Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by unemployment rate

Name: Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by unemployment rate, 2015
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Berlin had the highest unemployment rate of 38 regions in 2015, at 9.5%. Niederbayern had the lowest, at 2.5%. The median was 4.15% and the figure for Germany was 4.4%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest9.5Berlin

Lowest2.5Niederbayern

Median4.1538 regions

Germany4.4History

All regions, 2015

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2015 (%)	Change on 2014
1	Berlin	9.5	-0.3 pts
2	Sachsen-Anhalt	8	-0.8 pts
3	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	7.8	-1.8 pts
4	Leipzig	7.7	-0.6 pts
5	Dresden	6.2	-1.2 pts
6	Düsseldorf	5.9	-0.5 pts
7	Thüringen	5.8	-0.2 pts
8	Arnsberg	5.7	0 pts
8	Brandenburg	5.7	-1 pts
10	Bremen	5.6	-1 pts
10	Saarland	5.6	-0.2 pts
12	Chemnitz	5.4	-1 pts
13	Braunschweig	4.9	-0.6 pts
14	Köln	4.8	-0.5 pts
15	Detmold	4.7	-0.3 pts
15	Hannover	4.7	-0.5 pts
17	Münster	4.4	-0.5 pts
18	Hamburg	4.3	-0.7 pts
19	Schleswig-Holstein	4.2	-0.4 pts
20	Darmstadt	4.1	-0.4 pts
20	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	4.1	+0.1 pts
22	Weser-Ems	4	-0.1 pts
23	Gießen	3.9	-0.6 pts
23	Oberfranken	3.9	-0.1 pts
25	Kassel	3.6	-0.8 pts
26	Lüneburg	3.5	-0.5 pts
27	Koblenz	3.4	-0.7 pts
27	Stuttgart	3.4	+0.3 pts
29	Karlsruhe	3.3	-0.2 pts
30	Mittelfranken	3	-0.1 pts
30	Schwaben	3	0 pts
30	Tübingen	3	+0.3 pts
30	Unterfranken	3	+0.1 pts
34	Trier	2.9	-0.1 pts
35	Oberpfalz	2.8	+0.1 pts
36	Oberbayern	2.7	+0.2 pts
37	Freiburg	2.5	-0.5 pts
37	Niederbayern	2.5	-0.4 pts

Other periods

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. 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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Questions

Which region has the highest unemployment rate?

Berlin, with 9.5% in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest unemployment rate?

Niederbayern, with 2.5% in 2015.

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.