Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Köln
Köln: Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region was 2,273 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2,273 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
59th
of 437 regions
All-time high
2,273 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
1,783 Thousand persons
in 2004
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Köln, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Köln recorded 2,273 Thousand persons for employed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Köln peaked at 2,273 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,783 Thousand persons, in 2004.
That places Köln 59th out of 437 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Köln, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,824 Thousand persons | — |
| 2000 | 1,836 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1,837 Thousand persons | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,829 Thousand persons | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1,807 Thousand persons | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 1,783 Thousand persons | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1,865 Thousand persons | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 1,903 Thousand persons | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 1,966 Thousand persons | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 1,991 Thousand persons | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1,994 Thousand persons | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,953 Thousand persons | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 1,982 Thousand persons | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 2,001 Thousand persons | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 2,008 Thousand persons | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 2,033 Thousand persons | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 2,065 Thousand persons | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 2,178 Thousand persons | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 2,183 Thousand persons | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 2,180 Thousand persons | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 2,211 Thousand persons | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 2,143 Thousand persons | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 2,129 Thousand persons | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 2,204 Thousand persons | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 2,225 Thousand persons | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 2,247 Thousand persons | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 2,273 Thousand persons | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,824 Thousand persons | 1,824 Thousand persons | 1,824 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,881 Thousand persons | 1,783 Thousand persons | 1,994 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,080 Thousand persons | 1,953 Thousand persons | 2,211 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,204 Thousand persons | 2,129 Thousand persons | 2,273 Thousand persons | 6 |
More work & labour data for Köln
- Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work 1.30 million Persons (2022)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.8% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 32.9 Hour (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 3,413 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 3,413 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 2,273 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 66.6% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 2,273 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 75.7% (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 2,273 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Köln?
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Köln was 2,273 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Köln?
- The highest recorded value was 2,273 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest employed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Köln?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,783 Thousand persons in 2004.
- How does Köln rank for employed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region?
- Köln ranks 59th out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Köln?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Köln data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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