (15–74)% of labour force | 2025 | 6.5% | +0.9 pp | 3.8% | 37 / 37 | 167 / 286 | |
| Long-term unemployment (12 months or more)% of labour force | 2025 | 2.0% | +0.1 pp | 1.1% | 14 / 18 | 134 / 233 | |
| Youth unemployment rate (15–24)% of labour force | 2025 u | 9.8% | +0.1 pp | 7.1% | 7 / 7 | 35 / 218 | |
| Employment rate (20–64)% of population1.3 pp below the EU 2030 target (78%) | 2025 | 76.7% | -0.8 pp | 81.1% | 37 / 38 | 159 / 289 | |
| Male employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 79.8% | -1.3 pp | 84.5% | 37 / 38 | 175 / 289 | |
| Female employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 73.6% | -0.4 pp | 77.7% | 35 / 38 | 142 / 289 | |
| Young people neither in employment nor in education (15–29)% of population aged 15–29 | 2025 | 13.9% | +1.7 pp | 9.5% | 35 / 36 | 204 / 284 | |
| Population aged 25–64 with tertiary education% | 2025 | 48.1% | +3.2 pp | 35.4% | 1 / 38 | 32 / 289 | |
| Human resources in science and technology% of labour force | 2025 | 64.0% | +1.2 pp | 52.5% | 1 / 38 | 18 / 289 | |
| R&D expenditure% of GDP | 2023 | 3.04% | — | 3.10% | 11 / 38 | 27 / 260 | |
Regional households and well-being
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Germany | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Household disposable income per inhabitantPPS per inhabitant | 2023 e | 24,200 PPS | +5.7% | 25,800 PPS | 29 / 38 | 53 / 244 | |
| People at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE)% of population | 2025 | 24.4% | +2.9 pp | 21.2% | 32 / 38 | 187 / 251 | |
| Life expectancy at birthyears | 2024 | 81.2 | +0.3 | 81.2 | 13 / 38 | 163 / 267 | |
| Infant mortality rateper 1,000 live births | 2023 | 2.9 | +0.1 | 3.2 | 12 / 38 | 113 / 292 | |
Regional demography
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Germany | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Population on 1 Januarypersons | 2025 | 3,685,265 | +0.6% | — | 6 / 38 | 34 / 295 | |
| Median age of populationyears | 2025 | 41.3 | -0.1 | 45.5 | 37 / 38 | 234 / 294 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)% | 2025 | 28.7% | +0.1 pp | 35.9% | 2 / 38 | 65 / 294 | |
| Population densityinhabitants per km² | 2024 | 4,342.6 | +0.7% | 236.4 | 1 / 38 | 4 / 285 | |
| Total population changeper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 6.2 | -1.9 | 1.4 | 3 / 38 | 72 / 294 | |
| Net migration (including statistical adjustment)per 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 7.3 | -2.0 | 5.4 | 7 / 38 | 73 / 294 | |
| Crude birth rateper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 9.2 | -0.2 | 8.1 | 2 / 38 | 61 / 294 | |