Living in Ferlach

In Ferlach, unemployment is 7.1% (2024).

Ferlach had 7,513 residents at the start of 2025 and is a city in Austria. For Ferlach, the foreign population count was 1,338 at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2422 sources

Population7,513people1 Jan 2025Official source · Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence

Median gross salary (region)3,268EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024

Average net rent5.9EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3

Unemployment rate7.1%country median 4.8% — 49% aboveOfficial source · Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities

Recorded crime3,657incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2023District figureOfficial source · Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables

PM2.5, annual mean11µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

Higher unemployment than 86% of Austrian cities that publish it and dirtier air than 82% of Austrian cities that publish it.

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

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 Ferlach.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 citiesFerlach 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)	5.9 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁶Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	394.8 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁶Official · regional context

Is Ferlach a good place to live?

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Remote worker55%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 44–66%

Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on education · range 48–68%

Student59%strong on cost, weak on education · range 47–71%

Family51%strong on family, weak on education · range 39–63%

Retirement56%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 42–70%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Ferlach?

The unemployment rate is 7.1 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹⁴

Unemployment across cities in AustriaUnemployment in Ferlach is 7.1%. Of 278 cities with data, 65 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

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Ferlach 7.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	71.6 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁶Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,268 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024⁵Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	7.1 %country median 4.8%	31 Dec 2024	Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹⁴Official

What does a salary buy in Ferlach?

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

Left over each month€2,042of €2,435 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.	€2,435
Rent, 60 m²€5.90/m² · official · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3 · 2025-12-31	− €354
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	€2,042

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

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Ferlach?

Police recorded about 3,657 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	3,657 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables¹⁵Official · county

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Ferlach. 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 PersonSubsidised

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Ferlach?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 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 (EEA)⁷

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

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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6°-5°

11°0°

17°4°

21°9°

25°13°

26°14°

21°10°

14°6°

8°1°

1°-4°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

105

119

131

102

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

135

188

197

231

239

257

248

192

135

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hours

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

PM2.511WHO 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 Ferlach is 11.0 µg/m³. Of 118 cities with data, 38 have annual PM2.5 of 10 to under 11 µg/m³.

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Ferlach 11.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	11 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency (EEA)⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 1.5 · Feb 5.7 · Mar 11.2 · Apr 16.6 · May 20.7 · Jun 25.2 · Jul 26.2 · Aug 25.5 · Sep 20.8 · Oct 14.4 · Nov 7.5 · Dec 1.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -5.6 · Feb -4.8 · Mar -0.4 · Apr 4.3 · May 8.7 · Jun 12.8 · Jul 13.9 · Aug 13.7 · Sep 10 · Oct 5.5 · Nov 1.3 · Dec -3.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -2.1 · Feb 0.4 · Mar 5.6 · Apr 10.4 · May 15.2 · Jun 19 · Jul 20.7 · Aug 20.3 · Sep 15.4 · Oct 10.3 · Nov 4.4 · Dec -1.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 27 · Feb 38 · Mar 46.3 · Apr 63.1 · May 85.6 · Jun 105 · Jul 119 · Aug 130.8 · Sep 102.1 · Oct 90.9 · Nov 84.8 · Dec 50.4 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 94.5 · Feb 135.2 · Mar 187.7 · Apr 197.1 · May 230.8 · Jun 239.2 · Jul 257.1 · Aug 248.4 · Sep 191.9 · Oct 134.7 · Nov 68.1 · Dec 67.8 hours	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹³Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. Elsewhere: Cottbus (Germany) ±1.1 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±1.3 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±1.4 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±1.4 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The city covered 117.3 km² in 2025.

How many people live in Ferlach?

The published population was 7,513 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport82.2%
Foreign residents17.8%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	117.3 km²	1 Jan 2025	Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry⁸Official
Foreign-resident share	17.2 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁶Official
Foreign residents	1,338 people	1 Jan 2026	Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten³Official
Population density	64.04 people/km²	1 Jan 2025	Reproducible Gemeinde density from archived official population_total 2025-01-01 divided by official 2025 Gemeinde geometry area.⁸Official
Population	7,513 people	1 Jan 2025	Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²Official

International community in Ferlach

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	7,537	100.0%
Austria	6,044	80.2%
Non-Austria	1,493	19.8%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	821	10.9%
EU Member States (26)	796	10.6%
Third countries	672	8.9%
Europe including Türkiye	521	6.9%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	473	6.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	402	5.3%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	323	4.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Germany	283	3.8%
Asia	106	1.4%
Croatia	75	1.0%
Hungary	60	0.8%
Syria	38	0.5%
Ukraine	38	0.5%
Romania	34	0.5%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	25	0.3%
Serbia	23	0.3%
Africa	21	0.3%
America	20	0.3%
North America	12	0.2%
Latin America	8	0.1%
Türkiye	8	0.1%
Oceania	2	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 source³

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
Population total	7,537	100.0%
Austria	6,199	82.2%
Non-Austria	1,338	17.8%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	857	11.4%
EU Member States (26)	847	11.2%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	603	8.0%
Third countries	481	6.4%
Europe including Türkiye	355	4.7%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	274	3.6%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	244	3.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Germany	198	2.6%
Croatia	129	1.7%
Asia	95	1.3%
Hungary	64	0.8%
Romania	39	0.5%
Syria	37	0.5%
Ukraine	35	0.5%
Africa	18	0.2%
America	10	0.1%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	10	0.1%
Serbia	9	0.1%
North America	7	0.1%
Türkiye	7	0.1%
Latin America	3	0.0%
Unknown / unsettled / stateless	2	0.0%
Oceania	1	0.0%

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	3,464 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁶Official

Alternatives for people set on Ferlach

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.

Velden am Wörther See as a Ferlach alternative in the same region

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

Unemployment: 5.7% Velden am Wörther See vs 7.1% Ferlach−20%
Foreign residents: 14.0% Velden am Wörther See vs 17.2% Ferlach−19%
Residents: 9,183 Velden am Wörther See vs 7,513 Ferlach+22%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,524 Velden am Wörther See vs 3,657 Ferlach−4%
Rent: €5.90/m² Velden am Wörther See vs €5.90/m² Ferlachsame level
Median gross pay, region: €3,268 Velden am Wörther See vs €3,268 Ferlachsame level
Annual PM2.5: 11.0 µg/m³ Velden am Wörther See vs 11.0 µg/m³ Ferlachsame level

Full comparison More about Velden am Wörther See

Innsbruck as a Ferlach alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 236 km, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 132,499 Innsbruck vs 7,513 Ferlach+1664%
Rent: €7.58/m² (2005) Innsbruck vs €5.90/m² (2025) Ferlachno percentage
Unemployment: 5.2% Innsbruck vs 7.1% Ferlach−27%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 9,565 Innsbruck vs 3,657 Ferlachno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €3,039 Innsbruck vs €3,268 Ferlach−7%

Full comparison More about Innsbruck

Cities near Ferlach

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

Alternative cities in Austria

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

All Austria cities

Kuchl7,512 residents Wolkersdorf im Weinviertel7,544 residents Langenlois7,477 residents Mattersburg7,554 residents Ebensee am Traunsee7,452 residents Bad Goisern am Hallstättersee7,575 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ferlach 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; Ferlach'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 Ferlach?

The published population was 7,513 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence.

Is the air quality good in Ferlach?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 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 (EEA).

How safe is Ferlach?

What is the unemployment rate in Ferlach?

The unemployment rate is 7.1 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Ferlach?

The median gross salary is 3,268 EUR/month. Source: Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024.

Is Ferlach a good place to live?

Ferlach 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 Ferlach?

Viktring, Ebenthal, Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Ebenthal in Kärnten, Velden am Wörther See are near Ferlach. 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 Ferlach?

The official country of birth distribution records 7,537 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Ferlach, Austria: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 697947d036c6be794ae1bff08bdc8e6a]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/ferlach/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Ferlach, Austria: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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bob Flex 100GB newsroom.a1.net · checked 2026-09-15
Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024 statistik.at · checked 2026-09-23
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