Mecklenburgische Seenplatte

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Population
247,575
Area
5,495 km²
Population density
45/km²
10-year change
-5.7%
Average age
48.4 years
Municipalities
148

landläufigkeit.indexi

24.4 out of 100

Rank 400 of 400 districts · in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania rank 8 of 8

  • Work & incomei19
  • Housingi39
  • Healthi6
  • Everyday lifei12
  • Safety & naturei38
  • Futurei34

Population

FigureValueStatusiMecklenburg-Western PomeraniaGermany
Population 2023247,5751,578,00083,456,000
Population density 202345/km²68/km²233/km²
Foreign nationals 20234.7%6.0%14.5%
Share under 18 202415.2%15.3%16.7%
Share aged 65+ 202429.9%28.1%22.7%
Share aged 75+ 202412.8%12.5%11.1%
Average age 202248.4 years47.3 years44.3 years
Foreign nationals, census 2022 20223.5%4.9%13.2%
Single-person households 202246.2%46.0%43.4%
Births minus deaths 2023-10.8/1,000-9.1/1,000-4.0/1,000
Net migration 202310.0/1,00010.2/1,0007.9/1,000
Population change, 10 years 2023-5.7%-1.2%3.3%
School leavers with Abitur 202330.5%31.3%33.2%
School leavers without qualification 202310.6%9.9%7.1%
Basic income support (SGB II) 202676.8/1,00066.3/1,00064.0/1,000
Child poverty (SGB II) 202314.3%12.6%13.0%
Recorded crime 20225,904/100,0006,667/100,0006,406/100,000

Economy

FigureValueStatusiMecklenburg-Western PomeraniaGermany
Disposable income 202325,073 € p.c.25,321 € p.c.28,452 € p.c.
GDP per person 202438,048 € p.c.38,612 € p.c.51,834 € p.c.
Income per taxpayer 202135,350 €/taxpayer36,715 €/taxpayer45,835 €/taxpayer
Unemployment rate 11/2025–10/20269.2%7.9%6.4%
Youth unemployment (15–24) 11/2025–10/202611.0%8.9%5.9%
Jobs with social insurance 2025365/1,000367/1,000417/1,000
Jobs in industry & construction 202421.2%20.5%26.8%
People in work in agriculture 20243.2%2.7%1.2%
People in work in industry & construction 202420.0%18.8%23.2%
People in work in services 202476.8%78.5%75.6%
Employees with a degree 202311.6%13.9%19.4%
Businesses 202436.3/1,00037.6/1,00042.4/1,000
Craft businesses 20248.0/1,0007.6/1,0006.8/1,000
Company insolvencies 2021–202342.2/10,000 firms31.7/10,000 firms39.6/10,000 firms
Overnight stays 202515.5 p.c.21.2 p.c.6.0 p.c.
Municipal tax revenue 2023949 € p.c.1,018 € p.c.1,685 € p.c.
Municipal debt 2023836 € p.c.1,084 € p.c.1,729 € p.c.
Debt of the Land and its municipalities 20235,240 € p.c.5,483 € p.c.8,110 € p.c.

Living

FigureValueStatusiMecklenburg-Western PomeraniaGermany
Rent 20225.36 €/m²5.91 €/m²7.28 €/m²
Home ownership 202241.8%39.5%44.3%
Empty homes 20226.9%5.5%4.3%
Homes in new buildings 20231.3/1,0002.7/1,0003.1/1,000
Price of building land 202561 €/m²85 €/m²160 €/m²
Gas heating 202238.1%47.4%55.9%
Oil heating 202215.1%9.8%18.8%
District heating 202237.0%34.2%15.1%
Heat pumps 20221.5%1.9%2.7%
Wood & biomass 20223.8%3.1%4.2%
Cars 2026598/1,000565/1,000592/1,000
Electric & hybrid cars 20268.6%9.2%12.9%
Long commutes (50 km+) 202316.0%15.7%11.5%

Infrastructure

FigureValueStatusiMecklenburg-Western PomeraniaGermany
Drive time to the nearest supermarket 20215.3 min4.7 min3.5 min
Drive time to the nearest pharmacy 20246.7 min6.0 min4.1 min
Drive time to the nearest primary school 20246.7 min5.9 min3.9 min
Drive time to the nearest secondary school 20248.0 min7.3 min6.2 min
Doctors 2023165/100,000171/100,000149/100,000
Drive time to the nearest GP 20215.3 min4.4 min3.1 min
General practitioners 202382/100,00083/100,00065/100,000
Drive time to the nearest emergency department 202416.3 min15.0 min11.1 min
Drive time to the nearest IC/ICE station 202426.5 min20.3 min18.0 min
Public transport nearby 202571.9%83.2%93.0%
Gigabit internet 202568.7%74.6%80.2%
5G mobile coverage 202595.8%96.8%95.3%
Public charging points 202618.3/10,00020.9/10,00025.3/10,000

Resources

FigureValueStatusiMecklenburg-Western PomeraniaGermany
Renewable power capacity 20269.65 kW p.c.6.48 kW p.c.2.57 kW p.c.
Solar power 20266.08 kW p.c.3.48 kW p.c.1.56 kW p.c.
Wind power 20263.19 kW p.c.2.73 kW p.c.0.85 kW p.c.
Biomass power 20260.38 kW p.c.0.27 kW p.c.0.11 kW p.c.
Balcony solar units 202622.2/1,00019.6/1,00018.2/1,000
Battery storage 20260.30 kWh p.c.0.37 kWh p.c.0.42 kWh p.c.
Home batteries 202626.1/1,00026.1/1,00033.2/1,000
Electricity use of industry 20241.0 MWh p.c.1.0 MWh p.c.2.3 MWh p.c.
Forest share 202324.8%22.3%31.2%
Farmland share 202357.5%61.6%50.3%
Settlement & transport area 20236.8%8.4%14.2%
Land take for settlement & transport 20233.0 m² p.c./yr2.3 m² p.c./yr2.4 m² p.c./yr
Household waste 2024409 kg p.c.460 kg p.c.452 kg p.c.
Hot days 2016–20259.2 days/yr7.4 days/yr13.8 days/yr
Frost days 2016–202563.6 days/yr56.6 days/yr63.4 days/yr
Days with 20 mm of rain or more 2016–20252.6 days/yr2.9 days/yr4.8 days/yr
Snow days 2016–202513.8 days/yr12.4 days/yr12.2 days/yr

Municipalities

The 148 municipalities in Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, by population; a click shows one on the map.

Neighbours

The districts bordering Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, with their landläufigkeit.index.

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Sources

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