NUTS 3

Østsjælland

Region of Denmark · NUTS code DK021

Among 11 NUTS 3 regions of Denmark, Østsjælland ranks best in gdp per capita (10th).

Over time

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

Østsjælland vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
43,400 €/inh.
+600 vs 2023
10th of 11 in the country
Denmark 69,550 €/inh. · -38%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking

Population

Population density
330.4 /km²
+3.3 vs 2023
4th of 11 in the country
Denmark 142.4 /km² · +132%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
11.3 ‰
+2.4 vs 2023
2nd of 11 in the country
Denmark 5.5 ‰ · +105%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
11.6 ‰
+2.2 vs 2023
2nd of 11 in the country
Denmark 5.3 ‰ · +119%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
44.2 years
0 vs 2024
6th of 11 in the country
Denmark 42.1 years · +5%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
20.9 %
+0.1 vs 2024
8th of 11 in the country
Denmark 20.9 %
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Map

NUTS 3

 

Boundaries: Klimadatastyrelsen, simplified · sources and licences

Society

Tourist nights
1,717 per 1,000
10th of 11 in the country
Denmark 6,833 per 1,000 · -75%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

For Sjælland

Profile

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

Population
854,902
+1,949 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
81.4 years
+0.3 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Unemployment
5.4 %
−0.4 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Income per capita
27,500 €/inh.
+700 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
78.6 %
−0.2 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
27 per mn
−15 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
35.3 %
0 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.54
−0.03 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
5.4 %
−1.1 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
GDP growth
3.8 %
+0.6 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Doctors
364 per 100k
−3 vs 2018
2019 · NUTS 2 ranking

Other regions in Sjælland

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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