| Structural data for the Election to the 17th German Bundestag | |
|---|---|
| Number of municipalities | |
| on 31 Dec. 2008 | 9 |
| Area in km2 | |
| on 31 Dec. 2007 | 611 |
| Population figures as at 31 Dec. 2008 | |
| Total (in 1,000) | 286.4 |
| Male (in 1,000) | 140.5 |
| Germans (in 1,000) | 254 |
| Population density as at 31 Dec. 2007 | |
| Inhabitants per km2 | 472.9 |
| Increase (+)/decrease (-) of the population in 2007 (per 1,000 inhabitants) | -7.6 |
| Age from ... to under ... years on 31 Dec. 2008 (in %) | |
| under 18 | 18.5 |
| 18 - 25 | 8.4 |
| 25 - 35 | 10.3 |
| 35 - 60 | 37.2 |
| 60 - 75 | 17.1 |
| 75 and over | 8.5 |
| 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) | 13.4 |
| Without secondary general school certificate | 8.3 |
| With secondary general school certificate | 23.4 |
| With intermediate school certificate | 44 |
| With university entrance qualification | 22.1 |
| Stock of motor vehicles (per 1,000 inhabitants) | |
| on 1 Jan. 2008 | 597.7 |
| Construction and housing (per 1,000 inhabitants) | |
| Dwellings completed in 2007 | 1.6 |
| Stock of dwellings on 31 Dec. 2007 | 465.3 |
| Mining and Manufacturing on 30 Sep. 2007 (per 1,000 inhabitants) | |
| Local units | 1.4 |
| Employees | 151.2 |
| Statistics of business notifications, 2007 (per 1,000 inhabitants) | |
| Business registrations | 9.3 |
| Business deregistrations | 9.2 |
| Trade tax revenue (per 1,000 inhabitants) | |
| in 2007 | 502.9 |
| Insolvency proceedings 2007 (per 1,000 inhabitants) | |
| Number of proceedings filed | 2.8 |
| Employees | 1.9 |
| Debts of municipalities and associations of municipalities (per 1,000 inhabitants) | |
| on 31 Dec. 2007 | 1,120 |
| Employees subject to social insurance contributions on 30 June 2008 | |
| Place of residence | 342.8 |
| Place of employment | 336.8 |
| Commuter balance | -6 |
| Unemployment rate at the end of December 2008 (in %) | |
| Total | 7.3 |
| Women | 7.8 |
| Foreigners | 15 |
| Recipients of unemployment benefit II and of social allowance on 31 Dec. 2007 | |
| Total (per 1,000 inhabitants) | 76.1 |
| Including individuals not capable of earning and in need of assistance (in %) | 30.4 |
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