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Kleve district

The Kleve district had 314,187 residents at the 2022 census, in 16 municipalities. Average net rent of €6.33/m² was 7% below the state average. 50.5% of homes were owner-occupied, and the average age was 44.1.

District · Code 05154 · Zensus 2022 · Updated 24 October 2026
314,187residentscensus, 15 May 2022
€6.33/m²net rentaverage
50.5%owner-occupiedof homes
11%green within 500 maverage
Kleve district by municipality
Map of Kleve district: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: Federal and State Statistical Offices of Germany, 2022 census grid results (open data, with attribution) · © GeoBasis-DE / BKG (2023), administrative areas VG250 as of 15 May 2022, dl-de/by-2-0 · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

All 16 municipalities.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

MunicipalityResidentsRentOwner-occupiedVacantAvg. ageGreen 500 mServices 15 min
Bedburg-Hau12,838€6.57/m²64%2.7%44.37%53
Emmerich am Rhein30,598€5.97/m²48%3.0%44.16%125
Geldern34,605€6.30/m²48%2.3%44.57%189
Goch34,297€6.18/m²49%3.2%43.78%136
Issum12,261€6.37/m²59%2.4%45.728%79
Kalkar14,015€6.01/m²55%3.3%43.810%52
Kerken12,729€6.35/m²60%3.2%45.52%52
Kevelaer27,771€6.45/m²50%2.6%44.58%150
Kleve52,484€6.63/m²39%2.6%43.116%106
Kranenburg10,829€6.63/m²64%2.4%42.919%59
Rees21,488€6.07/m²56%2.8%45.29%104
Rheurdt6,342€6.23/m²63%3.1%46.522%36
Straelen16,232€6.35/m²51%2.4%43.90%88
Uedem8,210€6.00/m²54%2.8%44.23%72
Wachtendonk8,086€6.55/m²57%2.7%44.734%75
Weeze11,402€6.27/m²56%1.9%42.312%64

Sources: Federal and State Statistical Offices of Germany, 2022 census grid results (open data, with attribution) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

Age and households at the 2022 census, next to the figure for North Rhine-Westphalia.

17%
aged under 18
13%
aged 18–29
24%
aged 30–49
21%
aged 65 and over
44.1
years, average age
2.1
people per household

Source: Federal and State Statistical Offices of Germany, 2022 census grid results (open data, with attribution)

Homes.

91,023 residential buildings.

€6.33/m²
average net rent
50.5%
of homes owner-occupied
2.7%
of homes empty
59.8 m²
living space per resident

When residential buildings were built

before 19196%
1919–19496%
1950–19599%
1960–196911%
1970–197913%
1980–198910%
1990–199913%
2000–200910%
2010–20153%
2016 or later3%

Main type of heating

Central heating84%
District heating2%
Single-storey heating10%
Block heating1%
Room stoves3%

Net rent comes from the 2022 census (reference date 15 May 2022) and covers every rented home, including long-standing tenancies, so it is usually lower than the asking rents in new listings.

Figures for municipalities, districts and states are built up from the census 100-metre grid cells, with rents weighted by the number of homes. Vacancy and owner-occupation rates come from the one-kilometre grid, as they are mostly withheld in the 100-metre cells.

Source: Federal and State Statistical Offices of Germany, 2022 census grid results (open data, with attribution)

Everyday life.

109 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk, for the average resident; 11% green space within 500 metres.

122schoolsOpenStreetMap
189nurseries and kindergartensOpenStreetMap
255residents per km²density
1,233.5km²area

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Crime.

Offences recorded by the police in 2025 (Kleve district), next to the state average.

6,097offences per 100,000 residentsstate: 7,296
19,632recorded offences2025
56%clearance ratestate: 53%
OffenceCasesper 100,000state, per 100,000
Violent crime684212298
Common assault1,614501580
Robbery1133561
Domestic burglary414129153
All theft7,8362,4332,756
Bicycle theft1,444448295
Car theft1113538
Theft from vehicles1,189369434
Shoplifting1,527474506
Pickpocketing19460194
Fraud1,592494946
Criminal damage1,680522674
Street crime4,7211,4661,701

Police crime statistics count offences that became known to the police and were fully processed by them, by place of offence. The rate relates them to the resident population, so cities with many commuters, visitors and shops show higher rates. Offences against residence and asylum law and drug offences are not shown here; drug offences mostly reflect how actively the police carry out checks.

Source: PKS Bundeskriminalamt (Federal Criminal Police Office), reporting year 2025, version 1.1 (Data licence Germany – attribution 2.0)

Around here.

Photographs taken near Kleve district, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Rheinbrücke Emmerich von Schwanenburg Kleve
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Rheinbrücke Emmerich von Schwanenburg Kleve
Photo: Matthias Nonnenmacher · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Hochelten St. Vitus von Schwanenburg Kleve
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Hochelten St. Vitus von Schwanenburg Kleve
Photo: Matthias Nonnenmacher · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Schwanenburg Kleve dorisches Kapitell an Türbogen
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Schwanenburg Kleve dorisches Kapitell an Türbogen
Photo: Matthias Nonnenmacher · CC BY-SA 4.0
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