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Schleswig- Facts and Figures

S T A TISTIKAMT NORD

Statistical Office of and Schleswig-Holstein

The Statistical Office for Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein performs all statistics for the two federal states required by federal and EU laws, processes the data and interprets the results.

The objective and independently compiled statistics are equally available to politics, administration, the media, companies as well as private individuals. At the same time, they are included in 's nationwide statistical reporting. In addition, the Statistical Office for Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein carries out individual customer surveys and offers services in the area of data preparation and analysis.

The Statistical Office for Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein has emerged from the statistical regional offices Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein. Since 2004 it operates as a public law institution in Hamburg and .

AREA Schleswig-Holstein is divided into eleven districts and four independent cities. In total there are 1 106 municipalities in the northernmost state. The administration is ensured by 84 offices. Schleswig-Holstein's coasts comprise about 644 km on the and 686 km on the . The largest cities are the state capital Kiel (247 943 inhabitants), Lübeck (216 318) and (88 519). The largest inhabited islands are , , Föhr, , Helgoland and . With nine inhabitants, Hallig Gröde is the smallest municipality in the country.

Denmark 1

FLENSBURG Nord- 3 Schleswig-Flensburg 4 friesland Baltic Sea

6 Schleswig 2

North Sea KIEL Rendsburg- Plön 5 Eckernförde Plön Helgoland Eutin to the district NEUMÜNSTER Bad Segeberg LÜBECK Pinneberg Pinneberg Ratzeburg Herzogtum Hamburg 50 km Lauenburg - Vorpommern

Larger islands1 of Schleswig-Holstein

Inhabi- Popu- Area in Island Births Deaths tants per lation km2 km2

1 Sylt 17 943 95.9 143 192 187

2 Fehmarn 12 536 185.5 69 191 68

3 Föhr 8 240 82.9 52 100 99

4 Amrum 2 314 20.4 19 25 113

5 Helgoland 1 246 4.2 8 22 296

6 Pellworm 1 137 37.4 8 21 30

1 with at least 1 000 residents

POPULATION

Characteristic 1970 2011 2017

Total population 2 510 608 2 802 266 2 889 821 Women (%) 52.3 51.4 51.0 18-year-olds and younger (%) 27.4 17.0 16.3 65-year-olds and older (%) 14.2 21.9 22.9

Foreigners (%) 1.7 4.3 7.7

Average age 39.8 44.3 45.1

Arrivals 100 586 80 446 96 375 Departures 76 572 67 433 79 097 Births 35 171 21 331 25 066 Deaths 32 990 30 981 34 455 Population increase/decrease + 26 195 + 3 363 + 7 889

Marriages 18 591 16 019 17 593 Divorces 3 513 7 431 6 123

Population pyramid 2017 for Schleswig-Holstein Years of age 100 German Foreign 90

80

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Male 10 Female

0 30 000 20 000 10 000 0 0 10 000 20 000 30 000

TOURISM

Characteristic 1995 2010 2017 Places of 4 630 4 308 3 732 accommodation1 Beds 170 531 179 447 182 393 Guests 3 995 522 5 187 331 6 757 846 of which from abroad (%) 7.5 11.3 12.8 Overnight stays 21 988 262 21 371 962 26 270 116 Campsites2 234 262 273 camping pitches 16 235 19 882 20 928 Guests 499 385 788 233 977 312 Overnight stays 2 870 335 3 098 360 3 621 743 1 Until 2011 establishments with at least nine beds; from 2012 at least ten beds 2 Until 2011 sites with at least three pitches; from 2012 at least ten pitches

Guests by travel areas1

North Sea (5.7 days) 26.1 % Baltic Sea (3.6 days) 24.5 %

6 757 846 2.6 % Holsteinische Schweiz Guests (4.3 days)

Rest of Schleswig- Holstein (2.6 days) 46.8 %

1 Value in brackets = average length of stay; without camping

Foreign guests by region of origin

Sweden Switzerland Norway Rest of 17.1 % 6.9 % 5.7 % 5.6 % 19.2 %

Asia 862 761 2.1 % Foreign North and Guests South America 2.0 % Australia, Africa Oceania 40.8 % 0.2 % 0.3 %

AGRICULTURE

Characteristic 1999 2010 2016

Agricultural holding1 20 706 14 087 12 603 UAA2 in hektare 1 032 443 995 637 990 403 Labour force 56 187 45 384 39 800

Pigs 1 365 131 1 620 161 1 461 628 Cattle 1 336 691 1 137 172 1 095 984 Sheep 363 813 281 728 205 685

1 from 2010 changed detection limits 2 utilised agricultural area

Agricultural area by crop

Grain 30.2 %

Meadows, pastures Corn, grass and and other other plants for permanent green harvest grassland 21.7 % 33.5 % Oilseed rape and other commercial crops 9.9 % beets, Permanent Vegetables, potatoes crops, pulses, strawberries and other disused land, and other root crops etc. horticultural products 1.5 % 2.4 % 0.8 %

Holdings with cattle and number of cattle 1970 – 2017 40 000 1 800 000 35 000 1 600 000 30 000 1 400 000 1 200 000 25 000 1 000 000 20 000 800800 000 000 15 000 600600 000 000 10 000 Holdings 400400 000 000 5 000 Cattle 200200 000 000

INDUSTRY & CONSTRUCTION Industry

Characteristic 1980 2000 2017

Holdings1 1 659 1 494 1 314 Employees 183 495 140 983 129 935 Turnover in billion euro 15.9 28.1 37.9 Export propensity in % 16.2 31.7 38.1 1 of companies with at least 20 employees Construction industry

Characteristic 1980 2000 2017

Holdings1 2 972 3 375 2 676 Employees 57 886 35 413 25 860 Turnover in billion euro2 2.2 3.1 3.3

1 of companies with at least 20 employees 2 each in the previous year

Industrial turnover and workforce 200 000 45 180 000 40 160 000 35 140 000 30 120 000 25 100 000 20 80 000 60 000 Workforce 15 10 40 000 Turnover in billion euro 20 000 5

1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015

The five most produced goods1 Output value in Share of total output Product billion euro value in %

Total 30.5 100

Food and animal feed 5.6 18.5

Machinery 4.6 15.0

Chemical products 2.8 9.3 Pharmaceutical and similar products 2.1 7.0 Coke products, mineral oil products 2.0 6.5 1 of companies with at least 20 employees

EXTERNAL TRADE Import and export by country and goods1 Million Import % euros Total 20 778 100 of which from:

China 2 931 14.1 Denmark 2 219 10.7 USA 1 438 6.9 of which goods:

Pharmaceutical products 1 520 7.3 Mineral oil and natural gas 827 4.0 Medical equipment and orthopedic devices 681 3.3

Million Export % euros Total 22 000 100 of which to:

Denmark 1 737 7.9 USA 1 527 6.9 Netherlands 1 399 6.4 of which goods:

Pharmaceutical products 1 706 7.8 Watercrafts 1 274 5.8 Chemical end products 1 101 5.0 1 Due to the different demarcation between general trade (import) and special trade (export), a netting of the results is not justifiable.

ENERGY

Electricity produced in Schleswig-Holstein by energy sources Waste and other energy sources 0.9 %

Wind power onshore 34.7 % Nuclear energy 17.7 % Renewable energy Wind power sources Coal, 69.3 % offshore mineral oil, 21.2 % gas 12.1% Photovoltaics Biogas 8.3 % 3.8 %

Other 1.2 %

ECONOMY

Characteristic 2000 2010 2017 Gross domestic product in million euros (at current prices)1 64 149 73 898 93 367 Deviation compared to the previous year in percent (at current prices) + 2.3 + 2.3 + 3.9 Persons in employment at the place of work in 1 000a 1 280.8 1 304.7 1 401.8 Employees subject to social insurance at the place of work (30.06.) 821 488 835 858 964 957 Registered unemployed in %2 8.5 7.5 6.0 a 1 calculation status 2018; calculation status May 2018 2 related to all civilian labour force

Employment rate1 by economic divisions Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2.4 % Public and other service Industry providers, education, 13.3 % health Construction industry 34.6 % 6.1 % 1 402 000 people in employment

28.5 % Trade, transport, 15.3 % accommodation and Financial and food services, corporate service providers, information and real estate and housing communication 1 at place of work; calculation status May 2018

Average earnings in selected economic divisions Euro 6 000 Men Women 5 000 4 000 3 000 2 000

1 000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 Financial and insurance services 2 Education and teaching 3 Industry 4 Public health and welfare 5 Public administration, defence, social security 6 Construction industry 7 Accomodation and food services 1 gross monthly earnings of full-time employees Value in brackets = limited information value

GOVERNMENT & POLITICS The state parliament, the Schleswig-Holsteinische Landtag, was last elected on 7 May 2017 with the following distribution of seats:

21 10

25 9 Total 73 seats 3 5 CDU SPD GREENS FDP SSW AfD Since 28 June 2017, Prime Minister Daniel Günther (CDU) governs with a coalition of CDU, GREENS and FDP. His cabinet consists of seven ministers.

Bundestag elections 2017: Results1 in Germany and Schleswig-Holstein % 80 70 76.2 76.3 Germany Schleswig-Holstein 60 50 40

30 33.0 34.0 20 20.5 23.3 10 12.6 12.6 8.9 12.0 10.7 9.2 7.3 8.2 Turnout CDU/CSU SPD GREENS FDP DIE AfD LINKE

1 second vote

Naturalisations 2000 and 2017 – most frequently countries of origin 2000 2017 Total 5 639 Total 2 714 of which: of which:

Turkey 2 490 318 Iran 552 268 Yugoslavia 431 United Kingdom 244 Russ. Federation 169 137 Lebanon 163 Kosovo 87

HISTORY

1362 The storm flood "Grote Mandränke" ("Great Drowning") changes the coastline of Schleswig- Holstein to its present form. 1386 and Germans unite the Danish Principality of Schleswig and the German County of Holstein 1460 Ripener Letter of Liberty: The Danish King Christian I becomes of Schleswig and Holstein 1542 Christian III introduces the 1665 Foundation of the Christian-Albrechts- Kiel 1864 German-Danish War: Prussian-Austrian troops conquer the Danish Duchy of Schleswig 1867 Schleswig-Holstein becomes Prussian province

1876 Expansion of Schleswig-Holstein to include the Duchy of Lauenburg 1882 On 23 July 1882, 20 yachts start a regatta in Kiel, the first "" 1895 Emperor Wilhelm II opens the Kiel 1918 The Kiel sailor uprising initiates the November Revolution of 1918 and thus the end of the First World War and the monarchy in Germany 1920 After referendum, cession of North Schleswig to Denmark 1940 – 1945 Heavy air strikes on Lübeck, Kiel and Flensburg, among other places 1946 Due to the influx of refugees and displaced persons, the population increases by about 1.0 million to 2.6 million compared to 1939 1950 Foundation of the federal state of Schleswig- Holstein 1955 Bonn- Declarations by Denmark and Germany on the recognition of the respective minorities 1987 Barschel affair: Prime Minister Barschel resigns Lübeck's historic center becomes a UNESCO World Heritage Site 1993 Drawer affair: Prime Minister Engholm resigns Heide Simonis is the first woman to govern a federal state of Germany 2009 The becomes a UNESCO World Heritage Site 2018 The Viking settlement Haithabu and the boundary wall Danewerk become UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Unless otherwise stated, all information in this brochure refers to the year 2017.

Published by: Statistical Office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein Steckelhörn 12, 20457 Hamburg Telephone: +4940 42831-1766 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.statistik-nord.de Photo (Sankt Peter-Ording): Verena Henrich This folder is based on official statistics as well as data from varying sources. © Reproduction or dissemination of this document, or any parts thereof, permissible provided reference to source is given.

Published in February 2019