Living in Absam

In Absam, unemployment is 2.4% (2024).

Absam had 7,333 residents at the start of 2025 and is a city in Austria. For Absam, the foreign population count was 764 at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2426 sources

Population7,333people1 Jan 2025Official source · Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence

Median gross salary (region)3,039EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024

Average net rent9.6EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3

Unemployment rate2.4%country median 4.8% — 49% belowOfficial source · Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities

Recorded crime3,495incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2023District figureOfficial source · Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables

PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³country median 10.0 — 10% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Lower unemployment than 96% of Austrian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 78% of Austrian cities that publish it.

Which Austria-wide rules apply when you move to Absam?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in AustriaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Absam.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30

Mobile plan, 10 GB€10

Net rent across major citiesAbsam highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Vienna€7.90

Innsbruck€7.58

Salzburg€6.92

Graz€6.33

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	29.9 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	A1 Internet 100¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	9.9 EUR/month	30 Apr 2026	bob Flex 100GB⁴Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	9.6 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁶Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	618.6 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁶Official · regional context

Is Absam a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker63%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 53–73%

Skilled employee68%strong on work, weak on education · range 58–78%

Student40%strong on cost, weak on education · range 28–52%

Family64%strong on family, weak on education · range 52–76%

Retirement53%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 41–65%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Absam?

The unemployment rate is 2.4 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹⁴

Unemployment across cities in AustriaUnemployment in Absam is 2.4%. Of 278 cities with data, 65 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

1–22–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–12

Absam 2.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	79.7 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁶Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,039 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024⁵Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	2.4 %country median 4.8%	31 Dec 2024	Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹⁴Official

What does a salary buy in Absam?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,693of €2,309 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.	€2,309
Rent, 60 m²€9.60/m² · official · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3 · 2025-12-31	− €576
Internet€30 · official · A1 Internet 100 · 2026-09-30	− €30
Mobile plan€10 · official · bob Flex 100GB · 2026-04-30	− €10
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,693

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Absam Salary needed to live in Absam

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Absam. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Arbeitsmarktservice Österreich — Public employment service

Arbeitsmarktservice Österreich (AMS)

Job Search

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Absam. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Absam?

Police recorded about 3,495 incidents per 100,000 (2023). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables¹⁵

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,495 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables¹⁵Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	6 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹²Official
Nearest airport	INN	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official
Distance to nearest airport	13 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Absam. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

ÖIF German-learning and integration centres — Welcome Program

Österreichischer Integrationsfonds (ÖIF)

For migrants and newcomers.

GermanIn Person, Online

Open official information

ÖIF individual language-course funding and partner institutes — State Language Course

Österreichischer Integrationsfonds (ÖIF)

For eligible migrants.

GermanIn PersonSubsidised

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Absam.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Absam?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency⁷

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

114

121

135

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.59WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in AustriaAnnual PM2.5 in Absam is 9.0 µg/m³. Of 118 cities with data, 38 have annual PM2.5 of 10 to under 11 µg/m³.

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Absam 9.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	9 µg/m³country median 10.0	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁷Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 10.3 · Feb 14.91 · Mar 18.87 · Apr 23.53 · May 27.21 · Jun 31.8 · Jul 34.66 · Aug 31.58 · Sep 29.03 · Oct 24.67 · Nov 18.98 · Dec 11.01 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -24.31 · Feb -24.24 · Mar -29.08 · Apr -14.79 · May -4.77 · Jun -0.94 · Jul 3.05 · Aug 1.69 · Sep -5.54 · Oct -12.8 · Nov -21.33 · Dec -26.58 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -4.35 · Feb -3.49 · Mar 0.72 · Apr 5.5 · May 9.68 · Jun 13.81 · Jul 15.43 · Aug 15.08 · Sep 10.76 · Oct 6.78 · Nov 1.55 · Dec -3.01 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 46.6 · Feb 36.8 · Mar 54.1 · Apr 54.5 · May 85.9 · Jun 114.2 · Jul 121.4 · Aug 134.9 · Sep 83 · Oct 67.8 · Nov 59.1 · Dec 54.8 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official

Annual PM2.5 over time10 published observations, 2015–2024

7.6

9.5

11.5

13.4

9.020152017201920212024

Annual PM2.5 fell 30.8% between 2015 and 2024, from 13.0 to 9.0.

Population and city profile

The city covered 51.9 km² in 2025.

How many people live in Absam?

The published population was 7,333 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport89.6%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	51.88 km²	1 Jan 2025	Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry⁹Official
Foreign-resident share	10.2 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁶Official
Foreign residents	764 people	1 Jan 2026	Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten³Official
Population density	141.4 people/km²	1 Jan 2025	Reproducible Gemeinde density from archived official population_total 2025-01-01 divided by official 2025 Gemeinde geometry area.⁹Official
Population	7,333 people	1 Jan 2025	Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²Official

International community in Absam

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Population with main residence, current territorial structure, 1 January 2026, total sex · 2026-01-01

Published group	People	Share
Population total	7,374	100.0%
Austria	6,429	87.2%
Non-Austria	945	12.8%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	593	8.0%
EU Member States (26)	567	7.7%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	400	5.4%
Third countries	352	4.8%
Germany	238	3.2%
Europe including Türkiye	216	2.9%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	167	2.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Türkiye	96	1.3%
Asia	85	1.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	72	1.0%
America	35	0.5%
Romania	34	0.5%
Croatia	31	0.4%
Hungary	30	0.4%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	26	0.4%
Latin America	24	0.3%
Serbia	19	0.3%
Ukraine	15	0.2%
Africa	14	0.2%
North America	11	0.1%
Syria	10	0.1%
Oceania	2	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source³

Citizenship

Population with main residence, current territorial structure, 1 January 2026, total sex · 2026-01-01

Published group	People	Share
Population total	7,374	100.0%
Austria	6,610	89.6%
Non-Austria	764	10.4%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	545	7.4%
EU Member States (26)	528	7.2%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	325	4.4%
Third countries	219	3.0%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	203	2.8%
Germany	200	2.7%
Europe including Türkiye	129	1.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Croatia	71	1.0%
Asia	64	0.9%
Türkiye	59	0.8%
Romania	34	0.5%
Serbia	33	0.4%
Hungary	27	0.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	22	0.3%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	17	0.2%
America	16	0.2%
Syria	13	0.2%
Africa	10	0.1%
Latin America	10	0.1%
Ukraine	10	0.1%
North America	6	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source³

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	3,302 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁶Official

Alternatives for people set on Absam

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Axams as an Absam alternative in the same region

19 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Nearest airport: 6.0 km Axams vs 13.0 km Absam−54%
Unemployment: 2.1% Axams vs 2.4% Absam−12%
Foreign residents: 11.8% Axams vs 10.2% Absam+16%
Residents: 6,361 Axams vs 7,333 Absam−13%
Rent: €9.60/m² Axams vs €9.60/m² Absamsame level
Median gross pay, region: €3,039 Axams vs €3,039 Absamsame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,495 Axams vs 3,495 Absamsame level

Full comparison More about Axams

Klagenfurt am Wörthersee as an Absam alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 224 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 105,256 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 7,333 Absam+1335%
Unemployment: 7.3% Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 2.4% Absam+204%
Rent: €5.90/m² Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs €9.60/m² Absam−39%
Foreign residents: 21.3% Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 10.2% Absam+109%
Nearest airport: 3.0 km Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 13.0 km Absam−77%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,994 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 3,495 Absamno percentage
Annual PM2.5: 10.8 µg/m³ Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 9.0 µg/m³ Absam+20%

Full comparison More about Klagenfurt am Wörthersee

Cities near Absam

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Innsbruck Commuting Zone · 9.7 km away

Rent: 7.58 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2005-12-31

Alternative cities in Austria

Other cities in Austria to compare with Absam, nearest in population first.

All Austria cities

Eggersdorf bei Graz7,329 residents Völs7,339 residents Reutte7,308 residents Feldkirchen bei Graz7,299 residents Grödig7,376 residents Hitzendorf7,398 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Absam when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 15. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Übergangsstufen (transition classes for pupils with insufficient German). How to enrol a child (bmbwf.gv.at).

A country-wide rule for Austria; Absam's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Is Absam part of Innsbruck?

Absam is in the published commuting zone of Innsbruck; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Innsbruck city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹⁰

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Absam?

The published population was 7,333 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence.

Is the air quality good in Absam?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Absam?

What is the unemployment rate in Absam?

The unemployment rate is 2.4 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Absam?

The median gross salary is 3,039 EUR/month. Source: Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024.

Is Absam a good place to live?

Absam may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Absam part of Innsbruck?

Absam is in the published commuting zone of Innsbruck; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Absam?

Innsbruck, Hall in Tirol, Rum, Wattens, Vomp are near Absam. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Population total live in Absam?

The official country of birth distribution records 7,374 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2026-01-01. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Absam, Austria: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {d579c41aab077024e1f2b87a7f320a86},
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}

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