Facts and Figures
How many people are living in Thuringia? Are there more men or women employed? How many Thuringians graduated from university? Which industries produce the greatest revenues and which are the most important trade partners for the Thuringian economy? How big is the Free State's unemployment rate?
Here you can find answers to these and other interesting questions.
Population and area
16202,14 km²
Area
2134393 inhabitants
Population
132 people/km²
Population density
1046200
Working population
Source: Thuringian State Office for Statistics
Employment
Age structure of employees
Source: Thuringian State Office for Statistics
Employees
Source: Thuringian State Office for Statistics
Unemployed
Source: Thuringian State Office for Statistics
Economy
Thuringia boasts a much diversified industrial sector that ranges from the food to the automotive industry to high-tech industries such as biotechnology and opto-electronics. An efficient craft sector and the growing service sector are further powerful pillars of Thuringia’s economy.
For years, the processing industry have been the engine of economic growth. Its gross value added has doubled in the last ten years and more than quadrupled compared to that of 1991. The share of processing industry in the overall economic output of Thuringia is above the German national average.
63,8
Gross domestic product in billions of Euros (2018)
32,2
Sales (industry) in billions of Euros (2018)
36
Export rate in % (2018)
Source: Thuringian State Office for Statistics
Exports (2016)
Thuringian exports reached a volume of 14.4 billion Euros in 2016.
Vehicle components were the products from the Free State with the highest demand, followed by goods from plastics, electrical devices, measurement and control technology. USA and France rank first and second in Thuringia’s export statistics followed by Hungary, Great Britain, China, Poland and Austria.
Source: Thuringian State Office for Statistics
Educational Institutions
Universities and numbers of students (winter semester 2018/2019)
32,280 students in total
Source: own survey for winter semester 2018/2019
Universities of applied sciences and numbers of students (winter semester 2018/2019)
15.942 students in total
Source: own survey for winter semester 2018/2019
Vocational training schools (school year 2018/2019)
105
vocational training schools
49305
pupils
Vocational training schools (school year 2018/2019)
883
schools
194780
pupils
Source: Thuringian State Office for Statistics
school leavers
38,8
in % with Abitur (2018/2019)
47,7
in % with university entrance qualification including university of applied sciences (2018/2019)
8,8
in % without graduation (2018/2019)
Source: Thuringian State Office for Statistics