State	Nordrhein-Westfalen
ZIP Codes	50667 50668 50670 50672 50674 50676 50677 50678 50679 50733 50735 50737 50739 50765 50767 5076950823 50825 50827 50829 50858 50859 50931 50933 50935 50937 50939 50968 50969 50996 50997 50999 51061 51063 51065 51067 51069 51103 51105 51107 51109 51143 51145 51147 51149 51467
Area Code	0221, 02203, 02232, 02233, 02234, 02236
License Plate	K
Area	405,01 km²
Population	1.024.621
Population Density	2,530 inhabitants per km²
ZIP Code Areas	50 51
Elevation	53 m
Municipality Code	05315000
City Structure	9 Stadtbezirke, 86 Stadtteile
NUTS-Code	NUTS‑1 DEA · NUTS‑2 DEA2 · NUTS‑3 DEA23
Type	Metropolis
Coordinates	♁50° 56′ N, 6° 57′ O
Latitude	50.938056
Longitude	6.956944

Köln is located in Nordrhein-Westfalen. Currently, 46 postal codes and 6 area codes are stored for the location. The population is 1,024,621 on an area of 405.01 km². The first table summarizes the key location data, followed by the map, districts, neighboring locations, and further links to State and County.

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District statistics

Rent

Building land

Apartment prices

House prices

Living space

Building approvals

New construction

Completions

Construction backlogs

Unemployment rate

Employment rate

Proportion of foreigners

Service

Industry

Self-employed

Part-time

Internal migration

External migration

Divorces

Asylum seekers

GDP

Employed persons

property prices

rent index

Population

Sex

Age

Rent price development

YoY €/m² · +7,69 % · 14 €/m²

Source: BBSR/INKAR

Ø Germany (2024)	9,39 €/m²
Rank among districts	11 / 400

Housing stock by building type (2023)

One/two-family houses	16,9 %
Multi-family houses	83,1 %

Building land prices

YoY €/m² · +12,59 % · 991 €/m²

Source: BBSR/INKAR

Purchase price index for condominiums

YoY +0,70 % · 100,7

Source: Destatis Häuserpreisindex · Metropolen

Purchase price index for single/two-family houses

YoY +0,30 % · 100,3

Source: Destatis Häuserpreisindex · Metropolen

Living space per inhabitant

YoY m² · +0,28 % · 43,0 m²

Source: BBSR/INKAR

Building approvals for new apartments

YoY per 1,000 inhabitants · +43,60 % · 3,0 per 1,000 inhabitants

Source: BBSR/INKAR

Completed apartments in new buildings

YoY per 1,000 inhabitants · +46,72 % · 3,4 per 1,000 inhabitants

Source: BBSR/INKAR

Completed apartments per stock

YoY per 1,000 apartments · +46,23 % · 6,0 per 1,000 apartments

Source: BBSR/INKAR

Construction backlogs (approved, not completed)

YoY -0,35 % · 86,4

Source: BBSR/INKAR

Unemployment rate

YoY % · +0,81 % · 8,7 %

Source: BBSR/INKAR

Employment rate

YoY % · +0,27 % · 86,6 %

Source: BBSR/INKAR

Proportion of foreigners

YoY % · +1,99 % · 19,5 %

Source: BBSR/INKAR

Service sector rate

YoY % · +0,73 % · 75,7 %

Source: BBSR/INKAR

Industry rate

YoY % · +0,79 % · 11,4 %

Source: BBSR/INKAR

Self-employment rate

YoY % · -22,83 % · 7,3 %

Source: BBSR/INKAR

Part-time employees

YoY % · +0,17 % · 29,6 %

Source: BBSR/INKAR

Internal migration balance

YoY -1,88 % · -7,6

Source: BBSR/INKAR

External migration balance

YoY -39,49 % · 11,6

Source: BBSR/INKAR

Divorces

YoY -10,23 % · 1,9

Source: BBSR/INKAR

Asylum seekers as a proportion of the population

YoY % · -5,15 % · 5,0 %

Source: BBSR/INKAR

Gross domestic product

YoY Mio. € · +8,37 % · 74.263 Mio. €

Source: BBSR/INKAR

Employed persons

YoY Tsd. · 0,00 % · 801 Tsd.

Source: BBSR/INKAR

house price index

YoY +3,18 % · 152,7

Source: Eurostat

rent index

YoY +2,08 % · 117,9

Source: Eurostat

Population trend of Köln

YoY -5,77 % · 1.024.621

49 % male

1.024.621 Population

51 % female

Age groups (district level, source: Destatis) · 2025 · male/female

The table shows the recorded districts of Köln and assigns the stored postal code to each entry.

District	Postal Code
Altstadt-Nord	50667, 50668, 50670, 50672
Altstadt-Süd	50667, 50674, 50676, 50677, 50678
Neustadt-Nord	50668, 50670, 50672, 50674
Neustadt-Süd	50674, 50677, 50678
Deutz	50679
Mülheim	50679, 51061, 51063, 51065
Nippes	50733
Weidenpesch	50733, 50735, 50737, 50739
Niehl	50735
Riehl	50735
Longerich	50737, 50739
Bilderstöckchen	50739
Mauenheim	50739
Blumenberg	50765
Chorweiler	50765
Esch/Auweiler	50765, 50767
Volkhoven/Weiler	50765, 50767
Heimersdorf	50767
Lindweiler	50767
Pesch	50767
Fühlingen	50769
Merkenich	50769
Roggendorf/Thenhoven	50769
Seeberg	50769
Worringen	50769
Ehrenfeld	50823, 50825, 50827
Neuehrenfeld	50823, 50825, 50827
Bickendorf	50825, 50827
Ossendorf	50825, 50827, 50829
Bocklemünd/Mengenich	50829
Vogelsang	50829
Widdersdorf	50829, 50859
Weiden	50858, 50859
Junkersdorf	50858, 50935
Lövenich	50859
Lindenthal	50931, 50933, 50935, 50937
Braunsfeld	50933
Müngersdorf	50933
Sülz	50935, 50937, 50939
Klettenberg	50937, 50939
Bayenthal	50968
Raderberg	50968, 50969
Zollstock	50968, 50969
Marienburg	50968, 50996
Raderthal	50968, 50997
Hahnwald	50996, 50999
Rodenkirchen	50996, 50999
Weiß	50996, 50999
Godorf	50997
Immendorf	50997
Meschenich	50997
Rondorf	50997
Sürth	50997, 50999
Flittard	51061
Stammheim	51061, 51063
Höhenhaus	51061, 51069
Dünnwald	51061, 51069, 51467
Buchheim	51063, 51065, 51067
Buchforst	51065
Holweide	51067
Dellbrück	51067, 51069
Höhenberg	51103
Kalk	51103, 51105
Vingst	51103, 51107
Merheim	51103, 51109
Poll	51105
Humboldt/Gremberg	51105, 51107
Rath/Heumar	51107
Ostheim	51107, 51109
Eil	51107, 51145, 51147, 51149
Brück	51109
Neubrück	51109
Langel	51143
Zündorf	51143
Porz	51143, 51145, 51149
Elsdorf	51145
Urbach	51145
Grengel	51147
Libur	51147
Lind	51147
Wahn	51147
Wahnheide	51147
Ensen	51149
Finkenberg	51149
Gremberghoven	51149
Westhoven	51149