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Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by unemployment rate, 2025

Berlin had the highest unemployment rate of 37 regions in 2025, at 6.5%. Schwaben had the lowest, at 2.7%. The median was 3.7% and the figure for Germany was 3.8%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest6.5Berlin
Lowest2.7Schwaben
Median3.737 regions
Germany3.8History

All regions, 2025

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BerlinBerlin: 6.5 %6.5HamburgHamburg: 5.3 %5.3LeipzigLeipzig: 5.2 %5.2BremenBremen: 5.1 %5.1Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 4.9 %4.9DüsseldorfDüsseldorf: 4.8 %4.8ArnsbergArnsberg: 4.7 %4.7DresdenDresden: 4.7 %4.7ChemnitzChemnitz: 4.4 %4.4SaarlandSaarland: 4.1 %4.1Rheinhessen-PfalzRheinhessen-Pfalz: 4 %4BraunschweigBraunschweig: 3.9 %3.9HannoverHannover: 3.9 %3.9KölnKöln: 3.9 %3.9BrandenburgBrandenburg: 3.8 %3.8MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 3.8 %3.8DetmoldDetmold: 3.7 %3.7Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: 3.7 %3.7ThüringenThüringen: 3.7 %3.7DarmstadtDarmstadt: 3.6 %3.6KasselKassel: 3.6 %3.6StuttgartStuttgart: 3.6 %3.6Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 3.5 %3.5KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 3.4 %3.4MünsterMünster: 3.4 %3.4LüneburgLüneburg: 3.3 %3.3OberfrankenOberfranken: 3.2 %3.2FreiburgFreiburg: 3.1 %3.1OberbayernOberbayern: 3 %3UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 3 %3KoblenzKoblenz: 2.9 %2.9NiederbayernNiederbayern: 2.9 %2.9TübingenTübingen: 2.9 %2.9Weser-EmsWeser-Ems: 2.9 %2.9OberpfalzOberpfalz: 2.8 %2.8GießenGießen: 2.7 %2.7SchwabenSchwaben: 2.7 %2.7
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Berlin6.5+0.9 pts
2Hamburg5.3+0.5 pts
3Leipzig5.2-0.3 pts
4Bremen5.1+0.2 pts
5Sachsen-Anhalt4.9+0.7 pts
6Düsseldorf4.8+0.5 pts
7Arnsberg4.7+0.6 pts
7Dresden4.7+1.1 pts
9Chemnitz4.4+1.3 pts
10Saarland4.1+0.5 pts
11Rheinhessen-Pfalz4+0.6 pts
12Braunschweig3.9+0.2 pts
12Hannover3.9+0.8 pts
12Köln3.9+0.2 pts
15Brandenburg3.8+0.6 pts
15Mittelfranken3.8+1.1 pts
17Detmold3.7+0.3 pts
17Schleswig-Holstein3.7+0.3 pts
17Thüringen3.7+0.2 pts
20Darmstadt3.6+0.2 pts
20Kassel3.6+1.4 pts
20Stuttgart3.6+0.4 pts
23Mecklenburg-Vorpommern3.5-0.2 pts
24Karlsruhe3.4+0.2 pts
24Münster3.40 pts
26Lüneburg3.3+0.6 pts
27Oberfranken3.2+0.5 pts
28Freiburg3.1+0.6 pts
29Oberbayern3+0.3 pts
29Unterfranken3+0.1 pts
31Koblenz2.9-0.4 pts
31Niederbayern2.9+0.9 pts
31Tübingen2.9+0.1 pts
31Weser-Ems2.9-0.2 pts
35Oberpfalz2.8+0.4 pts
36Gießen2.7-1 pts
36Schwaben2.7+0.1 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.

Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. 1 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2025 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfu3rt). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu3rt/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which region has the highest unemployment rate?

Berlin, with 6.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest unemployment rate?

Schwaben, with 2.7% in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfu3rt). Retrieved 2026-10-08. 1 regions have no value for 2025 and are not ranked.

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