NUTS-3 DE234 · Germany
Amberg-Sulzbach
Amberg-Sulzbach generates €3.6bn of GDP across 104k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 48.3/100 is mid-table of EU regions, led by livability and market access. Its economy has grown +4.2%/yr over five years and accelerating, with the employment rate up 1.6pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for digital connectivity (97th EU percentile) and weakest for health (35.5th).
Long-run trajectory · EU percentile of real GDP per head, 1995–2024
Mid-field stable40 → 50 EU percentile since 1995 (+10 ranks)
Yearly EU-wide percentile of real GDP per head (ARDECO regional accounts, constant 2020 prices, derived over population). 50 = the EU median that year; percentiles are scale-free, so decades are directly comparable. See the backtest for what long-run prosperity ranks do — and don't — anticipate.
Mandate pillar profile · EU percentiles (screener dimensions)
Freight intensity93
Labour market90
Connectivity73
Quality of life72
Resilience70
Industrial base67
Energy cost62
Demographic outlook61
Governance56
Economic base42
Talent & skills37
Growth momentum37
Cost advantage16
Each bar is this region's EU percentile on a screener pillar (higher = better for siting; cost & energy are inverted so cheap scores high). These are the exact weights you tune in the Site Screener.
Opportunity Index · composite triage (experimental)
48.3
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth37
Livability72.2
Market access64
Economic scale20
Equal-weighted mean of four EU-percentile pillars (deliberately orthogonal: growth=trend, livability=quality, market=distance-weighted demand proxy, scale=absolute GDP). Experimental — a screening triage, not investment advice.
Resilience Index · downside / risk lens (experimental)
69.5
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability67
Labour stability82
Diversification74
Demographic stability55
Inverse of GDP-growth & unemployment volatility (since 2008, incl. 2009/2020 shocks), economic diversification (inverse HHI) and population stability — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher withstands downturns better. Experimental.
Connectivity Index · transit · air · market access (experimental)
73.3
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 3/3 facets
Transit density97
Airport access59
Market access64
Public-transport stop density, proximity to a major airport, and gravity access to surrounding economic mass — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = better-connected. Experimental.
Talent & Human Capital Index · skills base (experimental)
37.3
/ 100 · higher = deeper skills base than more EU regions · 4/4 facets
Young tertiary47
Lifelong learning16
Knowledge workers40
Scientists & engineers46
Young tertiary attainment (25–34), adult lifelong learning, knowledge-worker share and scientists & engineers — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = deeper talent pool. Experimental.
Quality of Life · composite (experimental)
72.2
/ 100 · EU-relative · 7/7 pillars
Economy63
Jobs92.5
Education51.5
Health35.5
Safety83
Connectivity97
Environment83
Equal-weighted percentile across 6 pillars vs all EU NUTS-3; lower-is-better indicators (crime, unemployment, mortality) inverted. Experimental — regional screening only.
Growth momentum · trend analytics
37
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+4.2%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+3.8%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
+0.3 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
-0.1 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
+0.2%
CAGR
Employment rate
+1.6 pp
5-yr change
Unemployment
+0.4 pp
5-yr change
Compound annual growth to the latest available year vs all EU NUTS-3; GDP is nominal EUR (“vs country avg” removes most national inflation). Screening signal, not a forecast.
Economic structure · gross value added by sector
Dominant: Industry · 26.6%Diversified · HHI 2116
Agriculture 3.2%Industry 26.6%Construction 8.2%Trade · transport · ICT 16.2%Finance · real estate · prof. 26.1%Public · health · education 19.7%
Share of total GVA (latest year). HHI = sum of squared sector shares ×10,000; higher means a more concentrated, single-sector-dependent economy (more cyclicality risk).
Trends · 2009–2023
GDP (current prices)
€3,624M2023
8.0% 1y 4.2% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 20
Real GDP (2020 prices)
€3,093M2025
0.2% 1y 0.8% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 21
Population
103,9822025
0.1% 1y 0.2% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 15
Unemployment rate
2.8%2025
16.7% 1y 3.1% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 6
Employment
41,7802023
0.2% 1y 0.2% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 11
Productivity / employee
€90,3742025
3.3% 1y 4.6% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 66
Gross value added
€3,310M2023
9.6% 1y 4.6% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 21
All indicators · 82 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€3,310M
2023 · EU pctl 21
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€107M
2023 · EU pctl 40
GVA — industry (B–E)
€879M
2023 · EU pctl 28
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€711M
2023 · EU pctl 30
GVA — construction (F)
€270M
2023 · EU pctl 29
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€536M
2023 · EU pctl 16
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source)
€29,200
2023 · EU pctl 84 · NUTS-2 src
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
31,100 PPS
2023 · EU pctl 42
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€34,900
2023 · EU pctl 50
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy)
€14,986M
2023 · EU pctl 53 · NUTS-2 src
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C)
€3,348M
2023 · EU pctl 73 · NUTS-2 src
Compensation of employees (total wage bill)
€31,166M
2023 · EU pctl 49 · NUTS-2 src
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€864M
2023 · EU pctl 29
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€653M
2023 · EU pctl 16
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€3,093M
2025 · EU pctl 21
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€90,374
2025 · EU pctl 66
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€914M
2025 · EU pctl 23
Labour market
Employment, total persons
41,780
2023 · EU pctl 11
Self-employed persons
4,450
2023 · EU pctl 10
Employment in manufacturing (C)
9,450
2023 · EU pctl 27
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source)
83.0%
2025 · EU pctl 87 · NUTS-2 src
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
2.8%
2025 · EU pctl 6
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
57,800
2025 · EU pctl 19
Business demography
Active enterprises (business economy, all sizes)
3,543
2023 · EU pctl 10
Enterprise births
245
2023 · EU pctl 9
Enterprise deaths
263
2023 · EU pctl 11
3-year enterprise survival rate
2.7%
2023 · EU pctl 6
Innovation & R&D
R&D expenditure as % of GDP
1.8%
2023 · EU pctl 59 · NUTS-2 src
Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total)
5.9%
2025 · EU pctl 78 · NUTS-2 src
R&D personnel (% of active population, FTE)
1.1%
2023 · EU pctl 50 · NUTS-2 src
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64
32.7%
2025 · EU pctl 44 · NUTS-2 src
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool)
40.3%
2025 · EU pctl 47 · NUTS-2 src
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks)
7.2%
2025 · EU pctl 16 · NUTS-2 src
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force)
21.6%
2025 · EU pctl 40 · NUTS-2 src
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force)
8.3%
2025 · EU pctl 46 · NUTS-2 src
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
288,246
2025 · EU pctl 17
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants
670 /1k pop
2024 · EU pctl 86 · NUTS-2 src
Distinct public-transport stop locations within the region (GTFS feeds, deduplicated across overlapping feeds by coordinate). A measure of transit-network extent.
1,432
CURRENT · EU pctl 67
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
6,087 kt
2025 · EU pctl 44
Public-transport stops per 100,000 inhabitants — transit service density relative to population (GTFS feeds, coordinate-deduplicated).
1,377
CURRENT · EU pctl 97
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
46
CURRENT · EU pctl 41
Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.
1
CURRENT · EU pctl 15
Demography
Population aged 15–64 (working age)
65,212
2025 · EU pctl 16
Population aged 65+
24,247
2025 · EU pctl 14
Population aged under 15
14,523
2025 · EU pctl 17
Median age of population
47.6 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 64
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
37.2%
2025 · EU pctl 54
Crude rate of total population change
-1.4 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 34
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
1.9 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 25
Crude birth rate
9.0 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 83
Crude death rate
12.3 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 61
Live births
933
2024 · EU pctl 22
Deaths
1,280
2024 · EU pctl 14
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
59.5%
2025 · EU pctl 52
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.66
2024 · EU pctl 93
Population density (persons per km²)
83 /km²
2024 · EU pctl 34
Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)
106,049
2100 · EU pctl 20
Health
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate)
1,096 /100k
2021 · EU pctl 68 · NUTS-2 src
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate)
234 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 58 · NUTS-2 src
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
0.0 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 0
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
4.8 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 8
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
74.0 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 12
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
297 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 18
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants
38 /M pop
2024 · EU pctl 33 · NUTS-2 src
Governance & institutions
Government effectiveness, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.78
2022 · EU pctl 59
Regulatory quality, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.56
2022 · EU pctl 56
Rule of law, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.58
2022 · EU pctl 54
Control of corruption, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.82
2022 · EU pctl 57
Political stability & absence of violence, WGI score (country)
0.53
2022 · EU pctl 34
Energy
Industrial electricity price, 2-20 GWh band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.138/kWh
2026-S1 · EU pctl 38
Industrial gas price, 10-100k GJ band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.053/kWh
2026-S1 · EU pctl 40
Climate
Elevation at region centroid (Copernicus DEM)
444 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 77
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
7 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 43
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
85 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 78
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
3 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 29
Environment
PM10 (coarse particulate matter) annual mean concentration — mean across EEA air-quality monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data). Lower is better.
12
2024 · EU pctl 17
O3 (ground-level ozone) annual mean concentration — a summer-smog pollutant; mean across EEA monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data).
46
2024 · EU pctl 13
Industrial facilities per 100k inhabitants (E-PRTR)
8.0 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 13
Population in the 100-year river floodplain (% of residents, EFAS × census grid)
1.8%
2021 · EU pctl 35
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