Living in Bregenz

In Bregenz, unemployment is 8.2% (2024).

For Bregenz, the unemployment rate was 8.2% at the end of 2024. The population of Bregenz, in Austria, was 29,476 at the start of 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-2423 sources

Population29,476people1 Jan 2025Official source · Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence

Median gross salary (region)3,286EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024

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

Unemployment rate8.2%country median 4.8% — 73% aboveOfficial source · Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities

Recorded crime5,107incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2023District figureOfficial source · Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables

PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³country median 10.0 — 30% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Higher unemployment than 92% of Austrian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 96% of Austrian cities that publish it.

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

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 Bregenz.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month4 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Utilities, 85 m² flat€300

Transport pass€40

Internet, 60 Mbps€30

Mobile plan, 10 GB€26

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Net rent across major citiesBregenz 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	30 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	Numbeo city cost-of-living page — /cities/at/bregenz/¹⁵Community estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	25.9 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	Numbeo city cost-of-living page — /cities/at/bregenz/¹⁵Community estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass	40 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	Numbeo city cost-of-living page — /cities/at/bregenz/¹⁵Community estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	300 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	Numbeo city cost-of-living page — /cities/at/bregenz/¹⁵Community estimate · Supplemental context
Average net rent (nettokalt)	9.3 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁵Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	619.9 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁵Official · regional context

Is Bregenz a good place to live?

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Remote worker55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–65%

Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on education · range 47–67%

Student41%strong on cost, weak on education · range 30–52%

Family49%strong on family, weak on education · range 38–60%

Retirement59%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 48–70%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Bregenz?

The unemployment rate is 8.2 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹¹

Unemployment across cities in AustriaUnemployment in Bregenz is 8.2%. Of 278 cities with data, 65 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

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Bregenz 8.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	69.2 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,286 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024³Official · regional context
Average net monthly salary	2,500 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	Numbeo city cost-of-living page — /cities/at/bregenz/¹⁵Community estimate · Supplemental context
Unemployment rate	8.2 %country median 4.8%	31 Dec 2024	Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹¹Official

What does a salary buy in Bregenz?

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

Left over each month€1,492of €2,446 take-home

Rent
Utilities
Transport
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.	€2,446
Rent, 60 m²€9.30/m² · official · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3 · 2025-12-31	− €558
Public transport pass€40 · market price · Numbeo city cost-of-living page · 2026-08-31	− €40
Utilities, 85 m²€300 · market price · Numbeo city cost-of-living page · 2026-08-31	− €300
Internet€30 · market price · Numbeo city cost-of-living page · 2026-08-31	− €30
Mobile plan€26 · market price · Numbeo city cost-of-living page · 2026-08-31	− €26
Left over	€1,492

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

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Bregenz. 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)

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	855.5 beds per 100,000	3 Aug 2026	Gesundheit Österreich GmbH / BMSGPK (kliniksuche.at)⁸Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Bregenz 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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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents855.5 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Bregenz?

Police recorded about 5,107 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 tables¹²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	5,107 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables¹²Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	HOH	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official
Distance to nearest airport	14 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official

Language courses and integration in Bregenz

1 exact course-location record is linked to this city. Check the linked source for dates, availability and enrolment.

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Bregenz

Römerstraße 14, 6900 Bregenz

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Bregenz?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency⁶

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

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

PM2.57WHO 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 Bregenz is 7.0 µg/m³. Of 118 cities with data, 38 have annual PM2.5 of 10 to under 11 µg/m³.

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Bregenz 7.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7 µg/m³country median 10.0	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁶Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 9.89 · Feb 12.55 · Mar 18.14 · Apr 23.96 · May 25.82 · Jun 29.87 · Jul 30.49 · Aug 30.85 · Sep 25.44 · Oct 22.99 · Nov 18.83 · Dec 11.72 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁹Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -20.64 · Feb -25.37 · Mar -25.82 · Apr -10.71 · May -3.55 · Jun 0.74 · Jul 4.87 · Aug 4.29 · Sep -1.76 · Oct -8.5 · Nov -16.86 · Dec -21.29 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁹Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -2.94 · Feb -2.37 · Mar 1.77 · Apr 6.6 · May 10.79 · Jun 14.9 · Jul 16.53 · Aug 16.15 · Sep 11.99 · Oct 8.04 · Nov 2.59 · Dec -1.72 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁹Official

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

6.7

8.2

9.8

11.3

7.020152017201920212024

Annual PM2.5 fell 36.4% between 2015 and 2024, from 11.0 to 7.0.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Bregenz?

The published population was 29,476 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport70.8%
Foreign residents29.2%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	29.99 km²	1 Jan 2025	Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry⁷Official
Foreign-resident share	29.1 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹³Official
Foreign residents	8,605 people	1 Jan 2026	Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten²Official
Population density	982.9 people/km²	1 Jan 2025	Reproducible Gemeinde density from archived official population_total 2025-01-01 divided by official 2025 Gemeinde geometry area.⁷Official
Population	29,476 people	1 Jan 2025	Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence¹Official

International community in Bregenz

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	29,270	100.0%
Austria	19,436	66.4%
Non-Austria	9,834	33.6%
Third countries	5,926	20.2%
Europe including Türkiye	4,075	13.9%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	3,908	13.4%
EU Member States (26)	3,644	12.4%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	2,259	7.7%
Türkiye	1,871	6.4%
Germany	1,709	5.8%

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Published group	People	Share
Asia	1,415	4.8%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	1,385	4.7%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	668	2.3%
Syria	602	2.1%
Serbia	601	2.1%
Romania	385	1.3%
Croatia	268	0.9%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	264	0.9%
Africa	230	0.8%
Ukraine	230	0.8%
Hungary	227	0.8%
America	191	0.7%
Latin America	148	0.5%
North America	43	0.1%
Oceania	13	0.0%
Unknown / unsettled / stateless	2	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
Population total	29,270	100.0%
Austria	20,665	70.6%
Non-Austria	8,605	29.4%
Third countries	4,814	16.4%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	3,791	13.0%
EU Member States (26)	3,641	12.4%
Europe including Türkiye	3,333	11.4%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	2,166	7.4%
Germany	1,589	5.4%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	1,475	5.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Türkiye	1,427	4.9%
Asia	1,201	4.1%
Syria	613	2.1%
Serbia	549	1.9%
Romania	402	1.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	377	1.3%
Croatia	344	1.2%
Hungary	265	0.9%
Ukraine	223	0.8%
Africa	158	0.5%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	150	0.5%
America	100	0.3%
Latin America	69	0.2%
North America	31	0.1%
Unknown / unsettled / stateless	19	0.1%
Oceania	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	14,242 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹³Official

Alternatives for people set on Bregenz

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.

Lauterach as a Bregenz alternative in the same region

3 km away, better on 2 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 4.7% Lauterach vs 8.2% Bregenz−43%
Residents: 10,568 Lauterach vs 29,476 Bregenz−64%
Foreign residents: 20.2% Lauterach vs 29.1% Bregenz−31%
Nearest airport: 10.0 km Lauterach vs 14.0 km Bregenz−29%
Rent: €9.30/m² Lauterach vs €9.30/m² Bregenzsame level
Median gross pay, region: €3,286 Lauterach vs €3,286 Bregenzsame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,107 Lauterach vs 5,107 Bregenzsame level

Full comparison More about Lauterach

Klagenfurt am Wörthersee as a Bregenz alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 359 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 29,476 Bregenz+257%
Rent: €5.90/m² Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs €9.30/m² Bregenz−37%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,550.1 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 855.5 Bregenz+81%
Annual PM2.5: 10.8 µg/m³ Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 7.0 µg/m³ Bregenz+54%
Nearest airport: 3.0 km Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 14.0 km Bregenz−79%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,994 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 5,107 Bregenzno percentage
Foreign residents: 21.3% Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 29.1% Bregenz−27%

Full comparison More about Klagenfurt am Wörthersee

Cities near Bregenz

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

Lindau (Bodensee) Germany · 6.7 km away

Rent: 8.81 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Austria

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

All Austria cities

Leonding29,244 residents Klosterneuburg28,152 residents Baden25,931 residents Krems an der Donau25,473 residents Traun25,345 residents Wolfsberg24,961 residents

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Bregenz in rankings

#2 of 29 in Cities with cleanest air in Austria #5 of 28 in Most international cities in Austria #14 of 29 in Largest cities in Austria #21 of 28 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Austria

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; Bregenz's school authority applies it locally.

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

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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 Bregenz?

The published population was 29,476 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence.

Is the air quality good in Bregenz?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 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 Bregenz?

What is the unemployment rate in Bregenz?

The unemployment rate is 8.2 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Bregenz?

The median gross salary is 3,286 EUR/month. Source: Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024.

Is Bregenz a good place to live?

Bregenz 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.

Which cities are near Bregenz?

Lochau, Lauterach, Wolfurt, Hard, Hörbranz are near Bregenz. 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 Bregenz?

The official country of birth distribution records 29,270 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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Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten statistik.at · checked 2026-01-01
Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024 statistik.at · checked 2026-09-23
Destatis Zensus 2022 — Regionaltabelle Gebäude und Wohnungen Destatis Zensus 2022 · destatis.de · checked 2026-08-30
Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3 statistik.at · checked 2026-09-24
European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry statistik.gv.at · checked 2025-01-01
Gesundheit Österreich GmbH / BMSGPK (kliniksuche.at) khstrukturdaten.goeg.at · checked 2026-08-03
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