Leipzig falls in the Glücksatlas 2025, but remains Saxon leader!

Leipzig falls in the Glücksatlas 2025, but remains Saxon leader!

Leipzig, Deutschland - The quality of life in major German cities is a much discussed topic, and the Glücksatlas 2025 offers interesting insights. According to the latest results, Leipzig took 15th out of 40 major cities, which means 11th place in the previous year. Despite this removal, the city in Saxony is the most satisfied, reports Sächsische.de . The lucky atlas is published by the southern German class lottery and the University of Freiburg and compares the quality of life in the 40 largest German cities.

Total overall, Leipzig had a satisfaction of 7.11 points. This is an improvement compared to 2024 (7.04 points) and is above the nationwide average of 6.87 points. It is particularly noteworthy that in Leipzig 48.1 % of the population are considered to be highly satisfied, while this value is only 38.3 % in other parts of Saxony. Halle (Saale) is just ahead of Leipzig in the ranking.

ranking lists and changes

Dresden, which slipped from 28th to 29th place, has below average satisfaction with 6.81 points. The city was able to improve by 0.21 points, but suffers from the high rents that contribute to dissatisfaction. Chemnitz, on the other hand, improved from 19 19th to 16th place and shows positive developments.

• Top 5 in the Glücksranking 2025:
• Kassel - 7.44 points
• Krefeld - 7.39 points
• Düsseldorf - 7.36 points
• Augsburg - 7.33 points
• aachen - 7.33 points

The bottom of the day is Rostock with only 6.08 points, which is a distance of 1.36 points to Kassel. The increase in life satisfaction in these cities is part of a Germany -wide trend, as an investigation of 23,468 people shows that was carried out between January 2022 and April 2025, as presseportal.de

quality of life in large cities

The study by PWC shows that the choice between city and country life is individual. Nine out of ten city dwellers feel comfortable at their place of residence, with Leipzig, together with Munich and Nuremberg, has a satisfaction rate of 93 %. The residents appreciate cultural and leisure opportunities as well as job and educational opportunities. However, they also express criticism of the high traffic load and the housing market situation in the cities. This illustrates the balance between a positive quality of life and the existing improvement potential, such as Pwc

Overall, the Glücksatlas 2025 shows that, despite a slight slip in the ranking, Leipzig has a high quality of life and satisfaction among the citizens that is above average. The results also illustrate the challenges in front of which other Saxon cities are facing, especially with regard to economic factors and living costs.