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Living in Bergen auf Rügen

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €8.67 per m² per month in June 2026. The regional median gross salary was €3,200 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €25,212 per person per year at the end of 2023. In May 2022, the unemployment rate was 6.16%. The population of Bergen auf Rügen, in Germany, was 13,457 at the end of 2024.

Higher unemployment than 74% 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 Bergen auf Rügen?

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 Bergen auf Rügen.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Bergen auf Rügen?

Average net cold rent is 8.67 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): 8.67 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Bergen auf Rügen22

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

Net rent across major citiesBergen auf Rügen highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Bergen auf Rügen 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)8.67 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Bergen auf Rügen22Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 520 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8.67 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 Bergen auf Rügen?

The unemployment rate is about 6.2 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 6.16 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Bergen auf Rügen is 6.2%. 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%12904–6624 cities: 6% to under 8%6246–8Bergen auf Rügen 6.2%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 availability98.55 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Gigabit broadband availability98.64 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Disposable income per resident25,212 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts18Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita32,495 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts18Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)3,200 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate6.16 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Bergen auf Rügen. 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 Bergen auf Rügen. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k1,457 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)2Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Bergen auf Rügen 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 100k1,457 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport5 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat14Official
Nearest airportHDF13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official
Distance to nearest airport76 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Bergen auf Rügen. 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.

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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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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Bergen auf Rügen?

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 Garz)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
Bergen auf Rügen average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND22°-1°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Bergen auf Rügen average monthly precipitation, mm020406080564042334768747153615761JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Bergen auf Rügen average monthly sunshine, hours07014021028043651332212642612592271711095332JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Bergen auf Rügen annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.0PM2.5154012.0PM1010403.0NO₂µg/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 Bergen auf Rügen 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/m³1558–9Bergen auf Rügen 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 mean3 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Garz)9Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean12 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Garz)10Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Garz)11Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 2.7 · Feb 3.4 · Mar 6.8 · Apr 11.8 · May 16.5 · Jun 19.8 · Jul 22.1 · Aug 22.3 · Sep 18.4 · Oct 12.6 · Nov 7.8 · Dec 4.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Putbus19Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -1.5 · Feb -1.1 · Mar 0.7 · Apr 3.8 · May 7.4 · Jun 10.9 · Jul 13.3 · Aug 13.7 · Sep 11 · Oct 7 · Nov 3.7 · Dec 0.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Putbus19Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 0.9 · Feb 1.1 · Mar 3.8 · Apr 7.7 · May 12 · Jun 15.5 · Jul 17.8 · Aug 17.9 · Sep 14.5 · Oct 9.5 · Nov 5.8 · Dec 2.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Putbus19Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 56.1 · Feb 40.3 · Mar 41.5 · Apr 33.2 · May 46.9 · Jun 67.5 · Jul 73.7 · Aug 71 · Sep 53.2 · Oct 60.7 · Nov 57 · Dec 61.4 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Putbus19Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 43.3 · Feb 64.7 · Mar 132.6 · Apr 220.6 · May 264 · Jun 260.7 · Jul 258.7 · Aug 226.5 · Sep 170.5 · Oct 108.7 · Nov 53.4 · Dec 31.8 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Putbus19Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature8.8 °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.

All Germany cities
Östringen13,450 residentsTauberbischofsheim13,445 residentsGräfelfing13,472 residentsPfullendorf13,442 residentsLappersdorf13,419 residentsGenthin13,416 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 51.5 km² in 2024. Population density was 261.4 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Bergen auf Rügen?

The published population was 13,457 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Bergen auf Rügen residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport94.9%Foreign residents 5.1%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents555 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality12Official
City area51.49 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official
Foreign residents684 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official
Population density261.4 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.13Official
Population13,457 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents273 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Catholic share2 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other12,107 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other, share88.7 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant residents1,269 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant share9.3 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official

International community in Bergen auf Rügen

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
Total13,646100.0%
Germany12,60792.4%
Poland2211.6%
Russian Federation1491.1%
Syrian Arab Republic1130.8%
Ukraine590.4%
Czech Republic460.3%
Afghanistan320.2%
Kazakhstan320.2%
Romania300.2%
Turkey290.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Viet Nam280.2%
Not stated230.2%
Iraq170.1%
Bulgaria150.1%
Austria150.1%
Italy130.1%
Georgia120.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of110.1%
Hungary110.1%
Armenia110.1%
Greece100.1%
Tunisia90.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of90.1%
Albania80.1%
Lithuania70.1%
Spain70.1%
Mauritania70.1%
Brazil70.1%
France60.0%
Slovakia60.0%
Switzerland60.0%
Cuba60.0%
Egypt50.0%
Lebanon50.0%
Denmark40.0%
Slovenia40.0%
United Kingdom40.0%
Ghana40.0%
Canada40.0%
Peru40.0%
India40.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina30.0%
Croatia30.0%
Latvia30.0%
Montenegro30.0%
Moldova, Republic of30.0%
Kosovo30.0%
Portugal30.0%
Serbia30.0%
Nigeria30.0%
Libya30.0%
Sierra Leone30.0%
Costa Rica30.0%
Guatemala30.0%
Uruguay30.0%
Azerbaijan30.0%
Uzbekistan30.0%
Australia30.0%

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
Total13,646100.0%
Germany12,96195.0%
Syrian Arab Republic1240.9%
Poland930.7%
Ukraine570.4%
Russian Federation550.4%
Romania370.3%
Afghanistan370.3%
Turkey300.2%
Viet Nam230.2%
Greece200.1%
Show 34 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Iraq170.1%
Italy160.1%
Armenia160.1%
Bulgaria120.1%
Georgia120.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of110.1%
Hungary100.1%
Mauritania100.1%
Austria90.1%
Ghana90.1%
Tunisia70.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of70.1%
Slovakia60.0%
Lithuania50.0%
Czech Republic50.0%
Lebanon50.0%
Spain40.0%
Egypt40.0%
Albania30.0%
Croatia30.0%
Latvia30.0%
Montenegro30.0%
Portugal30.0%
Switzerland30.0%
Nigeria30.0%
Morocco30.0%
Namibia30.0%
Sierra Leone30.0%
Somalia30.0%
Brazil30.0%
Guatemala30.0%
India30.0%
Kazakhstan30.0%
Not stated30.0%

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

Is Bergen auf Rügen 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 worker64%strong on work, weak on safety · range 54–74%
Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on safety · range 54–74%
Student63%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 52–74%
Family54%strong on family, weak on safety · range 43–65%
Retirement60%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 47–73%
Foreign residents684 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population13,457 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)8.67 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Bergen auf Rügen
Fibre-to-the-building availability98.55 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability98.64 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident25,212 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 3–6103.1 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 358.9 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier400 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official
Local property-tax multiplier350 %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 Bergen auf Rügen?

The published population was 13,457 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Bergen auf Rügen?

Average net cold rent is 8.67 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 607 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Bergen auf Rügen.

Is the air quality good in Bergen auf Rügen?

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 Garz).

What is the unemployment rate in Bergen auf Rügen?

The unemployment rate is about 6.2 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Bergen auf Rügen?

The median gross salary is 3,200 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Bergen auf Rügen?

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

Is Bergen auf Rügen a good place to live?

Bergen auf Rügen 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 Bergen auf Rügen?

The official country of birth distribution records 13,646 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). Bergen auf Rügen, Germany: rent, salary [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/bergen-auf-rugen/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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