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Living in Feldkirch

Feldkirch is a city in Austria. The unemployment rate was 5.6% at the end of 2024. Feldkirch had a population of 36,708 at the start of 2025. At the start of 2026, the foreign population was 9,396.

Higher unemployment than 65% of Austrian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 88% of Austrian cities that publish it.

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

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 Feldkirch.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Feldkirch. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month3 published recurring costs, € per month
Feldkirch recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€40
Transport pass€35
Mobile plan, 10 GB€33

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Net rent across major citiesFeldkirch highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Feldkirch highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Vienna€7.90
Innsbruck€7.58
Salzburg€6.92
Graz€6.33
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited40 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Numbeo city cost-of-living page — /cities/at/feldkirch/15Community estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB33.33 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Numbeo city cost-of-living page — /cities/at/feldkirch/15Community estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass35 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Numbeo city cost-of-living page — /cities/at/feldkirch/15Community estimate · Supplemental context

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Feldkirch?

The unemployment rate is 5.6 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities13

Unemployment across cities in AustriaUnemployment in Feldkirch is 5.6%. Of 255 cities with data, 58 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Austria per band2 cities: 1% to under 2%21–230 cities: 2% to under 3%302–349 cities: 3% to under 4%493–458 cities: 4% to under 5%584–550 cities: 5% to under 6%505–6Feldkirch 5.6%24 cities: 6% to under 7%246–720 cities: 7% to under 8%207–811 cities: 8% to under 9%118–96 cities: 9% to under 10%69–102 cities: 10% to under 11%210–113 cities: 11% to under 12%311–12

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Employment rate74.1 %31 Dec 2024Statistik Austria14Official
Salary Net Avg Eur Month2,975 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Numbeo city cost-of-living page — /cities/at/feldkirch/15Community estimate · Supplemental context
Unemployment rate5.6 %country median 4.7%31 Dec 2024Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities13Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Feldkirch. 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 Feldkirch. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k1,864 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Gesundheit Österreich GmbH / BMSGPK (kliniksuche.at)5Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Feldkirch 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 100k1,864 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportHOH3 Aug 2026OurAirports12Official
Distance to nearest airport18 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports12Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Feldkirch. 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
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ÖIF individual language-course funding and partner institutes — State Language Course

Österreichischer Integrationsfonds (ÖIF)

For eligible migrants.

GermanIn Personsubsidized
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Feldkirch.

Climate and air quality

Annual NO₂ was 25.3 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual PM10 was 13.9 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Feldkirch?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — AT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Lustenau Wiesenrain)3

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

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Feldkirch average monthly precipitation, mm04080120160413454579011613014496685654JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Feldkirch average monthly sunshine, hours05010015020072921311561681811971831471146855JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Feldkirch annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.0PM2.5154013.9PM10104025.3NO₂µg/m³

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 Feldkirch is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 117 cities with data, 37 have annual PM2.5 of 10 to under 11 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Austria per band1 city: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³14–52 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³25–62 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³26–79 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³97–812 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³128–9Feldkirch 8.033 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³339–1037 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³3710–1114 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³1411–121 city: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³112–132 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³213–142 cities: 14 µg/m³ to under 15 µg/m³214–152 cities: 16 µg/m³ to under 17 µg/m³216–17

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean25.32 µg/m³country median 14.331 Dec 2024Official EEA E1a station annual stream, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the documented unweighted mean of station means.9Official
NO₂ — latest reading22 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Official UBA NO2 TMW capture on 2026-07-15, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the same-day unweighted mean.11Official
PM10 — annual mean13.93 µg/m³country median 15.531 Dec 2024Official EEA E1a station annual stream, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the documented unweighted mean of station means.10Official
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — AT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Lustenau Wiesenrain)3Official · nearest-station reading
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 8 · Feb 10.04 · Mar 15.86 · Apr 20.55 · May 25.17 · Jun 27.82 · Jul 35.83 · Aug 28.98 · Sep 24.75 · Oct 24.82 · Nov 17.5 · Dec 9.15 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center6Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -25.75 · Feb -28.73 · Mar -28.01 · Apr -17.13 · May -6.69 · Jun -2.4 · Jul 1.23 · Aug 0.68 · Sep -5.74 · Oct -13.23 · Nov -20.4 · Dec -23.77 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center6Official
Average temperature by monthJan -5.8 · Feb -5.28 · Mar -1.04 · Apr 4.07 · May 8.44 · Jun 12.7 · Jul 14.34 · Aug 13.9 · Sep 9.79 · Oct 5.76 · Nov 0.35 · Dec -4.28 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center6Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 41.1 · Feb 33.8 · Mar 54.4 · Apr 56.7 · May 90.2 · Jun 116.4 · Jul 130.3 · Aug 144.4 · Sep 95.8 · Oct 67.7 · Nov 55.7 · Dec 53.6 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO7Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 71.9 · Feb 91.6 · Mar 130.6 · Apr 156.4 · May 168.2 · Jun 181 · Jul 197 · Aug 182.8 · Sep 147 · Oct 114.3 · Nov 67.5 · Dec 55.3 hours31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO8Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Austria

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Austria cities
Steyr38,036 residentsBregenz29,476 residentsLeonding29,244 residentsKlosterneuburg28,152 residentsWiener Neustadt49,156 residentsBaden25,931 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 34.3 km² in 2025. Population density was 1,069.3 people per km² in 2025.

How many people live in Feldkirch?

The published population was 36,708 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence1

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Feldkirch residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport74.4%Foreign residents25.6%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area34.33 km²1 Jan 2025Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry4Official
Foreign-resident share25.8 %31 Dec 2024Statistik Austria14Official
Foreign residents9,396 people1 Jan 2026Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten2Official
Population density1,069 people/km²1 Jan 2025Reproducible Gemeinde density from archived official population_total 2025-01-01 divided by official 2025 Gemeinde geometry area.4Official
Population36,708 people1 Jan 2025Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence1Official

International community in Feldkirch

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 groupPeopleShare
Population total36,643100.0%
Austria26,09971.2%
Non-Austria10,54428.8%
Third countries5,47814.9%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)5,06613.8%
EU Member States (26)4,57712.5%
Europe including Türkiye2,9588.1%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)2,7687.6%
Germany2,1345.8%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)1,8094.9%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Asia1,4393.9%
Türkiye1,2583.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina7342.0%
Africa5221.4%
America5221.4%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom4891.3%
Romania4761.3%
Latin America4631.3%
Syria3901.1%
Hungary3861.1%
Ukraine2690.7%
Serbia2650.7%
Croatia2610.7%
North America590.2%
Oceania190.1%
Unknown / unsettled / stateless180.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
Population total36,643100.0%
Austria27,24774.4%
Non-Austria9,39625.6%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)5,22714.3%
EU Member States (26)4,88913.3%
Third countries4,16911.4%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)2,9758.1%
Germany2,2316.1%
Europe including Türkiye2,1385.8%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)1,9145.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Asia1,2613.4%
Türkiye8962.4%
Africa5141.4%
Romania4911.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina4351.2%
Hungary4321.2%
Syria4241.2%
Croatia3410.9%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom3380.9%
Ukraine2460.7%
America2380.6%
Serbia2160.6%
Latin America2050.6%
North America330.1%
Oceania120.0%
Unknown / unsettled / stateless60.0%

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

Is Feldkirch 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 worker50%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–59%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–67%
Student54%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 44–64%
Family50%strong on family, weak on safety · range 40–60%
Retirement49%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 39–59%
Foreign residents9,396 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten
Population36,708 people1 Jan 2025Official source · Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence
NO₂ — latest reading22 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Official source · Official UBA NO2 TMW capture on 2026-07-15, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the same-day unweighted mean.
Employment rate74.1 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistik Austria
Unemployment rate5.6 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities
NO₂ — annual mean25.32 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · Official EEA E1a station annual stream, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the documented unweighted mean of station means.
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-05

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households16,731 households31 Dec 2024Statistik Austria14Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Feldkirch?

The published population was 36,708 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence.

Is the air quality good in Feldkirch?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — AT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Lustenau Wiesenrain).

What is the unemployment rate in Feldkirch?

The unemployment rate is 5.6 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities.

How many foreign residents live in Feldkirch?

9,396 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten.

How much is public transport in Feldkirch?

A monthly transport pass is 35 EUR/month. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Numbeo city cost-of-living page — /cities/at/feldkirch/.

Is Feldkirch a good place to live?

Feldkirch 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.

How many people born in Africa live in Feldkirch?

The official country of birth distribution records 522 people (1.4%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Feldkirch, Austria: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/feldkirch/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Sources

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  1. Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence statistik.at · checked 2025-01-01
  2. Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten statistik.at · checked 2026-01-01
  3. EEA air quality statistics — AT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Lustenau Wiesenrain) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
  4. Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry statistik.gv.at · checked 2025-01-01
  5. Gesundheit Österreich GmbH / BMSGPK (kliniksuche.at) khstrukturdaten.goeg.at · checked 2026-08-03
  6. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  7. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
  8. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
  9. Official EEA E1a station annual stream, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the documented unweighted mean of station means. eeadmz1batchservice02.blob.core.windows.net · checked 2024-12-31
  10. Official EEA E1a station annual stream, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the documented unweighted mean of station means. eeadmz1batchservice02.blob.core.windows.net · checked 2024-12-31
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  1. Official UBA NO2 TMW capture on 2026-07-15, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the same-day unweighted mean. luft.umweltbundesamt.at · checked 2026-07-15
  2. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  3. Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 · statistik.at · checked 2026-07-26
  4. Statistik Austria data.statistik.gv.at · checked 2026-08-07
  5. Numbeo city cost-of-living page — /cities/at/feldkirch/ Numbeo city cost-of-living page · de.numbeo.com · checked 2026-09-05

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