Bundestag election 2021
Geography
Number of municipalities on 31 Dec. 2019 126
Area in km² on 31 Dec. 2019 2,124.3
Population and age
Population figures on 31 Dec. 2019
... total (in 1,000) 291.3
... therefrom Germans (in 1,000) 266.9
... therefrom foreigners 8.4 %
Population density as at 31 Dec. 2019
... inhabitants per km² 137.1
Increase (+)/decrease (-) of the population 2019 (in 1,000)
... birth balance -2.7
... migration balance 9.5
Age from ... to ... years on 31 Dec. 2019
... under 18 16.6 %
... 18 - 24 8.4 %
... 25 - 34 12.0 %
... 35 - 59 33.6 %
... 60 - 74 17.6 %
... 75 and over 11.9 %
Area survey by type of actual use
Floor area by type of actual use on 31 Dec. 2019
… settlement and traffic 12.4 %
… vegetation and water bodies 87.6 %
Construction and housing
Dwelling completed 2019 (per 1,000 inhabitants) 6.4
Stock of dwellings on 31 Dec. 2019 (per 1,000 inhabitants) 523.1
Useful floor space on 31 Dec. 2019 (per dwelling) 94.3
Useful floor space on 31 Dec. 2019 (per inhabitant) 49.3
Stock of passenger cars
Stock of passenger cars on 1 Jan. 2020
... total (per 1,000 inhabitants) 592.1
… of which: with electric or hybrid drive 1.0 %
Business register
Total companies 2018 (per 1,000 inhabitants) 41.0
Craft companies 2018 (per 1,000 inhabitants) 6.9
Vocational Education System
Graduates and school leavers of vocational schools 2019 (per 1,000 inhabitants) 4.8
General Education System
Graduates and school leavers having completed their education 2019
... total without externals (per 1,000 inhabitants) 10.2
... without secondary general school certificate 9.1 %
... with secondary general school certificate 17.7 %
... with intermediate school certificate 39.0 %
... with university entrance qualification 34.2 %
Children in publicly funded day care
Children cared for on 1 Mar. 2020 (care rate)
… under 3 years 38.8
… 3 to under 6 years 93.3
National accounts
Disposable income of households 2018 (EUR per habitant) 21,358
Gross domestic product 2018 (EUR per inhabitant) 31,178
Employees subject to social insurance contributions
Employees subject to social insurance contributions on 30 June 2020
... total (per 1,000 inhabitants) 345.0
... agriculture and forestry, fishing 1.7 %
... industry 19.3 %
... trade, hotel and restaurant industry, transport 27.0 %
... public and other service activities 15.4 %
... other service providers, not specified 36.7 %
Recipients of unemployment benefit II and of social allowance
Recipients of unemployment benefit II and of social allowance at the end of October 2020
... total (per 1,000 inhabitants) 76.8
... therefrom including individuals not capable of earning and in need of assistance 26.1 %
... therefrom foreigners 28.2 %
Unemployment rate
Unemployment rate at the end of February 2021
... total 7.0 %
... therefrom male 7.7 %
... therefrom female 6.2 %
... therefrom in the age from 15 to 19 years 5.9 %
... therefrom in the age from 55 to 64 years 7.6 %