Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Niedersachsen
Niedersachsen: Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and was 77.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Niedersachsen, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Niedersachsen recorded 77.3% for employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Niedersachsen peaked at 77.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 63.2%, in 2004.
That places Niedersachsen 85th 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.
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Niedersachsen, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 63.9% | — |
| 2000 | 64.4% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 65.0% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 64.6% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 64.3% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 63.2% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 64.4% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 65.9% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 67.9% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 68.5% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 69.3% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 70.4% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 72.1% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 72.5% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 73.2% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 73.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 73.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 73.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 74.3% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 75.3% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 76.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 74.1% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 75.4% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 77.1% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 77.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 77.1% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 77.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.9% | 63.9% | 63.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 65.8% | 63.2% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.4% | 70.4% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.4% | 74.1% | 77.3% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Niedersachsen
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 77.3% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 4,186 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 80.2% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 80.2% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 5,962 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 5,962 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 4,041 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 4,041 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 32.6 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 4,041 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Niedersachsen?
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Niedersachsen was 77.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Niedersachsen?
- The highest recorded value was 77.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Niedersachsen?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.2% in 2004.
- How does Niedersachsen rank for employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and?
- Niedersachsen ranks 85th out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and rising or falling in Niedersachsen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niedersachsen data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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