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Geography
Number of municipalities on 31 Dec. 2019 38
Area in km² on 31 Dec. 2019 642.3
Population and age
Population figures on 31 Dec. 2019
... total (in 1,000) 258.1
... therefrom Germans (in 1,000) 214.3
... therefrom foreigners 17.0 %
Population density as at 31 Dec. 2019
... inhabitants per km² 401.9
Increase (+)/decrease (-) of the population 2019 (in 1,000)
... birth balance -1.5
... migration balance 5.1
Age from ... to ... years on 31 Dec. 2019
... under 18 17.0 %
... 18 - 24 7.6 %
... 25 - 34 12.1 %
... 35 - 59 34.8 %
... 60 - 74 16.8 %
... 75 and over 11.6 %
Area survey by type of actual use
Floor area by type of actual use on 31 Dec. 2019
… settlement and traffic 16.9 %
… vegetation and water bodies 83.1 %
Construction and housing
Dwelling completed 2019 (per 1,000 inhabitants) 2.7
Stock of dwellings on 31 Dec. 2019 (per 1,000 inhabitants) 473.8
Useful floor space on 31 Dec. 2019 (per dwelling) 92.5
Useful floor space on 31 Dec. 2019 (per inhabitant) 43.8
Stock of passenger cars
Stock of passenger cars on 1 Jan. 2020
... total (per 1,000 inhabitants) 643.9
… of which: with electric or hybrid drive 1.4 %
Business register
Total companies 2018 (per 1,000 inhabitants) 42.1
Craft companies 2018 (per 1,000 inhabitants) 7.3
Vocational Education System
Graduates and school leavers of vocational schools 2019 (per 1,000 inhabitants) 4.1
General Education System
Graduates and school leavers having completed their education 2019
... total without externals (per 1,000 inhabitants) 9.7
... without secondary general school certificate 6.8 %
... with secondary general school certificate 17.2 %
... with intermediate school certificate 49.3 %
... with university entrance qualification 26.8 %
Children in publicly funded day care
Children cared for on 1 Mar. 2020 (care rate)
… under 3 years 23.2
… 3 to under 6 years 94.0
National accounts
Disposable income of households 2018 (EUR per habitant) 24,173
Gross domestic product 2018 (EUR per inhabitant) 34,635
Employees subject to social insurance contributions
Employees subject to social insurance contributions on 30 June 2020
... total (per 1,000 inhabitants) 339.0
... agriculture and forestry, fishing 0.3 %
... industry 41.2 %
... trade, hotel and restaurant industry, transport 20.1 %
... public and other service activities 14.9 %
... other service providers, not specified 23.5 %
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) 47.3
... therefrom including individuals not capable of earning and in need of assistance 28.4 %
... therefrom foreigners 48.2 %
Unemployment rate
Unemployment rate at the end of February 2021
... total 4.9 %
... therefrom male 5.2 %
... therefrom female 4.6 %
... therefrom in the age from 15 to 19 years 4.4 %
... therefrom in the age from 55 to 64 years 5.8 %