| Structural data for the Election to the 17th German Bundestag | |
|---|---|
| Number of municipalities | |
| on 31 Dec. 2008 | 396 |
| Area in km2 | |
| on 31 Dec. 2007 | 34,086.5 |
| Population figures as at 31 Dec. 2008 | |
| Total (in 1,000) | 17,933.1 |
| Male (in 1,000) | 8,746.4 |
| Germans (in 1,000) | 16,046.2 |
| Population density as at 31 Dec. 2007 | |
| Inhabitants per km2 | 528 |
| Increase (+)/decrease (-) of the population in 2007 (per 1,000 inhabitants) | -1.8 |
| Age from ... to under ... years on 31 Dec. 2008 (in %) | |
| under 18 | 17.7 |
| 18 - 25 | 8.2 |
| 25 - 35 | 11.5 |
| 35 - 60 | 37.3 |
| 60 - 75 | 16.6 |
| 75 and over | 8.7 |
| 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) | 12.4 |
| Without secondary general school certificate | 6.5 |
| With secondary general school certificate | 21.5 |
| With intermediate school certificate | 41.4 |
| With university entrance qualification | 27.3 |
| Stock of motor vehicles (per 1,000 inhabitants) | |
| on 1 Jan. 2008 | 571.7 |
| Construction and housing (per 1,000 inhabitants) | |
| Dwellings completed in 2007 | 2.5 |
| Stock of dwellings on 31 Dec. 2007 | 472.4 |
| Mining and Manufacturing on 30 Sep. 2007 (per 1,000 inhabitants) | |
| Local units | 0.6 |
| Employees | 71.3 |
| Statistics of business notifications, 2007 (per 1,000 inhabitants) | |
| Business registrations | 10 |
| Business deregistrations | 8.6 |
| Trade tax revenue (per 1,000 inhabitants) | |
| in 2007 | 468.4 |
| Insolvency proceedings 2007 (per 1,000 inhabitants) | |
| Number of proceedings filed | 2 |
| Employees | 2.3 |
| Debts of municipalities and associations of municipalities (per 1,000 inhabitants) | |
| on 31 Dec. 2007 | 1,308.8* |
| Employees subject to social insurance contributions on 30 June 2008 | |
| Place of residence | 318 |
| Place of employment | 323.3 |
| Commuter balance | 5.4 |
| Unemployment rate at the end of December 2008 (in %) | |
| Total | 9 |
| Women | 9 |
| Foreigners | 21.9 |
| Recipients of unemployment benefit II and of social allowance on 31 Dec. 2007 | |
| Total (per 1,000 inhabitants) | 92.1 |
| Including individuals not capable of earning and in need of assistance (in %) | 29.2 |
*Land result incl. regional municipal associations and Regional Association of the Ruhr area (Regionalverband Ruhr).
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