Living in Zirl
In Zirl, unemployment is 2.1% (2024).
For Zirl, the unemployment rate was 2.1% at the end of 2024. The population of Zirl, in Austria, was 8,250 at the start of 2025. The foreign population count was 1,207 at the start of 2026.
Lower unemployment than any other Austrian city that publishes it and cleaner air than 78% of Austrian cities that publish it.
Which Austria-wide rules apply when you move to Zirl?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
| 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) | 9.6 EUR/m²/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 36Official · regional context |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 618.6 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 36Official · regional context |
Is Zirl 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Zirl?
The unemployment rate is 2.1 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities13
Zirl 2.1%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment rate | 78.9 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistik Austria15Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 3,039 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 20245Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 2.1 %country median 4.8% | 31 Dec 2024 | Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities13Official |
What does a salary buy in Zirl?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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. | €2,309 |
| Rent, 60 m²€9.60/m² · official · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3 · 2025-12-31 | − €576 |
| 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 | €1,693 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Zirl. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Arbeitsmarktservice Österreich — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Zirl. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Zirl?
Police recorded about 3,495 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 | 3,495 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2023 | Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables14Official · county |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Zirl. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
ÖIF German-learning and integration centres — Welcome Program
Österreichischer Integrationsfonds (ÖIF)
For migrants and newcomers.
ÖIF individual language-course funding and partner institutes — State Language Course
Österreichischer Integrationsfonds (ÖIF)
For eligible migrants.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in Zirl?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Zirl 9.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 9 µg/m³country median 10.0 | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency7Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 3.9 · Feb 7.2 · Mar 11.7 · Apr 16.5 · May 20.2 · Jun 24 · Jul 24.7 · Aug 24.3 · Sep 20.6 · Oct 15.5 · Nov 9.3 · Dec 4.1 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -4.5 · Feb -3.6 · Mar 0.4 · Apr 4.2 · May 8.2 · Jun 12 · Jul 13.1 · Aug 13 · Sep 9.6 · Oct 5.2 · Nov 0.5 · Dec -3.4 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -0.4 · Feb 1.6 · Mar 6.2 · Apr 10.3 · May 14.7 · Jun 18 · Jul 19.5 · Aug 19.2 · Sep 15.1 · Oct 10.7 · Nov 4.8 · Dec 0.3 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 46.6 · Feb 36.8 · Mar 54.1 · Apr 54.5 · May 85.9 · Jun 114.2 · Jul 121.4 · Aug 134.9 · Sep 83 · Oct 67.8 · Nov 59.1 · Dec 54.8 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official |
Annual PM2.5 fell 30.8% between 2015 and 2024, from 13.0 to 9.0.
Similar climate. Elsewhere: Traunreut (Germany) ±0.9 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±0.9 °C, Trostberg (Germany) ±0.9 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±0.9 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±1.0 °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
How many people live in Zirl?
The published population was 8,250 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence2
By nationality
National passport85.4%Foreign residents14.6%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 57.16 km² | 1 Jan 2025 | Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry9Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 14.3 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistik Austria15Official |
| Foreign residents | 1,207 people | 1 Jan 2026 | Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten3Official |
| Population density | 144.3 people/km² | 1 Jan 2025 | Reproducible Gemeinde density from archived official population_total 2025-01-01 divided by official 2025 Gemeinde geometry area.9Official |
| Population | 8,250 people | 1 Jan 2025 | Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence2Official |
International community in Zirl
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 | 8,291 | 100.0% |
| Austria | 6,869 | 82.8% |
| Non-Austria | 1,422 | 17.2% |
| EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom) | 805 | 9.7% |
| EU Member States (26) | 778 | 9.4% |
| Third countries | 617 | 7.4% |
| EU Member States before 2004 (13) | 481 | 5.8% |
| Europe including Türkiye | 396 | 4.8% |
| Germany | 331 | 4.0% |
| EU Member States since 2004 (13) | 297 | 3.6% |
Show 16 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Türkiye | 163 | 2.0% |
| Asia | 136 | 1.6% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 114 | 1.4% |
| Syria | 58 | 0.7% |
| Hungary | 56 | 0.7% |
| Romania | 52 | 0.6% |
| Ukraine | 49 | 0.6% |
| America | 42 | 0.5% |
| Latin America | 31 | 0.4% |
| Africa | 30 | 0.4% |
| EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom | 27 | 0.3% |
| Croatia | 25 | 0.3% |
| Serbia | 25 | 0.3% |
| North America | 11 | 0.1% |
| Unknown / unsettled / stateless | 8 | 0.1% |
| Oceania | 5 | 0.1% |
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 | 8,291 | 100.0% |
| Austria | 7,084 | 85.4% |
| Non-Austria | 1,207 | 14.6% |
| EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom) | 776 | 9.4% |
| EU Member States (26) | 766 | 9.2% |
| EU Member States before 2004 (13) | 457 | 5.5% |
| Third countries | 431 | 5.2% |
| EU Member States since 2004 (13) | 309 | 3.7% |
| Germany | 308 | 3.7% |
| Europe including Türkiye | 245 | 3.0% |
Show 16 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asia | 129 | 1.6% |
| Türkiye | 85 | 1.0% |
| Syria | 67 | 0.8% |
| Hungary | 62 | 0.7% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 61 | 0.7% |
| Romania | 61 | 0.7% |
| Ukraine | 46 | 0.6% |
| Croatia | 36 | 0.4% |
| Africa | 28 | 0.3% |
| America | 26 | 0.3% |
| Serbia | 23 | 0.3% |
| Latin America | 18 | 0.2% |
| EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom | 10 | 0.1% |
| North America | 8 | 0.1% |
| 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 | 3,577 households | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistik Austria15Official |
Alternatives for people set on Zirl
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.
Klagenfurt am Wörthersee as a Zirl alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 243 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 8,250 Zirl+1176%
- Unemployment: 7.3% Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 2.1% Zirl+248%
- Rent: €5.90/m² Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs €9.60/m² Zirl−39%
- Foreign residents: 21.3% Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 14.3% Zirl+49%
- Nearest airport: 3.0 km Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 8.0 km Zirl−63%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,994 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 3,495 Zirlno percentage
- Annual PM2.5: 10.8 µg/m³ Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 9.0 µg/m³ Zirl+20%
Cities near Zirl
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Rent
- 7.58 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2005-12-31
Alternative cities in Austria
Other cities in Austria to compare with Zirl, nearest in population first.
How does Zirl compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Zirl 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.
Open the official coverage guideSchool 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; Zirl's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Zirl part of Innsbruck?
Zirl is in the published commuting zone of Innsbruck; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Innsbruck city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source10
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Zirl?
The published population was 8,250 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence.
Is the air quality good in Zirl?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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 Zirl?
Police recorded about 3,495 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 tables.
What is the unemployment rate in Zirl?
The unemployment rate is 2.1 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities.
What is the typical salary around Zirl?
The median gross salary is 3,039 EUR/month. Source: Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024.
Is Zirl a good place to live?
Zirl 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.
Is Zirl part of Innsbruck?
Zirl is in the published commuting zone of Innsbruck; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Zirl?
Innsbruck, Axams, Völs, Telfs, Rum are near Zirl. 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 Zirl?
The official country of birth distribution records 8,291 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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