Overview

• Hamburg ranks highest with 82% of residents feeling strongly connected to their city and 81% to their federal state.
• Mecklenburg-Vorpommern leads in national belonging with 78% of respondents reporting a strong connection to Germany.
• Bremen records the strongest European affiliation at 70%, surpassing the 60% national average.
• Lower Saxony shows the weakest state-level bond at 59%, well below the 65% average for federal states.
• Thuringia reports the lowest European connection at 48%, even though 76% of its residents feel a strong local attachment.