NUTS 3

Schwalm-Eder-Kreis

Region of Germany · NUTS code DE735

Among 400 NUTS 3 regions of Germany, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis ranks best in gdp per capita (233rd).

Over time

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

Schwalm-Eder-Kreis vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
39,500 €/inh.
+100 vs 2022
233rd of 400 in the country
Germany 54,240 €/inh. · -27%
2023 · NUTS 3 ranking

Population

Population density
117.4 /km²
+0.2 vs 2023
299th of 400 in the country
Germany 236.4 /km² · -50%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
-1.6 ‰
−6.9 vs 2023
278th of 400 in the country
Germany -1.3 ‰ · +23%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
5.2 ‰
−6.6 vs 2023
187th of 400 in the country
Germany 2.9 ‰ · +79%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
48.5 years
0 vs 2024
120th of 400 in the country
Germany 45.5 years · +7%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
24.7 %
+0.4 vs 2024
124th of 400 in the country
Germany 22.7 % · +9%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Map

NUTS 3

 

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Society

Tourist nights
2,540 per 1,000
248th of 400 in the country
Germany 5,267 per 1,000 · -52%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

For Kassel

Profile

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

Population
1,200,892
−1,171 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
80.6 years
+0.2 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Unemployment
3.6 %
+1.4 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Income per capita
26,900 €/inh.
+1,400 vs 2022
2023 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
81.9 %
+0.3 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
47 per mn
+3 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
30.6 %
+1.9 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.41
−0.05 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
3.7 %
0 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
GDP growth
-0.2 %
+0.6 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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