Information about the independent city district Cologne:

Population numbers per year
The number of inhabitants in the independent city district Cologne

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Population numbers in the independent city district Cologne for the years 2009 thru 2019.

The number of inhabitants is the number of persons as registered in the population register on January 1st.

Population at the map of Cologne (Köln)
Map of State North Rhine-Westphalia with the population per district.District Cologne is highlighted with a red edge.. This page shows a lot of information about residents (such as the distribution by age groups, family composition, gender, native or German with an immigration background, ...), homes (numbers, types, price development, use, type of property, ...) and more (car ownership, energy consumption, ...) based on open data from the German Federal Agency for Cartography, the Federal Statistical Office (DESTATIS), the Regional Statistical Offices and various other sources!

Map of State North Rhine-Westphalia with the population per district.District Cologne is highlighted with a red edge. The numbers at the map represent the following districts: 1: district Minden-Lübbecke, 2: district Steinfurt, 3: district Herford, 4: independent city district Bielefeld, 5: district Lyppe ...Show more... Map of State North Rhine-Westphalia with the population per district.District Cologne is highlighted with a red edge. The numbers at the map represent the following districts: 1: district Minden-Lübbecke, 2: district Steinfurt, 3: district Herford, 4: independent city district Bielefeld, 5: district Lyppe, 6: district Borken, 7: independent city district Münster, 8: district Gütersloh, 9: district Warendorf, 10: district Coesfeld, 11: district Höxter, 12: district Recklinghausen, 13: independent city district Hamm, 14: district Paderborn, 15: district Cleves, 16: district Wesel, 17: district Unna, 18: independent city district Bottrop, 19: district Soest, 20: independent city district Gelsenkirchen, 21: independent city district Herne, 22: independent city district Dortmund, 23: independent city district Oberhausen, 24: independent city district Bochum, 25: independent city district Duisburg, 26: independent city district Essen, 27: independent city district Mülheim an der Ruhr, 28: independent city district Hagen, 29: district Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, 30: independent city district Krefeld, 31: district Hochsauerlandkreis, 32: district Viersen, 33: district Märkischer Kreis, 34: district Mettmann, 35: independent city district Wuppertal, 36: independent city district Düsseldorf, 37: independent city district Remscheid, 38: independent city district Mönchengladbach, 39: independent city district Solingen, 40: district Rhein-Kreis Neuss, 41: district Olpe, 42: independent city district Leverkusen, 43: district Heinsberg, 44: district Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, 45: district Oberbergischer Kreis, 46: independent city district Cologne, 47: district Siegen-Wittgenstein, 48: district Rhein-Erft-Kreis, 49: district Düren, 50: district Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, 51: district Städteregion Aachen, 52: independent city district Bonn, 53: district Euskirchen ...Show less...

Population per age group
The percentage of inhabitants per age group in the independent city district Cologne

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Independent city district Cologne, 2019, age groups.

Population, age groups: percentage of inhabitants per age category.

The number of rooms per house (dwelling)
The number of rooms of the houses in the independent city district Cologne

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Independent city district Cologne, 2019, number of rooms per house.

The percentage shows the relative share of houses per category based on the numer of rooms: 1 to 2 rooms, 3 to 4 rooms or 5 rooms or more. This is based on the total number of rooms as identified for all dwellings in the independent city district Cologne.

Data about more than 100 topics!

The table below shows data for more than 100 topics as most recently available for the independent city district Cologne. Select a category to display the related topics:

BusinessValueUnitYear
Businesses261Number2017
Active persons50.873Number2017
Gross wages€3.248.648Euro2017
DwellingsValueUnitYear
Houses 1 room41.910Number2019
Houses 2 rooms97.861Number2019
Houses 3 rooms170.219Number2019
Houses 4 rooms138.232Number2019
Houses 5 rooms60.545Number2019
Houses 6 rooms29.749Number2019
Houses 7+ rooms 23.145Number2019
Houses 1-2 rooms139.771Number2019
Houses 3-4 rooms308.451Number2019
Houses 5+ rooms113.439Number2019
1-2 rooms25%Percentage2019
3-4 rooms55%Percentage2019
5+ rooms20%Percentage2019
ElectionsValueUnitYear
Voters Bundestag732825,00Number2017
Voter turnout Bundestag76Number2017
Votes valid Bundestag552.188Number2017
Votes Bundestag CDU/CSU145.657Number2017
Votes Bundestag SPD126.988Number2017
Votes Bundestag GRÜNE74.849Number2017
Votes Bundestag FDP76.122Number2017
Votes Bundestag DIE LINKE63.324Number2017
Votes Bundestag AfD40.019Number2017
Votes Bundestag other parties25.229Number2017
Votes Bundestag total552.188Number2017
% Votes Bundestag CDU/CSU20%Percentage2017
% Votes Bundestag SPD17%Percentage2017
% Votes Bundestag GRÜNE10%Percentage2017
% Votes Bundestag FDP10%Percentage2017
% Votes Bundestag DIE LINKE9%Percentage2017
% Votes Bundestag AfD5%Percentage2017
% Votes Bundestag other parties3%Percentage2017
EmploymentValueUnitYear
Employees426.259Number2019
Employees male224.505Number2019
Employees female201.754Number2019
Employees foreigner72.543Number2019
Employees male foreigner44.235Number2019
Employees female foreigner28.308Number2019
Unemployed45.968Number2018
Unemployed foreigners16.697Number2018
Unemployed severely disabled2.906Number2018
Unemployed 15-20554Number2018
Unemployed 15-252.936Number2018
Unemployed 55-659.098Number2018
Unemployed long-term20.045Number2018
% Unemployed4%Percentage2018
% Unemployed foreigners2%Percentage of the population2018
% Unemployed severely disabled0%Percentage of the population2018
% Unemployed 15-200%Percentage of the population2018
% Unemployed 15-250%Percentage of the population2018
% Unemployed 55-651%Percentage of the population2018
% Unemployed long-term2%Percentage of the population2018
IncomeValueUnitYear
Income receivers548.281Number2015
Income total€22.375.615Euro2015
Income tax€4.509.080Euro2015
PopulationValueUnitYear
Population1.085.664Number2019
Men529.368Number2019
Women556.296Number2019
% Men49%Percentage2019
% Women51%Percentage2019
0-18175.279Number2019
18-30186.805Number2019
30-45245.539Number2019
45-60232.465Number2019
18-60664.809Number2019
60-75146.300Number2019
60+245.576Number2019
Average age42Average number2019
Average age male41Average number2019
Average age female43Average number2019
Births12.035Number2018
Births male6.188Number2018
Births female5.847Number2018
1K Births11Number per 1000 inhabitants2018
Deaths9.628Number2018
Deaths male4.772Number2018
Deaths female4.856Number2018
1K Deaths9Number2018
0-334.075Number2019
Girls 0-316.574Number2019
Boys 0-317.501Number2019
3-630.850Number2019
Girls 3-615.024Number2019
Boys 3-615.826Number2019
6-1037.779Number2019
10-1545.874Number2019
15-1826.701Number2019
18-2020.602Number2019
20-2572.069Number2019
25-3094.134Number2019
30-3591.019Number2019
35-4081.800Number2019
40-4572.720Number2019
45-5075.840Number2019
50-5584.640Number2019
55-6071.985Number2019
60-6557.206Number2019
65-7589.094Number2019
Women 65-7048.662Number2019
Men 65-7040.432Number2019
75+99.276Number2019
Women 75+57.688Number2019
Men 75+41.588Number2019
% 0-109%Percentage2019
% 10-187%Percentage2019
% 18-3017%Percentage2019
% 30-4523%Percentage2019
% 45-6021%Percentage2019
% 60+23%Percentage2019
Real estateValueUnitYear
Property tax A revenue€87.201Euro2018
Property tax B revenue€225.215.036Euro2018
Trade tax actual revenue€1.271.431.791Euro2018
Property tax A basic amount€52.849Euro2018
Property tax B basic amount€43.731.075Euro2018
Trade tax basic amount€267.669.851Euro2018
Property tax A rate€165Euro2018
Property tax B rate€515Euro2018
Trade tax rate€475Euro2018
Real tax raising force€1.282.922.875Euro2018
Trade tax levy€195.092.161Euro2018
Trade tax net€1.076.339.630Euro2018
Community share in income tax€581.566.971Euro2018
Community share in sales tax€158.841.794Euro2018
Tax revenue€1.828.239.479Euro2018
RegionalValueUnitYear
Region code05315Code2019
Region code 8 digits05315Code05315
Sorting code053150000000Code053150000000
Sorting code 8 digits05315000Code05315000
Region nameCologneName2019
Regional level4Categorical type2019
Region typeDistrictCategorical type2019
Region type detailindependent city districtCategorical type2019
Region name with typeindependent city district CologneName2019
Region name in GermanKreisfreie Stadt KölnName2019
Direct subregions1Number2019
NUTS codeDEA23Code2019
Area405Area in km²2019
ReligionValueUnitYear
Roman Catholic church385.783Number2011
Protestant church167.382Number2011
Other or none452.610Number2011
% Roman Catholic church38%Percentage2011
% Protestant church17%Percentage2011
% Other or none45%Percentage2011
Roman Catholic church German350.403Number2011
Protestant church German164.316Number2011
Other or none German326.321Number2011
% Roman Catholic church German42%Percentage2011
% Protestant church German20%Percentage2011
% Other or none German Foreign39%Percentage2011
Roman Catholic church Foreign35.380Number2011
Protestant church Foreign3.066Number2011
Other or none Foreign126.289Number2011
% Roman Catholic church Foreign21%Percentage2011
% Protestant church Foreign2%Percentage2011
% Other or none Foreign77%Percentage2011
Open data sources used

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