Office for Statistics and Elections

Düsseldorf is the capital of North Rhine-Westphalia and a city with the highest accessibility within Europe. More than 150 million people live within a radius of 500 kilometres, representing 31 % of the European Union's total population. Düsseldorf is an international city with a growing population. People from around 180 nations live there. Düsseldorf is also an economically thriving metropolis with best values on GDP, income and purchasing power.

On this page you will find a few selected statistics from the major subject areas.

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Population

Population	Status	City of Düsseldorf
Source: Population Register
Total	31.12.2021	643,753
Female	31.12.2021	330,005
Foreign	31.12.2021	153,116
Most common foreign nationalities
Turkish (in %)	31.12.2021	8.2
Greek (in %)	31.12.2021	6.4
Polish (in %)	31.12.2021	5.4
Aged
under 6	31.12.2021	36,264
6 to 17	31.12.2021	65,422
18 to 29	31.12.2021	94,638
30 to 49	31.12.2021	192,480
50 to 64	31.12.2021	133,699
65 to 79	31.12.2021	79,849
80 and older	31.12.2021	41,401
Average age (year/month)	31.12.2021	43/1

Labour Market

Labour Market	Status	City of Düsseldorf
Source: Federal Employment Agency
Total number of persons gainfully employed in Düsseldorf (place of work/ number in 1000)	2017	531.9
Employees subject to social insurance contributions in Düsseldorf (place of work)	30.06.2019	424,470
Employees subject to social insurance contributions in Düsseldorf (place of residence)	31.12.2020	254,989
Unemployed, total	31.12.2020	27,743
Unemployed, female	31.12.2020	12,362
Unemployed, under 25 years	31.12.2020	1,856
Unemployment rate (in %)	31.12.2020	8.7

Social Affairs

Daycare	Status	City of Düsseldorf
Source: Youth Welfare Office
Facilities	31.12.2021	380
Places (including places for schoolchildren)	31.12.2021	24,019
Of which for children aged
under 3	31.12.2021	5,553
entering school from 3 years up to	31.12.2021	18,441
Children and suitable for young people time facilities	31.12.2021	63

The elderly and people in need of care	Status	City of Düsseldorf
Source: Office for Social Affairs and Integration

Facilities	31.12.2020	56
Places	31.12.2020	4,877

Social Security Code II	Status	City of Düsseldorf
Source: Federal Employment Agency
Welfare recipients acc. to Social Security Code II	31.12.2020	58,600
Welfare recipients acc. to Social Security Code II as a percentage of the population under 65 years	31.12.2020	10,9

Real Estate, Construction and Housing

Construction and housing	Status	City of Düsseldorf
Source: Office for Statistics and Elections (building file), IT.NRW
Residential buildings (stock)	31.12.2020	71,597
Non-residential buildings with dwellings (stock)	31.12.2020	3,134
Dwellings (stock)	31.12.2020	361,728
Building permits (dwellings)	31.12.2021	2,301
Completed new buildings (dwellings)	31.12.2021	2,361

Education

Pupils in primary and secondary education	Status	City of Düsseldorf
Source: Office for Statistics and Elections
Primary schools	31.12.2021	22,800
Lower secondary schools	31.12.2021	2,160
Middle secondary schools	31.12.2021	7,108
Higher secondary schools	31.12.2021	15,913

Transport

Motor vehicles	Status	City of Düsseldorf
Source: IT.NRW
Total	01.01.2022	371,169
Of which passenger cars	01.01.2022	318,807
Public transport (Rheinbahn)
Total passengers (in millions)	31.12.2021	165,0
Airport Düsseldorf International
Total passengers (in millions)	31.12.2020	6,6

Commuters	Status	City of Düsseldorf
Source: Federal Employment Agency
Commuters into Düsseldorf	30.06.2021	272,176
Commuters out of Düsseldorf	30.06.2021	93,498
Commuter volume	30.06.2021	365,674
Commuter flows	30.06.2021	178,678
Commuters into Düsseldorf/ employees subject to social insurance contributions (in %)	30.06.2021	62.5
Commuters out of Düsseldorf/ employees subject to social insurance contributions (in %)	30.06.2021	36.5

Geography

Geography	Status	City of Düsseldorf
Source: Office for Survey and Geoinformation
Total area (km²)	31.12.2020	216.62
Average altitude (m)	31.12.2014	38.0
Latitude (North)	31.12.2014	51°14'12"
Longitude (East)	31.12.2014	06°48'39"

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