Bundestag election 2025
Geography
Number of municipalities on 31. Dec 2023 i 418
Area in km² on 31 Dec 2023 i 18,449.9
Population and age i
Population figures on 31 Dec. 2023
... total (in 1,000) 4,054.7
... therefrom Germans (in 1,000) i 3,740.7
... therefrom foreigners i 7.7 %
Population density as at 31 Dec 2023 i
... inhabitants per km² 219.8
Increase (+)/decrease (-) of the population 2023 (in 1,000) i
... birth balance i -7.9
... migration balance i 18.2
… under 18 16.2 %
... 18 - 24 6.6 %
... 25 - 34 9.8 %
... 35 - 59 33.0 %
... 60 - 74 20.9 %
... 75 and over 13.5 %
Area survey by type of actual use
Floor area by type of actual use on 31 Dec 2022 i
… settlement and traffic 15.1 %
… vegetation and water bodies 84.9 %
Construction and housing i
Dwelling completed 2023 (per 1,000 inhabitants) 2.3
Stock of dwellings on 31 De. 2023 (per 1,000 inhabitants) 594.2
Useful floor space on 31 Dec 2023 (per dwelling) 73.9
Useful floor space on 31 Dec 2023 (per 1,000 inhabitants) 43.9
Stock of passenger cars i
Stock of passenger cars on 1 Jan 2024
... total (per 1,000 inhabitants) 538.9
… of which: with electric or hybrid drive 5.2 %
Business register i
Total companies 2022 (per 1,000 inhabitants) 38.2
Craft companies 2022 (per 1,000 inhabitants) 8.6
Vocational Education System i
Graduates and school leavers of vocational schools 2022 (per 1,000 inhabitants) 1.7
General Education System i
Graduates an school leavers having completed their education 2022
... total without externals (per 1,000 inhabitants) 8.0
... without secondary general school certificate 8.5 %
... with secondary general school certificate 8.4 %
... with intermediate school certificate 50.8 %
... with university entrance qualification 32.3 %
Children in publicly funded day care i
Children cared for on 1 Mar 2023 (care rate)
… unter 3 years 59.3
… 3 to under 6 years 96.8
National accounts
Disposable income of households 2021 (EUR per habitant) i 22,120.0
Gross domestic product 2021 (EUR per inhabitant) i 33,330.0
Employees subject to social insurance contributions i
Employees subject to social insurance contributions on 30 June 2023
... total (per 1,000 inhabitants) 405.4
... agriculture and forestry, fishing 1.1 %
... industry 27.5 %
... trade, hotel and restaurant industry, transport 20.7 %
... public and other service activities 19.2 %
... other service providers, not specified 31.5 %
Recipients of unemployment benefit II and of social allowance i
Recipients of unemployment benefit II and of social allowance at the end of August 2024
... total (per 1,000 inhabitants) 64.6
... therefrom including individuals not capable of earning and in need of assistance 22.7 %
... therefrom foreigner 38.2 %
Unemployment rate i
Unemployment rate at the end of November 2024
... total 6.5 %
... therefrom male 6.8 %
... therefrom female 6.1 %
... therefrom in the age from 15 to 24 years 6.7 %
... therefrom in the age from 55 to 64 years 7.1 %

Structural constituency data of constituencies