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Jena in figures

An insight into the world of statistical data and facts

Various sources are used. In addition to data from the Thuringian State Office for Statistics, there is also a wealth of data from municipal registers. We begin with a brief overview of population trends in Jena since the start of the year.

Current figures

Since the start of 2026, 4,676 residents have registered their main residence in Jena, whilst 4,809 have deregistered. As a result of people moving in and out, Jena has lost 133 residents . The current population stands at 107,215 residents with their main residence registered in Jena.

Source: City of Jena’s population register; as at 19 October 2026

  • 50°55'34.9" north latitude, 11°35'3.3" east longitude, altitude 155 m above sea level (Schillergäßchen Observatory)
  • Maximum extent north–south: 14.7 km, east–west: 12.2 km
  • Total cadastral area: 11,476.6 ha

Official population figure “2022 Census Update” as at 31 December 2025 from the Thuringian State Office for Statistics (TLS)

  • 109 , 353 (TLS), of whom 53,582 are men and 55,771 are women
  • ’s current population figure from the TLS: 108,631 (TLS, 30 June 2026)

Population according to the register of residents

  • 107,658 (as at 31 December 2025)
  • of whom 52,909 are men and 54,749 are women
  • of whom 93,395 are German nationals, 14,263 are foreign nationals
  • plus 6,798 persons entitled to reside here with a secondary residence
  • Statistical private households: 61,583 (31 December 2025, estimate)
  • Dwellings: 60,635 (31 December 2025)

Further detailed data at a local level can be found in the city district statistics.

  • IHK member companies: 5,457 (as at December 2025)
  • Manufacturing sector: * 63 companies with 9,972 employees
  • Main construction sector: ** 7 companies with 665 employees

* As at: end of September 2025
** TLS monthly average for 2025
*/** Companies with 20 or more employees

Further information is available from Jena Economic Development.

  • Employees subject to social security contributions who live in Jena: 43,447
  • Employees subject to social security contributions working in Jena: 60,457
  • Commuters into Jena: 28,595; commuters out of Jena: 11,616 (Source: TLS, 30 June 2025)
  • Unemployed: 3,619, of whom 1,938 are men and 1,681 are women (September 2026)
  • Unemployment rate (as a proportion of the total civilian labour force): 6.2%
  • 2,485 households received general housing benefit (excluding sub-households under housing benefit legislation) (TLS, 31 December 2025)
  • 195 recipients were receiving social assistance* (TLS, 31 December 2025)
  • 635 people received asylum seeker benefits (TLS, 31 December 2025)

* ongoing assistance with living costs

  • General education schools: 32, with 12,505 pupils (TLS, 27 August 2025)
  • Vocational schools: 6, with 3,870 pupils (TLS, 5 November 2025)
  • Friedrich Schiller University with 16,146 students
  • Ernst Abbe University of Applied Sciences, Jena, with 4,159 students (winter term 2025/26)

e visitor figures for selected venues in 2025

  • Planetarium 148,751,
  • Volkshaus 38,292,
  • Botanical Gardens 72,015, including approx. 20,000 visitors to the ‘Garden of Lights’ in December
  • Philharmonie 42,425,
  • Göhre City Museum 28,011,
  • Phyletic Museum 10,389,
  • Theatre 14,046

Tourism – from 2023, including camping

  • Overnight stays in 2025: 384,570 (TLS)
  • Arrivals in 2025: 204,609 (TLS)

Location

Data Management and Statistics Team

Am Anger 28
07745 Jena
Germany

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