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Among 38 NUTS 2 regions of Germany, Braunschweig ranks best in
gdp per capita (6th) and lowest in life expectancy (32nd).
Over time
Indicator
The dashed line is the value for the whole country. Where Eurostat does not publish
it, only the region line is shown.
Braunschweig vs national value
Economy
GDP per capita
57,600 €/inh.
+1,700 vs 2023
6th of 38 in the country
Germany 54,240 €/inh. · +6%
Income per capita
26,800 €/inh.
+1,400 vs 2022
26th of 38 in the country
Germany 28,200 €/inh. · -5%
GDP growth
9th of 38 in the country
Germany 0.2 % · -150%
Population
Population
24th of 38 in the country
Germany 83,467,117 · -98%
Life expectancy
32nd of 38 in the country
Germany 81.2 years
Population density
22nd of 38 in the country
Germany 236.4 /km² · -17%
Population change
33rd of 38 in the country
Germany -1.3 ‰ · +62%
Net migration
30th of 38 in the country
Germany 2.9 ‰ · +17%
Median age
14th of 38 in the country
Germany 45.5 years · +2%
Aged 65+
13th of 38 in the country
Germany 22.7 % · +5%
Fertility
21st of 38 in the country
Germany 1.36
Regions inside
10 regions
Labour
Unemployment
24th of 37 in the country
Germany 3.8 % · +3%
Employment
29th of 38 in the country
Germany 81.1 %
High-tech jobs
17th of 37 in the country
Germany 5.6 % · -11%
Society
Tourist nights
4,123 per 1,000
+51 vs 2024
24th of 38 in the country
Germany 5,267 per 1,000 · -22%
Road deaths
15th of 38 in the country
Germany 33 per mn · -6%
Tertiary educated
15th of 38 in the country
Germany 35.4 %
Eurostat does not publish these indicators for NUTS 2 regions, only for the larger
region Braunschweig belongs to.
Other regions in Niedersachsen
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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