Saale-Holzland-Kreis

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Population
84,040
Area
815 km²
Population density
103/km²
10-year change
0.1%
Average age
47.6 years
Municipalities
91

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40.2 out of 100

Rank 334 of 400 districts · in Thuringia rank 13 of 22

  • Work & incomei52
  • Housingi45
  • Healthi36
  • Everyday lifei24
  • Safety & naturei56
  • Futurei29

Population

FigureValueStatusiThuringiaGermany
Population 202384,0402,114,90083,456,000
Population density 2023103/km²131/km²233/km²
Foreign nationals 20235.6%8.0%14.5%
Share under 18 202415.5%15.3%16.7%
Share aged 65+ 202428.7%28.0%22.7%
Share aged 75+ 202413.3%13.2%11.1%
Average age 202247.6 years47.1 years44.3 years
Foreign nationals, census 2022 20223.8%6.3%13.2%
Single-person households 202237.4%41.9%43.4%
Births minus deaths 2023-7.8/1,000-8.6/1,000-4.0/1,000
Net migration 202313.0/1,0006.6/1,0007.9/1,000
Population change, 10 years 20230.1%-2.1%3.3%
School leavers with Abitur 202328.2%28.7%33.2%
School leavers without qualification 20238.6%10.1%7.1%
Basic income support (SGB II) 202631.0/1,00052.6/1,00064.0/1,000
Child poverty (SGB II) 20236.2%11.2%13.0%
Recorded crime 20225,452/100,0006,259/100,0006,406/100,000

Economy

FigureValueStatusiThuringiaGermany
Disposable income 202326,603 € p.c.25,736 € p.c.28,452 € p.c.
GDP per person 202431,912 € p.c.36,890 € p.c.51,834 € p.c.
Income per taxpayer 202138,012 €/taxpayer36,561 €/taxpayer45,835 €/taxpayer
Unemployment rate 11/2025–10/20265.1%6.4%6.4%
Youth unemployment (15–24) 11/2025–10/20265.9%7.1%5.9%
Jobs with social insurance 2025321/1,000373/1,000417/1,000
Jobs in industry & construction 202437.8%31.5%26.8%
People in work in agriculture 20243.5%1.6%1.2%
People in work in industry & construction 202435.2%28.8%23.2%
People in work in services 202461.3%69.6%75.6%
Employees with a degree 202314.6%14.5%19.4%
Businesses 202435.0/1,00035.7/1,00042.4/1,000
Craft businesses 20249.2/1,0008.3/1,0006.8/1,000
Company insolvencies 2021–202336.2/10,000 firms26.6/10,000 firms39.6/10,000 firms
Overnight stays 20254.2 p.c.4.8 p.c.6.0 p.c.
Municipal tax revenue 2023994 € p.c.1,027 € p.c.1,685 € p.c.
Municipal debt 2023748 € p.c.547 € p.c.1,729 € p.c.
Debt of the Land and its municipalities 20237,852 € p.c.7,659 € p.c.8,110 € p.c.

Living

FigureValueStatusiThuringiaGermany
Rent 20225.29 €/m²5.65 €/m²7.28 €/m²
Home ownership 202255.9%46.2%44.3%
Empty homes 20226.6%7.8%4.3%
Homes in new buildings 20231.0/1,0001.7/1,0003.1/1,000
Price of building land 202542 €/m²32 €/m²160 €/m²
Gas heating 202244.4%52.3%55.9%
Oil heating 202219.5%13.6%18.8%
District heating 202219.3%22.2%15.1%
Heat pumps 20223.2%1.9%2.7%
Wood & biomass 20228.5%5.3%4.2%
Cars 2026593/1,000563/1,000592/1,000
Electric & hybrid cars 202610.1%10.0%12.9%
Long commutes (50 km+) 202311.5%12.4%11.5%

Infrastructure

FigureValueStatusiThuringiaGermany
Drive time to the nearest supermarket 20214.6 min4.2 min3.5 min
Drive time to the nearest pharmacy 20244.8 min5.1 min4.1 min
Drive time to the nearest primary school 20244.7 min4.8 min3.9 min
Drive time to the nearest secondary school 20246.2 min6.1 min6.2 min
Doctors 2023174/100,000158/100,000149/100,000
Drive time to the nearest GP 20213.9 min3.4 min3.1 min
General practitioners 202396/100,00074/100,00065/100,000
Drive time to the nearest emergency department 202412.8 min13.1 min11.1 min
Drive time to the nearest IC/ICE station 202413.1 min24.0 min18.0 min
Public transport nearby 202576.4%89.4%93.0%
Gigabit internet 202543.4%57.4%80.2%
5G mobile coverage 202593.6%93.7%95.3%
Public charging points 202625.1/10,00020.2/10,00025.3/10,000

Resources

FigureValueStatusiThuringiaGermany
Renewable power capacity 20264.18 kW p.c.2.76 kW p.c.2.57 kW p.c.
Solar power 20262.19 kW p.c.1.67 kW p.c.1.56 kW p.c.
Wind power 20261.67 kW p.c.0.91 kW p.c.0.85 kW p.c.
Biomass power 20260.29 kW p.c.0.13 kW p.c.0.11 kW p.c.
Balcony solar units 202619.5/1,00019.7/1,00018.2/1,000
Battery storage 20260.37 kWh p.c.0.38 kWh p.c.0.42 kWh p.c.
Home batteries 202638.4/1,00030.1/1,00033.2/1,000
Electricity use of industry 20241.7 MWh p.c.2.5 MWh p.c.2.3 MWh p.c.
Forest share 202337.9%34.2%31.2%
Farmland share 202350.0%51.9%50.3%
Settlement & transport area 202310.9%11.8%14.2%
Land take for settlement & transport 20233.6 m² p.c./yr1.6 m² p.c./yr2.4 m² p.c./yr
Household waste 2024314 kg p.c.425 kg p.c.452 kg p.c.
Hot days 2016–202515.1 days/yr12.6 days/yr13.8 days/yr
Frost days 2016–202572.1 days/yr77.6 days/yr63.4 days/yr
Days with 20 mm of rain or more 2016–20253.6 days/yr4.1 days/yr4.8 days/yr
Snow days 2016–202519.8 days/yr19.6 days/yr12.2 days/yr

Municipalities

The 91 municipalities in Saale-Holzland-Kreis, by population; a click shows one on the map.

Neighbours

The districts bordering Saale-Holzland-Kreis, with their landläufigkeit.index.

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