Note: Kraftfahrzeugbestand einschl. Fahrzeuge, die regional nicht zugeordnet wurden. Bundessumme allgemeinbildendes Schulwesen einschl. externe Schulabgänger. Sozialversicherungspflichtig Beschäftigte einschl. der Beschäftigten für die eine Länderzuordnung am Arbeitsort nicht möglich ist.
Geography
Number of municipalities on 31 Dec. 2015
11,092
Area in km² on 31 Dec. 2015
357,385.7
Population and age
Population figures on 31 Dec. 2015
... total (in 1,000)
82,175.7
... therefrom Germans (in 1,000)
73,523.7
... therefrom foreigners
10.5 %
Population density as at 31 Dec. 2015
... inhabitants per km²
229.9
Increase (+)/decrease (-) of the polulation 2011 (in 1,000)
... birth balance
-2.3
... migration balance
13.9
Age from ... to ... years on 31 Dec. 2015
... under 18
16.2 %
... 18 - 24
7.7 %
... 25 - 34
12.8 %
... 35 - 59
35.8 %
... 60 - 74
16.4 %
... 75 and over
11.0 %
2011 Census
Population by migrant background on 9 May 2011
... without migrant background
80.8 %
... with migrant background
19.2 %
Population by religious affiliation on 9 May 2011
... Roman Catholic Church
30.0 %
... Evangelical Church
29.1 %
... others, none, not specified
40.9 %
Dwellings in residental buildings on 9 May 2011
... ownership rate
45.9 %
Construction and housing
Dwelling completed 2014 (per 1,000 inhabitants)
3.0
Stock of dwellings on 31 Dec. 2015 (per 1,000 inhabitants)
504.4
National accounts
Disposable income of households 2014 (€ per habitant)
21,117
Gross domestic product 2014 (€ per inhabitant)
36,003
Stock of motor vehicles
Stock of motor vehicles on 1 Jan. 2016 (per 1,000 inhabitants)
664.0
Vocational Education System
Graduates and school leavers of vocational schools 2015 (per 1,000 inhabitants)
3.2
General Education System
Graduates and school leavers having completed their education 2015
... total without externals (per 1,000 inhabitants)
10.2
... without secondary general school certificate
5.7 %
... with secondary general school certificate
16.2 %
... with intermediate school certificate
43.6 %
... with university entrance qualification
34.5 %
Children in publicly funded day care
Children cared for on 1 Mar. 2016 (per 1,000 inhabitants)
43.2
Business register
total companies 2014 (per 1,000 inhabitants)
45.0
craft companies 2014 (per 1,000 inhabitants)
7.3
Employees subject to social insurance
Employees subject to social insurance on 30 June 2016
... total (per 1,000 inhabitants)
386.4
... agriculture and forestry, fishing
0.8 %
... industry
28.7 %
... trade, hotel and restaurant industry, transport
22.3 %
... public and other service activities
20.8 %
... other service providers, not specified
27.5 %
Recipients of unemployment benefit II and of social allowance
Recipients of unemployment benefit II and of social allowance on 31 Dec. 2016
... total (per 1,000 inhabitants)
76.0
... therefrom including individuals not capable of earning and in need of assistance
26.4 %
... therefrom foreigner
29.8 %
Unemployment rate
Unemployment rate at the end of March 2017
... total
6.0 %
... therefrom male
6.4 %
... therefrom female
5.6 %
... therefrom in the age from 15 to 19 years
3.6 %
... therefrom in the age from 55 to 64 years
6.7 %
Structural constituency data of Länder and constituencies