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Living in Bad Berleburg

The foreign population count was 1,245 in May 2022. The population of Bad Berleburg, in Germany, was 18,400 at the end of 2024.

Lower unemployment than 69% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 98% of German cities that publish it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Bad Berleburg?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €7.86 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Bad Berleburg?

Average net cold rent is 7.86 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): 7.86 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Bad Berleburg23

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

Net rent across major citiesBad Berleburg highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Bad Berleburg 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)7.86 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Bad Berleburg23Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 472 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.86 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

The unemployment rate was 4.18% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €4,000 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €28,655 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Bad Berleburg?

The unemployment rate is about 4.2 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 4.18 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities22
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Bad Berleburg is 4.2%. 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%12904–6Bad Berleburg 4.2%624 cities: 6% to under 8%6246–8228 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 availability4.2 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Gigabit broadband availability63.55 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Disposable income per resident28,655 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts19Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita45,252 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts19Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)4,000 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)2Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate4.18 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities22Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Bad Berleburg. 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

Bundesagentur für Arbeit

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k611.8 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)3Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents135 per 100,0002024BBSR INKAR — physicians per 100,000 residents (indicator 8102)1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Bad Berleburg 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 100k611.8 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport8 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat15Official
Nearest airportPAD13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official
Distance to nearest airport64.4 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Bad Berleburg. 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 Bad Berleburg.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Bad Berleburg?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Netphen Rothaargebirge)12

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
Bad Berleburg average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°JFMAMJJASOND18°-4°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Bad Berleburg average monthly precipitation, mm04080120160137102103758796113106110113123141JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Bad Berleburg average monthly sunshine, hours0501001502004767113160181180188178130894438JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Bad Berleburg annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5255.0PM2.515407.0PM1010404.0NO₂µg/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 Bad Berleburg is 5.0 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/m³45–6Bad Berleburg 5.043 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/m³1558–990 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 mean4 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Netphen Rothaargebirge)10Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean7 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Netphen Rothaargebirge)11Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean5 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Netphen Rothaargebirge)12Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 0.1 · Feb 0.7 · Mar 4.2 · Apr 9.3 · May 13.4 · Jun 16.4 · Jul 18.4 · Aug 18.3 · Sep 13.9 · Oct 9 · Nov 4 · Dec 1.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Kahler Asten20Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -3.8 · Feb -3.6 · Mar -1.3 · Apr 2.1 · May 5.7 · Jun 8.6 · Jul 10.9 · Aug 10.8 · Sep 7.8 · Oct 4.1 · Nov 0.2 · Dec -2.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Kahler Asten20Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -1.9 · Feb -1.5 · Mar 1.2 · Apr 5.4 · May 9.3 · Jun 12.2 · Jul 14.3 · Aug 14.1 · Sep 10.5 · Oct 6.2 · Nov 2 · Dec -0.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Kahler Asten20Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 136.9 · Feb 102.3 · Mar 103.1 · Apr 75 · May 86.9 · Jun 95.7 · Jul 112.6 · Aug 105.9 · Sep 110.2 · Oct 113 · Nov 122.9 · Dec 141.3 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Kahler Asten20Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 47.1 · Feb 67.2 · Mar 113.1 · Apr 160.3 · May 181 · Jun 180.3 · Jul 188 · Aug 178 · Sep 129.8 · Oct 89.3 · Nov 44 · Dec 38.1 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Kahler Asten20Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature9.8 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)9Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Bad Segeberg18,399 residentsGerlingen18,392 residentsWörth am Rhein18,387 residentsSchwalmstadt18,420 residentsHochheim am Main18,422 residentsHeusweiler18,427 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 275.5 km² in 2024.

How many people live in Bad Berleburg?

The published population was 18,400 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Bad Berleburg residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport93.2%Foreign residents 6.8%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents721 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality13Official
City area275.5 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official
Foreign residents1,245 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21Official
Population density66.78 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.14Official
Population18,400 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents1,850 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Catholic share10.1 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other4,786 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other, share26.1 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant residents11,725 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant share63.9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official

International community in Bad Berleburg

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
Total18,358100.0%
Germany16,25388.5%
Kazakhstan3071.7%
Poland2771.5%
Russian Federation2301.3%
Ukraine1660.9%
Romania1080.6%
Syrian Arab Republic860.5%
Italy690.4%
Turkey570.3%
Not stated500.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Afghanistan480.3%
Serbia430.2%
Kosovo420.2%
Uzbekistan410.2%
Hungary330.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina320.2%
Austria290.2%
Czech Republic290.2%
Netherlands270.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of220.1%
Iraq220.1%
Croatia200.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of200.1%
Lebanon180.1%
Moldova, Republic of170.1%
United Kingdom150.1%
Eritrea150.1%
Kyrgyzstan150.1%
Greece140.1%
Lithuania130.1%
Sri Lanka130.1%
Montenegro120.1%
France110.1%
Bulgaria100.1%
United States100.1%
Spain80.0%
Azerbaijan80.0%
Slovenia70.0%
United Arab Emirates70.0%
Albania60.0%
Belgium60.0%
Nigeria60.0%
Libya60.0%
Brazil60.0%
Georgia60.0%
Latvia50.0%
Guinea50.0%
Tajikistan50.0%
Thailand50.0%
Denmark40.0%
Portugal40.0%
Switzerland40.0%
Ghana40.0%
Morocco40.0%
Egypt40.0%
Canada40.0%
Jamaica40.0%
Armenia40.0%
Jordan40.0%
Pakistan40.0%
Estonia30.0%
Norway30.0%
Slovakia30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Angola30.0%
Namibia30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Uruguay30.0%
Viet Nam30.0%
Israel30.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic30.0%
Oman30.0%
Philippines30.0%
China30.0%
Australia30.0%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total18,358100.0%
Germany17,10993.2%
Ukraine1610.9%
Romania1290.7%
Poland1110.6%
Syrian Arab Republic940.5%
Italy730.4%
Turkey560.3%
Afghanistan480.3%
Russian Federation460.3%
Kosovo440.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Croatia410.2%
Hungary410.2%
Serbia300.2%
Netherlands250.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of230.1%
Austria220.1%
Iraq220.1%
Eritrea200.1%
Greece170.1%
Sri Lanka150.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina130.1%
Montenegro130.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of120.1%
Czech Republic110.1%
Lithuania100.1%
Kazakhstan100.1%
Azerbaijan90.0%
United Kingdom80.0%
Portugal70.0%
Angola70.0%
Armenia70.0%
Jordan70.0%
Albania60.0%
Spain60.0%
Guinea60.0%
United States60.0%
Lebanon60.0%
Bulgaria50.0%
Latvia50.0%
Libya50.0%
Georgia50.0%
Kyrgyzstan50.0%
Thailand50.0%
Belgium40.0%
France40.0%
Ghana40.0%
Morocco40.0%
Denmark30.0%
Moldova, Republic of30.0%
Norway30.0%
Slovakia30.0%
Sweden30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Egypt30.0%
Brazil30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Viet Nam30.0%
Philippines30.0%
Tajikistan30.0%
Uzbekistan30.0%
China30.0%
Not stated30.0%

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

Is Bad Berleburg 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 worker44%strong on work, weak on safety · range 34–54%
Skilled employee52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–62%
Student48%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 37–59%
Family54%strong on family, weak on safety · range 43–65%
Retirement49%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 36–62%
Foreign residents1,245 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population18,400 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)7.86 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Bad Berleburg
Fibre-to-the-building availability4.2 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability63.55 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident28,655 EUR/year31 Dec 2023Official source · VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Childcare coverage, ages 3–697.7 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional6Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 332.3 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional6Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier495 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich8Official
Local property-tax multiplier495 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich8Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Bad Berleburg?

The published population was 18,400 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Bad Berleburg?

Average net cold rent is 7.86 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 550 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Bad Berleburg.

Is the air quality good in Bad Berleburg?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Netphen Rothaargebirge).

What is the unemployment rate in Bad Berleburg?

The unemployment rate is about 4.2 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Bad Berleburg?

The median gross salary is 4,000 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Bad Berleburg?

1,245 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Bad Berleburg a good place to live?

Bad Berleburg 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 Bad Berleburg?

The official country of birth distribution records 18,358 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Bad Berleburg, Germany: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/bad-berleburg/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Bad Berleburg, Germany: rent, salary, jobs},
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