NUTS-3 DEA54 · Germany
Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt
Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt generates €6.6bn of GDP across 180k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 55.9/100 is mid-table of EU regions, led by market access and livability. Its economy has grown +4.1%/yr over five years and accelerating, with the employment rate up 2.2pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for digital connectivity (62th EU percentile) and weakest for health (26th).
Long-run trajectory · EU percentile of real GDP per head, 1995–2024
Mid-field stable52 → 53 EU percentile since 1995 (+2 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 intensity84
Connectivity79
Demographic outlook77
Governance56
Resilience56
Economic base49
Quality of life46
Growth momentum42
Labour market42
Industrial base42
Cost advantage36
Energy cost36
Talent & skills28
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)
55.9
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth42.2
Livability46.4
Market access92
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)
56
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability93
Labour stability43
Diversification43
Demographic stability45
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)
79.3
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 3/3 facets
Transit density62
Airport access84
Market access92
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)
28
/ 100 · higher = deeper skills base than more EU regions · 4/4 facets
Young tertiary20
Lifelong learning44
Knowledge workers19
Scientists & engineers29
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)
46.4
/ 100 · EU-relative · 6/7 pillars
Economy56.5
Jobs44
Education38.5
Health26
Safety51.3
Connectivity62
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
42.2
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+4.1%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+3.5%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
+0.6 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
-0.1 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
+0.0%
CAGR
Employment rate
+2.2 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: Public · health · education · 30.6%Diversified · HHI 2296
Agriculture 0.6%Industry 20.8%Construction 5.7%Trade · transport · ICT 21.4%Finance · real estate · prof. 20.8%Public · health · education 30.6%
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)
€6,603M2023
4.8% 1y 4.1% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 43
Real GDP (2020 prices)
€5,559M2025
0.2% 1y 0.4% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 42
Population
179,9682025
0.3% 1y 0.0% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 37
Unemployment rate
4.6%2025
27.8% 1y 3.2% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 53
Employment
85,0202023
0.4% 1y 0.4% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 38
Productivity / employee
€82,0432025
3.3% 1y 4.0% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 46
Gross value added
€6,031M2023
6.3% 1y 4.5% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 43
All indicators · 81 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€6,031M
2023 · EU pctl 43
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€37M
2023 · EU pctl 16
GVA — industry (B–E)
€1,257M
2023 · EU pctl 40
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€934M
2023 · EU pctl 39
GVA — construction (F)
€344M
2023 · EU pctl 38
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€1,292M
2023 · EU pctl 45
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source)
€26,700
2023 · EU pctl 64 · NUTS-2 src
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
32,800 PPS
2023 · EU pctl 49
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€36,800
2023 · EU pctl 55
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy)
€29,556M
2023 · EU pctl 79 · NUTS-2 src
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C)
€4,134M
2023 · EU pctl 77 · NUTS-2 src
Compensation of employees (total wage bill)
€86,336M
2023 · EU pctl 87 · NUTS-2 src
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€1,256M
2023 · EU pctl 43
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€1,846M
2023 · EU pctl 58
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€5,559M
2025 · EU pctl 42
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€82,043
2025 · EU pctl 46
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€1,293M
2025 · EU pctl 35
Labour market
Employment, total persons
85,020
2023 · EU pctl 38
Self-employed persons
6,050
2023 · EU pctl 18
Employment in manufacturing (C)
10,760
2023 · EU pctl 32
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source)
77.4%
2025 · EU pctl 47 · NUTS-2 src
Youth unemployment rate (15–24)
9.5%
2025 · EU pctl 34 · NUTS-2 src
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
4.6%
2025 · EU pctl 53
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
88,800
2025 · EU pctl 36
Business demography
Active enterprises (business economy, all sizes)
5,011
2023 · EU pctl 19
Enterprise births
479
2023 · EU pctl 23
Enterprise deaths
497
2023 · EU pctl 27
3-year enterprise survival rate
4.5%
2023 · EU pctl 55
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)
1.1%
2023 · EU pctl 48 · NUTS-2 src
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64
27.3%
2025 · EU pctl 19 · NUTS-2 src
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool)
32.4%
2025 · EU pctl 20 · NUTS-2 src
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks)
9.7%
2025 · EU pctl 44 · NUTS-2 src
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force)
18.7%
2025 · EU pctl 19 · NUTS-2 src
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force)
7.2%
2025 · EU pctl 29 · NUTS-2 src
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
167,750
2024 · EU pctl 9
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants
603 /1k pop
2024 · EU pctl 55 · 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.
937
CURRENT · EU pctl 52
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
8,674 kt
2025 · EU pctl 58
Public-transport stops per 100,000 inhabitants — transit service density relative to population (GTFS feeds, coordinate-deduplicated).
521
CURRENT · EU pctl 62
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
22
CURRENT · EU pctl 15
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)
114,965
2025 · EU pctl 37
Population aged 65+
39,168
2025 · EU pctl 33
Population aged under 15
25,835
2025 · EU pctl 39
Median age of population
44.4 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 31
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
34.1%
2025 · EU pctl 33
Crude rate of total population change
3.3 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 65
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
7.7 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 75
Crude birth rate
8.6 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 73
Crude death rate
13.1 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 73
Live births
1,546
2024 · EU pctl 43
Deaths
2,348
2024 · EU pctl 39
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
56.5%
2025 · EU pctl 30
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.47
2024 · EU pctl 64
Population density (persons per km²)
795 /km²
2024 · EU pctl 87
Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)
189,172
2100 · EU pctl 44
Health
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate)
1,106 /100k
2021 · EU pctl 69 · NUTS-2 src
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate)
256 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 84 · NUTS-2 src
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
0.6 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 42
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
113 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 96
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
678 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 96
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
2,831 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 98
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants
23 /M pop
2024 · EU pctl 6 · 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)
64 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 18
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
8 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 48
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
43 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 34
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
3 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 33
Environment
Industrial facilities per 100k inhabitants (E-PRTR)
19.0 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 36
Population in the 100-year river floodplain (% of residents, EFAS × census grid)
5.6%
2021 · EU pctl 70
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