German state

Saxony-Anhalt

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Population
2,144,600
Area
20,555 km²
Population density
104/km²
10-year change
-4.5%
Disposable income
25,094 € p.c.
Unemployment rate
8.1%

landläufigkeit.indexi

33.9 out of 100

Rank 15 of 16 states

  • Work & incomei33
  • Housingi46
  • Healthi47
  • Everyday lifei36
  • Safety & naturei28
  • Futurei15

The districts

The 14 districts in Saxony-Anhalt, in order of the landläufigkeit.index.

RankDistrictResidentslandläufigkeit.index
1Halle (Saale)227,639 41.4
2Magdeburg242,491 41.4
3Dessau-Roßlau76,062 40.4
4Börde district168,593 38.1
5Harz district207,134 36.6
6Saalekreis182,677 34.4
7Anhalt-Bitterfeld district153,801 33.5
8Altmarkkreis Salzwedel80,780 30.3
9Burgenlandkreis175,217 29.6
10Wittenberg district122,230 29.0
11Jerichower Land district88,695 28.5
12Mansfeld-Südharz district130,162 27.4
13Salzlandkreis182,296 26.9
14Stendal district106,793 24.7

Population

FigureValueStatusiGermanyRank
Population 20232,144,60083,456,00011
Population density 2023104/km²233/km²14
Foreign nationals 20237.2%14.5%14
Share under 18 202415.0%16.7%16
Share aged 65+ 202428.5%22.7%1
Share aged 75+ 202413.6%11.1%2
Average age 202247.7 years44.3 years1
Foreign nationals, census 2022 20225.8%13.2%15
Single-person households 202244.7%43.4%6
Births minus deaths 2023-10.3/1,000-4.0/1,00016
Net migration 20237.5/1,0007.9/1,00013
Population change, 10 years 2013-4.5%3.3%16
School leavers with Abitur 202327.0%33.2%15
School leavers without qualification 202312.7%7.1%1
Childcare rate under 3 202362.9%37.8%2
Basic income support (SGB II) 202675.4/1,00064.0/1,0006
Child poverty (SGB II) 202315.3%13.0%6
Recorded crime 20187,566/100,0006,406/100,0004

Economy

FigureValueStatusiGermanyRank
Disposable income 202325,094 € p.c.28,452 € p.c.16
GDP per person 202437,155 € p.c.51,834 € p.c.15
Income per taxpayer 202136,147 €/taxpayer45,835 €/taxpayer16
Unemployment rate 11/2025–10/20268.1%6.4%4
Youth unemployment (15–24) 11/2025–10/20269.4%5.9%2
Jobs with social insurance 2025369/1,000417/1,00012
Jobs in industry & construction 202426.8%26.8%8
People in work in agriculture 20241.9%1.2%5
People in work in industry & construction 202424.5%23.2%6
People in work in services 202473.6%75.6%11
Employees with a degree 202313.0%19.4%16
Businesses 202432.3/1,00042.4/1,00016
Craft businesses 20247.2/1,0006.8/1,0006
Company insolvencies 2021–202338.7/10,000 firms39.6/10,000 firms8
Overnight stays 20253.9 p.c.6.0 p.c.14
Municipal tax revenue 20231,104 € p.c.1,685 € p.c.14
Debt of the Land and its municipalities 202311,833 € p.c.8,110 € p.c.6

Living

FigureValueStatusiGermanyRank
Rent 20225.38 €/m²7.28 €/m²16
Home ownership 202243.0%44.3%10
Empty homes 20228.9%4.3%1
New homes 20231.9/1,0003.5/1,00015
Homes in new buildings 20231.7/1,0003.1/1,00016
Price of building land 202537 €/m²160 €/m²15
Living space 202348.1 m² p.c.46.7 m² p.c.5
Gas heating 202253.2%55.9%9
Oil heating 202212.5%18.8%11
District heating 202225.6%15.1%6
Heat pumps 20221.9%2.7%12
Wood & biomass 20222.6%4.2%10
Cars 2026570/1,000592/1,00010
Electric & hybrid cars 20269.2%12.9%15
Long commutes (50 km+) 202314.7%11.5%4

Infrastructure

FigureValueStatusiGermanyRank
Drive time to the nearest supermarket 20214.1 min3.5 min4
Drive time to the nearest pharmacy 20245.1 min4.1 min3
Drive time to the nearest primary school 20214.8 min3.9 min3
Drive time to the nearest secondary school 20217.6 min6.2 min2
Doctors 2023155/100,000149/100,0008
Drive time to the nearest GP 20213.5 min3.1 min4
General practitioners 202370/100,00065/100,0004
Drive time to the nearest emergency department 202412.8 min11.1 min5
Drive time to the nearest IC/ICE station 202422.8 min18.0 min3
Public transport nearby 202590.0%93.0%11
Gigabit internet 202564.6%80.2%15
5G mobile coverage 202595.8%95.3%11
Public charging points 202617.5/10,00025.3/10,00015

Resources

FigureValueStatusiGermanyRank
Renewable power capacity 20265.85 kW p.c.2.57 kW p.c.3
Solar power 20262.95 kW p.c.1.56 kW p.c.3
Wind power 20262.66 kW p.c.0.85 kW p.c.4
Biomass power 20260.23 kW p.c.0.11 kW p.c.3
Balcony solar units 202620.2/1,00018.2/1,0006
Battery storage 20260.79 kWh p.c.0.42 kWh p.c.1
Home batteries 202630.1/1,00033.2/1,0009
Electricity use of industry 20244.6 MWh p.c.2.3 MWh p.c.1
Forest share 202325.2%31.2%10
Farmland share 202360.0%50.3%3
Settlement & transport area 202311.1%14.2%14
Land take for settlement & transport 20192.4 m² p.c./yr2.4 m² p.c./yr7
Household waste 2024459 kg p.c.452 kg p.c.7
Hot days 201616.2 days/yr13.8 days/yr7
Frost days 2016–202564.6 days/yr63.4 days/yr6
Days with 20 mm of rain or more 2016–20252.7 days/yr4.8 days/yr14
Snow days 2016–202510.2 days/yr12.2 days/yr8

Federal election 2025: party votes

PartySaxony-AnhaltGermany
AfD37.1%20.8%
CDU/CSU19.2%28.5%
BSW11.3%5.0%
SPD11.0%16.4%
The Left10.8%8.8%
Greens4.4%11.6%
FDP3.1%4.3%
Turnout77.7%82.5%

Sources

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