Facts & figures about the Dahme-Spreewald district

Key facts at a glance

The Dahme-Spreewald district is one of the most successful economic regions in the new German federal states. Each year, it has been able to record an increase of more than 1,000 additional employees required to pay social security contributions. The annual unemployment rate is continuously below the state and national average. Further, the region’s gross domestic product has almost doubled in the last ten years. These are all good reasons why the Dahme-Spreewald district regularly tops the table of all East German districts in business-related rankings, and occupies a mid-ranging spot nationwide. For instance, Dahme-Spreewald has climbed almost 150 places in the renowned Prognos Zukunftsatlas since 2004. Other rankings place the region even further ahead.

See for yourself! Here you can find all key economic framework data of the Dahme-Spreewald district at a glance.

Framework data

Population trends

Population trends over the last 20 years

Population in the municipalities

38,001

Town of Königs Wusterhausen

16,622

Municipality of Schönefeld

14,088

Town of Lübben

10,581

Town of Wildau

9,502

Town of Luckau

9,409

Town of Mittenwalde

Source: Berlin-Brandenburg Office for Statistics, as of 12/2020

Employment

Development of the average unemployment rate

Overview

14,640

Chamber of Industry and Commerce/Chamber of Trade businesses (2020)

60,758

employees (06/2020)

65.5 %

employment rate (06/2019)

4.2 %

average unemployment rate (2020)

29,419

commuters into the region (06/2020)

39,012

commuters out of the region (06/2020)

Source: German Federal Employment Agency

Trend in employees required to pay social security contributions

Employment by economic sector 2020

Economic sector Employees	Employees
Agriculture, forestry and fisheries	2,011
Manufacturing industry	13,259
Service sector	45,488
Total	60,758

Source: German Federal Employment Agency, as of 06/2020

Age structure of the workforce 2020

Age group	Employees
Under 25 years	4,862
25 to under 50 years	32,940
50 years and older	22,956
Total	60,758

Source: German Federal Employment Agency, as of 06/2020

Economic power

Gross domestic product (GDP) 2022

GDP total:	€ 7,328	Millionen
GDP per employed person:	€ 89,155
GDP per inhabitant:	€ 41,310

Source: Berlin-Brandenburg Office for Statistics, as of 08/2023

Gross domestic product (GDP) per employed person in 2022 in comparison

Dahme-Spreewald district:	€ 89,155
Federal state of Brandenburg:	€ 77,490
Germany:	€ 85,025

Source: Berlin-Brandenburg Office for Statistics, as of 08/2023

Gross value added (GVA) by industry 2018

Economic sector	€ million
Agriculture, forestry and fisheries	72
Manufacturing industry	855
Services	4,147
Total:	5,074

Source: Berlin-Brandenburg Office for Statistics, as of 08/2020

Purchasing power

Purchasing power of LDS 2019

Purchasing power per inhabitant:	€ 22,375
Purchasing power index per inhabitant:	93.2

Comparison of purchasing power per inhabitant 2019

Dahme-Spreewald:	€ 22,375 (index: 93.2)
Brandenburg:	€ 21,909 (index: 91.3)
Germany:	€ 24,000 (index: 100)

Tax collection rates

Local authorities of the LDS

	Königs Wusterhausen	Wildau	Lübben	Luckau	Mittenwalde	Schönefeld
Property tax A:	250%	300%	520%	302%	250%	280%
Property tax B:	405%	385%	395%	391%	340%	380%
Business tax:	350%	350%	330%	350%	330%	240%

Source: Information from the municipalities, as at 12/2018

Real estate data

Rent index

Data as net rent before heating costs in €/m²

	1A location or good utility value	1B location or average utility value	2 location or simple utility value
Retail space	7.00 – 16.00	5.00 – 13.00	4.00 – 9.00
Office space	6.00 – 17.00	4.50 – 11.50	3.00 – 10.00
Restaurants	6.00 – 17.00	4.50 – 11.50	3.00 – 10.00
Production areas	1.00 – 6.50	1.00 – 6.50	1.00 – 6.50
Warehouses	0.50 – 8.00	0.50 – 8.00	0.50 – 8.00
Open spaces	0.50 – 2.50	0.50 – 2.50	0.50 – 2.50

Source: IHK Südbrandenburg Gewerbemieten-Service 2017

Standard land values for commercial areas

Standard land values for developed commercial and industrial sites

Berlin surrounding region	5.00 EUR/m² up to 470.00 EUR/m²
Weiterer Metropolraum	5.00 EUR/m² up to 25.00 EUR/m²

Source: Gutachterausschuss für Grundstückswerte LDS, deadline 31.12.2019, as of 06/2020

Standard land values for residential land

Standard land values for building land in individual residential construction

Urban locations (Lübben, Königs Wusterhausen, Luckau)	6.00 EUR/m² up to 320.00 EUR/m²
Berlin surrounding region	50.00 EUR/m² up to 650.00 EUR/m²
Wider metropolitan area	6.00 EUR/m² up to 400.00 EUR/m²