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Among 38 NUTS 2 regions of Germany, Köln ranks best in
tertiary educated (7th) and lowest in employment (30th).
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
52,800 €/inh.
+1,200 vs 2023
12th of 38 in the country
Germany 54,240 €/inh. · -3%
Income per capita
28,000 €/inh.
+1,400 vs 2022
16th of 38 in the country
Germany 28,200 €/inh.
GDP growth
11th of 38 in the country
Germany 0.2 % · -250%
Population
Population
3rd of 38 in the country
Germany 83,467,117 · -95%
Life expectancy
12th of 38 in the country
Germany 81.2 years
Population density
5th of 38 in the country
Germany 236.4 /km² · +160%
Population change
13th of 38 in the country
Germany -1.3 ‰ · -238%
Net migration
23rd of 38 in the country
Germany 2.9 ‰ · +66%
Median age
30th of 38 in the country
Germany 45.5 years · -3%
Aged 65+
32nd of 38 in the country
Germany 22.7 % · -6%
Fertility
33rd of 38 in the country
Germany 1.36 · -4%
Regions inside
11 regions
Labour
Unemployment
26th of 37 in the country
Germany 3.8 % · +3%
Employment
30th of 38 in the country
Germany 81.1 % · -2%
High-tech jobs
10th of 37 in the country
Germany 5.6 % · +13%
Society
Tourist nights
3,295 per 1,000
+67 vs 2024
28th of 38 in the country
Germany 5,267 per 1,000 · -37%
Road deaths
11th of 38 in the country
Germany 33 per mn · -18%
Tertiary educated
7th of 38 in the country
Germany 35.4 % · +10%
Eurostat does not publish these indicators for NUTS 2 regions, only for the larger
region Köln belongs to.
Other regions in Nordrhein-Westfalen
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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