District

Neustadt/Nord

Part of borough Innenstadt

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 War and today presents a varied blend of architectural styles.

Source: Wikipedia

Inhabitants

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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 yrs10.4% · CGN 15.7% · Rank 82/86

18–30 yrs19% · CGN 16.1% · Rank 12/86

30–65 yrs55.9% · CGN 49.9% · Rank 1/86

65–80 yrs10.7% · CGN 12.5% · Rank 75/86

80+ yrs4% · CGN 5.8% · Rank 75/86

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Population & social

migration background31.6% · CGN 43.1% · Rank 69/86

foreign nationals16.6% · CGN 21.6% · Rank 59/86

unemployment rate5.6% · CGN 8.8% · Rank 69/86

on benefits (SGB II)2.7% · CGN 6.1% · Rank 74/86

employment rate63.7% · CGN 60.1% · Rank 11/86

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Households

single-person65.3% · CGN 51.9% · Rank 4/86

couples with children8.7% · CGN 13.7% · Rank 83/86

single parents2.1% · CGN 4% · Rank 83/86

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Land use

green space (total)24.4% · CGN 44.9% · Rank 59/86

parks24.2% · CGN 10.3% · Rank 9/86

forest0.2% · CGN 18.7% · Rank 76/86

water4.2% · CGN 4.8% · Rank 30/86

built-up36.5% · CGN 32.9% · Rank 47/86

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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CDU15.8% · CGN 24.6% · Rank 82/86

Greens42.2% · CGN 30.6% · Rank 4/86

SPD20% · CGN 23.2% · Rank 72/86

AfD1.8% · CGN 3.6% · Rank 81/86

The Left4.6% · CGN 3.7% · Rank 19/86

FDP6.9% · CGN 6.4% · Rank 23/86

Volt3.7% · CGN 2.4% · Rank 3/86

Source: Election and structural data, Cologne geoportal

Per 10,000 inhabitants

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

Family & everyday

Schools2.8 · CGN 3.2 · Rank 46/82

Daycare1.1 · CGN 1.6 · Rank 59/70

Playgrounds6.7 · CGN 6.4 · Rank 41/85

Libraries0.4 · CGN 0.3 · Rank 27/30

Supermarkets4.6 · CGN 3.4 · Rank 13/86

Weekly markets0.7 · CGN 0.4 · Rank 19/86

Health & mobility

Hospitals1.1 · CGN 0.3 · Rank 7/86

Pharmacies3.2 · CGN 2 · Rank 8/86

Transit stops6 · CGN 3.9 · Rank 17/52

Recycling points7.8 · CGN 9.5 · Rank 53/86

Drinking fountains0.4 · CGN 0.2 · Rank 14/86

EV charging5.3 · CGN 4.2 · Rank 25/86

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.

Agnes Quarter Belgian Quarter

Neighbouring districts

Altstadt/Nord

Average age: 44 (1.)
Employment: 63.4% (5.)
Strongest party: Grüne
Green space: 3.3% (5.)

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/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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