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Living in Bocholt

Bocholt is a city in Germany. At the end of 2024, Bocholt had a population of 73,257. Gigabit broadband availability was 81.2% in 2025. Car density was 596 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2026. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €10.43 per m² per month in June 2026. In May 2022, the foreign population was 6,548.

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

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 Bocholt.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Bocholt?

Average net cold rent is 10.43 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): 10.43 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Bocholt22

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

Net rent across major citiesBocholt highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Bocholt 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)10.43 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Bocholt22Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 626 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 10.43 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 4.78% in May 2022.

What is the unemployment rate in Bocholt?

The unemployment rate is about 4.8 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 4.78 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Bocholt is 4.8%. 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%12904–6Bocholt 4.8%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 availability35.85 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de4Official
Gigabit broadband availability81.18 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,850 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context
Unemployment rate4.78 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21Official
Unemployment rate over time6 published observations, 2017–2025
Unemployment rate in Bocholt by year, %2.3%3.8%5.3%6.8%20172019202220256.5%%

Unemployment rate rose 137.2% between 2017 and 2025, from 2.7% to 6.5%.

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Bocholt. 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

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k609.9 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)2Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Bocholt 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 100k609.9 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport38 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat15Official
Nearest airportNRN13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official
Distance to nearest airport41.7 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Bocholt?

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 Wesel-Obrighoven)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
Bocholt annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5259.0PM2.5154013.0PM10104010.0NO₂µg/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 Bocholt 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/m³909–10Bocholt 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 mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Wesel-Obrighoven)8Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean13 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Wesel-Obrighoven)9Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean9 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Wesel-Obrighoven)10Official · nearest-station reading
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 13.25 · Feb 17.69 · Mar 21.59 · Apr 26.81 · May 29.8 · Jun 33.58 · Jul 36.84 · Aug 33.4 · Sep 30.56 · Oct 26.28 · Nov 19.95 · Dec 14.06 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -15.47 · Feb -17.19 · Mar -10.36 · Apr -4.72 · May 0.12 · Jun 4.39 · Jul 7 · Aug 6.23 · Sep 3.47 · Oct -4.04 · Nov -6.66 · Dec -12.8 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Average temperature by monthJan 1.68 · Feb 2.35 · Mar 5.21 · Apr 9.55 · May 13.36 · Jun 16.72 · Jul 18.6 · Aug 18.17 · Sep 14.74 · Oct 10.48 · Nov 6.1 · Dec 2.71 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Annual mean temperature9.8 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)7Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Castrop-Rauxel73,282 residentsAschaffenburg73,091 residentsMarburg73,544 residentsBayreuth72,940 residentsBrandenburg an der Havel74,113 residentsDetmold74,278 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 119.4 km² in 2024. Population density was 613.5 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Bocholt?

The published population was 73,257 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Bocholt residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport91.1%Foreign residents 8.9%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents596 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality12Official
City area119.4 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official
Foreign-resident share10.2 %31 Dec 2024Eurostat11Official
Foreign residents6,548 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official
Population density613.5 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.14Official
Population73,257 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official
Population over time9 published observations, 2016–2024
Population in Bocholt by year, residents70,85871,71772,57673,4352016201820202022202473,257residents

Population rose 2.5% between 2016 and 2024, from 71,443 to 73,257.

Foreign residents over time7 published observations, 2016–2025
Foreign residents in Bocholt by year, residents5,4456,2637,0817,89920162018202220257,730residents

Foreign residents rose 37.7% between 2016 and 2025, from 5,614 to 7,730.

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents42,025 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Catholic share58.4 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other22,328 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other, share31 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant residents7,630 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant share10.6 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official

International community in Bocholt

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
Total71,985100.0%
Germany62,40986.7%
Poland1,3641.9%
Turkey9561.3%
Syrian Arab Republic7691.1%
Netherlands7401.0%
Russian Federation4070.6%
Ukraine3590.5%
Serbia3250.5%
Kazakhstan3240.5%
Iraq3210.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Kosovo2910.4%
Romania2830.4%
Lebanon2570.4%
Croatia2430.3%
Afghanistan1680.2%
Italy1480.2%
Spain1460.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of1420.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina1290.2%
Pakistan1110.2%
Albania910.1%
Portugal910.1%
Bulgaria890.1%
Austria790.1%
Greece760.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of740.1%
Egypt740.1%
Czech Republic720.1%
China630.1%
Brazil580.1%
Nigeria570.1%
Ghana520.1%
Viet Nam510.1%
Not stated500.1%
Sri Lanka490.1%
Thailand480.1%
Guinea470.1%
United Kingdom460.1%
Morocco460.1%
Hungary450.1%
Philippines410.1%
France400.1%
Eritrea340.0%
United States340.0%
Switzerland330.0%
Azerbaijan330.0%
India330.0%
Belarus260.0%
Argentina260.0%
Belgium250.0%
Lithuania240.0%
Montenegro200.0%
Georgia190.0%
Tunisia180.0%
Kyrgyzstan170.0%
Somalia160.0%
Korea, Republic of140.0%
Armenia130.0%
Slovenia120.0%
Latvia120.0%
Colombia120.0%
Indonesia120.0%
Slovakia110.0%
Algeria110.0%
Kenya110.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the110.0%
Dominican Republic110.0%
Jordan110.0%
Tajikistan110.0%
Moldova, Republic of100.0%
Libya100.0%
South Africa100.0%
Ecuador100.0%
Yemen100.0%
Estonia90.0%
Angola90.0%
Chile90.0%
Mexico90.0%
Luxembourg70.0%
Ethiopia70.0%
Canada70.0%
Denmark60.0%
Cuba60.0%
Kuwait60.0%
Uzbekistan60.0%
Ireland50.0%
Sweden50.0%
Peru50.0%
Malta40.0%
Norway40.0%
Senegal40.0%
Sudan40.0%
Togo40.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of40.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of40.0%
Israel40.0%
Bangladesh40.0%
Malaysia40.0%
Côte D'Ivoire30.0%
Zimbabwe30.0%
Gambia30.0%
Madagascar30.0%
Mali30.0%
Cameroon30.0%
Sierra Leone30.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of30.0%
Uganda30.0%
Costa Rica30.0%
Guatemala30.0%
Jamaica30.0%
Korea, Democratic People'S Republic of30.0%
Japan30.0%
Qatar30.0%
Mongolia30.0%
Taiwan, Province of China30.0%
United Arab Emirates30.0%
Turkmenistan30.0%
Saudi Arabia30.0%
Australia30.0%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total71,985100.0%
Germany65,43690.9%
Netherlands8261.1%
Syrian Arab Republic7221.0%
Turkey6530.9%
Poland3520.5%
Ukraine3460.5%
Serbia2950.4%
Iraq2500.3%
Croatia2390.3%
Kosovo2280.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Romania2190.3%
Spain1800.3%
Italy1790.2%
Afghanistan1700.2%
Lebanon1300.2%
Russian Federation1180.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina1040.1%
Bulgaria930.1%
Portugal890.1%
Albania840.1%
Greece790.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of740.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of700.1%
Nigeria660.1%
Uncertain570.1%
Pakistan500.1%
China480.1%
Hungary460.1%
Ghana460.1%
Guinea430.1%
Eritrea390.1%
Viet Nam380.1%
Egypt360.1%
Austria350.0%
Thailand350.0%
Azerbaijan310.0%
Morocco250.0%
Sri Lanka240.0%
Kazakhstan230.0%
Montenegro200.0%
United States190.0%
France180.0%
United Kingdom180.0%
India180.0%
Lithuania170.0%
Georgia170.0%
Somalia150.0%
Brazil150.0%
Belgium140.0%
Philippines140.0%
Tajikistan140.0%
Belarus130.0%
Sweden110.0%
Tunisia100.0%
Kyrgyzstan100.0%
Switzerland90.0%
Armenia80.0%
Jordan80.0%
Korea, Republic of80.0%
Latvia70.0%
Luxembourg70.0%
Slovakia70.0%
Indonesia70.0%
Bangladesh70.0%
Czech Republic60.0%
Angola60.0%
Dominican Republic50.0%
Denmark40.0%
Ethiopia40.0%
Ecuador40.0%
Mongolia40.0%
Stateless40.0%
Estonia30.0%
Slovenia30.0%
Norway30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Gambia30.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the30.0%
Mali30.0%
Cameroon30.0%
Senegal30.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of30.0%
Togo30.0%
Costa Rica30.0%
Canada30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Jamaica30.0%
Palestinian territories30.0%
Saudi Arabia30.0%
Uzbekistan30.0%
Australia30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source17

Is Bocholt 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 worker48%strong on work, weak on safety · range 38–58%
Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–64%
Student52%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 41–63%
Family53%strong on family, weak on safety · range 42–64%
Retirement51%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 38–64%
Foreign residents6,548 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population73,257 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)10.43 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Bocholt
Fibre-to-the-building availability35.85 %31 Dec 2025Official source · data.bundesnetzagentur.de
Gigabit broadband availability81.18 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Median gross salary (regional)3,850 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 multiplier458 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de19Official
Local property-tax multiplier630 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de19Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Bocholt?

The published population was 73,257 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Bocholt?

Average net cold rent is 10.43 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 730 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Bocholt.

Is the air quality good in Bocholt?

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 Wesel-Obrighoven).

What is the unemployment rate in Bocholt?

The unemployment rate is about 4.8 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Bocholt?

The median gross salary is 3,850 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

How many foreign residents live in Bocholt?

6,548 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Bocholt a good place to live?

Bocholt 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 Bocholt?

The official country of birth distribution records 71,985 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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