NUTS-3 DE936 · Germany
Osterholz
Osterholz generates €3.1bn of GDP across 113.6k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 47.5/100 is mid-table of EU regions, led by market access and livability. Its economy has grown +5.2%/yr over five years and accelerating, with the employment rate up 3.1pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for digital connectivity (82th EU percentile) and weakest for education (30.5th).
Long-run trajectory · EU percentile of real GDP per head, 1995–2024
Mid-field stable33 → 30 EU percentile since 1995 (-3 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)
Connectivity77
Labour market72
Resilience67
Governance56
Quality of life54
Growth momentum54
Energy cost36
Talent & skills31
Industrial base27
Cost advantage22
Economic base20
Demographic outlook20
Freight intensity19
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)
47.5
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth53.6
Livability54.3
Market access66
Economic scale16
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)
66.8
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability85
Labour stability67
Diversification74
Demographic stability41
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)
76.7
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 3/3 facets
Transit density82
Airport access82
Market access66
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)
30.8
/ 100 · higher = deeper skills base than more EU regions · 4/4 facets
Young tertiary14
Lifelong learning26
Knowledge workers34
Scientists & engineers49
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)
54.3
/ 100 · EU-relative · 6/7 pillars
Economy49
Jobs75.5
Education30.5
Health38
Safety51
Connectivity82
Environment—
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
53.6
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+5.2%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+4.1%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
+1.1 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
+1.0 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
-0.1%
CAGR
Employment rate
+3.1 pp
5-yr change
Unemployment
-0.5 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: Public · health · education · 28.6%Diversified · HHI 2115
Agriculture 3.5%Industry 16.2%Construction 8.3%Trade · transport · ICT 19.2%Finance · real estate · prof. 24.3%Public · health · education 28.6%
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)
€3,117M2023
9.8% 1y 5.2% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 16
Real GDP (2020 prices)
€2,628M2025
0.2% 1y 0.7% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 16
Population
113,5982025
0.2% 1y 0.1% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 18
Unemployment rate
3.2%2025
23.1% 1y 3.5% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 20
Employment
42,7702023
1.8% 1y 0.8% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 12
Productivity / employee
€77,9692025
3.3% 1y 4.9% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 38
Gross value added
€2,847M2023
11.4% 1y 5.7% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 16
All indicators · 80 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€2,847M
2023 · EU pctl 16
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€101M
2023 · EU pctl 38
GVA — industry (B–E)
€461M
2023 · EU pctl 12
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€336M
2023 · EU pctl 14
GVA — construction (F)
€236M
2023 · EU pctl 25
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€545M
2023 · EU pctl 17
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source)
€28,400
2023 · EU pctl 78 · NUTS-2 src
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
24,400 PPS
2023 · EU pctl 20
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€27,400
2023 · EU pctl 32
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy)
€16,211M
2023 · EU pctl 58 · NUTS-2 src
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C)
€1,023M
2023 · EU pctl 23 · NUTS-2 src
Compensation of employees (total wage bill)
€31,011M
2023 · EU pctl 46 · NUTS-2 src
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€691M
2023 · EU pctl 23
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€813M
2023 · EU pctl 24
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€2,628M
2025 · EU pctl 16
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€77,969
2025 · EU pctl 38
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€818M
2025 · EU pctl 20
Labour market
Employment, total persons
42,770
2023 · EU pctl 12
Self-employed persons
5,650
2023 · EU pctl 16
Employment in manufacturing (C)
4,870
2023 · EU pctl 10
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source)
80.2%
2025 · EU pctl 66 · NUTS-2 src
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
3.2%
2025 · EU pctl 20
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
55,800
2025 · EU pctl 18
Business demography
Active enterprises (business economy, all sizes)
3,688
2023 · EU pctl 11
Enterprise births
289
2023 · EU pctl 12
Enterprise deaths
317
2023 · EU pctl 14
3-year enterprise survival rate
4.1%
2023 · EU pctl 43
Innovation & R&D
R&D expenditure as % of GDP
1.0%
2023 · EU pctl 26 · NUTS-2 src
Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total)
3.5%
2025 · EU pctl 31 · NUTS-2 src
R&D personnel (% of active population, FTE)
0.5%
2023 · EU pctl 11 · NUTS-2 src
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64
31.6%
2025 · EU pctl 35 · NUTS-2 src
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool)
30.9%
2025 · EU pctl 14 · NUTS-2 src
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks)
8.3%
2025 · EU pctl 26 · NUTS-2 src
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force)
21.1%
2025 · EU pctl 34 · NUTS-2 src
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force)
8.4%
2025 · EU pctl 49 · NUTS-2 src
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
162,463
2024 · EU pctl 9
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants
653 /1k pop
2024 · EU pctl 80 · 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.
859
CURRENT · EU pctl 49
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
1,797 kt
2025 · EU pctl 10
Public-transport stops per 100,000 inhabitants — transit service density relative to population (GTFS feeds, coordinate-deduplicated).
756
CURRENT · EU pctl 82
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
24
CURRENT · EU pctl 18
Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.
2
CURRENT · EU pctl 50
Demography
Population aged 15–64 (working age)
68,849
2025 · EU pctl 17
Population aged 65+
28,258
2025 · EU pctl 20
Population aged under 15
16,491
2025 · EU pctl 21
Median age of population
49.3 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 79
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
41.0%
2025 · EU pctl 73
Crude rate of total population change
-1.6 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 33
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
4.0 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 43
Crude birth rate
7.0 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 34
Crude death rate
12.7 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 67
Live births
794
2024 · EU pctl 17
Deaths
1,439
2024 · EU pctl 19
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
65.0%
2025 · EU pctl 81
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.38
2024 · EU pctl 47
Population density (persons per km²)
176 /km²
2024 · EU pctl 61
Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)
93,540
2100 · EU pctl 16
Health
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate)
1,033 /100k
2021 · EU pctl 53 · NUTS-2 src
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate)
242 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 68 · NUTS-2 src
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
0.9 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 62
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
43.1 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 78
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
305 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 68
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
665 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 42
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants
41 /M pop
2024 · EU pctl 43 · 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)
€0.161/kWh
2025-S2 · EU pctl 64
Industrial gas price, 10-100k GJ band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.055/kWh
2025-S2 · EU pctl 53
Climate
Elevation at region centroid (Copernicus DEM)
42 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 13
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
3 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 20
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
41 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 32
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
3 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 33
Environment
Industrial facilities per 100k inhabitants (E-PRTR)
3.0 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 3
Population in the 100-year river floodplain (% of residents, EFAS × census grid)
0.8%
2021 · EU pctl 17
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