Stuttgart in numbers

Source: Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart, “Stuttgart in numbers.”

Extracted Findings

Stuttgart has more than 600,000 inhabitants and is one of Germany’s ten largest cities.
The city reports an average age just over 42 and a migration-background share around 48 percent.
Stuttgart’s distinctive topography ranges from 207 meters to 549 meters above sea level.
Almost half the city area consists of forests, fields, and parks.
Around 538,000 people were employed in Stuttgart in 2022; almost 15 percent worked in manufacturing.
More than 60 percent of employees subject to social insurance contributions commuted into Stuttgart for work in 2023.
More than 101,000 Stuttgart-resident employees commuted out to jobs elsewhere in 2023.
The city reports over 29,000 companies and 2022 turnover above 308 billion euros.
Gross value added reached 53,144 million euros in 2022, just over 10 percent of Baden-Wuerttemberg’s value added.
In 2023, Stuttgart museums recorded around 3.2 million museum guests.
In 2023, over 4 million overnight stays were recorded in almost 170 open accommodation establishments.
Stuttgart is described as Baden-Wuerttemberg’s most important traffic hub, with highways, federal roads, VVS/SSB public transport, port, and airport connections.

Quality score: 5. Official municipal statistics source with dated update.