District

Neustadt/Süd

Part of borough Innenstadt

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 Second World War and is now characterised by a varied mix of architectural styles.

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 yrs9.6% · CGN 15.7% · Rank 84/86

18–30 yrs23.9% · CGN 16.1% · Rank 1/86

30–65 yrs53.9% · CGN 49.9% · Rank 5/86

65–80 yrs9.2% · CGN 12.5% · Rank 82/86

80+ yrs3.3% · CGN 5.8% · Rank 83/86

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Population & social

migration background29.6% · CGN 43.1% · Rank 75/86

foreign nationals15.8% · CGN 21.6% · Rank 63/86

unemployment rate6.3% · CGN 8.8% · Rank 62/86

on benefits (SGB II)3.4% · CGN 6.1% · Rank 64/86

employment rate63.8% · CGN 60.1% · Rank 8/86

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Households

single-person68.5% · CGN 51.9% · Rank 3/86

couples with children7.8% · CGN 13.7% · Rank 84/86

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

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Land use

green space (total)16.9% · CGN 44.9% · Rank 69/86

parks16.8% · CGN 10.3% · Rank 23/86

forest0.1% · CGN 18.7% · Rank 80/86

water6.1% · CGN 4.8% · Rank 27/86

built-up48.5% · CGN 32.9% · Rank 26/86

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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CDU13.6% · CGN 24.6% · Rank 83/86

Greens43.9% · CGN 30.6% · Rank 3/86

SPD19.5% · CGN 23.2% · Rank 74/86

AfD1.5% · CGN 3.6% · Rank 86/86

The Left5.5% · CGN 3.7% · Rank 8/86

FDP6.7% · CGN 6.4% · Rank 24/86

Volt3.9% · CGN 2.4% · Rank 1/86

Source: Election and structural data, Cologne geoportal

Per 10,000 inhabitants

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

Family & everyday

Schools4 · CGN 3.2 · Rank 16/82

Daycare1.6 · CGN 1.6 · Rank 39/70

Playgrounds3.8 · CGN 6.4 · Rank 75/85

Supermarkets4.3 · CGN 3.4 · Rank 18/86

Weekly markets0 · CGN 0.4 · Rank 35/86

Health & mobility

Hospitals0.8 · CGN 0.3 · Rank 10/86

Pharmacies3.2 · CGN 2 · Rank 6/86

Transit stops8.1 · CGN 3.9 · Rank 8/52

Recycling points7 · CGN 9.5 · Rank 61/86

Drinking fountains0.5 · CGN 0.2 · Rank 11/86

EV charging3 · CGN 4.2 · Rank 48/86

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.

Bermuda Triangle Kwartier Latäng Rathenau Quarter University Quarter Zülpicher 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/Nord

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

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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