Population
102,699
Area
1,002 km²
Population density
104/km²
10-year change
1.7%
Average age
46.0 years
Municipalities
68

landläufigkeit.indexi

50.9 out of 100

Rank 194 of 400 districts · in Thuringia rank 3 of 22

  • Work & incomei72
  • Housingi52
  • Healthi53
  • Everyday lifei34
  • Safety & naturei59
  • Futurei37

Population

FigureValueStatusiThuringiaGermany
Population 2023102,6992,114,90083,456,000
Population density 2023104/km²131/km²233/km²
Foreign nationals 20235.1%8.0%14.5%
Share under 18 202417.1%15.3%16.7%
Share aged 65+ 202426.9%28.0%22.7%
Share aged 75+ 202412.2%13.2%11.1%
Average age 202246.0 years47.1 years44.3 years
Foreign nationals, census 2022 20224.2%6.3%13.2%
Single-person households 202233.2%41.9%43.4%
Births minus deaths 2023-5.8/1,000-8.6/1,000-4.0/1,000
Net migration 20230.6/1,0006.6/1,0007.9/1,000
Population change, 10 years 20231.7%-2.1%3.3%
School leavers with Abitur 202331.8%28.7%33.2%
School leavers without qualification 20235.9%10.1%7.1%
Basic income support (SGB II) 202633.6/1,00052.6/1,00064.0/1,000
Child poverty (SGB II) 20236.6%11.2%13.0%
Recorded crime 20224,622/100,0006,259/100,0006,406/100,000

Economy

FigureValueStatusiThuringiaGermany
Disposable income 202326,595 € p.c.25,736 € p.c.28,452 € p.c.
GDP per person 202432,324 € p.c.36,890 € p.c.51,834 € p.c.
Income per taxpayer 202139,069 €/taxpayer36,561 €/taxpayer45,835 €/taxpayer
Unemployment rate 11/2025–10/20264.4%6.4%6.4%
Youth unemployment (15–24) 11/2025–10/20264.3%7.1%5.9%
Jobs with social insurance 2025337/1,000373/1,000417/1,000
Jobs in industry & construction 202440.0%31.5%26.8%
People in work in agriculture 20241.7%1.6%1.2%
People in work in industry & construction 202438.0%28.8%23.2%
People in work in services 202460.1%69.6%75.6%
Employees with a degree 20239.5%14.5%19.4%
Businesses 202441.2/1,00035.7/1,00042.4/1,000
Craft businesses 202412.5/1,0008.3/1,0006.8/1,000
Company insolvencies 2021–202316.0/10,000 firms26.6/10,000 firms39.6/10,000 firms
Overnight stays 20253.6 p.c.4.8 p.c.6.0 p.c.
Municipal tax revenue 2023993 € p.c.1,027 € p.c.1,685 € p.c.
Municipal debt 2023665 € p.c.547 € p.c.1,729 € p.c.
Debt of the Land and its municipalities 20237,780 € p.c.7,659 € p.c.8,110 € p.c.

Living

FigureValueStatusiThuringiaGermany
Rent 20225.29 €/m²5.65 €/m²7.28 €/m²
Home ownership 202260.6%46.2%44.3%
Empty homes 20226.2%7.8%4.3%
Homes in new buildings 20231.6/1,0001.7/1,0003.1/1,000
Price of building land 202535 €/m²32 €/m²160 €/m²
Gas heating 202260.4%52.3%55.9%
Oil heating 202210.3%13.6%18.8%
District heating 202216.1%22.2%15.1%
Heat pumps 20222.4%1.9%2.7%
Wood & biomass 20226.7%5.3%4.2%
Cars 2026634/1,000563/1,000592/1,000
Electric & hybrid cars 20269.8%10.0%12.9%
Long commutes (50 km+) 202311.3%12.4%11.5%

Infrastructure

FigureValueStatusiThuringiaGermany
Drive time to the nearest supermarket 20214.4 min4.2 min3.5 min
Drive time to the nearest pharmacy 20245.5 min5.1 min4.1 min
Drive time to the nearest primary school 20244.6 min4.8 min3.9 min
Drive time to the nearest secondary school 20246.0 min6.1 min6.2 min
Doctors 2023152/100,000158/100,000149/100,000
Drive time to the nearest GP 20213.6 min3.4 min3.1 min
General practitioners 202391/100,00074/100,00065/100,000
Drive time to the nearest emergency department 202410.8 min13.1 min11.1 min
Drive time to the nearest IC/ICE station 202437.8 min24.0 min18.0 min
Public transport nearby 202593.9%89.4%93.0%
Gigabit internet 202549.2%57.4%80.2%
5G mobile coverage 202596.8%93.7%95.3%
Public charging points 202621.9/10,00020.2/10,00025.3/10,000

Resources

FigureValueStatusiThuringiaGermany
Renewable power capacity 20263.00 kW p.c.2.76 kW p.c.2.57 kW p.c.
Solar power 20262.12 kW p.c.1.67 kW p.c.1.56 kW p.c.
Wind power 20260.82 kW p.c.0.91 kW p.c.0.85 kW p.c.
Biomass power 20260.06 kW p.c.0.13 kW p.c.0.11 kW p.c.
Balcony solar units 202624.5/1,00019.7/1,00018.2/1,000
Battery storage 20260.51 kWh p.c.0.38 kWh p.c.0.42 kWh p.c.
Home batteries 202644.4/1,00030.1/1,00033.2/1,000
Electricity use of industry 20243.3 MWh p.c.2.5 MWh p.c.2.3 MWh p.c.
Forest share 202332.0%34.2%31.2%
Farmland share 202355.8%51.9%50.3%
Settlement & transport area 202310.9%11.8%14.2%
Land take for settlement & transport 20236.5 m² p.c./yr1.6 m² p.c./yr2.4 m² p.c./yr
Household waste 2024499 kg p.c.425 kg p.c.452 kg p.c.
Hot days 2016–20259.3 days/yr12.6 days/yr13.8 days/yr
Frost days 2016–202575.4 days/yr77.6 days/yr63.4 days/yr
Days with 20 mm of rain or more 2016–20253.0 days/yr4.1 days/yr4.8 days/yr
Snow days 2016–202519.9 days/yr19.6 days/yr12.2 days/yr

Municipalities

The 68 municipalities in Eichsfeld district, by population; a click shows one on the map.

Neighbours

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

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Sources

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