Employed persons by NUTS 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen

Nordrhein-Westfalen: Employed persons by NUTS 2 region was 8,912 in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
8,912
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
4th
of 439 regions
All-time high
8,921
in 2024
All-time low
7,360
in 2004
Years of data
27
1999–2025

Employed persons by NUTS 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen, 1999–2025

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1999201220251999: 7.5k2000: 7.5k2001: 7.6k2002: 7.6k2003: 7.5k2004: 7.4k2005: 7.6k2006: 7.7k2007: 7.9k2008: 8.0k2009: 8.0k2010: 7.9k2011: 8.0k2012: 8.1k2013: 8.2k2014: 8.2k2015: 8.3k2016: 8.6k2017: 8.6k2018: 8.7k2019: 8.8k2020: 8.6k2021: 8.5k2022: 8.8k2023: 8.9k2024: 8.9k2025: 8.9k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2025, employed persons by nuts 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen stood at 8,912.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed persons by nuts 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen peaked at 8,921 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7,360, in 2004.

Nordrhein-Westfalen ranks 4th of 439 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7,504 7,504 7,504 1
2000s 7,685 7,360 8,046 10
2010s 8,340 7,853 8,776 10
2020s 8,770 8,502 8,921 6

Countries ranked near Nordrhein-Westfalen

  1. 1 Germany 42,312 compare
  2. 2 United Kingdom 32,527 compare
  3. 3 France 29,331 compare
  4. 4 Italy 24,053 compare
  5. 5 Spain 22,203 compare
  6. 6 Poland 17,187 compare
  7. 7 Netherlands 9,833 compare

See the full ranking of 476 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed persons by nuts 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
Employed persons by nuts 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen was 8,912 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employed persons by nuts 2 region recorded in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
The highest recorded value was 8,921 in 2024.
What is the lowest employed persons by nuts 2 region recorded in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
The lowest recorded value was 7,360 in 2004.
How does Nordrhein-Westfalen rank for employed persons by nuts 2 region?
Nordrhein-Westfalen ranks 4th out of 439 regions with data for 2025.
Is employed persons by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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 Employed persons by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Employed persons by NUTS 2 region
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
476 places, 11,183 data points, 1999–2025
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