Bernkastel-Wittlich

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Population
113,327
Area
1,168 km²
Population density
97/km²
10-year change
2.4%
Average age
45.4 years
Municipalities
107

landläufigkeit.indexi

51.8 out of 100

Rank 181 of 400 districts · in Rhineland-Palatinate rank 18 of 36

  • Work & incomei65
  • Housingi67
  • Healthi17
  • Everyday lifei49
  • Safety & naturei78
  • Futurei35

Population

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Population 2023113,3274,125,20083,456,000
Population density 202397/km²208/km²233/km²
Foreign nationals 202313.0%13.6%14.5%
Share under 18 202416.4%16.8%16.7%
Share aged 65+ 202424.6%23.3%22.7%
Share aged 75+ 202411.0%10.8%11.1%
Average age 202245.4 years44.5 years44.3 years
Foreign nationals, census 2022 202211.8%12.5%13.2%
Single-person households 202238.5%40.5%43.4%
Births minus deaths 2023-5.8/1,000-4.1/1,000-4.0/1,000
Net migration 20235.8/1,0008.0/1,0007.9/1,000
Population change, 10 years 20232.4%3.3%3.3%
School leavers with Abitur 202328.5%33.7%33.2%
School leavers without qualification 202310.3%8.6%7.1%
Basic income support (SGB II) 202632.7/1,00053.4/1,00064.0/1,000
Child poverty (SGB II) 20239.0%11.0%13.0%
Recorded crime 20224,417/100,0005,852/100,0006,406/100,000

Economy

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Disposable income 202326,932 € p.c.28,005 € p.c.28,452 € p.c.
GDP per person 202441,593 € p.c.43,808 € p.c.51,834 € p.c.
Income per taxpayer 202141,955 €/taxpayer45,134 €/taxpayer45,835 €/taxpayer
Unemployment rate 11/2025–10/20264.1%5.6%6.4%
Youth unemployment (15–24) 11/2025–10/20264.1%5.6%5.9%
Jobs with social insurance 2025377/1,000360/1,000417/1,000
Jobs in industry & construction 202441.0%29.1%26.8%
People in work in agriculture 20244.0%1.7%1.2%
People in work in industry & construction 202433.2%24.8%23.2%
People in work in services 202462.7%73.5%75.6%
Employees with a degree 20239.4%15.4%19.4%
Businesses 202442.5/1,00039.6/1,00042.4/1,000
Craft businesses 20247.9/1,0006.9/1,0006.8/1,000
Company insolvencies 2021–202330.7/10,000 firms33.7/10,000 firms39.6/10,000 firms
Overnight stays 202517.5 p.c.5.5 p.c.6.0 p.c.
Municipal tax revenue 20231,406 € p.c.1,405 € p.c.1,685 € p.c.
Municipal debt 20232,553 € p.c.3,074 € p.c.1,729 € p.c.
Debt of the Land and its municipalities 20238,672 € p.c.9,196 € p.c.8,110 € p.c.

Living

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Rent 20225.75 €/m²6.75 €/m²7.28 €/m²
Home ownership 202261.9%54.4%44.3%
Empty homes 20225.7%4.8%4.3%
Homes in new buildings 20233.6/1,0002.9/1,0003.1/1,000
Price of building land 202577 €/m²135 €/m²160 €/m²
Gas heating 202218.5%56.8%55.9%
Oil heating 202254.3%25.9%18.8%
District heating 20222.0%4.9%15.1%
Heat pumps 20228.4%3.8%2.7%
Wood & biomass 20228.6%4.2%4.2%
Cars 2026690/1,000645/1,000592/1,000
Electric & hybrid cars 202610.8%11.8%12.9%
Long commutes (50 km+) 202310.0%12.2%11.5%

Infrastructure

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Drive time to the nearest supermarket 20214.8 min3.7 min3.5 min
Drive time to the nearest pharmacy 20246.4 min4.2 min4.1 min
Drive time to the nearest primary school 20243.7 min3.6 min3.9 min
Drive time to the nearest secondary school 20248.0 min6.9 min6.2 min
Doctors 2023151/100,000146/100,000149/100,000
Drive time to the nearest GP 20214.8 min3.2 min3.1 min
General practitioners 202380/100,00069/100,00065/100,000
Drive time to the nearest emergency department 202414.4 min10.9 min11.1 min
Drive time to the nearest IC/ICE station 202418.1 min19.2 min18.0 min
Public transport nearby 202592.7%95.9%93.0%
Gigabit internet 202581.2%80.8%80.2%
5G mobile coverage 202593.7%92.7%95.3%
Public charging points 202624.8/10,00019.7/10,00025.3/10,000

Resources

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Renewable power capacity 20266.14 kW p.c.2.79 kW p.c.2.57 kW p.c.
Solar power 20263.23 kW p.c.1.60 kW p.c.1.56 kW p.c.
Wind power 20262.38 kW p.c.1.08 kW p.c.0.85 kW p.c.
Biomass power 20260.07 kW p.c.0.04 kW p.c.0.11 kW p.c.
Balcony solar units 202628.4/1,00022.8/1,00018.2/1,000
Battery storage 20260.42 kWh p.c.0.43 kWh p.c.0.42 kWh p.c.
Home batteries 202638.0/1,00040.1/1,00033.2/1,000
Electricity use of industry 20244.5 MWh p.c.3.0 MWh p.c.2.3 MWh p.c.
Forest share 202350.7%42.7%31.2%
Farmland share 202335.2%40.4%50.3%
Settlement & transport area 202312.3%15.0%14.2%
Land take for settlement & transport 202324.2 m² p.c./yr6.9 m² p.c./yr2.4 m² p.c./yr
Household waste 2024596 kg p.c.506 kg p.c.452 kg p.c.
Hot days 2016–202511.8 days/yr17.0 days/yr13.8 days/yr
Frost days 2016–202555.0 days/yr55.1 days/yr63.4 days/yr
Days with 20 mm of rain or more 2016–20254.8 days/yr4.2 days/yr4.8 days/yr
Snow days 2016–20258.9 days/yr7.7 days/yr12.2 days/yr

Municipalities

The 107 municipalities in Bernkastel-Wittlich district, by population; a click shows one on the map.

Neighbours

The districts bordering Bernkastel-Wittlich district, with their landläufigkeit.index.

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Sources

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