Living in Krems an der Donau

In Krems an der Donau, unemployment is 7% (2024).

Krems an der Donau had 25,473 residents at the start of 2025 and is a city in Austria. The foreign population count was 5,856 at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2421 sources

Population25,473people1 Jan 2025Official source · Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence

Median gross salary (region)3,495EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024

Average net rent6.7EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3

Unemployment rate7%country median 4.8% — 47% aboveOfficial source · Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities

Recorded crime9,183incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2023Official source · Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables

PM2.5, annual mean10µg/m³country median 10.0 — about the sameOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Which Austria-wide rules apply when you move to Krems an der Donau?

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 Krems an der Donau.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 citiesKrems an der Donau 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)	6.7 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁶Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	473.3 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁶Official · regional context

Is Krems an der Donau 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 worker52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 43–61%

Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on education · range 49–67%

Student55%strong on cost, weak on education · range 45–65%

Family43%strong on family, weak on education · range 34–52%

Retirement51%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 41–61%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Krems an der Donau?

The unemployment rate is 7 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹³

Unemployment across cities in AustriaUnemployment in Krems an der Donau is 7.0%. Of 278 cities with data, 65 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

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Krems an der Donau 7.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	67.2 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁵Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,495 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024⁵Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	7 %country median 4.8%	31 Dec 2024	Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹³Official

What does a salary buy in Krems an der Donau?

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

Left over each month€2,120of €2,562 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.	€2,562
Rent, 60 m²€6.70/m² · official · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3 · 2025-12-31	− €402
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	€2,120

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

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Krems an der Donau. 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 Krems an der Donau. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	3,047 beds per 100,000	3 Aug 2026	Gesundheit Österreich GmbH / BMSGPK (kliniksuche.at)⁹Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Krems an der Donau 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 residents3,047 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Krems an der Donau?

Police recorded about 9,183 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 tables¹⁴

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	9,183 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables¹⁴Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	137 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹¹Official
Nearest airport	VIE	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official
Distance to nearest airport	78 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Krems an der Donau. 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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Krems an der Donau.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Krems an der Donau?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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.

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

PM2.510WHO 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 Krems an der Donau is 10.0 µg/m³. Of 118 cities with data, 38 have annual PM2.5 of 10 to under 11 µg/m³.

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Krems an der Donau 10.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	10 µg/m³country median 10.0 — about the same	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁷Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 13.87 · Feb 17.11 · Mar 21.76 · Apr 27.09 · May 29.6 · Jun 33.65 · Jul 34.14 · Aug 35.77 · Sep 33.11 · Oct 25.57 · Nov 19.4 · Dec 14.13 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁰Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -27.26 · Feb -20.17 · Mar -16.66 · Apr -6.31 · May -2.51 · Jun 3.79 · Jul 7.45 · Aug 6.31 · Sep 0.61 · Oct -7.14 · Nov -10.27 · Dec -18.56 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁰Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -2.38 · Feb -0.78 · Mar 3.53 · Apr 9.13 · May 13.68 · Jun 17.81 · Jul 19.75 · Aug 19.27 · Sep 14.14 · Oct 8.74 · Nov 3.67 · Dec -0.98 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁰Official

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

8.4

11.1

13.9

16.6

10.020152017201920212024

Annual PM2.5 fell 28.6% between 2015 and 2024, from 14.0 to 10.0.

Population and city profile

The city covered 51.7 km² in 2025.

How many people live in Krems an der Donau?

The published population was 25,473 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport77%
Foreign residents23%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	51.7 km²	1 Jan 2025	Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry⁸Official
Foreign-resident share	21.6 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁵Official
Foreign residents	5,856 people	1 Jan 2026	Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten³Official
Population density	492.7 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	25,473 people	1 Jan 2025	Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²Official

International community in Krems an der Donau

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	25,581	100.0%
Austria	19,164	74.9%
Non-Austria	6,417	25.1%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	3,444	13.5%
EU Member States (26)	3,375	13.2%
Third countries	2,973	11.6%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	2,576	10.1%
Europe including Türkiye	1,657	6.5%
Romania	1,549	6.1%
Asia	915	3.6%

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Published group	People	Share
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	799	3.1%
Germany	545	2.1%
Ukraine	381	1.5%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	359	1.4%
Hungary	292	1.1%
Türkiye	243	0.9%
Africa	239	0.9%
Syria	205	0.8%
Serbia	196	0.8%
America	144	0.6%
Latin America	96	0.4%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	69	0.3%
Croatia	52	0.2%
North America	48	0.2%
Oceania	10	0.0%
Unknown / unsettled / stateless	8	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	25,581	100.0%
Austria	19,725	77.1%
Non-Austria	5,856	22.9%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	3,408	13.3%
EU Member States (26)	3,379	13.2%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	2,729	10.7%
Third countries	2,448	9.6%
Romania	1,752	6.8%
Europe including Türkiye	1,375	5.4%
Asia	808	3.2%

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Published group	People	Share
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	650	2.5%
Germany	455	1.8%
Ukraine	393	1.5%
Hungary	330	1.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	239	0.9%
Syria	233	0.9%
Türkiye	176	0.7%
Africa	167	0.7%
Serbia	150	0.6%
Croatia	89	0.3%
America	85	0.3%
Latin America	60	0.2%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	29	0.1%
North America	25	0.1%
Unknown / unsettled / stateless	10	0.0%
Oceania	3	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	12,244 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Krems an der Donau

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.

Sankt Pölten as a Krems an der Donau alternative in the same region

24 km away, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Hospital beds, per 100k: 4,545.7 Sankt Pölten vs 3,047.1 Krems an der Donau+49%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,904 Sankt Pölten vs 9,183 Krems an der Donauno percentage
Rent: €6.70/m² Sankt Pölten vs €6.70/m² Krems an der Donausame level
Median gross pay, region: €3,495 Sankt Pölten vs €3,495 Krems an der Donausame level

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Villach as a Krems an der Donau alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 241 km, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.

Residents: 65,749 Villach vs 25,473 Krems an der Donau+158%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,321 Villach vs 9,183 Krems an der Donau−31%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,382.4 Villach vs 3,047.1 Krems an der Donau−55%
Rent: €5.90/m² Villach vs €6.70/m² Krems an der Donau−12%
Unemployment: 8.4% Villach vs 7.0% Krems an der Donau+20%
Nearest airport: 37.0 km Villach vs 78.0 km Krems an der Donau−53%
Median gross pay, region: €3,268 Villach vs €3,495 Krems an der Donau−7%

Full comparison More about Villach

Cities near Krems an der Donau

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

Alternative cities in Austria

Other cities in Austria to compare with Krems an der Donau, nearest in population first.

All Austria cities

Traun25,345 residents Baden25,931 residents Wolfsberg24,961 residents Lustenau24,603 residents Sankt Pölten24,594 residents Leoben24,561 residents

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Krems an der Donau in rankings

#9 of 12 in Safest cities in Austria by recorded crime #16 of 29 in Cities with cleanest air in Austria #16 of 28 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Austria #18 of 29 in Largest cities in Austria #18 of 28 in Most international cities 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; Krems an der Donau'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 Krems an der Donau?

The published population was 25,473 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence.

Is the air quality good in Krems an der Donau?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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 Krems an der Donau?

What is the unemployment rate in Krems an der Donau?

The unemployment rate is 7 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Krems an der Donau?

The median gross salary is 3,495 EUR/month. Source: Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024.

Is Krems an der Donau a good place to live?

Krems an der Donau 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 Krems an der Donau?

Langenlois, Traismauer, Herzogenburg, Sankt Pölten, St. Pölten are near Krems an der Donau. 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 Krems an der Donau?

The official country of birth distribution records 25,581 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). Krems an der Donau, Austria: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 7e374881080d44d99896d2ee10de3083]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/krems-an-der-donau/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Krems an der Donau, Austria: population, rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {7e374881080d44d99896d2ee10de3083},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/krems-an-der-donau/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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