Living in Wohlen (AG)

In Wohlen (AG), unemployment is 3.4% (2022).

The resident counts list 10,173 Swiss permanent residents and 211 non-permanent residents at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, Wohlen (AG) had a population of 17,816.

Last checked 2026-09-2431 sources

Population17,816people31 Dec 2024Official source · Switzerland official denominator source

Median gross salary (region)7,512EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch

Average net rent17.53EUR/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 rate3.4%country median 2.3% — 48% aboveOfficial source · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO

Recorded crime7,011incidents per 100,000country median 11,440 — 39% belowOfficial source · Aargau 2025 municipality crime tables: StGB, BetmG and AIG

PM2.5, annual mean8.01µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)

Higher unemployment than 73% of Swiss cities that publish it and cleaner air than 70% of Swiss cities that publish it.

Which Switzerland-wide rules apply when you move to Wohlen (AG)?

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 Wohlen (AG).Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€71

Mobile plan, 10 GB€56

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	70.68 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Swisscom blue Internet S²⁰Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	56.03 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Salt Swiss 10GB¹⁶Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	17.53 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2024	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)⁶Official · regional context

Is Wohlen (AG) 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 worker63%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–73%

Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on education · range 57–77%

Student38%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 27–49%

Family49%strong on family, weak on education · range 39–59%

Retirement51%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 39–63%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Wohlen (AG)?

The unemployment rate is 3.4 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO³

Unemployment across cities in SwitzerlandUnemployment in Wohlen (AG) is 3.4%. Of 176 cities with data, 52 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

0–11–22–33–44–55–66–78–99–1011–12

Wohlen (AG) 3.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	7,512 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch²²Official
Unemployment rate	3.4 %country median 2.3%	31 Dec 2022	Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO³Official

What does a salary buy in Wohlen (AG)?

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

Left over each month€5,088of €6,266 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.	€6,266
Rent, 60 m²€17.53/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	− €1,052
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	€5,088

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

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Wohlen (AG). 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

Job SearchCareer Counselling

Open the Switzerland service overview

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

Safety

How safe is Wohlen (AG)?

Police recorded about 7,011 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Aargau 2025 municipality crime tables: StGB, BetmG and AIG¹

Recorded crime across major citiesWohlen (AG) highlighted among comparable cities

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	7,011 incidents per 100,000country median 11,440	31 Dec 2025	Aargau 2025 municipality crime tables: StGB, BetmG and AIG¹Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	137 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹³Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	24 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	ZRH	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Wohlen (AG). 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

Open official information

fide language promotion system — State Language Course

State Secretariat for Migration (SEM)

For adult migrants.

German, French, ItalianIn Person, Online

Open official information

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Wohlen (AG).

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Wohlen (AG)?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

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

PM2.5 — annual mean: 8.01 µg/m³ · Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)²

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

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16°4°

20°8°

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26°14°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

133

167

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204

149

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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

PM2.58WHO 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 SwitzerlandAnnual PM2.5 in Wohlen (AG) is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 43 cities with data, 12 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

2–36–77–88–99–1010–1116–1717–18

Wohlen (AG) 8.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8.01 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3.9 · Feb 5.9 · Mar 11.1 · Apr 15.6 · May 19.6 · Jun 23.5 · Jul 25.6 · Aug 25 · Sep 20.2 · Oct 14.5 · Nov 8 · Dec 4.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1.5 · Feb -1.7 · Mar 1.2 · Apr 4.3 · May 8.5 · Jun 12.1 · Jul 13.6 · Aug 13.5 · Sep 9.8 · Oct 6.5 · Nov 2.3 · Dec -0.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 1.2 · Feb 1.9 · Mar 5.9 · Apr 9.9 · May 14 · Jun 17.7 · Jul 19.4 · Aug 18.8 · Sep 14.6 · Oct 10.1 · Nov 5 · Dec 1.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 63.1 · Feb 52.6 · Mar 61.3 · Apr 63.2 · May 98.5 · Jun 92.2 · Jul 98.4 · Aug 98.3 · Sep 69.6 · Oct 72 · Nov 69.1 · Dec 81.4 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 41.2 · Feb 74.2 · Mar 133.2 · Apr 166.8 · May 180.6 · Jun 200.2 · Jul 219.8 · Aug 204.1 · Sep 148.7 · Oct 86.3 · Nov 42.8 · Dec 31.1 hours	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹²Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Switzerland: Basel ±0.9 °C. Elsewhere: Cottbus (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±0.5 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±0.5 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±0.9 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±0.9 °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 Wohlen (AG)?

The published population was 17,816 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source²¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport57.1%
Foreign residents42.9%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	562.5 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2024	Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS¹⁹Official
City area	12.44 km²	2021	Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A5 (2020-2025), FJ=2021, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km².⁴Official
Foreign non-permanent residents	211 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024¹⁵Official
Foreign residents	7,643 people	31 Dec 2024	Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.¹⁷Official
Non-permanent residents	211 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024¹⁵Official
Population density	1,432 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Reproducible density from BFS STATPOP permanent population at 31.12.2024 divided by the exact official BFS municipality area denominator (2020-2025; FJ=2021; area observed_at=2021).⁴Official
Population	17,816 people	31 Dec 2024	Switzerland official denominator source²¹Official
Swiss non-permanent residents	0 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024¹⁵Official
Swiss permanent residents	10,173 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024¹⁵Official

International community in Wohlen (AG)

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 group	People	Share
Place of birth - total	194	100.0%
Abroad	192	99.0%
In Switzerland	2	1.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁸

Country of birth

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

Published group	People	Share
Place of birth - total	18,162	100.0%
In Switzerland	10,379	57.1%
Abroad	7,783	42.9%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁸

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
Citizenship - total	194	100.0%
Germany	43	22.2%
Romania	28	14.4%
Italy	22	11.3%
Bulgaria	18	9.3%
Poland	12	6.2%
Morocco	8	4.1%
Spain	6	3.1%
Hungary	6	3.1%
North Macedonia	6	3.1%

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Published group	People	Share
France	5	2.6%
Austria	5	2.6%
Croatia	5	2.6%
Greece	3	1.5%
Slovakia	3	1.5%
Kosovo	3	1.5%
Ukraine	3	1.5%
Portugal	2	1.0%
Angola	2	1.0%
Pakistan	2	1.0%
Albania	1	0.5%
Belgium	1	0.5%
United Kingdom	1	0.5%
Türkiye	1	0.5%
Belarus	1	0.5%
Somalia	1	0.5%
Eritrea	1	0.5%
Canada	1	0.5%
Mexico	1	0.5%
Sri Lanka	1	0.5%
Japan	1	0.5%
Thailand	1	0.5%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁸

Alternatives for people set on Wohlen (AG)

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.

Mellingen as a Wohlen (AG) alternative in the same region

8 km away, better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,846 Mellingen vs 7,011 Wohlen (AG)−45%
Residents: 6,319 Mellingen vs 17,816 Wohlen (AG)−65%
Rent: €17.53/m² Mellingen vs €17.53/m² Wohlen (AG)same level
Median gross pay, region: €7,512 Mellingen vs €7,512 Wohlen (AG)same level
Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Mellingen vs 8.0 µg/m³ Wohlen (AG)same level

Full comparison More about Mellingen

St. Gallen as a Wohlen (AG) alternative in the same country

83 km away, 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: 78,863 St. Gallen vs 17,816 Wohlen (AG)+343%
Unemployment: 2.0% St. Gallen vs 3.4% Wohlen (AG)−41%
Rent: €15.01/m² (2021) St. Gallen vs €17.53/m² (2024) Wohlen (AG)no percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 9,783 St. Gallen vs 7,011 Wohlen (AG)no percentage
Median gross pay, region: €6,952 St. Gallen vs €7,512 Wohlen (AG)−7%

Full comparison More about St. Gallen

Cities near Wohlen (AG)

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

Zürich Commuting Zone · 20.0 km away

Rent: 26.18 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-04-01

Alternative cities in Switzerland

Other cities in Switzerland to compare with Wohlen (AG), nearest in population first.

All Switzerland cities

Sierre17,829 residents Wallisellen17,765 residents Illnau-Effretikon17,756 residents Morges17,701 residents Muttenz18,120 residents Val-de-Ruz17,514 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Wohlen (AG) 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; Wohlen (AG)'s school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Is Wohlen (AG) part of Winterthur?

Wohlen (AG) is in the published commuting zone of Winterthur; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Winterthur city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source⁵

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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 Wohlen (AG)?

The published population was 17,816 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Wohlen (AG)?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged).

How safe is Wohlen (AG)?

What is the unemployment rate in Wohlen (AG)?

The unemployment rate is 3.4 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO.

What is the typical salary around Wohlen (AG)?

The median gross salary is 7,512 EUR/month. Source: www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch.

Is Wohlen (AG) a good place to live?

Wohlen (AG) 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 Wohlen (AG) part of Winterthur?

Wohlen (AG) is in the published commuting zone of Winterthur; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Wohlen (AG)?

Zürich, Villmergen, Mellingen, Lenzburg, Seon are near Wohlen (AG). 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 Wohlen (AG)?

The official country of birth distribution records 194 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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  title = {Wohlen (AG), Switzerland: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}

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