Poverty and living standards in Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt (Lower Saxony, Germany): official figures
At 13.7% in 2023, the share of residents under 65 living on basic income support (Bürgergeld, formerly Hartz IV) in the city of Emden ranked 28th highest of 400 German districts (district median 6.5%). That is down from 14.0% in 2019.
How high is child poverty in Emden?
At 21.0 in 2023, the number of children under 15 per 100 living in households on basic income support in the city of Emden ranked 30th highest of 400 German districts (district median 10.2). It was 23.7 in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many pensioners need basic income support in Emden?
At 3.8% in 2023, the share of people aged 65 and over receiving basic income support in old age in the city of Emden ranked 90th highest of 400 German districts (district median 2.4%). In 2019 the figure was 3.6%.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many households get Wohngeld in Emden?
At 21.7 in 2022, the number of households per 1,000 receiving housing benefit (Wohngeld) in the city of Emden ranked 52nd highest of 400 German districts (district median 14.7). In 2018 the figure was 16.3.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many households are on a low income in Emden?
At 26.4% in 2023, the share of households with a net income below €1,500 a month in the city of Emden ranked 122nd highest of 400 German districts (district median 23.1%). It was 31.0% in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many people are in debt in Emden?
At 12.4% in 2023, the share of adults who are over-indebted (private debtors) in the city of Emden ranked 26th highest of 400 German districts (district median 7.5%). In 2019 the figure was 14.2%.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many personal bankruptcies are there in Emden?
At 2.30 in 2023, the number of personal insolvency cases per 1,000 adults in the city of Emden ranked 9th highest of 400 German districts (district median 0.81). It was 2.67 in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow much is rent in Emden?
The asking rent per square metre for advertised flats (rounded to the euro) in the city of Emden was about €8 in 2024, 156th lowest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at about €9. It was about €6 in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyWhat is the crime rate in Emden?
In 2022, the city of Emden had 7,199 recorded crimes per 100,000 residents, compared with 5,341 in the median German district, which ranks it 91st highest of 400 districts. That is down from 8,212 in 2018.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many single parents receive Bürgergeld in Emden?
At 14.1% in 2023, the share of single parents among working-age people on basic income support in the city of Emden ranked 125th lowest of 400 German districts (district median 14.9%). That is up from 13.6% in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt compares with other districts in Germany
Residents under 65 on basic income support (%) (2023)
Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 28 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der erwerbsfähigen und nicht erwerbsfähigen Leistungsberechtigten nach SGB II an den unter 65-jährigen Einwohnern in %
| Rank | Area | Residents under 65 on basic income support (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Recklinghausen | 14.1% |
| 26 | Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt | 14.0% |
| 27 | Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt | 13.7% |
| 28 | Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt | 13.7% |
| 29 | Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt | 13.7% |
| 30 | Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt | 13.6% |
| 31 | Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt | 13.5% |
Children under 15 on basic income support per 100 (2023)
Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 30 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Nicht erwerbsfähige SGBII-Leistungsberechtigte unter 15 Jahren je 100 Einwohner unter 15 Jahren
| Rank | Area | Children under 15 on basic income support per 100 |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Recklinghausen | 21.5 |
| 28 | Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt | 21.3 |
| 29 | Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt | 21.1 |
| 30 | Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt | 21.0 |
| 31 | Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt | 21.0 |
| 32 | Flensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt | 21.0 |
| 33 | Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt | 20.9 |
Over-65s on basic income support in old age (%) (2023)
Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 90 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Bevölkerung mit Grundsicherung im Alter an den Einwohnern 65 Jahre und älter in %
| Rank | Area | Over-65s on basic income support in old age (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 87 | Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt | 3.9% |
| 88 | Recklinghausen | 3.9% |
| 89 | Hameln-Pyrmont | 3.8% |
| 90 | Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt | 3.8% |
| 91 | Paderborn | 3.8% |
| 92 | Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt | 3.7% |
| 93 | Main-Kinzig-Kreis | 3.7% |
Asking rent for advertised flats (€ per m², rounded) (2024)
Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 259 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Wiedervermietungsmieten inserierter Wohnungen (Angebotsmieten)
| Rank | Area | Asking rent for advertised flats (€ per m², rounded) |
|---|---|---|
| 256 | Heidekreis | about €8 |
| 257 | Uelzen | about €8 |
| 258 | Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt | about €8 |
| 259 | Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt | about €8 |
| 260 | Aurich | about €8 |
| 261 | Cloppenburg | about €8 |
| 262 | Emsland | about €8 |
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Sources
- Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung: INKAR – Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung: 43 district (Kreise) indicators, 2012-2024 (table service extract), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0c743f54caf6…)
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