• Additional topics for this district

Geography

Number of municipalities on 30 June 2023 i	142
Area in km² on 30 June 2023 i	4,766.8

Population and age i

Population figures on 31 Dec. 2022
... total (in 1,000)	214.2
... therefrom Germans (in 1,000) i	199.1
... therefrom foreigners i	7.1 %
Population density as at 31 Dec. 2022 i
... inhabitants per km²	44.9
Increase (+)/decrease (-) of the population 2022 (in 1,000) i
... birth balance i	-7.9
... migration balance i	18.7
… under 16	14.4 %
... 16 - 17	1.7 %
... 18 - 24	5.0 %
... 25 - 34	8.4 %
... 35 - 59	35.2 %
... 60 - 74	24.2 %
... 75 and over	11.2 %

Area survey by type of actual use

Floor area by type of actual use on 31 Dec. 2021 i
… settlement and traffic	8.0 %
… vegetation and water bodies	92.0 %

Construction and housing i

Dwelling completed 2021 (per 1,000 inhabitants)	2.1
Stock of dwellings on 31 Dec. 2021 (per 1,000 inhabitants)	521.9
Useful floor space on 31 Dec. 2021 (per dwelling)	87.8
Useful floor space on 31 Dec. 2021 (per 1,000 inhabitants)	45.8

Stock of passenger cars i

Stock of passenger cars on 1 Jan. 2023
... total (per 1,000 inhabitants)	604.0
… of which: with electric or hybrid drive	3.9 %

Business register i

Total companies 2021 (per 1,000 inhabitants)	33.9
Craft companies 2021 (per 1,000 inhabitants)	9.2

Vocational Education System i

Graduates and school leavers of vocational schools 2022 (per 1,000 inhabitants)	0.4

General Education System i

Graduates an school leavers having completed their education 2022
... total without externals (per 1,000 inhabitants)	8.4
... without secondary general school certificate	12.1 %
... with secondary general school certificate	12.5 %
... with intermediate school certificate	48.0 %
... with university entrance qualification	27.4 %

Children in publicly funded day care i

Children cared for on 1 Mar. 2023 (care rate)
… unter 3 years	55.5
… 3 to under 6 years	89.7

National accounts

Disposable income of households 2021 (EUR per habitant) i	22,837.7
Gross domestic product 2021 (EUR per inhabitant) i	27,931.6

Employees subject to social insurance contributions

Employees subject to social insurance contributions on 30 June 2023 i
... total (per 1,000 inhabitants)	306.8
... agriculture and forestry, fishing	5.5 %
... industry	33.0 %
... trade, hotel and restaurant industry, transport	21.0 %
... public and other service activities	9.8 %
... other service providers, not specified	30.6 %

Recipients of unemployment benefit II and of social allowance i

Recipients of unemployment benefit II and of social allowance at the end of August 2023
... total (per 1,000 inhabitants)	55.6
... therefrom including individuals not capable of earning and in need of assistance	23.2 %
... therefrom foreigner	26.9 %

Unemployment rate i

Unemployment rate at the end of October 2023
... total	5.8 %
... therefrom male	6.1 %
... therefrom female	5.5 %
... therefrom in the age from 15 to 24 years	6.6 %
... therefrom in the age from 55 to 64 years	6.3 %