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Among 16 NUTS 1 regions of Germany, Nordrhein-Westfalen ranks best in
road deaths (5th) and lowest in employment (12th).
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.
Nordrhein-Westfalen vs national value
Economy
GDP per capita
48,600 €/inh.
+1,000 vs 2023
7th of 16 in the country
Germany 54,240 €/inh. · -10%
Income per capita
27,300 €/inh.
+1,300 vs 2022
8th of 16 in the country
Germany 28,200 €/inh. · -3%
GDP growth
7th of 16 in the country
Germany 0.2 % · -450%
Population
Population
18,034,454
+16,934 vs 2024
1st of 16 in the country
Germany 83,467,117 · -78%
Life expectancy
10th of 16 in the country
Germany 81.2 years
Population density
4th of 16 in the country
Germany 236.4 /km² · +125%
Population change
10th of 16 in the country
Germany -1.3 ‰ · -169%
Net migration
13th of 16 in the country
Germany 2.9 ‰ · +62%
Median age
10th of 16 in the country
Germany 45.5 years
Aged 65+
10th of 16 in the country
Germany 22.7 % · -3%
Fertility
5th of 16 in the country
Germany 1.36 · +2%
Doctors
6th of 16 in the country
Germany 475 per 100k · -5%
Labour
Unemployment
11th of 16 in the country
Germany 3.8 % · +11%
Employment
12th of 16 in the country
Germany 81.1 % · -3%
High-tech jobs
9th of 16 in the country
Germany 5.6 % · -14%
Society
Tourist nights
2,547 per 1,000
+50 vs 2024
15th of 16 in the country
Germany 5,267 per 1,000 · -52%
Road deaths
5th of 16 in the country
Germany 33 per mn · -18%
Tertiary educated
10th of 16 in the country
Germany 35.4 % · -9%
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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