Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by activity rate

Name: Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by activity rate, 2021
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Chemnitz had the highest activity rate of 38 regions in 2021, at 82.2%. Bremen had the lowest, at 74.3%. The median was 79.4% and the figure for Germany was 78.7%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest82.2Chemnitz

Lowest74.3Bremen

Median79.438 regions

Germany78.7History

All regions, 2021

CSV Chart (SVG)

%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2021 (%)	Change on 2020
1	Chemnitz Series break	82.2	+0.9 pts
2	Schwaben Series break	82	-0.2 pts
3	Oberbayern Series break	81.8	+0.3 pts
3	Oberpfalz Series break	81.8	+1 pts
5	Niederbayern Series break	81.7	+1 pts
6	Unterfranken Series break	81.6	+1.9 pts
7	Freiburg Series break	81.2	+0.8 pts
8	Oberfranken Series break	80.9	-2 pts
9	Brandenburg Series break	80.7	+0.3 pts
9	Thüringen Series break	80.7	+0.4 pts
11	Dresden Series break	80.6	-0.9 pts
11	Tübingen Series break	80.6	0 pts
13	Leipzig Series break	80.4	+0.4 pts
14	Mittelfranken Series break	80.3	+1.2 pts
14	Stuttgart Series break	80.3	-0.1 pts
16	Lüneburg Series break	80.1	+3 pts
17	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Series break	79.7	+0.5 pts
18	Schleswig-Holstein Series break	79.6	+0.9 pts
19	Hamburg Series break	79.4	+0.1 pts
19	Karlsruhe Series break	79.4	+0.1 pts
19	Sachsen-Anhalt Series break	79.4	-0.6 pts
22	Koblenz Series break	78.8	+1.4 pts
22	Rheinhessen-Pfalz Series break	78.8	+0.4 pts
24	Kassel Series break	78.5	+0.3 pts
25	Hannover Series break	78.3	+0.9 pts
26	Berlin Series break	77.9	-0.2 pts
26	Trier Series break	77.9	+0.2 pts
28	Detmold Series break	77.8	-0.5 pts
29	Weser-Ems Series break	77.6	+0.1 pts
30	Münster Series break	77.2	+0.1 pts
31	Darmstadt Series break	76.8	-1.1 pts
32	Braunschweig Series break	76.6	+0.6 pts
32	Saarland Series break	76.6	+0.7 pts
34	Köln Series break	76.1	0 pts
35	Gießen Series break	75.3	+2.1 pts
36	Arnsberg Series break	74.6	-0.4 pts
37	Düsseldorf Series break	74.4	-0.4 pts
38	Bremen Series break	74.3	-0.7 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.

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Questions

Which region has the highest activity rate?

Chemnitz, with 82.2% in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest activity rate?

Bremen, with 74.3% in 2021.

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.