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Living in Bitburg

Bitburg is a city in Germany, with a population of 15,554 at the end of 2024. The regional median gross salary was €3,750 per month at the end of 2024. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €10.14 per m² per month in June 2026.

Lower unemployment than 70% of German cities that publish it and dirtier air than 71% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 Bitburg.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Bitburg?

Average net cold rent is 10.14 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): 10.14 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Bitburg21

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

Net rent across major citiesBitburg highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Bitburg 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)10.14 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Bitburg21Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 608 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 10.14 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 4.14% in May 2022. Regional disposable income was €26,997 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Bitburg?

The unemployment rate is about 4.1 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 4.14 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Bitburg is 4.1%. 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%12904–6Bitburg 4.1%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 availability79.6 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Gigabit broadband availability83.5 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Disposable income per resident26,997 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts18Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita35,453 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts18Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)3,750 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate4.14 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Bitburg. 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 Bitburg. 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 Bitburg 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 airport54 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat14Official
Nearest airportLUX13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official
Distance to nearest airport44.7 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Bitburg?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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 Trier-Pfalzel)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
Bitburg annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5259.0PM2.5104011.0NO₂µg/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 Bitburg is 9.0 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/m³909–10Bitburg 9.030 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 mean11 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Trier-Pfalzel)9Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean9 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Trier-Pfalzel)10Official · nearest-station reading
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 11.2 · Feb 15.95 · Mar 19.01 · Apr 24.34 · May 28.16 · Jun 32.58 · Jul 38.62 · Aug 36.89 · Sep 32.76 · Oct 24.62 · Nov 16.97 · Dec 12.2 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -16.58 · Feb -20.5 · Mar -14.79 · Apr -5.37 · May -1.88 · Jun 2.44 · Jul 4.75 · Aug 4.47 · Sep 1.37 · Oct -5.5 · Nov -7.67 · Dec -14.68 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official
Average temperature by monthJan -0.14 · Feb 0.47 · Mar 3.77 · Apr 8.02 · May 11.96 · Jun 15.68 · Jul 17.88 · Aug 17.39 · Sep 13.49 · Oct 9.01 · Nov 4.46 · Dec 0.93 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official
Annual mean temperature9.5 °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
Mindelheim15,531 residentsRatekau15,527 residentsFreiberg am Neckar15,520 residentsTemplin15,590 residentsFinsterwalde15,496 residentsGroßenkneten15,613 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 47.6 km² in 2024. Population density was 327.1 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Bitburg?

The published population was 15,554 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Bitburg residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport81.1%Foreign residents18.9%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents720 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality11Official
City area47.55 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official
Foreign residents2,942 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19Official
Population density327.1 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.13Official
Population15,554 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents8,494 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Catholic share55.1 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other5,300 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other, share34.4 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant residents1,612 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant share10.5 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official

International community in Bitburg

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
Total15,405100.0%
Germany10,93371.0%
Kazakhstan7274.7%
Ukraine4382.8%
Poland3602.3%
Syrian Arab Republic3132.0%
Russian Federation3052.0%
Romania2971.9%
Not stated1671.1%
Luxembourg1621.1%
United States880.6%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Afghanistan810.5%
Kosovo790.5%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of770.5%
Egypt730.5%
Greece700.5%
Turkey640.4%
Iraq600.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina590.4%
Viet Nam520.3%
Thailand500.3%
Iran, Islamic Republic of480.3%
Italy450.3%
Portugal450.3%
Bulgaria420.3%
Hungary420.3%
Netherlands340.2%
Lebanon340.2%
Uzbekistan310.2%
Croatia290.2%
Austria290.2%
Morocco290.2%
Kyrgyzstan290.2%
Belgium280.2%
Albania270.2%
Czech Republic220.1%
France210.1%
Eritrea210.1%
India200.1%
Serbia190.1%
United Kingdom160.1%
Somalia160.1%
Algeria150.1%
Tajikistan150.1%
Nigeria140.1%
Pakistan140.1%
Spain130.1%
Tunisia130.1%
Georgia130.1%
Latvia120.1%
Philippines120.1%
China120.1%
Sudan110.1%
Azerbaijan100.1%
Moldova, Republic of90.1%
Brazil90.1%
Armenia90.1%
Lithuania80.1%
Belarus80.1%
Angola70.0%
Congo70.0%
Israel60.0%
Slovakia50.0%
Switzerland50.0%
Kenya50.0%
Libya50.0%
Cameroon50.0%
El Salvador50.0%
Kuwait50.0%
Palestinian territories50.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the40.0%
Madagascar40.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of40.0%
Sri Lanka40.0%
Korea, Republic of40.0%
Saudi Arabia40.0%
Denmark30.0%
Estonia30.0%
Finland30.0%
Slovenia30.0%
Ireland30.0%
Montenegro30.0%
Sweden30.0%
Benin30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Mauritania30.0%
Niger30.0%
Senegal30.0%
Uganda30.0%
Argentina30.0%
Chile30.0%
Grenada30.0%
Haiti30.0%
Canada30.0%
Peru30.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Jordan30.0%
Cambodia30.0%
United Arab Emirates30.0%
Turkmenistan30.0%
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
Total15,405100.0%
Germany12,46380.9%
Ukraine5193.4%
Syrian Arab Republic3412.2%
Romania3122.0%
Poland2041.3%
Afghanistan1270.8%
Luxembourg1260.8%
Greece740.5%
Croatia730.5%
Kosovo710.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
United States680.4%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of660.4%
Portugal660.4%
Egypt550.4%
Italy480.3%
Hungary470.3%
Viet Nam430.3%
Thailand430.3%
Bulgaria410.3%
Turkey410.3%
Russian Federation320.2%
Albania290.2%
Kazakhstan270.2%
Eritrea250.2%
Spain230.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of230.1%
France220.1%
Netherlands220.1%
India210.1%
Iraq210.1%
Lebanon210.1%
Belgium200.1%
Somalia190.1%
Pakistan190.1%
Morocco180.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina160.1%
Stateless160.1%
Austria150.1%
Nigeria130.1%
Latvia120.1%
Georgia120.1%
Lithuania110.1%
Azerbaijan110.1%
Armenia100.1%
Uncertain100.1%
Switzerland80.1%
United Kingdom80.1%
Cameroon70.0%
Philippines70.0%
Czech Republic50.0%
Tunisia50.0%
El Salvador50.0%
Uzbekistan50.0%
Montenegro40.0%
Belarus40.0%
Angola40.0%
Brazil40.0%
China40.0%
Estonia30.0%
Ireland30.0%
Serbia30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Sudan30.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of30.0%
Grenada30.0%
Canada30.0%
Peru30.0%
Sri Lanka30.0%
Jordan30.0%
Kyrgyzstan30.0%
Korea, Republic of30.0%
Turkmenistan30.0%

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

Is Bitburg 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 employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–68%
Student53%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 42–64%
Family58%strong on family, weak on safety · range 47–69%
Retirement55%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 42–68%
Foreign residents2,942 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population15,554 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)10.14 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Bitburg
Fibre-to-the-building availability79.6 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability83.5 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident26,997 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 3–693.7 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 330.2 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier400 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official
Local property-tax multiplier500 %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 Bitburg?

The published population was 15,554 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Bitburg?

Average net cold rent is 10.14 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 710 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Bitburg.

Is the air quality good in Bitburg?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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 Trier-Pfalzel).

What is the unemployment rate in Bitburg?

The unemployment rate is about 4.1 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Bitburg?

The median gross salary is 3,750 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Bitburg?

2,942 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Bitburg a good place to live?

Bitburg 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 Bitburg?

The official country of birth distribution records 15,405 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). Bitburg, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, taxes [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/bitburg/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Bitburg, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, taxes},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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  2. Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas) bundes-klinik-atlas.de · checked 2026-08-03
  3. Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV · gigabitgrundbuch.bund.de · checked 2026-07-14
  4. Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-08
  5. Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional Destatis · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  6. Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  7. Destatis Realsteuervergleich destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
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  10. EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Trier-Pfalzel) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
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  2. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
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  4. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
  5. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
  6. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
  7. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country_of_birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
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