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Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by activity rate

Chemnitz had the highest activity rate of 38 regions in 2014, at 81.5%. Bremen had the lowest, at 73.2%. The median was 78.7% and the figure for Germany was 76.5%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest81.5Chemnitz
Lowest73.2Bremen
Median78.738 regions
Germany76.5History

All regions, 2014

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ChemnitzChemnitz: 81.5 %81.5OberbayernOberbayern: 80.9 %80.9DresdenDresden: 80.8 %80.8FreiburgFreiburg: 80.7 %80.7ThüringenThüringen: 80.4 %80.4LeipzigLeipzig: 80.2 %80.2BrandenburgBrandenburg: 80.1 %80.1TrierTrier: 80.1 %80.1OberfrankenOberfranken: 80 %80Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 80 %80NiederbayernNiederbayern: 79.8 %79.8OberpfalzOberpfalz: 79.8 %79.8SchwabenSchwaben: 79.8 %79.8TübingenTübingen: 79.5 %79.5StuttgartStuttgart: 79.4 %79.4MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 79.2 %79.2LüneburgLüneburg: 79 %79UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 78.8 %78.8HamburgHamburg: 78.7 %78.7Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 78.7 %78.7Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: 77.8 %77.8KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 77.6 %77.6KoblenzKoblenz: 77.3 %77.3Weser-EmsWeser-Ems: 77.3 %77.3HannoverHannover: 77.2 %77.2KasselKassel: 76.9 %76.9BerlinBerlin: 76.6 %76.6DetmoldDetmold: 76.6 %76.6DarmstadtDarmstadt: 76.4 %76.4Rheinhessen-PfalzRheinhessen-Pfalz: 76.3 %76.3GießenGießen: 76.2 %76.2BraunschweigBraunschweig: 74.6 %74.6DüsseldorfDüsseldorf: 74.6 %74.6MünsterMünster: 74.6 %74.6SaarlandSaarland: 74.6 %74.6ArnsbergArnsberg: 74.5 %74.5KölnKöln: 74.5 %74.5BremenBremen: 73.2 %73.2
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Chemnitz81.5+0.2 pts
2Oberbayern80.9+0.3 pts
3Dresden80.8+0.2 pts
4Freiburg80.7-0.1 pts
5Thüringen80.40 pts
6Leipzig80.2-0.6 pts
7Brandenburg80.1-0.6 pts
7Trier80.1+1.8 pts
9Oberfranken80+0.5 pts
9Sachsen-Anhalt80-0.7 pts
11Niederbayern79.8+0.3 pts
11Oberpfalz79.8+1.2 pts
11Schwaben79.8-0.1 pts
14Tübingen79.5-0.7 pts
15Stuttgart79.4+0.5 pts
16Mittelfranken79.2+0.5 pts
17Lüneburg79+0.7 pts
18Unterfranken78.8-0.1 pts
19Hamburg78.7+1.1 pts
19Mecklenburg-Vorpommern78.7+0.2 pts
21Schleswig-Holstein77.8+0.2 pts
22Karlsruhe77.6-0.6 pts
23Koblenz77.3+0.2 pts
23Weser-Ems77.3-0.2 pts
25Hannover77.2-0.2 pts
26Kassel76.9-0.2 pts
27Berlin76.60 pts
27Detmold76.6-0.2 pts
29Darmstadt76.4-1 pts
30Rheinhessen-Pfalz76.3-0.4 pts
31Gießen76.2+0.2 pts
32Braunschweig74.6-0.1 pts
32Düsseldorf74.6+0.5 pts
32Münster74.6+0.7 pts
32Saarland74.6+0.2 pts
36Arnsberg74.5+0.4 pts
36Köln74.5+0.6 pts
38Bremen73.2+0.5 pts

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About this ranking

Labour force (employed plus unemployed) as a percentage of the population aged 16 and over (Spain, EPA) or 15 to 64 (EU).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Activity rates by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 64 (lfst_r_lfp2actrt). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfp2actrt/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which region has the highest activity rate?

Chemnitz, with 81.5% in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest activity rate?

Bremen, with 73.2% in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Activity rates by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 64 (lfst_r_lfp2actrt). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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