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District

Niehl

Part of borough Nippes

Niehl is a northern district of Cologne, situated on the left bank of the Rhine. In the local Kölsch dialect it is known as "Nehl".

Source: Wikipedia

Niehl
© Raimond Spekking · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Inhabitants
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Area
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Inhabitants/km² · Cologne 2,716
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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 yrs15.5% · CGN 15.7% · Rank 63/86
18–30 yrs14.2% · CGN 16.1% · Rank 43/86
30–65 yrs51.5% · CGN 49.9% · Rank 13/86
65–80 yrs13.6% · CGN 12.5% · Rank 42/86
80+ yrs5.2% · CGN 5.8% · Rank 56/86

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Population & social

migration background48.9% · CGN 43.1% · Rank 30/86
foreign nationals24.7% · CGN 21.6% · Rank 22/86
unemployment rate9% · CGN 8.8% · Rank 37/86
on benefits (SGB II)5.9% · CGN 6.1% · Rank 38/86
employment rate61% · CGN 60.1% · Rank 28/86

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Households

single-person50.9% · CGN 51.9% · Rank 24/86
couples with children14% · CGN 13.7% · Rank 61/86
single parents3.9% · CGN 4% · Rank 56/86

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Land use

green space (total)16.8% · CGN 44.9% · Rank 70/86
parks8.2% · CGN 10.3% · Rank 48/86
forest8.6% · CGN 18.7% · Rank 45/86
water13.7% · CGN 4.8% · Rank 6/86
built-up51.3% · CGN 32.9% · Rank 21/86

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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CDU23.8% · CGN 24.6% · Rank 58/86
Greens27.6% · CGN 30.6% · Rank 25/86
SPD26.9% · CGN 23.2% · Rank 38/86
AfD3.6% · CGN 3.6% · Rank 58/86
The Left3.5% · CGN 3.7% · Rank 30/86
FDP5.8% · CGN 6.4% · Rank 47/86
Volt2.4% · CGN 2.4% · Rank 19/86

Source: Election and structural data, Cologne geoportal

Per 10,000 inhabitants

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

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Family & everyday

Schools1.5 · CGN 3.2 · Rank 74/82
Daycare1 · CGN 1.6 · Rank 61/70
Playgrounds3 · CGN 6.4 · Rank 81/85
Supermarkets3 · CGN 3.4 · Rank 39/86
Weekly markets0 · CGN 0.4 · Rank 35/86

Health & mobility

Hospitals0.5 · CGN 0.3 · Rank 16/86
Pharmacies1 · CGN 2 · Rank 62/86
Transit stops7.5 · CGN 3.9 · Rank 9/52
Recycling points10.5 · CGN 9.5 · Rank 33/86
Drinking fountains0 · CGN 0.2 · Rank 17/86
EV charging4.5 · CGN 4.2 · Rank 29/86

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.

Neighbouring districts

Bilderstöckchen
Average age
41 (7.)
Employment
59.2% (7.)
Strongest party
SPD
Green space
24.7% (4.)
Longerich
Average age
44 (3.)
Employment
60.9% (6.)
Strongest party
CDU
Green space
46.2% (1.)
Mauenheim
Average age
44 (4.)
Employment
63.7% (3.)
Strongest party
Grüne
Green space
15% (7.)
Nippes
Average age
43 (6.)
Employment
62.5% (4.)
Strongest party
Grüne
Green space
23.8% (5.)
Riehl
Average age
49 (1.)
Employment
64.3% (1.)
Strongest party
Grüne
Green space
26.4% (3.)
Weidenpesch
Average age
45 (2.)
Employment
63.8% (2.)
Strongest party
SPD
Green space
44.6% (2.)

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