Donnersbergkreis

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Population
74,728
Area
645 km²
Population density
116/km²
10-year change
-0.6%
Average age
45.1 years
Municipalities
81
Constituency
208 Kaiserslautern

landläufigkeit.indexi

45.3 out of 100

Rank 274 of 400 districts · in Rhineland-Palatinate rank 29 of 36

  • Work & incomei50
  • Housingi45
  • Healthi44
  • Everyday lifei40
  • Safety & naturei62
  • Futurei31

Population

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Population 202374,7284,125,20083,456,000
Population density 2023116/km²208/km²233/km²
Foreign nationals 20239.4%13.6%14.5%
Share under 18 202416.8%16.8%16.7%
Share aged 65+ 202424.4%23.3%22.7%
Share aged 75+ 202410.4%10.8%11.1%
Average age 202245.1 years44.5 years44.3 years
Foreign nationals, census 2022 20228.8%12.5%13.2%
Single-person households 202234.7%40.5%43.4%
Births minus deaths 2023-5.4/1,000-4.1/1,000-4.0/1,000
Net migration 20233.7/1,0008.0/1,0007.9/1,000
Population change, 10 years 2023-0.6%3.3%3.3%
School leavers with Abitur 202330.3%33.7%33.2%
School leavers without qualification 202311.7%8.6%7.1%
Basic income support (SGB II) 202652.0/1,00053.4/1,00064.0/1,000
Child poverty (SGB II) 20239.2%11.0%13.0%
Recorded crime 20224,449/100,0005,852/100,0006,406/100,000

Economy

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Disposable income 202326,177 € p.c.28,005 € p.c.28,452 € p.c.
GDP per person 202434,375 € p.c.43,808 € p.c.51,834 € p.c.
Income per taxpayer 202141,504 €/taxpayer45,134 €/taxpayer45,835 €/taxpayer
Unemployment rate 11/2025–10/20265.9%5.6%6.4%
Youth unemployment (15–24) 11/2025–10/20267.0%5.6%5.9%
Jobs with social insurance 2025280/1,000360/1,000417/1,000
Jobs in industry & construction 202435.7%29.1%26.8%
People in work in agriculture 20242.3%1.7%1.2%
People in work in industry & construction 202429.8%24.8%23.2%
People in work in services 202468.2%73.5%75.6%
Employees with a degree 202311.2%15.4%19.4%
Businesses 202436.3/1,00039.6/1,00042.4/1,000
Craft businesses 20247.3/1,0006.9/1,0006.8/1,000
Company insolvencies 2021–202333.8/10,000 firms33.7/10,000 firms39.6/10,000 firms
Overnight stays 20252.0 p.c.5.5 p.c.6.0 p.c.
Municipal tax revenue 20231,078 € p.c.1,405 € p.c.1,685 € p.c.
Municipal debt 20235,403 € p.c.3,074 € p.c.1,729 € p.c.
Debt of the Land and its municipalities 202310,399 € p.c.9,196 € p.c.8,110 € p.c.

Living

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Rent 20225.65 €/m²6.75 €/m²7.28 €/m²
Home ownership 202265.6%54.4%44.3%
Empty homes 20225.4%4.8%4.3%
Homes in new buildings 20231.9/1,0002.9/1,0003.1/1,000
Price of building land 2025149 €/m²135 €/m²160 €/m²
Gas heating 202250.8%56.8%55.9%
Oil heating 202230.3%25.9%18.8%
District heating 20221.6%4.9%15.1%
Heat pumps 20223.1%3.8%2.7%
Wood & biomass 20228.3%4.2%4.2%
Cars 2026702/1,000645/1,000592/1,000
Electric & hybrid cars 202610.8%11.8%12.9%
Long commutes (50 km+) 202315.8%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 20245.4 min4.2 min4.1 min
Drive time to the nearest primary school 20244.2 min3.6 min3.9 min
Drive time to the nearest secondary school 20247.4 min6.9 min6.2 min
Doctors 2023129/100,000146/100,000149/100,000
Drive time to the nearest GP 20213.7 min3.2 min3.1 min
General practitioners 202366/100,00069/100,00065/100,000
Drive time to the nearest emergency department 202411.9 min10.9 min11.1 min
Drive time to the nearest IC/ICE station 202426.8 min19.2 min18.0 min
Public transport nearby 202597.0%95.9%93.0%
Gigabit internet 202576.6%80.8%80.2%
5G mobile coverage 202591.9%92.7%95.3%
Public charging points 202615.0/10,00019.7/10,00025.3/10,000

Resources

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Renewable power capacity 20266.69 kW p.c.2.79 kW p.c.2.57 kW p.c.
Solar power 20262.55 kW p.c.1.60 kW p.c.1.56 kW p.c.
Wind power 20264.09 kW p.c.1.08 kW p.c.0.85 kW p.c.
Biomass power 20260.04 kW p.c.0.04 kW p.c.0.11 kW p.c.
Balcony solar units 202623.3/1,00022.8/1,00018.2/1,000
Battery storage 20260.44 kWh p.c.0.43 kWh p.c.0.42 kWh p.c.
Home batteries 202648.5/1,00040.1/1,00033.2/1,000
Electricity use of industry 20242.8 MWh p.c.3.0 MWh p.c.2.3 MWh p.c.
Forest share 202334.1%42.7%31.2%
Farmland share 202352.9%40.4%50.3%
Settlement & transport area 202311.6%15.0%14.2%
Land take for settlement & transport 202317.0 m² p.c./yr6.9 m² p.c./yr2.4 m² p.c./yr
Household waste 2024526 kg p.c.506 kg p.c.452 kg p.c.
Hot days 2016–202516.7 days/yr17.0 days/yr13.8 days/yr
Frost days 2016–202554.6 days/yr55.1 days/yr63.4 days/yr
Days with 20 mm of rain or more 2016–20253.8 days/yr4.2 days/yr4.8 days/yr
Snow days 2016–202510.7 days/yr7.7 days/yr12.2 days/yr

Municipalities

The 81 municipalities in Donnersbergkreis, by population; a click shows one on the map.

Neighbours

The districts bordering Donnersbergkreis, with their landläufigkeit.index.

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Sources

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