Information about the municipality city Erkelenz:

Population numbers per year
The number of inhabitants in the municipality city Erkelenz

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Population numbers in the municipality city Erkelenz 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 Erkelenz
Map of District Heinsberg with the population per municipality.Municipality Erkelenz 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 District Heinsberg with the population per municipality.Municipality Erkelenz is highlighted with a red edge. The numbers at the map represent the following municipalities: 1: municipality city Wegberg, 2: municipality city Wassenberg, 3: municipality city Erkelenz, 4: municipality Waldfeucht, 5: municipality city Heinsberg, 6: municipality city Hückelhoven, 7: municipality Selfkant, 8: municipality Gangelt, 9: municipality city Geilenkirchen, 10: municipality city Übach-Palenberg.

Population per age group
The percentage of inhabitants per age group in the municipality city Erkelenz

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Municipality city Erkelenz, 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 municipality city Erkelenz

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Municipality city Erkelenz, 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 municipality city Erkelenz.

Data about more than 100 topics!

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

BusinessValueUnitYear
Businesses27Number2017
Active persons2.151Number2017
Gross wages€94.685Euro2017
DwellingsValueUnitYear
Houses 1 room456Number2019
Houses 2 rooms1.358Number2019
Houses 3 rooms3.147Number2019
Houses 4 rooms4.354Number2019
Houses 5 rooms4.763Number2019
Houses 6 rooms3.866Number2019
Houses 7+ rooms 3.606Number2019
Houses 1-2 rooms1.814Number2019
Houses 3-4 rooms7.501Number2019
Houses 5+ rooms12.235Number2019
1-2 rooms8%Percentage2019
3-4 rooms35%Percentage2019
5+ rooms57%Percentage2019
ElectionsValueUnitYear
Voters Bundestag34985,00Number2017
Voter turnout Bundestag77Number2017
Votes valid Bundestag26.599Number2017
Votes Bundestag CDU/CSU10.333Number2017
Votes Bundestag SPD6.229Number2017
Votes Bundestag GRÜNE1.658Number2017
Votes Bundestag FDP3.583Number2017
Votes Bundestag DIE LINKE1.502Number2017
Votes Bundestag AfD2.292Number2017
Votes Bundestag other parties1.002Number2017
Votes Bundestag total26.599Number2017
% Votes Bundestag CDU/CSU30%Percentage2017
% Votes Bundestag SPD18%Percentage2017
% Votes Bundestag GRÜNE5%Percentage2017
% Votes Bundestag FDP10%Percentage2017
% Votes Bundestag DIE LINKE4%Percentage2017
% Votes Bundestag AfD7%Percentage2017
% Votes Bundestag other parties3%Percentage2017
EmploymentValueUnitYear
Employees17.109Number2019
Employees male9.369Number2019
Employees female7.740Number2019
Employees foreigner1.113Number2019
Employees male foreigner735Number2019
Employees female foreigner378Number2019
Unemployed1.081Number2018
Unemployed foreigners187Number2018
Unemployed severely disabled79Number2018
Unemployed 15-2014Number2018
Unemployed 15-2595Number2018
Unemployed 55-65264Number2018
Unemployed long-term335Number2018
% Unemployed2%Percentage2018
% Unemployed foreigners0%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-term1%Percentage of the population2018
IncomeValueUnitYear
Income receivers21.065Number2015
Income total€831.973Euro2015
Income tax€140.324Euro2015
PopulationValueUnitYear
Population43.364Number2019
Men21.229Number2019
Women22.135Number2019
% Men49%Percentage2019
% Women51%Percentage2019
0-187.259Number2019
18-305.364Number2019
30-457.741Number2019
45-6010.444Number2019
18-6023.549Number2019
60-757.835Number2019
60+12.556Number2019
Average age45Average number2019
Average age male44Average number2019
Average age female46Average number2019
Births401Number2018
Births male208Number2018
Births female193Number2018
1K Births9Number per 1000 inhabitants2018
Deaths554Number2018
Deaths male279Number2018
Deaths female275Number2018
1K Deaths13Number2018
0-31.273Number2019
Girls 0-3606Number2019
Boys 0-3667Number2019
3-61.191Number2019
Girls 3-6569Number2019
Boys 3-6622Number2019
6-101.527Number2019
10-152.028Number2019
15-181.240Number2019
18-20822Number2019
20-252.126Number2019
25-302.416Number2019
30-352.602Number2019
35-402.601Number2019
40-452.538Number2019
45-502.889Number2019
50-553.780Number2019
55-603.775Number2019
60-653.164Number2019
65-754.671Number2019
Women 65-702.388Number2019
Men 65-702.283Number2019
75+4.721Number2019
Women 75+2.815Number2019
Men 75+1.906Number2019
% 0-109%Percentage2019
% 10-188%Percentage2019
% 18-3012%Percentage2019
% 30-4518%Percentage2019
% 45-6024%Percentage2019
% 60+29%Percentage2019
Real estateValueUnitYear
Property tax A revenue€254.035Euro2018
Property tax B revenue€6.882.149Euro2018
Trade tax actual revenue€19.720.470Euro2018
Property tax A basic amount€105.848Euro2018
Property tax B basic amount€1.638.607Euro2018
Trade tax basic amount€4.695.350Euro2018
Property tax A rate€240Euro2018
Property tax B rate€420Euro2018
Trade tax rate€420Euro2018
Real tax raising force€26.976.792Euro2018
Trade tax levy€3.408.824Euro2018
Trade tax net€16.311.646Euro2018
Community share in income tax€22.560.273Euro2018
Community share in sales tax€3.284.045Euro2018
Tax revenue€49.412.286Euro2018
RegionalValueUnitYear
Region code053700004004Code2019
Region code 8 digits05370004Code05370004
Sorting code053700004004Code053700004004
Sorting code 8 digits05370004Code05370004
Region nameErkelenzName2019
Regional level6Categorical type2019
Region typeMunicipalityCategorical type2019
Region type detailmunicipality cityCategorical type2019
Region name with typemunicipality city ErkelenzName2019
Region name in GermanGemeinde Stadt ErkelenzName2019
Direct subregionsno dataNumber2019
NUTS codeDEA29Code2019
Area117Area in km²2019
ReligionValueUnitYear
Roman Catholic church24.657Number2011
Protestant church8.943Number2011
Other or none9.331Number2011
% Roman Catholic church57%Percentage2011
% Protestant church21%Percentage2011
% Other or none22%Percentage2011
Roman Catholic church German24.100Number2011
Protestant church German8.860Number2011
Other or none German8.109Number2011
% Roman Catholic church German59%Percentage2011
% Protestant church German22%Percentage2011
% Other or none German Foreign20%Percentage2011
Roman Catholic church Foreign557Number2011
Protestant church Foreign83Number2011
Other or none Foreign1.222Number2011
% Roman Catholic church Foreign30%Percentage2011
% Protestant church Foreign4%Percentage2011
% Other or none Foreign66%Percentage2011
Open data sources used

Data is used from multiple German open data providers. See this description of the sources with the definitions of all regional topics.

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