Data / Rankings / Activity rate / Regions of Germany (NUTS 2)

Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by activity rate

Oberbayern had the highest activity rate of 38 regions in 2019, at 82.8%. Düsseldorf had the lowest, at 75.4%. The median was 79.6% and the figure for Germany was 78.2%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest82.8Oberbayern
Lowest75.4Düsseldorf
Median79.638 regions
Germany78.2History

All regions, 2019

CSVChart (SVG)

OberbayernOberbayern: 82.8 %82.8DresdenDresden: 82.4 %82.4ChemnitzChemnitz: 82 %82OberfrankenOberfranken: 81.8 %81.8SchwabenSchwaben: 81.8 %81.8NiederbayernNiederbayern: 81.7 %81.7StuttgartStuttgart: 81.5 %81.5TübingenTübingen: 81.4 %81.4FreiburgFreiburg: 81.3 %81.3TrierTrier: 81.3 %81.3LeipzigLeipzig: 81.2 %81.2OberpfalzOberpfalz: 81.1 %81.1BrandenburgBrandenburg: 80.8 %80.8ThüringenThüringen: 80.6 %80.6UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 80.5 %80.5KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 80.1 %80.1HamburgHamburg: 79.9 %79.9LüneburgLüneburg: 79.8 %79.8Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: 79.7 %79.7Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 79.5 %79.5KoblenzKoblenz: 79.4 %79.4MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 79.3 %79.3BerlinBerlin: 79.2 %79.2KasselKassel: 79.2 %79.2DarmstadtDarmstadt: 78.8 %78.8Weser-EmsWeser-Ems: 78.8 %78.8DetmoldDetmold: 78.4 %78.4HannoverHannover: 78.1 %78.1Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 78.1 %78.1Rheinhessen-PfalzRheinhessen-Pfalz: 77.5 %77.5MünsterMünster: 77.4 %77.4BraunschweigBraunschweig: 77 %77SaarlandSaarland: 76.5 %76.5GießenGießen: 76.3 %76.3KölnKöln: 76.2 %76.2ArnsbergArnsberg: 75.8 %75.8BremenBremen: 75.8 %75.8DüsseldorfDüsseldorf: 75.4 %75.4
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Oberbayern82.8+0.5 pts
2Dresden82.4+1 pts
3Chemnitz82+0.6 pts
4Oberfranken81.8+1.6 pts
4Schwaben81.8+1 pts
6Niederbayern81.7+0.9 pts
7Stuttgart81.5+0.5 pts
8Tübingen81.4+0.8 pts
9Freiburg81.3-0.1 pts
9Trier81.3+0.6 pts
11Leipzig81.2-0.1 pts
12Oberpfalz81.1+0.5 pts
13Brandenburg80.8+0.2 pts
14Thüringen80.6+0.1 pts
15Unterfranken80.5+0.3 pts
16Karlsruhe80.1+0.7 pts
17Hamburg79.9+0.2 pts
18Lüneburg79.8+0.2 pts
19Schleswig-Holstein79.7+1.6 pts
20Sachsen-Anhalt79.5+0.3 pts
21Koblenz79.4+0.3 pts
22Mittelfranken79.30 pts
23Berlin79.20 pts
23Kassel79.2+0.5 pts
25Darmstadt78.8+1.1 pts
25Weser-Ems78.8+0.5 pts
27Detmold78.4+0.7 pts
28Hannover78.1+1 pts
28Mecklenburg-Vorpommern78.1+1.1 pts
30Rheinhessen-Pfalz77.5+0.8 pts
31Münster77.4+0.8 pts
32Braunschweig77+0.3 pts
33Saarland76.5+0.1 pts
34Gießen76.3+0.5 pts
35Köln76.2+1 pts
36Arnsberg75.8+0.5 pts
36Bremen75.8+1.1 pts
38Düsseldorf75.4+0.2 pts

Other periods

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.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Regions of Germany by activity rate using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"activity_rate","level":"region","within":"Germany","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=activity_rate&level=region&within=Germany&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which region has the highest activity rate?

Oberbayern, with 82.8% in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest activity rate?

Düsseldorf, with 75.4% in 2019.

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.

Activity rate: other rankings

Regions of Germany (NUTS 2): more rankings