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Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by activity rate

Mittelfranken had the highest activity rate of 38 regions in 2024, at 83.8%. Bremen had the lowest, at 75.5%. The median was 80.2% and the figure for Germany was 80.1%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest83.8Mittelfranken
Lowest75.5Bremen
Median80.238 regions
Germany80.1History

All regions, 2024

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MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 83.8 %83.8OberbayernOberbayern: 83.3 %83.3SchwabenSchwaben: 83.2 %83.2TrierTrier: 82.9 %82.9StuttgartStuttgart: 82.6 %82.6DresdenDresden: 82.5 %82.5FreiburgFreiburg: 82.5 %82.5OberfrankenOberfranken: 82.5 %82.5NiederbayernNiederbayern: 82.2 %82.2OberpfalzOberpfalz: 82.2 %82.2TübingenTübingen: 82.1 %82.1KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 81.2 %81.2LüneburgLüneburg: 81.1 %81.1KoblenzKoblenz: 81 %81LeipzigLeipzig: 80.9 %80.9UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 80.9 %80.9ChemnitzChemnitz: 80.8 %80.8DetmoldDetmold: 80.8 %80.8BrandenburgBrandenburg: 80.5 %80.5Rheinhessen-PfalzRheinhessen-Pfalz: 79.9 %79.9ThüringenThüringen: 79.8 %79.8Weser-EmsWeser-Ems: 79.8 %79.8Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 79.6 %79.6HamburgHamburg: 79.2 %79.2Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: 79.2 %79.2DarmstadtDarmstadt: 79.1 %79.1KasselKassel: 79.1 %79.1Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 79.1 %79.1HannoverHannover: 79 %79BraunschweigBraunschweig: 78.7 %78.7KölnKöln: 78.6 %78.6MünsterMünster: 78.2 %78.2BerlinBerlin: 78 %78GießenGießen: 77.4 %77.4DüsseldorfDüsseldorf: 77.1 %77.1SaarlandSaarland: 77 %77ArnsbergArnsberg: 76.8 %76.8BremenBremen: 75.5 %75.5
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Mittelfranken83.8+2.1 pts
2Oberbayern83.3+0.5 pts
3Schwaben83.2+0.6 pts
4Trier82.9-1.5 pts
5Stuttgart82.6+1.2 pts
6Dresden82.5+0.7 pts
6Freiburg82.5+0.5 pts
6Oberfranken82.5-0.8 pts
9Niederbayern82.2-0.6 pts
9Oberpfalz82.2+0.3 pts
11Tübingen82.1-0.2 pts
12Karlsruhe81.20 pts
13Lüneburg81.1+0.7 pts
14Koblenz81+1.7 pts
15Leipzig80.9-1.7 pts
15Unterfranken80.9-0.2 pts
17Chemnitz80.80 pts
17Detmold80.8+1.7 pts
19Brandenburg80.5+1 pts
20Rheinhessen-Pfalz79.9+0.4 pts
21Thüringen79.8-0.5 pts
21Weser-Ems79.8-0.2 pts
23Sachsen-Anhalt79.6+0.5 pts
24Hamburg79.2+0.3 pts
24Schleswig-Holstein79.2+0.2 pts
26Darmstadt79.1+0.1 pts
26Kassel79.1+0.7 pts
26Mecklenburg-Vorpommern79.1-0.7 pts
29Hannover79+0.3 pts
30Braunschweig78.7+0.1 pts
31Köln78.6+0.8 pts
32Münster78.2+0.9 pts
33Berlin78-0.2 pts
34Gießen77.4-0.6 pts
35Düsseldorf77.1+0.1 pts
36Saarland77-0.4 pts
37Arnsberg76.8-0.6 pts
38Bremen75.5+1 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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Questions

Which region has the highest activity rate?

Mittelfranken, with 83.8% in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest activity rate?

Bremen, with 75.5% in 2024.

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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