European Parliament election 2019
Geography
Number of municipalities on 31 Dec. 2017 i 422
Area in km² on 31 Dec. 2017 i 18,450.0
Population and age i
Population figures on 31 Dec. 2017
... total (in 1,000) 4,081.3
... therefrom Germans (in 1,000) i 3,895.6
... therefrom foreigners i 4.6 %
Population density as at 31 Dec. 2017 i
... inhabitants per km² 221.2
Increase (+)/decrease (-) of the population 2017 (in 1,000) i
... birth balance i -4.4
... migration balance i 4.3
Age from ... to ... years on 31 Dec. 2017
... under 18 15.5 %
... 18 - 24 5.5 %
... 25 - 34 12.3 %
... 35 - 59 33.7 %
... 60 - 74 18.9 %
... 75 and over 14.1 %
National accounts
Disposable income of households 2016 (€ per habitant) 19,191
Gross domestic product 2016 (€ per inhabitant) i 28,947
Central Register of Foreigners
People seeking protection on 31 Dec. 2017 i
... total (per 1,000 inhabitants) 14.2
... with open protection status 24.3 %
... with recognized protection status 58.5 %
... with rejected protection status 17.2 %
Construction and housing i
Dwelling completed 2017 (per 1,000 inhabitants) 2.3
Stock of dwellings on 31 Dec. 2017 (per 1,000 inhabitants) 577.3
Useful floor space on 31 Dec. 2017 (per dwelling) 75.5
Useful floor space on 31 Dec. 2017 (per 1,000 inhabitants) 43.6
Stock of motor vehicles i
Stock of motor vehicles on 1 Jan. 2018 (per 1,000 inhabitants) 632.2
Vocational Education System i
Graduates and school leavers of vocational schools 2015 (per 1,000 inhabitants) 1.7
General Education System i
Graduates and school leavers having completed their education 2017
... total without externals (per 1,000 inhabitants) 7.6
... without secondary general school certificate 8.3 %
... with secondary general school certificate 8.6 %
... with intermediate school certificate 49.8 %
... with university entrance qualification 33.2 %
Children in publicly funded day care i
Children cared for on 1 Mar. 2018 (care rate) 50.9
Business register i
Total companies 2016 (per 1,000 inhabitants) 40.8
Craft companies 2016 (per 1,000 inhabitants) 8.9
Employees subject to social insurance contributions i
Employees subject to social insurance contributions on 30 June 2018
... total (per 1,000 inhabitants) 393.9
... agriculture and forestry, fishing 1.2 %
... industry 28.4 %
... trade, hotel and restaurant industry, transport 21.0 %
... public and other service activities 18.8 %
... other service providers, not specified 30.7 %
Recipients of unemployment benefit II and of social allowance i
Recipients of unemployment benefit II and of social allowance at the end of October 2018
... total (per 1,000 inhabitants) 71.8
... therefrom including individuals not capable of earning and in need of assistance 23.5 %
... therefrom foreigner 18.2 %
Unemployment rate i
Unemployment rate at the end of January 2019
... total 6.1 %
... therefrom male 6.7 %
... therefrom female 5.5 %
... therefrom in the age from 15 to 19 years 4.6 %
... therefrom in the age from 55 to 64 years 8.0 %

Structural data of administrative districts