District

Ossendorf

Part of borough Ehrenfeld

Ossendorf is a district in the west of Cologne, located on the left bank of the Rhine and belonging to the Ehrenfeld 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 yrs19.4% · CGN 15.7% · Rank 18/86

18–30 yrs15% · CGN 16.1% · Rank 31/86

30–65 yrs53% · CGN 49.9% · Rank 6/86

65–80 yrs9.6% · CGN 12.5% · Rank 80/86

80+ yrs3% · CGN 5.8% · Rank 86/86

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Population & social

migration background50.9% · CGN 43.1% · Rank 26/86

foreign nationals22.7% · CGN 21.6% · Rank 30/86

unemployment rate9.6% · CGN 8.8% · Rank 32/86

on benefits (SGB II)6.4% · CGN 6.1% · Rank 36/86

employment rate59.1% · CGN 60.1% · Rank 53/86

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Households

single-person38.8% · CGN 51.9% · Rank 70/86

couples with children20.3% · CGN 13.7% · Rank 9/86

single parents5.6% · CGN 4% · Rank 19/86

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Land use

green space (total)44.1% · CGN 44.9% · Rank 31/86

parks21.2% · CGN 10.3% · Rank 12/86

forest22.6% · CGN 18.7% · Rank 14/86

water0% · CGN 4.8% · Rank 60/86

built-up41.2% · CGN 32.9% · Rank 35/86

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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CDU22.6% · CGN 24.6% · Rank 63/86

Greens28.6% · CGN 30.6% · Rank 24/86

SPD24.7% · CGN 23.2% · Rank 52/86

AfD5.3% · CGN 3.6% · Rank 36/86

The Left3.5% · CGN 3.7% · Rank 30/86

FDP6.5% · CGN 6.4% · Rank 27/86

Volt1.7% · CGN 2.4% · Rank 39/86

Source: Election and structural data, Cologne geoportal

Per 10,000 inhabitants

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

Family & everyday

Schools1.6 · CGN 3.2 · Rank 71/82

Daycare1.6 · CGN 1.6 · Rank 37/70

Playgrounds9.8 · CGN 6.4 · Rank 17/85

Libraries0.8 · CGN 0.3 · Rank 13/30

Supermarkets3.3 · CGN 3.4 · Rank 35/86

Weekly markets0 · CGN 0.4 · Rank 35/86

Health & mobility

Hospitals0 · CGN 0.3 · Rank 21/86

Pharmacies0.8 · CGN 2 · Rank 66/86

Transit stops8.2 · CGN 3.9 · Rank 7/52

Recycling points10.6 · CGN 9.5 · Rank 32/86

Drinking fountains0 · CGN 0.2 · Rank 17/86

EV charging16.3 · CGN 4.2 · Rank 2/86

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

Bickendorf

Average age: 42 (4.)
Employment: 58.5% (5.)
Strongest party: Grüne
Green space: 7.2% (5.)

Bocklemünd/Mengenich

Average age: 43 (2.)
Employment: 53.3% (6.)
Strongest party: SPD
Green space: 48.5% (1.)

Ehrenfeld

Average age: 41 (5.)
Employment: 63.8% (1.)
Strongest party: Grüne
Green space: 6% (6.)

Neuehrenfeld

Average age: 43 (3.)
Employment: 60.6% (2.)
Strongest party: Grüne
Green space: 14% (4.)

Vogelsang

Average age: 43 (1.)
Employment: 59.7% (3.)
Strongest party: SPD
Green space: 28.2% (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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