Jena in figures
Insight into the world of statistical data and facts
Various sources are used. In addition to data from the Thuringian State Office for Statistics, numerous data from municipal registers can also be found. We start with a brief overview of the development of the population in Jena since the beginning of the year.
Current
Since the beginning of 2026, 460 residents have registered their main residence in Jena and 521 have deregistered. Jena has lost 61 residents due to the inflows/outflows. The current population is 107,621 inhabitants with their main residence.
Source: Registration register of the city of Jena; as of 09.02.2026
Geographische Daten
- 50°55'34.9" north latitude, 11°35'3.3" east longitude, altitude 155 m above sea level. (Observatory Schillergäßchen)
- largest extension north-south: 14.7 km, east-west: 12.2 km
- Total cadastral area: 11 476.6 ha
Bevölkerung und Haushalte
Official population "Update Census 2022" as at 31.12.2024 from the Thuringian State Office for Statistics (TLS)
- 109,725 (TLS), of which 53,798 men, 55,927 women
- Latest available population figure from the TLS: 108,942 (TLS, 30.09.2025)
Population according to population register
- 107 658 (as of 31.12.2025)
- of which 52,909 men, 54,749 women
- of which 93,395 Germans, 14,263 foreigners
- plus 6,798 eligible residents with secondary residence
- Statistical private households: 61,583 (31.12.2025, estimate)
- Apartments: 60,522 ( 31.12.2024)
Further small-scale data can be found in the borough statistics.
Wirtschaft
- IHK member companies: 5,457 (as of December 2025)
- Manufacturing industry: * 63 companies with 10,037 employees
- Main construction industry: ** 5 companies with 626 employees
* Status: end of September 2024
** TLS monthly average 2024
*/** Companies with 20 and more employees
Further information can be found at the Jena Economic Development Agency.
Arbeitsmarkt
- Employees subject to social security contributions who live in Jena: 43,447
- Employees subject to social security contributions who work in Jena: 60,457
- Inbound commuters: 28,595, outbound commuters: 11,616 (source: TLS, 30.06.2025)
- Unemployed: 3,733, including 2,095 men and 1,638 women (January 2026)
- Unemployment rate (in relation to all civilian labor force): 6.5 %
Sozialleistungen
- General housing benefit (excluding sub-households receiving housing benefit) received 2,435 households (TLS , 31.12.2024)
- Social assistance* received 200 recipients (TLS, 31.12.2024)
- 700 people received asylum seeker benefits (TLS, 31.12.2024)
* Current assistance for living expenses
Bildung
- General education schools: 32, with 12,431 pupils (TLS, 21.8.2024)
- Vocational schools: 6, with 3,708 pupils (TLS, 8.11.2024)
- Friedrich Schiller University with 16,146 students
- Ernst Abbe University of Applied Sciences Jena with 4,159 students (winter semester 2025/26)
Kultur und Tourismus
Visitor numbers of selected facilities 2024
- Planetarium 162 424,
- Volkshaus 30 566,
- Botanical Garden 53,513,
- Philharmonic Hall 44,171,
- Göhre City Museum 23,471,
- Phyletic Museum 13 461,
- Theaterhaus 16,645
Tourism - from 2024 including camping
- Overnight stays in 2024: 383,757 (TLS )
- Arrivals in 2024: 211,686 (TLS)