Kassel

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#1019

Global Rank

1.6

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

0.4%


Share

Germany • Europe • Language power • Time zone Europe/Berlin UTC+1 (CET) (observes summer time)

Population
428K
GDP
$21B
GDP per capita
$49,937
Land area
1,008 km² (389 mi²)
Density
425/km² (1,101/mi²)

Primary city Kassel

State / province Hesse

Language German

Kassel metro area

51.31, 9.48
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Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

1 teams

Major League Teams/Venues

Handball • Int'l Handball🥇

MT Melsungen

Melsungen

Top Companies

1 companies
1K+S
$3B
Public

Total Market Cap: $3B across 1 companies

Source data as of October 31, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

Languages of Kassel

German first in Hesse; 1 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoGerman
AdministrativeGerman
NationalGerman
English reach, Hesse
64%
Tier 3 country
Effective working languages
1.85
Rank 25 of 43; 2 working languages in Germany

Hesse on the languages board · Language power

Art of Kassel

#127 for celebrated art · 5 canon works in its museums

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Leading museums: Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister

2 notable artists born here, most in the 1700s: Christian Daniel Rauch

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#1145

University of Kassel

Kassel, Germany