Location of the future between the Airport Frankfurt-Hahn and the World Heritage Site of Middle Rhine
Location of the future between Frankfurt-Hahn
Airport and World Heritage Site of Middle Rhine

Facts and figures

Area

963,23 km²

Surface utility (31.12.2008)

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

Population (30.06.2009)

  • Population figure: 103.320
  • Population density: 107,3 inhabitants/km²
  • Percentage of Foreigners: 4,8 %

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 (2007)

  • Total GDP: 2,522 Mio. EUR
  • GDP per gainfully employed person: 52,057 EUR

Employees obliged to be socially insured at the job location

  • Total: 30,469
  • Male: 18,091
  • Female: 12,378

Job Market (January 2010)

  • Unemployed: 3,143
  • Percentage of all civilian labour force: 5.7 %
  • Percentage of all dependant labour force: 6.4 %

Distribution of Active Labour force according to economic categories (2005)

  • 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 (30.06.2008)

  • Incoming: 8,046
  • Outgoing: 12,742

Ownership of Automobiles (1.1.2009)

  • Total: 75,737
  • Passenger cars: 60,035
  • per 1,000 Inhabitants: 576

Tourism (2008)

  • Companies: 157
  • Offered Beds: 7,368
  • Guests: 389,085
  • Stays: 831,745
  • Average period of residence in days: 2.1


Sources: Federal Bureau of Statistics Rhineland-Palatiante , Federal Employment Office