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Among 16 NUTS 1 regions of Germany, Sachsen ranks best in
life expectancy (4th) and lowest in doctors (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.
Sachsen vs national value
Economy
GDP per capita
40,100 €/inh.
+1,100 vs 2023
12th of 16 in the country
Germany 54,240 €/inh. · -26%
Income per capita
25,300 €/inh.
+1,300 vs 2022
12th of 16 in the country
Germany 28,200 €/inh. · -10%
GDP growth
8th of 16 in the country
Germany 0.2 % · -450%
Population
Population
4,042,422
−12,267 vs 2024
7th of 16 in the country
Germany 83,467,117 · -95%
Life expectancy
4th of 16 in the country
Germany 81.2 years
Population density
8th of 16 in the country
Germany 236.4 /km² · -6%
Population change
14th of 16 in the country
Germany -1.3 ‰ · +131%
Net migration
12th of 16 in the country
Germany 2.9 ‰ · +69%
Median age
5th of 16 in the country
Germany 45.5 years · +6%
Aged 65+
4th of 16 in the country
Germany 22.7 % · +20%
Fertility
15th of 16 in the country
Germany 1.36 · -10%
Doctors
12th of 16 in the country
Germany 475 per 100k · -13%
Labour
Unemployment
12th of 16 in the country
Germany 3.8 % · +26%
Employment
4th of 16 in the country
Germany 81.1 % · +2%
High-tech jobs
6th of 16 in the country
Germany 5.6 % · +4%
Society
Tourist nights
4,287 per 1,000
−59 vs 2024
11th of 16 in the country
Germany 5,267 per 1,000 · -19%
Road deaths
10th of 16 in the country
Germany 33 per mn · +9%
Tertiary educated
6th of 16 in the country
Germany 35.4 %
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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