Transnational Meeting TIRA -

The Region Altenburg County

Michael Rühlmann
12/7/21
 Federal State Thuriniga
(results from 2008, Regional authority for statistic in Thuringia )

Federal State of Thuringia:

• 16.172 km²
• 2.267.763 inhabitants
• 50,6% women
• Unemployment rate: 11,4 %

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Altenburger Land
• Altenburg Land:
•569 km²
•101.705 inhabitants
•51% women
•Unemployment rate: 15,8
%
 Development of the inhabitants in
Altenburger Land
120,000

100,000
60,546 59,697 58,812 57,779 56,964 56,010 55,375 54,562
80,000 53,655 52,868 52,025 51,218

60,000 women
men

40,000
56,597 55,992 55,388 54,642 53,923 53,294 52,518 51,803 51,066 50,445 49,680 48,997
20,000

0
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Municipality size in Altenburger Land

inhabitants

5 unter 500
3
15 500 – 1.000 inhabitants
1
1.000 – 2.000
inhabitants
2.000 – 3.000
inhabitants
7
3.000 – 5.000
9 inhabitants
10.000 – 50.000
inhabitants
 Employee´s and Unemployee`s

39,416
37,831
36,112
35,005
34,003
32,909 33,281 33,565 34,122 40,000
33,317
35,000
11,939 30,000
11,897 12,408 12,502 25,000
12,134
11,532 20,000
10,801
9,677 15,000
8,475 10,000
2000 2001 8,290
2002 2003 5,000
2004 2005 0
2006 2007 2008 jobholder
2009
 score of unemployed persons
25
21.6 21.9 21.7 21.1
20.4 20.5 20.3
20 18.2
16 15.8
15

10

0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Main theme´s in Altenburger Land
• Relative high level of long termed unemployed
people
• High level or older people (55 years an older)
• Lower birth rate
• People are separated in small villages
• Regional SME need qualified employee´s