statistics Berlin Berlin Brandenburg Die kleine Brandenburg–Statistik 2013 Editor: Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg English edition Information management Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg Behlertstraße 3 a 14467 Potsdam Telephone: +49 331 8173-1777 Telefax: +49 30 9028-4091 E-Mail: [email protected] www.statistik-berlin-brandenburg.de Key to symbols – No data available … Data still pending • Value unknown or confidential x Field blocked due to lack of interpretive Imprint Photograph credits value ( ) Limited informational Published Cover picture: value in February 2014 The Brandenburger Tor at Potsdam, Design and Layout 2013 | © Torsten Haseloff Abbreviation of units Amt für Statistik Imprint: Der Bogenschütze bn billion Berlin-Brandenburg at the Park Sancssouci, 2012 | EUR euro Printed by © Torsten Haseloff ha hectare TASTOMAT hrs hours km kilometre © Amt für Statistik km2 square kilometre Berlin-Brandenburg l litre Potsdam, 2014 m2 square metre Reproduction and m3 cubic metre distribution of all MJ mega joule or parts is permitted mm millimetre provided the source mn million is cited. t ton Contents Die kleineDie Brandenburg-Statistik 1 12 24 General Information Environment Public Finances 2 13 25 Population Transport Judicature 3 14 26 Livelihood National Accounts Political Parties 4 15 27 Households and Business Notifications, Elections Families Insolvencies 28 5 16 The administrative Culture and Sports Employment and districts of Compensation of Brandenburg 2012 6 Employees, Education 29 Labour Market Brandenburg 7 17 1990 to 2012 Agriculture Construction, Housing 30 8 18 The Region Public Health System Industry Berlin / Brandenburg 9 2012 19 Public Social Benefits Retail Trade, 10 Hotels and Restaurant Facilities for Child Care, Industry, Tourism Youth Welfare 20 11 Foreign Trade Care 21 Consumer Prices 22 Construction Prices 23 Earnings Introduction »DIE kleine BRANDENBURG- mortality excess of 9,900 people STATISTIK 2013« (statistics for the could not be offset by the registered federal state of Brandenburg 2013, key migration gain of around 6,200 peo- facts and figures) offers information ple, so that a population loss of 3,700 on the development in the federal people was reported. In the calcula- state Brandenburg based on the most tion of population development only important statistical results. results which where registered after 9 May 2011 (census date) are consid- This brochure is divided into chapters ered. The present motion cases may on different topics. Chapters 1 – 27 therefore differ from the results of present figures on Brandenburg’s the births, deaths and migration sta- demographic, economical, social, tistics. At the end of 2012, the popula- agricultural and political structures. tion was based on the 2011 census at The results are compared to previous 2,449,511 people and had the lowest years. level, the official population statistics The brochure also contains infor- has determined for the State of mation on the administrative districts Brandenburg since the unification of (Chapter 28), data on Brandenburg‘s Germany. The since 2001 observed development since 1990 (Chapter 29) population decline continued to and accumulated figures for the hold on. region of Berlin/Bran denburg (Chapter 30). 2012 were 1.26 million households in Brandenburg. Nearly 37 percent of On 31 December 2012 the area of the them were single-person households. federal state Brandenburg covered 29,486 km². The proportion of the With 11.5 million overnight stays in agricultural area was 49 percent. The accommodation establishments in forest area comprised 36 percent. the federal state of Brandenburg in 2012, the numbers of previous year In 2012, approximately 18,500 children were again exceeded. With 4.2 million were born alive in the state of arrivals, the guest numbers also Brandenburg. The number of deaths slightly increased. This represented was 28,400 persons. The resulting an increase in overnight stays by 4.0 percent. For the guests, the in- crease was 3.1 percent. The average length of stay increased slightly to 2.8 days (2011: 2.7 days). Die kleineDie In 2012 7,283 dwellings were com- In 2013, the elections to the Ger- Brandenburg-Statistik pleted in Brandenburg, 14.1 percent man Parliament (Deutscher Bun- more than last year. 6,741 new destag) took place. The CDU with dwellings were built. Due to con- 34.8 percent of the secondary struction work on existing buildings votes is the strongest party, fol- 542 dwellings were created. Most of lowed by the SPD with 23.1 per- the dwellings created in the dis- cent and the party DIE LINKE with tricts Potsdam-Mittelmark and 22.4 percent. Oberhavel. A total of 7,690 construc- tion projects were completed in 2012 in Brandenburg. This was 14.9 percent more than last year. »DIE kleine BRANDEN- In 2012 18,260 business registrations BURG-STATISTIK 2013« gives in Brandenburg were recorded, an initial overview of the data 11 percent less than last year. provided by official statistics. Almost 18,900 businesses were de- A similar brochure has been registered during the year, which published for the state of Berlin is –2.5 percent. Most of the move- (»DIE kleine BERLIN-STATIS- ments were in the economic sector TIK 2013«). Those interested can »Wholesale and retail trade; Repair also find a similarly structured of motor vehicles and motorcycles« selection of figures and data for with 4,200 registrations and 4,800 the Federal Republic of Germany deregistrations, followed by the as well as benchmark figures for sector »Administrative and support all German federal states in service activities« with 2,500 regis- »Pocketbook: Germany«, pub- trations and 2,700 deregistrations lished by the Federal Statistical and »Construction« with 2,300 reg- Office and under www.statistik- istrations and 2,600 deregistrations. portal.de. The state of Brandenburg recorded economic growth of 0.5 percent. The year before the economic output rose by 2.0 percent. The growth in 2012 is mainly due to the develop- ment in the service sector, which contributed in Brandenburg to 70 percent of gross value added. 01.1 General Information Length of border Adjoining Lands of the Federal Republic of Germany and States: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 448 km Berlin 234 km Sachsen-Anhalt 379 km Sachsen 242 km Niedersachsen 30 km Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Poland 267 km Uckermark Prignitz Niedersachsen Ostprignitz-Ruppin Polen Oberhavel Barnim Havelland Märkisch-Oderland Brandenburg Potsdam an derHavel Sachsen-Anhalt Frankfurt Potsdam- (Oder) Mittelmark Oder-Spree Teltow-Fläming Dahme-Spreewald Largest expansion 244 km, north – south Cottbus 234 km, east – west Spree-Neiße Local time Elbe-Elster Oberspreewald- 12 o’clock CET = 11:58 :13 Lausitz Frankfurt (Oder) Sachsen 12 o’clock CET = 11:52:16 Potsdam (Observatory) Landkreis (Rural district) Kreisfreie Stadt (Urban district) 0 10 20 30 40 km 01.2 General Information ha metre above sea level Total area ........................... 2,948,563 Rauhberge ............................... 130 Börnickenberg ......................... 129 Land use % Krugberg ................................. 129 Buildings and Kronsberge .............................. 125 associated open spaces ........... 4.6 Wietkikenberg ......................... 124 Industrial ................................ 1.2 Freiberge ................................. 121 Recreational ............................ 0.8 Sassenberge ............................ 120 Traffic area ............................... 3.6 Eichberge ................................ 117 Agricultural ............................. 49.3 Krähenberge ............................ 116 Forest land ............................... 35.6 Kleiner Ravensberg .................. 114 Lakes and waterways .............. 3.4 Rießener Berge ........................ 112 Other uses ............................... 1.5 Marienberg .............................. 110 Blocksberge ............................. 110 Gollenberg ............................... 110 Elevations metre above sea level Herrnberge .............................. 108 Kutschenberg .......................... 201 Hagelberg ................................ 200 Hoher Berg .............................. 186 Bigger lakes ha Golmberg ................................ 178 Schwielochsee ......................... 1,327 Brandberg ............................... 175 Scharmützelsee ....................... 1,210 Wache Berge ........................... 172 Unteruckersee ......................... 1,031 Hutberg ................................... 162 Speicher Niemtsch / Kesselberg ............................... 161 (Senftenberger See) ................ 1,082 Wachtelberge .......................... 159 Parsteiner See .......................... 1,009 Semmelberg ............................ 158 Ruppiner See ........................... 807 Rauensche Berge ..................... 153 Beetzsee .................................. 801 Babbener Berge ....................... 152 Werbellinsee ........................... 795 Hutberg ................................... 145 Grimnitzsee ............................. 783 Krausnicker Berge .................... 144 Schwielowsee .......................... 783 Schwarzer Berg ........................ 144 Talsprerre Spremberg .............. 683 Blocksberg ............................... 139 Oberuckersee ........................... 618 Hirschberge .............................. 135 Großer Stechlinsee .................. 412 02.1 Population The censuses taking place in sev- Unit 2004 2008 2012 1 eral years' distance,