Bundestag election 2017
Geography
Number of municipalities on 31 Dec. 2015 1
Area in km² on 31 Dec. 2015 173.5
Population and age
Population figures on 31 Dec. 2015
... total (in 1,000) 307.8
... therefrom Germans (in 1,000) 252.3
... therefrom foreigners 18.0 %
Population density as at 31 Dec. 2015
... inhabitants per km² 1,774.2
Increase (+)/decrease (-) of the polulation 2011 (in 1,000)
... birth balance -0.1
... migration balance 25.0
Age from ... to ... years on 31 Dec. 2015
... under 18 14.6 %
... 18 - 24 10.8 %
... 25 - 34 17.5 %
... 35 - 59 33.5 %
... 60 - 74 13.8 %
... 75 and over 9.8 %
2011 Census
Population by migrant background on 9 May 2011
... without migrant background 69.5 %
... with migrant background 30.5 %
Population by religious affiliation on 9 May 2011
... Roman Catholic Church 31.8 %
... Evangelical Church 30.0 %
... others, none, not specified 38.2 %
Dwellings in residental buildings on 9 May 2011
... ownership rate 30.4 %
Construction and housing
Dwelling completed 2014 (per 1,000 inhabitants) 2.7
Stock of dwellings on 31 Dec. 2015 (per 1,000 inhabitants) 506.5
National accounts
Disposable income of households 2014 (€ per habitant) 21,417
Gross domestic product 2014 (€ per inhabitant) 59,775
Stock of motor vehicles
Stock of motor vehicles on 1 Jan. 2016 (per 1,000 inhabitants) 514.6
Vocational Education System
Graduates and school leavers of vocational schools 2015 (per 1,000 inhabitants) 5.4
General Education System
Graduates and school leavers having completed their education 2015
... total without externals (per 1,000 inhabitants) 9.2
... without secondary general school certificate 6.7 %
... with secondary general school certificate 11.9 %
... with intermediate school certificate 38.5 %
... with university entrance qualification 42.9 %
Children in publicly funded day care
Children cared for on 1 Mar. 2016 (per 1,000 inhabitants) 42.4
Business register
total companies 2014 (per 1,000 inhabitants) 47.9
craft companies 2014 (per 1,000 inhabitants) 5.9
Employees subject to social insurance
Employees subject to social insurance on 30 June 2016
... total (per 1,000 inhabitants) 577.7
... agriculture and forestry, fishing 0.1 %
... industry 15.6 %
... trade, hotel and restaurant industry, transport 21.7 %
... public and other service activities 35.0 %
... other service providers, not specified 27.6 %
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) 60.0
... therefrom including individuals not capable of earning and in need of assistance 24.7 %
... therefrom foreigner 30.6 %
Unemployment rate
Unemployment rate at the end of March 2017
... total 4.7 %
... therefrom male 4.9 %
... therefrom female 4.5 %
... therefrom in the age from 15 to 19 years 3.0 %
... therefrom in the age from 55 to 64 years 5.6 %