Employed persons by NUTS 2 region in Köln
Köln: Employed persons by NUTS 2 region was 2,273 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employed persons by NUTS 2 region in Köln, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employed persons by nuts 2 region in Köln is 2,273, measured 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 nuts 2 region in Köln peaked at 2,273 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,783, in 2004.
That places Köln 59th out of 441 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 NUTS 2 region in Köln, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,824 | — |
| 2000 | 1,836 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1,837 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,829 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1,807 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 1,783 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1,865 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 1,903 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 1,966 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 1,991 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1,994 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,953 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 1,982 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 2,001 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 2,008 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 2,033 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 2,065 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 2,178 | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 2,183 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 2,180 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 2,211 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 2,143 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 2,129 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 2,204 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 2,225 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 2,247 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 2,273 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,824 | 1,824 | 1,824 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,881 | 1,783 | 1,994 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,080 | 1,953 | 2,211 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,204 | 2,129 | 2,273 | 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)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 75.7 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 3,413 (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 2,273 (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 66.6 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 32.9 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 75.7 (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 2,273 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 2,273 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed persons by nuts 2 region in Köln?
- Employed persons by nuts 2 region in Köln was 2,273 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons by nuts 2 region recorded in Köln?
- The highest recorded value was 2,273 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employed persons by nuts 2 region recorded in Köln?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,783 in 2004.
- How does Köln rank for employed persons by nuts 2 region?
- Köln ranks 59th out of 441 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons by 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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