Profile ID:
SI-40691
District of Leer
Population:
169,103
(As of: Dec 31, 2024)
Employment rate:
64.0 %
(As of: Jun 30, 2025)
Homepage:
Facts & Figures
Population²:
| Total | Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inhabitants: | 169,103 | 85,764 (50.7 %) | 83,339 (49.3 %) |
| As of: Dec 31, 2024 | |||
| Age structure: |
Population density²:
| Inhabitants/km²: | 155.8 | |
| As of: Dec 31, 2024 | ||
Economic strength²:
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€ per inhabitant (District of Leer) |
National comparison (Germany=100 %) |
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|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product 2023: | 34,971 | 70 % |
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€ per employed person (District of Leer) |
National comparison (Germany=100 %) |
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|---|---|---|
| Gross value added 2023 | ||
| - Production sector: | 80,169 | 76 % |
| - Service sector: | 71,017 | 93 % |
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€ per inhabitant (District of Leer) |
State comparison (State=100 %) |
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|---|---|---|
| Net revenue from local business tax 2024: | 610.91 | 86 % |
| Municipal share of income tax 2024: | 409.85 | 77 % |
Employment³:
| Total | Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employed persons: | 51,291 | 25,504 (49.7 %) | 25,787 (50.3 %) |
| Change over previous year: | 688 (1.4 %) | ||
| Employment rate: | 64.0 % | ||
| As of: Jun 30, 2025 | |||
| Employed persons acc. to economic sectors: |
| In-commuters | Out-commuters | Balance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commuters: | 12,780 | 28,972 | -16,192 |
| As of: Jun 30, 2025 | |||
Infrastructure
Educational institutions²:
| Schools of general education 2024 (District of Leer) | |
| Elementary schools: | 46 |
| Secondary schools (Hauptschulen): | 5 |
| Secondary schools (Oberschulen): | 5 |
| Secondary schools (Realschulen): | 6 |
| Grammar schools: | 3 |
| Integrated comprehensive schools: | 2 |
| Special schools: | 6 |
| Vocational schools 2024 (District of Leer) | |
| Vocational schools: | 7 |
| Vocational technical schools: | 5 |
| Technical secondary schools: | 2 |
| Vocational grammar schools: | 2 |
| Colleges: | 3 |
| Other educational facilities¹: | In addition to the general and vocational schools, there are the following educational institutions in the district: Emden/Leer University of Applied Sciences incl. Department of Maritime Studies Leer study seminar for the teaching profession at grammar schools District music school East Frisian Evangelical Rural School Potshausen (LVHS) Adult education center of the city and district of Leer (VHS) |
| Links to educational institutions: |
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Health care¹:
| Hospitals: | 4 (731 total beds) |
Leisure/culture/sport¹:
| Leisure facilities: | The district's guests and residents can choose from an extensive and varied range of leisure activities; this particularly applies to the sporting domain. Worth singling out as an example is the well-organised "Nature experience with paddle and pedal" as well as various different long-distance cycle routes. |
| Cultural facilities: | The historical development and historic buildings are characteristic of the region. There is a wide range of cultural offerings from public and private organizers. |
| Sport facilities: | An extensive range of sporting activities is on offer. Opportunities include watersports, competitive fishing, riding, tennis, cycling, and hiking. |
| Special amenities on offer: |
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Living space¹:
| Price of residential building land: | 40.00 - 300.00 €/m² |
| Further info on living space: | Housing promotion State of Lower Saxony https:/ |
Transport¹:
| Comment on the transport infrastructure: | The district of Leer has an excellent transport infrastructure. The A 28 and A 31 highways connect the location to the national highway network. The connection of the A 31 to the A 7 in the neighboring Netherlands provides a direct link to the international highway network (traffic route: Amsterdam - Groningen - Bremen - Hamburg). The A 31 provides a direct link between the district and the Rhine/Ruhr conurbation. This connection and the creation of the Jade-Weser Port have considerably enhanced the value of the region. With the seaport and inland port of the city of Leer, the business location "Landkreis Leer" has access to the Ruhr area and the Benelux countries via the Dortmund-Ems Canal. There are further connections via waterways to Bremen and Hanover - Magdeburg - Berlin. The North Sea can be reached directly via the Ems. The railroad station in the district town of Leer is a transport hub in an east-west and north-south direction and connects the local business location directly with the economic centers in the north and south of Germany and the Netherlands. The Leer-Papenburg airfield provides connections to national and international airports. It is mainly used by people from the local trade and industry. |
| Special infrastructurer: |
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Location
Location description¹:
Not in the conurbations, but centrally located, the business location "Landkreis Leer" offers proximity and direct connections in all directions. From here, for example, Amsterdam is hardly further than Hamburg or Hanover, Brussels as close as Frankfurt or Berlin, Paris no further than Munich.
The proximity to the North Sea offers the shortest distance to the Atlantic and therefore the fastest sea route to the export and import markets overseas as well as in Northern, Western and Eastern Europe. The continental markets can be reached quickly by rail, road and inland waterways.
Business location "Leer district": More obvious than you might think!
What else distinguishes this business location apart from its good transport links and low prices for commercial space?
The district of Leer offers more. As the "Southern East Frisia" vacation region, the district of Leer has long been known as a beautiful and popular tourist destination. Here you will find a piece of land with a real quality of life! Various areas of life such as landscape, nature, leisure, culture and a pleasant quality of living characterize the location.
The proximity to the North Sea offers the shortest distance to the Atlantic and therefore the fastest sea route to the export and import markets overseas as well as in Northern, Western and Eastern Europe. The continental markets can be reached quickly by rail, road and inland waterways.
Business location "Leer district": More obvious than you might think!
What else distinguishes this business location apart from its good transport links and low prices for commercial space?
The district of Leer offers more. As the "Southern East Frisia" vacation region, the district of Leer has long been known as a beautiful and popular tourist destination. Here you will find a piece of land with a real quality of life! Various areas of life such as landscape, nature, leisure, culture and a pleasant quality of living characterize the location.
Business promotion schemes¹:
We will be happy to inform you about possible funding programs for companies and other support options.
Get in touch with us if you would like to know whether your project meets the requirements for funding.
Get in touch with us if you would like to know whether your project meets the requirements for funding.
| Link to promotion info: | NBankhttp://www.nbank.de |
Map
Business Sites in this location¹:
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Gewerbe- u. Industriegebiet Leer-Nord (Leer North commercial and industrial estate)
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Expansion of the "Uhlhornstraße" industrial estate in Firrel../
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Nüttermoor-Benzstraße../
../ ../ ihk-emden-gf/en/profile/GF-39422 -
Burlage industrial estate - eastern expansion../
../ ../ ihk-emden-gf/en/profile/GF-39313 -
Gewerbegebiet (commercial area) Rhaudermoor../
../ ../ ihk-emden-gf/en/profile/GF-39534 -
Robert-Bosch-Straße industrial estate../
../ ../ ihk-emden-gf/en/profile/GF-64265 -
Bunde-West../
../ ../ ihk-emden-gf/en/profile/GF-39797 -
A 31 GewerbePark Rheiderland../
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Properties in this location¹:
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Flexibly usable commercial hall LK Leer, directly on the A28../
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Looking for a temporary, affordable warehouse? Right off the A28 | Available through April | Options available afterward../
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Tenant wanted! Gastronomy directly on the lake and campsite../
../ ../ ihk-emden-gi/en/profile/GI-68411
Contact
Contact:
Landkreis Leer
Friesenstr. 26
26789 Leer
26789 Leer
| Phone: | +49 491 926-0 |
| Fax: | +49 491 926-1888 |
| Homepage: | http://www.landkreis-leer.de |
| E-mail: |  |
Contact partner:
Ms. Andrea Sope, Head of the Office for Digitization and Economy
Phone: +49 491 926-1701
E-mail:
| Sources: | ¹ | Own Survey (Last update on Aug 18, 2025) |
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LSNhttp://www.statistik.niedersachsen.de/ - Niedersachsen State Statistical Office, State Statistical Office of Bremen http://www.statistik.bremen.de/ (As of: date specified)
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Statistics from the German Federal Employment Agencyhttp://statistik.arbeitsagentur.de/ (As of: date specified), Note on Data Use http:/ |
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| The statistical data have been updated to include the most recent available figures on May 13, 2026 |
