Kaiserslautern

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Population
106,082
Area
640 km²
Population density
166/km²
10-year change
1.9%
Average age
44.6 years
Municipalities
50

landläufigkeit.indexi

41.5 out of 100

Rank 318 of 400 districts · in Rhineland-Palatinate rank 33 of 36

  • Work & incomei32
  • Housingi19
  • Healthi38
  • Everyday lifei46
  • Safety & naturei76
  • Futurei37

Population

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Population 2023106,0824,125,20083,456,000
Population density 2023166/km²208/km²233/km²
Foreign nationals 202310.7%13.6%14.5%
Share under 18 202418.3%16.8%16.7%
Share aged 65+ 202423.9%23.3%22.7%
Share aged 75+ 202410.4%10.8%11.1%
Average age 202244.6 years44.5 years44.3 years
Foreign nationals, census 2022 20229.7%12.5%13.2%
Single-person households 202235.9%40.5%43.4%
Births minus deaths 2023-1.8/1,000-4.1/1,000-4.0/1,000
Net migration 20234.9/1,0008.0/1,0007.9/1,000
Population change, 10 years 20231.9%3.3%3.3%
School leavers with Abitur 202328.3%33.7%33.2%
School leavers without qualification 20239.1%8.6%7.1%
Basic income support (SGB II) 202641.8/1,00053.4/1,00064.0/1,000
Child poverty (SGB II) 20238.9%11.0%13.0%
Recorded crime 20224,625/100,0005,852/100,0006,406/100,000

Economy

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Disposable income 202325,428 € p.c.28,005 € p.c.28,452 € p.c.
GDP per person 202427,393 € p.c.43,808 € p.c.51,834 € p.c.
Income per taxpayer 202143,014 €/taxpayer45,134 €/taxpayer45,835 €/taxpayer
Unemployment rate 11/2025–10/20265.5%5.6%6.4%
Youth unemployment (15–24) 11/2025–10/20266.0%5.6%5.9%
Jobs with social insurance 2025259/1,000360/1,000417/1,000
Jobs in industry & construction 202424.3%29.1%26.8%
People in work in agriculture 20241.1%1.7%1.2%
People in work in industry & construction 202423.4%24.8%23.2%
People in work in services 202475.5%73.5%75.6%
Employees with a degree 202312.2%15.4%19.4%
Businesses 202436.3/1,00039.6/1,00042.4/1,000
Craft businesses 20247.9/1,0006.9/1,0006.8/1,000
Company insolvencies 2021–202345.2/10,000 firms33.7/10,000 firms39.6/10,000 firms
Overnight stays 20252.2 p.c.5.5 p.c.6.0 p.c.
Municipal tax revenue 20231,119 € p.c.1,405 € p.c.1,685 € p.c.
Municipal debt 20234,552 € p.c.3,074 € p.c.1,729 € p.c.
Debt of the Land and its municipalities 202310,290 € p.c.9,196 € p.c.8,110 € p.c.

Living

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Rent 20226.50 €/m²6.75 €/m²7.28 €/m²
Home ownership 202260.0%54.4%44.3%
Empty homes 20225.5%4.8%4.3%
Homes in new buildings 20231.2/1,0002.9/1,0003.1/1,000
Price of building land 2025134 €/m²135 €/m²160 €/m²
Gas heating 202261.7%56.8%55.9%
Oil heating 202223.2%25.9%18.8%
District heating 20223.5%4.9%15.1%
Heat pumps 20223.0%3.8%2.7%
Wood & biomass 20225.3%4.2%4.2%
Cars 2026669/1,000645/1,000592/1,000
Electric & hybrid cars 202612.3%11.8%12.9%
Long commutes (50 km+) 202314.9%12.2%11.5%

Infrastructure

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Drive time to the nearest supermarket 20213.8 min3.7 min3.5 min
Drive time to the nearest pharmacy 20243.8 min4.2 min4.1 min
Drive time to the nearest primary school 20243.6 min3.6 min3.9 min
Drive time to the nearest secondary school 20247.4 min6.9 min6.2 min
Doctors 2023133/100,000146/100,000149/100,000
Drive time to the nearest GP 20213.3 min3.2 min3.1 min
General practitioners 202381/100,00069/100,00065/100,000
Drive time to the nearest emergency department 202414.5 min10.9 min11.1 min
Drive time to the nearest IC/ICE station 202417.6 min19.2 min18.0 min
Public transport nearby 202595.8%95.9%93.0%
Gigabit internet 202571.8%80.8%80.2%
5G mobile coverage 202589.5%92.7%95.3%
Public charging points 202611.8/10,00019.7/10,00025.3/10,000

Resources

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Renewable power capacity 20263.08 kW p.c.2.79 kW p.c.2.57 kW p.c.
Solar power 20261.94 kW p.c.1.60 kW p.c.1.56 kW p.c.
Wind power 20260.99 kW p.c.1.08 kW p.c.0.85 kW p.c.
Biomass power 20260.14 kW p.c.0.04 kW p.c.0.11 kW p.c.
Balcony solar units 202619.6/1,00022.8/1,00018.2/1,000
Battery storage 20260.44 kWh p.c.0.43 kWh p.c.0.42 kWh p.c.
Home batteries 202648.3/1,00040.1/1,00033.2/1,000
Electricity use of industry 20240.7 MWh p.c.3.0 MWh p.c.2.3 MWh p.c.
Forest share 202350.5%42.7%31.2%
Farmland share 202332.2%40.4%50.3%
Settlement & transport area 202316.3%15.0%14.2%
Land take for settlement & transport 202314.4 m² p.c./yr6.9 m² p.c./yr2.4 m² p.c./yr
Household waste 2024671 kg p.c.506 kg p.c.452 kg p.c.
Hot days 2016–202518.3 days/yr17.0 days/yr13.8 days/yr
Frost days 2016–202562.0 days/yr55.1 days/yr63.4 days/yr
Days with 20 mm of rain or more 2016–20255.0 days/yr4.2 days/yr4.8 days/yr
Snow days 2016–202512.2 days/yr7.7 days/yr12.2 days/yr

Municipalities

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

Neighbours

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

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Sources

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