Saxony-Anhalt

Saxony-Anhalt had 2,141,657 residents at the 2022 census, in 14 districts and independent cities. Average net rent was €5.39/m², from €4.80/m² in Altmarkkreis Salzwedel to €5.92/m² in Halle (Saale). 42.2% of homes were lived in by their owners.

State · Code 15 · Zensus 2022 · Updated 24 October 2026

2,141,657residentscensus, 15 May 2022

€5.39/m²net rentaverage

42.2%owner-occupiedof homes

17%green within 500 maverage

Saxony-Anhalt by municipality

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 14 districts and independent cities.

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

District	Residents	Rent	Owner-occupied	Vacant	Avg. age	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Altmarkkreis Salzwedel	80,762	€4.80/m²	55%	9.4%	47.5	21%	87
Anhalt-Bitterfeld district	153,734	€5.23/m²	50%	10.8%	48.9	16%	89
Burgenlandkreis	174,412	€5.09/m²	46%	11.5%	48.8	18%	106
Börde district	167,749	€5.20/m²	58%	8.3%	47.0	16%	48
Dessau-Roßlau	75,950	€5.48/m²	35%	12.7%	50.1	29%	85
Halle (Saale)	226,541	€5.92/m²	16%	7.8%	44.3	24%	220
Harz district	207,282	€5.24/m²	47%	9.5%	49.2	10%	113
Jerichower Land district	88,410	€5.13/m²	55%	9.7%	48.1	17%	66
Magdeburg	241,374	€5.75/m²	18%	6.7%	44.7	21%	150
Mansfeld-Südharz district	131,172	€5.09/m²	55%	9.8%	50.0	13%	58
Saalekreis	181,292	€5.38/m²	54%	8.0%	47.5	14%	67
Salzlandkreis	183,640	€4.99/m²	46%	10.9%	48.8	11%	85
Stendal district	106,830	€5.02/m²	48%	11.4%	48.0	15%	109
Wittenberg district	122,509	€5.08/m²	54%	8.8%	49.2	12%	83

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.

15%

aged under 18

aged 18–29

23%

aged 30–49

27%

aged 65 and over

47.7

years, average age

1.9

people per household

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

Homes.

570,055 residential buildings.

€5.39/m²

average net rent

42.2%

of homes owner-occupied

9.3%

of homes empty

52.2 m²

living space per resident

When residential buildings were built

before 191923%

1919–194921%

1950–19594%

1960–19694%

1970–19795%

1980–19895%

1990–199911%

2000–20096%

2010–20152%

2016 or later2%

Main type of heating

Central heating58%

District heating26%

Single-storey heating8%

Block heating2%

Room stoves4%

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.

106 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk, for the average resident; 17% green space within 500 metres.

Crime.

Offences recorded by the police in 2025 (Saxony-Anhalt), next to the national average.

7,901offences per 100,000 residentsGermany: 6,240

168,733recorded offences2025

57%clearance rateGermany: 57%

Offence	Cases	per 100,000	Germany, per 100,000
Violent crime	6,444	302	253
Common assault	14,478	678	516
Robbery	1,105	52	48
Domestic burglary	2,129	100	99
All theft	56,636	2,652	2,156
Bicycle theft	8,099	379	256
Car theft	727	34	33
Theft from vehicles	6,405	300	283
Shoplifting	11,209	525	458
Pickpocketing	445	21	113
Fraud	16,716	783	770
Criminal damage	19,681	922	650
Street crime	28,367	1,328	1,215

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 Saxony-Anhalt, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Districts and independent cities.

Altmarkkreis Salzwedel Anhalt-Bitterfeld district Burgenlandkreis Börde district Dessau-Roßlau Halle (Saale)Harz district Jerichower Land district Magdeburg Mansfeld-Südharz district Saalekreis Salzlandkreis Stendal district Wittenberg district