NUTS 3

Hochsauerlandkreis

Region of Germany · NUTS code DEA57

Among 400 NUTS 3 regions of Germany, Hochsauerlandkreis ranks best in gdp per capita (160th).

Over time

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

Hochsauerlandkreis vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
44,900 €/inh.
+1,300 vs 2022
160th of 400 in the country
Germany 54,240 €/inh. · -17%
2023 · NUTS 3 ranking

Population

Population density
133.5 /km²
−0.1 vs 2023
273rd of 400 in the country
Germany 236.4 /km² · -44%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
-1.3 ‰
−2.0 vs 2023
272nd of 400 in the country
Germany -1.3 ‰
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
3.4 ‰
−2.2 vs 2023
284th of 400 in the country
Germany 2.9 ‰ · +17%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
48.0 years
0 vs 2024
137th of 400 in the country
Germany 45.5 years · +5%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
23.9 %
+0.5 vs 2024
168th of 400 in the country
Germany 22.7 % · +5%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Map

NUTS 3

 

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Society

Tourist nights
14,146 per 1,000
28th of 400 in the country
Germany 5,267 per 1,000 · +169%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

For Arnsberg

Profile

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

Population
3,571,898
−1,239 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
80.1 years
+0.3 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Unemployment
4.7 %
+0.6 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Income per capita
26,700 €/inh.
+1,300 vs 2022
2023 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
77.5 %
+0.1 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
23 per mn
−1 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
27.3 %
+2.4 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.41
−0.04 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
4.4 %
−0.1 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
GDP growth
-0.9 %
+1.5 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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