Mainz-Bingen: population, economy and official figures

Mainz-Bingen is a district (Kreis) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Mainz-Bingen had 206,454 residents on 1 January 2025, 5.0% of Rhineland-Palatinate and 0.25% of Germany; 133rd largest of 400 districts in Germany.

In depth

• Economy, jobs and prices in Mainz-Bingen: GDP per person was 44,400 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 116% of the EU average (117% for Germany); 109th highest of 400 districts in Germany.
• Health in Mainz-Bingen: In 2024, Mainz-Bingen had 13.2 doctors per 10,000 residents, compared with 13.1 in the median German district, which ranks it 189th highest of 400 districts. It was 12.4 in 2019.
• Education in Mainz-Bingen: The share of school leavers without even a lower secondary certificate (Hauptschulabschluss) in Mainz-Bingen was 7.2% in 2023, 191st highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 7.0%. In 2019 the figure was 7.3%.
• Poverty and living standards in Mainz-Bingen: The share of residents under 65 living on basic income support (Bürgergeld, formerly Hartz IV) in Mainz-Bingen was 5.6% in 2023, 143rd lowest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 6.5%. That is up from 5.0% in 2019.
• Government budget and revenue in Mainz-Bingen: At €2,321 in 2023, the tax revenue of its municipalities per resident in Mainz-Bingen ranked 20th highest of 400 German districts (district median €1,446). That is up from €2,120 in 2019.

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
• 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
• Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt 100,426
• 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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Sources

• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_pjangrp3: Population on 1 January (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 4c748d3cba3a…)
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• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3empers: Employment, thousand people (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 664e4e3a6dc0…)
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• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_pjanind3: Share of people aged 65 or over (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 17aa0d08ab9c…)
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