NUTS 3

Heidekreis

Region of Germany · NUTS code DE938

Among 400 NUTS 3 regions of Germany, Heidekreis ranks best in gdp per capita (196th).

Over time

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

Heidekreis vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
42,400 €/inh.
+200 vs 2022
196th of 400 in the country
Germany 54,240 €/inh. · -22%
2023 · NUTS 3 ranking

Population

Population density
75.2 /km²
−0.7 vs 2023
375th of 400 in the country
Germany 236.4 /km² · -68%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
-2.2 ‰
+12.5 vs 2023
302nd of 400 in the country
Germany -1.3 ‰ · +69%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
3.4 ‰
+12.6 vs 2023
282nd of 400 in the country
Germany 2.9 ‰ · +17%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
47.6 years
0 vs 2024
154th of 400 in the country
Germany 45.5 years · +5%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
23.8 %
+0.4 vs 2024
175th of 400 in the country
Germany 22.7 % · +5%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Map

NUTS 3

 

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Society

Tourist nights
20,984 per 1,000
15th of 400 in the country
Germany 5,267 per 1,000 · +298%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

For Lüneburg

Profile

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

Population
1,721,892
−90 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
80.7 years
+0.3 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Unemployment
3.3 %
+0.6 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Income per capita
28,400 €/inh.
+1,300 vs 2022
2023 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
81.7 %
−1.1 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
41 per mn
−16 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
31.6 %
+1.9 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.49
−0.04 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
3.5 %
0 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
GDP growth
0.2 %
+2.6 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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