NUTS 3

Saarpfalz-Kreis

Region of Germany · NUTS code DEC05

Among 400 NUTS 3 regions of Germany, Saarpfalz-Kreis ranks best in gdp per capita (130th).

Over time

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

Saarpfalz-Kreis vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
47,400 €/inh.
+300 vs 2022
130th of 400 in the country
Germany 54,240 €/inh. · -13%
2023 · NUTS 3 ranking

Population

Population density
345.2 /km²
−0.5 vs 2023
148th of 400 in the country
Germany 236.4 /km² · +46%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
-2.7 ‰
−2.6 vs 2023
312th of 400 in the country
Germany -1.3 ‰ · +108%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
4.8 ‰
−2.0 vs 2023
209th of 400 in the country
Germany 2.9 ‰ · +66%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
49.9 years
−0.2 vs 2024
78th of 400 in the country
Germany 45.5 years · +10%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
26.9 %
+0.5 vs 2024
70th of 400 in the country
Germany 22.7 % · +19%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Map

NUTS 3

 

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Society

Tourist nights
1,484 per 1,000
349th of 400 in the country
Germany 5,267 per 1,000 · -72%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

For Saarland

Profile

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

Population
1,012,141
−1,906 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
79.9 years
+0.1 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Unemployment
4.1 %
+0.5 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Income per capita
25,000 €/inh.
+1,400 vs 2022
2023 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
78.4 %
+0.2 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
24 per mn
−10 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
28.1 %
+1.4 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.32
−0.02 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
4.6 %
−0.2 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
GDP growth
-2.1 %
+2.7 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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