Population
132,447
Area
1,056 km²
Population density
126/km²
10-year change
1.9%
Average age
45.7 years
Municipalities
111

landläufigkeit.indexi

40.6 out of 100

Rank 330 of 400 districts · in Schleswig-Holstein rank 7 of 15

  • Work & incomei62
  • Housingi64
  • Healthi29
  • Everyday lifei41
  • Safety & naturei26
  • Futurei21

Population

FigureValueStatusiSchleswig-HolsteinGermany
Population 2023132,4472,953,20083,456,000
Population density 2023126/km²187/km²233/km²
Foreign nationals 20238.5%10.0%14.5%
Share under 18 202416.3%16.3%16.7%
Share aged 65+ 202424.0%24.0%22.7%
Share aged 75+ 202411.9%12.2%11.1%
Average age 202245.7 years45.2 years44.3 years
Foreign nationals, census 2022 20227.2%8.8%13.2%
Single-person households 202240.7%42.9%43.4%
Births minus deaths 2023-5.9/1,000-5.9/1,000-4.0/1,000
Net migration 202311.4/1,00010.6/1,0007.9/1,000
Population change, 10 years 20231.9%4.9%3.3%
School leavers with Abitur 202330.5%36.6%33.2%
School leavers without qualification 202310.6%9.9%7.1%
Basic income support (SGB II) 202660.2/1,00063.9/1,00064.0/1,000
Child poverty (SGB II) 202311.7%13.4%13.0%
Recorded crime 20225,318/100,0006,317/100,0006,406/100,000

Economy

FigureValueStatusiSchleswig-HolsteinGermany
Disposable income 202329,011 € p.c.29,395 € p.c.28,452 € p.c.
GDP per person 202438,301 € p.c.42,733 € p.c.51,834 € p.c.
Income per taxpayer 202144,485 €/taxpayer45,481 €/taxpayer45,835 €/taxpayer
Unemployment rate 11/2025–10/20266.0%5.9%6.4%
Youth unemployment (15–24) 11/2025–10/20267.1%6.0%5.9%
Jobs with social insurance 2025317/1,000359/1,000417/1,000
Jobs in industry & construction 202428.5%22.8%26.8%
People in work in agriculture 20244.7%2.4%1.2%
People in work in industry & construction 202423.0%19.4%23.2%
People in work in services 202472.3%78.2%75.6%
Employees with a degree 202310.9%15.3%19.4%
Businesses 202438.0/1,00041.8/1,00042.4/1,000
Craft businesses 20246.7/1,0006.7/1,0006.8/1,000
Company insolvencies 2021–202327.3/10,000 firms40.3/10,000 firms39.6/10,000 firms
Overnight stays 20251.3 p.c.13.0 p.c.6.0 p.c.
Municipal tax revenue 20231,251 € p.c.1,478 € p.c.1,685 € p.c.
Municipal debt 20231,448 € p.c.1,561 € p.c.1,729 € p.c.
Debt of the Land and its municipalities 202311,903 € p.c.12,097 € p.c.8,110 € p.c.

Living

FigureValueStatusiSchleswig-HolsteinGermany
Rent 20226.17 €/m²7.41 €/m²7.28 €/m²
Home ownership 202254.5%47.6%44.3%
Empty homes 20223.1%2.7%4.3%
Homes in new buildings 20233.3/1,0004.0/1,0003.1/1,000
Price of building land 2025134 €/m²121 €/m²160 €/m²
Gas heating 202264.8%56.1%55.9%
Oil heating 202221.7%16.4%18.8%
District heating 20227.7%21.0%15.1%
Heat pumps 20222.0%2.3%2.7%
Wood & biomass 20222.4%2.1%4.2%
Cars 2026638/1,000596/1,000592/1,000
Electric & hybrid cars 20269.9%11.6%12.9%
Long commutes (50 km+) 202321.8%13.9%11.5%

Infrastructure

FigureValueStatusiSchleswig-HolsteinGermany
Drive time to the nearest supermarket 20213.7 min3.6 min3.5 min
Drive time to the nearest pharmacy 20244.5 min4.4 min4.1 min
Drive time to the nearest primary school 20244.1 min4.3 min3.9 min
Drive time to the nearest secondary school 20246.8 min6.2 min6.2 min
Doctors 2023147/100,000152/100,000149/100,000
Drive time to the nearest GP 20213.6 min3.4 min3.1 min
General practitioners 202371/100,00069/100,00065/100,000
Drive time to the nearest emergency department 202415.6 min13.3 min11.1 min
Drive time to the nearest IC/ICE station 202413.7 min19.3 min18.0 min
Public transport nearby 202578.1%91.5%93.0%
Gigabit internet 202592.6%93.4%80.2%
5G mobile coverage 202599.6%99.2%95.3%
Public charging points 202616.2/10,00028.6/10,00025.3/10,000

Resources

FigureValueStatusiSchleswig-HolsteinGermany
Renewable power capacity 202611.20 kW p.c.5.47 kW p.c.2.57 kW p.c.
Solar power 20264.43 kW p.c.1.83 kW p.c.1.56 kW p.c.
Wind power 20266.56 kW p.c.3.43 kW p.c.0.85 kW p.c.
Biomass power 20260.16 kW p.c.0.20 kW p.c.0.11 kW p.c.
Balcony solar units 202629.5/1,00021.3/1,00018.2/1,000
Battery storage 20260.63 kWh p.c.0.49 kWh p.c.0.42 kWh p.c.
Home batteries 202640.9/1,00033.4/1,00033.2/1,000
Electricity use of industry 20246.9 MWh p.c.1.3 MWh p.c.2.3 MWh p.c.
Forest share 20239.2%10.7%31.2%
Farmland share 202371.3%68.2%50.3%
Settlement & transport area 202311.5%13.5%14.2%
Land take for settlement & transport 20235.5 m² p.c./yr4.4 m² p.c./yr2.4 m² p.c./yr
Household waste 2024431 kg p.c.477 kg p.c.452 kg p.c.
Hot days 2016–20255.7 days/yr5.2 days/yr13.8 days/yr
Frost days 2016–202553.3 days/yr53.4 days/yr63.4 days/yr
Days with 20 mm of rain or more 2016–20255.2 days/yr4.3 days/yr4.8 days/yr
Snow days 2016–20258.1 days/yr9.7 days/yr12.2 days/yr

Municipalities

The 111 municipalities in Steinburg district, by population; a click shows one on the map.

Neighbours

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

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Sources

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