Population
69,846
Area
574 km²
Population density
122/km²
10-year change
-1.8%
Average age
46.3 years
Seat
Kusel
Municipalities
98
Constituency
208 Kaiserslautern

landläufigkeit.indexi

39.0 out of 100

Rank 342 of 400 districts · in Rhineland-Palatinate rank 35 of 36

  • Work & incomei34
  • Housingi40
  • Healthi33
  • Everyday lifei60
  • Safety & naturei53
  • Futurei14

Population

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Population 202369,8464,125,20083,456,000
Population density 2023122/km²208/km²233/km²
Foreign nationals 20238.2%13.6%14.5%
Share under 18 202416.0%16.8%16.7%
Share aged 65+ 202426.3%23.3%22.7%
Share aged 75+ 202411.2%10.8%11.1%
Average age 202246.3 years44.5 years44.3 years
Foreign nationals, census 2022 20227.2%12.5%13.2%
Single-person households 202236.4%40.5%43.4%
Births minus deaths 2023-5.3/1,000-4.1/1,000-4.0/1,000
Net migration 20230.9/1,0008.0/1,0007.9/1,000
Population change, 10 years 2023-1.8%3.3%3.3%
School leavers with Abitur 202325.8%33.7%33.2%
School leavers without qualification 20237.9%8.6%7.1%
Basic income support (SGB II) 202651.4/1,00053.4/1,00064.0/1,000
Child poverty (SGB II) 202311.3%11.0%13.0%
Recorded crime 20225,623/100,0005,852/100,0006,406/100,000

Economy

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Disposable income 202325,147 € p.c.28,005 € p.c.28,452 € p.c.
GDP per person 202423,056 € p.c.43,808 € p.c.51,834 € p.c.
Income per taxpayer 202139,720 €/taxpayer45,134 €/taxpayer45,835 €/taxpayer
Unemployment rate 11/2025–10/20265.3%5.6%6.4%
Youth unemployment (15–24) 11/2025–10/20266.3%5.6%5.9%
Jobs with social insurance 2025180/1,000360/1,000417/1,000
Jobs in industry & construction 202427.1%29.1%26.8%
People in work in agriculture 20242.1%1.7%1.2%
People in work in industry & construction 202421.5%24.8%23.2%
People in work in services 202475.9%73.5%75.6%
Employees with a degree 20238.8%15.4%19.4%
Businesses 202429.2/1,00039.6/1,00042.4/1,000
Craft businesses 20246.4/1,0006.9/1,0006.8/1,000
Company insolvencies 2021–202334.1/10,000 firms33.7/10,000 firms39.6/10,000 firms
Overnight stays 20251.9 p.c.5.5 p.c.6.0 p.c.
Municipal tax revenue 2023891 € p.c.1,405 € p.c.1,685 € p.c.
Municipal debt 20238,192 € p.c.3,074 € p.c.1,729 € p.c.
Debt of the Land and its municipalities 202313,133 € p.c.9,196 € p.c.8,110 € p.c.

Living

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Rent 20225.49 €/m²6.75 €/m²7.28 €/m²
Home ownership 202270.2%54.4%44.3%
Empty homes 20226.8%4.8%4.3%
Homes in new buildings 20231.6/1,0002.9/1,0003.1/1,000
Price of building land 202577 €/m²135 €/m²160 €/m²
Gas heating 202237.7%56.8%55.9%
Oil heating 202239.6%25.9%18.8%
District heating 20221.8%4.9%15.1%
Heat pumps 20223.8%3.8%2.7%
Wood & biomass 20229.4%4.2%4.2%
Cars 2026692/1,000645/1,000592/1,000
Electric & hybrid cars 20269.6%11.8%12.9%
Long commutes (50 km+) 202310.9%12.2%11.5%

Infrastructure

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Drive time to the nearest supermarket 20213.7 min3.7 min3.5 min
Drive time to the nearest pharmacy 20244.4 min4.2 min4.1 min
Drive time to the nearest primary school 20244.1 min3.6 min3.9 min
Drive time to the nearest secondary school 20248.1 min6.9 min6.2 min
Doctors 2023152/100,000146/100,000149/100,000
Drive time to the nearest GP 20213.6 min3.2 min3.1 min
General practitioners 202382/100,00069/100,00065/100,000
Drive time to the nearest emergency department 202414.5 min10.9 min11.1 min
Drive time to the nearest IC/ICE station 202426.4 min19.2 min18.0 min
Public transport nearby 202597.3%95.9%93.0%
Gigabit internet 202587.5%80.8%80.2%
5G mobile coverage 202592.9%92.7%95.3%
Public charging points 20268.0/10,00019.7/10,00025.3/10,000

Resources

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Renewable power capacity 20264.69 kW p.c.2.79 kW p.c.2.57 kW p.c.
Solar power 20262.04 kW p.c.1.60 kW p.c.1.56 kW p.c.
Wind power 20262.62 kW p.c.1.08 kW p.c.0.85 kW p.c.
Biomass power 20260.03 kW p.c.0.04 kW p.c.0.11 kW p.c.
Balcony solar units 202624.1/1,00022.8/1,00018.2/1,000
Battery storage 20260.45 kWh p.c.0.43 kWh p.c.0.42 kWh p.c.
Home batteries 202646.5/1,00040.1/1,00033.2/1,000
Electricity use of industry 20240.8 MWh p.c.3.0 MWh p.c.2.3 MWh p.c.
Forest share 202336.9%42.7%31.2%
Farmland share 202348.3%40.4%50.3%
Settlement & transport area 202313.0%15.0%14.2%
Land take for settlement & transport 202313.0 m² p.c./yr6.9 m² p.c./yr2.4 m² p.c./yr
Household waste 2024638 kg p.c.506 kg p.c.452 kg p.c.
Hot days 2016–202516.8 days/yr17.0 days/yr13.8 days/yr
Frost days 2016–202562.2 days/yr55.1 days/yr63.4 days/yr
Days with 20 mm of rain or more 2016–20255.7 days/yr4.2 days/yr4.8 days/yr
Snow days 2016–202511.8 days/yr7.7 days/yr12.2 days/yr

Municipalities

The 98 municipalities in Kusel district, by population; a click shows one on the map.

Neighbours

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

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Sources

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