NUTS 3

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Region of Germany · NUTS code DEA27

Among 400 NUTS 3 regions of Germany, Rhein-Erft-Kreis ranks best in gdp per capita (192nd).

Over time

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

Rhein-Erft-Kreis vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
42,500 €/inh.
+700 vs 2022
192nd of 400 in the country
Germany 54,240 €/inh. · -22%
2023 · NUTS 3 ranking

Population

Population density
681.7 /km²
+3.1 vs 2023
101st of 400 in the country
Germany 236.4 /km² · +188%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
3.3 ‰
−2.5 vs 2023
105th of 400 in the country
Germany -1.3 ‰ · -354%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
7.2 ‰
−2.0 vs 2023
100th of 400 in the country
Germany 2.9 ‰ · +148%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
45.6 years
−0.2 vs 2024
262nd of 400 in the country
Germany 45.5 years
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
22.2 %
+0.3 vs 2024
280th of 400 in the country
Germany 22.7 % · -2%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Map

NUTS 3

 

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Society

Tourist nights
2,048 per 1,000
294th of 400 in the country
Germany 5,267 per 1,000 · -61%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

For Köln

Profile

Eurostat does not publish these indicators for NUTS 3 regions, only for the larger region Rhein-Erft-Kreis belongs to.

Population
4,486,282
+8,164 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
81.3 years
+0.3 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Unemployment
3.9 %
+0.2 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Income per capita
28,000 €/inh.
+1,400 vs 2022
2023 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
79.8 %
+0.2 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
27 per mn
0 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
38.8 %
+2.7 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.30
−0.03 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
6.3 %
−0.7 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
GDP growth
-0.3 %
+1.3 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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