German state

Population
2,554,500
Area
29,654 km²
Population density
86/km²
10-year change
4.3%
Disposable income
26,440 € p.c.
Unemployment rate
6.4%

landläufigkeit.indexi

41.1 out of 100

Rank 13 of 16 states

  • Work & incomei46
  • Housingi57
  • Healthi31
  • Everyday lifei27
  • Safety & naturei49
  • Futurei37

The districts

The 18 districts in Brandenburg, in order of the landläufigkeit.index.

RankDistrictResidentslandläufigkeit.index
1Potsdam184,290 56.0
2Barnim district192,776 49.0
3Oberhavel district217,290 45.9
4Dahme-Spreewald district177,662 44.8
5Potsdam-Mittelmark district220,158 44.8
6Cottbus94,778 42.1
7Teltow-Fläming district177,420 41.9
8Havelland district169,721 41.4
9Oder-Spree district180,499 39.8
10Brandenburg an der Havel73,939 38.8
11Märkisch-Oderland district197,785 37.8
12Spree-Neiße district110,580 37.2
13Oberspreewald-Lausitz district108,434 36.4
14Frankfurt (Oder)57,065 33.6
15Elbe-Elster district98,750 33.3
16Prignitz district76,148 29.3
17Ostprignitz-Ruppin district99,372 29.3
18Uckermark district117,797 25.7

Population

FigureValueStatusiGermanyRank
Population 20232,554,50083,456,00010
Population density 202386/km²233/km²15
Foreign nationals 20236.9%14.5%15
Share under 18 202416.1%16.7%11
Share aged 65+ 202426.5%22.7%5
Share aged 75+ 202412.4%11.1%5
Average age 202246.8 years44.3 years4
Foreign nationals, census 2022 20225.8%13.2%14
Single-person households 202241.8%43.4%12
Births minus deaths 2023-8.1/1,000-4.0/1,00013
Net migration 202311.7/1,0007.9/1,0002
Population change, 10 years 20134.3%3.3%7
School leavers with Abitur 202338.5%33.2%3
School leavers without qualification 20237.7%7.1%10
Childcare rate under 3 202361.5%37.8%3
Basic income support (SGB II) 202655.0/1,00064.0/1,00012
Child poverty (SGB II) 202310.4%13.0%14
Recorded crime 20186,671/100,0006,406/100,0006

Economy

FigureValueStatusiGermanyRank
Disposable income 202326,440 € p.c.28,452 € p.c.9
GDP per person 202439,665 € p.c.51,834 € p.c.13
Income per taxpayer 202140,313 €/taxpayer45,835 €/taxpayer10
Unemployment rate 11/2025–10/20266.4%6.4%9
Youth unemployment (15–24) 11/2025–10/20267.1%5.9%7
Jobs with social insurance 2025346/1,000417/1,00016
Jobs in industry & construction 202423.7%26.8%10
People in work in agriculture 20242.3%1.2%4
People in work in industry & construction 202421.8%23.2%9
People in work in services 202476.0%75.6%8
Employees with a degree 202316.2%19.4%9
Businesses 202438.1/1,00042.4/1,00010
Craft businesses 20248.7/1,0006.8/1,0001
Company insolvencies 2021–202329.3/10,000 firms39.6/10,000 firms15
Overnight stays 20255.6 p.c.6.0 p.c.7
Municipal tax revenue 20231,140 € p.c.1,685 € p.c.13
Debt of the Land and its municipalities 20237,590 € p.c.8,110 € p.c.12

Living

FigureValueStatusiGermanyRank
Rent 20226.21 €/m²7.28 €/m²11
Home ownership 202245.5%44.3%9
Empty homes 20225.2%4.3%6
New homes 20234.6/1,0003.5/1,0002
Homes in new buildings 20234.2/1,0003.1/1,0002
Price of building land 2025100 €/m²160 €/m²11
Living space 202345.5 m² p.c.46.7 m² p.c.10
Gas heating 202253.6%55.9%8
Oil heating 20228.8%18.8%15
District heating 202227.6%15.1%5
Heat pumps 20223.2%2.7%4
Wood & biomass 20223.3%4.2%7
Cars 2026588/1,000592/1,0009
Electric & hybrid cars 202610.8%12.9%12
Long commutes (50 km+) 202315.3%11.5%2

Infrastructure

FigureValueStatusiGermanyRank
Drive time to the nearest supermarket 20214.6 min3.5 min2
Drive time to the nearest pharmacy 20245.8 min4.1 min2
Drive time to the nearest primary school 20215.5 min3.9 min2
Drive time to the nearest secondary school 20218.6 min6.2 min1
Doctors 2023144/100,000149/100,00012
Drive time to the nearest GP 20214.2 min3.1 min2
General practitioners 202369/100,00065/100,0008
Drive time to the nearest emergency department 202414.2 min11.1 min2
Drive time to the nearest IC/ICE station 202422.2 min18.0 min4
Public transport nearby 202587.7%93.0%14
Gigabit internet 202565.3%80.2%14
5G mobile coverage 202596.2%95.3%10
Public charging points 202619.7/10,00025.3/10,00013

Resources

FigureValueStatusiGermanyRank
Renewable power capacity 20267.95 kW p.c.2.57 kW p.c.1
Solar power 20263.97 kW p.c.1.56 kW p.c.1
Wind power 20263.78 kW p.c.0.85 kW p.c.1
Biomass power 20260.20 kW p.c.0.11 kW p.c.5
Balcony solar units 202621.5/1,00018.2/1,0003
Battery storage 20260.56 kWh p.c.0.42 kWh p.c.3
Home batteries 202636.5/1,00033.2/1,0005
Electricity use of industry 20243.2 MWh p.c.2.3 MWh p.c.3
Forest share 202336.6%31.2%6
Farmland share 202347.6%50.3%7
Settlement & transport area 20239.9%14.2%15
Land take for settlement & transport 201910.2 m² p.c./yr2.4 m² p.c./yr1
Household waste 2024432 kg p.c.452 kg p.c.10
Hot days 201616.9 days/yr13.8 days/yr6
Frost days 2016–202567.3 days/yr63.4 days/yr5
Days with 20 mm of rain or more 2016–20252.6 days/yr4.8 days/yr15
Snow days 2016–202512.0 days/yr12.2 days/yr6

Federal election 2025: party votes

PartyBrandenburgGermany
AfD32.5%20.8%
CDU/CSU18.1%28.5%
SPD14.8%16.4%
BSW10.7%5.0%
The Left10.7%8.8%
Greens6.6%11.6%
FDP3.3%4.3%
Turnout81.6%82.5%

Sources

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