Information about the state Hesse:

View the information on over 100 topics about the state Hesse! With charts, links to more information & an overview of all figures in 1 table.
View the information on over 100 topics about the state Hesse! With charts, links to more information & an overview of all figures in 1 table.
Population numbers per year
The number of inhabitants in the state Hesse
200920102011201220132014201520162017201820195.900.0005.950.0006.000.0006.050.0006.100.0006.150.0006.200.0006.250.0006.300.000Value 2009: 6.064.953Value 2010: 6.061.951Value 2011: 6.067.021Value 2012: 5.993.771Value 2013: 6.045.425Value 2014: 6.093.888Value 2015: 6.176.172Value 2016: 6.213.088Value 2017: 6.243.262Value 2018: 6.265.809Value 2019: 6.265.809

Population numbers in the state Hesse 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 Hesse (Hessen)
Map of the state Hesse with the population per district.. 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 the state Hesse with the population per district. The numbers at the map represent the following districts: 1: rural district Kassel, 2: independent city district Kassel, 3: rural district Waldeck-Frankenberg, 4: rural district Werra-Meißner-Kreis, 5: rural district Schwalm-Eder-Kreis ...Show more... Map of the state Hesse with the population per district. The numbers at the map represent the following districts: 1: rural district Kassel, 2: independent city district Kassel, 3: rural district Waldeck-Frankenberg, 4: rural district Werra-Meißner-Kreis, 5: rural district Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, 6: rural district Hersfeld-Rotenburg, 7: rural district Marburg-Biedenkopf, 8: rural district Lahn-Dill-Kreis, 9: rural district Vogelsbergkreis, 10: rural district Gießen, 11: rural district Fuld, 12: rural district Limburg-Weilburg, 13: rural district Wetteraukreis, 14: rural district Hochtaunuskreis, 15: rural district Main-Kinzig-Kreis, 16: rural district Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, 17: independent city district Frankford, 18: rural district Main-Taunus-Kreis, 19: independent city district Offenbach am Main, 20: independent city district Wiesbaden, 21: rural district Offenbach, 22: rural district Groß-Gerau, 23: independent city district Darmstadt, 24: rural district Darmstadt-Dieburg, 25: rural district Odenwaldkreis, 26: rural district Bergstraße ...Show less...

Population per age group
The percentage of inhabitants per age group in the state Hesse
9%7%14%19%23%16%11%0%2%4%6%8%10%12%14%16%18%20%22%% 0-10% 10-18% 18-30% 30-45% 45-60% 60-75% 75+

State Hesse, 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 state Hesse
12%45%43%% Houses 1-2 rooms% Houses 3-4 rooms% Houses 5+ rooms

State Hesse, 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 state Hesse.

Data about more than 100 topics!

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

BusinessValueUnitYear
Businesses2.822Number2017
Active persons411.331Number2017
Gross wages€20.830.409Euro2017
DwellingsValueUnitYear
Houses 1 room101.933Number2019
Houses 2 rooms259.424Number2019
Houses 3 rooms614.354Number2019
Houses 4 rooms746.805Number2019
Houses 5 rooms514.569Number2019
Houses 6 rooms350.240Number2019
Houses 7+ rooms 454.080Number2019
Houses 1-2 rooms361.357Number2019
Houses 3-4 rooms1.361.159Number2019
Houses 5+ rooms1.318.889Number2019
1-2 rooms12%Percentage2019
3-4 rooms45%Percentage2019
5+ rooms43%Percentage2019
ElectionsValueUnitYear
Voters Bundestag4408986,00Number2017
Voter turnout Bundestag77Number2017
Votes valid Bundestag3.348.900Number2017
Votes Bundestag CDU/CSU1.033.200Number2017
Votes Bundestag SPD788.427Number2017
Votes Bundestag GRÜNE323.736Number2017
Votes Bundestag FDP386.742Number2017
Votes Bundestag DIE LINKE271.158Number2017
Votes Bundestag AfD398.712Number2017
Votes Bundestag other parties146.925Number2017
Votes Bundestag total3.348.900Number2017
% Votes Bundestag CDU/CSU23%Percentage2017
% Votes Bundestag SPD18%Percentage2017
% Votes Bundestag GRÜNE7%Percentage2017
% Votes Bundestag FDP9%Percentage2017
% Votes Bundestag DIE LINKE6%Percentage2017
% Votes Bundestag AfD9%Percentage2017
% Votes Bundestag other parties3%Percentage2017
EmploymentValueUnitYear
Employees2.495.600Number2019
Employees male1.348.947Number2019
Employees female1.146.653Number2019
Employees foreigner411.519Number2019
Employees male foreigner254.450Number2019
Employees female foreigner157.069Number2019
Unemployed154.337Number2018
Unemployed foreigners57.440Number2018
Unemployed severely disabled11.505Number2018
Unemployed 15-203.463Number2018
Unemployed 15-2515.494Number2018
Unemployed 55-6529.671Number2018
Unemployed long-term53.568Number2018
% Unemployed2%Percentage2018
% Unemployed foreigners1%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 55-650%Percentage of the population2018
% Unemployed long-term1%Percentage of the population2018
IncomeValueUnitYear
Income receivers3.090.718Number2015
Income total€126.035.742Euro2015
Income tax€23.860.082Euro2015
PopulationValueUnitYear
Population6.265.809Number2019
Men3.093.044Number2019
Women3.172.765Number2019
% Men49%Percentage2019
% Women51%Percentage2019
0-181.047.665Number2019
18-30900.510Number2019
30-451.184.590Number2019
45-601.442.988Number2019
18-603.528.088Number2019
60-751.018.051Number2019
60+1.690.056Number2019
Average age44Average number2019
Average age male43Average number2019
Average age female45Average number2019
Births60.988Number2018
Births male31.240Number2018
Births female29.748Number2018
1K Births10Number per 1000 inhabitants2018
Deaths66.337Number2018
Deaths male32.633Number2018
Deaths female33.704Number2018
1K Deaths11Number2018
0-3184.136Number2019
Girls 0-389.888Number2019
Boys 0-394.248Number2019
3-6174.838Number2019
Girls 3-685.217Number2019
Boys 3-689.621Number2019
6-10225.310Number2019
10-15286.364Number2019
15-18177.017Number2019
18-20130.303Number2019
20-25366.848Number2019
25-30403.359Number2019
30-35404.965Number2019
35-40399.505Number2019
40-45380.120Number2019
45-50433.961Number2019
50-55524.501Number2019
55-60484.526Number2019
60-65397.310Number2019
65-75620.741Number2019
Women 65-70326.847Number2019
Men 65-70293.894Number2019
75+672.005Number2019
Women 75+393.652Number2019
Men 75+278.353Number2019
% 0-109%Percentage2019
% 10-187%Percentage2019
% 18-3014%Percentage2019
% 30-4519%Percentage2019
% 45-6023%Percentage2019
% 60+27%Percentage2019
Real estateValueUnitYear
Property tax A revenue€23.911.572Euro2018
Property tax B revenue€1.144.732.080Euro2018
Trade tax actual revenue€5.256.707.391Euro2018
Property tax A basic amount€6.037.738Euro2018
Property tax B basic amount€241.948.196Euro2018
Trade tax basic amount€1.273.599.480Euro2018
Property tax A rate€396Euro2018
Property tax B rate€473Euro2018
Trade tax rate€413Euro2018
Real tax raising force€6.283.890.389Euro2018
Trade tax levy€870.326.275Euro2018
Trade tax net€4.386.381.116Euro2018
Community share in income tax€3.527.979.052Euro2018
Community share in sales tax€630.397.130Euro2018
Tax revenue€9.571.940.296Euro2018
RegionalValueUnitYear
Region code06Code2019
Region code 8 digits06Code06
Sorting code060000000000Code060000000000
Sorting code 8 digits06000000Code06000000
Region nameHesseName2019
Regional level2Categorical type2019
Region typeStateCategorical type2019
Region type detailstateCategorical type2019
Region name with typestate HesseName2019
Region name in GermanLand HessenName2019
Direct subregions26Number2019
NUTS codeDE7Code2019
Area21.116Area in km²2019
ReligionValueUnitYear
Roman Catholic church1.448.767Number2011
Protestant church2.322.359Number2011
Other or none2.200.690Number2011
% Roman Catholic church24%Percentage2011
% Protestant church39%Percentage2011
% Other or none37%Percentage2011
Roman Catholic church German1.283.785Number2011
Protestant church German2.304.185Number2011
Other or none German1.719.170Number2011
% Roman Catholic church German24%Percentage2011
% Protestant church German43%Percentage2011
% Other or none German Foreign32%Percentage2011
Roman Catholic church Foreign164.982Number2011
Protestant church Foreign18.174Number2011
Other or none Foreign481.520Number2011
% Roman Catholic church Foreign25%Percentage2011
% Protestant church Foreign3%Percentage2011
% Other or none Foreign72%Percentage2011
Open data sources used

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