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Nexiga

Nexiga GmbH is a location intelligence provider that describes real-world markets and target groups throughout Germany, accurate to the house level. Nexiga created the first microgeographic database in Germany, providing a variety of data for all postal and administrative structures in Germany.

Esri uses demographic and socioeconomic updates and forecasts provided by Nexiga GmbH to create an advanced demographics dataset for Germany.

Release date and vintage

The dataset was updated in February 2026; the vintage of the data provided by Nexiga is 2025.

Update frequency

Nexiga updates the data that Esri uses for the German advanced demographics dataset approximately every year.

Available geographies

See the Geography levels section in the Germany topic.

Attribute summaries

The following table contains a summary description of the available attributes in the German advanced demographics dataset. See Germany for more information about this dataset, such as use cases and related documents.

Attribute Data category Description
Population by Age Age The estimated population for the vintage year grouped by age cohorts.
Population by Age and Gender Age The estimated population for the vintage year grouped by age cohorts and refined by gender.
Companies by Size Business The estimated number of businesses in the vintage year categorized by the total number of employees (small: up to 10 employees, medium: 10 to 100 employees, or large: 100 or more employees); also provides an estimate of the number of businesses per square kilometer.
Business Types Business The estimated number of businesses in the vintage year grouped by specific business type categories, such as automobile repair or small trade.
Business by Industry Segments Business The estimated number of businesses in the vintage year grouped by specific industry categories, such as pharmacies or electricians.
Foreigners by Ancestry Ethnicity The estimated non-German population for the vintage year grouped by broad regions of ancestry, such as from North America, Australia, and Oceania or from Asia and Africa.
Household Totals Households A collection of variables that includes the estimated total households and average number of household members for the vintage year. Households are people that live together in a single housing unit.
Households by Size Households The estimated number of households for the vintage year grouped by the number of household members (single person households, households with 2 people, or 3 or more).
Households with Children Households The estimated number of households composed of children and parents for the vintage year grouped by the children's age ranges—for example, households with children age 6 to 14.
Households by Social Stratum Households The estimated number of households for the vintage year grouped by broad social stratum categories, such as middle class.
Households by Lifestyle Households The estimated number of households for the vintage year grouped by lifestyle categories particular to consumption, such as households with two incomes and no children.
Households by Other Characteristics Households The estimated number of households for the vintage year grouped by specific characteristics not categorized elsewhere, such as households with an academic titular or foreign head of household or households that refuse media advertisements.
Households by Landlord/Tenant Age Households, Housing The estimated number of households for the vintage year grouped by specific landlord or tenant age ranges, such as households with a landlord or tenant age 30-39 years.
Housing Totals Housing The estimated number of housing units in the vintage year categorized by rented or owned and the regional average and aggregate cold rent amounts per square meter in euros €. Cold rent is the base amount owed for rent per square meter in euros € that excludes the cost of utilities and other operating expenses.
Households by Yearly Net Income Income The estimated number of households for the vintage year grouped by specific yearly net income amount ranges (less than €25,000, €25,000 to €50,000, or more than €50,000).
General Purchasing Power Income The estimated per capita (per person) disposable income variables for the vintage year based on the earner's place of residence. General purchasing power includes the gross total disposable income, a per capita disposable income amount, an index that compares the region's disposable income to the nation's, and a per MM € (the region's proportional share of Germany's total available disposable income).
Vehicles by Usage Jobs The estimated number of vehicles in the vintage year grouped by types of use categories, such as vehicles available for private use or for commercial or business use.
Employment - Commuters Jobs A collection of variables that provide information about commuting habits in the vintage year, including the estimated daytime and nighttime population, inbound and outbound commuters, commuters per 1,000 residents, and measures that compare the commuters to the daytime and nighttime population.
Population Totals Population A collection of variables about population in the vintage year, including the estimated total population refined by gender cohorts, the population density per square kilometer, and the estimated number of births and deaths.
Population Projections Population The projected (or forecasted) population five, ten, and fifteen years from the current vintage year.
Retail Purchasing Power Retail and Centrality The estimated per capita disposable income available for spending on retail goods in the vintage year based on the earner's place of residence. Includes the estimated gross total disposable income, a per capita (per person) disposable income amount, an index that compares the region's disposable income to the nation's, and a per MM € (the region's proportional share of Germany's total available disposable income).
Retail Turnover Key Figures Retail and Centrality The estimated financial revenue generated by businesses for the vintage year based on the business location (point of sale). Includes the total gross retail turnover generated in specific sectors [including stationary retail trades (brick-and-mortar storefronts) and traditional food trades (such as bakeries, butchers, and pastry shops)], an estimated per-inhabitant amount spent, a per-inhabitant index that compares the region's spending to the national average spent in the same sectors, and a per MM € (the region's proportional share of Germany's total spending in these sectors).
Retail Centrality Retail and Centrality A metric that measures the economic attractiveness and drawing power of a brick-and-mortar retail sector, comparing retail turnover to the population's purchasing power (disposable income) in the vintage year. If a region spends more than it accumulates, it has a lower centrality index value than a region that accumulates more disposable income than it spends. A centrality index of 100 indicates a balance of retail turnover with purchasing power. This attribute includes the centrality index, a per MM € (a region's proportional share of Germany's total retail activity), and a per capita € (the average amount spent on retail per person).
Financial Spending Spending The estimated spending or investments in financial products and services in the vintage year, grouped by specific categories—for example, the amount spent [in €] per inhabitant on contributions to life insurance. Each value includes a per MM € (the region's proportional share of Germany's total spending or investments in these categories), spending € per inhabitant, a per MM population value, and an index.