Altenkirchen (Westerwald)

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Population
132,149
Area
642 km²
Population density
206/km²
10-year change
2.9%
Average age
44.6 years
Municipalities
118
Constituency
196 Neuwied

landläufigkeit.indexi

46.6 out of 100

Rank 249 of 400 districts · in Rhineland-Palatinate rank 27 of 36

  • Work & incomei34
  • Housingi50
  • Healthi38
  • Everyday lifei40
  • Safety & naturei74
  • Futurei43

Population

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Population 2023132,1494,125,20083,456,000
Population density 2023206/km²208/km²233/km²
Foreign nationals 202310.0%13.6%14.5%
Share under 18 202417.5%16.8%16.7%
Share aged 65+ 202423.6%23.3%22.7%
Share aged 75+ 202410.7%10.8%11.1%
Average age 202244.6 years44.5 years44.3 years
Foreign nationals, census 2022 20229.0%12.5%13.2%
Single-person households 202236.5%40.5%43.4%
Births minus deaths 2023-5.0/1,000-4.1/1,000-4.0/1,000
Net migration 20238.6/1,0008.0/1,0007.9/1,000
Population change, 10 years 20232.9%3.3%3.3%
School leavers with Abitur 202329.2%33.7%33.2%
School leavers without qualification 20238.5%8.6%7.1%
Basic income support (SGB II) 202654.5/1,00053.4/1,00064.0/1,000
Child poverty (SGB II) 20239.9%11.0%13.0%
Recorded crime 20224,964/100,0005,852/100,0006,406/100,000

Economy

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Disposable income 202326,230 € p.c.28,005 € p.c.28,452 € p.c.
GDP per person 202433,117 € p.c.43,808 € p.c.51,834 € p.c.
Income per taxpayer 202141,680 €/taxpayer45,134 €/taxpayer45,835 €/taxpayer
Unemployment rate 11/2025–10/20266.0%5.6%6.4%
Youth unemployment (15–24) 11/2025–10/20265.6%5.6%5.9%
Jobs with social insurance 2025293/1,000360/1,000417/1,000
Jobs in industry & construction 202443.7%29.1%26.8%
People in work in agriculture 20241.1%1.7%1.2%
People in work in industry & construction 202437.9%24.8%23.2%
People in work in services 202460.8%73.5%75.6%
Employees with a degree 20239.4%15.4%19.4%
Businesses 202437.4/1,00039.6/1,00042.4/1,000
Craft businesses 20247.2/1,0006.9/1,0006.8/1,000
Company insolvencies 2021–202345.2/10,000 firms33.7/10,000 firms39.6/10,000 firms
Overnight stays 20251.7 p.c.5.5 p.c.6.0 p.c.
Municipal tax revenue 20231,198 € p.c.1,405 € p.c.1,685 € p.c.
Municipal debt 20232,733 € p.c.3,074 € p.c.1,729 € p.c.
Debt of the Land and its municipalities 20238,734 € p.c.9,196 € p.c.8,110 € p.c.

Living

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Rent 20225.22 €/m²6.75 €/m²7.28 €/m²
Home ownership 202263.6%54.4%44.3%
Empty homes 20224.8%4.8%4.3%
Homes in new buildings 20231.5/1,0002.9/1,0003.1/1,000
Price of building land 202555 €/m²135 €/m²160 €/m²
Gas heating 202238.9%56.8%55.9%
Oil heating 202243.5%25.9%18.8%
District heating 20221.3%4.9%15.1%
Heat pumps 20224.2%3.8%2.7%
Wood & biomass 20226.6%4.2%4.2%
Cars 2026664/1,000645/1,000592/1,000
Electric & hybrid cars 202611.2%11.8%12.9%
Long commutes (50 km+) 202310.1%12.2%11.5%

Infrastructure

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Drive time to the nearest supermarket 20214.1 min3.7 min3.5 min
Drive time to the nearest pharmacy 20244.7 min4.2 min4.1 min
Drive time to the nearest primary school 20244.3 min3.6 min3.9 min
Drive time to the nearest secondary school 20247.6 min6.9 min6.2 min
Doctors 2023111/100,000146/100,000149/100,000
Drive time to the nearest GP 20213.8 min3.2 min3.1 min
General practitioners 202367/100,00069/100,00065/100,000
Drive time to the nearest emergency department 202412.8 min10.9 min11.1 min
Drive time to the nearest IC/ICE station 202429.4 min19.2 min18.0 min
Public transport nearby 202593.8%95.9%93.0%
Gigabit internet 202530.6%80.8%80.2%
5G mobile coverage 202593.6%92.7%95.3%
Public charging points 202611.5/10,00019.7/10,00025.3/10,000

Resources

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Renewable power capacity 20261.27 kW p.c.2.79 kW p.c.2.57 kW p.c.
Solar power 20261.11 kW p.c.1.60 kW p.c.1.56 kW p.c.
Wind power 20260.15 kW p.c.1.08 kW p.c.0.85 kW p.c.
Biomass power 20260.01 kW p.c.0.04 kW p.c.0.11 kW p.c.
Balcony solar units 202628.9/1,00022.8/1,00018.2/1,000
Battery storage 20260.39 kWh p.c.0.43 kWh p.c.0.42 kWh p.c.
Home batteries 202640.0/1,00040.1/1,00033.2/1,000
Electricity use of industry 20241.3 MWh p.c.3.0 MWh p.c.2.3 MWh p.c.
Forest share 202351.7%42.7%31.2%
Farmland share 202330.9%40.4%50.3%
Settlement & transport area 202316.5%15.0%14.2%
Land take for settlement & transport 20239.2 m² p.c./yr6.9 m² p.c./yr2.4 m² p.c./yr
Household waste 2024459 kg p.c.506 kg p.c.452 kg p.c.
Hot days 2016–202510.4 days/yr17.0 days/yr13.8 days/yr
Frost days 2016–202558.8 days/yr55.1 days/yr63.4 days/yr
Days with 20 mm of rain or more 2016–20256.0 days/yr4.2 days/yr4.8 days/yr
Snow days 2016–202515.3 days/yr7.7 days/yr12.2 days/yr

Municipalities

The 118 municipalities in Altenkirchen (Westerwald) district, by population; a click shows one on the map.

Neighbours

The districts bordering Altenkirchen (Westerwald) district, with their landläufigkeit.index.

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