Employed persons commuting to work by country of work and NUTS 2 in Köln
Köln: Employed persons commuting to work by country of work and NUTS 2 was 13.8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employed persons commuting to work by country of work and NUTS 2 in Köln, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, employed persons commuting to work by country of work and nuts 2 in Köln stood at 13.8.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons commuting to work by country of work and nuts 2 in Köln peaked at 16.2 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.3, in 2005.
That places Köln 88th out of 260 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Employed persons commuting to work by country of work and NUTS 2 in Köln, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.3 | — |
| 2006 | 5.9 | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 11.5 | +94.9% |
| 2008 | 10.2 | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 10.5 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 9.3 | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 9.9 | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 10.2 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 11.3 | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 9.1 | -19.5% |
| 2015 | 9.5 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 12.7 | +33.7% |
| 2017 | 12.4 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 11.7 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 11.3 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 15.3 | +35.4% |
| 2022 | 16.2 | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 14 | -13.6% |
| 2024 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 13.8 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.68 | 5.3 | 11.5 | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.74 | 9.1 | 12.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.66 | 13.8 | 16.2 | 5 |
More work & labour data for Köln
- Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work 1.30 million Persons (2022)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 3,413 (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 2,273 (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 3,413 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 2,273 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 75.7 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 2,273 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 32.9 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,273 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 75.7 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed persons commuting to work by country of work and nuts 2 in Köln?
- Employed persons commuting to work by country of work and nuts 2 in Köln was 13.8 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons commuting to work by country of work and nuts 2 recorded in Köln?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2 in 2022.
- What is the lowest employed persons commuting to work by country of work and nuts 2 recorded in Köln?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3 in 2005.
- How does Köln rank for employed persons commuting to work by country of work and nuts 2?
- Köln ranks 88th out of 260 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons commuting to work by country of work and nuts 2 rising or falling in Köln?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.3%. 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 commuting to work by country of work and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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