Vorpommern-Greifswald

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Population
226,181
Area
3,946 km²
Population density
57/km²
10-year change
-5.0%
Average age
47.5 years
Municipalities
138

landläufigkeit.indexi

26.8 out of 100

Rank 397 of 400 districts · in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania rank 7 of 8

  • Work & incomei25
  • Housingi39
  • Healthi18
  • Everyday lifei11
  • Safety & naturei32
  • Futurei36

Population

FigureValueStatusiMecklenburg-Western PomeraniaGermany
Population 2023226,1811,578,00083,456,000
Population density 202357/km²68/km²233/km²
Foreign nationals 20236.0%6.0%14.5%
Share under 18 202414.8%15.3%16.7%
Share aged 65+ 202428.9%28.1%22.7%
Share aged 75+ 202412.4%12.5%11.1%
Average age 202247.5 years47.3 years44.3 years
Foreign nationals, census 2022 20224.7%4.9%13.2%
Single-person households 202247.1%46.0%43.4%
Births minus deaths 2023-11.0/1,000-9.1/1,000-4.0/1,000
Net migration 202310.3/1,00010.2/1,0007.9/1,000
Population change, 10 years 2023-5.0%-1.2%3.3%
School leavers with Abitur 202330.4%31.3%33.2%
School leavers without qualification 202311.5%9.9%7.1%
Basic income support (SGB II) 202672.8/1,00066.3/1,00064.0/1,000
Child poverty (SGB II) 202313.7%12.6%13.0%
Recorded crime 20226,328/100,0006,667/100,0006,406/100,000

Economy

FigureValueStatusiMecklenburg-Western PomeraniaGermany
Disposable income 202324,099 € p.c.25,321 € p.c.28,452 € p.c.
GDP per person 202435,628 € p.c.38,612 € p.c.51,834 € p.c.
Income per taxpayer 202134,876 €/taxpayer36,715 €/taxpayer45,835 €/taxpayer
Unemployment rate 11/2025–10/20269.1%7.9%6.4%
Youth unemployment (15–24) 11/2025–10/202610.3%8.9%5.9%
Jobs with social insurance 2025370/1,000367/1,000417/1,000
Jobs in industry & construction 202417.1%20.5%26.8%
People in work in agriculture 20242.5%2.7%1.2%
People in work in industry & construction 202415.5%18.8%23.2%
People in work in services 202482.1%78.5%75.6%
Employees with a degree 202314.7%13.9%19.4%
Businesses 202437.3/1,00037.6/1,00042.4/1,000
Craft businesses 20247.5/1,0007.6/1,0006.8/1,000
Company insolvencies 2021–202329.6/10,000 firms31.7/10,000 firms39.6/10,000 firms
Overnight stays 202529.9 p.c.21.2 p.c.6.0 p.c.
Municipal tax revenue 2023996 € p.c.1,018 € p.c.1,685 € p.c.
Municipal debt 20231,415 € p.c.1,084 € p.c.1,729 € p.c.
Debt of the Land and its municipalities 20235,694 € p.c.5,483 € p.c.8,110 € p.c.

Living

FigureValueStatusiMecklenburg-Western PomeraniaGermany
Rent 20225.74 €/m²5.91 €/m²7.28 €/m²
Home ownership 202242.0%39.5%44.3%
Empty homes 20227.0%5.5%4.3%
Homes in new buildings 20232.3/1,0002.7/1,0003.1/1,000
Price of building land 202554 €/m²85 €/m²160 €/m²
Gas heating 202246.0%47.4%55.9%
Oil heating 202213.0%9.8%18.8%
District heating 202228.7%34.2%15.1%
Heat pumps 20222.0%1.9%2.7%
Wood & biomass 20225.0%3.1%4.2%
Cars 2026567/1,000565/1,000592/1,000
Electric & hybrid cars 20268.8%9.2%12.9%
Long commutes (50 km+) 202314.6%15.7%11.5%

Infrastructure

FigureValueStatusiMecklenburg-Western PomeraniaGermany
Drive time to the nearest supermarket 20214.9 min4.7 min3.5 min
Drive time to the nearest pharmacy 20246.2 min6.0 min4.1 min
Drive time to the nearest primary school 20246.2 min5.9 min3.9 min
Drive time to the nearest secondary school 20247.8 min7.3 min6.2 min
Doctors 2023174/100,000171/100,000149/100,000
Drive time to the nearest GP 20214.3 min4.4 min3.1 min
General practitioners 202388/100,00083/100,00065/100,000
Drive time to the nearest emergency department 202415.2 min15.0 min11.1 min
Drive time to the nearest IC/ICE station 202417.1 min20.3 min18.0 min
Public transport nearby 202568.9%83.2%93.0%
Gigabit internet 202555.7%74.6%80.2%
5G mobile coverage 202597.1%96.8%95.3%
Public charging points 202616.6/10,00020.9/10,00025.3/10,000

Resources

FigureValueStatusiMecklenburg-Western PomeraniaGermany
Renewable power capacity 20267.94 kW p.c.6.48 kW p.c.2.57 kW p.c.
Solar power 20264.12 kW p.c.3.48 kW p.c.1.56 kW p.c.
Wind power 20263.47 kW p.c.2.73 kW p.c.0.85 kW p.c.
Biomass power 20260.35 kW p.c.0.27 kW p.c.0.11 kW p.c.
Balcony solar units 202618.5/1,00019.6/1,00018.2/1,000
Battery storage 20260.23 kWh p.c.0.37 kWh p.c.0.42 kWh p.c.
Home batteries 202624.7/1,00026.1/1,00033.2/1,000
Electricity use of industry 20240.9 MWh p.c.1.0 MWh p.c.2.3 MWh p.c.
Forest share 202322.8%22.3%31.2%
Farmland share 202360.6%61.6%50.3%
Settlement & transport area 20238.0%8.4%14.2%
Land take for settlement & transport 20230.9 m² p.c./yr2.3 m² p.c./yr2.4 m² p.c./yr
Household waste 2024533 kg p.c.460 kg p.c.452 kg p.c.
Hot days 2016–20256.2 days/yr7.4 days/yr13.8 days/yr
Frost days 2016–202562.2 days/yr56.6 days/yr63.4 days/yr
Days with 20 mm of rain or more 2016–20252.7 days/yr2.9 days/yr4.8 days/yr
Snow days 2016–202513.8 days/yr12.4 days/yr12.2 days/yr

Municipalities

The 138 municipalities in Vorpommern-Greifswald district, by population; a click shows one on the map.

Neighbours

The districts bordering Vorpommern-Greifswald district, with their landläufigkeit.index.

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