Future atlas 2025: Rems-Murr-Kreis is fighting negative trends!

Future atlas 2025: Rems-Murr-Kreis is fighting negative trends!

Rems-Murr-Kreis, Deutschland - With a ambiguous result, the Rems-Murr district from the current future atlas of Prognos AG emerged. While numerous regions in Germany are praised for their future viability, the situation in the Rems-Murr district is anything but rosy. The analysis shows that the district in the areas of population development and workplace situation remains behind the expectations. The fact that there is a catch-up requirement is ZVW.

The future atlas is created every three years and captures the opportunities and risks of all 400 German counties and independent cities. Despite the changed framework conditions, such as the increase in highly qualified specialists and the advanced expansion of renewable energies, there is also an urgent need for action in the Rems-Murr district. In particular, the forecast demographic developments remain challenging, as [Kommunal] (https://kommunal.de/zukunftbes-aller 400-kreis-und-kreisfreien-Staedte-Ranking) notes.

The challenges at a glance

As the current study illustrates, urban and rural regions also have to face the challenges of structural change, digitization and demographic changes. In the labor market situation, the situation in 380 out of 400 counties even worsened. This shows that not only the Rems-Murr district has to struggle with difficulties, but are under pressure.

some regions performed very well in the evaluation. The best future prospects have, among other things, the Munich, Erlangen and Munich district, which share the top positions in the ranking with good framework conditions and a strong business location. Increases in the top ranks can also be seen for Mainz and Regensburg, while other regions such as Gera and Altmarkkreis Salzwedel have an increased risk. A clear picture is also evident in development in the past 20 years, whereby 31 regions have improved by more than 100 places - a positive development that gives some hope.

a demographic intermediate high

Germany can look at a demographic record of around 83 million inhabitants, but the signs are deceptive. In the region around the Rems-Murr district, too, fewer workers and increasing costs in the social systems are the result of demographic change. The Berlin Institute for the Population and Development points out that the decline in certain regions, especially in Saxony-Anhalt, is dramatic and a loss of up to 16% is forecast by 2035. These regional faults between prosperous cities and structurally weak areas are a challenge that should not be ignored.

The other West German federal states show a similar picture, but less pronounced. Growing cities such as Hamburg or Frankfurt am Main could even expect gains, while rural areas and regions along the former inner German border remain. A strong north-south gradient can still be observed, with the economically strong cities in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg have the best future prospects. It is all the more for the Rems-Murr district to become creative and to take new ways to master future challenges, such as [Fairewirtschaft] (https://fairewirtschaft.de/wie--züpfunftsfahehig---deutsche- Regions-Neue-studie-lage/).

The facts displayed must be addressed as a wake -up call. The Rems-Murr district has to work to set the course for a positive future. Otherwise, the upcoming challenges could overcome and endanger the potential of a region that actually has much more to offer.