Bremen in numbers

... Bremen is one of Germany's leading industrial hubs? We've compiled a selection of useful facts and figures about Bremen as an investment location.

• Bremen has the highest export ratio of all German federal states (62.5 per cent in 2016)
• Bremerhaven container terminal is the fourth largest in Europe and among the 25 largest in the world
• Bremen is Germany's second-largest industrial hub with port facilities
• More than 1,300 industrial companies and service providers in the maritime sector
• Eight universities and colleges with around 37,000 students (2016/2017)
• Around 50 technology research institutes (Fraunhofer and Max Planck institutes, German Aerospace Centre and German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence)
• Second-largest production and development site in Germany for Europe's Airbus Group
• The Mercedes-Benz plant in Bremen is Daimler's second-largest site in the world in terms of vehicle production numbers and employs around 12,700 people (2015)
• The federal state of Bremen has a population of around 670,000 (as at 31 December 2015)

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