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Among 37 NUTS 2 regions of Germany, Gießen ranks best in
unemployment (2nd) and lowest in income per capita (28th).
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.
Economy
GDP per capita
44,500 €/inh.
+1,100 vs 2023
24th of 38 in the country
Germany 54,240 €/inh. · -18%
Income per capita
26,600 €/inh.
+1,500 vs 2022
28th of 38 in the country
Germany 28,200 €/inh. · -6%
GDP growth
14th of 38 in the country
Germany 0.2 % · -350%
Population
Population
35th of 38 in the country
Germany 83,467,117 · -99%
Life expectancy
28th of 38 in the country
Germany 81.2 years
Population density
24th of 38 in the country
Germany 236.4 /km² · -18%
Population change
30th of 38 in the country
Germany -1.3 ‰ · -15%
Net migration
35th of 38 in the country
Germany 2.9 ‰ · +3%
Median age
23rd of 38 in the country
Germany 45.5 years
Aged 65+
20th of 38 in the country
Germany 22.7 %
Fertility
23rd of 38 in the country
Germany 1.36
Labour
Unemployment
2nd of 37 in the country
Germany 3.8 % · -29%
Employment
25th of 38 in the country
Germany 81.1 %
High-tech jobs
16th of 37 in the country
Germany 5.6 % · -11%
Society
Tourist nights
2,137 per 1,000
−32 vs 2024
36th of 38 in the country
Germany 5,267 per 1,000 · -59%
Road deaths
14th of 38 in the country
Germany 33 per mn · -6%
Tertiary educated
19th of 38 in the country
Germany 35.4 % · -8%
Eurostat does not publish these indicators for NUTS 2 regions, only for the larger
region Gießen 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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