Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen
Nordrhein-Westfalen: Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region was 469,092 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen, 2000–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for compensation of employees by nuts 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen is 469,092, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees by nuts 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen peaked at 469,092 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 256,472, in 2000.
Nordrhein-Westfalen ranks 2nd of 323 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 256,472 | — |
| 2001 | 258,407 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 259,910 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 259,785 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 261,321 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 260,331 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 261,892 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 267,410 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 277,902 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 279,929 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 287,139 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 299,313 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 311,405 | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 317,309 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 330,902 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 341,835 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 353,910 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 368,541 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 386,756 | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 403,744 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 403,349 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 417,463 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 440,289 | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 469,092 | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 264,336 | 256,472 | 279,929 | 10 |
| 2010s | 340,085 | 287,139 | 403,744 | 10 |
| 2020s | 432,548 | 403,349 | 469,092 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nordrhein-Westfalen
More work & labour data for Nordrhein-Westfalen
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 8,912 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 9,304 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.2% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.2% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 13,514 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 13,514 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 66.0% (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 8,912 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 8,912 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 9,304 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees by nuts 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- Compensation of employees by nuts 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen was 469,092 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest compensation of employees by nuts 2 region recorded in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- The highest recorded value was 469,092 in 2023.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees by nuts 2 region recorded in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- The lowest recorded value was 256,472 in 2000.
- How does Nordrhein-Westfalen rank for compensation of employees by nuts 2 region?
- Nordrhein-Westfalen ranks 2nd out of 323 regions with data for 2023.
- Is compensation of employees by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nordrhein-Westfalen data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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