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Living in Arnsberg

Arnsberg is a city in Germany, with a population of 74,879 at the end of 2024. Car density was 639 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2026. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €8.34 per m² per month in June 2026. In May 2022, the unemployment rate was 6.04%. Gigabit broadband availability was 91.7% in 2025.

Higher unemployment than 73% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 64% of German cities that publish it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Arnsberg?

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 GermanyNational rates and thresholds that apply in Arnsberg.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Arnsberg?

Average net cold rent is 8.34 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

  • Average net rent (nettokalt): 8.34 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Arnsberg22

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Arnsberg yet.

Net rent across major citiesArnsberg highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Arnsberg highlighted€9.94Hamburg€9.72Stuttgart€9.10Augsburg€9.09Mannheim€7.71Berlin€7.20Dresden€6.79Braunschweig€6.72Bielefeld€6.66Duisburg€6.27Leipzig€6.00Dortmund€5.99Halle (Saale)net rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average net rent (nettokalt)8.34 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Arnsberg22Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 500 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8.34 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: June 2026

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Arnsberg?

The unemployment rate is about 6 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 6.04 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Arnsberg is 6.0%. Of 2,973 cities with data, 1,290 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Germany per band801 cities: 2% to under 4%8012–41290 cities: 4% to under 6%12904–6624 cities: 6% to under 8%6246–8Arnsberg 6.0%228 cities: 8% to under 10%2288–1024 cities: 10% to under 12%2410–124 cities: 12% to under 14%412–142 cities: 14% to under 16%214–16

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability11.43 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de4Official
Gigabit broadband availability91.74 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,850 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context
Unemployment rate6.04 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21Official

Public employment service

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

Country-level information

Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k782.6 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)2Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Arnsberg through valid health insurance.

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 100k782.6 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport28 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat14Official
Nearest airportDTM13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official
Distance to nearest airport34.1 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official

Language courses and integration

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

Country-level information

BAMF Integrationskurse — Integration course

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For eligible migrants.

GermanIn Person
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BAMF job-related German courses — Job-related language course

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For migrants needing job-related German.

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Arnsberg.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Arnsberg?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Soest-Ost)10

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
Arnsberg annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.0PM2.5154011.0PM1010407.0NO₂µg/m³

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

PM2.5 across cities in GermanyAnnual PM2.5 in Arnsberg is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 444 cities with data, 155 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Germany per band1 city: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³13–410 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³104–54 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³45–643 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³436–7102 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³1027–8155 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³1558–9Arnsberg 8.090 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³909–1030 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³3010–115 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³511–122 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³212–132 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³213–14

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean7 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Soest-Ost)8Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean11 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Soest-Ost)9Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Soest-Ost)10Official · nearest-station reading
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 12.07 · Feb 16.31 · Mar 19.48 · Apr 25.61 · May 29.3 · Jun 31.89 · Jul 37.99 · Aug 36.69 · Sep 31.47 · Oct 26.36 · Nov 18.9 · Dec 12.76 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -15.52 · Feb -18.38 · Mar -10.91 · Apr -6.42 · May -2.6 · Jun 3.64 · Jul 6.09 · Aug 5.15 · Sep 2.45 · Oct -5.27 · Nov -7.61 · Dec -15.05 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official
Average temperature by monthJan 3.1 · Feb 3.4 · Mar 6 · Apr 10.3 · May 13.3 · Jun 16.8 · Jul 18.7 · Aug 18.5 · Sep 15.2 · Oct 11.2 · Nov 7.1 · Dec 4.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Werl18Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature9.8 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)7Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Germany cities
Lueneburg74,785 residentsDorsten75,277 residentsDessau-Rosslau75,402 residentsDetmold74,278 residentsGladbeck75,499 residentsBrandenburg an der Havel74,113 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 193.7 km² in 2024. Population density was 386.5 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Arnsberg?

The published population was 74,879 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Arnsberg residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport89.3%Foreign residents 10.7%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents639 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality11Official
City area193.7 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official
Foreign residents8,043 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official
Population density386.5 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.13Official
Population74,879 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents39,672 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Catholic share53 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other23,444 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other, share31.3 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant residents11,747 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant share15.7 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official

International community in Arnsberg

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

Country of birth

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total74,861100.0%
Germany61,35782.0%
Poland1,9792.6%
Kazakhstan1,4511.9%
Russian Federation1,3341.8%
Kosovo8401.1%
Syrian Arab Republic8221.1%
Ukraine7801.0%
Turkey7211.0%
Italy5170.7%
Serbia3630.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Portugal3520.5%
Kyrgyzstan3110.4%
Sri Lanka2300.3%
Romania2120.3%
Afghanistan1770.2%
Iraq1640.2%
Greece1520.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of1490.2%
Not stated1430.2%
Albania1340.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina1250.2%
Hungary1060.1%
Lebanon1030.1%
Spain990.1%
Belgium960.1%
Czech Republic950.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of910.1%
Montenegro880.1%
Croatia850.1%
Austria850.1%
Morocco800.1%
Bulgaria770.1%
Brazil730.1%
Moldova, Republic of700.1%
Armenia640.1%
Netherlands590.1%
United Kingdom570.1%
Pakistan570.1%
Uzbekistan560.1%
Guinea480.1%
China470.1%
Libya450.1%
Nigeria430.1%
France390.1%
Thailand380.1%
Switzerland370.0%
Tunisia370.0%
Philippines370.0%
Azerbaijan360.0%
India360.0%
Eritrea330.0%
Lithuania310.0%
Belarus300.0%
United States300.0%
Viet Nam290.0%
Angola270.0%
Slovakia260.0%
Tajikistan260.0%
Algeria250.0%
Egypt220.0%
Luxembourg210.0%
Somalia210.0%
Turkmenistan200.0%
Georgia180.0%
Slovenia170.0%
Latvia170.0%
Dominican Republic140.0%
Bangladesh140.0%
Sweden120.0%
Argentina110.0%
Ghana100.0%
Cameroon100.0%
Colombia100.0%
Indonesia100.0%
Jordan100.0%
Ireland90.0%
Mexico90.0%
Saudi Arabia90.0%
Kenya80.0%
Ecuador80.0%
Canada80.0%
Peru80.0%
Australia80.0%
Denmark60.0%
Estonia60.0%
Finland60.0%
Cuba60.0%
Norway50.0%
Liberia50.0%
Israel50.0%
Korea, Republic of50.0%
United Arab Emirates50.0%
Côte D'Ivoire40.0%
Gambia40.0%
Chile40.0%
Palestinian territories40.0%
Malaysia40.0%
Ethiopia30.0%
Zimbabwe30.0%
Cape Verde30.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the30.0%
South Africa30.0%
Namibia30.0%
Sierra Leone30.0%
Togo30.0%
Uganda30.0%
Barbados30.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of30.0%
Yemen30.0%
Bhutan30.0%
Japan30.0%
Cambodia30.0%
Taiwan, Province of China30.0%
New Zealand30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source17

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total74,861100.0%
Germany66,81989.3%
Kosovo8431.1%
Syrian Arab Republic8251.1%
Italy6990.9%
Turkey5940.8%
Ukraine5640.8%
Portugal4820.6%
Poland4510.6%
Serbia3270.4%
Afghanistan2080.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Greece1770.2%
Russian Federation1760.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of1640.2%
Iraq1610.2%
Romania1380.2%
Albania1270.2%
Spain1170.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina1160.2%
Hungary1110.1%
Belgium1010.1%
Montenegro940.1%
Kazakhstan920.1%
Sri Lanka830.1%
Bulgaria790.1%
Croatia770.1%
Nigeria690.1%
Armenia590.1%
Lebanon580.1%
Netherlands550.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of510.1%
Eritrea480.1%
Austria460.1%
Pakistan430.1%
Guinea420.1%
Kyrgyzstan400.1%
Uncertain380.1%
China370.0%
Brazil360.0%
Azerbaijan320.0%
United Kingdom310.0%
Angola310.0%
Morocco280.0%
Viet Nam280.0%
Somalia250.0%
India230.0%
Algeria220.0%
Thailand210.0%
Slovakia200.0%
Tunisia180.0%
Egypt180.0%
Tajikistan170.0%
Philippines160.0%
Stateless160.0%
Latvia150.0%
Ghana140.0%
Libya140.0%
Jordan140.0%
Moldova, Republic of130.0%
Belarus120.0%
France110.0%
Switzerland110.0%
United States110.0%
Bangladesh110.0%
Uzbekistan110.0%
Slovenia100.0%
Lithuania80.0%
Czech Republic80.0%
Colombia80.0%
Mexico70.0%
Georgia70.0%
Luxembourg50.0%
Argentina50.0%
Indonesia50.0%
Finland40.0%
Dominican Republic40.0%
Denmark30.0%
Estonia30.0%
Ireland30.0%
Sweden30.0%
Côte D'Ivoire30.0%
Zimbabwe30.0%
Gambia30.0%
Cape Verde30.0%
Congo30.0%
Cameroon30.0%
South Africa30.0%
Sierra Leone30.0%
Uganda30.0%
Barbados30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Peru30.0%
Bhutan30.0%
Japan30.0%
Australia30.0%
New Zealand30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16

Is Arnsberg 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 worker50%strong on work, weak on safety · range 40–60%
Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–65%
Student55%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 44–66%
Family51%strong on family, weak on safety · range 40–62%
Retirement54%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 41–67%
Foreign residents8,043 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population74,879 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)8.34 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Arnsberg
Fibre-to-the-building availability11.43 %31 Dec 2025Official source · data.bundesnetzagentur.de
Gigabit broadband availability91.74 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Median gross salary (regional)3,850 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Local business-tax multiplier459 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de19Official
Local property-tax multiplier523 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de19Official

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Arnsberg?

The published population was 74,879 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Arnsberg?

Average net cold rent is 8.34 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 584 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Arnsberg.

Is the air quality good in Arnsberg?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Soest-Ost).

What is the unemployment rate in Arnsberg?

The unemployment rate is about 6 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Arnsberg?

The median gross salary is 3,850 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

How many foreign residents live in Arnsberg?

8,043 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Arnsberg a good place to live?

Arnsberg 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.

How many people born in Total live in Arnsberg?

The official country of birth distribution records 74,861 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2022-05-15. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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  title = {Arnsberg, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, taxes},
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  2. Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas) bundes-klinik-atlas.de · checked 2026-08-03
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  9. EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Soest-Ost) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
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