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Among 38 NUTS 2 regions of Germany, Kassel ranks best in
gdp growth (10th) and lowest in road deaths (35th).
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
48,100 €/inh.
+1,300 vs 2023
19th of 38 in the country
Germany 54,240 €/inh. · -11%
Income per capita
26,900 €/inh.
+1,400 vs 2022
25th of 38 in the country
Germany 28,200 €/inh. · -5%
GDP growth
10th of 38 in the country
Germany 0.2 % · -200%
Population
Population
31st of 38 in the country
Germany 83,467,117 · -99%
Life expectancy
29th of 38 in the country
Germany 81.2 years
Population density
30th of 38 in the country
Germany 236.4 /km² · -39%
Population change
29th of 38 in the country
Germany -1.3 ‰ · -23%
Net migration
26th of 38 in the country
Germany 2.9 ‰ · +59%
Median age
12th of 38 in the country
Germany 45.5 years · +4%
Aged 65+
9th of 38 in the country
Germany 22.7 % · +6%
Fertility
11th of 38 in the country
Germany 1.36 · +4%
Labour
Unemployment
18th of 37 in the country
Germany 3.8 % · -5%
Employment
17th of 38 in the country
Germany 81.1 %
High-tech jobs
29th of 37 in the country
Germany 5.6 % · -34%
Society
Tourist nights
5,403 per 1,000
−46 vs 2024
13th of 38 in the country
Germany 5,267 per 1,000 · +3%
Road deaths
35th of 38 in the country
Germany 33 per mn · +42%
Tertiary educated
29th of 38 in the country
Germany 35.4 % · -14%
Eurostat does not publish these indicators for NUTS 2 regions, only for the larger
region Kassel 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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