Rhein-Lahn-Kreis

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Population
125,283
Area
782 km²
Population density
160/km²
10-year change
3.2%
Average age
45.4 years
Municipalities
137
Constituencies
198 Koblenz, 203 Montabaur

landläufigkeit.indexi

49.0 out of 100

Rank 223 of 400 districts · in Rhineland-Palatinate rank 23 of 36

  • Work & incomei45
  • Housingi62
  • Healthi38
  • Everyday lifei36
  • Safety & naturei74
  • Futurei39

Population

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Population 2023125,2834,125,20083,456,000
Population density 2023160/km²208/km²233/km²
Foreign nationals 202311.0%13.6%14.5%
Share under 18 202416.7%16.8%16.7%
Share aged 65+ 202424.7%23.3%22.7%
Share aged 75+ 202411.4%10.8%11.1%
Average age 202245.4 years44.5 years44.3 years
Foreign nationals, census 2022 202210.2%12.5%13.2%
Single-person households 202239.6%40.5%43.4%
Births minus deaths 2023-5.5/1,000-4.1/1,000-4.0/1,000
Net migration 20238.8/1,0008.0/1,0007.9/1,000
Population change, 10 years 20233.2%3.3%3.3%
School leavers with Abitur 202333.8%33.7%33.2%
School leavers without qualification 202311.2%8.6%7.1%
Basic income support (SGB II) 202641.9/1,00053.4/1,00064.0/1,000
Child poverty (SGB II) 20239.1%11.0%13.0%
Recorded crime 20224,702/100,0005,852/100,0006,406/100,000

Economy

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Disposable income 202326,710 € p.c.28,005 € p.c.28,452 € p.c.
GDP per person 202433,094 € p.c.43,808 € p.c.51,834 € p.c.
Income per taxpayer 202143,148 €/taxpayer45,134 €/taxpayer45,835 €/taxpayer
Unemployment rate 11/2025–10/20264.4%5.6%6.4%
Youth unemployment (15–24) 11/2025–10/20264.5%5.6%5.9%
Jobs with social insurance 2025263/1,000360/1,000417/1,000
Jobs in industry & construction 202433.1%29.1%26.8%
People in work in agriculture 20241.2%1.7%1.2%
People in work in industry & construction 202424.0%24.8%23.2%
People in work in services 202474.8%73.5%75.6%
Employees with a degree 202311.8%15.4%19.4%
Businesses 202437.7/1,00039.6/1,00042.4/1,000
Craft businesses 20246.8/1,0006.9/1,0006.8/1,000
Company insolvencies 2021–202339.5/10,000 firms33.7/10,000 firms39.6/10,000 firms
Overnight stays 20256.6 p.c.5.5 p.c.6.0 p.c.
Municipal tax revenue 20231,077 € p.c.1,405 € p.c.1,685 € p.c.
Municipal debt 20231,904 € p.c.3,074 € p.c.1,729 € p.c.
Debt of the Land and its municipalities 20237,941 € p.c.9,196 € p.c.8,110 € p.c.

Living

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Rent 20225.56 €/m²6.75 €/m²7.28 €/m²
Home ownership 202257.8%54.4%44.3%
Empty homes 20225.5%4.8%4.3%
Homes in new buildings 20233.0/1,0002.9/1,0003.1/1,000
Price of building land 202582 €/m²135 €/m²160 €/m²
Gas heating 202260.2%56.8%55.9%
Oil heating 202224.0%25.9%18.8%
District heating 20221.7%4.9%15.1%
Heat pumps 20222.8%3.8%2.7%
Wood & biomass 20225.2%4.2%4.2%
Cars 2026661/1,000645/1,000592/1,000
Electric & hybrid cars 202611.2%11.8%12.9%
Long commutes (50 km+) 202313.4%12.2%11.5%

Infrastructure

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Drive time to the nearest supermarket 20214.8 min3.7 min3.5 min
Drive time to the nearest pharmacy 20245.6 min4.2 min4.1 min
Drive time to the nearest primary school 20244.8 min3.6 min3.9 min
Drive time to the nearest secondary school 20248.3 min6.9 min6.2 min
Doctors 2023130/100,000146/100,000149/100,000
Drive time to the nearest GP 20213.7 min3.2 min3.1 min
General practitioners 202369/100,00069/100,00065/100,000
Drive time to the nearest emergency department 202412.9 min10.9 min11.1 min
Drive time to the nearest IC/ICE station 202420.0 min19.2 min18.0 min
Public transport nearby 202594.4%95.9%93.0%
Gigabit internet 202582.2%80.8%80.2%
5G mobile coverage 202593.8%92.7%95.3%
Public charging points 202614.6/10,00019.7/10,00025.3/10,000

Resources

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Renewable power capacity 20261.49 kW p.c.2.79 kW p.c.2.57 kW p.c.
Solar power 20261.28 kW p.c.1.60 kW p.c.1.56 kW p.c.
Wind power 20260.08 kW p.c.1.08 kW p.c.0.85 kW p.c.
Biomass power 20260.00 kW p.c.0.04 kW p.c.0.11 kW p.c.
Balcony solar units 202626.0/1,00022.8/1,00018.2/1,000
Battery storage 20260.39 kWh p.c.0.43 kWh p.c.0.42 kWh p.c.
Home batteries 202644.7/1,00040.1/1,00033.2/1,000
Electricity use of industry 20241.2 MWh p.c.3.0 MWh p.c.2.3 MWh p.c.
Forest share 202347.2%42.7%31.2%
Farmland share 202337.7%40.4%50.3%
Settlement & transport area 202312.8%15.0%14.2%
Land take for settlement & transport 20239.3 m² p.c./yr6.9 m² p.c./yr2.4 m² p.c./yr
Household waste 2024516 kg p.c.506 kg p.c.452 kg p.c.
Hot days 2016–202514.5 days/yr17.0 days/yr13.8 days/yr
Frost days 2016–202558.4 days/yr55.1 days/yr63.4 days/yr
Days with 20 mm of rain or more 2016–20253.9 days/yr4.2 days/yr4.8 days/yr
Snow days 2016–20259.5 days/yr7.7 days/yr12.2 days/yr

Municipalities

The 137 municipalities in Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, by population; a click shows one on the map.

Neighbours

The districts bordering Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, with their landläufigkeit.index.

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Sources

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