NUTS 3

Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt

Region of Germany · NUTS code DED21

Among 400 NUTS 3 regions of Germany, Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks best in gdp per capita (100th).

Over time

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

Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
51,300 €/inh.
+2,700 vs 2022
100th of 400 in the country
Germany 54,240 €/inh. · -5%
2023 · NUTS 3 ranking

Population

Population density
1,740.6 /km²
+7.6 vs 2023
34th of 400 in the country
Germany 236.4 /km² · +636%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
3.3 ‰
−2.1 vs 2023
107th of 400 in the country
Germany -1.3 ‰ · -354%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
6.5 ‰
−2.0 vs 2023
137th of 400 in the country
Germany 2.9 ‰ · +124%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
42.0 years
+0.1 vs 2024
363rd of 400 in the country
Germany 45.5 years · -8%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
21.9 %
+0.1 vs 2024
299th of 400 in the country
Germany 22.7 % · -4%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Map

NUTS 3

 

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Society

Tourist nights
8,027 per 1,000
66th of 400 in the country
Germany 5,267 per 1,000 · +52%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

For Dresden

Profile

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

Population
1,584,687
−4,456 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
82.1 years
+0.5 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Unemployment
4.7 %
+1.1 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Income per capita
25,500 €/inh.
+1,300 vs 2022
2023 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
84.2 %
+0.3 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
42 per mn
−6 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
36.9 %
+0.1 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.24
−0.05 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
7.3 %
+0.4 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
GDP growth
-0.7 %
+1.0 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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