District

Altstadt/Nord

Part of borough Innenstadt

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

Source: Wikipedia

Inhabitants

0 km²

Area

Inhabitants/km² · Cologne 2,716

Households

Each bar shows the share relative to the highest value among 86 districts; the line marks the Cologne average.

Compare with borough & neighbouring districts

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

Age structure

0–17 yrs7% · CGN 15.7% · Rank 86/86

18–30 yrs22.3% · CGN 16.1% · Rank 4/86

30–65 yrs55% · CGN 49.9% · Rank 4/86

65–80 yrs9.3% · CGN 12.5% · Rank 81/86

80+ yrs6.3% · CGN 5.8% · Rank 37/86

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Population & social

migration background40.3% · CGN 43.1% · Rank 43/86

foreign nationals26.3% · CGN 21.6% · Rank 19/86

unemployment rate7.7% · CGN 8.8% · Rank 45/86

on benefits (SGB II)4.6% · CGN 6.1% · Rank 52/86

employment rate63.4% · CGN 60.1% · Rank 14/86

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Households

single-person70.9% · CGN 51.9% · Rank 1/86

couples with children5.2% · CGN 13.7% · Rank 86/86

single parents1.4% · CGN 4% · Rank 86/86

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Land use

green space (total)3.3% · CGN 44.9% · Rank 86/86

parks3.3% · CGN 10.3% · Rank 77/86

forest0% · CGN 18.7% · Rank 84/86

water10.9% · CGN 4.8% · Rank 14/86

built-up52.1% · CGN 32.9% · Rank 19/86

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Political leaning

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

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CDU21.5% · CGN 24.6% · Rank 66/86

Greens37% · CGN 30.6% · Rank 9/86

SPD18.5% · CGN 23.2% · Rank 80/86

AfD2.3% · CGN 3.6% · Rank 73/86

The Left4% · CGN 3.7% · Rank 25/86

FDP9% · CGN 6.4% · Rank 7/86

Volt3.3% · CGN 2.4% · Rank 4/86

Source: Election and structural data, Cologne geoportal

Per 10,000 inhabitants

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

Family & everyday

Schools3.8 · CGN 3.2 · Rank 19/82

Daycare1.1 · CGN 1.6 · Rank 57/70

Playgrounds3.8 · CGN 6.4 · Rank 73/85

Libraries0.5 · CGN 0.3 · Rank 23/30

Supermarkets8.2 · CGN 3.4 · Rank 1/86

Weekly markets0.5 · CGN 0.4 · Rank 26/86

Health & mobility

Hospitals1.6 · CGN 0.3 · Rank 2/86

Pharmacies4.9 · CGN 2 · Rank 1/86

Transit stops7.1 · CGN 3.9 · Rank 15/52

Recycling points12.1 · CGN 9.5 · Rank 26/86

Drinking fountains2.2 · CGN 0.2 · Rank 4/86

EV charging6.6 · CGN 4.2 · Rank 19/86

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.

Quarters in this district

Informal neighbourhoods locals know by name.

Kunibert Quarter

Neighbouring districts

Altstadt/Süd

Average age: 44 (2.)
Employment: 64.7% (2.)
Strongest party: Grüne
Green space: 4.5% (4.)

Deutz

Average age: 43 (4.)
Employment: 65% (1.)
Strongest party: Grüne
Green space: 17% (2.)

Neustadt/Nord

Average age: 43 (3.)
Employment: 63.7% (4.)
Strongest party: Grüne
Green space: 24.4% (1.)

Neustadt/Süd

Average age: 42 (5.)
Employment: 63.8% (3.)
Strongest party: Grüne
Green space: 16.9% (3.)

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)
openstreetmap.org

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