Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by unemployment rate

Name: Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by unemployment rate, 2019
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Berlin had the highest unemployment rate of 38 regions in 2019, at 5.3%. Tübingen had the lowest, at 1.9%. The median was 3.2% and the figure for Germany was 2.9%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest5.3Berlin

Lowest1.9Tübingen

Median3.238 regions

Germany2.9History

All regions, 2019

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2019 (%)	Change on 2018
1	Berlin	5.3	-0.8 pts
2	Bremen	5.1	+0.8 pts
3	Leipzig	4.7	-0.1 pts
4	Sachsen-Anhalt	4.6	-0.7 pts
5	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	4	-0.9 pts
6	Arnsberg	3.9	-0.1 pts
7	Düsseldorf	3.8	-0.5 pts
8	Chemnitz	3.7	+0.3 pts
8	Saarland	3.7	+0.1 pts
8	Thüringen	3.7	-0.4 pts
11	Hamburg	3.6	-0.5 pts
12	Dresden	3.5	-0.6 pts
12	Hannover	3.5	-0.6 pts
14	Brandenburg	3.4	-0.7 pts
14	Köln	3.4	-0.3 pts
14	Münster	3.4	-0.2 pts
17	Braunschweig	3.3	-0.7 pts
17	Gießen	3.3	-0.3 pts
17	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	3.3	-0.2 pts
20	Darmstadt	3.1	0 pts
21	Detmold	3	-0.3 pts
21	Weser-Ems	3	+0.3 pts
23	Schleswig-Holstein	2.9	-0.2 pts
24	Karlsruhe	2.8	-0.2 pts
24	Kassel	2.8	-0.1 pts
26	Lüneburg	2.6	+0.1 pts
27	Stuttgart	2.4	+0.1 pts
28	Koblenz	2.3	-0.5 pts
28	Oberfranken	2.3	0 pts
28	Oberpfalz	2.3	+0.4 pts
31	Freiburg	2.2	-0.4 pts
31	Schwaben	2.2	-0.2 pts
33	Mittelfranken	2.1	+0.3 pts
34	Niederbayern	2	0 pts
34	Trier	2	-0.6 pts
34	Unterfranken	2	0 pts
37	Oberbayern	1.9	-0.4 pts
37	Tübingen	1.9	0 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 5.3% in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest unemployment rate?

Tübingen, with 1.9% in 2019.

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.