Living in Bocholt

In Bocholt, rents across existing tenancies average €6.57 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4.8% (2022).

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.

Last checked 2026-09-2336 sources

Population73,257people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)3,850EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent6.57EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 13% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate4.78%country median 5.1% — 6% belowOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime5,953incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Wesel-Obrighoven)

Pricier rent than 71% of German cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 97% of German cities that publish it and dirtier air than 70% of German cities that publish it.

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Bocholt?

Average net cold rent is 6.57 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): 6.57 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 citiesBocholt highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Bocholt€6.57

Leipzig€6.27

Dortmund€6.00

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Augsburg€9.10

Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps¹⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²³Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.57 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	10.43 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Bocholt³⁶Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

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 worker49%strong on work, weak on safety · range 40–58%

Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on education · range 46–64%

Student53%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 43–63%

Family54%strong on family, weak on education · range 44–64%

Retirement52%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 40–64%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 394 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.57 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 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 municipalities²⁶

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Bocholt is 4.8%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Bocholt 4.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	35.85 %	31 Dec 2025	data.bundesnetzagentur.de⁴Official
Gigabit broadband availability	81.18 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,850 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.78 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁶Official

Unemployment rate over time6 published observations, 2017–2025

2.3%

3.8%

5.3%

6.8%

6.5%2017201920222025

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

What does a salary buy in Bocholt?

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

Left over each month€1,796of €2,521 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.	€2,521
Rent, 60 m²€10.43/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Bocholt · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €6.57/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €626
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	€1,796

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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

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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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	609.9 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium 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 100,000 residents609.9 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesBocholt 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	5,953 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise²⁰Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	38 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁸Official
Nearest airport	NRN	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	41.7 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁹Official

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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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)¹¹

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

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

PM2.59WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1013WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂10WHO 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 Bocholt is 9.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Bocholt 9.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	10 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Wesel-Obrighoven)⁹Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	13 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Wesel-Obrighoven)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Wesel-Obrighoven)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 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 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁶Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -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 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁶Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 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 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁶Official
Annual mean temperature	9.8 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁸Official · land

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 Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport91.1%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	596 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹⁴Official
City area	119.4 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official
Foreign-resident share	10.2 %	31 Dec 2024	Eurostat¹²Official
Foreign residents	6,548 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵Official
Population density	613.5 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁷Official
Population	73,257 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official

Population over time9 published observations, 2016–2024

70,858

71,717

72,576

73,435

73,25720162018202020222024

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

Foreign residents over time7 published observations, 2016–2025

5,445

6,263

7,081

7,899

7,7302016201820222025

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

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	42,025 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Catholic share	58.4 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
No religion or other	22,328 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
No religion or other, share	31 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Protestant residents	7,630 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Protestant share	10.6 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official

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 group	People	Share
Total	71,985	100.0%
Germany	62,409	86.7%
Poland	1,364	1.9%
Turkey	956	1.3%
Syrian Arab Republic	769	1.1%
Netherlands	740	1.0%
Russian Federation	407	0.6%
Ukraine	359	0.5%
Serbia	325	0.5%
Kazakhstan	324	0.5%
Iraq	321	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Kosovo	291	0.4%
Romania	283	0.4%
Lebanon	257	0.4%
Croatia	243	0.3%
Afghanistan	168	0.2%
Italy	148	0.2%
Spain	146	0.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	142	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	129	0.2%
Pakistan	111	0.2%
Albania	91	0.1%
Portugal	91	0.1%
Bulgaria	89	0.1%
Austria	79	0.1%
Greece	76	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	74	0.1%
Egypt	74	0.1%
Czech Republic	72	0.1%
China	63	0.1%
Brazil	58	0.1%
Nigeria	57	0.1%
Ghana	52	0.1%
Viet Nam	51	0.1%
Not stated	50	0.1%
Sri Lanka	49	0.1%
Thailand	48	0.1%
Guinea	47	0.1%
United Kingdom	46	0.1%
Morocco	46	0.1%
Hungary	45	0.1%
Philippines	41	0.1%
France	40	0.1%
Eritrea	34	0.0%
United States	34	0.0%
Switzerland	33	0.0%
Azerbaijan	33	0.0%
India	33	0.0%
Belarus	26	0.0%
Argentina	26	0.0%
Belgium	25	0.0%
Lithuania	24	0.0%
Montenegro	20	0.0%
Georgia	19	0.0%
Tunisia	18	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	17	0.0%
Somalia	16	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	14	0.0%
Armenia	13	0.0%
Slovenia	12	0.0%
Latvia	12	0.0%
Colombia	12	0.0%
Indonesia	12	0.0%
Slovakia	11	0.0%
Algeria	11	0.0%
Kenya	11	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	11	0.0%
Dominican Republic	11	0.0%
Jordan	11	0.0%
Tajikistan	11	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	10	0.0%
Libya	10	0.0%
South Africa	10	0.0%
Ecuador	10	0.0%
Yemen	10	0.0%
Estonia	9	0.0%
Angola	9	0.0%
Chile	9	0.0%
Mexico	9	0.0%
Luxembourg	7	0.0%
Ethiopia	7	0.0%
Canada	7	0.0%
Denmark	6	0.0%
Cuba	6	0.0%
Kuwait	6	0.0%
Uzbekistan	6	0.0%
Ireland	5	0.0%
Sweden	5	0.0%
Peru	5	0.0%
Malta	4	0.0%
Norway	4	0.0%
Senegal	4	0.0%
Sudan	4	0.0%
Togo	4	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	4	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	4	0.0%
Israel	4	0.0%
Bangladesh	4	0.0%
Malaysia	4	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	3	0.0%
Zimbabwe	3	0.0%
Gambia	3	0.0%
Madagascar	3	0.0%
Mali	3	0.0%
Cameroon	3	0.0%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of	3	0.0%
Uganda	3	0.0%
Costa Rica	3	0.0%
Guatemala	3	0.0%
Jamaica	3	0.0%
Korea, Democratic People'S Republic of	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Qatar	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	3	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	3	0.0%
Turkmenistan	3	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²²

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	71,985	100.0%
Germany	65,436	90.9%
Netherlands	826	1.1%
Syrian Arab Republic	722	1.0%
Turkey	653	0.9%
Poland	352	0.5%
Ukraine	346	0.5%
Serbia	295	0.4%
Iraq	250	0.3%
Croatia	239	0.3%
Kosovo	228	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Romania	219	0.3%
Spain	180	0.3%
Italy	179	0.2%
Afghanistan	170	0.2%
Lebanon	130	0.2%
Russian Federation	118	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	104	0.1%
Bulgaria	93	0.1%
Portugal	89	0.1%
Albania	84	0.1%
Greece	79	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	74	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	70	0.1%
Nigeria	66	0.1%
Uncertain	57	0.1%
Pakistan	50	0.1%
China	48	0.1%
Hungary	46	0.1%
Ghana	46	0.1%
Guinea	43	0.1%
Eritrea	39	0.1%
Viet Nam	38	0.1%
Egypt	36	0.1%
Austria	35	0.0%
Thailand	35	0.0%
Azerbaijan	31	0.0%
Morocco	25	0.0%
Sri Lanka	24	0.0%
Kazakhstan	23	0.0%
Montenegro	20	0.0%
United States	19	0.0%
France	18	0.0%
United Kingdom	18	0.0%
India	18	0.0%
Lithuania	17	0.0%
Georgia	17	0.0%
Somalia	15	0.0%
Brazil	15	0.0%
Belgium	14	0.0%
Philippines	14	0.0%
Tajikistan	14	0.0%
Belarus	13	0.0%
Sweden	11	0.0%
Tunisia	10	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	10	0.0%
Switzerland	9	0.0%
Armenia	8	0.0%
Jordan	8	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	8	0.0%
Latvia	7	0.0%
Luxembourg	7	0.0%
Slovakia	7	0.0%
Indonesia	7	0.0%
Bangladesh	7	0.0%
Czech Republic	6	0.0%
Angola	6	0.0%
Dominican Republic	5	0.0%
Denmark	4	0.0%
Ethiopia	4	0.0%
Ecuador	4	0.0%
Mongolia	4	0.0%
Stateless	4	0.0%
Estonia	3	0.0%
Slovenia	3	0.0%
Norway	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Gambia	3	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	3	0.0%
Mali	3	0.0%
Cameroon	3	0.0%
Senegal	3	0.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of	3	0.0%
Togo	3	0.0%
Costa Rica	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Jamaica	3	0.0%
Palestinian territories	3	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	3	0.0%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²¹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Local business-tax multiplier	458 %	31 Dec 2022	www.statistikportal.de²⁴Official
Local property-tax multiplier	630 %	31 Dec 2022	www.statistikportal.de²⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Bocholt

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.

Dinslaken as a Bocholt alternative in the same region

31 km away, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Unemployment: 6.6% Dinslaken vs 4.8% Bocholt+38%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 865.8 Dinslaken vs 609.9 Bocholt+42%
Median gross pay, region: €4,150 Dinslaken vs €3,850 Bocholt+8%
Rent: €6.30/m² Dinslaken vs €6.57/m² Bocholt−4%
Nearest airport: 30.9 km Dinslaken vs 41.7 km Bocholt−26%
Foreign residents: 11.6% Dinslaken vs 10.2% Bocholt+14%
Annual PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³ Dinslaken vs 9.0 µg/m³ Bocholt+11%

Full comparison More about Dinslaken

Arnsberg as a Bocholt alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 111 km, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Rent: €5.31/m² Arnsberg vs €6.57/m² Bocholt−19%
Unemployment: 6.0% Arnsberg vs 4.8% Bocholt+26%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,707 Arnsberg vs 5,953 Bocholt−21%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 782.6 Arnsberg vs 609.9 Bocholt+28%
Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Arnsberg vs 9.0 µg/m³ Bocholt−11%
Nearest airport: 34.1 km Arnsberg vs 41.7 km Bocholt−18%
Residents: 74,879 Arnsberg vs 73,257 Bocholt+2%

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Valencia as a Bocholt alternative in another country

A move, not a commute, at 1477 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €8.20/m² (2024) Valencia vs €6.57/m² (2022) Bocholtno percentage
Foreign residents: 15.7% Valencia vs 10.2% Bocholt+54%
Nearest airport: 9.2 km Valencia vs 41.7 km Bocholt−78%
Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Valencia vs €3,850 Bocholtno percentage

Full comparison More about Valencia

Cities near Bocholt

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

Rhede Commuting Zone · 5.8 km away

Rent: 6.67 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Isselburg Commuting Zone · 10.3 km away

Rent: 5.92 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Hamminkeln 11.4 km away

Rent: 6.19 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

Other cities in Germany to compare with Bocholt, nearest in population first.

All Germany cities

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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; Bocholt'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 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 6.57 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 460 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Bocholt?

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).

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.

Which cities are near Bocholt?

Rhede, Isselburg, Dingden, Dinxperlo, Aalten are near Bocholt. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Bocholt?

The official country of birth distribution records 62,409 people (86.7%) 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). Bocholt, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 90b561f945ce35ad0d1469aa83a28491]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/bocholt/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_bocholt-germany-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_bb251dee7e98,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Bocholt, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {90b561f945ce35ad0d1469aa83a28491},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/bocholt/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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