Vorpommern-Rügen

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Population
216,175
Area
3,216 km²
Population density
67/km²
10-year change
-3.1%
Average age
48.6 years
Municipalities
101

landläufigkeit.indexi

32.5 out of 100

Rank 381 of 400 districts · in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania rank 5 of 8

  • Work & incomei28
  • Housingi65
  • Healthi17
  • Everyday lifei27
  • Safety & naturei25
  • Futurei33

Population

FigureValueStatusiMecklenburg-Western PomeraniaGermany
Population 2023216,1751,578,00083,456,000
Population density 202367/km²68/km²233/km²
Foreign nationals 20235.8%6.0%14.5%
Share under 18 202414.5%15.3%16.7%
Share aged 65+ 202429.5%28.1%22.7%
Share aged 75+ 202413.0%12.5%11.1%
Average age 202248.6 years47.3 years44.3 years
Foreign nationals, census 2022 20224.5%4.9%13.2%
Single-person households 202246.5%46.0%43.4%
Births minus deaths 2023-10.9/1,000-9.1/1,000-4.0/1,000
Net migration 202311.6/1,00010.2/1,0007.9/1,000
Population change, 10 years 2023-3.1%-1.2%3.3%
School leavers with Abitur 202325.1%31.3%33.2%
School leavers without qualification 20238.8%9.9%7.1%
Basic income support (SGB II) 202668.5/1,00066.3/1,00064.0/1,000
Child poverty (SGB II) 202313.7%12.6%13.0%
Recorded crime 20226,939/100,0006,667/100,0006,406/100,000

Economy

FigureValueStatusiMecklenburg-Western PomeraniaGermany
Disposable income 202325,212 € p.c.25,321 € p.c.28,452 € p.c.
GDP per person 202435,061 € p.c.38,612 € p.c.51,834 € p.c.
Income per taxpayer 202135,313 €/taxpayer36,715 €/taxpayer45,835 €/taxpayer
Unemployment rate 11/2025–10/20269.0%7.9%6.4%
Youth unemployment (15–24) 11/2025–10/20269.5%8.9%5.9%
Jobs with social insurance 2025342/1,000367/1,000417/1,000
Jobs in industry & construction 202415.5%20.5%26.8%
People in work in agriculture 20242.8%2.7%1.2%
People in work in industry & construction 202414.2%18.8%23.2%
People in work in services 202483.0%78.5%75.6%
Employees with a degree 202311.1%13.9%19.4%
Businesses 202444.1/1,00037.6/1,00042.4/1,000
Craft businesses 20248.0/1,0007.6/1,0006.8/1,000
Company insolvencies 2021–202322.1/10,000 firms31.7/10,000 firms39.6/10,000 firms
Overnight stays 202549.3 p.c.21.2 p.c.6.0 p.c.
Municipal tax revenue 2023963 € p.c.1,018 € p.c.1,685 € p.c.
Municipal debt 20231,045 € p.c.1,084 € p.c.1,729 € p.c.
Debt of the Land and its municipalities 20235,453 € p.c.5,483 € p.c.8,110 € p.c.

Living

FigureValueStatusiMecklenburg-Western PomeraniaGermany
Rent 20225.83 €/m²5.91 €/m²7.28 €/m²
Home ownership 202241.1%39.5%44.3%
Empty homes 20226.4%5.5%4.3%
Homes in new buildings 20234.5/1,0002.7/1,0003.1/1,000
Price of building land 2025105 €/m²85 €/m²160 €/m²
Gas heating 202254.0%47.4%55.9%
Oil heating 20227.5%9.8%18.8%
District heating 202229.4%34.2%15.1%
Heat pumps 20221.9%1.9%2.7%
Wood & biomass 20222.4%3.1%4.2%
Cars 2026590/1,000565/1,000592/1,000
Electric & hybrid cars 20268.9%9.2%12.9%
Long commutes (50 km+) 202315.0%15.7%11.5%

Infrastructure

FigureValueStatusiMecklenburg-Western PomeraniaGermany
Drive time to the nearest supermarket 20214.5 min4.7 min3.5 min
Drive time to the nearest pharmacy 20246.0 min6.0 min4.1 min
Drive time to the nearest primary school 20245.8 min5.9 min3.9 min
Drive time to the nearest secondary school 20247.7 min7.3 min6.2 min
Doctors 2023176/100,000171/100,000149/100,000
Drive time to the nearest GP 20214.2 min4.4 min3.1 min
General practitioners 202394/100,00083/100,00065/100,000
Drive time to the nearest emergency department 202416.1 min15.0 min11.1 min
Drive time to the nearest IC/ICE station 202413.1 min20.3 min18.0 min
Public transport nearby 202582.3%83.2%93.0%
Gigabit internet 202587.6%74.6%80.2%
5G mobile coverage 202597.2%96.8%95.3%
Public charging points 202633.9/10,00020.9/10,00025.3/10,000

Resources

FigureValueStatusiMecklenburg-Western PomeraniaGermany
Renewable power capacity 20265.78 kW p.c.6.48 kW p.c.2.57 kW p.c.
Solar power 20263.02 kW p.c.3.48 kW p.c.1.56 kW p.c.
Wind power 20262.60 kW p.c.2.73 kW p.c.0.85 kW p.c.
Biomass power 20260.16 kW p.c.0.27 kW p.c.0.11 kW p.c.
Balcony solar units 202619.4/1,00019.6/1,00018.2/1,000
Battery storage 20260.32 kWh p.c.0.37 kWh p.c.0.42 kWh p.c.
Home batteries 202628.4/1,00026.1/1,00033.2/1,000
Electricity use of industry 20240.3 MWh p.c.1.0 MWh p.c.2.3 MWh p.c.
Forest share 202318.8%22.3%31.2%
Farmland share 202365.5%61.6%50.3%
Settlement & transport area 20238.7%8.4%14.2%
Land take for settlement & transport 2023-0.2 m² p.c./yr2.3 m² p.c./yr2.4 m² p.c./yr
Household waste 2024553 kg p.c.460 kg p.c.452 kg p.c.
Hot days 2016–20254.5 days/yr7.4 days/yr13.8 days/yr
Frost days 2016–202560.2 days/yr56.6 days/yr63.4 days/yr
Days with 20 mm of rain or more 2016–20252.9 days/yr2.9 days/yr4.8 days/yr
Snow days 2016–202512.5 days/yr12.4 days/yr12.2 days/yr

Municipalities

The 101 municipalities in Vorpommern-Rügen district, by population; a click shows one on the map.

Neighbours

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

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