Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis

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Population
155,525
Area
305 km²
Population density
510/km²
10-year change
4.3%
Average age
45.1 years
Municipalities
25

landläufigkeit.indexi

59.7 out of 100

Rank 75 of 400 districts · in Rhineland-Palatinate rank 6 of 36

  • Work & incomei63
  • Housingi41
  • Healthi77
  • Everyday lifei83
  • Safety & naturei46
  • Futurei49

Population

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Population 2023155,5254,125,20083,456,000
Population density 2023510/km²208/km²233/km²
Foreign nationals 202311.7%13.6%14.5%
Share under 18 202417.8%16.8%16.7%
Share aged 65+ 202424.3%23.3%22.7%
Share aged 75+ 202411.7%10.8%11.1%
Average age 202245.1 years44.5 years44.3 years
Foreign nationals, census 2022 202211.0%12.5%13.2%
Single-person households 202234.3%40.5%43.4%
Births minus deaths 2023-4.6/1,000-4.1/1,000-4.0/1,000
Net migration 20237.5/1,0008.0/1,0007.9/1,000
Population change, 10 years 20234.3%3.3%3.3%
School leavers with Abitur 202322.4%33.7%33.2%
School leavers without qualification 20237.0%8.6%7.1%
Basic income support (SGB II) 202637.2/1,00053.4/1,00064.0/1,000
Child poverty (SGB II) 20237.3%11.0%13.0%
Recorded crime 20224,245/100,0005,852/100,0006,406/100,000

Economy

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Disposable income 202331,954 € p.c.28,005 € p.c.28,452 € p.c.
GDP per person 202424,489 € p.c.43,808 € p.c.51,834 € p.c.
Income per taxpayer 202148,584 €/taxpayer45,134 €/taxpayer45,835 €/taxpayer
Unemployment rate 11/2025–10/20264.4%5.6%6.4%
Youth unemployment (15–24) 11/2025–10/20264.2%5.6%5.9%
Jobs with social insurance 2025186/1,000360/1,000417/1,000
Jobs in industry & construction 202426.1%29.1%26.8%
People in work in agriculture 20247.3%1.7%1.2%
People in work in industry & construction 202421.5%24.8%23.2%
People in work in services 202471.0%73.5%75.6%
Employees with a degree 202317.2%15.4%19.4%
Businesses 202434.2/1,00039.6/1,00042.4/1,000
Craft businesses 20246.0/1,0006.9/1,0006.8/1,000
Company insolvencies 2021–202325.1/10,000 firms33.7/10,000 firms39.6/10,000 firms
Overnight stays 20250.7 p.c.5.5 p.c.6.0 p.c.
Municipal tax revenue 20231,197 € p.c.1,405 € p.c.1,685 € p.c.
Municipal debt 2023816 € p.c.3,074 € p.c.1,729 € p.c.
Debt of the Land and its municipalities 20237,115 € p.c.9,196 € p.c.8,110 € p.c.

Living

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Rent 20226.91 €/m²6.75 €/m²7.28 €/m²
Home ownership 202265.0%54.4%44.3%
Empty homes 20223.6%4.8%4.3%
Homes in new buildings 20231.6/1,0002.9/1,0003.1/1,000
Price of building land 2025332 €/m²135 €/m²160 €/m²
Gas heating 202277.8%56.8%55.9%
Oil heating 202213.2%25.9%18.8%
District heating 20222.1%4.9%15.1%
Heat pumps 20222.9%3.8%2.7%
Wood & biomass 20221.8%4.2%4.2%
Cars 2026666/1,000645/1,000592/1,000
Electric & hybrid cars 202611.5%11.8%12.9%
Long commutes (50 km+) 20239.4%12.2%11.5%

Infrastructure

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Drive time to the nearest supermarket 20212.8 min3.7 min3.5 min
Drive time to the nearest pharmacy 20242.7 min4.2 min4.1 min
Drive time to the nearest primary school 20242.8 min3.6 min3.9 min
Drive time to the nearest secondary school 20245.8 min6.9 min6.2 min
Doctors 202390/100,000146/100,000149/100,000
Drive time to the nearest GP 20212.3 min3.2 min3.1 min
General practitioners 202355/100,00069/100,00065/100,000
Drive time to the nearest emergency department 202410.5 min10.9 min11.1 min
Drive time to the nearest IC/ICE station 202415.2 min19.2 min18.0 min
Public transport nearby 202598.3%95.9%93.0%
Gigabit internet 202593.1%80.8%80.2%
5G mobile coverage 202599.5%92.7%95.3%
Public charging points 202614.8/10,00019.7/10,00025.3/10,000

Resources

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Renewable power capacity 20261.41 kW p.c.2.79 kW p.c.2.57 kW p.c.
Solar power 20261.14 kW p.c.1.60 kW p.c.1.56 kW p.c.
Wind power 20260.26 kW p.c.1.08 kW p.c.0.85 kW p.c.
Biomass power 20260.01 kW p.c.0.04 kW p.c.0.11 kW p.c.
Balcony solar units 202626.8/1,00022.8/1,00018.2/1,000
Battery storage 20260.64 kWh p.c.0.43 kWh p.c.0.42 kWh p.c.
Home batteries 202656.2/1,00040.1/1,00033.2/1,000
Electricity use of industry 20240.2 MWh p.c.3.0 MWh p.c.2.3 MWh p.c.
Forest share 202317.9%42.7%31.2%
Farmland share 202353.4%40.4%50.3%
Settlement & transport area 202322.7%15.0%14.2%
Land take for settlement & transport 20230.8 m² p.c./yr6.9 m² p.c./yr2.4 m² p.c./yr
Household waste 2024400 kg p.c.506 kg p.c.452 kg p.c.
Hot days 2016–202523.8 days/yr17.0 days/yr13.8 days/yr
Frost days 2016–202551.2 days/yr55.1 days/yr63.4 days/yr
Days with 20 mm of rain or more 2016–20253.5 days/yr4.2 days/yr4.8 days/yr
Snow days 2016–20251.0 days/yr7.7 days/yr12.2 days/yr

Municipalities

The 25 municipalities in Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, by population; a click shows one on the map.

Neighbours

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

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Sources

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