World › Europe in detail › Germany › Hessen
Among 16 NUTS 1 regions of Germany, Hessen ranks best in
gdp per capita (3rd) and lowest in doctors (9th).
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
59,100 €/inh.
+1,800 vs 2023
3rd of 16 in the country
Germany 54,240 €/inh. · +9%
Income per capita
28,900 €/inh.
+1,700 vs 2022
4th of 16 in the country
Germany 28,200 €/inh. · +2%
GDP growth
5th of 16 in the country
Germany 0.2 % · +150%
Population
Population
6,280,793
+13,247 vs 2024
5th of 16 in the country
Germany 83,467,117 · -92%
Life expectancy
3rd of 16 in the country
Germany 81.2 years
Population density
7th of 16 in the country
Germany 236.4 /km² · +26%
Population change
5th of 16 in the country
Germany -1.3 ‰ · -262%
Net migration
10th of 16 in the country
Germany 2.9 ‰ · +76%
Median age
11th of 16 in the country
Germany 45.5 years · -2%
Aged 65+
11th of 16 in the country
Germany 22.7 % · -4%
Fertility
6th of 16 in the country
Germany 1.36
Doctors
9th of 16 in the country
Germany 475 per 100k · -10%
Labour
Unemployment
3rd of 16 in the country
Germany 3.8 % · -11%
Employment
9th of 16 in the country
Germany 81.1 %
High-tech jobs
4th of 16 in the country
Germany 5.6 % · +14%
Society
Tourist nights
4,672 per 1,000
−71 vs 2024
9th of 16 in the country
Germany 5,267 per 1,000 · -11%
Road deaths
9th of 16 in the country
Germany 33 per mn · -3%
Tertiary educated
5th of 16 in the country
Germany 35.4 %
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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