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Among 38 NUTS 2 regions of Germany, Schleswig-Holstein ranks best in
gdp growth (3rd) and lowest in gdp per capita (27th).
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.
Schleswig-Holstein vs national value
Economy
GDP per capita
43,100 €/inh.
+1,600 vs 2023
27th of 38 in the country
Germany 54,240 €/inh. · -21%
Income per capita
28,800 €/inh.
+1,200 vs 2022
14th of 38 in the country
Germany 28,200 €/inh. · +2%
GDP growth
3rd of 38 in the country
Germany 0.2 % · +350%
Population
Population
8th of 38 in the country
Germany 83,467,117 · -96%
Life expectancy
24th of 38 in the country
Germany 81.2 years
Population density
25th of 38 in the country
Germany 236.4 /km² · -19%
Population change
12th of 38 in the country
Germany -1.3 ‰ · -262%
Net migration
5th of 38 in the country
Germany 2.9 ‰ · +172%
Median age
10th of 38 in the country
Germany 45.5 years · +4%
Aged 65+
12th of 38 in the country
Germany 22.7 % · +6%
Fertility
30th of 38 in the country
Germany 1.36 · -3%
Regions inside
15 regions
Labour
Unemployment
20th of 37 in the country
Germany 3.8 % · -3%
Employment
24th of 38 in the country
Germany 81.1 %
High-tech jobs
26th of 37 in the country
Germany 5.6 % · -29%
Society
Tourist nights
11,745 per 1,000
+44 vs 2024
2nd of 38 in the country
Germany 5,267 per 1,000 · +123%
Road deaths
13th of 38 in the country
Germany 33 per mn · -12%
Tertiary educated
25th of 38 in the country
Germany 35.4 % · -10%
Eurostat does not publish these indicators for NUTS 2 regions, only for the larger
region Schleswig-Holstein 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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