Südwestpfalz

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Population
90,168
Area
954 km²
Population density
95/km²
10-year change
-6.7%
Average age
47.6 years
Municipalities
84
Constituency
209 Pirmasens

landläufigkeit.indexi

52.7 out of 100

Rank 165 of 400 districts · in Rhineland-Palatinate rank 16 of 36

  • Work & incomei52
  • Housingi73
  • Healthi29
  • Everyday lifei38
  • Safety & naturei96
  • Futurei28

Population

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Population 202390,1684,125,20083,456,000
Population density 202395/km²208/km²233/km²
Foreign nationals 20235.6%13.6%14.5%
Share under 18 202415.2%16.8%16.7%
Share aged 65+ 202427.6%23.3%22.7%
Share aged 75+ 202412.5%10.8%11.1%
Average age 202247.6 years44.5 years44.3 years
Foreign nationals, census 2022 20225.0%12.5%13.2%
Single-person households 202235.8%40.5%43.4%
Births minus deaths 2023-7.2/1,000-4.1/1,000-4.0/1,000
Net migration 20237.4/1,0008.0/1,0007.9/1,000
Population change, 10 years 2023-6.7%3.3%3.3%
School leavers with Abitur 202324.6%33.7%33.2%
School leavers without qualification 20233.8%8.6%7.1%
Basic income support (SGB II) 202628.8/1,00053.4/1,00064.0/1,000
Child poverty (SGB II) 20235.8%11.0%13.0%
Recorded crime 20222,909/100,0005,852/100,0006,406/100,000

Economy

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Disposable income 202327,747 € p.c.28,005 € p.c.28,452 € p.c.
GDP per person 202421,481 € p.c.43,808 € p.c.51,834 € p.c.
Income per taxpayer 202142,552 €/taxpayer45,134 €/taxpayer45,835 €/taxpayer
Unemployment rate 11/2025–10/20264.8%5.6%6.4%
Youth unemployment (15–24) 11/2025–10/20265.0%5.6%5.9%
Jobs with social insurance 2025165/1,000360/1,000417/1,000
Jobs in industry & construction 202435.0%29.1%26.8%
People in work in agriculture 20242.1%1.7%1.2%
People in work in industry & construction 202429.8%24.8%23.2%
People in work in services 202468.5%73.5%75.6%
Employees with a degree 202310.7%15.4%19.4%
Businesses 202436.9/1,00039.6/1,00042.4/1,000
Craft businesses 20248.4/1,0006.9/1,0006.8/1,000
Company insolvencies 2021–202331.3/10,000 firms33.7/10,000 firms39.6/10,000 firms
Overnight stays 20254.6 p.c.5.5 p.c.6.0 p.c.
Municipal tax revenue 20231,096 € p.c.1,405 € p.c.1,685 € p.c.
Municipal debt 20231,782 € p.c.3,074 € p.c.1,729 € p.c.
Debt of the Land and its municipalities 20237,916 € p.c.9,196 € p.c.8,110 € p.c.

Living

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Rent 20224.99 €/m²6.75 €/m²7.28 €/m²
Home ownership 202272.6%54.4%44.3%
Empty homes 20226.2%4.8%4.3%
Homes in new buildings 20232.8/1,0002.9/1,0003.1/1,000
Price of building land 202568 €/m²135 €/m²160 €/m²
Gas heating 202231.4%56.8%55.9%
Oil heating 202249.2%25.9%18.8%
District heating 20221.5%4.9%15.1%
Heat pumps 20223.1%3.8%2.7%
Wood & biomass 202210.9%4.2%4.2%
Cars 2026759/1,000645/1,000592/1,000
Electric & hybrid cars 202610.6%11.8%12.9%
Long commutes (50 km+) 202313.0%12.2%11.5%

Infrastructure

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Drive time to the nearest supermarket 20214.6 min3.7 min3.5 min
Drive time to the nearest pharmacy 20245.3 min4.2 min4.1 min
Drive time to the nearest primary school 20244.3 min3.6 min3.9 min
Drive time to the nearest secondary school 20248.7 min6.9 min6.2 min
Doctors 2023109/100,000146/100,000149/100,000
Drive time to the nearest GP 20213.9 min3.2 min3.1 min
General practitioners 202398/100,00069/100,00065/100,000
Drive time to the nearest emergency department 202414.2 min10.9 min11.1 min
Drive time to the nearest IC/ICE station 202431.3 min19.2 min18.0 min
Public transport nearby 202595.3%95.9%93.0%
Gigabit internet 202570.6%80.8%80.2%
5G mobile coverage 202583.2%92.7%95.3%
Public charging points 202610.0/10,00019.7/10,00025.3/10,000

Resources

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Renewable power capacity 20263.42 kW p.c.2.79 kW p.c.2.57 kW p.c.
Solar power 20261.95 kW p.c.1.60 kW p.c.1.56 kW p.c.
Wind power 20261.42 kW p.c.1.08 kW p.c.0.85 kW p.c.
Biomass power 20260.05 kW p.c.0.04 kW p.c.0.11 kW p.c.
Balcony solar units 202626.1/1,00022.8/1,00018.2/1,000
Battery storage 20260.51 kWh p.c.0.43 kWh p.c.0.42 kWh p.c.
Home batteries 202651.2/1,00040.1/1,00033.2/1,000
Electricity use of industry 20240.5 MWh p.c.3.0 MWh p.c.2.3 MWh p.c.
Forest share 202363.7%42.7%31.2%
Farmland share 202324.8%40.4%50.3%
Settlement & transport area 202310.9%15.0%14.2%
Land take for settlement & transport 202326.7 m² p.c./yr6.9 m² p.c./yr2.4 m² p.c./yr
Household waste 2024580 kg p.c.506 kg p.c.452 kg p.c.
Hot days 2016–202515.8 days/yr17.0 days/yr13.8 days/yr
Frost days 2016–202558.0 days/yr55.1 days/yr63.4 days/yr
Days with 20 mm of rain or more 2016–20255.7 days/yr4.2 days/yr4.8 days/yr
Snow days 2016–202510.5 days/yr7.7 days/yr12.2 days/yr

Municipalities

The 84 municipalities in Südwestpfalz district, by population; a click shows one on the map.

Neighbours

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

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Sources

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