Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt: population, economy and official figures

Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt is a district (Kreis) in Bavaria, Germany. Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt had 67,645 residents on 1 January 2025, 0.5% of Bavaria and 0.08% of Germany; 368th largest of 400 districts in Germany.

In depth

• Economy, jobs and prices in Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt: GDP per person was 60,000 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 156% of the EU average (117% for Germany); 45th highest of 400 districts in Germany.
• Health in Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt: In 2024, the city of Kempten (Allgäu) had 28.4 doctors per 10,000 residents, compared with 13.1 in the median German district, which ranks it 5th highest of 400 districts. That is up from 24.0 in 2019.
• Education in Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt: At 9.0% in 2023, the share of school leavers without even a lower secondary certificate (Hauptschulabschluss) in the city of Kempten (Allgäu) ranked 107th highest of 400 German districts (district median 7.0%). That is up from 7.9% in 2019.
• Poverty and living standards in Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt: At 4.9% in 2023, the share of residents under 65 living on basic income support (Bürgergeld, formerly Hartz IV) in the city of Kempten (Allgäu) ranked 108th lowest of 400 German districts (district median 6.5%). It was 4.4% in 2019.
• Government budget and revenue in Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt: In 2023, the city of Kempten (Allgäu) recorded a tax revenue of its municipalities per resident of €1,687, compared with €1,446 in the median German district, which ranks it 90th highest of 400 districts. In 2019 the figure was €1,382.

Figures come from Germany's own official statistics and from Eurostat's regional statistics for NUTS 3 areas. Comparisons with the EU average use purchasing power standards (PPS), which adjust for price differences.

Other districts in Bavaria

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• Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt 529,508
• München, Landkreis 354,396
• Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt 301,105
• Augsburg, Landkreis 262,811
• Rosenheim, Landkreis 258,637
• Fürstenfeldbruck 218,227
• Regensburg, Landkreis 196,213
• Passau, Landkreis 194,699
• Ansbach, Landkreis 187,633
• Freising 184,564
• Neu-Ulm 183,595
• Traunstein 175,144
• Aschaffenburg, Landkreis 170,945
• Nürnberger Land 168,813
• Würzburg, Landkreis 162,216
• Landshut, Landkreis 162,170
• Oberallgäu 155,413
• Dachau 153,595
• Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt 151,389
• Schwandorf 149,312
• Bamberg, Landkreis 147,777
• Unterallgäu 147,255
• Ebersberg 144,225
• Ostallgäu 142,047
• Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt 141,185
• Erding 140,127
• Starnberg 139,329
• Weilheim-Schongau 138,957
• Neumarkt i. d. OPf. 138,693
• Erlangen-Höchstadt 138,325
• Aichach-Friedberg 136,803
• Eichstätt 135,668
• Donau-Ries 135,098
• Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt 133,258
• Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt 132,036
• Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm 130,781
• Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen 130,248
• Günzburg 129,846
• Roth 128,632
• Cham 128,534
• Miltenberg 127,547
• Kelheim 126,037
• Main-Spessart 125,282
• Landsberg am Lech 122,107
• Mühldorf a. Inn 122,037
• Deggendorf 121,844
• Rottal-Inn 120,497
• Fürth, Landkreis 117,719
• Forchheim 116,184
• Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt 115,928
• Schweinfurt, Landkreis 113,977
• Altötting 113,938
• Berchtesgadener Land 105,292
• Amberg-Sulzbach 103,982
• Bad Kissingen 103,489
• Bayreuth, Landkreis 103,215
• Straubing-Bogen 103,041
• Neustadt a. d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim 101,043
• Dingolfing-Landau 101,035
• Neuburg-Schrobenhausen 99,364
• Dillingen a.d. Donau 98,899
• Miesbach 97,152
• Neustadt a. d. Waldnaab 96,049
• Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen 94,695
• Hof, Landkreis 92,191
• Kitzingen 91,287
• Garmisch-Partenkirchen 89,296
• Coburg, Landkreis 84,468
• Haßberge 83,869
• Lindau (Bodensee) 82,411
• Rhön-Grabfeld 79,375
• Freyung-Grafenau 78,710
• Regen 77,267
• Bamberg, Kreisfreie Stadt 77,150
• Aschaffenburg, Kreisfreie Stadt 73,091
• Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt 72,940
• Tirschenreuth 72,210
• Landshut, Kreisfreie Stadt 71,863
• Kulmbach 71,518
• Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge 70,549
• Lichtenfels 67,379
• Rosenheim, Kreisfreie Stadt 65,274
• Kronach 64,545
• Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt 54,481
• Passau, Kreisfreie Stadt 53,039
• Straubing, Kreisfreie Stadt 49,002
• Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt 46,778
• Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt 46,193
• Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt 44,192
• Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt 42,553
• Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt 42,444
• Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt 41,064
• Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt 40,835
• Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt 40,742

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