Saarbrücken

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#646

Global Rank

3.5

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
538K
GDP
$36B
GDP per capita
$67,662
Land area
859 km² (331 mi²)
Density
627/km² (1,624/mi²)

Primary city Saarbrücken

State / province Saarland

Language German

Saarbrücken metro area

49.24, 7.00
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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

2 teams

Major League Teams/Venues

Football/Soccer • Germany🥇

SV Elversberg

Saarbrücken • Level: 1

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams1 team

Football/Soccer • Germany

FC Saarbrücken

Saarbrücken • Level: 3

Against expectation how Saarbrücken’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 15.9 match points across 166 club-matches since 1963.

How this is measured →

Languages of Saarbrücken

German first in Saarland; 1 languages hold a role.

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

Saarland on the languages board · Language power

Screen of Saarbrücken

#218 by film pedigree · score 15.7 · 1 person in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Max Ophüls

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#735

Saarland University

Saarbrücken, Germany

Notable Infrastructure

Metro System (34 stations)1 entry

Saarbahn

Saarbrücken • 34 stations