Population
128,546
Area
787 km²
Population density
163/km²
10-year change
1.9%
Average age
46.3 years
Municipalities
74
Constituency
197 Ahrweiler

landläufigkeit.indexi

53.1 out of 100

Rank 160 of 400 districts · in Rhineland-Palatinate rank 14 of 36

  • Work & incomei58
  • Housingi60
  • Healthi51
  • Everyday lifei43
  • Safety & naturei73
  • Futurei32

Population

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Population 2023128,5464,125,20083,456,000
Population density 2023163/km²208/km²233/km²
Foreign nationals 202310.4%13.6%14.5%
Share under 18 202415.9%16.8%16.7%
Share aged 65+ 202425.9%23.3%22.7%
Share aged 75+ 202412.8%10.8%11.1%
Average age 202246.3 years44.5 years44.3 years
Foreign nationals, census 2022 202210.0%12.5%13.2%
Single-person households 202240.4%40.5%43.4%
Births minus deaths 2023-4.8/1,000-4.1/1,000-4.0/1,000
Net migration 20239.7/1,0008.0/1,0007.9/1,000
Population change, 10 years 20231.9%3.3%3.3%
School leavers with Abitur 202333.9%33.7%33.2%
School leavers without qualification 20236.5%8.6%7.1%
Basic income support (SGB II) 202637.5/1,00053.4/1,00064.0/1,000
Child poverty (SGB II) 20237.6%11.0%13.0%
Recorded crime 20225,031/100,0005,852/100,0006,406/100,000

Economy

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Disposable income 202328,655 € p.c.28,005 € p.c.28,452 € p.c.
GDP per person 202435,460 € p.c.43,808 € p.c.51,834 € p.c.
Income per taxpayer 202144,322 €/taxpayer45,134 €/taxpayer45,835 €/taxpayer
Unemployment rate 11/2025–10/20264.2%5.6%6.4%
Youth unemployment (15–24) 11/2025–10/20264.1%5.6%5.9%
Jobs with social insurance 2025292/1,000360/1,000417/1,000
Jobs in industry & construction 202428.6%29.1%26.8%
People in work in agriculture 20242.2%1.7%1.2%
People in work in industry & construction 202425.6%24.8%23.2%
People in work in services 202472.2%73.5%75.6%
Employees with a degree 202314.1%15.4%19.4%
Businesses 202445.8/1,00039.6/1,00042.4/1,000
Craft businesses 20249.2/1,0006.9/1,0006.8/1,000
Company insolvencies 2021–202328.7/10,000 firms33.7/10,000 firms39.6/10,000 firms
Overnight stays 20259.3 p.c.5.5 p.c.6.0 p.c.
Municipal tax revenue 20231,351 € p.c.1,405 € p.c.1,685 € p.c.
Municipal debt 20232,112 € p.c.3,074 € p.c.1,729 € p.c.
Debt of the Land and its municipalities 20238,120 € p.c.9,196 € p.c.8,110 € p.c.

Living

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Rent 20226.34 €/m²6.75 €/m²7.28 €/m²
Home ownership 202255.2%54.4%44.3%
Empty homes 20226.7%4.8%4.3%
Homes in new buildings 20233.4/1,0002.9/1,0003.1/1,000
Price of building land 2025108 €/m²135 €/m²160 €/m²
Gas heating 202257.4%56.8%55.9%
Oil heating 202226.0%25.9%18.8%
District heating 20223.1%4.9%15.1%
Heat pumps 20224.1%3.8%2.7%
Wood & biomass 20224.2%4.2%4.2%
Cars 2026689/1,000645/1,000592/1,000
Electric & hybrid cars 202610.7%11.8%12.9%
Long commutes (50 km+) 202313.1%12.2%11.5%

Infrastructure

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Drive time to the nearest supermarket 20214.2 min3.7 min3.5 min
Drive time to the nearest pharmacy 20245.1 min4.2 min4.1 min
Drive time to the nearest primary school 20244.5 min3.6 min3.9 min
Drive time to the nearest secondary school 20248.2 min6.9 min6.2 min
Doctors 2023151/100,000146/100,000149/100,000
Drive time to the nearest GP 20213.8 min3.2 min3.1 min
General practitioners 202371/100,00069/100,00065/100,000
Drive time to the nearest emergency department 202410.5 min10.9 min11.1 min
Drive time to the nearest IC/ICE station 202417.3 min19.2 min18.0 min
Public transport nearby 202595.3%95.9%93.0%
Gigabit internet 202583.1%80.8%80.2%
5G mobile coverage 202591.9%92.7%95.3%
Public charging points 202621.4/10,00019.7/10,00025.3/10,000

Resources

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Renewable power capacity 20261.26 kW p.c.2.79 kW p.c.2.57 kW p.c.
Solar power 20261.13 kW p.c.1.60 kW p.c.1.56 kW p.c.
Wind power 20260.10 kW p.c.1.08 kW p.c.0.85 kW p.c.
Biomass power 20260.02 kW p.c.0.04 kW p.c.0.11 kW p.c.
Balcony solar units 202621.9/1,00022.8/1,00018.2/1,000
Battery storage 20260.43 kWh p.c.0.43 kWh p.c.0.42 kWh p.c.
Home batteries 202647.2/1,00040.1/1,00033.2/1,000
Electricity use of industry 20240.9 MWh p.c.3.0 MWh p.c.2.3 MWh p.c.
Forest share 202353.1%42.7%31.2%
Farmland share 202330.9%40.4%50.3%
Settlement & transport area 202314.0%15.0%14.2%
Land take for settlement & transport 20236.6 m² p.c./yr6.9 m² p.c./yr2.4 m² p.c./yr
Household waste 2024455 kg p.c.506 kg p.c.452 kg p.c.
Hot days 2016–202513.7 days/yr17.0 days/yr13.8 days/yr
Frost days 2016–202554.5 days/yr55.1 days/yr63.4 days/yr
Days with 20 mm of rain or more 2016–20253.9 days/yr4.2 days/yr4.8 days/yr
Snow days 2016–20257.9 days/yr7.7 days/yr12.2 days/yr

Municipalities

The 74 municipalities in Ahrweiler district, by population; a click shows one on the map.

Neighbours

The districts bordering Ahrweiler district, with their landläufigkeit.index.

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Sources

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