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. 2017
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            11,054
         
 
        
        
        
            Area in km² on 31 Dec. 2017
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            357,582.3
         
 
                 
            
            
         
         
 
 
 
 
 
        
            
                    Population and age
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            Population figures on 31 Dec. 2017
         
 
        
        
        
            ... total (in 1,000)
         
        
        
        
            82,792.4
         
 
        
        
        
            ... therefrom Germans (in 1,000)
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            73,113.5
         
 
        
        
        
            ... therefrom foreigners
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            11.7 %
         
 
        
        
        
            Population density as at 31 Dec. 2017
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            ... inhabitants per km²
         
        
        
        
            231.5
         
 
        
        
        
            Increase (+)/decrease (-) of the population 2017 (in 1,000)
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            ... birth balance
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            -1.8
         
 
        
        
        
            ... migration balance
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            5.0
         
 
        
        
        
            Age from ... to ... years on 31 Dec. 2017
         
 
        
        
        
            ... under 18
         
        
        
        
            16.4 %
         
 
        
        
        
            ... 18 - 24
         
        
        
        
            7.6 %
         
 
        
        
        
            ... 25 - 34
         
        
        
        
            12.8 %
         
 
        
        
        
            ... 35 - 59
         
        
        
        
            35.3 %
         
 
        
        
        
            ... 60 - 74
         
        
        
        
            16.5 %
         
 
        
        
        
            ... 75 and over
         
        
        
        
            11.3 %
         
 
                 
            
            
         
         
 
 
 
 
 
        
            
                    National accounts
                     
                
        
        
        
            Disposable income of households 2016 (€ per habitant)
         
        
        
        
            21,919
         
 
        
        
        
            Gross domestic product 2016 (€ per inhabitant)
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            38,180
         
 
                 
            
            
         
         
 
 
 
 
 
        
            
                    Central Register of Foreigners
                     
                
        
        
        
            People seeking protection on 31 Dec. 2017
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            ... total (per 1,000 inhabitants)
         
        
        
        
            20.3
         
 
        
        
        
            ... with open protection status
         
        
        
        
            20.7 %
         
 
        
        
        
            ... with recognized protection status
         
        
        
        
            68.7 %
         
 
        
        
        
            ... with rejected protection status
         
        
        
        
            10.6 %
         
 
                 
            
            
         
         
 
 
 
 
 
        
            
                    Construction and housing
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            Dwelling completed 2017 (per 1,000 inhabitants)
         
        
        
        
            3.4
         
 
        
        
        
            Stock of dwellings on 31 Dec. 2017 (per 1,000 inhabitants)
         
        
        
        
            506.9
         
 
        
        
        
            Useful floor space on 31 Dec. 2017 (per dwelling)
         
        
        
        
            91.8
         
 
        
        
        
            Useful floor space on 31 Dec. 2017 (per 1,000 inhabitants)
         
        
        
        
            46.5
         
 
                 
            
            
         
         
 
 
 
 
 
        
            
                    Stock of motor vehicles
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            Stock of motor vehicles on 1 Jan. 2018 (per 1,000 inhabitants)
         
        
        
        
            681.9
         
 
                 
            
            
         
         
 
 
 
 
 
        
            
                    Vocational Education System
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            Graduates and school leavers of vocational schools 2015 (per 1,000 inhabitants)
         
        
        
        
            3.2
         
 
                 
            
            
         
         
 
 
 
 
 
        
            
                    General Education System
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            Graduates and school leavers having completed their education 2017
         
 
        
        
        
            ... total without externals (per 1,000 inhabitants)
         
        
        
        
            10.0
         
 
        
        
        
            ... without secondary general school certificate
         
        
        
        
            6.3 %
         
 
        
        
        
            ... with secondary general school certificate
         
        
        
        
            16.2 %
         
 
        
        
        
            ... with intermediate school certificate
         
        
        
        
            42.9 %
         
 
        
        
        
            ... with university entrance qualification
         
        
        
        
            34.6 %
         
 
                 
            
            
         
         
 
 
 
 
 
        
            
                    Children in publicly funded day care
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            Children cared for on 1 Mar. 2018 (care rate)
         
        
        
        
            33.6
         
 
                 
            
            
         
         
 
 
 
 
 
        
            
                    Business register
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            Total companies 2016 (per 1,000 inhabitants)
         
        
        
        
            42.0
         
 
        
        
        
            Craft companies 2016 (per 1,000 inhabitants)
         
        
        
        
            6.7
         
 
                 
            
            
         
         
 
 
 
 
 
        
            
                    Employees subject to social insurance contributions
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            Employees subject to social insurance contributions on 30 June 2018
         
 
        
        
        
            ... total (per 1,000 inhabitants)
         
        
        
        
            397.0
         
 
        
        
        
            ... agriculture and forestry, fishing
         
        
        
        
            0.8 %
         
 
        
        
        
            ... industry
         
        
        
        
            28.4 %
         
 
        
        
        
            ... trade, hotel and restaurant industry, transport
         
        
        
        
            22.3 %
         
 
        
        
        
            ... public and other service activities
         
        
        
        
            21.1 %
         
 
        
        
        
            ... other service providers, not specified
         
        
        
        
            27.5 %
         
 
                 
            
            
         
         
 
 
 
 
 
        
            
                    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 October 2018
         
 
        
        
        
            ... total (per 1,000 inhabitants)
         
        
        
        
            71.6
         
 
        
        
        
            ... therefrom including individuals not capable of earning and in need of assistance
         
        
        
        
            27.5 %
         
 
        
        
        
            ... therefrom foreigner
         
        
        
        
            34.9 %
         
 
                 
            
            
         
         
 
 
 
 
 
        
            
                    Unemployment rate
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            Unemployment rate at the end of January 2019
         
 
        
        
        
            ... total
         
        
        
        
            5.3 %
         
 
        
        
        
            ... therefrom male
         
        
        
        
            5.7 %
         
 
        
        
        
            ... therefrom female
         
        
        
        
            4.9 %
         
 
        
        
        
            ... therefrom in the age from 15 to 19 years
         
        
        
        
            3.1 %
         
 
        
        
        
            ... therefrom in the age from 55 to 64 years
         
        
        
        
            6.0 %