Innovation Cities™ Index 2022-2023: EU-27 – Most Innovative Cities

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Who are  European Union (EU-27) most innovative cities?

Based on the 16th annual Innovation Cities™ Index city rankings process by 2THINKNOW. Original quantitative method, based on 162 indicators (including consideration of 1000+ data point inputs) per city. Est. 2007.

Why This Ranking?

Breadth of indicators covers areas of innovation that 500 cities are focused on. Such as: digital, liveability, smart, economic development, mobility (transport), tourism and trade, place branding, start-ups, sustainability. The city ranking has over a decade of results, making analysis possible. Detailed data is also available to order.
FAQ

These city rankings measure pre-conditions for innovation. Results are available globally (500 cities or top 100), or by region/nation.

The 162 Indicators cover key areas for city innovation such as: digital transformation, technology, startups, economic development, sustainability, liveability, mobility and other areas. Above average scores across many indicators result in a higher rank. Thus, making cities that rank high, more well-balanced. You can order city data at any level.

Indicators map to key government departments or industries.

The Innovation Cities™ Index was established in 2007. We seek to definitively answer the question - 'which are the world's most innovative cities '?

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Indicators

Based on 162 standard Indicators with underlying Data Points from 2THINKNOW's awesome City Benchmarking Data set. Making it easy to compare cities.

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EU-27 City Rankings Results for 2022-2023

REGION RANKCITYLOCATIONCLASSSCORE (60)PRIOR REGION RANKREGION CHANGEGLOBAL RANKCityID
1ParisFranceNEXUS551-41002
2BerlinGermanyNEXUS525+311142
3StockholmSwedenNEXUS522- 1131279
4MunichGermanyNEXUS516+216863
5ViennaAustriaNEXUS513- 2171439
6MadridSpainNEXUS517+119766
7AmsterdamNetherlandsNEXUS514- 32043
8BarcelonaSpainNEXUS509+126105
9MilanItalyNEXUS5011+227825
10CopenhagenDenmarkNEXUS5010-30302
11DublinIrelandNEXUS4913+236354
12HelsinkiFinlandNEXUS488- 439497
13HamburgGermanyNEXUS4812- 141483
14RomeItalyHUB4714-481117
15BrusselsBelgiumHUB4722+749190
16PragueCzech RepublicHUB4621+5591061
17LisbonPortugalHUB4627+1060730
18AthensGreeceHUB4636+186678
19FrankfurtGermanyHUB4620+168409
20BudapestHungaryHUB4516- 478194
21OportoPortugalHUB4535+1479966
22DüsseldorfGermanyHUB4526+482363
23StuttgartGermanyHUB4524+1851285
24RotterdamNetherlandsHUB4515- 9871123
25LyonFranceHUB4538+1388757
26WarsawPolandHUB4519- 7891470
27GothenburgSwedenHUB4517- 1093453
28CologneGermanyHUB4543+1597290
29TallinnEstoniaNODE4418- 111021323
30MalmöSwedenNODE4423- 7119777
31Napoli (Naples)ItalyNODE4448+17121886
32NurembergGermanyNODE4459+27123943
33The HagueNetherlandsNODE4425- 81261537
34SalzburgAustriaNODE4331- 31301153
35FlorenceItalyNODE4346+11131396
36HannoverGermanyNODE4339+3132489
37EssenGermanyNODE4342+5133386
38LeipzigGermanyNODE4332- 6135718
39TorinoItalyNODE4379+401371369
40BucharestRomaniaNODE4330- 10138193
41AntwerpBelgiumNODE4351+1014054
42DresdenGermanyNODE4357+15147352
43UtrechtNetherlandsNODE4334- 91521416
44MarseilleFranceNODE4370+26158794
45NiceFranceNODE4366+21161907
46DortmundGermanyNODE4249+3167349
47DuisburgGermanyNODE4244- 3168357
48BilbaoSpainNODE4247- 1171149
49VeniceItalyNODE4278+291781433
50BonnGermanyNODE4255+5180164
51BremenGermanyNODE4241- 10182181
52Mannheim-HeidelbergGermanyNODE4262+101831558
53KarlsruheGermanyNODE4245- 8184619
54AachenGermanyNODE4267+131861
55EindhovenNetherlandsNODE4233- 22187370
56SofiaBulgariaNODE4268+121881247
57ToulouseFranceNODE4276+191921376
58ValenciaSpainNODE4229- 291941421
59BordeauxFranceNODE4280+21197165
60LuxembourgLuxembourgNODE4228- 321991548
61NantesFranceNODE4269+8200884
62GrazAustriaNODE4150- 12213459
63LinzAustriaNODE4171+8214728
64KatowicePolandNODE4156- 8215626
65WuppertalGermanyNODE4172+72191489
66Wroc?awPolandNODE4140- 262211908
67MontpellierFranceNODE4196+29226852
68StrasbourgFranceNODE4187+192291284
69OdenseDenmarkNODE4173+4231948
70MálagaSpainNODE4163- 7234776
71LilleFranceNODE4183+12235724
72BolognaItalyNODE4198+26237162
73GdanskPolandNODE4054- 19248434
74PadovaItalyNODE4082+8249991
75VeronaItalyNODE4090+152501435
76BochumGermanyNODE4065- 11253159
77RigaLatviaNODE4037- 402561106
78KrakówPolandNODE4052- 26258682
79SevilleSpainNODE4058- 212611224
80GentBelgiumNODE4081+1265439
81ThessalonikiGreeceNODE4095+142721549
82KielGermanyNODE4053- 29274643
83ZagrebCroatiaNODE4094+112771515
84ModenaItalyNODE3986+2281839
85BrnoCzech RepublicNODE3992+7287188
86TriesteItalyNODE3991+52891383
87LiègeBelgiumNODE3988+1290723
88GranadaSpainNODE3984- 4301455
89LeuvenBelgiumNODE39104+153021620
90GrenobleFranceNODE3985- 5303463
91PamplonaSpainNODE3864- 27310997
92GijónSpainNODE3860- 32311443
93VilniusLithuaniaNODE3874- 193191445
94RennesFranceNODE3889- 53231096
95Saint-ÉtienneFranceNODE38103+83241137
96ReimsFranceNODE38101+53251094
97RouenFranceNODE38102+53271596
98ParmaItalyNODE37100+23361003
99BratislavaSlovakiaNODE3777- 22337176
100LjubljanaSloveniaNODE3761- 39343734
101DijonFranceNODE3799- 23441581
102Le HavreFranceNODE3793- 9345714
103TimisoaraRomaniaNODE3675- 283511352
104LimogesFranceNODE36106+23611584
105MetzFranceNODE36107+23661585
106KosiceSlovakiaNODE3597- 9372678
107DubrovnikCroatiaNODE35105- 2375355
108CannesFranceNODE35110+23831535
109Santa Cruz de TenerifeSpainUPSTART34109-4001178
110GuimaraesPortugalUPSTART32108- 24262081
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Region Definition

Definition of list: All EU-27 country-member cities selected from the 500 cities. Countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden.

About EU-27

European Union (EU), international organization comprising 27 European countries and governing common economic, social, and security policies. The EU was created by the Maastricht Treaty, which entered into force on November 1, 1993. The treaty was designed to enhance European political and economic integration by creating a single currency (the euro), a unified foreign and security policy, and common citizenship rights and by advancing cooperation in the areas of immigration, asylum, and judicial affairs. european-union.europa.eu

 

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