NUTS-3 DEA1E · Germany
Viersen
Viersen generates €10bn of GDP across 297.9k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 61.5/100 puts it in the upper quartile of EU regions, led by market access and economic scale. Its economy has grown +3.8%/yr over five years, with the employment rate up 1.8pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for safety (58.3th EU percentile) and weakest for health (29th).
Long-run trajectory · EU percentile of real GDP per head, 1995–2024
Long-run faller62 → 49 EU percentile since 1995 (-13 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)
Connectivity74
Resilience66
Energy cost62
Governance56
Industrial base52
Air quality50
Demographic outlook48
Freight intensity47
Quality of life47
Economic base44
Talent & skills44
Growth momentum38
Labour market33
Cost advantage31
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)
61.5
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth38.2
Livability46.8
Market access99
Economic scale62
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)
65.5
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability92
Labour stability57
Diversification72
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)
74.3
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 3/3 facets
Transit density49
Airport access75
Market access99
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)
43.8
/ 100 · higher = deeper skills base than more EU regions · 4/4 facets
Young tertiary35
Lifelong learning42
Knowledge workers45
Scientists & engineers53
Young tertiary attainment (25–34), adult lifelong learning, knowledge-worker share and scientists & engineers — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = deeper talent pool. Experimental.
Clean-Air Score · air-quality livability (experimental)
50.3
/ 100 · higher = cleaner air than more EU regions · 3/3 pollutants
PM2.58.9 µg/m³
PM1013.3 µg/m³
NO213.6 µg/m³
PM2.5, PM10 & NO2 annual means from official monitoring networks, inverted (lower pollution = higher) and EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = cleaner air; ground-level ozone is shown separately. Experimental.
Quality of Life · composite (experimental)
46.8
/ 100 · EU-relative · 7/7 pillars
Economy56.5
Jobs38.5
Education45
Health29
Safety58.3
Connectivity49
Environment51.3
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
38.2
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+3.8%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+3.6%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
+0.3 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
-0.4 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
-0.1%
CAGR
Employment rate
+1.8 pp
5-yr change
Unemployment
-0.3 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: Trade · transport · ICT · 24.9%Diversified · HHI 2126
Agriculture 2.4%Industry 20.6%Construction 6.7%Trade · transport · ICT 24.9%Finance · real estate · prof. 22.5%Public · health · education 22.9%
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)
€10,468M2023
5.6% 1y 3.8% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 62
Real GDP (2020 prices)
€8,803M2025
0.2% 1y 0.4% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 61
Population
297,8572025
0.1% 1y 0.1% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 57
Unemployment rate
4.8%2025
14.3% 1y 5.9% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 57
Employment
138,9502023
1.4% 1y 0.7% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 59
Productivity / employee
€79,4982025
3.3% 1y 3.7% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 41
Gross value added
€9,561M2023
7.2% 1y 4.3% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 62
All indicators · 84 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€9,561M
2023 · EU pctl 62
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€230M
2023 · EU pctl 64
GVA — industry (B–E)
€1,968M
2023 · EU pctl 57
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€1,689M
2023 · EU pctl 61
GVA — construction (F)
€640M
2023 · EU pctl 64
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€2,382M
2023 · EU pctl 69
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source)
€27,100
2023 · EU pctl 69 · NUTS-2 src
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
31,500 PPS
2023 · EU pctl 44
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€35,300
2023 · EU pctl 51
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy)
€40,936M
2023 · EU pctl 87 · NUTS-2 src
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C)
€5,526M
2023 · EU pctl 85 · NUTS-2 src
Compensation of employees (total wage bill)
€145,544M
2023 · EU pctl 94 · NUTS-2 src
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€2,149M
2023 · EU pctl 63
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€2,193M
2023 · EU pctl 64
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€8,803M
2025 · EU pctl 61
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€79,498
2025 · EU pctl 41
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€1,640M
2025 · EU pctl 46
Labour market
Employment, total persons
138,950
2023 · EU pctl 59
Self-employed persons
13,570
2023 · EU pctl 45
Employment in manufacturing (C)
20,790
2023 · EU pctl 57
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source)
76.8%
2025 · EU pctl 42 · NUTS-2 src
Youth unemployment rate (15–24)
8.1%
2025 · EU pctl 28 · NUTS-2 src
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
4.8%
2025 · EU pctl 57
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
148,100
2025 · EU pctl 59
Business demography
Active enterprises (business economy, all sizes)
12,930
2023 · EU pctl 48
Enterprise births
1,020
2023 · EU pctl 45
Enterprise deaths
1,132
2023 · EU pctl 53
3-year enterprise survival rate
4.0%
2023 · EU pctl 38
Innovation & R&D
R&D expenditure as % of GDP
1.6%
2023 · EU pctl 54 · NUTS-2 src
Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total)
4.6%
2025 · EU pctl 57 · NUTS-2 src
R&D personnel (% of active population, FTE)
1.0%
2023 · EU pctl 45 · NUTS-2 src
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64
31.8%
2025 · EU pctl 36 · NUTS-2 src
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool)
35.9%
2025 · EU pctl 35 · NUTS-2 src
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks)
9.6%
2025 · EU pctl 42 · NUTS-2 src
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force)
22.3%
2025 · EU pctl 45 · NUTS-2 src
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force)
8.7%
2025 · EU pctl 53 · NUTS-2 src
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
300,643
2025 · EU pctl 18
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants
567 /1k pop
2024 · EU pctl 35 · NUTS-2 src
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
8,112 kt
2025 · EU pctl 56
Distinct public-transport stop locations within the region (GTFS feeds, deduplicated across overlapping feeds by coordinate). A measure of transit-network extent.
1,188
CURRENT · EU pctl 61
Public-transport stops per 100,000 inhabitants — transit service density relative to population (GTFS feeds, coordinate-deduplicated).
399
CURRENT · EU pctl 49
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
31
CURRENT · EU pctl 25
Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.
6
CURRENT · EU pctl 99
Demography
Population aged 15–64 (working age)
186,425
2025 · EU pctl 58
Population aged 65+
71,125
2025 · EU pctl 60
Population aged under 15
40,307
2025 · EU pctl 56
Median age of population
48.4 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 71
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
38.2%
2025 · EU pctl 59
Crude rate of total population change
1.2 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 52
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
7.1 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 71
Crude birth rate
7.3 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 39
Crude death rate
13.2 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 74
Live births
2,181
2024 · EU pctl 57
Deaths
3,940
2024 · EU pctl 64
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
59.8%
2025 · EU pctl 54
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.36
2024 · EU pctl 43
Population density (persons per km²)
533 /km²
2024 · EU pctl 83
Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)
275,034
2100 · EU pctl 61
Health
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate)
1,075 /100k
2021 · EU pctl 64 · NUTS-2 src
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate)
254 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 82 · NUTS-2 src
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
0.7 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 50
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
40.3 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 75
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
367 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 77
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
1,198 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 71
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants
22 /M pop
2024 · EU pctl 4 · 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)
56 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 17
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
7 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 45
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
36 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 27
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
3 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 33
Environment
PM10 (coarse particulate matter) annual mean concentration — mean across EEA air-quality monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data). Lower is better.
13
2024 · EU pctl 33
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide) annual mean concentration — a traffic / combustion pollutant; mean across EEA monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data). Lower is better.
14
2024 · EU pctl 57
O3 (ground-level ozone) annual mean concentration — a summer-smog pollutant; mean across EEA monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data).
49
2024 · EU pctl 23
Industrial facilities per 100k inhabitants (E-PRTR)
32.0 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 55
Population in the 100-year river floodplain (% of residents, EFAS × census grid)
0.4%
2021 · EU pctl 10
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