| Structural data for the Election to the 17th German Bundestag | |
|---|---|
| Number of municipalities | |
| on 31 Dec. 2008 | 12,227 |
| Area in km2 | |
| on 31 Dec. 2007 | 357,104 |
| Population figures as at 31 Dec. 2008 | |
| Total (in 1,000) | 82,002.4 |
| Male (in 1,000) | 40,184.3 |
| Germans (in 1,000) | 74,816.5 |
| Population density as at 31 Dec. 2007 | |
| Inhabitants per km2 | 230.2 |
| Increase (+)/decrease (-) of the population in 2007 (per 1,000 inhabitants) | -1.2 |
| Age from ... to under ... years on 31 Dec. 2008 (in %) | |
| under 18 | 16.7 |
| 18 - 25 | 8.3 |
| 25 - 35 | 11.8 |
| 35 - 60 | 37.6 |
| 60 - 75 | 16.9 |
| 75 and over | 8.6 |
| General Education System: Graduates and school leavers having completed their education, 2007 | |
| Total incl. entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences (per 1,000 inhabitants) | 11.6 |
| Without secondary general school certificate | 7.4 |
| With secondary general school certificate | 23.3 |
| With intermediate school certificate | 40.9 |
| With university entrance qualification | 27 |
| Stock of motor vehicles (per 1,000 inhabitants) | |
| on 1 Jan. 2008 | 600* |
| Construction and housing (per 1,000 inhabitants) | |
| Dwellings completed in 2007 | 2.6 |
| Stock of dwellings on 31 Dec. 2007 | 485.5 |
| Mining and Manufacturing on 30 Sep. 2007 (per 1,000 inhabitants) | |
| Local units | 0.6 |
| Employees | 73.8 |
| Statistics of business notifications, 2007 (per 1,000 inhabitants) | |
| Business registrations | 10.3 |
| Business deregistrations | 8.6 |
| Trade tax revenue (per 1,000 inhabitants) | |
| in 2007 | 401.9 |
| Insolvency proceedings 2007 (per 1,000 inhabitants) | |
| Number of proceedings filed | 2 |
| Employees | 1.5 |
| Debts of municipalities and associations of municipalities (per 1,000 inhabitants) | |
| on 31 Dec. 2007 | 1,020.3 |
| Employees subject to social insurance contributions on 30 June 2008 | |
| Place of residence | 333.4 |
| Place of employment | 334.8 |
| Commuter balance | 1.4 |
| Unemployment rate at the end of December 2008 (in %) | |
| Total | 8.3 |
| Women | 8.3 |
| Foreigners | 17.6 |
| Recipients of unemployment benefit II and of social allowance on 31 Dec. 2007 | |
| Total (per 1,000 inhabitants) | 85.4 |
| Including individuals not capable of earning and in need of assistance (in %) | 27.4 |
*Incl. vehicles which were not allocated to a region.
