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Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by activity rate

Trier had the highest activity rate of 38 regions in 2023, at 84.4%. Bremen had the lowest, at 74.5%. The median was 79.65% and the figure for Germany was 79.8%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest84.4Trier
Lowest74.5Bremen
Median79.6538 regions
Germany79.8History

All regions, 2023

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TrierTrier: 84.4 %84.4OberfrankenOberfranken: 83.3 %83.3NiederbayernNiederbayern: 82.8 %82.8OberbayernOberbayern: 82.8 %82.8LeipzigLeipzig: 82.6 %82.6SchwabenSchwaben: 82.6 %82.6TübingenTübingen: 82.3 %82.3FreiburgFreiburg: 82 %82OberpfalzOberpfalz: 81.9 %81.9DresdenDresden: 81.8 %81.8MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 81.7 %81.7StuttgartStuttgart: 81.4 %81.4KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 81.2 %81.2UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 81.1 %81.1ChemnitzChemnitz: 80.8 %80.8LüneburgLüneburg: 80.4 %80.4ThüringenThüringen: 80.3 %80.3Weser-EmsWeser-Ems: 80 %80Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 79.8 %79.8BrandenburgBrandenburg: 79.5 %79.5Rheinhessen-PfalzRheinhessen-Pfalz: 79.5 %79.5KoblenzKoblenz: 79.3 %79.3DetmoldDetmold: 79.1 %79.1Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 79.1 %79.1DarmstadtDarmstadt: 79 %79Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: 79 %79HamburgHamburg: 78.9 %78.9HannoverHannover: 78.7 %78.7BraunschweigBraunschweig: 78.6 %78.6KasselKassel: 78.4 %78.4BerlinBerlin: 78.2 %78.2GießenGießen: 78 %78KölnKöln: 77.8 %77.8ArnsbergArnsberg: 77.4 %77.4SaarlandSaarland: 77.4 %77.4MünsterMünster: 77.3 %77.3DüsseldorfDüsseldorf: 77 %77BremenBremen: 74.5 %74.5
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Trier84.4+3.1 pts
2Oberfranken83.3+1.9 pts
3Niederbayern82.8-0.2 pts
3Oberbayern82.8+0.1 pts
5Leipzig82.6+0.4 pts
5Schwaben82.6-0.1 pts
7Tübingen82.3+0.1 pts
8Freiburg82+0.3 pts
9Oberpfalz81.9-0.1 pts
10Dresden81.8+0.6 pts
11Mittelfranken81.7+0.9 pts
12Stuttgart81.4+0.3 pts
13Karlsruhe81.2+1.3 pts
14Unterfranken81.1+0.2 pts
15Chemnitz80.8-0.7 pts
16Lüneburg80.4-0.2 pts
17Thüringen80.3+0.1 pts
18Weser-Ems800 pts
19Mecklenburg-Vorpommern79.8+0.7 pts
20Brandenburg79.5-1.1 pts
20Rheinhessen-Pfalz79.5+1.4 pts
22Koblenz79.3-1 pts
23Detmold79.1+1.7 pts
23Sachsen-Anhalt79.1-0.6 pts
25Darmstadt79+1.1 pts
25Schleswig-Holstein79-0.2 pts
27Hamburg78.90 pts
28Hannover78.7-0.4 pts
29Braunschweig78.6+0.7 pts
30Kassel78.4+0.7 pts
31Berlin78.2-0.9 pts
32Gießen78+0.1 pts
33Köln77.8+0.4 pts
34Arnsberg77.4+0.4 pts
34Saarland77.4+0.2 pts
36Münster77.3-0.8 pts
37Düsseldorf77+0.6 pts
38Bremen74.5+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?

Trier, with 84.4% in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest activity rate?

Bremen, with 74.5% in 2023.

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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