City of Wilhelmshaven

Profile ID: SI-40360

Population:

76,247 (As of: Dec 31, 2023)

Employment rate:

58.0 % (As of: Jun 30, 2024)

Homepage:

http://www.wilhelmshaven.de

Facts & Figures

Population²:

	Total	Female	Male
Inhabitants:	76,247	38,766 (50.8 %)	37,481 (49.2 %)
As of: Dec 31, 2023

Age structure:

Population density²:

Inhabitants/km²:	711.9
		As of: Dec 31, 2023

Economic strength²:

€ per inhabitant (City of Wilhelmshaven)		National comparison (Germany=100 %)
Gross domestic product 2022:	47,210	103 %

€ per employed person (City of Wilhelmshaven)		National comparison (Germany=100 %)
Gross value added 2022
- Production sector:	125,560	129 %
- Service sector:	62,081	88 %

€ per inhabitant (City of Wilhelmshaven)		State comparison (State=100 %)
Net revenue from local business tax 2023:	436.39	62 %
Municipal share of income tax 2023:	425.19	86 %

Employment³:

	Total	Female	Male
Employed persons:	30,805	13,983 (45.4 %)	16,822 (54.6 %)
Change over previous year:	-410 (-1.3 %)
Employment rate:	58.0 %
As of: Jun 30, 2024

Employed persons acc. to economic sectors:

	In-commuters	Out-commuters	Balance
Commuters:	13,018	9,283	3,735
As of: Jun 30, 2024

Infrastructure

Educational institutions²:

Health care¹:

Leisure/culture/sport¹:

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Location

Location description¹:

Wilhelmshaven is an independent city and regional center on the German North Sea coast.
Just under 80,000 people live in Wilhelmshaven and around 250,000 in the surrounding region.
In terms of infrastructure, Wilhelmshaven offers everything that is expected of a regional center: excellent medical care, all types of schools including a university of applied sciences, an attractive range of retail outlets, a distinctive cultural landscape, diverse leisure and sports facilities and last but not least: whether restored Wilhelmshaven buildings, modern residential properties in the city center or directly on the waterfront or new development areas in the countryside - there is a suitable residential offer for every taste.
Locals and guests alike appreciate the healthy North Sea climate, extensive parks and green spaces and the UNESCO World Heritage Wadden Sea right on the doorstep.

UNIQUE SELLING POINTS
- Germany's only deep-water port
- Germany's only deep-water container terminal
- Largest naval and Bundeswehr base ever
- Germany's most important import port for crude oil
Pipelines supply refineries along the routes to the Rhine-Ruhr region and Hamburg
- The chemical industry, 2 coal-fired power plants, the Wilhelmshaven bulk terminal for coal imports and the nearby offshore wind farms in the North Sea make Wilhelmshaven an important energy hub for Germany.

ECONOMIC STRUCTURE
- Port industry and logistics
- Maritime service industry, also offshore
- Maritime technology and software development
- Energy and chemical industry
- Food industry
- Metal processing
- Mobile crane construction and test center

DEEP-WATER CONTAINER TERMINAL AND FREIGHT CENTER
The EUROGATE Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven was built here because of the deep water (-18 meters at low tide!) and has been in operation since 09/2012. Even the latest generation of container carriers (>20,000 TEU) can call at Wilhelmshaven fully loaded at any time, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, which is unique in Germany.
It is only 23 nautical miles from the open sea to the container terminal. Efficient handling facilities guarantee fast handling and mean further time savings for the shipping companies.
Eight container shipping companies currently have EUROGATE Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven in their schedules (the 2M Alliance of Maersk Line and MSC with partners Hamburg Süd and Hyundai Merchant Marine as well as the OCEAN Alliance with CMA-CGM, Cosco Group, OOCL and Evergreen).

Directly adjacent to the container terminal, fully developed areas are available in the freight village for the transport industry, distribution, wholesale, production and value-added services.

The hinterland connection via rail and road is optimal. A 6-track transshipment facility for combined transport links up with the Deutsche Bahn rail network via a siding group with 16 tracks in block train length. The BAB A29 highway leads directly to the terminal site, a paradise for truckers.

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Business promotion schemes¹:

The entire urban area of Wilhelmshaven is a C-funded area of the joint task "Improvement of the regional economic structure".
In addition, the entire urban area is part of the "More developed regions" funding area of the European Union's ERDF.

Major companies¹:

Further information about resident companies:

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http://regisonline.de/en/companies/search/

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Sources:	¹	Own Survey (Last update on Nov 9, 2023)
	²	LSNhttp://www.statistik.niedersachsen.de/ - Niedersachsen State Statistical Office, State Statistical Office of Bremenhttp://www.statistik.bremen.de/ (As of: date specified)
	³	Statistics from the German Federal Employment Agencyhttp://statistik.arbeitsagentur.de/ (As of: date specified), Note on Data Usehttp://www.komsis.de/lang=en/ba-datennutzung.html
		The statistical data have been updated to include the most recent available figures on Jun 13, 2025

Schools of general education 2023 (City of Wilhelmshaven)
Elementary schools:	11
Secondary schools (Oberschulen):	4
Grammar schools:	2
Integrated comprehensive schools:	1
Special schools:	3
Vocational schools 2023 (City of Wilhelmshaven)
Vocational schools:	2
Vocational technical schools:	1
Technical secondary schools:	1
Vocational grammar schools:	1
Colleges:	1
Other educational facilities¹:	Jade University of Applied Sciences with 7,200 students, 4,500 of whom study in Wilhelmshaven Scientific institutions at the location are UL International GmbH / DEWI German Wind Energy Institute DZMB German Center for Marine Biodiversity Research Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment at the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg (ICBM-Terramare) Lower Saxony Institute for Historical Coastal Research Senckenberg Research Institute Institute for Bird Research "Vogelwarte Helgoland"

Hospitals:	1
Other medical health facilities:	- Wilhelmshaven Clinic - Rehabilitation Center - Median Clinic Wilhelmshaven
Links to health care:	Wilhelmshaven Clinichttps://www.klinikum-whv.de/ Median Clinic Wilhelmshavenhttps://www.median-kliniken.de/de/median-klinik-wilhelmshaven/

Leisure facilities:	- Over 300 hectares of parkland area - Südstrand (South Beach) - Banter See (inland lake) - "nautimo" adventure swimming baths and sauna paradise - several shopping facilities - "Nordseepassage" (shopping mall) with a covered sales area of 28,000 square metres - "Wochenende an der Jade" annual port and city festival - tall ship race "Wilhelmshaven-Cup" - International Street Art Festival - "Kulturkarussell" ("Culture Carousel") - Festival of cabaret, vaudeville and variety acts - and many more
Cultural facilities:	- Deutsche Marinemuseum ("German Marine Museum") - Küstenmuseum ("Coastal Museum") - city settlement and urban history - JadeWeserPort InfoCenter - UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site Wadden Sea (Wattenmeer) Visitor Centre - Seawater aquarium - Kunsthalle ("Art Hall") - Municipal Theatre (Landesbühne Niedersachsen Nord) - "Pumpwerk" Cultural Centre - Theater am Meer (Niederdeutsche Bühne) - a theatre specialising in the Low German dialect - Botanic Gardens
Sport facilities:	- 18-hole golf course - Aquatics - Large number of sports clubs - NORDFROST Arena (handball) - Jade Stadium (soccer)
Special amenities on offer:	WTF Wilhelmshaven Touristik & Freizeit GmbHhttps://en.wilhelmshaven-touristik.de/ Video Port of Wilhelmshavenhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMTW1YFtkho

Local business tax:	400 %
Local property tax A:	410 %
Local property tax B:	600 %

Company:	ALBA Metall Nord GmbH
Branch(es):	Scrap recycling
Link:	http://www.alba.info/the-recycling-company.html

Company:	Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven JadeWeserPort-Marketing GmbH & Co. KG
Branch(es):	Marketing freight village
Link:	http://www.jadeweserport.de/standort-gvz/

Company:	Onyx Power Wilhelmshaven power plant
Branch(es):	Coal fired power plant
Link:	https://www.onyx-power.com/de/

Company:	Eurogate Containerterminal Wilhelmshaven GmbH & Co. KG
Branch(es):	Container terminal operator
Link:	http://www1.eurogate.de/en/EUROGATE/Terminals/Wilhelmshaven

Company:	Firmengruppe Nietiedt
Branch(es):	Painting, scuffolding, surface protection, insulation, plasterwork
Link:	http://www.nietiedt.com//wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Nietiedt-Verkaufsmappe-2014_GB.pdf

Company:	GEW Wilhelmshaven GmbH
Branch(es):	Supplier gas, water, electricity
Link:	http://www.gew-wilhelmshaven.de

Company:	Greenland Seafood Wilhelmshaven GmbH
Branch(es):	Seafood Production
Link:	http://greenlandseafood.eu/en/

Company:	HBV Holz- und Baustoff-Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG
Branch(es):	Planing mill, specialist wood trader
Link:	http://www.hbv-wilhelmshaven.de

Company:	HIS Sicherheitsdienst GmbH
Branch(es):	Security services
Link:	http://www.his-sicherheitsdienst.de

Company:	Jade Dienst GmbH
Branch(es):	Diving, maritime services, port managment
Link:	http://www.jade-dienst.de/en/

Company:	JadeWeserPort Realisierungs GmbH & Co. KG
Branch(es):	Infrastructure company
Link:	http://www.jadeweserport.de/nc/en.html

Company:	Manitowoc Crane Group Germany GmbH
Branch(es):	Mobile Crane assembly and test centre
Link:	https://www.manitowoccranes.com/en-GB

Company:	MWB Motorenwerk Wilhelmshaven GmbH & Co. KG
Branch(es):	Repair and maintenance of ships, boats and yachts
Link:	https://www.mwb-wilhelmshaven.de

Company:	Neue Jadewerft GmbH
Branch(es):	Shipbuilding and repair
Link:	http://www.neue-jadewerft.com/en/start.php

Company:	NORDFROST GmbH & Co. KG
Branch(es):	deep-freeze logistics, seaport terminal
Link:	http://www.nordfrost.de/

Company:	Nord-West-Oelleitung GmbH
Branch(es):	Crude oil handling, transfer, storage
Link:	https://www.nwowhv.de/c/index.php/en/

Company:	Oldenburger Zahnradwerke und Maschinenbauanstalt Kurt Rust GmbH & Co. KG
Branch(es):	manufacturing high-precision, demanding parts made out of high-alloy steel, titanium, aluminium and cast iron
Link:	https://zahnradwerk-rust.de/

Company:	Rhenus Midgard Wilhelmshaven GmbH & Co. KG
Branch(es):	Seaport logistics, port agency, personnel recruitment, green liner
Link:	https://www.rhenus.com/de/de/

Company:	SVG AG Unternehmensgruppe
Branch(es):	Security services, cash transports
Link:	http://www.eurosecurity-svg.de

Company:	THALES Defence Deutschland GmbH / Naval
Branch(es):	Software engineering and services
Link:	https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/europe/germany

Company:	Turbo-Technik Reparatur-Werft GmbH & Co. KG
Branch(es):	Ship repairs worldwide
Link:	http://www.turbotechnik.com

Company:	Ulmer Schokoladen GmbH
Branch(es):	Chocolate Manufaction
Link:	http://www.ulmer-schokolade.de/en/home.html

Company:	Uniper Kraftwerke GmbH
Branch(es):	Coal-fired power plant
Link:	https://www.uniper.energy/de/kraftwerk-wilhelmshaven

Company:	VYNOVA Wilhelmshaven GmbH
Branch(es):	Production of PVC, VCM
Link:	https://www.vynova-group.com/de/sites/wilhelmshaven

Company:	Wessel-Hydraulik GmbH
Branch(es):	Machinery engineering
Link:	http://www.wessel-hydraulik.de/index_en.html