City borough

Innenstadt

Innenstadt is the first of Cologne's nine boroughs and was established on 1 January 1975 as part of the municipal reorganization. Spanning both banks of the Rhine, it brings together the districts of Altstadt-Nord, Altstadt-Süd, Deutz, Neustadt-Nord and Neustadt-Süd.

Source: Wikipedia

Location of Innenstadt within Cologne — Location within the city · © TUBS · CC BY-SA 2.0

Inhabitants

0 km²

Area

Inhabitants/km² · Cologne 2,716

Households

Age structure

0–17 yrs9.1% · CGN 15.7% · Rank 9/9

18–30 yrs22.5% · CGN 16.1% · Rank 1/9

30–65 yrs53.9% · CGN 49.9% · Rank 1/9

65–80 yrs10% · CGN 12.5% · Rank 9/9

80+ yrs4.5% · CGN 5.8% · Rank 8/9

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Population & social

migration background33.6% · CGN 43.1% · Rank 8/9

foreign nationals19% · CGN 21.6% · Rank 8/9

unemployment rate6.7% · CGN 8.8% · Rank 7/9

on benefits (SGB II)3.7% · CGN 6.1% · Rank 8/9

employment rate64% · CGN 60.1% · Rank 1/9

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Households

single-person67.8% · CGN 51.9% · Rank 1/9

couples with children7.3% · CGN 13.7% · Rank 9/9

single parents1.9% · CGN 4% · Rank 9/9

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Land use

green space (total)14.7% · CGN 44.9% · Rank 9/9

parks14.1% · CGN 10.3% · Rank 3/9

forest0.6% · CGN 18.7% · Rank 9/9

water10.8% · CGN 4.8% · Rank 1/9

built-up43.2% · CGN 32.9% · Rank 3/9

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Political leaning

NRW state election 2022, party-list votes — bars relative to the strongest result, percentages beside.

Tick areas — their values appear as coloured markers on the bars.

CDU16.5% · CGN 24.6% · Rank 8/9

Greens40.7% · CGN 30.6% · Rank 1/9

SPD19.9% · CGN 23.2% · Rank 8/9

AfD2% · CGN 3.6% · Rank 9/9

The Left4.9% · CGN 3.7% · Rank 2/9

FDP7.1% · CGN 6.4% · Rank 3/9

Volt3.6% · CGN 2.4% · Rank 1/9

Source: Election and structural data, Cologne geoportal

Per 10,000 inhabitants

Counts in the area, relative to population — fairly comparable.

Family & everyday

Schools5.2 · CGN 3.2 · Rank 1/9

Daycare1.4 · CGN 1.6 · Rank 9/9

Playgrounds5.4 · CGN 6.4 · Rank 9/9

Libraries0.3 · CGN 0.3 · Rank 3/9

Supermarkets4.9 · CGN 3.4 · Rank 1/9

Weekly markets0.6 · CGN 0.4 · Rank 1/9

Health & mobility

Hospitals1 · CGN 0.3 · Rank 1/9

Pharmacies3 · CGN 2 · Rank 1/9

Transit stops8.6 · CGN 3.9 · Rank 1/9

Recycling points9.6 · CGN 9.5 · Rank 6/9

Drinking fountains0.7 · CGN 0.2 · Rank 1/9

EV charging6.1 · CGN 4.2 · Rank 2/9

Sources: City of Cologne open data & geoportal (schools, daycare, playgrounds, transit, hospitals, libraries) and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL; pharmacies, supermarkets, markets, recycling, fountains, EV charging)

What's in this area

Counted within the boundary from open data — City of Cologne (geoportal/open data) and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Every number links to its source.

Districts in this borough

Neustadt/Süd37,042

Neustadt-Süd is part of Cologne's Innenstadt district and has the highest population density of any quarter in the city. Originally a Gründerzeit neighbourhood, it was heavily damaged during the …

Neustadt/Nord28,155

Neustadt-Nord sits in the centre of Cologne, just northwest of the Old Town, and belongs to the Innenstadt district. Once a typical Gründerzeit quarter, it was heavily damaged during the Second World …

Altstadt/Süd27,378

Altstadt-Süd makes up the southern part of Cologne's historic city centre and belongs to the Innenstadt district. Until 1881 the area was enclosed by the medieval city wall, of which the Hahnentor, …

Altstadt/Nord18,256

Altstadt-Nord is a district within Cologne's central Innenstadt borough.

Deutz15,422

Deutz is the only part of Cologne's city district 1 (Innenstadt) on the right bank of the Rhine and, at more than 524 hectares, also its largest. Grown from a Roman fort, it remained an independent …

Photo gallery

Hohenzollernbrücke mit Kölner Dom — © Thomas Wolf · CC BY-SA 3.0

Kranhäuser am Rheinauhafen — © Rolf Heinrich · CC BY 3.0

Romanische Basilika Groß St. Martin von der Rheinseite — © Hans Peter Schaefer · CC BY-SA 3.0

Rathausturm des Kölner Rathauses, Ostseite mit Figurenschmuck — © Raimond Spekking · CC BY-SA 4.0

Innenraum des Kölner Doms mit Hochchor und Altar — © Roland Unger · CC BY-SA 3.0

Neumarkt aus der Luft (April 2020) — © Maximilian Schönherr · CC BY-SA 4.0

Heumarkt von Südwesten mit Reiterstandbild Friedrich Wilhelm III. — © Raimond Spekking · CC BY-SA 4.0

Museum Ludwig, Südansicht — © Raimond Spekking · CC BY-SA 4.0

The other boroughs

Chorweiler

Average age: 43 (5.)
Employment: 57.9% (8.)
Strongest party: CDU
Green space: 60.5% (1.)

Ehrenfeld

Average age: 42 (8.)
Employment: 60.7% (4.)
Strongest party: Grüne
Green space: 30% (7.)

Kalk

Average age: 42 (9.)
Employment: 56.4% (9.)
Strongest party: SPD
Green space: 51.4% (2.)

Lindenthal

Average age: 43 (4.)
Employment: 60.9% (3.)
Strongest party: Grüne
Green space: 42.2% (5.)

Mülheim

Average age: 43 (7.)
Employment: 58.8% (6.)
Strongest party: SPD
Green space: 46.6% (4.)

Nippes

Average age: 44 (3.)
Employment: 62% (2.)
Strongest party: Grüne
Green space: 28.2% (8.)

Porz

Average age: 44 (2.)
Employment: 59.6% (5.)
Strongest party: CDU
Green space: 48.4% (3.)

Rodenkirchen

Average age: 44 (1.)
Employment: 58.6% (7.)
Strongest party: CDU
Green space: 41.7% (6.)

Sources: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring, Statistical data catalogue, City of Cologne geoportal and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) (as of 2024)

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Sources & links

geoportal.stadt-koeln.de (retrieved 2026-06-30)
Wikipedia (retrieved 2026-06-30)
Wikipedia (retrieved 2026-06-30)
openstreetmap.org

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