| Structural data for the Election to the 17th German Bundestag | |
|---|---|
| Number of municipalities | |
| on 31 Dec. 2008 | 2 |
| Area in km2 | |
| on 31 Dec. 2007 | 250.4 |
| Population figures as at 31 Dec. 2008 | |
| Total (in 1,000) | 319.9 |
| Male (in 1,000) | 157.2 |
| Germans (in 1,000) | 279.7 |
| Population density as at 31 Dec. 2007 | |
| Inhabitants per km2 | 1,281.5 |
| Increase (+)/decrease (-) of the population in 2007 (per 1,000 inhabitants) | -2.5 |
| Age from ... to under ... years on 31 Dec. 2008 (in %) | |
| under 18 | 15.6 |
| 18 - 25 | 8.8 |
| 25 - 35 | 12.7 |
| 35 - 60 | 35.8 |
| 60 - 75 | 17.8 |
| 75 and over | 9.3 |
| 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 | 8 |
| With secondary general school certificate | 20.8 |
| With intermediate school certificate | 40.7 |
| With university entrance qualification | 30.4 |
| Stock of motor vehicles (per 1,000 inhabitants) | |
| on 1 Jan. 2008 | 446.9 |
| Construction and housing (per 1,000 inhabitants) | |
| Dwellings completed in 2007 | 1.5 |
| Stock of dwellings on 31 Dec. 2007 | 541.4 |
| Mining and Manufacturing on 30 Sep. 2007 (per 1,000 inhabitants) | |
| Local units | 0.5 |
| Employees | 76.2 |
| Statistics of business notifications, 2007 (per 1,000 inhabitants) | |
| Business registrations | 9.5 |
| Business deregistrations | 8.6 |
| Trade tax revenue (per 1,000 inhabitants) | |
| in 2007 | 409.8 |
| Insolvency proceedings 2007 (per 1,000 inhabitants) | |
| Number of proceedings filed | 2.4 |
| Employees | 1.3 |
| Debts of municipalities and associations of municipalities (per 1,000 inhabitants) | |
| on 31 Dec. 2007 | - |
| Employees subject to social insurance contributions on 30 June 2008 | |
| Place of residence | 298.8 |
| Place of employment | 424 |
| Commuter balance | 125.2 |
| Unemployment rate at the end of December 2008 (in %) | |
| Total | 13 |
| Women | 12.5 |
| Foreigners | 25.9 |
| Recipients of unemployment benefit II and of social allowance on 31 Dec. 2007 | |
| Total (per 1,000 inhabitants) | 158.2 |
| Including individuals not capable of earning and in need of assistance (in %) | 28.5 |
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