Population
443,482
Area
1,860 km²
Population density
238/km²
10-year change
7.5%
Average age
43.9 years
Municipalities
52

landläufigkeit.indexi

58.1 out of 100

Rank 97 of 400 districts · in Baden-Württemberg rank 32 of 44

  • Work & incomei69
  • Housingi59
  • Healthi39
  • Everyday lifei50
  • Safety & naturei61
  • Futurei70

Population

FigureValueStatusiBaden-WürttembergGermany
Population 2023443,48211,230,70083,456,000
Population density 2023238/km²314/km²233/km²
Foreign nationals 202314.9%18.0%14.5%
Share under 18 202417.6%17.3%16.7%
Share aged 65+ 202422.5%21.5%22.7%
Share aged 75+ 202410.4%10.5%11.1%
Average age 202243.9 years43.3 years44.3 years
Foreign nationals, census 2022 202213.5%16.6%13.2%
Single-person households 202236.7%39.5%43.4%
Births minus deaths 2023-2.5/1,000-1.9/1,000-4.0/1,000
Net migration 20238.6/1,0007.5/1,0007.9/1,000
Population change, 10 years 20237.5%5.6%3.3%
School leavers with Abitur 202326.0%28.9%33.2%
School leavers without qualification 20235.9%6.9%7.1%
Basic income support (SGB II) 202639.9/1,00044.0/1,00064.0/1,000
Child poverty (SGB II) 20238.4%8.7%13.0%
Recorded crime 20226,065/100,0004,878/100,0006,406/100,000

Economy

FigureValueStatusiBaden-WürttembergGermany
Disposable income 202328,373 € p.c.30,242 € p.c.28,452 € p.c.
GDP per person 202449,117 € p.c.58,018 € p.c.51,834 € p.c.
Income per taxpayer 202145,185 €/taxpayer50,189 €/taxpayer45,835 €/taxpayer
Unemployment rate 11/2025–10/20264.2%4.7%6.4%
Youth unemployment (15–24) 11/2025–10/20263.8%3.9%5.9%
Jobs with social insurance 2025435/1,000439/1,000417/1,000
Jobs in industry & construction 202436.8%34.4%26.8%
People in work in agriculture 20241.8%1.0%1.2%
People in work in industry & construction 202431.8%29.7%23.2%
People in work in services 202466.4%69.3%75.6%
Employees with a degree 202312.9%20.8%19.4%
Businesses 202442.2/1,00042.6/1,00042.4/1,000
Craft businesses 20246.7/1,0006.9/1,0006.8/1,000
Company insolvencies 2021–202331.0/10,000 firms31.1/10,000 firms39.6/10,000 firms
Overnight stays 202510.4 p.c.5.2 p.c.6.0 p.c.
Municipal tax revenue 20231,598 € p.c.1,888 € p.c.1,685 € p.c.
Municipal debt 2023461 € p.c.699 € p.c.1,729 € p.c.
Debt of the Land and its municipalities 20233,152 € p.c.3,400 € p.c.8,110 € p.c.

Living

FigureValueStatusiBaden-WürttembergGermany
Rent 20226.75 €/m²8.13 €/m²7.28 €/m²
Home ownership 202253.6%51.6%44.3%
Empty homes 20224.2%4.2%4.3%
Homes in new buildings 20234.1/1,0003.3/1,0003.1/1,000
Price of building land 2025247 €/m²262 €/m²160 €/m²
Gas heating 202234.0%45.8%55.9%
Oil heating 202237.2%27.8%18.8%
District heating 20224.9%10.2%15.1%
Heat pumps 20225.4%3.8%2.7%
Wood & biomass 202212.2%7.4%4.2%
Cars 2026646/1,000622/1,000592/1,000
Electric & hybrid cars 202610.5%13.8%12.9%
Long commutes (50 km+) 20239.7%9.6%11.5%

Infrastructure

FigureValueStatusiBaden-WürttembergGermany
Drive time to the nearest supermarket 20213.9 min3.3 min3.5 min
Drive time to the nearest pharmacy 20244.8 min3.8 min4.1 min
Drive time to the nearest primary school 20243.9 min3.4 min3.9 min
Drive time to the nearest secondary school 20246.9 min6.5 min6.2 min
Doctors 2023131/100,000138/100,000149/100,000
Drive time to the nearest GP 20213.4 min2.9 min3.1 min
General practitioners 202369/100,00062/100,00065/100,000
Drive time to the nearest emergency department 202413.9 min11.8 min11.1 min
Drive time to the nearest IC/ICE station 202412.3 min16.1 min18.0 min
Public transport nearby 202587.3%96.0%93.0%
Gigabit internet 202575.2%77.6%80.2%
5G mobile coverage 202588.2%92.6%95.3%
Public charging points 202632.8/10,00031.4/10,00025.3/10,000

Resources

FigureValueStatusiBaden-WürttembergGermany
Renewable power capacity 20262.06 kW p.c.1.82 kW p.c.2.57 kW p.c.
Solar power 20261.59 kW p.c.1.44 kW p.c.1.56 kW p.c.
Wind power 20260.33 kW p.c.0.20 kW p.c.0.85 kW p.c.
Biomass power 20260.11 kW p.c.0.09 kW p.c.0.11 kW p.c.
Balcony solar units 202617.2/1,00018.2/1,00018.2/1,000
Battery storage 20260.47 kWh p.c.0.41 kWh p.c.0.42 kWh p.c.
Home batteries 202645.0/1,00038.8/1,00033.2/1,000
Electricity use of industry 20245.1 MWh p.c.2.1 MWh p.c.2.3 MWh p.c.
Forest share 202347.3%38.4%31.2%
Farmland share 202337.4%44.8%50.3%
Settlement & transport area 202312.2%14.9%14.2%
Land take for settlement & transport 20232.1 m² p.c./yr1.7 m² p.c./yr2.4 m² p.c./yr
Household waste 2024492 kg p.c.432 kg p.c.452 kg p.c.
Hot days 2016–202524.0 days/yr18.0 days/yr13.8 days/yr
Frost days 2016–202558.7 days/yr74.7 days/yr63.4 days/yr
Days with 20 mm of rain or more 2016–20258.6 days/yr6.6 days/yr4.8 days/yr
Snow days 2016–20256.7 days/yr15.1 days/yr12.2 days/yr

Municipalities

The 52 municipalities in Ortenaukreis, by population; a click shows one on the map.

Neighbours

The districts bordering Ortenaukreis, with their landläufigkeit.index.

All districts in Baden-Württemberg →

Sources

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