Rostock

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#656

Global Rank

3.4

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

0.8%


Share

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

Population
424K
GDP
$18B
GDP per capita
$41,247
Land area
2,396 km² (925 mi²)
Density
177/km² (458/mi²)

Primary city Rostock

State / province Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Language German

Rostock metro area

54.08, 12.13
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Cultural Events, Ports, Exchanges & Infrastructure.

World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

3 teams

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams1 team

Football/Soccer • Germany

FC Hansa Rostock

Rostock • Level: 3

Other Men’s Teams2 teams

Basketball • Int'l Basketball

Rostock Seawolves

Rostock

Volleyball • Int'l Volleyball

SV Warnemünde (volleyball)

Rostock

Against expectation how Rostock’s teams have done against the odds they went in with.
  • German top-flight clubs based here have fallen short of their pre-match odds by 4.7 match points across 408 club-matches since 1991.

How this is measured →

Championship History

1 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented Rostock, across all sports, newest first. 1 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

FC Hansa Rostock
1991

Cultural Assets

Cultural Events

Notable One-off Events

2007 33rd G8 summit

Heiligendamm • International Summit

Languages of Rostock

German first in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern; 1 languages hold a role.

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

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern on the languages board · Language power

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#620

University of Rostock

Rostock, Germany

Notable Infrastructure

Port1 entry

Port of Rostock-Warnemünde

Port of Rostock-Warnemünde • Passenger

Suburban Rail (24 stations)1 entry

Rostock S-Bahn

Rostock • 24 stations