Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Köln
Köln: Employment rates by NUTS 2 region was 66.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
66.6%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
132nd
of 437 regions
All-time high
66.6%
in 2025
All-time low
53.4%
in 2004
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Köln, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, employment rates by nuts 2 region in Köln stood at 66.6%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by nuts 2 region in Köln peaked at 66.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 53.4%, in 2004.
Köln ranks 132nd of 437 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Köln, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 55.3% | — |
| 2000 | 55.8% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 55.6% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 55.4% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 54.2% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 53.4% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 55.4% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 56.2% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 57.9% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 58.5% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 58.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 58.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 60.3% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 60.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 60.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 61.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 62.3% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 64.3% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 64.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 64.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 65.9% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 64.8% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 64.4% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 66.2% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 66.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 66.5% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 66.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.3% | 55.3% | 55.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 56.1% | 53.4% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.4% | 58.8% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.8% | 64.4% | 66.6% | 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)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 2,273 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level 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 employment rates by nuts 2 region in Köln?
- Employment rates by nuts 2 region in Köln was 66.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Köln?
- The highest recorded value was 66.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Köln?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.4% in 2004.
- How does Köln rank for employment rates by nuts 2 region?
- Köln ranks 132nd out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Köln?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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 Employment rates by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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