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Living in Bergkamen

In May 2022, the foreign population was 6,878. The population of Bergkamen, in Germany, was 49,143 at the end of 2024. Gigabit broadband availability was 72.9% in 2025. Car density was 593 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2026.

Higher unemployment than 94% of German cities that publish it and dirtier air than 91% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 Bergkamen.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €8.22 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Bergkamen?

Average net cold rent is 8.22 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): 8.22 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Bergkamen21

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

Net rent across major citiesBergkamen highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Bergkamen 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)8.22 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Bergkamen21Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 493 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8.22 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 8.53% in May 2022.

What is the unemployment rate in Bergkamen?

The unemployment rate is about 8.5 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 8.53 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Bergkamen is 8.5%. 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%6246–8228 cities: 8% to under 10%2288–10Bergkamen 8.5%24 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 availability4.6 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de3Official
Gigabit broadband availability72.86 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas2Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,900 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context
Unemployment rate8.53 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official

Public employment service

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

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport28 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat13Official
Nearest airportDTM13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official
Distance to nearest airport11 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Bergkamen. 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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Bergkamen.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Bergkamen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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 Unna-Königsborn)9

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
Bergkamen annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit52510.0PM2.5154014.0PM10104015.0NO₂µg/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 Bergkamen is 10.0 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/m³1558–990 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³909–1030 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³3010–11Bergkamen 10.05 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 mean15 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Lünen-Niederaden)7Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean14 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Lünen-Niederaden)8Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Unna-Königsborn)9Official · nearest-station reading
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 12.26 · Feb 16.7 · Mar 20.58 · Apr 25.86 · May 30.57 · Jun 33.88 · Jul 39.18 · Aug 36.94 · Sep 32.01 · Oct 26.64 · Nov 19.4 · Dec 13.65 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -14.92 · Feb -17.53 · Mar -9.95 · Apr -5.38 · May -1.59 · Jun 3.54 · Jul 6.56 · Aug 5.42 · Sep 3.32 · Oct -5.01 · Nov -7.27 · Dec -13.93 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official
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 Werl17Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature9.8 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)6Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Oranienburg49,122 residentsEmden49,202 residentsStraubing49,002 residentsFreising48,928 residentsWillich49,413 residentsErftstadt48,772 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 44.9 km² in 2024. Population density was 1,094.5 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Bergkamen?

The published population was 49,143 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Bergkamen residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport86%Foreign residents14%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents593 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality10Official
City area44.9 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official
Foreign residents6,878 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19Official
Population density1,094 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.12Official
Population49,143 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents11,557 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Catholic share23.8 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other21,371 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other, share44 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant residents15,590 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant share32.1 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official

International community in Bergkamen

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
Total48,518100.0%
Germany38,65579.7%
Poland2,9466.1%
Turkey2,4865.1%
Syrian Arab Republic6631.4%
Russian Federation5201.1%
Kazakhstan5071.0%
Romania2990.6%
Ukraine2360.5%
Afghanistan1200.2%
Viet Nam1130.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Serbia1030.2%
Bulgaria910.2%
Iraq910.2%
Not stated900.2%
Italy840.2%
Kosovo810.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of720.1%
Hungary690.1%
Morocco670.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina650.1%
Croatia620.1%
Nigeria580.1%
Czech Republic550.1%
Greece480.1%
Albania410.1%
Moldova, Republic of400.1%
Sri Lanka380.1%
Lithuania340.1%
Netherlands340.1%
Armenia340.1%
Kyrgyzstan340.1%
Austria320.1%
Thailand320.1%
Lebanon290.1%
Tajikistan290.1%
United Kingdom260.1%
Spain250.1%
France240.0%
Guinea240.0%
Pakistan240.0%
Portugal220.0%
Tunisia220.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of170.0%
Eritrea170.0%
Azerbaijan170.0%
China160.0%
Belgium150.0%
Belarus150.0%
Slovenia140.0%
Algeria140.0%
Egypt140.0%
Angola130.0%
Ghana130.0%
Uzbekistan120.0%
Switzerland110.0%
Libya110.0%
Brazil90.0%
Latvia80.0%
Congo80.0%
Indonesia80.0%
Jordan80.0%
Philippines80.0%
United Arab Emirates80.0%
Slovakia70.0%
Cameroon70.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of70.0%
United States70.0%
Georgia70.0%
Montenegro60.0%
India60.0%
Saudi Arabia60.0%
Canada50.0%
Bangladesh50.0%
Ethiopia40.0%
Kenya40.0%
South Africa40.0%
Somalia40.0%
Colombia40.0%
Israel40.0%
Luxembourg30.0%
Norway30.0%
Sweden30.0%
Gambia30.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the30.0%
Mali30.0%
Niger30.0%
Burkina Faso30.0%
Rwanda30.0%
Togo30.0%
Argentina30.0%
Dominican Republic30.0%
Ecuador30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Paraguay30.0%
Peru30.0%
Korea, Democratic People'S Republic of30.0%
Palestinian territories30.0%
Turkmenistan30.0%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total48,518100.0%
Germany41,63885.8%
Turkey2,8705.9%
Poland8831.8%
Syrian Arab Republic7141.5%
Romania3130.6%
Ukraine1850.4%
Serbia1360.3%
Uncertain1220.3%
Afghanistan1130.2%
Bulgaria1040.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Nigeria900.2%
Kosovo880.2%
Iraq870.2%
Croatia810.2%
Italy760.2%
Hungary640.1%
Russian Federation580.1%
Greece540.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of490.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina470.1%
Albania440.1%
Viet Nam410.1%
Morocco330.1%
Lithuania320.1%
Portugal310.1%
Stateless300.1%
Armenia280.1%
Netherlands270.1%
Austria250.1%
Spain250.1%
Eritrea240.0%
Kazakhstan230.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of210.0%
Guinea210.0%
Sri Lanka210.0%
Thailand200.0%
Angola190.0%
Ghana180.0%
Azerbaijan180.0%
Lebanon180.0%
Pakistan180.0%
China150.0%
Tajikistan130.0%
United Kingdom120.0%
Belgium90.0%
Algeria90.0%
Tunisia80.0%
Georgia80.0%
France70.0%
Montenegro70.0%
United States70.0%
Indonesia70.0%
Moldova, Republic of60.0%
Somalia60.0%
Czech Republic50.0%
Belarus50.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the50.0%
Egypt50.0%
Latvia40.0%
Libya40.0%
Burkina Faso40.0%
Brazil40.0%
Colombia40.0%
Israel40.0%
Denmark30.0%
Slovenia30.0%
Norway30.0%
Slovakia30.0%
Sweden30.0%
Gambia30.0%
Congo30.0%
Mali30.0%
Cameroon30.0%
South Africa30.0%
Sudan30.0%
Togo30.0%
Dominican Republic30.0%
Ecuador30.0%
Canada30.0%
Peru30.0%
India30.0%
Jordan30.0%
Bangladesh30.0%
Philippines30.0%
Korea, Republic of30.0%
Turkmenistan30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15

Is Bergkamen 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 worker46%strong on work, weak on safety · range 35–57%
Skilled employee52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–62%
Student54%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 42–66%
Family48%strong on family, weak on safety · range 36–60%
Retirement54%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 40–68%
Foreign residents6,878 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population49,143 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)8.22 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Bergkamen
Fibre-to-the-building availability4.6 %31 Dec 2025Official source · data.bundesnetzagentur.de
Gigabit broadband availability72.86 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Median gross salary (regional)3,900 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 multiplier480 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de18Official
Local property-tax multiplier670 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de18Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Bergkamen 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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Common questions

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

How many people live in Bergkamen?

The published population was 49,143 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Bergkamen?

Average net cold rent is 8.22 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 575 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Bergkamen.

Is the air quality good in Bergkamen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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 Unna-Königsborn).

What is the unemployment rate in Bergkamen?

The unemployment rate is about 8.5 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Bergkamen?

The median gross salary is 3,900 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

How many foreign residents live in Bergkamen?

6,878 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Bergkamen a good place to live?

Bergkamen 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 Bergkamen?

The official country of birth distribution records 48,518 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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