Westerwaldkreis

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Population
207,648
Area
989 km²
Population density
210/km²
10-year change
4.5%
Average age
44.4 years
Municipalities
192
Constituency
203 Montabaur

landläufigkeit.indexi

61.9 out of 100

Rank 49 of 400 districts · in Rhineland-Palatinate rank 3 of 36

  • Work & incomei65
  • Housingi69
  • Healthi54
  • Everyday lifei54
  • Safety & naturei73
  • Futurei57

Population

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Population 2023207,6484,125,20083,456,000
Population density 2023210/km²208/km²233/km²
Foreign nationals 202310.6%13.6%14.5%
Share under 18 202417.2%16.8%16.7%
Share aged 65+ 202422.8%23.3%22.7%
Share aged 75+ 202410.4%10.8%11.1%
Average age 202244.4 years44.5 years44.3 years
Foreign nationals, census 2022 20229.9%12.5%13.2%
Single-person households 202235.1%40.5%43.4%
Births minus deaths 2023-4.8/1,000-4.1/1,000-4.0/1,000
Net migration 20237.1/1,0008.0/1,0007.9/1,000
Population change, 10 years 20234.5%3.3%3.3%
School leavers with Abitur 202325.2%33.7%33.2%
School leavers without qualification 202310.0%8.6%7.1%
Basic income support (SGB II) 202637.7/1,00053.4/1,00064.0/1,000
Child poverty (SGB II) 20237.3%11.0%13.0%
Recorded crime 20224,378/100,0005,852/100,0006,406/100,000

Economy

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Disposable income 202328,740 € p.c.28,005 € p.c.28,452 € p.c.
GDP per person 202443,711 € p.c.43,808 € p.c.51,834 € p.c.
Income per taxpayer 202147,224 €/taxpayer45,134 €/taxpayer45,835 €/taxpayer
Unemployment rate 11/2025–10/20263.9%5.6%6.4%
Youth unemployment (15–24) 11/2025–10/20264.3%5.6%5.9%
Jobs with social insurance 2025349/1,000360/1,000417/1,000
Jobs in industry & construction 202440.4%29.1%26.8%
People in work in agriculture 20240.7%1.7%1.2%
People in work in industry & construction 202433.9%24.8%23.2%
People in work in services 202465.4%73.5%75.6%
Employees with a degree 202311.6%15.4%19.4%
Businesses 202443.0/1,00039.6/1,00042.4/1,000
Craft businesses 20248.4/1,0006.9/1,0006.8/1,000
Company insolvencies 2021–202332.2/10,000 firms33.7/10,000 firms39.6/10,000 firms
Overnight stays 20253.7 p.c.5.5 p.c.6.0 p.c.
Municipal tax revenue 20231,521 € p.c.1,405 € p.c.1,685 € p.c.
Municipal debt 2023345 € p.c.3,074 € p.c.1,729 € p.c.
Debt of the Land and its municipalities 20236,748 € p.c.9,196 € p.c.8,110 € p.c.

Living

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Rent 20225.66 €/m²6.75 €/m²7.28 €/m²
Home ownership 202263.9%54.4%44.3%
Empty homes 20224.2%4.8%4.3%
Homes in new buildings 20233.0/1,0002.9/1,0003.1/1,000
Price of building land 202572 €/m²135 €/m²160 €/m²
Gas heating 202250.3%56.8%55.9%
Oil heating 202233.4%25.9%18.8%
District heating 20221.6%4.9%15.1%
Heat pumps 20224.1%3.8%2.7%
Wood & biomass 20225.5%4.2%4.2%
Cars 2026694/1,000645/1,000592/1,000
Electric & hybrid cars 202612.6%11.8%12.9%
Long commutes (50 km+) 202312.2%12.2%11.5%

Infrastructure

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Drive time to the nearest supermarket 20213.7 min3.7 min3.5 min
Drive time to the nearest pharmacy 20244.3 min4.2 min4.1 min
Drive time to the nearest primary school 20243.7 min3.6 min3.9 min
Drive time to the nearest secondary school 20246.7 min6.9 min6.2 min
Doctors 2023125/100,000146/100,000149/100,000
Drive time to the nearest GP 20213.4 min3.2 min3.1 min
General practitioners 202370/100,00069/100,00065/100,000
Drive time to the nearest emergency department 202411.5 min10.9 min11.1 min
Drive time to the nearest IC/ICE station 202417.8 min19.2 min18.0 min
Public transport nearby 202583.4%95.9%93.0%
Gigabit internet 202594.6%80.8%80.2%
5G mobile coverage 202597.3%92.7%95.3%
Public charging points 202620.9/10,00019.7/10,00025.3/10,000

Resources

FigureValueStatusiRhineland-PalatinateGermany
Renewable power capacity 20262.75 kW p.c.2.79 kW p.c.2.57 kW p.c.
Solar power 20261.77 kW p.c.1.60 kW p.c.1.56 kW p.c.
Wind power 20260.85 kW p.c.1.08 kW p.c.0.85 kW p.c.
Biomass power 20260.14 kW p.c.0.04 kW p.c.0.11 kW p.c.
Balcony solar units 202632.5/1,00022.8/1,00018.2/1,000
Battery storage 20260.54 kWh p.c.0.43 kWh p.c.0.42 kWh p.c.
Home batteries 202646.8/1,00040.1/1,00033.2/1,000
Electricity use of industry 20242.1 MWh p.c.3.0 MWh p.c.2.3 MWh p.c.
Forest share 202343.0%42.7%31.2%
Farmland share 202337.8%40.4%50.3%
Settlement & transport area 202316.8%15.0%14.2%
Land take for settlement & transport 20234.7 m² p.c./yr6.9 m² p.c./yr2.4 m² p.c./yr
Household waste 2024545 kg p.c.506 kg p.c.452 kg p.c.
Hot days 2016–202510.7 days/yr17.0 days/yr13.8 days/yr
Frost days 2016–202568.5 days/yr55.1 days/yr63.4 days/yr
Days with 20 mm of rain or more 2016–20255.4 days/yr4.2 days/yr4.8 days/yr
Snow days 2016–202519.2 days/yr7.7 days/yr12.2 days/yr

Municipalities

The 192 municipalities in Westerwaldkreis, by population; a click shows one on the map.

Neighbours

The districts bordering Westerwaldkreis, with their landläufigkeit.index.

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Sources

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