Population
130,635
Area
1,084 km²
Population density
121/km²
10-year change
3.2%
Average age
47.3 years
Seat
Plön
Municipalities
85

landläufigkeit.indexi

38.4 out of 100

Rank 345 of 400 districts · in Schleswig-Holstein rank 9 of 15

  • Work & incomei46
  • Housingi69
  • Healthi17
  • Everyday lifei47
  • Safety & naturei41
  • Futurei11

Population

FigureValueStatusiSchleswig-HolsteinGermany
Population 2023130,6352,953,20083,456,000
Population density 2023121/km²187/km²233/km²
Foreign nationals 20235.6%10.0%14.5%
Share under 18 202416.2%16.3%16.7%
Share aged 65+ 202427.6%24.0%22.7%
Share aged 75+ 202414.4%12.2%11.1%
Average age 202247.3 years45.2 years44.3 years
Foreign nationals, census 2022 20224.9%8.8%13.2%
Single-person households 202238.6%42.9%43.4%
Births minus deaths 2023-7.6/1,000-5.9/1,000-4.0/1,000
Net migration 20238.5/1,00010.6/1,0007.9/1,000
Population change, 10 years 20233.2%4.9%3.3%
School leavers with Abitur 202332.1%36.6%33.2%
School leavers without qualification 20239.1%9.9%7.1%
Basic income support (SGB II) 202647.5/1,00063.9/1,00064.0/1,000
Child poverty (SGB II) 202311.0%13.4%13.0%
Recorded crime 20224,129/100,0006,317/100,0006,406/100,000

Economy

FigureValueStatusiSchleswig-HolsteinGermany
Disposable income 202330,122 € p.c.29,395 € p.c.28,452 € p.c.
GDP per person 202427,318 € p.c.42,733 € p.c.51,834 € p.c.
Income per taxpayer 202146,512 €/taxpayer45,481 €/taxpayer45,835 €/taxpayer
Unemployment rate 11/2025–10/20264.4%5.9%6.4%
Youth unemployment (15–24) 11/2025–10/20265.0%6.0%5.9%
Jobs with social insurance 2025228/1,000359/1,000417/1,000
Jobs in industry & construction 202422.4%22.8%26.8%
People in work in agriculture 20244.8%2.4%1.2%
People in work in industry & construction 202418.6%19.4%23.2%
People in work in services 202476.4%78.2%75.6%
Employees with a degree 202315.3%15.3%19.4%
Businesses 202438.3/1,00041.8/1,00042.4/1,000
Craft businesses 20246.9/1,0006.7/1,0006.8/1,000
Company insolvencies 2021–202338.9/10,000 firms40.3/10,000 firms39.6/10,000 firms
Overnight stays 202514.7 p.c.13.0 p.c.6.0 p.c.
Municipal tax revenue 20231,090 € p.c.1,478 € p.c.1,685 € p.c.
Municipal debt 20231,870 € p.c.1,561 € p.c.1,729 € p.c.
Debt of the Land and its municipalities 202312,455 € p.c.12,097 € p.c.8,110 € p.c.

Living

FigureValueStatusiSchleswig-HolsteinGermany
Rent 20226.91 €/m²7.41 €/m²7.28 €/m²
Home ownership 202258.2%47.6%44.3%
Empty homes 20222.8%2.7%4.3%
Homes in new buildings 20234.9/1,0004.0/1,0003.1/1,000
Price of building land 202576 €/m²121 €/m²160 €/m²
Gas heating 202255.0%56.1%55.9%
Oil heating 202226.3%16.4%18.8%
District heating 20228.8%21.0%15.1%
Heat pumps 20222.7%2.3%2.7%
Wood & biomass 20223.3%2.1%4.2%
Cars 2026642/1,000596/1,000592/1,000
Electric & hybrid cars 202610.5%11.6%12.9%
Long commutes (50 km+) 202312.6%13.9%11.5%

Infrastructure

FigureValueStatusiSchleswig-HolsteinGermany
Drive time to the nearest supermarket 20213.8 min3.6 min3.5 min
Drive time to the nearest pharmacy 20244.9 min4.4 min4.1 min
Drive time to the nearest primary school 20244.8 min4.3 min3.9 min
Drive time to the nearest secondary school 20247.0 min6.2 min6.2 min
Doctors 2023134/100,000152/100,000149/100,000
Drive time to the nearest GP 20214.1 min3.4 min3.1 min
General practitioners 202373/100,00069/100,00065/100,000
Drive time to the nearest emergency department 202416.5 min13.3 min11.1 min
Drive time to the nearest IC/ICE station 202422.9 min19.3 min18.0 min
Public transport nearby 202594.6%91.5%93.0%
Gigabit internet 202587.0%93.4%80.2%
5G mobile coverage 202599.2%99.2%95.3%
Public charging points 202624.6/10,00028.6/10,00025.3/10,000

Resources

FigureValueStatusiSchleswig-HolsteinGermany
Renewable power capacity 20261.74 kW p.c.5.47 kW p.c.2.57 kW p.c.
Solar power 20261.19 kW p.c.1.83 kW p.c.1.56 kW p.c.
Wind power 20260.29 kW p.c.3.43 kW p.c.0.85 kW p.c.
Biomass power 20260.25 kW p.c.0.20 kW p.c.0.11 kW p.c.
Balcony solar units 202625.2/1,00021.3/1,00018.2/1,000
Battery storage 20260.37 kWh p.c.0.49 kWh p.c.0.42 kWh p.c.
Home batteries 202644.0/1,00033.4/1,00033.2/1,000
Electricity use of industry 20240.4 MWh p.c.1.3 MWh p.c.2.3 MWh p.c.
Forest share 202311.4%10.7%31.2%
Farmland share 202367.5%68.2%50.3%
Settlement & transport area 202310.1%13.5%14.2%
Land take for settlement & transport 20239.6 m² p.c./yr4.4 m² p.c./yr2.4 m² p.c./yr
Household waste 2024456 kg p.c.477 kg p.c.452 kg p.c.
Hot days 2016–20253.5 days/yr5.2 days/yr13.8 days/yr
Frost days 2016–202549.0 days/yr53.4 days/yr63.4 days/yr
Days with 20 mm of rain or more 2016–20253.8 days/yr4.3 days/yr4.8 days/yr
Snow days 2016–202511.4 days/yr9.7 days/yr12.2 days/yr

Municipalities

The 85 municipalities in Plön district, by population; a click shows one on the map.

Neighbours

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

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Sources

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