Facts and Figures

  • Intro

Hessen: Facts and Figures

 

 

 

Dr. Rainer Waldschmidt, Chief Executive Officer Hessen Trade & Invest

 

 

 

A Number is Worth a Thousand Words

That's why I'll keep it short and let the numbers speak for themselves.

On this page you can discover data on Hessen's infrastructure, economy and labor market in exciting graphics.

Did you know that DE-CIX Frankfurt, with a data throughput of more than 10 Terabits per second, is one of the largest Internet Exchanges in the world? And that there are 45 cluster and network initiatives with almost 3,800 members in Hessen?

No? Then let yourself be surprised by interesting and impressive facts about our state.

Have fun!

 

 

 

1. Infrastructure
2. Economic Structure
3. Financial Services
4. Start-up Ecosystem
5. Trade Fairs
6. Labor Market and Workforce
7. Hessen International
8. Research and Development
9. International Communities

Infrastructure

  • Hessen in the Heart of Europe

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The gateway to Europe

500

mil. affluent consumers in Europe

Europe‘s connecting city

All European business centers within a

3 hour

flying radius

In the Center of European Markets

Access to the German and European Market

Source: Eurostat | Calculations HA Hessen Agentur | 2020

Infrastructure

  • Europe‘s Data Hub

DE-CIX - the world's largest internet node is in Frankfurt with 10 terabit per second.

Frankfurt is gigabyte city (approx. 90% of Frankfurt's households can surf the internet with 1 gigabyte per second).

Top placement in Germany's broadband expansion.

Source: Research HA Hessen Agentur | Breitbandbüro Hessen, HTAI | DE-CIX | 2020

Infrastructure

  • One of Europe‘s largest airports

Frankfurt Airport

54 %

Transfer Passengers

99

Countries

259

Destinations

88

Airlines

4,130

Direct Flights per Week

70.6

mil. Passengers per Year

2.1

mil. Metric Tons of Cargo per Year

  

Traffic volume by sector 2019 Aircraft movements (in thousands) Cargo (total traffic in 1,000 metric tons) Passengers (total traffic in millions)
Frankfurt (FRA) 514 2.1 70.6
Paris (CDG) 498 1.9 76.2
Amsterdam (AMS) 497 1.6 71.7
London (LHR) 476 1.6 80.9

 

Source: Fraport AG | Research HA Hessen Agentur | 2019 | The figures do not reflect the situation during the COVID-19 pandemic

Economic Structure

Source: Hessian State Statistical Office | German Federal Employment Agency Statistics | Calculations: HA Hessen Agentur | 2019
Source: Hessian State Statistical Office | German Federal Employment Agency Statistics | Calculations: HA Hessen Agentur | 2019
Source: Hessian State Statistical Office | German Federal Employment Agency Statistics | Calculations: HA Hessen Agentur | 2019

Economic Structure

  • Selected Structural Data

265

Gross value added 
in € bn

75.4

Tertiary Sector in %

(measured by gross value added)

6.29

Population in million

21,116

Area in km²

2.63

Employees in million

Source: German Federal Statistical Office | German State Statistical Offices | German Federal Employment Agency Statistics | German Regional Accounts Working Group | Calculations: HA Hessen Agentur | 2019

Economic Structure

  • Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per Capita
Hessen and selected G20 Countries in Comparison
Source: Worldbank, Arbeitskreis VGR der Länder | Calculations: HA Hessen Agentur | 2019

Financial Services

  • Financial Center Frankfurt

160

Foreign Banks

38

German Banks

Home to around 198 German and foreign banks, including Deutsche Bundesbank and the European Central Bank (ECB), Frankfurt is EU‘s leading financial centre.

The Frankfurt stock market is one of the world’s largest trading platforms for securities.

More than 30 foreign banks relocated to Frankfurt after Brexit.

Source: Frankfurt Main Finance e.V. | German Stock Exchange | German Central Bank | Helaba | 2019

Start-up Ecosystem

  • Where Ideas and Innovations are born

45

Cluster and Network Initiatives with almost 3,800 Members

7.7

Start-Ups per 1,000 Inhabitants
(German Average: 6.6)

Approx.

40

Technology and new Business Centers

StartHub Hessen

serves as a central contact point for Start-ups and stakeholders

The proportion of fintech and cybersecurity start-ups is especially high. In these areas, Frankfurt‘s TechQuartier serves as a central contact point for start-ups in the Greater Frankfurt area.

Source: German Federal Statistical Office | Startup Genome | Research HA Hessen Agentur | Deutscher Startup Monitor | 2020

Trade Fairs

  • International Trade Fair Location Frankfurt

41

International Trade Fairs and Exhibitions

1.8

mil. Visitors

> 37,000

Exhibitors

591,000

Square Meters of Total Space

Leading international trade fairs for consumer goods, lifestyle products, textiles, architecture, and media

More than 2,500 employees generated a revenue of   € 736 million in 2019.

105 events abroad with more than 57,000 exhibitors and over 2.4 mil. visitors

Source: Messe Frankfurt, Annual Report 2019 | The figures do not reflect the situation during the COVID-19 pandemic

Labor Market and Workforce

  • Employees by Economic Sector

Total number of employees: 2.6 mil.

Share of employees in percent
Source: German Federal Employment Agency Statistics | Calculations HA Hessen Agentur | 2019

Labor Market and Workforce

  • Youth Unemployment Rates in EU Countries

Vocational training is crucial for Hessen's innovative strength and competitiveness. An essential pillar is the dual training system. It provides companies with qualified and practically trained specialists who can contribute to the company‘s value chain right after training. Around 38,000 new training contracts are concluded in Hessen every year. With only 5.1 percent, youth unemployment is at a low level, both in the national and international comparison. 

In addition to standard university programs, advancement is also possible in the form of dual study programs: Practical on-the-job study content in companies is combined with the theoretical content in dual universities. More and more companies, universities and young people are seeing the advantages of a dual study program 130 courses at 17 universities and vocational academies speak for themselves.

Selected states and Hessen in comparison
Source: Federal Institute for Vocational Training | Statista | Ministry of Economics, Energy, Transport and Housing, State of Hessen | October 2020
*November 2020 **August 2020

Hessen International

102,956

Import in mil. €

64,895

Export in mil. €

The Hessian economy exported goods to the value of 64.9 bil. € in 2019. This corresponds to an increase of 0.6 % compared to the previous year. On the import side, Hessen recorded an increase of 3 percent with an import volume of 103 bil. €.

The products of the chemical and pharmaceutical industries are by far Hessen’s greatest export success. In 2019 they continue to head the rankings of the most important export goods with a volume of 20.2 billion euros. This corresponds to over 30 percent of Hessen‘s export volume.

They are followed by products in mechanical engineering as well as electrical and vehicle engineering. These product groups are also the most important import goods. Electrical engineering products account for the largest import volume with 15.7 bil. €, followed by chemical and pharmaceutical products with 15.5 bil. €.

Please note: Due to the different demarcations between export (special trade) and import (general trade), netting is not possible.
Source: Hessian State Statistical Office | Calculations: HA Hessen Agentur | 2019
Source: Hessian State Statistical Office | Calculations: HA Hessen Agentur | 2019
Source: Hessian State Statistical Office | Calculations: HA Hessen Agentur | 2019

Hessen International

  • Trading Partners

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