NUTS 3

Städteregion Aachen

Region of Germany · NUTS code DEA2D

Among 400 NUTS 3 regions of Germany, Städteregion Aachen ranks best in gdp per capita (158th).

Over time

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

Städteregion Aachen vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
44,900 €/inh.
+2,600 vs 2022
158th of 400 in the country
Germany 54,240 €/inh. · -17%
2023 · NUTS 3 ranking

Population

Population density
829.7 /km²
+1.5 vs 2023
85th of 400 in the country
Germany 236.4 /km² · +251%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
-0.1 ‰
−3.7 vs 2023
229th of 400 in the country
Germany -1.3 ‰ · -92%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
3.2 ‰
−3.8 vs 2023
297th of 400 in the country
Germany 2.9 ‰ · +10%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
42.5 years
0 vs 2024
352nd of 400 in the country
Germany 45.5 years · -7%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
21.2 %
+0.3 vs 2024
324th of 400 in the country
Germany 22.7 % · -7%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Map

NUTS 3

 

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Society

Tourist nights
2,703 per 1,000
230th of 400 in the country
Germany 5,267 per 1,000 · -49%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

For Köln

Profile

Eurostat does not publish these indicators for NUTS 3 regions, only for the larger region Städteregion Aachen belongs to.

Population
4,486,282
+8,164 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
81.3 years
+0.3 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Unemployment
3.9 %
+0.2 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Income per capita
28,000 €/inh.
+1,400 vs 2022
2023 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
79.8 %
+0.2 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
27 per mn
0 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
38.8 %
+2.7 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.30
−0.03 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
6.3 %
−0.7 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
GDP growth
-0.3 %
+1.3 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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