NUTS statistical regions of Germany

The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) is a geocode standard for referencing the subdivisions of Germany for statistical purposes. The standard is developed and regulated by the European Union. The NUTS standard is instrumental in delivering the European Union's Structural Funds. The NUTS code for Germany is DE and a hierarchy of three levels is established by Eurostat. Below these is a further levels of geographic organisation – the local administrative unit (LAU). In Germany the LAUs 1 is collective municipalities, and the LAU 2 is municipalities.

Older version
In the 2003 version, before the abolition of the government regions in Sachsen-Anhalt, the codes were as follows
 * DEE1	Dessau
 * DEE11	Dessau, Kreisfreie Stadt
 * DEE12	Anhalt-Zerbst
 * DEE13	Bernburg
 * DEE14	Bitterfeld
 * DEE15	Köthen
 * DEE16	Wittenberg
 * DEE2	Halle
 * DEE21	Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt
 * DEE22	Burgenlandkreis
 * DEE23	Mansfelder Land
 * DEE24	Merseburg-Querfurt
 * DEE25	Saalkreis
 * DEE26	Sangerhausen
 * DEE27	Weißenfels
 * DEE3	Magdeburg
 * DEE31	Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt
 * DEE32	Aschersleben-Staßfurt
 * DEE33	Bördekreis
 * DEE34	Halberstadt
 * DEE35	Jerichower Land
 * DEE36	Ohrekreis
 * DEE37	Stendal
 * DEE38	Quedlinburg
 * DEE39	Schönebeck
 * DEE3A	Wernigerode
 * DEE3B	Altmarkkreis Salzwedel

Changes

Changes from 2006 to 2010
 * BRANDENBURG merged from two regions
 * SAXONY restructured after 2008 redistricting legislation

Changes from 2010 to 2013
 * MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN completely restructured and merged districts

Changes from 2013 to 2016:
 * DE91C created from merger of old DE915 Göttingen and DE919 Osterode am Harz
 * Boundary changes for DEB1C (old DEB16) and DEB1D (old DEB19)