Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by unemployment rate

Name: Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by unemployment rate, 2016
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Berlin had the highest unemployment rate of 38 regions in 2016, at 7.8%. Niederbayern had the lowest, at 2.1%. The median was 4% and the figure for Germany was 3.9%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest7.8Berlin

Lowest2.1Niederbayern

Median438 regions

Germany3.9History

All regions, 2016

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2016 (%)	Change on 2015
1	Berlin	7.8	-1.7 pts
2	Sachsen-Anhalt	7.4	-0.6 pts
3	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	6.3	-1.5 pts
4	Leipzig	6	-1.7 pts
5	Bremen	5.4	-0.2 pts
6	Thüringen	5.1	-0.7 pts
7	Arnsberg	5	-0.7 pts
8	Dresden	4.9	-1.3 pts
8	Düsseldorf	4.9	-1 pts
8	Saarland	4.9	-0.7 pts
11	Hannover	4.7	0 pts
12	Brandenburg	4.6	-1.1 pts
12	Braunschweig	4.6	-0.3 pts
14	Chemnitz	4.4	-1 pts
15	Münster	4.3	-0.1 pts
16	Detmold	4.1	-0.6 pts
16	Hamburg	4.1	-0.2 pts
16	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	4.1	0 pts
19	Darmstadt	4	-0.1 pts
19	Gießen	4	+0.1 pts
19	Schleswig-Holstein	4	-0.2 pts
22	Köln	3.9	-0.9 pts
23	Kassel	3.7	+0.1 pts
24	Weser-Ems	3.6	-0.4 pts
25	Koblenz	3.4	0 pts
26	Lüneburg	3.3	-0.2 pts
26	Oberfranken	3.3	-0.6 pts
26	Stuttgart	3.3	-0.1 pts
29	Karlsruhe	3.1	-0.2 pts
30	Freiburg	3	+0.5 pts
31	Oberpfalz	2.9	+0.1 pts
32	Schwaben	2.7	-0.3 pts
32	Trier	2.7	-0.2 pts
34	Tübingen	2.6	-0.4 pts
35	Mittelfranken	2.5	-0.5 pts
35	Unterfranken	2.5	-0.5 pts
37	Oberbayern	2.4	-0.3 pts
38	Niederbayern	2.1	-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 7.8% in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest unemployment rate?

Niederbayern, with 2.1% in 2016.

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.