Who lives where in Düsseldorf: census rankings for all 50 areas

Census figures for all 50 areas, ranked 5 ways: most children, most over-65s, most people living alone, newest buildings, most old buildings. Each list shows the area's rent next to it. Source: Destatis – Zensus 2022, 100 m grid (2022).

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Best areas for families in Düsseldorf

Under 18 · City figure: 16.1%

#DistrictUnder 18Rent €/m²
1Lichtenbroich23.5%€7.78
2Himmelgeist23.1%€9.91
3Wittlaer22.8%€10.06
4Garath22.3%€7.34
5Itter21.7%€8.94
6Knittkuhl21.4%€8.38
7Kalkum21.1%€9.53
8Hassels20.7%€8.29
9Angermund20.6%€9.20
10Holthausen19.3%€8.28

Areas with the most over-65s in Düsseldorf

65 and over · City figure: 18.4%

#District65 and overRent €/m²
1Hellerhof26.0%€7.58
2Kaiserswerth24.4%€10.17
3Urdenbach24.4%€8.06
4Stockum24.3%€8.87
5Vennhausen24.3%€8.76
6Unterbach24.1%€8.71
7Hubbelrath24.0%€8.68
8Kalkum23.7%€9.53
9Volmerswerth23.5%€9.23
10Angermund23.1%€9.20

Areas for people living alone in Düsseldorf

One-person households · City figure: 56.7%

#DistrictOne-person householdsRent €/m²
1Hafen85.5%€10.82
2Altstadt73.8%€11.56
3Stadtmitte70.9%€10.54
4Friedrichstadt68.0%€9.76
5Unterbilk67.7%€10.07
6Derendorf67.0%€9.81
7Pempelfort66.4%€10.39
8Flingern Süd66.4%€8.72
9Carlstadt65.6%€11.47
10Bilk63.4%€9.27

Areas with the newest buildings in Düsseldorf

Buildings from 2001+ · City figure: 11.8%

#DistrictBuildings from 2001+Rent €/m²
1Himmelgeist52.4%€9.91
2Itter40.9%€8.94
3Wittlaer38.9%€10.06
4Hamm28.9%€9.53
5Heerdt24.6%€8.98
6Mörsenbroich23.4%€8.78
7Volmerswerth19.8%€9.23
8Niederkassel19.6%€11.65
9Lohausen18.7%€9.00
10Wersten16.6%€8.31

Areas with the most historic buildings in Düsseldorf

Buildings before 1949 · City figure: 27.1%

#DistrictBuildings before 1949Rent €/m²
1Oberkassel56.9%€11.17
2Flingern Süd45.2%€8.72
3Derendorf44.4%€9.81
4Golzheim43.8%€10.21
5Benrath43.6%€8.55
6Grafenberg43.4%€10.00
7Flingern Nord42.6%€9.03
8Carlstadt42.4%€11.47
9Gerresheim40.7%€8.56
10Bilk36.8%€9.27

All areas at a glance

DistrictRent €/m²Under 1865 and overOne-person householdsBuildings from 2001+Buildings before 1949
Altstadt€11.568.9%15.7%73.8%4.1%24.9%
Angermund€9.2020.6%23.1%41.9%12.3%9.5%
Benrath€8.5517.1%19.7%50.0%6.3%43.6%
Bilk€9.2713.5%16.9%63.4%11.7%36.8%
Carlstadt€11.4711.4%22.7%65.6%1.1%42.4%
Derendorf€9.8112.4%17.4%67.0%8.5%44.4%
Düsseltal€9.7516.0%18.6%58.2%4.3%24.5%
Eller€8.1617.1%19.6%51.0%6.0%26.7%
Flehe€9.1914.3%21.2%56.8%13.8%23.2%
Flingern Nord€9.0315.3%15.4%59.8%12.8%42.6%
Flingern Süd€8.7213.6%14.4%66.4%8.4%45.2%
Friedrichstadt€9.7611.3%12.6%68.0%5.9%30.6%
Garath€7.3422.3%20.4%45.3%3.6%0.5%
Gerresheim€8.5616.3%22.6%50.2%11.7%40.7%
Golzheim€10.2115.5%18.6%56.5%10.1%43.8%
Grafenberg€10.0015.5%21.8%54.7%4.1%43.4%
Hafen€10.82––85.5%––
Hamm€9.5318.0%15.0%49.9%28.9%18.7%
Hassels€8.2920.7%19.9%45.9%4.5%19.3%
Heerdt€8.9818.7%18.2%55.8%24.6%26.7%
Hellerhof€7.5816.2%26.0%33.2%2.2%0.2%
Himmelgeist€9.9123.1%15.3%39.4%52.4%10.5%
Holthausen€8.2819.3%16.9%50.8%15.3%20.2%
Hubbelrath€8.6818.8%24.0%39.0%6.4%7.3%
Itter€8.9421.7%18.3%46.2%40.9%7.6%
Kaiserswerth€10.1718.0%24.4%52.3%16.4%22.3%
Kalkum€9.5321.1%23.7%38.2%7.1%15.6%
Knittkuhl€8.3821.4%17.8%31.1%0.0%0.0%
Lichtenbroich€7.7823.5%16.0%39.2%16.3%3.9%
Lierenfeld€8.1718.2%17.6%57.8%6.8%31.6%
Lohausen€9.0018.5%17.3%47.1%18.7%18.0%
Lörick€9.9516.1%22.6%59.9%16.0%17.8%
Ludenberg€9.8818.2%18.9%49.2%14.7%10.3%
Mörsenbroich€8.7818.9%18.2%51.8%23.4%16.3%
Niederkassel€11.6519.0%22.0%49.4%19.6%13.1%
Oberbilk€8.9614.9%13.8%62.7%10.1%27.0%
Oberkassel€11.1715.5%21.4%55.9%10.5%56.9%
Pempelfort€10.3912.9%15.7%66.4%9.5%28.4%
Rath€8.3419.1%18.4%51.9%8.4%25.8%
Reisholz€8.7718.2%16.5%53.8%3.7%35.5%
Stadtmitte€10.5411.8%13.6%70.9%4.2%14.4%
Stockum€8.8715.6%24.3%51.0%9.6%31.4%
Unterbach€8.7116.5%24.1%47.0%7.0%9.0%
Unterbilk€10.0711.4%15.6%67.7%5.8%35.3%
Unterrath€8.9615.7%21.6%50.1%12.3%36.2%
Urdenbach€8.0617.2%24.4%45.7%10.6%20.7%
Vennhausen€8.7618.0%24.3%43.7%13.3%35.5%
Volmerswerth€9.2311.8%23.5%54.5%19.8%15.2%
Wersten€8.3116.4%19.9%52.9%16.6%23.2%
Wittlaer€10.0622.8%15.6%44.5%38.9%5.7%

Source: Destatis – Zensus 2022, 100 m grid (2022); Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) – Zensus 2022, Gitterzellen (2022).