Bundestag election 2017
Geography
Number of municipalities on 31 Dec. 2015 1
Area in km² on 31 Dec. 2015 141.1
Population and age
Population figures on 31 Dec. 2015
... total (in 1,000) 318.8
... therefrom Germans (in 1,000) 272.2
... therefrom foreigners 14.6 %
Population density as at 31 Dec. 2015
... inhabitants per km² 2,260.1
Increase (+)/decrease (-) of the polulation 2011 (in 1,000)
... birth balance 1.4
... migration balance 13.3
Age from ... to ... years on 31 Dec. 2015
... under 18 17.3 %
... 18 - 24 9.6 %
... 25 - 34 15.6 %
... 35 - 59 34.3 %
... 60 - 74 13.6 %
... 75 and over 9.7 %
2011 Census
Population by migrant background on 9 May 2011
... without migrant background 69.0 %
... with migrant background 31.0 %
Population by religious affiliation on 9 May 2011
... Roman Catholic Church 39.0 %
... Evangelical Church 22.0 %
... others, none, not specified 39.0 %
Dwellings in residental buildings on 9 May 2011
... ownership rate 33.7 %
Construction and housing
Dwelling completed 2014 (per 1,000 inhabitants) 3.3
Stock of dwellings on 31 Dec. 2015 (per 1,000 inhabitants) 529.3
National accounts
Disposable income of households 2014 (€ per habitant) 23,005
Gross domestic product 2014 (€ per inhabitant) 74,287
Stock of motor vehicles
Stock of motor vehicles on 1 Jan. 2016 (per 1,000 inhabitants) 769.3
Vocational Education System
Graduates and school leavers of vocational schools 2015 (per 1,000 inhabitants) 3.7
General Education System
Graduates and school leavers having completed their education 2015
... total without externals (per 1,000 inhabitants) 13.6
... without secondary general school certificate 2.8 %
... with secondary general school certificate 12.7 %
... with intermediate school certificate 34.4 %
... with university entrance qualification 50.1 %
Children in publicly funded day care
Children cared for on 1 Mar. 2016 (per 1,000 inhabitants) 41.6
Business register
total companies 2014 (per 1,000 inhabitants) 48.8
craft companies 2014 (per 1,000 inhabitants) 4.9
Employees subject to social insurance
Employees subject to social insurance on 30 June 2016
... total (per 1,000 inhabitants) 540.4
... agriculture and forestry, fishing 0.1 %
... industry 8.1 %
... trade, hotel and restaurant industry, transport 15.3 %
... public and other service activities 32.7 %
... other service providers, not specified 43.8 %
Recipients of unemployment benefit II and of social allowance
Recipients of unemployment benefit II and of social allowance on 31 Dec. 2016
... total (per 1,000 inhabitants) 99.7
... therefrom including individuals not capable of earning and in need of assistance 30.6 %
... therefrom foreigner 35.9 %
Unemployment rate
Unemployment rate at the end of March 2017
... total 6.7 %
... therefrom male 7.4 %
... therefrom female 6.0 %
... therefrom in the age from 15 to 19 years 4.6 %
... therefrom in the age from 55 to 64 years 7.2 %