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Living in Bad Schwartau

Bad Schwartau is a city in Germany. Regional disposable income was €30,474 per person per year at the end of 2023. The regional median gross salary was €3,700 per month at the end of 2024. Bad Schwartau had a population of 19,954 at the end of 2024. For Bad Schwartau, the unemployment rate was 5.16% in May 2022.

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

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

Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €12.5 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Bad Schwartau?

Average net cold rent is 12.5 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): 12.5 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Bad Schwartau22

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

Net rent across major citiesBad Schwartau highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Bad Schwartau 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)12.5 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Bad Schwartau22Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 750 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 12.5 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 Bad Schwartau?

The unemployment rate is about 5.2 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 5.16 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Bad Schwartau is 5.2%. 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 Schwartau 5.2%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 availability56.32 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Gigabit broadband availability96.43 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Disposable income per resident30,474 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts18Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita34,752 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts18Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)3,700 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate5.16 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21Official

Public employment service

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

Job Search

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k481.7 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)2Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Bad Schwartau 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 100k481.7 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport4 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat14Official
Nearest airportLBC13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official
Distance to nearest airport12.8 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official

Language courses and integration

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

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

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For migrants needing job-related German.

GermanIn Person
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Bad Schwartau.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Bad Schwartau?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 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 Lübeck Moislinger Allee)11

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 Schwartau average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND24°-1°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Bad Schwartau average monthly precipitation, mm020406080605148385071727154555566JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Bad Schwartau average monthly sunshine, hours06012018024042611191832312172232041501044832JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Bad Schwartau annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5256.0PM2.5154014.0PM10104018.0NO₂µg/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 Schwartau is 6.0 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/m³436–7Bad Schwartau 6.0102 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 mean18 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Lübeck Moislinger Allee)9Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean14 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Lübeck Moislinger Allee)10Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean6 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Lübeck Moislinger Allee)11Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 3.7 · Feb 5 · Mar 8.7 · Apr 13.9 · May 18.2 · Jun 21.1 · Jul 23.8 · Aug 23.5 · Sep 19.1 · Oct 13.7 · Nov 7.7 · Dec 4.6 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station L�beck-Blankensee19Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -1.3 · Feb -1.1 · Mar 0.4 · Apr 3 · May 6.5 · Jun 9.9 · Jul 12.3 · Aug 12.2 · Sep 9.2 · Oct 5.7 · Nov 2.2 · Dec -0.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station L�beck-Blankensee19Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 1.4 · Feb 2 · Mar 4.4 · Apr 8.5 · May 12.6 · Jun 15.7 · Jul 18 · Aug 17.7 · Sep 13.9 · Oct 9.4 · Nov 5.2 · Dec 2.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station L�beck-Blankensee19Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 59.9 · Feb 51 · Mar 47.9 · Apr 38 · May 49.6 · Jun 70.8 · Jul 71.5 · Aug 71.1 · Sep 54 · Oct 55.4 · Nov 55.3 · Dec 65.6 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station L�beck-Blankensee19Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 42.2 · Feb 60.5 · Mar 119.4 · Apr 183.1 · May 231 · Jun 216.6 · Jul 223.1 · Aug 203.5 · Sep 149.8 · Oct 103.7 · Nov 48.4 · Dec 32.3 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station L�beck-Blankensee19Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature9 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)8Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

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Population and city profile

The city covered 18.4 km² in 2024. Population density was 1,085 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Bad Schwartau?

The published population was 19,954 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Bad Schwartau residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport93.4%Foreign residents 6.6%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents609 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality12Official
City area18.39 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official
Foreign residents1,313 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official
Population density1,085 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.13Official
Population19,954 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents1,094 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Catholic share5.4 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other10,637 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other, share52.9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant residents8,382 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant share41.7 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official

International community in Bad Schwartau

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
Total20,108100.0%
Germany17,71688.1%
Poland4862.4%
Russian Federation2141.1%
Syrian Arab Republic2011.0%
Kazakhstan1450.7%
Turkey1320.7%
Iraq960.5%
Ukraine920.5%
Romania620.3%
Iran, Islamic Republic of620.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Not stated560.3%
Afghanistan530.3%
Bulgaria400.2%
Austria340.2%
Italy330.2%
Lithuania300.1%
Czech Republic300.1%
Lebanon290.1%
Spain270.1%
Denmark240.1%
Thailand230.1%
France210.1%
Portugal210.1%
Croatia200.1%
Kosovo200.1%
Finland190.1%
Greece180.1%
United Kingdom180.1%
United States180.1%
Azerbaijan170.1%
Pakistan160.1%
China160.1%
Latvia150.1%
Hungary140.1%
Viet Nam140.1%
Netherlands130.1%
Sweden130.1%
Serbia120.1%
India120.1%
Switzerland110.1%
Uzbekistan110.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina100.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of100.0%
Tunisia100.0%
Armenia100.0%
Morocco80.0%
Philippines80.0%
Moldova, Republic of70.0%
Algeria70.0%
Georgia70.0%
Slovenia60.0%
Norway60.0%
Slovakia60.0%
Colombia60.0%
Jordan60.0%
Chile50.0%
Indonesia50.0%
Tajikistan50.0%
Nigeria40.0%
Somalia40.0%
Paraguay40.0%
Sri Lanka40.0%
Malaysia40.0%
Australia40.0%
Andorra30.0%
Belgium30.0%
Estonia30.0%
Iceland30.0%
Montenegro30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Angola30.0%
Eritrea30.0%
Côte D'Ivoire30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Congo30.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the30.0%
South Africa30.0%
Brazil30.0%
Dominican Republic30.0%
Honduras30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Peru30.0%
Uruguay30.0%
Yemen30.0%
Israel30.0%
Japan30.0%
Cambodia30.0%
Kuwait30.0%
Taiwan, Province of China30.0%

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
Total20,108100.0%
Germany18,79293.5%
Syrian Arab Republic2401.2%
Poland1310.7%
Turkey990.5%
Iraq990.5%
Ukraine670.3%
Russian Federation590.3%
Afghanistan570.3%
Bulgaria400.2%
Romania390.2%
Show 58 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Iran, Islamic Republic of350.2%
Austria310.2%
Portugal280.1%
Italy270.1%
Croatia200.1%
Lithuania170.1%
Denmark160.1%
Armenia160.1%
Spain130.1%
Greece120.1%
Serbia120.1%
Azerbaijan120.1%
Hungary110.1%
United Kingdom110.1%
United States110.1%
Thailand110.1%
Finland100.0%
France100.0%
Kosovo90.0%
Sweden90.0%
Viet Nam90.0%
India90.0%
Lebanon90.0%
Stateless90.0%
Uncertain90.0%
Kazakhstan80.0%
China80.0%
Montenegro70.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of70.0%
Algeria60.0%
Nigeria60.0%
Morocco60.0%
Georgia60.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina50.0%
Netherlands50.0%
Switzerland50.0%
Czech Republic40.0%
Belarus40.0%
Somalia40.0%
Philippines40.0%
Belgium30.0%
Slovenia30.0%
Iceland30.0%
Latvia30.0%
Moldova, Republic of30.0%
Slovakia30.0%
Eritrea30.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Honduras30.0%
Canada30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Yemen30.0%
Israel30.0%
Japan30.0%
Jordan30.0%
Uzbekistan30.0%
Australia30.0%

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

Is Bad Schwartau 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%
Student54%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 43–65%
Family52%strong on family, weak on safety · range 41–63%
Retirement51%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 38–64%
Foreign residents1,313 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population19,954 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)12.5 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Bad Schwartau
Fibre-to-the-building availability56.32 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability96.43 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident30,474 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 3–697.1 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 344.7 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier380 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official
Local property-tax multiplier425 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Bad Schwartau?

The published population was 19,954 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Bad Schwartau?

Average net cold rent is 12.5 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 875 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Bad Schwartau.

Is the air quality good in Bad Schwartau?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 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 Lübeck Moislinger Allee).

What is the unemployment rate in Bad Schwartau?

The unemployment rate is about 5.2 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Bad Schwartau?

The median gross salary is 3,700 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Bad Schwartau?

1,313 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Bad Schwartau a good place to live?

Bad Schwartau 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 Schwartau?

The official country of birth distribution records 20,108 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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