Nordwestmecklenburg

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Population
157,160
Area
2,127 km²
Population density
74/km²
10-year change
1.2%
Average age
46.7 years
Seat
Wismar
Municipalities
83

landläufigkeit.indexi

30.3 out of 100

Rank 387 of 400 districts · in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania rank 6 of 8

  • Work & incomei40
  • Housingi39
  • Healthi16
  • Everyday lifei22
  • Safety & naturei26
  • Futurei39

Population

FigureValueStatusiMecklenburg-Western PomeraniaGermany
Population 2023157,1601,578,00083,456,000
Population density 202374/km²68/km²233/km²
Foreign nationals 20235.0%6.0%14.5%
Share under 18 202415.9%15.3%16.7%
Share aged 65+ 202426.8%28.1%22.7%
Share aged 75+ 202411.7%12.5%11.1%
Average age 202246.7 years47.3 years44.3 years
Foreign nationals, census 2022 20224.2%4.9%13.2%
Single-person households 202242.0%46.0%43.4%
Births minus deaths 2023-7.8/1,000-9.1/1,000-4.0/1,000
Net migration 20237.9/1,00010.2/1,0007.9/1,000
Population change, 10 years 20231.2%-1.2%3.3%
School leavers with Abitur 202328.2%31.3%33.2%
School leavers without qualification 20238.1%9.9%7.1%
Basic income support (SGB II) 202652.8/1,00066.3/1,00064.0/1,000
Child poverty (SGB II) 20239.8%12.6%13.0%
Recorded crime 20225,994/100,0006,667/100,0006,406/100,000

Economy

FigureValueStatusiMecklenburg-Western PomeraniaGermany
Disposable income 202325,414 € p.c.25,321 € p.c.28,452 € p.c.
GDP per person 202433,050 € p.c.38,612 € p.c.51,834 € p.c.
Income per taxpayer 202137,798 €/taxpayer36,715 €/taxpayer45,835 €/taxpayer
Unemployment rate 11/2025–10/20266.8%7.9%6.4%
Youth unemployment (15–24) 11/2025–10/20267.8%8.9%5.9%
Jobs with social insurance 2025291/1,000367/1,000417/1,000
Jobs in industry & construction 202432.0%20.5%26.8%
People in work in agriculture 20243.5%2.7%1.2%
People in work in industry & construction 202428.7%18.8%23.2%
People in work in services 202467.8%78.5%75.6%
Employees with a degree 202312.1%13.9%19.4%
Businesses 202435.3/1,00037.6/1,00042.4/1,000
Craft businesses 20248.4/1,0007.6/1,0006.8/1,000
Company insolvencies 2021–202340.6/10,000 firms31.7/10,000 firms39.6/10,000 firms
Overnight stays 202517.7 p.c.21.2 p.c.6.0 p.c.
Municipal tax revenue 2023999 € p.c.1,018 € p.c.1,685 € p.c.
Municipal debt 20231,569 € p.c.1,084 € p.c.1,729 € p.c.
Debt of the Land and its municipalities 20235,969 € p.c.5,483 € p.c.8,110 € p.c.

Living

FigureValueStatusiMecklenburg-Western PomeraniaGermany
Rent 20225.85 €/m²5.91 €/m²7.28 €/m²
Home ownership 202245.7%39.5%44.3%
Empty homes 20224.5%5.5%4.3%
Homes in new buildings 20232.1/1,0002.7/1,0003.1/1,000
Price of building land 202590 €/m²85 €/m²160 €/m²
Gas heating 202263.7%47.4%55.9%
Oil heating 202210.2%9.8%18.8%
District heating 202216.7%34.2%15.1%
Heat pumps 20223.0%1.9%2.7%
Wood & biomass 20223.2%3.1%4.2%
Cars 2026595/1,000565/1,000592/1,000
Electric & hybrid cars 20268.8%9.2%12.9%
Long commutes (50 km+) 202315.9%15.7%11.5%

Infrastructure

FigureValueStatusiMecklenburg-Western PomeraniaGermany
Drive time to the nearest supermarket 20214.9 min4.7 min3.5 min
Drive time to the nearest pharmacy 20246.6 min6.0 min4.1 min
Drive time to the nearest primary school 20245.7 min5.9 min3.9 min
Drive time to the nearest secondary school 20247.2 min7.3 min6.2 min
Doctors 2023148/100,000171/100,000149/100,000
Drive time to the nearest GP 20214.3 min4.4 min3.1 min
General practitioners 202386/100,00083/100,00065/100,000
Drive time to the nearest emergency department 202415.9 min15.0 min11.1 min
Drive time to the nearest IC/ICE station 202433.4 min20.3 min18.0 min
Public transport nearby 202594.8%83.2%93.0%
Gigabit internet 202567.4%74.6%80.2%
5G mobile coverage 202598.5%96.8%95.3%
Public charging points 202618.3/10,00020.9/10,00025.3/10,000

Resources

FigureValueStatusiMecklenburg-Western PomeraniaGermany
Renewable power capacity 20265.21 kW p.c.6.48 kW p.c.2.57 kW p.c.
Solar power 20262.29 kW p.c.3.48 kW p.c.1.56 kW p.c.
Wind power 20262.52 kW p.c.2.73 kW p.c.0.85 kW p.c.
Biomass power 20260.40 kW p.c.0.27 kW p.c.0.11 kW p.c.
Balcony solar units 202625.1/1,00019.6/1,00018.2/1,000
Battery storage 20260.62 kWh p.c.0.37 kWh p.c.0.42 kWh p.c.
Home batteries 202631.4/1,00026.1/1,00033.2/1,000
Electricity use of industry 20242.8 MWh p.c.1.0 MWh p.c.2.3 MWh p.c.
Forest share 202314.4%22.3%31.2%
Farmland share 202370.5%61.6%50.3%
Settlement & transport area 20239.1%8.4%14.2%
Land take for settlement & transport 20234.7 m² p.c./yr2.3 m² p.c./yr2.4 m² p.c./yr
Household waste 2024501 kg p.c.460 kg p.c.452 kg p.c.
Hot days 2016–20257.1 days/yr7.4 days/yr13.8 days/yr
Frost days 2016–202551.5 days/yr56.6 days/yr63.4 days/yr
Days with 20 mm of rain or more 2016–20252.9 days/yr2.9 days/yr4.8 days/yr
Snow days 2016–202511.7 days/yr12.4 days/yr12.2 days/yr

Municipalities

The 83 municipalities in Nordwestmecklenburg district, by population; a click shows one on the map.

Neighbours

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

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Sources

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