Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by household disposable income per inhabitant

Oberbayern had the highest household disposable income per inhabitant of 38 regions in 2017, at €27,900. Thüringen had the lowest, at €19,300. The median was €21,950 and the figure for Germany was €22,500. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest27,900Oberbayern
Lowest19,300Thüringen
Median21,95038 regions
Germany22,500History

All regions, 2017

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OberbayernOberbayern: 27,900 EUR27,900StuttgartStuttgart: 25,500 EUR25,500HamburgHamburg: 24,600 EUR24,600TübingenTübingen: 24,500 EUR24,500DarmstadtDarmstadt: 24,300 EUR24,300FreiburgFreiburg: 24,300 EUR24,300SchwabenSchwaben: 24,300 EUR24,300MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 23,900 EUR23,900KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 23,600 EUR23,600UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 23,500 EUR23,500NiederbayernNiederbayern: 23,300 EUR23,300OberfrankenOberfranken: 22,900 EUR22,900OberpfalzOberpfalz: 22,900 EUR22,900Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: 22,900 EUR22,900LüneburgLüneburg: 22,600 EUR22,600DetmoldDetmold: 22,200 EUR22,200Rheinhessen-PfalzRheinhessen-Pfalz: 22,200 EUR22,200KölnKöln: 22,100 EUR22,100KoblenzKoblenz: 22,000 EUR22,000GießenGießen: 21,900 EUR21,900HannoverHannover: 21,800 EUR21,800TrierTrier: 21,800 EUR21,800BraunschweigBraunschweig: 21,700 EUR21,700DüsseldorfDüsseldorf: 21,700 EUR21,700KasselKassel: 21,700 EUR21,700Weser-EmsWeser-Ems: 21,500 EUR21,500ArnsbergArnsberg: 21,400 EUR21,400MünsterMünster: 21,100 EUR21,100BerlinBerlin: 20,700 EUR20,700BremenBremen: 20,600 EUR20,600SaarlandSaarland: 20,400 EUR20,400BrandenburgBrandenburg: 20,300 EUR20,300ChemnitzChemnitz: 19,900 EUR19,900DresdenDresden: 19,800 EUR19,800LeipzigLeipzig: 19,600 EUR19,600Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 19,400 EUR19,400Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 19,300 EUR19,300ThüringenThüringen: 19,300 EUR19,300
EUR. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankRegions2017
EUR
Change on 2016
1Oberbayern Estimated27,900+1.1%
2Stuttgart Estimated25,500+3.7%
3Hamburg Estimated24,600-0.4%
4Tübingen Estimated24,500+4.3%
5Darmstadt Estimated24,300+2.1%
5Freiburg Estimated24,300+2.5%
5Schwaben Estimated24,300+3.8%
8Mittelfranken Estimated23,900+2.6%
9Karlsruhe Estimated23,600+2.6%
10Unterfranken Estimated23,500+4%
11Niederbayern Estimated23,300+3.1%
12Oberfranken Estimated22,900+2.7%
12Oberpfalz Estimated22,900+2.2%
12Schleswig-Holstein Estimated22,900+4.1%
15Lüneburg Estimated22,600+4.1%
16Detmold Estimated22,200+1.8%
16Rheinhessen-Pfalz Estimated22,200+2.3%
18Köln Estimated22,100+2.8%
19Koblenz Estimated22,000+1.4%
20Gießen Estimated21,900+2.8%
21Hannover Estimated21,800+3.3%
21Trier Estimated21,800+3.8%
23Braunschweig Estimated21,700+2.8%
23Düsseldorf Estimated21,700+2.8%
23Kassel Estimated21,700+3.3%
26Weser-Ems Estimated21,500+4.9%
27Arnsberg Estimated21,400+3.4%
28Münster Estimated21,100+3.4%
29Berlin Estimated20,700+5.1%
30Bremen Estimated20,600+3%
31Saarland Estimated20,400+3%
32Brandenburg Estimated20,300+5.2%
33Chemnitz Estimated19,900+4.2%
34Dresden Estimated19,800+4.2%
35Leipzig Estimated19,600+3.7%
36Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Estimated19,400+5.4%
37Sachsen-Anhalt Estimated19,300+4.9%
37Thüringen Estimated19,300+4.3%

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About this ranking

Net disposable income of the household sector (balance of primary and secondary income, B6N) divided by the resident population, EUR per inhabitant (Eurostat regional household accounts).

A national accounts measure: it includes income in kind such as imputed rent of owner-occupiers, so it is higher than survey or tax based income such as net_income_per_person (INE). Prices differ between countries; for comparisons of living standards use household_disposable_income_per_capita_pps. Recent years are often provisional or estimated.

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. Income of households by NUTS 2 region, net disposable income, EUR per inhabitant (nama_10r_2hhinc). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_2hhinc/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which region has the highest household disposable income per inhabitant?

Oberbayern, with €27,900 in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest household disposable income per inhabitant?

Thüringen, with €19,300 in 2017.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Income of households by NUTS 2 region, net disposable income, EUR per inhabitant (nama_10r_2hhinc). Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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