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Living in Fribourg

In Fribourg, unemployment is 3.9% (2022).

Fribourg had 39,151 residents at the end of 2024 and is a city in Switzerland. For Fribourg, the foreign population was 15,361 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-1026 sources

Population39,151people31 Dec 2024Official source · Switzerland official denominator source
Median gross salary (region)7,310EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch
Average net rent16.59EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton)
Unemployment rate3.9%country median 2.3% — 70% aboveOfficial source · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO
Recorded crime17,745incidents per 100,000country median 11,440 — 55% aboveOfficial source · Statistique policière de la criminalité 2025 — Canton de Fribourg
PM2.5, annual mean8.7µg/m³country median 8.8 — about the sameOfficial source · cdn.who.int

Which Switzerland-wide rules apply when you move to Fribourg?

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 SwitzerlandNational rates and thresholds that apply in Fribourg.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Fribourg recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€71
Mobile plan, 10 GB€56
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited70.68 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Swisscom blue Internet S13Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB56.03 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Salt Swiss 10GB8Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)16.59 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2024Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton)5Official · regional context

Is Fribourg 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 worker61%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–71%
Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on education · range 55–75%
Student37%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 26–48%
Family43%strong on family, weak on education · range 33–53%
Retirement48%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 37–59%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Fribourg?

The unemployment rate is 3.9 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO1

Unemployment across cities in SwitzerlandUnemployment in Fribourg is 3.9%. Of 176 cities with data, 52 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)7,310 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch17Official
Unemployment rate3.9 %country median 2.3%31 Dec 2022Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO1Official

What does a salary buy in Fribourg?

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

regional median gross pay: €7,310 (pxweb.bfs.admin.ch, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€4,991of €6,113 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; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€6,113
Rent, 60 m²€16.59/m² · official · Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton) · 2024-12-31− €995
Internet€71 · official · Swisscom blue Internet S · 2026-09-30− €71
Mobile plan€56 · official · Salt Swiss 10GB · 2026-09-30− €56
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€4,991
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Fribourg Salary needed to live in Fribourg

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Fribourg. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

arbeit.swiss — Public employment service

State Secretariat for Economic Affairs / public employment service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Fribourg. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Fribourg?

Police recorded about 17,745 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Statistique policière de la criminalité 2025 — Canton de Fribourg10

Recorded crime across major citiesFribourg highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Fribourg highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Solothurn25,779
Bern20,196
Interlaken18,896
Olten15,369
Kloten13,097
St. Gallen9,783
Winterthur7,988
Muri bei Bern5,389
Wetzikon (ZH)4,048
Küsnacht (ZH)3,718
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents17,745 incidents per 100,000country median 11,44031 Dec 2025Statistique policière de la criminalité 2025 — Canton de Fribourg10Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportVIP3 Aug 2026OurAirports6Official
Distance to nearest airport19 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports6Official

Language courses and integration

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

Country-level information

Cantonal integration programmes — Newcomer Adaptation

SEM and cantons

For migrants, refugees.

German, French, ItalianIn Person
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fide language promotion system — State Language Course

State Secretariat for Migration (SEM)

For adult migrants.

German, French, ItalianIn Person, Online
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Fribourg.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Fribourg?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.7 µg/m³ (2021) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: cdn.who.int2

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
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in SwitzerlandAnnual PM2.5 in Fribourg is 8.7 µg/m³. Of 43 cities with data, 12 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean8.7 µg/m³country median 8.8 — about the same31 Dec 2021cdn.who.int2Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 3.5 · Feb 5.2 · Mar 9.8 · Apr 13.7 · May 18 · Jun 21.7 · Jul 24 · Aug 23.6 · Sep 18.9 · Oct 13.7 · Nov 7.6 · Dec 4 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -2.6 · Feb -2.5 · Mar 0.5 · Apr 3.2 · May 7.5 · Jun 11.2 · Jul 13 · Aug 12.7 · Sep 9.1 · Oct 5.6 · Nov 1.3 · Dec -1.8 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official
Average temperature by monthJan 0.4 · Feb 1.2 · Mar 5.1 · Apr 8.6 · May 12.8 · Jun 16.5 · Jul 18.5 · Aug 18.1 · Sep 13.7 · Oct 9.4 · Nov 4.3 · Dec 1.1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 50.3 · Feb 50.1 · Mar 59.6 · Apr 74.6 · May 107.7 · Jun 101.2 · Jul 105.7 · Aug 105.9 · Sep 82.9 · Oct 87.4 · Nov 71.7 · Dec 65.1 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 96.5 · Feb 112.4 · Mar 151.2 · Apr 166.7 · May 180.3 · Jun 209.4 · Jul 233.9 · Aug 219.1 · Sep 167 · Oct 126.6 · Nov 90.6 · Dec 83.8 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official

Similar climate. In Switzerland: Winterthur ±0.3 °C. Elsewhere: Traunreut (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Trostberg (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Bad Arolsen (Germany) ±0.6 °C, Marsberg (Germany) ±0.6 °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 Fribourg?

The published population was 39,151 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source14

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents362.3 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2024Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS12Official
City area9.33 km²2020Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A5 (2020-2025), FJ=2020, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km².3Official
Foreign non-permanent residents485 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20247Official
Foreign residents15,361 people31 Dec 2024Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.9Official
Non-permanent residents485 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20247Official
Population density4,196 people/km²31 Dec 2024Reproducible density from BFS STATPOP permanent population at 31.12.2024 divided by the exact official BFS municipality area denominator (2020-2025; FJ=2020; area observed_at=2020).3Official
Population39,151 people31 Dec 2024Switzerland official denominator source14Official
Swiss non-permanent residents0 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20247Official
Swiss permanent residents23,790 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20247Official

International community in Fribourg

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Non-permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total651100.0%
Abroad64398.8%
In Switzerland81.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11

Country of birth

Permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total39,599100.0%
In Switzerland22,29756.3%
Abroad17,30243.7%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11

Citizenship

Non-permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published groupPeopleShare
Citizenship - total651100.0%
Ukraine26039.9%
France6510.0%
Afghanistan517.8%
Portugal396.0%
Italy365.5%
Spain355.4%
Somalia253.8%
Germany203.1%
Belgium111.7%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Türkiye91.4%
United States71.1%
Ethiopia60.9%
Brazil60.9%
No indication50.8%
China50.8%
Luxembourg40.6%
Netherlands40.6%
Poland40.6%
Eritrea40.6%
Canada40.6%
Ireland30.5%
Congo (Kinshasa)30.5%
Mexico30.5%
United Kingdom20.3%
Austria20.3%
Guinea20.3%
Cameroon20.3%
Togo20.3%
India20.3%
Iraq20.3%
Iran20.3%
Finland10.2%
Greece10.2%
Norway10.2%
Sweden10.2%
Czechia10.2%
Serbia10.2%
North Macedonia10.2%
Kosovo10.2%
Algeria10.2%
Angola10.2%
Côte d'Ivoire10.2%
Gambia10.2%
Morocco10.2%
South Africa10.2%
Tunisia10.2%
Haiti10.2%
Colombia10.2%
Sri Lanka10.2%
Indonesia10.2%
Japan10.2%
Yemen10.2%
Pakistan10.2%
South Korea10.2%
Syria10.2%
Vietnam10.2%
Kazakhstan10.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11

Alternatives for people set on Fribourg

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.

Villars-sur-Glâne as a Fribourg alternative in the same region

3 km away, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,446 Villars-sur-Glâne vs 17,745 Fribourg−64%
  • Unemployment: 3.0% Villars-sur-Glâne vs 3.9% Fribourg−23%
  • Residents: 12,507 Villars-sur-Glâne vs 39,151 Fribourg−68%
  • Nearest airport: 16.0 km Villars-sur-Glâne vs 19.0 km Fribourg−16%
  • Rent: €16.59/m² Villars-sur-Glâne vs €16.59/m² Fribourgsame level
  • Median gross pay, region: €7,310 Villars-sur-Glâne vs €7,310 Fribourgsame level
Full comparisonMore about Villars-sur-Glâne

Luzern as a Fribourg alternative in the same country

92 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Unemployment: 1.7% Luzern vs 3.9% Fribourg−56%
  • Residents: 86,234 Luzern vs 39,151 Fribourg+120%
  • Rent: €17.56/m² (2021) Luzern vs €16.59/m² (2024) Fribourgno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 5.0 km Luzern vs 19.0 km Fribourg−74%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 12,894 Luzern vs 17,745 Fribourgno percentage
  • Annual PM2.5: 9.8 µg/m³ Luzern vs 8.7 µg/m³ Fribourg+13%
  • Median gross pay, region: €7,445 Luzern vs €7,310 Fribourgsame level
Full comparisonMore about Luzern

Cities near Fribourg

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

Alternative cities in Switzerland

Other cities in Switzerland to compare with Fribourg, nearest in population first.

All Switzerland cities
Chur39,177 residentsSchaffhausen38,964 residentsVernier37,837 residentsLa Chaux-de-Fonds37,600 residentsLancy37,259 residentsSion37,154 residents

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Fribourg in rankings

#16 of 30 in Largest cities in Switzerland #29 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Switzerland

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Fribourg under the national coverage rules.

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 4 to 15, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Einführungsklassen / integrative DaZ-Sprachförderung (per canton). How to enrol a child (edk.ch).

A country-wide rule for Switzerland; Fribourg'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 Fribourg?

The published population was 39,151 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Fribourg?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.7 µg/m³ (2021) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: cdn.who.int.

How safe is Fribourg?

Police recorded about 17,745 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Statistique policière de la criminalité 2025 — Canton de Fribourg.

What is the unemployment rate in Fribourg?

The unemployment rate is 3.9 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO.

What is the typical salary around Fribourg?

The median gross salary is 7,310 EUR/month. Source: www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch.

Is Fribourg a good place to live?

Fribourg 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 Fribourg?

Villars-sur-Glâne, Tafers, Courtepin, Gibloux, Düdingen are near Fribourg. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Place of birth - total live in Fribourg?

The official country of birth distribution records 651 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2025-12-31. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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  2. cdn.who.int cdn.who.int · checked 2026-08-26
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  2. Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-08-08
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