NUTS 3

Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt

Region of Germany · NUTS code DE402

Among 400 NUTS 3 regions of Germany, Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks best in gdp per capita (136th).

Over time

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

Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
46,900 €/inh.
+3,000 vs 2022
136th of 400 in the country
Germany 54,240 €/inh. · -14%
2023 · NUTS 3 ranking

Population

Population density
575.5 /km²
+2.7 vs 2023
111th of 400 in the country
Germany 236.4 /km² · +143%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
3.6 ‰
−2.0 vs 2023
91st of 400 in the country
Germany -1.3 ‰ · -377%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
12.3 ‰
−1.7 vs 2023
24th of 400 in the country
Germany 2.9 ‰ · +324%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
48.1 years
−0.6 vs 2024
132nd of 400 in the country
Germany 45.5 years · +6%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
27.5 %
+0.2 vs 2024
57th of 400 in the country
Germany 22.7 % · +21%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Map

NUTS 3

 

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Society

Tourist nights
2,707 per 1,000
229th of 400 in the country
Germany 5,267 per 1,000 · -49%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

For Brandenburg

Profile

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

Population
2,556,747
+2,283 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
81.0 years
+0.5 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Unemployment
3.8 %
+0.6 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Income per capita
26,000 €/inh.
+1,200 vs 2022
2023 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
81.6 %
−0.4 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
45 per mn
+3 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
32.2 %
+0.2 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.34
−0.04 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
4.1 %
−0.2 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
GDP growth
-0.8 %
+1.6 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking

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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