• Additional topics for this district

Geography

Number of municipalities on 31 Dec. 2017 i	40
Area in km² on 31 Dec. 2017 i	1,267.4

Population and age i

Population figures on 31 Dec. 2017
... total (in 1,000)	201.9
... therefrom Germans (in 1,000) i	185.8
... therefrom foreigners i	8.0 %
Population density as at 31 Dec. 2017 i
... inhabitants per km²	159.3
Increase (+)/decrease (-) of the population 2017 (in 1,000) i
... birth balance i	-1.2
... migration balance i	2.5
Age from ... to ... years on 31 Dec. 2017
... under 18	17.6 %
... 18 - 24	7.7 %
... 25 - 34	11.4 %
... 35 - 59	35.7 %
... 60 - 74	16.7 %
... 75 and over	10.8 %

National accounts

Disposable income of households 2016 (€ per habitant)	21,968
Gross domestic product 2016 (€ per inhabitant) i	30,357

Central Register of Foreigners

People seeking protection on 31 Dec. 2017 i
... total (per 1,000 inhabitants)	21.9
... with open protection status	21.0 %
... with recognized protection status	64.0 %
... with rejected protection status	15.1 %

Construction and housing i

Dwelling completed 2017 (per 1,000 inhabitants)	6.7
Stock of dwellings on 31 Dec. 2017 (per 1,000 inhabitants)	487.5
Useful floor space on 31 Dec. 2017 (per dwelling)	103.5
Useful floor space on 31 Dec. 2017 (per 1,000 inhabitants)	50.5

Stock of motor vehicles i

Stock of motor vehicles on 1 Jan. 2018 (per 1,000 inhabitants)	737.3

Vocational Education System i

Graduates and school leavers of vocational schools 2015 (per 1,000 inhabitants)	5.8

General Education System i

Graduates and school leavers having completed their education 2017
... total without externals (per 1,000 inhabitants)	11.1
... without secondary general school certificate	4.8 %
... with secondary general school certificate	14.1 %
... with intermediate school certificate	52.4 %
... with university entrance qualification	28.7 %

Children in publicly funded day care i

Children cared for on 1 Mar. 2018 (care rate)	30.0

Business register i

Total companies 2016 (per 1,000 inhabitants)	35.7
Craft companies 2016 (per 1,000 inhabitants)	5.2

Employees subject to social insurance contributions i

Employees subject to social insurance contributions on 30 June 2018
... total (per 1,000 inhabitants)	307.5
... agriculture and forestry, fishing	2.9 %
... industry	29.1 %
... trade, hotel and restaurant industry, transport	23.9 %
... public and other service activities	16.1 %
... other service providers, not specified	27.9 %

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)	75.7
... therefrom including individuals not capable of earning and in need of assistance	29.6 %
... therefrom foreigner	32.8 %

Unemployment rate i

Unemployment rate at the end of January 2019
... total	5.1 %
... therefrom male	5.2 %
... therefrom female	5.0 %
... therefrom in the age from 15 to 19 years	3.7 %
... therefrom in the age from 55 to 64 years	5.2 %