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Among 16 NUTS 1 regions of Germany, Niedersachsen ranks best in
unemployment (6th) and lowest in doctors (15th).
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.
Niedersachsen vs national value
Economy
GDP per capita
47,900 €/inh.
+1,500 vs 2023
8th of 16 in the country
Germany 54,240 €/inh. · -12%
Income per capita
27,300 €/inh.
+1,200 vs 2022
7th of 16 in the country
Germany 28,200 €/inh. · -3%
GDP growth
6th of 16 in the country
Germany 0.2 % · -50%
Population
Population
4th of 16 in the country
Germany 83,467,117 · -90%
Life expectancy
12th of 16 in the country
Germany 81.2 years
Population density
12th of 16 in the country
Germany 236.4 /km² · -29%
Population change
11th of 16 in the country
Germany -1.3 ‰ · -62%
Net migration
14th of 16 in the country
Germany 2.9 ‰ · +45%
Median age
8th of 16 in the country
Germany 45.5 years · +2%
Aged 65+
9th of 16 in the country
Germany 22.7 % · +2%
Fertility
1st of 16 in the country
Germany 1.36 · +5%
Doctors
15th of 16 in the country
Germany 475 per 100k · -19%
Labour
Unemployment
6th of 16 in the country
Germany 3.8 % · -8%
Employment
6th of 16 in the country
Germany 81.1 %
High-tech jobs
14th of 16 in the country
Germany 5.6 % · -30%
Society
Tourist nights
5,115 per 1,000
+95 vs 2024
6th of 16 in the country
Germany 5,267 per 1,000 · -3%
Road deaths
12th of 16 in the country
Germany 33 per mn · +30%
Tertiary educated
8th of 16 in the country
Germany 35.4 % · -7%
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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