Living in Bitterfeld-Wolfen

In Bitterfeld-Wolfen, rents across existing tenancies average €5.50 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 8.1% (2022).

A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €7 per m² per month in 2024. Bitterfeld-Wolfen, a city in Germany, had a population of 36,592 at the end of 2024. The regional median gross salary was €3,250 per month at the end of 2024. Gigabit broadband availability was 64.4% in 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-2333 sources

Population36,592people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)3,250EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent5.5EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 5% belowOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate8.1%country median 5.1% — 59% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime7,541incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean8.81µg/m³country median 8.0 — 10% aboveOfficial source · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.

Cheaper rent than 61% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 92% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 76% of German cities that publish it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Bitterfeld-Wolfen?

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Bitterfeld-Wolfen?

Average net cold rent is 5.5 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), 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): 5.5 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesBitterfeld-Wolfen highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Dortmund€6.00

Bitterfeld-Wolfen€5.50

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Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Leipzig€6.27

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps¹²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²⁰Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.5 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	7 EUR/m²/month	2024	BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)¹⁰Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Is Bitterfeld-Wolfen a good place to live?

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Remote worker53%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–62%

Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on education · range 47–65%

Student59%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 49–69%

Family53%strong on family, weak on education · range 43–63%

Retirement62%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 52–72%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 330 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.5 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: May 2022

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 8.1% in May 2022. Regional disposable income was €25,412 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Bitterfeld-Wolfen?

The unemployment rate is 8.1 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁴

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Bitterfeld-Wolfen is 8.1%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Bitterfeld-Wolfen 8.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	45.65 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Gigabit broadband availability	64.42 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Disposable income per resident	25,412 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²¹Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	37,875 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²¹Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	3,250 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)¹Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	8.1 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁴Official

What does a salary buy in Bitterfeld-Wolfen?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,673of €2,192 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.	€2,192
Rent, 60 m²€7.00/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · INKAR · 2024). Official average for existing leases: €5.50/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €420
Internet€49 · official · MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps · 2026-09-30	− €49
Mobile plan€50 · official · Telekom MagentaMobil M · 2026-09-30	− €50
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,673

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Bitterfeld-Wolfen. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

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Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	1,096 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)²Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Bitterfeld-Wolfen 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 100,000 residents1,096 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesBitterfeld-Wolfen highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Bremen15,424

Frankfurt14,600

Berlin13,900

Hanover13,192

Cologne12,343

Dortmund12,283

Dusseldorf12,172

Leipzig11,129

Essen9,619

Dresden8,853

Stuttgart8,552

Munich6,214

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	7,541 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁷Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	28 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁵Official
Nearest airport	LEJ	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁶Official
Distance to nearest airport	25.2 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁶Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Bitterfeld-Wolfen. 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 Bitterfeld-Wolfen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 8.81 µg/m³ · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁴

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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4°-2°

5°-2°

9°1°

15°4°

19°8°

22°12°

25°14°

20°10°

14°6°

8°2°

4°-1°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

129

191

231

230

234

220

164

119

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.58.8WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1014.6WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂8.3WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Bitterfeld-Wolfen is 8.8 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–14

Bitterfeld-Wolfen 8.8

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	8.25 µg/m³country median 13.7	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁴Official
NO₂ — latest reading	5 µg/m³	15 Jul 2026	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁴Official
PM10 — annual mean	14.64 µg/m³country median 13.5	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁴Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	8.81 µg/m³country median 8.0	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3.6 · Feb 5 · Mar 9.1 · Apr 14.7 · May 19.1 · Jun 22.5 · Jul 25 · Aug 24.6 · Sep 19.7 · Oct 14.1 · Nov 8 · Dec 4.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Leipzig/Halle²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1.8 · Feb -1.5 · Mar 1 · Apr 4.4 · May 8.5 · Jun 11.9 · Jul 14.1 · Aug 14 · Sep 10.2 · Oct 6.2 · Nov 2.3 · Dec -0.6 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Leipzig/Halle²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 1 · Feb 1.7 · Mar 4.9 · Apr 9.6 · May 13.9 · Jun 17.3 · Jul 19.5 · Aug 19.2 · Sep 14.8 · Oct 9.9 · Nov 5.1 · Dec 2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Leipzig/Halle²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 33.4 · Feb 24.5 · Mar 36.5 · Apr 32 · May 51.2 · Jun 54.4 · Jul 75.8 · Aug 63.6 · Sep 50.5 · Oct 35.2 · Nov 40.4 · Dec 34.3 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Leipzig/Halle²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 61.9 · Feb 81 · Mar 128.5 · Apr 190.9 · May 231.4 · Jun 229.9 · Jul 233.9 · Aug 219.6 · Sep 163.9 · Oct 119.3 · Nov 64.9 · Dec 53.3 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Leipzig/Halle²²Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	9.2 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁹Official · land

Annual PM2.5 over time9 published observations, 2014–2024

7.4

10.5

13.5

16.6

8.820142017201920222024

Annual PM2.5 fell 44.9% between 2014 and 2024, from 16.0 to 8.8.

Similar climate. In Germany: Merseburg ±0.3 °C. Elsewhere: Gorzów Wielkopolski (Poland) ±0.4 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.1 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.1 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.1 °C, Reims (France) ±1.4 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The city covered 87.2 km² in 2024. Population density was 419.5 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Bitterfeld-Wolfen?

The published population was 36,592 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport93.4%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	570 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹¹Official
City area	87.23 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official
Foreign residents	2,433 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²³Official
Population density	419.5 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹³Official
Population	36,592 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	1,271 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Catholic share	3.5 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other	33,248 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other, share	91 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant residents	2,034 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant share	5.6 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official

International community in Bitterfeld-Wolfen

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 group	People	Share
Total	36,552	100.0%
Germany	32,810	89.8%
Poland	559	1.5%
Ukraine	467	1.3%
Czech Republic	382	1.0%
Russian Federation	272	0.7%
Kazakhstan	264	0.7%
Syrian Arab Republic	246	0.7%
Bulgaria	148	0.4%
Afghanistan	147	0.4%
Hungary	116	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Romania	103	0.3%
Turkey	96	0.3%
Viet Nam	71	0.2%
Albania	50	0.1%
Kosovo	44	0.1%
Croatia	43	0.1%
Not stated	42	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	41	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	39	0.1%
Portugal	34	0.1%
Greece	33	0.1%
Serbia	31	0.1%
India	30	0.1%
Iraq	24	0.1%
Burkina Faso	20	0.1%
Pakistan	20	0.1%
Cuba	19	0.1%
Somalia	18	0.0%
Lithuania	17	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	17	0.0%
Austria	17	0.0%
Benin	16	0.0%
Tunisia	16	0.0%
Latvia	13	0.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	13	0.0%
Slovakia	13	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	11	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	11	0.0%
Philippines	11	0.0%
Spain	10	0.0%
United Kingdom	10	0.0%
Belarus	10	0.0%
Eritrea	10	0.0%
Kuwait	10	0.0%
Niger	9	0.0%
Uzbekistan	9	0.0%
Armenia	8	0.0%
Lebanon	8	0.0%
Georgia	7	0.0%
Ghana	6	0.0%
Azerbaijan	6	0.0%
Tajikistan	6	0.0%
Slovenia	5	0.0%
Netherlands	5	0.0%
Mali	5	0.0%
Mozambique	5	0.0%
South Africa	5	0.0%
Egypt	5	0.0%
Thailand	5	0.0%
Belgium	4	0.0%
Denmark	4	0.0%
France	4	0.0%
Brazil	4	0.0%
Italy	3	0.0%
Montenegro	3	0.0%
Sweden	3	0.0%
Switzerland	3	0.0%
Cyprus	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Angola	3	0.0%
Nigeria	3	0.0%
Gambia	3	0.0%
Libya	3	0.0%
Morocco	3	0.0%
Cameroon	3	0.0%
Uganda	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
United States	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Bangladesh	3	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	3	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	3	0.0%
China	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁹

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	36,552	100.0%
Germany	34,122	93.4%
Ukraine	432	1.2%
Syrian Arab Republic	292	0.8%
Poland	210	0.6%
Afghanistan	197	0.5%
Bulgaria	157	0.4%
Romania	94	0.3%
Hungary	89	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	83	0.2%
Turkey	78	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Viet Nam	70	0.2%
Albania	52	0.1%
Croatia	50	0.1%
Russian Federation	50	0.1%
Portugal	45	0.1%
Kosovo	33	0.1%
Greece	32	0.1%
Iraq	32	0.1%
India	26	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	26	0.1%
Somalia	22	0.1%
Burkina Faso	19	0.1%
Pakistan	18	0.0%
Serbia	17	0.0%
Uncertain	16	0.0%
Eritrea	15	0.0%
Benin	15	0.0%
Lithuania	14	0.0%
Czech Republic	14	0.0%
Kazakhstan	13	0.0%
Stateless	13	0.0%
Latvia	11	0.0%
Georgia	11	0.0%
Austria	10	0.0%
Niger	10	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	10	0.0%
Tunisia	10	0.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	9	0.0%
United States	9	0.0%
Slovakia	8	0.0%
Sweden	8	0.0%
Philippines	8	0.0%
Italy	6	0.0%
Netherlands	6	0.0%
Spain	6	0.0%
Belarus	6	0.0%
Thailand	6	0.0%
Ghana	5	0.0%
Mali	5	0.0%
Mozambique	5	0.0%
Palestinian territories	5	0.0%
Cuba	4	0.0%
Lebanon	4	0.0%
Ireland	3	0.0%
Montenegro	3	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	3	0.0%
Norway	3	0.0%
Switzerland	3	0.0%
Cyprus	3	0.0%
Angola	3	0.0%
Ethiopia	3	0.0%
Nigeria	3	0.0%
Gambia	3	0.0%
Morocco	3	0.0%
Cameroon	3	0.0%
South Africa	3	0.0%
Uganda	3	0.0%
Egypt	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
China	3	0.0%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)	99.1 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	59.5 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	400 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official
Local property-tax multiplier	390 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Bitterfeld-Wolfen

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Landsberg as a Bitterfeld-Wolfen alternative in the same region

17 km away, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 4.2% Landsberg vs 8.1% Bitterfeld-Wolfen−48%
Residents: 14,772 Landsberg vs 36,592 Bitterfeld-Wolfen−60%
Rent: €5.96/m² Landsberg vs €5.50/m² Bitterfeld-Wolfen+8%
Nearest airport: 12.6 km Landsberg vs 25.2 km Bitterfeld-Wolfen−50%
Median gross pay, region: €3,550 Landsberg vs €3,250 Bitterfeld-Wolfen+9%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,806 Landsberg vs 7,541 Bitterfeld-Wolfen−10%

Full comparison More about Landsberg

Menden Sauerland as a Bitterfeld-Wolfen alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 313 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 5.2% Menden Sauerland vs 8.1% Bitterfeld-Wolfen−36%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 371.8 Menden Sauerland vs 1,095.9 Bitterfeld-Wolfen−66%
Median gross pay, region: €3,900 Menden Sauerland vs €3,250 Bitterfeld-Wolfen+20%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,948 Menden Sauerland vs 7,541 Bitterfeld-Wolfen−21%
Residents: 52,255 Menden Sauerland vs 36,592 Bitterfeld-Wolfen+43%
Nearest airport: 16.1 km Menden Sauerland vs 25.2 km Bitterfeld-Wolfen−36%
Rent: €5.63/m² Menden Sauerland vs €5.50/m² Bitterfeld-Wolfensame level

Full comparison More about Menden Sauerland

Cities near Bitterfeld-Wolfen

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Sandersdorf-Brehna 5.9 km away

Rent: 5.6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Raguhn-Jeßnitz 8.7 km away

Rent: 5.21 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Delitzsch 13.1 km away

Rent: 5.44 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Zörbig 13.5 km away

Rent: 5.12 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Gräfenhainichen 14.0 km away

Rent: 4.68 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Landsberg 16.6 km away

Rent: 5.96 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

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School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 15, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Länder Sprachförderung (e.g. Sprachlernklassen BW/Berlin; vorklassen); Starting Opportunities Programme. How to enrol a child (kmk.org).

A country-wide rule for Germany; Bitterfeld-Wolfen's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

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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 Bitterfeld-Wolfen?

The published population was 36,592 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Bitterfeld-Wolfen?

Average net cold rent is 5.5 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 385 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Bitterfeld-Wolfen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted..

What is the unemployment rate in Bitterfeld-Wolfen?

The unemployment rate is 8.1 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Bitterfeld-Wolfen?

The median gross salary is 3,250 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Bitterfeld-Wolfen a good place to live?

Bitterfeld-Wolfen 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.

Which cities are near Bitterfeld-Wolfen?

Wolfen, Sandersdorf, Sandersdorf-Brehna, Raguhn-Jeßnitz, Delitzsch are near Bitterfeld-Wolfen. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Bitterfeld-Wolfen?

The official country of birth distribution records 32,810 people (89.8%) 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, October 16). Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version f4ab33d6419dfbac3fea0d53accabac5]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/bitterfeld-wolfen/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_bitterfeld-wolfen-germany-population-rent-salary-jobs_46816d5b4d40,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {f4ab33d6419dfbac3fea0d53accabac5},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/bitterfeld-wolfen/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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