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Caravans

Registered caravans (Wohnwagen) per 10,000 inhabitants, 1.1.2026

There were 105.8 caravans per 10,000 people in the eastern states on 1 January 2026, 10% more than the 95.8 in the West; Berlin has 26.1, the fewest of any state. Schleswig-Holstein (129.0) leads; all five of the eastern states are above the western average. 5,749 caravans of the GDR-era make Camptourist are still registered, 65% of them in the East.

< 43.3 per 10k43.3 per 10k60.4 per 10k77.6 per 10k94.7 per 10k≥ 111.9 per 10k

Inner-German border 1949–1990 ·16 states · 1.1.2026

Former West

95.8 per 10k

excl. Berlin

Former East

105.8 per 10k

excl. Berlin

Berlin

26.1 per 10k

Germany

94.2 per 10k

The East stands at 110% of the West's level (1.1.2026).

By state

Former WestFormer EastBerlin
  1. Schleswig-Holstein129.0 per 10k
  2. Niedersachsen125.5 per 10k
  3. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern121.9 per 10k
  4. Brandenburg109.5 per 10k
  5. Thüringen107.7 per 10k
  6. Sachsen-Anhalt106.0 per 10k
  7. Nordrhein-Westfalen99.1 per 10k
  8. Saarland97.1 per 10k
  9. Rheinland-Pfalz96.2 per 10k
  10. Sachsen96.0 per 10k
  11. Baden-Württemberg94.0 per 10k
  12. Bayern88.7 per 10k
  13. Hessen70.6 per 10k
  14. Bremen65.8 per 10k
  15. Hamburg38.7 per 10k
  16. Berlin26.1 per 10k

1.1.2026

Notes & caveats

  • Rates are our calculation: caravans registered on 1 January 2026 (KBA) ÷ population on 31 December 2025 (Destatis) × 10,000.
  • Germany: 786,212 caravans, including 350 that KBA cannot assign to a state; the state figures exclude these.
  • Caravans are counted at the registered holder's address. KBA publishes caravans by state only; there is no district breakdown in its standard tables.
  • Camptourist: caravans of make "CAMPTOURIST" in table FZ 2.11 (1,505 in Saxony alone).
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StateSide1.1.2026
Saarlandwest97.1 per 10k
Berlinberlin26.1 per 10k
Brandenburgeast109.5 per 10k
Mecklenburg-Vorpommerneast121.9 per 10k
Sachseneast96.0 per 10k
Sachsen-Anhalteast106.0 per 10k
Thüringeneast107.7 per 10k
Schleswig-Holsteinwest129.0 per 10k
Hamburgwest38.7 per 10k
Niedersachsenwest125.5 per 10k
Bremenwest65.8 per 10k
Nordrhein-Westfalenwest99.1 per 10k
Hessenwest70.6 per 10k
Rheinland-Pfalzwest96.2 per 10k
Baden-Württembergwest94.0 per 10k
Bayernwest88.7 per 10k