Note: Die Stadt Essen bildet mehrere Wahlkreise. Außer den Angaben zur Fläche und zur Bevölkerung am 31.12.2019 sind die Werte für Essen insgesamt ausgewiesen.
Geography
Number of municipalities on 31 Dec. 2019
1
Area in km² on 31 Dec. 2019
67.7
Population and age
Population figures on 31 Dec. 2019
... total (in 1,000)
246.6
... therefrom Germans (in 1,000)
192.7
... therefrom foreigners
21.8 %
Population density as at 31 Dec. 2019
... inhabitants per km²
3,642.6
Increase (+)/decrease (-) of the population 2019 (in 1,000)
... birth balance
-1.8
... migration balance
0.4
Age from ... to ... years on 31 Dec. 2019
... under 18
16.3 %
... 18 - 24
7.7 %
... 25 - 34
14.3 %
... 35 - 59
33.4 %
... 60 - 74
16.6 %
... 75 and over
11.7 %
Area survey by type of actual use
Floor area by type of actual use on 31 Dec. 2019
… settlement and traffic
66.7 %
… vegetation and water bodies
33.3 %
Construction and housing
Dwelling completed 2019 (per 1,000 inhabitants)
1.8
Stock of dwellings on 31 Dec. 2019 (per 1,000 inhabitants)
541.6
Useful floor space on 31 Dec. 2019 (per dwelling)
75.1
Useful floor space on 31 Dec. 2019 (per inhabitant)
40.7
Stock of passenger cars
Stock of passenger cars on 1 Jan. 2020
... total (per 1,000 inhabitants)
501.1
… of which: with electric or hybrid drive
1.6 %
Business register
Total companies 2018 (per 1,000 inhabitants)
37.7
Craft companies 2018 (per 1,000 inhabitants)
4.9
Vocational Education System
Graduates and school leavers of vocational schools 2019 (per 1,000 inhabitants)
3.4
General Education System
Graduates and school leavers having completed their education 2019
... total without externals (per 1,000 inhabitants)
9.3
... without secondary general school certificate
8.0 %
... with secondary general school certificate
13.5 %
... with intermediate school certificate
35.6 %
... with university entrance qualification
42.9 %
Children in publicly funded day care
Children cared for on 1 Mar. 2020 (care rate)
… under 3 years
29.6
… 3 to under 6 years
87.3
National accounts
Disposable income of households 2018 (EUR per habitant)
20,626
Gross domestic product 2018 (EUR per inhabitant)
43,365
Employees subject to social insurance contributions
Employees subject to social insurance contributions on 30 June 2020
... total (per 1,000 inhabitants)
436.1
... agriculture and forestry, fishing
0.1 %
... industry
17.5 %
... trade, hotel and restaurant industry, transport
20.9 %
... public and other service activities
30.2 %
... other service providers, not specified
31.4 %
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)
151.8
... therefrom including individuals not capable of earning and in need of assistance