Facts and figures

Area

Surface utility (31.10.2010)

• Agricultural area 41.5 %
• Forest area 45.5 %
• Water surface 0.9 %
• Settlement and public thoroughfare 11.9 %
• Other areas 0.2 %

Population (31.12.2010)

• Population figure: 102,145
• Population density: 106,0 inhabitants/km²
• Percentage of Foreigners: 4,7 %

Regional Administrative Bodies

• Associations of municipalities: Emmelshausen, Kastellaun, Kirchberg, Rheinböllen, St. Goar-Oberwesel, Simmern
• Municipality not part of an association: Boppard
• Total number of Municipalities: 134

Gross Domestic Product (2009)

• Total GDP: 2,556 Mio. EUR
• GDP per gainfully employed person: 52,386 EUR
• BIP per inhabitant: 24.757 EUR

Employees obliged to be socially insured at the job location

• Total: 30,513
• Male: 17,883
• Female: 12,629

Job Market (December 2010)

• Unemployed: 2,249
• Percentage of all civilian labour force: 4.1 %
• Percentage of all dependant labour force: 4.5 %

Distribution of Active Labour force according to economic categories (2009)

• Agriculture and Forestry, Fisheries : 1,600 (3.3 %)
• Manufacturing Industry : 9,400 (19.4 %)
• Building Industry : 4,000 (8.3 %)
• Trade, Hospitality Industry and Transport: 13,000 (26.9 %)
• Finance, Leasing and Business service providers : 6,400 (13.2 %)
• Public and private service providers: 13,900 (28.7 %)

Commuters for Employment purposes (30.06.2010)

• Incoming: 8,086
• Outgoing: 13,166

Ownership of Automobiles (1.1.2011)

• Total: 77,512
• Passenger cars: 61,247
• per 1,000 Inhabitants: 595

Tourism (2010)

• Companies: 152
• Offered Beds: 7,280
• Guests: 403,302
• Stays: 841,074
• Average period of residence in days: 2.0