NUTS 3

Østjylland

Region of Denmark · NUTS code DK042

Among 11 NUTS 3 regions of Denmark, Østjylland ranks best in gdp per capita (6th).

Over time

The dashed line is the value for the whole country. Where Eurostat does not publish it, only the region line is shown.

Østjylland vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
55,200 €/inh.
+1,400 vs 2023
6th of 11 in the country
Denmark 69,550 €/inh. · -21%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking

Population

Population density
163.4 /km²
+1.4 vs 2023
5th of 11 in the country
Denmark 142.4 /km² · +15%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
9.6 ‰
+1.2 vs 2023
4th of 11 in the country
Denmark 5.5 ‰ · +75%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
7.5 ‰
+1.1 vs 2023
3rd of 11 in the country
Denmark 5.3 ‰ · +42%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
39.2 years
−0.1 vs 2024
10th of 11 in the country
Denmark 42.1 years · -7%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
19.1 %
+0.1 vs 2024
9th of 11 in the country
Denmark 20.9 % · -9%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Map

NUTS 3

 

Boundaries: Klimadatastyrelsen, simplified · sources and licences

Society

Tourist nights
3,907 per 1,000
8th of 11 in the country
Denmark 6,833 per 1,000 · -43%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

For Midtjylland

Profile

Eurostat does not publish these indicators for NUTS 3 regions, only for the larger region Østjylland belongs to.

Population
1,373,799
+8,111 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
82.3 years
+0.3 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Unemployment
6.5 %
+0.4 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Income per capita
27,200 €/inh.
+900 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
79.4 %
−0.6 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
30 per mn
−8 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
44.3 %
+1.3 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.54
−0.03 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
4.2 %
+0.3 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
GDP growth
1.5 %
+4.8 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Doctors
408 per 100k
+8 vs 2018
2019 · NUTS 2 ranking

Other regions in Midtjylland

Ranks are among regions of the same NUTS level within the same country. The NUTS levels are defined by Eurostat: NUTS 1 are the largest regions, NUTS 3 the smallest.

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