Living in Krieglach

In Krieglach, unemployment is 3.7% (2024).

The foreign population count was 239 at the start of 2026. The unemployment rate was 3.7% at the end of 2024. Its population was 5,438 at the start of 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-2415 sources

Population5,438people1 Jan 2025Official source · Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence

Median gross salary (region)3,296EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024

Average net rent7.4EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3

Unemployment rate3.7%country median 4.8% — 22% belowOfficial source · Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities

Recorded crime4,015incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2023District figureOfficial source · Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables

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

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 Krieglach.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 citiesKrieglach 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)	7.4 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁶Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	474.2 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁶Official · regional context

Is Krieglach a good place to live?

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Remote worker61%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 50–72%

Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on education · range 55–75%

Student58%strong on cost, weak on education · range 46–70%

Family60%strong on family, weak on education · range 48–72%

Retirement55%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 41–69%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Krieglach?

The unemployment rate is 3.7 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities⁸

Unemployment across cities in AustriaUnemployment in Krieglach is 3.7%. Of 278 cities with data, 65 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

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Krieglach 3.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	76.8 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁰Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,296 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024⁵Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	3.7 %country median 4.8%	31 Dec 2024	Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities⁸Official

What does a salary buy in Krieglach?

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

Left over each month€1,968of €2,452 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
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Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.	€2,452
Rent, 60 m²€7.40/m² · official · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3 · 2025-12-31	− €444
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	€1,968

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Krieglach. 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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Safety

How safe is Krieglach?

Police recorded about 4,015 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 tables⁹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,015 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables⁹Official · county

Language courses and integration

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

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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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Population and city profile

How many people live in Krieglach?

The published population was 5,438 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport95.6%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	93.75 km²	1 Jan 2025	Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry⁷Official
Foreign-resident share	4.2 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁰Official
Foreign residents	239 people	1 Jan 2026	Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten³Official
Population density	58.01 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	5,438 people	1 Jan 2025	Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²Official

International community in Krieglach

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	5,425	100.0%
Austria	5,142	94.8%
Non-Austria	283	5.2%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	185	3.4%
EU Member States (26)	181	3.3%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	118	2.2%
Third countries	98	1.8%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	63	1.2%
Romania	62	1.1%
Europe including Türkiye	60	1.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Germany	55	1.0%
Asia	23	0.4%
Serbia	15	0.3%
Hungary	14	0.3%
Türkiye	10	0.2%
Croatia	9	0.2%
Africa	7	0.1%
America	7	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	7	0.1%
Latin America	5	0.1%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	4	0.1%
North America	2	0.0%
Ukraine	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

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
Population total	5,425	100.0%
Austria	5,186	95.6%
Non-Austria	239	4.4%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	166	3.1%
EU Member States (26)	164	3.0%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	119	2.2%
Third countries	73	1.3%
Romania	61	1.1%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	45	0.8%
Europe including Türkiye	44	0.8%

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Published group	People	Share
Germany	41	0.8%
Asia	20	0.4%
Hungary	20	0.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	11	0.2%
Croatia	8	0.1%
Türkiye	7	0.1%
Africa	4	0.1%
America	4	0.1%
Latin America	4	0.1%
Serbia	3	0.1%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	2	0.0%
Ukraine	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	2,525 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁰Official

Alternatives for people set on Krieglach

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.

Kindberg as a Krieglach alternative in the same region

9 km away, better on 1 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Foreign residents: 8.2% Kindberg vs 4.2% Krieglach+95%
Residents: 8,149 Kindberg vs 5,438 Krieglach+50%
Unemployment: 3.8% Kindberg vs 3.7% Krieglachsame level
Rent: €7.40/m² Kindberg vs €7.40/m² Krieglachsame level
Median gross pay, region: €3,296 Kindberg vs €3,296 Krieglachsame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,015 Kindberg vs 4,015 Krieglachsame level

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Villach as a Krieglach alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 167 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 65,749 Villach vs 5,438 Krieglach+1109%
Foreign residents: 24.2% Villach vs 4.2% Krieglach+476%
Unemployment: 8.4% Villach vs 3.7% Krieglach+127%
Rent: €5.90/m² Villach vs €7.40/m² Krieglach−20%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,321 Villach vs 4,015 Krieglachno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €3,268 Villach vs €3,296 Krieglachsame level

Full comparison More about Villach

Cities near Krieglach

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

Alternative cities in Austria

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

All Austria cities

Elsbethen5,453 residents Pettenbach5,409 residents Schwertberg5,476 residents Sollenau5,477 residents Vomp5,479 residents Zistersdorf5,487 residents

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

The published population was 5,438 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence.

How safe is Krieglach?

What is the unemployment rate in Krieglach?

The unemployment rate is 3.7 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Krieglach?

The median gross salary is 3,296 EUR/month. Source: Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024.

How many foreign residents live in Krieglach?

239 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten.

Is Krieglach a good place to live?

Krieglach 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 Krieglach?

Sankt Barbara im Mürztal, Kindberg, Mürzzuschlag, Kapfenberg are near Krieglach. 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 Krieglach?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,425 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). Krieglach, Austria: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version a370384170617a1e2dc3870b12af8766]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/krieglach/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Krieglach, Austria: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {a370384170617a1e2dc3870b12af8766},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/krieglach/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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A1 Internet 100 a1.net · checked 2026-09-15
Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence statistik.at · checked 2025-01-01
Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten statistik.at · checked 2026-01-01
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
Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3 statistik.at · checked 2026-09-24
Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry statistik.gv.at · checked 2025-01-01
Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 · statistik.at · checked 2026-07-26
Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables bundeskanzleramt.gv.at · checked 2026-09-24
Statistik Austria data.statistik.gv.at · checked 2026-08-07

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