Nuremberg's life satisfaction falls on a new low point in the Glücksatlas 2025

Nuremberg's life satisfaction falls on a new low point in the Glücksatlas 2025

Nürnberg, Deutschland - Nuremberg, a city with rich history and cultural heritage, does not have the best cards in the current life satisfaction study of the southern German class lottery (SKL). In the latest lucky atlas, the metropolis took 36th place among 40 of the largest cities in Germany, and it is three places lower than in the previous year. The subjective life satisfaction of the Nuremberg amounts to 6.62 points on a scale from 0 to 10, which is not only below the city average of 6.97 points, but also remains behind the Bavarian (6.94 points) and nationwide (6.87 points). It is particularly explosive that Nuremberg receives the lowest rating among the three major cities in Bavaria, while Munich is number 27 and Augsburg with 7.33 points with 6.84 points. This reports t-online .

But why is that? The causes of dissatisfaction seem in many ways. A main point of criticism is below average economic development. The gross domestic product fell from 2021 to 2022 by 3.7% - while the city average only recorded a decline of 1.2%. The leisure activities also leave something to be desired: with only 29.3 square meters of recreational area per inhabitant, Nuremberg is far below the average. In addition, 54.7% of the residents live here in one -person households, which also correlates with less life satisfaction. Despite these negative points, it should not be overlooked that the city is in 16th place in the overall ranking in objective life quality factors. Nuremberg scores here with acceptable rental prices, a high property rate and low crime: With 48 burglaries per 100,000 inhabitants, Nuremberg is safer than Munich, where there are 53 burglaries, and which is also below the average of the 40 largest cities of 118 cases.

life satisfaction in Bavaria

It looks very different in the rest of Bavaria, which is one of the federal states with the highest life satisfaction in Germany. According to an investigation, Bavaria takes second place in Glücksatlas, just behind Hamburg. Life satisfaction is rated here with 7.23 points, while Hamburg reaches 7.38 points. This gratifying development is almost at the level in front of Corona pandemic and shows that well-being is higher, especially in the south of the Free State. In the north, however, the situation does not look so rosy. Franconian life satisfaction is just 7.06 points and is the lowest in the Free State, although it rose slightly compared to the previous year (6.92 points). Nuremberg is rank 33 and is one of the most dissatisfied cities in Germany, which is disproportionately burdening the Franconia region. Even the capital, Berlin, is not one of the happy cities in this ranking with 37th place.

factors for dissatisfaction

What contributes to dissatisfaction in this area? The special challenges in Franconia seem to be diverse. In this way, the differences in the economic situation and the workplace density have an impact on life satisfaction. Public transport and leisure activities in particular are crucial points here. Nuremberg definitely has insufficient leisure activities to offer. Even if the general objective quality of life factors show good results, the perceived life satisfaction is significantly declining. In a survey carried out from July 2023 to June 2024, it can be seen that larger cities tend to have lower life satisfaction and have smaller cities that have a good luck.

In summary, the evaluation of the lucky atlase announces: it is good in Bavaria - but it could be better in Nuremberg. It remains to be hoped that those responsible take measures promptly in order to increase the quality of life of the Nuremberg and to bring the city to the luck. Further information on the life satisfaction of other Bavarian regions is available in a comprehensive report by north Bavaria href = "https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/gluecksatlas-veroeffent-hier-leben-die-bayern.utfon7w" Target = "_ blank"> Br.de .