Bundestag election 2017

Note: Die Angaben zur Bevölkerung nach Migrationshintergrund, den volkswirtschaftlichen Gesamtrechnungen, dem Kraftfahrzeugbestand, dem beruflichen und allgemeinbildenden Schulwesen, der öffentlich geförderten Kindertagespflege, dem Unternehmensregister, den Sozialversicherungspflichtig Beschäftigten, den Empfängern von Leistungen nach SGB II und den Arbeitslosen gelten für den kompletten Kreis Recklinghausen, daher sind in den Wahlkreisen 121 und 122 die gleichen Werte ausgewiesen.

Geography
Number of municipalities on 31 Dec. 2015 3
Area in km² on 31 Dec. 2015 165.3
Population and age
Population figures on 31 Dec. 2015
... total (in 1,000) 217.9
... therefrom Germans (in 1,000) 197.2
... therefrom foreigners 9.5 %
Population density as at 31 Dec. 2015
... inhabitants per km² 1,318.5
Increase (+)/decrease (-) of the polulation 2011 (in 1,000)
... birth balance -5.1
... migration balance 10.7
Age from ... to ... years on 31 Dec. 2015
... under 18 15.4 %
... 18 - 24 7.5 %
... 25 - 34 11.2 %
... 35 - 59 36.6 %
... 60 - 74 17.8 %
... 75 and over 11.5 %
2011 Census
Population by migrant background on 9 May 2011
... without migrant background 79.9 %
... with migrant background 20.1 %
Population by religious affiliation on 9 May 2011
... Roman Catholic Church 40.3 %
... Evangelical Church 29.6 %
... others, none, not specified 30.1 %
Dwellings in residental buildings on 9 May 2011
... ownership rate 39.1 %
Construction and housing
Dwelling completed 2014 (per 1,000 inhabitants) 1.3
Stock of dwellings on 31 Dec. 2015 (per 1,000 inhabitants) 529.4
National accounts
Disposable income of households 2014 (€ per habitant) 19,382
Gross domestic product 2014 (€ per inhabitant) 24,833
Stock of motor vehicles
Stock of motor vehicles on 1 Jan. 2016 (per 1,000 inhabitants) 627.9
Vocational Education System
Graduates and school leavers of vocational schools 2015 (per 1,000 inhabitants) 3.6
General Education System
Graduates and school leavers having completed their education 2015
... total without externals (per 1,000 inhabitants) 11.2
... without secondary general school certificate 6.9 %
... with secondary general school certificate 15.9 %
... with intermediate school certificate 43.0 %
... with university entrance qualification 34.1 %
Children in publicly funded day care
Children cared for on 1 Mar. 2016 (per 1,000 inhabitants) 31.7
Business register
total companies 2014 (per 1,000 inhabitants) 33.5
craft companies 2014 (per 1,000 inhabitants) 5.5
Employees subject to social insurance
Employees subject to social insurance on 30 June 2016
... total (per 1,000 inhabitants) 259.3
... agriculture and forestry, fishing 0.5 %
... industry 27.4 %
... trade, hotel and restaurant industry, transport 22.7 %
... public and other service activities 14.0 %
... other service providers, not specified 35.4 %
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) 122.8
... therefrom including individuals not capable of earning and in need of assistance 26.7 %
... therefrom foreigner 25.9 %
Unemployment rate
Unemployment rate at the end of March 2017
... total 10.5 %
... therefrom male 10.8 %
... therefrom female 10.1 %
... therefrom in the age from 15 to 19 years 6.6 %
... therefrom in the age from 55 to 64 years 10.3 %