NUTS-3 DEA28 · Germany
Euskirchen
Euskirchen generates €6.8bn of GDP across 202.6k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 62.6/100 puts it in the upper quartile of EU regions, led by market access and livability. Its economy has grown +3.4%/yr over five years, with the employment rate up 3.3pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for digital connectivity (94th EU percentile) and weakest for health (46.5th).
Long-run trajectory · EU percentile of real GDP per head, 1995–2024
Mid-field stable56 → 46 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)
Connectivity81
Resilience74
Freight intensity72
Talent & skills70
Quality of life64
Governance56
Labour market55
Growth momentum50
Industrial base43
Economic base38
Energy cost36
Cost advantage25
Demographic outlook15
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)
62.6
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth50.2
Livability64.1
Market access93
Economic scale43
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)
74.3
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability83
Labour stability58
Diversification66
Demographic stability90
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)
80.7
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 3/3 facets
Transit density94
Airport access55
Market access93
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)
70.3
/ 100 · higher = deeper skills base than more EU regions · 4/4 facets
Young tertiary71
Lifelong learning58
Knowledge workers78
Scientists & engineers74
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)
64.1
/ 100 · EU-relative · 6/7 pillars
Economy56.5
Jobs58
Education78
Health46.5
Safety51.3
Connectivity94
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
50.2
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+3.4%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+3.7%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
-0.3 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
-0.8 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
+0.9%
CAGR
Employment rate
+3.3 pp
5-yr change
Unemployment
-0.2 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 · 28.5%Diversified · HHI 2155
Agriculture 1.9%Industry 19.9%Construction 7.9%Trade · transport · ICT 18.9%Finance · real estate · prof. 22.8%Public · health · education 28.5%
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)
€6,774M2023
4.7% 1y 3.4% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 43
Real GDP (2020 prices)
€5,788M2025
0.2% 1y 0.0% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 44
Population
202,6092025
0.4% 1y 0.9% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 41
Unemployment rate
3.8%2025
8.6% 1y 3.5% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 37
Employment
85,3302023
0.9% 1y 0.3% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 38
Productivity / employee
€83,9622025
3.3% 1y 4.1% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 50
Gross value added
€6,187M2023
6.3% 1y 3.9% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 44
All indicators · 81 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€6,187M
2023 · EU pctl 44
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€120M
2023 · EU pctl 43
GVA — industry (B–E)
€1,234M
2023 · EU pctl 39
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€975M
2023 · EU pctl 40
GVA — construction (F)
€487M
2023 · EU pctl 53
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€1,172M
2023 · EU pctl 41
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source)
€28,000
2023 · EU pctl 75 · NUTS-2 src
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
30,100 PPS
2023 · EU pctl 38
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€33,800
2023 · EU pctl 47
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy)
€34,670M
2023 · EU pctl 85 · NUTS-2 src
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C)
€6,008M
2023 · EU pctl 86 · NUTS-2 src
Compensation of employees (total wage bill)
€125,036M
2023 · EU pctl 91 · NUTS-2 src
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€1,409M
2023 · EU pctl 47
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€1,766M
2023 · EU pctl 56
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€5,788M
2025 · EU pctl 44
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€83,962
2025 · EU pctl 50
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€1,034M
2025 · EU pctl 26
Labour market
Employment, total persons
85,330
2023 · EU pctl 38
Self-employed persons
8,150
2023 · EU pctl 28
Employment in manufacturing (C)
12,140
2023 · EU pctl 36
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source)
78.8%
2025 · EU pctl 56 · NUTS-2 src
Youth unemployment rate (15–24)
6.8%
2025 · EU pctl 17 · NUTS-2 src
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
3.8%
2025 · EU pctl 37
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
103,900
2025 · EU pctl 43
Business demography
Active enterprises (business economy, all sizes)
7,566
2023 · EU pctl 31
Enterprise births
683
2023 · EU pctl 35
Enterprise deaths
701
2023 · EU pctl 39
3-year enterprise survival rate
3.9%
2023 · EU pctl 38
Innovation & R&D
R&D expenditure as % of GDP
4.0%
2023 · EU pctl 89 · NUTS-2 src
Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total)
6.3%
2025 · EU pctl 81 · NUTS-2 src
R&D personnel (% of active population, FTE)
2.4%
2023 · EU pctl 86 · NUTS-2 src
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64
38.8%
2025 · EU pctl 67 · NUTS-2 src
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool)
46.1%
2025 · EU pctl 71 · NUTS-2 src
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks)
11.3%
2025 · EU pctl 58 · NUTS-2 src
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force)
27.8%
2025 · EU pctl 78 · NUTS-2 src
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force)
10.5%
2025 · EU pctl 74 · NUTS-2 src
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
691,848
2024 · EU pctl 41
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants
585 /1k pop
2024 · EU pctl 43 · NUTS-2 src
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
7,976 kt
2025 · EU pctl 55
Distinct public-transport stop locations within the region (GTFS feeds, deduplicated across overlapping feeds by coordinate). A measure of transit-network extent.
2,228
CURRENT · EU pctl 83
Public-transport stops per 100,000 inhabitants — transit service density relative to population (GTFS feeds, coordinate-deduplicated).
1,100
CURRENT · EU pctl 94
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
50
CURRENT · EU pctl 45
Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.
4
CURRENT · EU pctl 90
Demography
Population aged 15–64 (working age)
126,837
2025 · EU pctl 41
Population aged 65+
47,216
2025 · EU pctl 40
Population aged under 15
28,556
2025 · EU pctl 43
Median age of population
47.2 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 61
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
37.2%
2025 · EU pctl 54
Crude rate of total population change
3.8 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 69
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
8.1 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 77
Crude birth rate
8.1 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 59
Crude death rate
12.4 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 62
Live births
1,642
2024 · EU pctl 45
Deaths
2,514
2024 · EU pctl 42
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
59.7%
2025 · EU pctl 54
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.51
2024 · EU pctl 73
Population density (persons per km²)
163 /km²
2024 · EU pctl 58
Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)
149,850
2100 · EU pctl 34
Health
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate)
1,020 /100k
2021 · EU pctl 51 · NUTS-2 src
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate)
240 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 66 · NUTS-2 src
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
1.0 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 68
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
34.2 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 70
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
290 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 65
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
1,082 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 66
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants
27 /M pop
2024 · EU pctl 12 · 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)
367 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 69
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
4 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 22
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
58 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 50
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
3 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 29
Environment
Industrial facilities per 100k inhabitants (E-PRTR)
18.0 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 34
Population in the 100-year river floodplain (% of residents, EFAS × census grid)
1.6%
2021 · EU pctl 33
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