Rotenburg (Wümme)

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Population
165,561
Area
2,075 km²
Population density
80/km²
10-year change
2.6%
Average age
44.5 years
Municipalities
57

landläufigkeit.indexi

37.8 out of 100

Rank 353 of 400 districts · in Lower Saxony rank 35 of 45

  • Work & incomei56
  • Housingi72
  • Healthi1
  • Everyday lifei17
  • Safety & naturei36
  • Futurei46

Population

FigureValueStatusiLower SaxonyGermany
Population 2023165,5618,008,10083,456,000
Population density 202380/km²168/km²233/km²
Foreign nationals 20238.5%11.5%14.5%
Share under 18 202416.9%16.9%16.7%
Share aged 65+ 202422.9%23.2%22.7%
Share aged 75+ 202410.8%11.3%11.1%
Average age 202244.5 years44.5 years44.3 years
Foreign nationals, census 2022 20227.1%10.3%13.2%
Single-person households 202236.5%41.2%43.4%
Births minus deaths 2023-4.4/1,000-4.7/1,000-4.0/1,000
Net migration 20239.6/1,0007.8/1,0007.9/1,000
Population change, 10 years 20232.6%2.8%3.3%
School leavers with Abitur 202325.4%32.3%33.2%
School leavers without qualification 20239.3%7.7%7.1%
Basic income support (SGB II) 202634.2/1,00063.2/1,00064.0/1,000
Child poverty (SGB II) 20237.9%13.6%13.0%
Recorded crime 20225,255/100,0006,198/100,0006,406/100,000

Economy

FigureValueStatusiLower SaxonyGermany
Disposable income 202329,258 € p.c.27,536 € p.c.28,452 € p.c.
GDP per person 202442,534 € p.c.48,113 € p.c.51,834 € p.c.
Income per taxpayer 202144,176 €/taxpayer43,729 €/taxpayer45,835 €/taxpayer
Unemployment rate 11/2025–10/20264.1%6.1%6.4%
Youth unemployment (15–24) 11/2025–10/20264.9%6.0%5.9%
Jobs with social insurance 2025363/1,000393/1,000417/1,000
Jobs in industry & construction 202424.5%28.4%26.8%
People in work in agriculture 20244.7%2.4%1.2%
People in work in industry & construction 202420.8%24.1%23.2%
People in work in services 202474.5%73.5%75.6%
Employees with a degree 202310.2%15.5%19.4%
Businesses 202439.6/1,00037.4/1,00042.4/1,000
Craft businesses 20246.7/1,0005.8/1,0006.8/1,000
Company insolvencies 2021–202339.7/10,000 firms35.8/10,000 firms39.6/10,000 firms
Overnight stays 20253.3 p.c.5.9 p.c.6.0 p.c.
Municipal tax revenue 20231,314 € p.c.1,504 € p.c.1,685 € p.c.
Municipal debt 20231,402 € p.c.2,012 € p.c.1,729 € p.c.
Debt of the Land and its municipalities 20238,426 € p.c.8,935 € p.c.8,110 € p.c.

Living

FigureValueStatusiLower SaxonyGermany
Rent 20226.04 €/m²6.56 €/m²7.28 €/m²
Home ownership 202260.4%51.1%44.3%
Empty homes 20223.5%4.1%4.3%
Homes in new buildings 20233.6/1,0003.2/1,0003.1/1,000
Price of building land 202557 €/m²78 €/m²160 €/m²
Gas heating 202266.2%71.9%55.9%
Oil heating 202220.7%14.1%18.8%
District heating 20224.9%7.7%15.1%
Heat pumps 20222.6%2.1%2.7%
Wood & biomass 20223.8%2.3%4.2%
Cars 2026737/1,000625/1,000592/1,000
Electric & hybrid cars 202610.6%11.7%12.9%
Long commutes (50 km+) 202319.3%12.6%11.5%

Infrastructure

FigureValueStatusiLower SaxonyGermany
Drive time to the nearest supermarket 20215.2 min3.8 min3.5 min
Drive time to the nearest pharmacy 20247.0 min4.6 min4.1 min
Drive time to the nearest primary school 20245.6 min4.1 min3.9 min
Drive time to the nearest secondary school 20247.8 min6.5 min6.2 min
Doctors 2023131/100,000144/100,000149/100,000
Drive time to the nearest GP 20215.6 min3.7 min3.1 min
General practitioners 202362/100,00065/100,00065/100,000
Drive time to the nearest emergency department 202424.2 min12.5 min11.1 min
Drive time to the nearest IC/ICE station 202437.3 min20.9 min18.0 min
Public transport nearby 202574.3%87.8%93.0%
Gigabit internet 202582.2%89.2%80.2%
5G mobile coverage 202599.5%97.1%95.3%
Public charging points 202628.1/10,00026.4/10,00025.3/10,000

Resources

FigureValueStatusiLower SaxonyGermany
Renewable power capacity 20266.50 kW p.c.3.49 kW p.c.2.57 kW p.c.
Solar power 20261.99 kW p.c.1.45 kW p.c.1.56 kW p.c.
Wind power 20263.57 kW p.c.1.80 kW p.c.0.85 kW p.c.
Biomass power 20260.94 kW p.c.0.23 kW p.c.0.11 kW p.c.
Balcony solar units 202627.0/1,00024.1/1,00018.2/1,000
Battery storage 20260.65 kWh p.c.0.52 kWh p.c.0.42 kWh p.c.
Home batteries 202645.3/1,00042.9/1,00033.2/1,000
Electricity use of industry 20241.3 MWh p.c.2.6 MWh p.c.2.3 MWh p.c.
Forest share 202317.8%23.1%31.2%
Farmland share 202365.8%57.8%50.3%
Settlement & transport area 202311.2%14.3%14.2%
Land take for settlement & transport 20234.0 m² p.c./yr2.7 m² p.c./yr2.4 m² p.c./yr
Household waste 2024534 kg p.c.502 kg p.c.452 kg p.c.
Hot days 2016–20258.5 days/yr10.0 days/yr13.8 days/yr
Frost days 2016–202555.0 days/yr52.4 days/yr63.4 days/yr
Days with 20 mm of rain or more 2016–20253.8 days/yr3.6 days/yr4.8 days/yr
Snow days 2016–20257.5 days/yr7.3 days/yr12.2 days/yr

Municipalities

The 57 municipalities in Rotenburg (Wümme) district, by population; a click shows one on the map.

Neighbours

The districts bordering Rotenburg (Wümme) district, with their landläufigkeit.index.

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Sources

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