Geography
                    
                
        | Number of municipalities on 31. Dec 2023
    i | 38 | 
        | Area in km² on 31  Dec 2023
    i | 902.9 | 
                
            
            
         
         
 
 
 
 
 
        
            
                    Population and age
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        | Population figures on 31 Dec. 2023 | 
        | ... total (in 1,000) | 209.1 | 
        | ... therefrom Germans (in 1,000)
    i | 202.4 | 
        | ... therefrom foreigners
    i | 3.2 % | 
        | Population density as at 31 Dec 2023
    i | 
        | ... inhabitants per km² | 231.6 | 
        | Increase (+)/decrease (-) of the population 2023 (in 1,000)
    i | 
        | ... birth balance
    i | -10.8 | 
        | ... migration balance
    i | 10.1 | 
        |  | 
        | … under 18 | 15.8 % | 
        | ... 18 - 24 | 5.2 % | 
        | ... 25 - 34 | 6.8 % | 
        | ... 35 - 59 | 33.1 % | 
        | ... 60 - 74 | 24.3 % | 
        | ... 75 and over | 14.8 % | 
                
            
            
         
         
 
 
 
 
 
        
            
                    Area survey by type of actual use
                    
                
        | Floor area by type of actual use on 31 Dec 2022
    i | 
        | … settlement and traffic | 16.4 % | 
        | … vegetation and water bodies | 83.6 % | 
                
            
            
         
         
 
 
 
 
 
        
            
                    Construction and housing
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        | Dwelling completed 2023 (per 1,000 inhabitants) | 2.0 | 
        | Stock of dwellings on 31 De. 2023 (per 1,000 inhabitants) | 606.1 | 
        | Useful floor space on 31 Dec 2023 (per dwelling) | 75.7 | 
        | Useful floor space on 31 Dec 2023 (per 1,000 inhabitants) | 45.9 | 
                
            
            
         
         
 
 
 
 
 
        
            
                    Stock of passenger cars
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        | Stock of passenger cars on 1 Jan 2024 | 
        | ... total (per 1,000 inhabitants) | 613.3 | 
        | … of which: with electric or hybrid drive | 4.6 % | 
                
            
            
         
         
 
 
 
 
 
        
            
                    Business register
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        | Total companies 2022 (per 1,000 inhabitants) | 38.2 | 
        | Craft companies 2022 (per 1,000 inhabitants) | 10.8 | 
                
            
            
         
         
 
 
 
 
 
        
            
                    Vocational Education System
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        | Graduates and school leavers of vocational schools 2022 (per 1,000 inhabitants) | 1.4 | 
                
            
            
         
         
 
 
 
 
 
        
            
                    General Education System
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        | Graduates an school leavers having completed their education 2022 | 
        | ... total without externals (per 1,000 inhabitants) | 8.4 | 
        | ... without secondary general school certificate | 8.2 % | 
        | ... with secondary general school certificate | 8.4 % | 
        | ... with intermediate school certificate | 54.7 % | 
        | ... with university entrance qualification | 28.6 % | 
                
            
            
         
         
 
 
 
 
 
        
            
                    Children in publicly funded day care
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        | Children cared for on 1 Mar 2023 (care rate) | 
        | … unter 3 years | 56.1 | 
        | … 3 to under 6 years | 96.5 | 
                
            
            
         
         
 
 
 
 
 
        
            
                    National accounts
                    
                
        | Disposable income of households 2021 (EUR per habitant)
    i | 22,405.0 | 
        | Gross domestic product 2021 (EUR per inhabitant)
    i | 29,231.0 | 
                
            
            
         
         
 
 
 
 
 
        
            
                    Employees subject to social insurance contributions
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        | Employees subject to social insurance contributions on 30 June 2023 | 
        | ... total (per 1,000 inhabitants) | 372.3 | 
        | ... agriculture and forestry, fishing | 1.5 % | 
        | ... industry | 38.2 % | 
        | ... trade, hotel and restaurant industry, transport | 19.4 % | 
        | ... public and other service activities | 11.1 % | 
        | ... other service providers, not specified | 29.7 % | 
                
            
            
         
         
 
 
 
 
 
        
            
                    Recipients of unemployment benefit II and of social allowance
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        | Recipients of unemployment benefit II and of social allowance at the end of August 2024 | 
        | ... total (per 1,000 inhabitants) | 49.6 | 
        | ... therefrom including individuals not capable of earning and in need of assistance | 22.3 % | 
        | ... therefrom foreigner | 34.9 % | 
                
            
            
         
         
 
 
 
 
 
        
            
                    Unemployment rate
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        | Unemployment rate at the end of November 2024 | 
        | ... total | 5.3 % | 
        | ... therefrom male | 5.6 % | 
        | ... therefrom female | 5.0 % | 
        | ... therefrom in the age from 15 to 24 years | 6.0 % | 
        | ... therefrom in the age from 55 to 64 years | 6.0 % |