Results
The fieldwork for the 12th round of the time series study “Mobility in Cities – SrV” was successfully completed in early 2024. The survey had been conducted simultaneously in around 500 German cities and municipalities since January 2023.
The results specific to each city and study area have been available to the clients since December 2024.
The “SrV-Städtevergleich 2023”, cross-city evaluations and the methodology report for the current survey round can be downloaded from this page. Simply click “Learn more” or scroll down.
Results of SrV 2023
Cross-city trends and key findings from the 2023 survey are summarized in a presentation.
Presentation of results SrV 2023
The SrV comparison of participating cities compares key basic parameters on the transport behavior of the resident population for the participating study areas. On the one hand, this makes the range of variation of the surveyed parameters for the SrV study areas visible. On the other hand, the document enables direct comparisons between the participating cities and districts in the sense of benchmarking. In order to properly classify the findings from these comparisons, the local boundary conditions of the comparison cities should be taken into account.
SrV comparison of participating cities 2023 (updated version: 02.06.2025)
The tabulation of cross-city results serves the purpose of being able to evaluate combinations of characteristics in a more differentiated way than in the standard tables for cities and study areas. This makes it possible to make statements that would not normally lead to statistically reliable results for an individual city. Cities that have not participated in the SrV are given the opportunity to obtain orientation values for typical characteristics of transport behavior in their own municipality by means of mobility indicators for city groups.
The first approach focused primarily on the consideration of modelling aspects as a cross-sectional analysis of the current survey. Since the composition of the city groups varied depending on the participating municipalities, they were not suitable for time-series observations. Based on the central features, population size, and topography, seven city groups were formed:
- Lower-order centers/rural municipalities; topography: flat
Data sheet Tabular report - Lower-order centers/rural municipalities; topography: hilly
Data sheet Tabular report - Middle-order centers; topography: flat
Data sheet Tabular report - Middle-order centers; topography: hilly
Data sheet Tabular report - High-order centers with fewer than 500.000 inhabitants; topography: flat
Data sheet Tabular report - High-order centers with fewer than 500,000 inhabitants; topography: hilly
Data sheet Tabular report - High-order centers of 500,000 or more inhabitants (excluding Berlin); topography: flat
Data sheet Tabular report
The second approach was mainly used for the presentation of cross-city results and is suitable for time-series observations. As seen previously in SrV 2013 und 2018, the following three city groups were formed:
- SrV-Städtepegel (Large cities in East Germany with repeated SrV participation)
Data sheet Tabular report - SrV-Wiederholerstädte West (Large cities in West Germany with repeated SrV participation)
Data sheet Tabular report - Große SrV-Vergleichsstädte (Large cities with repeated SrV participation)
Data sheet Tabular report
Further explanations regarding the city groups can be found in the table reports.
The SrV 2023 methodology report provides a comprehensive description of the survey concept. In addition to describing the methodological approach to data collection, it contains information on the sampling concept, data preparation and weighting. The questionnaire is documented in the appendix of the report.
(Publication in preparation)
Until the methodology report is completed, relevant information can also be found in the presentations from the SrV 2023 final conference, the city comparison report, and the tabular reports on city groups.
Methodology and field course of the SrV 2023