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.

Population trends

Population trends over the last 20 years

Population in the municipalities

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

Employment

Development of the average unemployment rate

Overview

Source: German Federal Employment Agency
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)

Trend in employees required to pay social security contributions

Employment by economic sector 2020

Source: German Federal Employment Agency, as of 06/2020
Economic sector Employees
Agriculture, forestry and fisheries 2,011
Manufacturing industry 13,259
Service sector 45,488
Total 60,758

Age structure of the workforce 2020

Source: German Federal Employment Agency, as of 06/2020
Age group Employees
Under 25 years 4,862
25 to under 50 years 32,940
50 years and older 22,956
Total 60,758

Economic power

Gross domestic product (GDP) 2022

Source: Berlin-Brandenburg Office for Statistics, as of 08/2023
GDP total: € 7,328 Millionen
GDP per employed person: € 89,155  
GDP per inhabitant: € 41,310  

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

Source: Berlin-Brandenburg Office for Statistics, as of 08/2023
Dahme-Spreewald district: € 89,155  
Federal state of Brandenburg: € 77,490  
Germany: € 85,025  

Gross value added (GVA) by industry 2018

Source: Berlin-Brandenburg Office for Statistics, as of 08/2020
Economic sector € million
Agriculture, forestry and fisheries 72
Manufacturing industry 855
Services 4,147
Total: 5,074

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

Source: © Michael Bauer Research GmbH 2019 based on © German Federal Statistical Office
Dahme-Spreewald: € 22,375 (index: 93.2)
€ 21,909 € 21,909 (index: 91.3)
Germany: € 24,000 (index: 100)

Tax collection rates

Local authorities of the LDS

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

Real estate data

Rent index

Data as net rent before heating costs in €/m²

Source: IHK Südbrandenburg Gewerbemieten-Service 2017
  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

Standard land values for commercial areas

Standard land values for developed commercial and industrial sites

Source: Gutachterausschuss für Grundstückswerte LDS, deadline 31.12.2019, as of 06/2020
Berlin surrounding region 5.00 EUR/m² up to 470.00 EUR/m²
Further metropolitan area 5.00 EUR/m² up to 25.00 EUR/m²

Standard land values for residential land

Standard land values for building land in individual residential construction

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

The full property market report for the Dahme-Spreewald district can be found at the following address: https://gutachterausschuss-bb.de/LDS/gmb.htm
(Please click “PDF document” to access the property market report for 2019)

The standard land values for the Dahme-Spreewald district and the state of Brandenburg as a whole can be found here: www.boris-brandenburg.de