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Among 37 NUTS 2 regions of Germany, Weser-Ems ranks best in
unemployment (6th) and lowest in road deaths (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.
Weser-Ems vs national value
Economy
GDP per capita
47,000 €/inh.
+1,300 vs 2023
22nd of 38 in the country
Germany 54,240 €/inh. · -13%
Income per capita
27,000 €/inh.
+1,000 vs 2022
23rd of 38 in the country
Germany 28,200 €/inh. · -4%
GDP growth
8th of 38 in the country
Germany 0.2 % · -50%
Population
Population
11th of 38 in the country
Germany 83,467,117 · -97%
Life expectancy
31st of 38 in the country
Germany 81.2 years
Population density
27th of 38 in the country
Germany 236.4 /km² · -27%
Population change
27th of 38 in the country
Germany -1.3 ‰ · -85%
Net migration
31st of 38 in the country
Germany 2.9 ‰ · +17%
Median age
21st of 38 in the country
Germany 45.5 years
Aged 65+
22nd of 38 in the country
Germany 22.7 % · -2%
Fertility
7th of 38 in the country
Germany 1.36 · +7%
Regions inside
17 regions
Labour
Unemployment
6th of 37 in the country
Germany 3.8 % · -24%
Employment
12th of 38 in the country
Germany 81.1 % · +3%
High-tech jobs
36th of 37 in the country
Germany 5.6 % · -43%
Society
Tourist nights
7,017 per 1,000
+182 vs 2024
10th of 38 in the country
Germany 5,267 per 1,000 · +33%
Road deaths
37th of 38 in the country
Germany 33 per mn · +64%
Tertiary educated
28th of 38 in the country
Germany 35.4 % · -13%
Eurostat does not publish these indicators for NUTS 2 regions, only for the larger
region Weser-Ems belongs to.
Other regions in Niedersachsen
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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