NUTS-3 DEA44 · Germany
Höxter
Höxter generates €4.7bn of GDP across 139.3k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 46.8/100 is mid-table of EU regions, led by market access and livability. Its economy has grown +3.0%/yr over five years, with the employment rate up 2.2pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for digital connectivity (90th EU percentile) and weakest for safety (41th).
Long-run trajectory · EU percentile of real GDP per head, 1995–2024
Long-run faller58 → 46 EU percentile since 1995 (-12 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)
Demographic outlook96
Freight intensity80
Connectivity79
Labour market72
Resilience62
Energy cost62
Quality of life58
Governance56
Industrial base55
Economic base38
Talent & skills36
Growth momentum29
Cost advantage25
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)
46.8
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth29
Livability58.3
Market access72
Economic scale28
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)
62.3
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability95
Labour stability50
Diversification68
Demographic stability36
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)
78.7
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 3/3 facets
Transit density90
Airport access74
Market access72
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)
36.3
/ 100 · higher = deeper skills base than more EU regions · 4/4 facets
Young tertiary27
Lifelong learning38
Knowledge workers34
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)
58.3
/ 100 · EU-relative · 6/7 pillars
Economy56.5
Jobs70
Education45
Health47
Safety41
Connectivity90
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
29
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+3.0%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+3.0%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
+0.1 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
-1.2 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
-0.1%
CAGR
Employment rate
+2.2 pp
5-yr change
Unemployment
0.0 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 · 27.9%Diversified · HHI 2144
Agriculture 3.2%Industry 23%Construction 6.5%Trade · transport · ICT 17.7%Finance · real estate · prof. 21.8%Public · health · education 27.9%
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)
€4,697M2023
3.0% 1y 3.1% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 28
Real GDP (2020 prices)
€3,959M2025
0.2% 1y 0.6% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 28
Population
139,2522025
0.2% 1y 0.1% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 27
Unemployment rate
3.6%2025
2.9% 1y 6.7% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 30
Employment
64,2602023
0.6% 1y 0.3% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 25
Productivity / employee
€76,9612025
3.3% 1y 4.0% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 37
Gross value added
€4,291M2023
4.5% 1y 3.5% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 29
All indicators · 81 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€4,291M
2023 · EU pctl 29
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€139M
2023 · EU pctl 48
GVA — industry (B–E)
€985M
2023 · EU pctl 31
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€783M
2023 · EU pctl 33
GVA — construction (F)
€278M
2023 · EU pctl 30
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€758M
2023 · EU pctl 27
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)
€18,145M
2023 · EU pctl 61 · NUTS-2 src
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C)
€5,057M
2023 · EU pctl 84 · NUTS-2 src
Compensation of employees (total wage bill)
€52,413M
2023 · EU pctl 72 · NUTS-2 src
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€934M
2023 · EU pctl 33
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€1,197M
2023 · EU pctl 39
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€3,959M
2025 · EU pctl 28
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€76,961
2025 · EU pctl 37
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€899M
2025 · EU pctl 22
Labour market
Employment, total persons
64,260
2023 · EU pctl 25
Self-employed persons
6,250
2023 · EU pctl 20
Employment in manufacturing (C)
12,480
2023 · EU pctl 37
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source)
80.3%
2025 · EU pctl 68 · NUTS-2 src
Youth unemployment rate (15–24)
6.8%
2018 · EU pctl 17 · NUTS-2 src
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
3.6%
2025 · EU pctl 30
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
74,400
2025 · EU pctl 29
Business demography
Active enterprises (business economy, all sizes)
4,813
2023 · EU pctl 17
Enterprise births
333
2023 · EU pctl 15
Enterprise deaths
370
2023 · EU pctl 18
3-year enterprise survival rate
3.1%
2023 · EU pctl 11
Innovation & R&D
R&D expenditure as % of GDP
1.8%
2023 · EU pctl 58 · NUTS-2 src
Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total)
4.4%
2025 · EU pctl 51 · NUTS-2 src
R&D personnel (% of active population, FTE)
1.3%
2023 · EU pctl 55 · NUTS-2 src
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64
30.9%
2025 · EU pctl 32 · NUTS-2 src
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool)
33.6%
2025 · EU pctl 27 · NUTS-2 src
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks)
9.3%
2025 · EU pctl 38 · 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)
8.3%
2025 · EU pctl 46 · NUTS-2 src
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
497,528
2025 · EU pctl 31
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants
632 /1k pop
2024 · EU pctl 69 · NUTS-2 src
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
6,226 kt
2025 · EU pctl 45
Distinct public-transport stop locations within the region (GTFS feeds, deduplicated across overlapping feeds by coordinate). A measure of transit-network extent.
1,304
CURRENT · EU pctl 64
Public-transport stops per 100,000 inhabitants — transit service density relative to population (GTFS feeds, coordinate-deduplicated).
936
CURRENT · EU pctl 90
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
32
CURRENT · EU pctl 26
Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.
3
CURRENT · EU pctl 75
Demography
Population aged 15–64 (working age)
85,527
2025 · EU pctl 25
Population aged 65+
34,636
2025 · EU pctl 28
Population aged under 15
19,089
2025 · EU pctl 27
Median age of population
48.4 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 71
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
40.5%
2025 · EU pctl 70
Crude rate of total population change
1.5 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 54
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
6.4 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 64
Crude birth rate
8.3 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 64
Crude death rate
13.2 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 74
Live births
1,155
2024 · EU pctl 31
Deaths
1,838
2024 · EU pctl 29
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
62.8%
2025 · EU pctl 72
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.63
2024 · EU pctl 90
Population density (persons per km²)
116 /km²
2024 · EU pctl 47
Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)
157,561
2100 · EU pctl 36
Health
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate)
1,001 /100k
2021 · EU pctl 45 · NUTS-2 src
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate)
234 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 57 · NUTS-2 src
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
1.4 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 82
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
20.9 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 49
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
160 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 38
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
984 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 62
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)
246 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 54
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
4 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 26
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
60 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 53
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
2 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 11
Environment
Industrial facilities per 100k inhabitants (E-PRTR)
33.0 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 57
Population in the 100-year river floodplain (% of residents, EFAS × census grid)
2.5%
2021 · EU pctl 44
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