Population
218,780
Area
3,431 km²
Population density
64/km²
10-year change
3.9%
Average age
47.1 years
Municipalities
112

landläufigkeit.indexi

33.3 out of 100

Rank 377 of 400 districts · in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania rank 4 of 8

  • Work & incomei40
  • Housingi56
  • Healthi12
  • Everyday lifei13
  • Safety & naturei40
  • Futurei38

Population

FigureValueStatusiMecklenburg-Western PomeraniaGermany
Population 2023218,7801,578,00083,456,000
Population density 202364/km²68/km²233/km²
Foreign nationals 20234.8%6.0%14.5%
Share under 18 202416.6%15.3%16.7%
Share aged 65+ 202427.4%28.1%22.7%
Share aged 75+ 202411.8%12.5%11.1%
Average age 202247.1 years47.3 years44.3 years
Foreign nationals, census 2022 20223.6%4.9%13.2%
Single-person households 202237.9%46.0%43.4%
Births minus deaths 2023-8.0/1,000-9.1/1,000-4.0/1,000
Net migration 202311.1/1,00010.2/1,0007.9/1,000
Population change, 10 years 20233.9%-1.2%3.3%
School leavers with Abitur 202328.9%31.3%33.2%
School leavers without qualification 20237.8%9.9%7.1%
Basic income support (SGB II) 202650.5/1,00066.3/1,00064.0/1,000
Child poverty (SGB II) 20238.7%12.6%13.0%
Recorded crime 20224,865/100,0006,667/100,0006,406/100,000

Economy

FigureValueStatusiMecklenburg-Western PomeraniaGermany
Disposable income 202326,789 € p.c.25,321 € p.c.28,452 € p.c.
GDP per person 202434,612 € p.c.38,612 € p.c.51,834 € p.c.
Income per taxpayer 202140,621 €/taxpayer36,715 €/taxpayer45,835 €/taxpayer
Unemployment rate 11/2025–10/20266.0%7.9%6.4%
Youth unemployment (15–24) 11/2025–10/20267.6%8.9%5.9%
Jobs with social insurance 2025326/1,000367/1,000417/1,000
Jobs in industry & construction 202421.9%20.5%26.8%
People in work in agriculture 20244.1%2.7%1.2%
People in work in industry & construction 202421.3%18.8%23.2%
People in work in services 202474.7%78.5%75.6%
Employees with a degree 202313.9%13.9%19.4%
Businesses 202440.9/1,00037.6/1,00042.4/1,000
Craft businesses 20248.7/1,0007.6/1,0006.8/1,000
Company insolvencies 2021–202333.8/10,000 firms31.7/10,000 firms39.6/10,000 firms
Overnight stays 202525.2 p.c.21.2 p.c.6.0 p.c.
Municipal tax revenue 2023974 € p.c.1,018 € p.c.1,685 € p.c.
Municipal debt 2023420 € p.c.1,084 € p.c.1,729 € p.c.
Debt of the Land and its municipalities 20234,891 € p.c.5,483 € p.c.8,110 € p.c.

Living

FigureValueStatusiMecklenburg-Western PomeraniaGermany
Rent 20225.94 €/m²5.91 €/m²7.28 €/m²
Home ownership 202252.5%39.5%44.3%
Empty homes 20224.7%5.5%4.3%
Homes in new buildings 20233.1/1,0002.7/1,0003.1/1,000
Price of building land 2025107 €/m²85 €/m²160 €/m²
Gas heating 202255.5%47.4%55.9%
Oil heating 202211.4%9.8%18.8%
District heating 202222.8%34.2%15.1%
Heat pumps 20223.1%1.9%2.7%
Wood & biomass 20223.3%3.1%4.2%
Cars 2026600/1,000565/1,000592/1,000
Electric & hybrid cars 20269.7%9.2%12.9%
Long commutes (50 km+) 202314.8%15.7%11.5%

Infrastructure

FigureValueStatusiMecklenburg-Western PomeraniaGermany
Drive time to the nearest supermarket 20215.3 min4.7 min3.5 min
Drive time to the nearest pharmacy 20246.4 min6.0 min4.1 min
Drive time to the nearest primary school 20245.9 min5.9 min3.9 min
Drive time to the nearest secondary school 20247.5 min7.3 min6.2 min
Doctors 2023144/100,000171/100,000149/100,000
Drive time to the nearest GP 20214.7 min4.4 min3.1 min
General practitioners 202381/100,00083/100,00065/100,000
Drive time to the nearest emergency department 202415.5 min15.0 min11.1 min
Drive time to the nearest IC/ICE station 202424.0 min20.3 min18.0 min
Public transport nearby 202570.4%83.2%93.0%
Gigabit internet 202568.1%74.6%80.2%
5G mobile coverage 202598.0%96.8%95.3%
Public charging points 202620.8/10,00020.9/10,00025.3/10,000

Resources

FigureValueStatusiMecklenburg-Western PomeraniaGermany
Renewable power capacity 20267.32 kW p.c.6.48 kW p.c.2.57 kW p.c.
Solar power 20262.98 kW p.c.3.48 kW p.c.1.56 kW p.c.
Wind power 20264.09 kW p.c.2.73 kW p.c.0.85 kW p.c.
Biomass power 20260.25 kW p.c.0.27 kW p.c.0.11 kW p.c.
Balcony solar units 202623.6/1,00019.6/1,00018.2/1,000
Battery storage 20260.37 kWh p.c.0.37 kWh p.c.0.42 kWh p.c.
Home batteries 202636.5/1,00026.1/1,00033.2/1,000
Electricity use of industry 20240.7 MWh p.c.1.0 MWh p.c.2.3 MWh p.c.
Forest share 202317.2%22.3%31.2%
Farmland share 202368.0%61.6%50.3%
Settlement & transport area 20238.9%8.4%14.2%
Land take for settlement & transport 20234.6 m² p.c./yr2.3 m² p.c./yr2.4 m² p.c./yr
Household waste 2024381 kg p.c.460 kg p.c.452 kg p.c.
Hot days 2016–20257.3 days/yr7.4 days/yr13.8 days/yr
Frost days 2016–202554.8 days/yr56.6 days/yr63.4 days/yr
Days with 20 mm of rain or more 2016–20253.1 days/yr2.9 days/yr4.8 days/yr
Snow days 2016–202512.2 days/yr12.4 days/yr12.2 days/yr

Municipalities

The 112 municipalities in Rostock district, by population; a click shows one on the map.

Neighbours

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

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Sources

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