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Among 38 NUTS 2 regions of Germany, Saarland ranks best in
road deaths (6th) and lowest in gdp growth (38th).
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.
Saarland vs national value
Economy
GDP per capita
42,200 €/inh.
+400 vs 2023
30th of 38 in the country
Germany 54,240 €/inh. · -22%
Income per capita
25,000 €/inh.
+1,400 vs 2022
36th of 38 in the country
Germany 28,200 €/inh. · -11%
GDP growth
38th of 38 in the country
Germany 0.2 % · -1150%
Population
Population
36th of 38 in the country
Germany 83,467,117 · -99%
Life expectancy
35th of 38 in the country
Germany 81.2 years · -2%
Population density
9th of 38 in the country
Germany 236.4 /km² · +67%
Population change
31st of 38 in the country
Germany -1.3 ‰ · +46%
Net migration
21st of 38 in the country
Germany 2.9 ‰ · +72%
Median age
7th of 38 in the country
Germany 45.5 years · +6%
Aged 65+
7th of 38 in the country
Germany 22.7 % · +12%
Fertility
29th of 38 in the country
Germany 1.36 · -3%
Labour
Unemployment
28th of 37 in the country
Germany 3.8 % · +8%
Employment
34th of 38 in the country
Germany 81.1 % · -3%
High-tech jobs
21st of 37 in the country
Germany 5.6 % · -18%
Society
Tourist nights
2,506 per 1,000
+149 vs 2024
34th of 38 in the country
Germany 5,267 per 1,000 · -52%
Road deaths
6th of 38 in the country
Germany 33 per mn · -27%
Tertiary educated
36th of 38 in the country
Germany 35.4 % · -21%
Eurostat does not publish these indicators for NUTS 2 regions, only for the larger
region Saarland belongs to.
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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