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Among 37 NUTS 2 regions of Germany, Thüringen ranks best in
high-tech jobs (18th) and lowest in gdp per capita (37th).
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.
Thüringen vs national value
Economy
GDP per capita
37,100 €/inh.
+700 vs 2023
37th of 38 in the country
Germany 54,240 €/inh. · -32%
Income per capita
25,200 €/inh.
+1,300 vs 2022
34th of 38 in the country
Germany 28,200 €/inh. · -11%
GDP growth
35th of 38 in the country
Germany 0.2 % · -950%
Population
Population
2,100,277
−14,593 vs 2024
16th of 38 in the country
Germany 83,467,117 · -97%
Life expectancy
27th of 38 in the country
Germany 81.2 years
Population density
31st of 38 in the country
Germany 236.4 /km² · -45%
Population change
37th of 38 in the country
Germany -1.3 ‰ · +431%
Net migration
38th of 38 in the country
Germany 2.9 ‰ · -34%
Median age
4th of 38 in the country
Germany 45.5 years · +11%
Aged 65+
4th of 38 in the country
Germany 22.7 % · +23%
Fertility
36th of 38 in the country
Germany 1.36 · -9%
Regions inside
22 regions
Labour
Unemployment
21st of 37 in the country
Germany 3.8 % · -3%
Employment
22nd of 38 in the country
Germany 81.1 %
High-tech jobs
18th of 37 in the country
Germany 5.6 % · -16%
Society
Tourist nights
3,845 per 1,000
+3 vs 2024
25th of 38 in the country
Germany 5,267 per 1,000 · -27%
Road deaths
33rd of 38 in the country
Germany 33 per mn · +39%
Tertiary educated
30th of 38 in the country
Germany 35.4 % · -14%
Eurostat does not publish these indicators for NUTS 2 regions, only for the larger
region Thüringen 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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