Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt: population, economy and official figures

Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt is a district (Kreis) in Hesse, Germany. Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt had 288,850 residents on 1 January 2025, 4.6% of Hesse and 0.35% of Germany; 69th largest of 400 districts in Germany.

In depth

• Economy, jobs and prices in Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt: GDP per person was 65,700 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 171% of the EU average (117% for Germany); 34th highest of 400 districts in Germany.
• Health in Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt: The number of doctors per 10,000 residents in the city of Wiesbaden was 19.4 in 2024, 51st highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 13.1. That is down from 19.9 in 2019.
• Education in Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt: In 2023, the city of Wiesbaden recorded a share of school leavers without even a lower secondary certificate (Hauptschulabschluss) of 7.3%, compared with 7.0% in the median German district, which ranks it 190th highest of 400 districts. In 2019 the figure was 5.7%.
• Poverty and living standards in Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt: The share of residents under 65 living on basic income support (Bürgergeld, formerly Hartz IV) in the city of Wiesbaden was 13.1% in 2023, 36th highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 6.5%. It was also 13.1% in 2019.
• Government budget and revenue in Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt: In 2023, the city of Wiesbaden recorded a tax revenue of its municipalities per resident of €2,393, compared with €1,446 in the median German district, which ranks it 18th highest of 400 districts. In 2019 the figure was €2,114.

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 Hesse

• Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt 756,021
• Main-Kinzig-Kreis 420,914
• Offenbach, Landkreis 358,022
• Wetteraukreis 311,593
• Darmstadt-Dieburg 302,021
• Bergstraße 274,169
• Gießen, Landkreis 268,418
• Groß-Gerau 268,310
• Lahn-Dill-Kreis 254,074
• Marburg-Biedenkopf 242,805
• Hochtaunuskreis 241,664
• Main-Taunus-Kreis 238,775
• Kassel, Landkreis 231,073
• Fulda 222,283
• Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt 197,230
• Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis 185,651
• Schwalm-Eder-Kreis 180,071
• Limburg-Weilburg 173,830
• Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt 167,029
• Waldeck-Frankenberg 155,126
• Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt 132,746
• Hersfeld-Rotenburg 117,414
• Vogelsbergkreis 101,163
• Werra-Meißner-Kreis 97,695
• Odenwaldkreis 93,846

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Sources

• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_pjangrp3: Population on 1 January (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 4c748d3cba3a…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_d3dens: Population density, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f4b59fe9d121…)
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• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP, million euros (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 096e15e5fdb3…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3empers: Employment, thousand people (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 664e4e3a6dc0…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_pjanind3: Median age of the population (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7bf6ade55a0d…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_pjanind3: Share of people aged 65 or over (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 17aa0d08ab9c…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_fagec3: Live births (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 cfda9b5f4ebd…)
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