For a quick overview: These statistical key figures give a "measurement" of the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region, even though bare figures can scarcely do justice to its attractiveness.
Area (2009): |
Agricultural area: | 41,7 % |
Forest area: | 37,9 % |
Area for settlement and transportation: | 17,8 % |
Water expanse: | 1,9 % |
Aggregate: | 5.637 km² |
Population (2009): |
Population figures: | 2.359.522 |
No. of foreigners: | 282.630 |
Age structure: |
Under 20 years of age: | 445.570 |
20-59 years of age: | 1.315.098 |
Over 59 years of age: | 598,854 |
Über 59-Jährige: | 598.854 |
Population forecast by 2025: | 2,431,900 (calculated by the Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning Bonn, BBR) |
Employment (2009): |
Working population: | 1.151.640 |
Subject to social insurance contributions: | 789.921 |
Unemployed: | 72.890 (6,1%) |
Economic performance (2008): |
Gross domestic product: | 74.8 billion euros (31,699 euros per inhabitant) |
Gross value added: | 67.2 billion euros (28,441 euros per inhabitant) |
The latest report on the economic situation in the MRN can be found here.
Further statistical data is available from the Rhine-Neckar Spatial Observation System.
