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Politics & Administration

Data, Strategies, Urban Development Unit

Statistics and Urban Research (Statistics Office)

The tasks of the Statistical Office of the City of Wolfsburg include the analysis, processing and publication of statistical data. An important goal of the statistics office is to make the data accessible to all interested parties in an understandable form.

The publications of the Statistical Office provide an overview of the most important statistical information and key figures of the City of Wolfsburg. The main focus is on population and labor market statistics.

If you require further, more detailed information on statistical data, you can contact us personally.

News

  • Messages

    "District reports" on population development extended to include the 1st quarter of 2025
    The statistics office of the city of Wolfsburg has expanded the interactive HTML report on population development in Wolfsburg's urban and rural districts to include the first quarter of 2025.
    A large number of dynamic graphics and diagrams provide detailed insights into the demographic changes and trends in the individual districts.

    Flyer Data & Facts 2025 published
    The statistics office has published the flyer "Wolfsburg Statistics - Data & Facts 2025". Further information can be found on this page under "Publications"

    Brief overview of the population as at 31.03.2025 published
    The statistics office of the city of Wolfsburg has published a brief overview of the population as at the reference date of 31.03.2025. Each quarter, the data sheet provides a brief overview of the current population status of the city and districts in Wolfsburg.

    Population report 2025 published
    The statistics office of the city of Wolfsburg has published the Population Report 2025. The report contains numerous statistics on population development as well as migration movements and household structures in Wolfsburg. In the current version, the content has been supplemented with data from 2024.

    Revision of population figures in 2024
    A technical error was detected in the export interface as at 31.12.2024 during data preparation for the population from the city of Wolfsburg's population register, which affected the previous quarterly reporting dates in 2024. There were only minor deviations, but the population data was recalculated retroactively.
    The data on population movements in 2024 is also affected, which leads to a slight underestimation of the actual population development, as there are more missing inflows than outflows. For this reason, all data on population movements in 2024 are provisional for the time being (as at January 2025).

    Population data in WOKS updated for the year 2024
    In the statistical information portal WOKS, a large number of evaluations in the "Population" topic area have been expanded to include the year 2024.

Publications

  • Wolfsburg Online Municipal Statistics (WOKS)

    The WOKS statistical information portal offers a modern, barrier-free interface, convenient filter and search functions, and extensive download options. The website, which is optimized for mobile devices, gives all citizens access to a wide range of tables, graphics and maps for a variety of topics relating to the city of Wolfsburg. Access is possible without logging in. The information offered ranges from the population development of the entire city since 1938 to detailed information on the population structure at the city/district level, the development of the labor market in recent years, and the development of the climate since 1961. Furthermore, the Creative Commons licenses used generally permit any further use of the content, provided the data sources are cited. Detailed usage notes and a glossary also simplify the use of WOKS.

    Note: The WOKS runs under all common browsers such as Firefox, Edge, Chrome or Safari. Please do not use Internet Explorer. Its technology is outdated and is not supported by WOKS.

  • Qualified rent index 2024 for the city of Wolfsburg

    The City of Wolfsburg's Data, Strategies and Urban Development Department has developed the qualified rent index 2024 for Wolfsburg on its own initiative in accordance with scientific principles.

    The creation of the rent index was professionally supported by the rent index working group, which includes tenants' and landlords' interest groups as well as representatives of the housing industry. The tenants' association Mieterverein Wolfsburg e.V. and Haus & Grund Wolfsburg und Umgebung e.V. approved the rent index as voting members of the working group on 27 September 2023. The Wolfsburg City Council also recognized the rent index at its meeting on 6 December.

    The qualified rent index 2024 for the city of Wolfsburg comes into force on January 1, 2024. It is valid until December 31, 2025 and will then be adjusted.

  • Wolfsburg Statistics - Data & Facts

    The flyer "Wolfsburg Statistics - Data & Facts 2025" provides compact information on a wide range of statistical data for the city of Wolfsburg, including in the categories of population, labor market & economy, education, social & health and culture & sport (data as of 2024).

    The current flyer is also available free of charge as a printed copy at City Hall A, in the city and district offices and at the Tourist Information Office opposite the main railway station.

    (Publication frequency: annually)

  • Brief overview of population (current population)

    This data sheet provides a brief overview of the current distribution of Wolfsburg's population across the city and local districts. The small-scale data are also structured according to selected characteristics (foreigners, gender, age groups under 18).

    (Publication frequency: quarterly)

  • Population Report

    The Population Report 2025 contains tables, diagrams and maps and data up to the reporting date of 31.12.2024. The report also uses time series and comparisons with the previous year to show the development of population figures and structures in the city and districts.

    Other contents of the population report include data on "movements" (births, deaths, immigration, emigration) and "households", including information on household types (e.g. the number of single-parent households) and household sizes (persons/children per household).

    The population report is a useful reference work for anyone who wants to find out about the city of Wolfsburg and its development.

    (Publication frequency: annually)

    Cover page of the population report 2023

    The population reports

  • Neighborhood reports

    The "District Reports" provide a comprehensive overview of the population development in all city and district districts. The interactive report offers detailed insights into the demographic changes and trends in the various city and district areas for anyone who wants to find out more about the city of Wolfsburg and its development.

    The intuitive user interface offers easy navigation via the local council areas to the corresponding city and district areas. A large number of dynamic graphics and diagrams clearly illustrate the population development.

    (Updated: quarterly)

  • Labor Market Report

    The Labor Market Report 2024 provides information on the labor market situation in the city of Wolfsburg as of June 30, 2023 and the reporting month of December 2023. The report contains data on employees, commuters, the unemployed and SGB II benefit communities, among other things. It also includes statistical data on gross domestic product and other macroeconomic indicators.

    Using time series and comparisons with the previous year, the labor market report also shows the development of the labor market in the city of Wolfsburg.

    (Publication frequency: annually)

    Note: The Labor Market Report 2024 contains a large amount of retroactively revised data. Due to revisions, previously published statistical data is revised and republished. For this reason, many of the time series data published in the Labor Market Report 2024 differ from the previously published data for earlier reporting dates. Further information on the revisions can be found in the labor market report under "Glossary".

    Cover page of the labor market report 2024
  • Statistical Yearbook

    The Statistical Yearbook of the City of Wolfsburg was last published in 2020 and is currently no longer being updated. The statistical information contained in the yearbook as well as many other tables and charts from numerous subject areas are available in the latest version on our statistical information portal WOKS.

Other topics

  • Population forecast

    Population forecasts have been calculated for the city of Wolfsburg since 2002. The population forecasts of the city of Wolfsburg show the development of the population and the age structure for the respective forecast period. The underlying assumptions are based on population movements (births, deaths, immigration and emigration) and residential construction projects. The forecast is based on the "if-then principle", i.e. the population will only develop as calculated if all assumptions are met. In Wolfsburg's city administration, the forecast is used as a strategic management and controlling tool and as a basis for investment and infrastructure planning in various business areas.

    The start date of the current "Population Forecast 2022" for the city of Wolfsburg is 31.12.2021. Forecast data was calculated for each year up to 2027 for the city as a whole. Methodologically, the population forecast can be described as a year-by-year, location-specific projection. It was prepared by the City of Wolfsburg's Data, Strategies and Urban Development department using the SIKURS program. Based on the population development of the past five years (2017-2021), the forecast extrapolates this development into the future with modified migration assumptions. Population movements, housing construction projects and, in particular, the influx of refugees from Ukraine were taken into account. The population forecast for the city of Wolfsburg focuses on the assumptions with the highest probability of occurrence."

  • Migration motive survey 2018

    Every year, a large number of people move to the city of Wolfsburg and just as many leave. Through population statistics, the city does know how many people move from A to B each year and also, for example, which age groups move. However, it knows little about their motives or why they migrate. Therefore, from October to December 2018, around 9,000 citizens were contacted who had moved to Wolfsburg in the past two years or who had left Wolfsburg for the surrounding area, the Hanover region or Berlin.

    The city's main aim in conducting the survey was to gain new insights into Wolfsburg's housing market. To this end, respondents were asked, among other things, about the reasons for their move, their housing preferences and living conditions, and how the search for housing had progressed. The good response rate of 24% shows that there is still a great deal of interest among households that have moved away in developments in Wolfsburg.

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