Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald

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Population
271,977
Area
1,378 km²
Population density
197/km²
10-year change
8.7%
Average age
44.3 years
Municipalities
50

landläufigkeit.indexi

55.5 out of 100

Rank 140 of 400 districts · in Baden-Württemberg rank 40 of 44

  • Work & incomei76
  • Housingi32
  • Healthi39
  • Everyday lifei48
  • Safety & naturei78
  • Futurei61

Population

FigureValueStatusiBaden-WürttembergGermany
Population 2023271,97711,230,70083,456,000
Population density 2023197/km²314/km²233/km²
Foreign nationals 202314.1%18.0%14.5%
Share under 18 202417.7%17.3%16.7%
Share aged 65+ 202423.5%21.5%22.7%
Share aged 75+ 202411.4%10.5%11.1%
Average age 202244.3 years43.3 years44.3 years
Foreign nationals, census 2022 202213.2%16.6%13.2%
Single-person households 202238.2%39.5%43.4%
Births minus deaths 2023-2.4/1,000-1.9/1,000-4.0/1,000
Net migration 202310.9/1,0007.5/1,0007.9/1,000
Population change, 10 years 20238.7%5.6%3.3%
School leavers with Abitur 202328.9%28.9%33.2%
School leavers without qualification 20234.2%6.9%7.1%
Basic income support (SGB II) 202635.4/1,00044.0/1,00064.0/1,000
Child poverty (SGB II) 20237.2%8.7%13.0%
Recorded crime 20224,297/100,0004,878/100,0006,406/100,000

Economy

FigureValueStatusiBaden-WürttembergGermany
Disposable income 202330,491 € p.c.30,242 € p.c.28,452 € p.c.
GDP per person 202436,502 € p.c.58,018 € p.c.51,834 € p.c.
Income per taxpayer 202149,153 €/taxpayer50,189 €/taxpayer45,835 €/taxpayer
Unemployment rate 11/2025–10/20263.8%4.7%6.4%
Youth unemployment (15–24) 11/2025–10/20263.3%3.9%5.9%
Jobs with social insurance 2025327/1,000439/1,000417/1,000
Jobs in industry & construction 202436.2%34.4%26.8%
People in work in agriculture 20243.8%1.0%1.2%
People in work in industry & construction 202429.3%29.7%23.2%
People in work in services 202466.9%69.3%75.6%
Employees with a degree 202318.6%20.8%19.4%
Businesses 202444.9/1,00042.6/1,00042.4/1,000
Craft businesses 20247.7/1,0006.9/1,0006.8/1,000
Company insolvencies 2021–202317.6/10,000 firms31.1/10,000 firms39.6/10,000 firms
Overnight stays 202517.9 p.c.5.2 p.c.6.0 p.c.
Municipal tax revenue 20231,381 € p.c.1,888 € p.c.1,685 € p.c.
Municipal debt 2023950 € p.c.699 € p.c.1,729 € p.c.
Debt of the Land and its municipalities 20233,617 € p.c.3,400 € p.c.8,110 € p.c.

Living

FigureValueStatusiBaden-WürttembergGermany
Rent 20228.01 €/m²8.13 €/m²7.28 €/m²
Home ownership 202252.1%51.6%44.3%
Empty homes 20223.4%4.2%4.3%
Homes in new buildings 20232.5/1,0003.3/1,0003.1/1,000
Price of building land 2025368 €/m²262 €/m²160 €/m²
Gas heating 202247.5%45.8%55.9%
Oil heating 202228.9%27.8%18.8%
District heating 20225.3%10.2%15.1%
Heat pumps 20223.9%3.8%2.7%
Wood & biomass 202210.7%7.4%4.2%
Cars 2026611/1,000622/1,000592/1,000
Electric & hybrid cars 202611.5%13.8%12.9%
Long commutes (50 km+) 20238.3%9.6%11.5%

Infrastructure

FigureValueStatusiBaden-WürttembergGermany
Drive time to the nearest supermarket 20214.0 min3.3 min3.5 min
Drive time to the nearest pharmacy 20244.6 min3.8 min4.1 min
Drive time to the nearest primary school 20244.0 min3.4 min3.9 min
Drive time to the nearest secondary school 20247.2 min6.5 min6.2 min
Doctors 2023137/100,000138/100,000149/100,000
Drive time to the nearest GP 20213.3 min2.9 min3.1 min
General practitioners 202375/100,00062/100,00065/100,000
Drive time to the nearest emergency department 202414.4 min11.8 min11.1 min
Drive time to the nearest IC/ICE station 202416.2 min16.1 min18.0 min
Public transport nearby 202590.5%96.0%93.0%
Gigabit internet 202556.5%77.6%80.2%
5G mobile coverage 202585.0%92.6%95.3%
Public charging points 202629.2/10,00031.4/10,00025.3/10,000

Resources

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Renewable power capacity 20261.63 kW p.c.1.82 kW p.c.2.57 kW p.c.
Solar power 20261.47 kW p.c.1.44 kW p.c.1.56 kW p.c.
Wind power 20260.10 kW p.c.0.20 kW p.c.0.85 kW p.c.
Biomass power 20260.03 kW p.c.0.09 kW p.c.0.11 kW p.c.
Balcony solar units 202616.4/1,00018.2/1,00018.2/1,000
Battery storage 20260.52 kWh p.c.0.41 kWh p.c.0.42 kWh p.c.
Home batteries 202648.3/1,00038.8/1,00033.2/1,000
Electricity use of industry 20241.7 MWh p.c.2.1 MWh p.c.2.3 MWh p.c.
Forest share 202347.6%38.4%31.2%
Farmland share 202339.2%44.8%50.3%
Settlement & transport area 202310.8%14.9%14.2%
Land take for settlement & transport 20231.7 m² p.c./yr1.7 m² p.c./yr2.4 m² p.c./yr
Household waste 2024444 kg p.c.432 kg p.c.452 kg p.c.
Hot days 2016–202519.4 days/yr18.0 days/yr13.8 days/yr
Frost days 2016–202575.0 days/yr74.7 days/yr63.4 days/yr
Days with 20 mm of rain or more 2016–20259.0 days/yr6.6 days/yr4.8 days/yr
Snow days 2016–202517.3 days/yr15.1 days/yr12.2 days/yr

Municipalities

The 50 municipalities in Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district, by population; a click shows one on the map.

Neighbours

The districts bordering Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district, with their landläufigkeit.index.

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Sources

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