Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt: population, economy and official figures

Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt is a district (Kreis) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt had 100,426 residents on 1 January 2025, 2.4% of Rhineland-Palatinate and 0.12% of Germany; 309th largest of 400 districts in Germany.

In depth

• Economy, jobs and prices in Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt: GDP per person was 53,600 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 140% of the EU average (117% for Germany); 59th highest of 400 districts in Germany.
• Health in Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt: At 19.5 in 2024, the number of doctors per 10,000 residents in the city of Kaiserslautern ranked 47th highest of 400 German districts (district median 13.1). In 2019 the figure was 20.7.
• Education in Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt: The share of school leavers without even a lower secondary certificate (Hauptschulabschluss) in the city of Kaiserslautern was 9.2% in 2023, 92nd highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 7.0%. In 2019 the figure was 8.3%.
• Poverty and living standards in Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt: In 2023, the city of Kaiserslautern recorded a share of residents under 65 living on basic income support (Bürgergeld, formerly Hartz IV) of 11.5%, compared with 6.5% in the median German district, which ranks it 52nd highest of 400 districts. That is down from 13.0% in 2019.
• Government budget and revenue in Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt: The tax revenue of its municipalities per resident in the city of Kaiserslautern was €1,639 in 2023, 104th highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at €1,446. In 2019 the figure was €1,390.

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 Rhineland-Palatinate

• Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt 224,684
• Mayen-Koblenz 217,228
• Westerwaldkreis 207,803
• Mainz-Bingen 206,454
• Neuwied 189,061
• Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt 177,222
• Bad Kreuznach 164,748
• Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis 155,882
• Trier-Saarburg 148,953
• Bad Dürkheim 134,329
• Altenkirchen (Westerwald) 132,125
• Germersheim 131,383
• Alzey-Worms 131,238
• Ahrweiler 129,353
• Rhein-Lahn-Kreis 125,588
• Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt 113,378
• Bernkastel-Wittlich 113,187
• Südliche Weinstraße 113,031
• Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis 106,705
• Kaiserslautern, Landkreis 106,343
• Trier, Kreisfreie Stadt 104,342
• Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm 99,788
• Südwestpfalz 89,974
• Worms, Kreisfreie Stadt 86,753
• Birkenfeld 82,611
• Donnersbergkreis 74,783
• Kusel 69,334
• Cochem-Zell 61,608
• Vulkaneifel 59,313
• Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt 52,945
• Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt 49,564
• Landau in der Pfalz, Kreisfreie Stadt 48,209
• Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt 48,140
• Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt 39,761
• Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt 33,323

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