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Among 38 NUTS 2 regions of Germany, Dresden ranks best in
employment (4th) and lowest in unemployment (31st).
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.
Dresden vs national value
Economy
GDP per capita
40,900 €/inh.
+1,000 vs 2023
31st of 38 in the country
Germany 54,240 €/inh. · -25%
Income per capita
25,500 €/inh.
+1,300 vs 2022
31st of 38 in the country
Germany 28,200 €/inh. · -10%
GDP growth
16th of 38 in the country
Germany 0.2 % · -450%
Population
Population
25th of 38 in the country
Germany 83,467,117 · -98%
Life expectancy
7th of 38 in the country
Germany 81.2 years
Population density
21st of 38 in the country
Germany 236.4 /km² · -14%
Population change
35th of 38 in the country
Germany -1.3 ‰ · +115%
Net migration
25th of 38 in the country
Germany 2.9 ‰ · +62%
Median age
6th of 38 in the country
Germany 45.5 years · +6%
Aged 65+
5th of 38 in the country
Germany 22.7 % · +19%
Fertility
35th of 38 in the country
Germany 1.36 · -9%
Labour
Unemployment
31st of 37 in the country
Germany 3.8 % · +24%
Employment
4th of 38 in the country
Germany 81.1 % · +4%
High-tech jobs
6th of 37 in the country
Germany 5.6 % · +30%
Society
Tourist nights
5,554 per 1,000
−73 vs 2024
12th of 38 in the country
Germany 5,267 per 1,000 · +5%
Road deaths
31st of 38 in the country
Germany 33 per mn · +27%
Tertiary educated
12th of 38 in the country
Germany 35.4 % · +4%
Eurostat does not publish these indicators for NUTS 2 regions, only for the larger
region Dresden belongs to.
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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