NUTS 3

Ostholstein

Region of Germany · NUTS code DEF08

Among 400 NUTS 3 regions of Germany, Ostholstein ranks best in gdp per capita (305th).

Over time

The dashed line is the value for the whole country. Where Eurostat does not publish it, only the region line is shown.

Ostholstein vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
35,300 €/inh.
+2,100 vs 2022
305th of 400 in the country
Germany 54,240 €/inh. · -35%
2023 · NUTS 3 ranking

Population

Population density
148.2 /km²
+0.3 vs 2023
252nd of 400 in the country
Germany 236.4 /km² · -37%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
-0.3 ‰
−3.9 vs 2023
237th of 400 in the country
Germany -1.3 ‰ · -77%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
9.5 ‰
−3.6 vs 2023
47th of 400 in the country
Germany 2.9 ‰ · +228%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
53.0 years
+0.2 vs 2024
24th of 400 in the country
Germany 45.5 years · +16%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
29.0 %
+0.4 vs 2024
32nd of 400 in the country
Germany 22.7 % · +28%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Map

NUTS 3

 

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Society

Tourist nights
54,822 per 1,000
2nd of 400 in the country
Germany 5,267 per 1,000 · +941%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

For Schleswig-Holstein

Profile

Eurostat does not publish these indicators for NUTS 3 regions, only for the larger region Ostholstein belongs to.

Population
2,959,517
+6,315 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
80.8 years
+0.2 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Unemployment
3.7 %
+0.3 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Income per capita
28,800 €/inh.
+1,200 vs 2022
2023 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
80.9 %
+0.7 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
29 per mn
−1 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
31.8 %
+0.9 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.32
−0.03 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
4.0 %
+0.4 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
GDP growth
0.9 %
+2.6 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking

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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