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Among 38 NUTS 2 regions of Germany, Hamburg ranks best in
gdp per capita (1st) and lowest in unemployment (36th).
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.
Hamburg vs national value
Economy
GDP per capita
87,500 €/inh.
+3,300 vs 2023
1st of 38 in the country
Germany 54,240 €/inh. · +61%
Income per capita
29,900 €/inh.
+1,400 vs 2022
7th of 38 in the country
Germany 28,200 €/inh. · +6%
GDP growth
1st of 38 in the country
Germany 0.2 % · +700%
Population
Population
1,862,565
+10,969 vs 2024
21st of 38 in the country
Germany 83,467,117 · -98%
Life expectancy
16th of 38 in the country
Germany 81.2 years
Population density
2,615.6 /km²
+21.0 vs 2023
2nd of 38 in the country
Germany 236.4 /km² · +1006%
Population change
5th of 38 in the country
Germany -1.3 ‰ · -554%
Net migration
11th of 38 in the country
Germany 2.9 ‰ · +124%
Median age
38th of 38 in the country
Germany 45.5 years · -10%
Aged 65+
38th of 38 in the country
Germany 22.7 % · -21%
Fertility
34th of 38 in the country
Germany 1.36 · -9%
Labour
Unemployment
36th of 37 in the country
Germany 3.8 % · +39%
Employment
33rd of 38 in the country
Germany 81.1 % · -3%
High-tech jobs
5th of 37 in the country
Germany 5.6 % · +32%
Society
Tourist nights
8,799 per 1,000
+121 vs 2024
5th of 38 in the country
Germany 5,267 per 1,000 · +67%
Road deaths
3rd of 38 in the country
Germany 33 per mn · -36%
Tertiary educated
3rd of 38 in the country
Germany 35.4 % · +21%
Eurostat does not publish these indicators for NUTS 2 regions, only for the larger
region Hamburg 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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