NUTS 1

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Region of Germany · NUTS code DE8

Among 16 NUTS 1 regions of Germany, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ranks best in gdp growth (2nd) and lowest in high-tech jobs (16th).

Over time

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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
39,100 €/inh.
+1,700 vs 2023
13th of 16 in the country
Germany 54,240 €/inh. · -28%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Income per capita
25,400 €/inh.
+900 vs 2022
11th of 16 in the country
Germany 28,200 €/inh. · -10%
2023 · NUTS 1 ranking
GDP growth
1.2 %
+2.3 vs 2023
2nd of 16 in the country
Germany 0.2 % · +500%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking

Population

Population
1,573,597
−4,444 vs 2024
14th of 16 in the country
Germany 83,467,117 · -98%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Life expectancy
79.7 years
−0.1 vs 2023
15th of 16 in the country
Germany 81.2 years · -2%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Population density
69.8 /km²
−0.1 vs 2023
16th of 16 in the country
Germany 236.4 /km² · -70%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Population change
-2.8 ‰
−4.1 vs 2023
13th of 16 in the country
Germany -1.3 ‰ · +115%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Net migration
6.6 ‰
−3.8 vs 2023
5th of 16 in the country
Germany 2.9 ‰ · +128%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Median age
50.9 years
0 vs 2024
2nd of 16 in the country
Germany 45.5 years · +12%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Aged 65+
28.0 %
+0.6 vs 2024
2nd of 16 in the country
Germany 22.7 % · +23%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Fertility
1.30
−0.04 vs 2023
12th of 16 in the country
Germany 1.36 · -4%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Doctors
440 per 100k
+10 vs 2018
7th of 16 in the country
Germany 475 per 100k · -7%
2019 · NUTS 1 ranking

Regions inside

8 regions

 

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Labour

Unemployment
3.5 %
−0.2 vs 2024
5th of 16 in the country
Germany 3.8 % · -8%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Employment
80.3 %
+0.4 vs 2024
10th of 16 in the country
Germany 81.1 %
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
High-tech jobs
2.8 %
+0.4 vs 2024
16th of 16 in the country
Germany 5.6 % · -50%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking

Society

Tourist nights
19,039 per 1,000
+273 vs 2024
1st of 16 in the country
Germany 5,267 per 1,000 · +261%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Road deaths
59 per mn
+23 vs 2023
16th of 16 in the country
Germany 33 per mn · +79%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Tertiary educated
28.3 %
+1.3 vs 2024
14th of 16 in the country
Germany 35.4 % · -20%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking

Smaller regions inside

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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