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Living in Bonn

In Bonn, the median gross salary is €4,798 a month (2025), rents across existing tenancies average €9.09 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 7% (2024).

At the end of 2023, Bonn had a population of 338,224. In 2024, the unemployment rate was 7%.

Last checked 2026-09-2447 sources

Population338,224people31 Dec 2023Official source · Strukturdatenatlas der Bundesstadt Bonn — Bevölkerung 2023
Median gross salary4,798EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Sozialversicherungspflichtige Bruttoarbeitsentgelte – Deutschland, West/Ost, Länder und Kreise (Jahreszahlen), Stichtag 31.12.2025
Average net rent9.09EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 56% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022: Regionaltabelle Gebäude und Wohnungen
Unemployment rate7%country median 5.1% — 37% aboveOfficial source · Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average
Recorded crime10,116incidents per 100,000country median 9,397 — 8% aboveOfficial source · PKS 2024 T01 Grundtabelle - Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl (HZ) - Städte
PM2.5, annual mean8.17µg/m³country median 8.0 — 2% aboveOfficial source · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.

Pricier rent than 97% of German cities that publish it and higher unemployment than 85% of German cities that publish it.

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

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

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Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €14.22 per m² per month in May 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Bonn?

Average net cold rent is 9.09 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): 9.09 EUR/m²/month · Zensus 2022: Regionaltabelle Gebäude und Wohnungen35
What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month
Bonn recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€483
Utilities, 85 m² flat€269
Transport pass€109
Fitness club€39
Internet, 60 Mbps€34
Mobile plan, 10 GB€23

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Net rent across major citiesBonn highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Bonn highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Augsburg€9.10
Leipzig€6.27
Dortmund€6.00
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Mannheim€9.09
Berlin€7.71
Dresden€7.20
Brunswick€6.79
Bielefeld€6.72
Duisburg€6.66
MetricValuePeriodSource
Fitness club membership, monthly38.94 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v246Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited34.05 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v246Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly482.7 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v246Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant14.93 EUR31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v246Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB23.17 EUR/month31 Jul 2026Cost of Living in Bonn. Jul 2026. Prices in Bonn45Commercial estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass109.5 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v246Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home269.1 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v246Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Dwellings176,968 dwellings31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder35Official
Housing vacancy rate2.82 %31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder35Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)9.09 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.8115 May 2022Zensus 2022: Regionaltabelle Gebäude und Wohnungen35Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate14.22 EUR/m²/month1 May 2026wohnungsboerse Mietspiegel Bonn47Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Cost of living

Fixed monthly costs for one person in an 85 m² flat were about €1,645 in the latest published figures. From a median gross salary of €4,798, that leaves €3,154 before income tax and social contributions.

Where a Bonn salary goesfixed monthly costs, share of the €1,645 basket · median gross salary €4,798/month
  • Net rent, 85 m² · 73%€1,209
  • Utilities, 85 m² · 16%€269
  • Transport pass · 7%€109
  • Internet and mobile · 3%€57

One person, 85 m² flat; the ring splits the €1,645 fixed basket before income tax and social contributions, latest published figures (checked 2026-09-24).

Is Bonn a good place to live?

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Remote worker57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–65%
Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on safety · range 57–73%
Student67%strong on education, weak on safety · range 60–74%
Family53%strong on family, weak on cost · range 46–60%
Retirement52%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 43–61%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 545 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 9.09 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

Is rent affordable on a local salary?

A 60 m² flat at the published average rent is about 545 EUR a month, which is 11% of the published median gross salary of 4,798 (2025). Gross, not take-home, and before heating and operating charges.

Source period: May 2022

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Bonn?

The median gross salary is about 4,798 EUR/month (2025). The regional series (home-region basis, 2024) is a separate labelled row in the table.

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

  • Median gross salary: 4,798 EUR/month · Sozialversicherungspflichtige Bruttoarbeitsentgelte – Deutschland, West/Ost, Länder und Kreise (Jahreszahlen), Stichtag 31.12.202526
  • Median gross salary (regional): 4,550 EUR/month · 2026-07-29 · BA Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich — Medianentgelt Kreise Wohnort 20243

What is the unemployment rate in Bonn?

The unemployment rate is 7 % (2024). Source: Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average2

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Bonn is 7.0%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability25.7 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de8Official
Gigabit broadband availability94.64 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas7Official
Public employment offices1 count15 Sept 2026Agentur für Arbeit Bonn — official office page1Official
People in employment155,710 people31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder30Official
Median gross salary4,798 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Sozialversicherungspflichtige Bruttoarbeitsentgelte – Deutschland, West/Ost, Länder und Kreise (Jahreszahlen), Stichtag 31.12.202526Official
Median gross salary (regional)4,550 EUR/month31 Dec 2024BA Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich — Medianentgelt Kreise Wohnort 20243Official · regional context
Unemployment rate7 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average2Official
Unemployment rate over time11 published observations, 2014–2025

Unemployment rate rose 48.6% between 2014 and 2025, from 5.0% to 7.4%.

What does a salary buy in Bonn?

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

Bonn median gross pay: €4,798 (Sozialversicherungspflichtige Bruttoarbeitsentgelte – Deutschland, West/Ost, Länder und Kreise (Jahreszahlen), Stichtag 31.12.2025, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€1,734of €3,023 take-home
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  • Utilities
  • Transport
  • 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.€3,023
Rent, 60 m²€14.22/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · wohnungsboerse Mietspiegel Bonn · 2026-05-01). Official average for existing leases: €9.09/m² (official · Zensus 2022: Regionaltabelle Gebäude und Wohnungen · 2022-05-15).− €853
Public transport pass€109 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31− €109
Utilities, 85 m²€269 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31− €269
Internet€34 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31− €34
Mobile plan€23 · market price · Cost of Living in Bonn. Jul 2026. Prices in Bonn · 2026-07-31− €23
Left over€1,734
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Public employment offices in Bonn

Agentur für Arbeit Bonn lists 1 public employment office in Bonn (checked 2026-09-16). Use the official office finder for addresses and appointments; registration and job search are also available online through the national service below.

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Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Public language course providers19 count9 Aug 2026Official accepted language-service location records20Official

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; Bonn's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents890.6 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)6Official
Hospitals13 count31 Dec 2024Krankenhausverzeichnis 202418Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Bonn 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 residents890.6 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Bonn?

Police recorded 10,116 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: PKS 2024 T01 Grundtabelle - Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl (HZ) - Städte25

Recorded crime across major citiesBonn highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Bonn highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Bremen15,424
Frankfurt14,600
Berlin13,900
Cologne12,343
Dortmund12,283
Dusseldorf12,172
Leipzig11,129
Bonn10,116
Essen9,619
Dresden8,853
Stuttgart8,552
Munich6,214
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents10,116 incidents per 100,000country median 9,39731 Dec 2024PKS 2024 T01 Grundtabelle - Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl (HZ) - Städte25Official
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residentsAlternative estimate10,481 incidents per 100,0002022INKAR — Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung, district (Kreis) indicator table16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure
Months covered by crime statistics12 months/year31 Dec 2025BKA PKS T01 Staedte-Falltabelle5Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport92 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat23Official
Nearest airportCGN13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv24Official
Distance to nearest airport14.8 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv24Official

Language courses and integration in Bonn

47 exact course-location records are linked to this city. Check the linked source for dates, availability and enrolment.

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47verified local records
19publicly funded course providers

Academia Espanola de Formacion - Spanische Weiterbildungsakademie

Mainzer Str. 172, 53179 Bonn

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 3.2°C in January and 19.5°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 45 mm in January and 71 mm in July. Annual PM2.5 was 8.17 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Bonn?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.2 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: 8.17 µg/m³ · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.22
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Bonn is 8.2 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean17.72 µg/m³country median 13.72024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.22Official
NO₂ — latest reading8.17 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.22Official
PM10 — annual mean12 µg/m³country median 13.52024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.22Official
PM2.5 — annual mean8.17 µg/m³country median 8.02024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.22Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 5.3 · Feb 6.7 · Mar 11 · Apr 15.9 · May 19.2 · Jun 22.6 · Jul 24.7 · Aug 23.9 · Sep 20.2 · Oct 15.4 · Nov 9.7 · Dec 6.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station K�nigswinter-Heiderhof32Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 0.2 · Feb 0.4 · Mar 2.4 · Apr 5.2 · May 8.6 · Jun 11.9 · Jul 13.8 · Aug 13.4 · Sep 10.2 · Oct 7.5 · Nov 3.9 · Dec 1.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station K�nigswinter-Heiderhof32Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 3.2 · Feb 3.8 · Mar 6.9 · Apr 10.7 · May 14.5 · Jun 17.6 · Jul 19.5 · Aug 19 · Sep 15.2 · Oct 10.9 · Nov 6.9 · Dec 4 °C31 Dec 1991DWD multi-annual station means 1991-2020 (temperature)13Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 45 · Feb 39 · Mar 44 · Apr 37 · May 56 · Jun 71 · Jul 71 · Aug 70 · Sep 55 · Oct 50 · Nov 48 · Dec 52 mm31 Dec 1991DWD multi-annual station means 1991-2020 (precipitation)11Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 51 · Feb 73 · Mar 125 · Apr 176 · May 200 · Jun 207 · Jul 212 · Aug 200 · Sep 152 · Oct 103 · Nov 56 · Dec 41 hours31 Dec 1991DWD multi-annual station means 1991-2020 (sunshine)12Official
Annual mean temperature9.8 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)10Official · land
Annual PM2.5 over time8 published observations, 2014–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 51.9% between 2014 and 2024, from 17.0 to 8.2.

Similar climate. In Germany: Werl ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±0.5 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.3 °C, Metz (France) ±0.5 °C, Leuven (Belgium) ±0.4 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.6 °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 141 km² in 2023. Population density was 2,292.2 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Bonn?

The published population was 338,224 people in 2023. Source: Strukturdatenatlas der Bundesstadt Bonn — Bevölkerung 202331

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents518 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality17Official
City area141 km²31 Dec 2023Stadt Bonn office market report 202427Official
Foreign-resident share19 %31 Dec 2024Eurostat14Official
Foreign residents57,160 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities34Official
Population density2,292 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.21Official
Female residents166,955 people31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder34Official
Male residents154,589 people31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder34Official
Population338,224 people31 Dec 2023Strukturdatenatlas der Bundesstadt Bonn — Bevölkerung 202331Official
Population covered by crime statistics323,336 people31 Dec 2025BKA PKS Bevölkerungsdaten (04-KR-BV-insg, Quelle Statistisches Bundesamt)4Official
Population over time13 published observations, 2012–2024

Population rose 4.6% between 2012 and 2024, from 307,530 to 321,680.

Foreign residents over time10 published observations, 2016–2025

Foreign residents rose 34.5% between 2016 and 2025, from 46,582 to 62,673.

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents99,047 people31 Dec 2022Destatis9Official
Catholic share30.8 %31 Dec 2022Destatis9Official
No religion or other166,280 people31 Dec 2022Destatis9Official
No religion or other, share51.7 %31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)9Official
Protestant residents56,215 people31 Dec 2022Destatis9Official
Protestant share17.5 %31 Dec 2022Destatis9Official

International community in Bonn

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
Total321,544100.0%
Germany235,76973.3%
Syrian Arab Republic7,0902.2%
Poland6,8802.1%
Turkey5,1341.6%
Russian Federation4,2891.3%
Ukraine3,9191.2%
Kazakhstan3,2661.0%
Morocco3,2041.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of2,5160.8%
Iraq2,3650.7%
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Published groupPeopleShare
India2,1780.7%
Romania2,0950.7%
Italy1,9060.6%
China1,7030.5%
Afghanistan1,6810.5%
Spain1,5510.5%
United States1,4310.4%
France1,2920.4%
Bulgaria1,2260.4%
Kosovo1,2150.4%
Philippines1,0580.3%
United Kingdom9270.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina9050.3%
Tunisia9020.3%
Serbia8510.3%
Greece8500.3%
Austria7480.2%
Czech Republic7220.2%
Brazil7030.2%
Ecuador6970.2%
Croatia6880.2%
Libya6450.2%
Netherlands6330.2%
Portugal5870.2%
Albania5740.2%
Pakistan5650.2%
Egypt5300.2%
Hungary5180.2%
Switzerland4860.2%
Korea, Republic of4780.1%
Somalia4730.1%
Belgium4640.1%
Colombia4580.1%
Sri Lanka4450.1%
Peru4280.1%
Viet Nam4160.1%
Cameroon4100.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of3970.1%
Nigeria3720.1%
Lebanon3630.1%
Kyrgyzstan3600.1%
Mexico3560.1%
Algeria3520.1%
Georgia3460.1%
Jordan3410.1%
Not stated3330.1%
Bangladesh3290.1%
Lithuania3220.1%
Moldova, Republic of3220.1%
Indonesia2950.1%
Azerbaijan2930.1%
Uzbekistan2790.1%
Eritrea2740.1%
Latvia2610.1%
Belarus2610.1%
Ethiopia2600.1%
Ghana2520.1%
Japan2450.1%
Kenya2350.1%
Thailand2330.1%
Chile2250.1%
Argentina2140.1%
Canada2130.1%
Luxembourg2100.1%
South Africa2080.1%
Slovakia2050.1%
Guinea2050.1%
Saudi Arabia1800.1%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the1740.1%
Sweden1600.0%
Israel1560.0%
United Arab Emirates1550.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of1490.0%
Armenia1490.0%
Yemen1480.0%
Australia1480.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of1350.0%
Taiwan, Province of China1310.0%
Ireland1290.0%
Angola1270.0%
Slovenia1240.0%
Sudan1200.0%
Denmark1150.0%
Senegal1080.0%
Tajikistan1050.0%
Finland1020.0%
Togo950.0%
Nepal870.0%
Estonia850.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of830.0%
Palestinian territories830.0%
Cuba820.0%
Côte D'Ivoire810.0%
Congo810.0%
Uganda780.0%
Qatar770.0%
Dominican Republic730.0%
Singapore700.0%
Mongolia660.0%
Zimbabwe650.0%
Kuwait650.0%
Montenegro640.0%
Malaysia600.0%
Guatemala560.0%
Costa Rica550.0%
Cyprus500.0%
Norway450.0%
Madagascar450.0%
Burkina Faso450.0%
New Zealand450.0%
Turkmenistan440.0%
Benin420.0%
Mozambique410.0%
Namibia390.0%
Nicaragua390.0%
Rwanda380.0%
El Salvador380.0%
Honduras370.0%
Mali320.0%
Paraguay320.0%
Gambia310.0%
Uruguay310.0%
Mauritius260.0%
Zambia260.0%
Sierra Leone220.0%
Burundi220.0%
Myanmar220.0%
Cambodia220.0%
Jamaica210.0%
Oman190.0%
Haiti170.0%
Liberia160.0%
Malta150.0%
Iceland140.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic140.0%
Niger130.0%
Panama130.0%
Bahrain130.0%
Trinidad and Tobago120.0%
Korea, Democratic People'S Republic of110.0%
Mauritania90.0%
Gabon80.0%
Bhutan80.0%
Botswana70.0%
Malawi70.0%
Guinea-Bissau60.0%
Chad50.0%
Papua New Guinea50.0%
Djibouti40.0%
Guyana40.0%
Monaco30.0%
San Marino30.0%
Lesotho30.0%
Bahamas30.0%
Belize30.0%
Dominica30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source29

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total321,544100.0%
Germany264,38482.2%
Syrian Arab Republic6,4212.0%
Turkey4,5751.4%
Ukraine3,2361.0%
Italy2,3450.7%
Poland2,1710.7%
Spain2,1230.7%
India1,8340.6%
Uncertain1,5690.5%
China1,4240.4%
Show 154 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Romania1,3920.4%
Morocco1,3580.4%
Russian Federation1,3300.4%
Kosovo1,2090.4%
Iraq1,1710.4%
France1,1000.3%
Bulgaria1,0490.3%
Afghanistan1,0240.3%
United States9540.3%
Greece8600.3%
Croatia8430.3%
Iran, Islamic Republic of8340.3%
Netherlands7250.2%
Portugal7190.2%
Philippines6610.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina6490.2%
Serbia6380.2%
Austria6140.2%
United Kingdom5230.2%
Libya5190.2%
Albania4950.2%
Tunisia4290.1%
Pakistan3990.1%
Hungary3750.1%
Korea, Republic of3730.1%
Egypt3370.1%
Brazil3250.1%
Somalia3100.1%
Nigeria3050.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of2940.1%
Belgium2710.1%
Colombia2580.1%
Lithuania2520.1%
Viet Nam2480.1%
Eritrea2430.1%
Bangladesh2410.1%
Georgia2390.1%
Cameroon2280.1%
Azerbaijan2280.1%
Indonesia2210.1%
Mexico2190.1%
Kazakhstan2110.1%
Switzerland2000.1%
Japan2000.1%
Peru1990.1%
Ireland1970.1%
Ecuador1970.1%
Ghana1960.1%
Czech Republic1880.1%
Luxembourg1830.1%
Latvia1750.1%
Canada1690.1%
Jordan1660.1%
Belarus1620.1%
Sri Lanka1620.1%
Sweden1550.0%
Thailand1500.0%
Slovakia1410.0%
Algeria1400.0%
Lebanon1370.0%
Guinea1360.0%
Ethiopia1260.0%
Palestinian territories1250.0%
Armenia1220.0%
Kenya1210.0%
Australia1200.0%
Taiwan, Province of China1120.0%
Chile1000.0%
Uzbekistan980.0%
Denmark970.0%
Yemen930.0%
South Africa860.0%
Finland830.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the830.0%
Israel790.0%
Slovenia780.0%
Nepal730.0%
Moldova, Republic of710.0%
Argentina710.0%
Montenegro700.0%
Angola660.0%
Stateless610.0%
Mongolia560.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of550.0%
Qatar550.0%
Senegal540.0%
Congo530.0%
Kyrgyzstan520.0%
Saudi Arabia520.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of510.0%
Togo500.0%
Tajikistan500.0%
Sudan480.0%
Uganda470.0%
Zimbabwe460.0%
Estonia420.0%
Malaysia410.0%
Norway380.0%
Cyprus360.0%
Côte D'Ivoire360.0%
Madagascar340.0%
Cuba320.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of300.0%
Rwanda280.0%
Dominican Republic280.0%
New Zealand280.0%
Costa Rica250.0%
Burkina Faso240.0%
China (Hong Kong)240.0%
United Arab Emirates230.0%
Benin220.0%
Mauritius210.0%
Singapore210.0%
El Salvador200.0%
Guatemala200.0%
Turkmenistan200.0%
Gambia190.0%
Kuwait190.0%
Mali180.0%
Honduras170.0%
Iceland160.0%
Mozambique150.0%
Jamaica140.0%
Bahrain140.0%
Niger130.0%
Namibia130.0%
Zambia120.0%
Nicaragua120.0%
Sierra Leone110.0%
Cambodia110.0%
Paraguay100.0%
Malta80.0%
Lesotho80.0%
Malawi80.0%
Myanmar80.0%
Chad70.0%
Bhutan70.0%
Panama60.0%
Gabon50.0%
Liberia50.0%
Uruguay50.0%
Guinea-Bissau40.0%
Burundi40.0%
Trinidad and Tobago40.0%
Not stated40.0%
San Marino30.0%
United Kingdom/British Overseas Territories30.0%
Mauritania30.0%
Comoros30.0%
Equatorial Guinea30.0%
Dominica30.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic30.0%
Oman30.0%
Fiji30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source28

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Owner-occupied homes29.62 %31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder35Official
Labour force168,910 people31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder30Official
Local business-tax multiplier490 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de33Official
Local property-tax multiplier680 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de33Official

Alternatives for people set on Bonn

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.

Wuppertal as a Bonn alternative in the same region

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

  • Rent: €6.10/m² Wuppertal vs €9.09/m² Bonn−33%
  • Unemployment: 9.3% Wuppertal vs 7.0% Bonn+33%
  • Empty flats: 4.3% Wuppertal vs 2.8% Bonn+51%
  • Nearest airport: 28.3 km Wuppertal vs 14.8 km Bonn+91%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,104 Wuppertal vs €4,798 Bonn−14%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,900 Wuppertal vs €4,550 Bonn−14%
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 597.6 Wuppertal vs 890.6 Bonn−33%
Full comparisonMore about Wuppertal

Karlsruhe as a Bonn alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 213 km, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Nearest airport: 34.6 km Karlsruhe vs 14.8 km Bonn+134%
  • Unemployment: 4.9% Karlsruhe vs 7.0% Bonn−30%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 8,431 Karlsruhe vs 10,481 Bonn−20%
  • Rent: €8.46/m² Karlsruhe vs €9.09/m² Bonn−7%
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 676.5 Karlsruhe vs 890.6 Bonn−24%
  • Empty flats: 3.2% Karlsruhe vs 2.8% Bonn+14%
  • A meal out: €11 Karlsruhe vs €15 Bonn−27%
Full comparisonMore about Karlsruhe

Valencia as a Bonn alternative in another country

A move, not a commute, at 1382 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €8.20/m² (2024) Valencia vs €9.09/m² (2022) Bonnno percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Valencia vs €4,550 Bonnno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 9.2 km Valencia vs 14.8 km Bonn−38%
  • Foreign residents: 15.7% Valencia vs 19.0% Bonn−17%
Full comparisonMore about Valencia

Alternatives with a better balance

same official-source families, comparable grain — left of gross salary after the same fixed costs
Bonn€3,154this cityStuttgart€3,901+€748Brunswick€3,782+€628Mainz€3,509+€355Mannheim€3,412+€258Bielefeld€3,148−€6

Nearby is not always better: the greyed row leaves less than Bonn at the same fixed-cost basket. Every alternative publishes the same metric families, each with its own source and date.

Cities near Bonn

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

Bornheim Commuting Zone · 7.3 km away
Rent
7.69 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Königswinter Commuting Zone · 8.1 km away
Rent
7.46 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Siegburg Commuting Zone · 10.3 km away
Rent
7.6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Bad Honnef Commuting Zone · 13.3 km away
Rent
7.87 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Rheinbach Commuting Zone · 16.3 km away
Rent
7.31 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Unkel Commuting Zone · 16.9 km away
Rent
6.89 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Remagen Commuting Zone · 19.6 km away
Rent
6.76 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Bielefeld343,507 residentsMannheim329,998 residentsMünster319,295 residentsWuppertal364,609 residentsAugsburg308,407 residentsBochum375,625 residents

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Common questions

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

Is Bonn expensive?

Fixed monthly costs for one person in an 85 m² flat — net rent, utilities, a transport pass, internet and mobile — came to about €1,645 against a median gross salary of €4,798, leaving about €3,154 before income tax. Sources: the rent, recurring-cost and salary series published on this page, each with its own source and date.

How many people live in Bonn?

The published population was 338,224 people in 2023. Source: Strukturdatenatlas der Bundesstadt Bonn — Bevölkerung 2023.

How much does it cost to rent in Bonn?

Average net cold rent is 9.09 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 636 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Zensus 2022: Regionaltabelle Gebäude und Wohnungen.

Is the air quality good in Bonn?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.2 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..

How safe is Bonn?

Police recorded 10,116 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: PKS 2024 T01 Grundtabelle - Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl (HZ) - Städte.

What is the typical salary in Bonn?

The median gross salary is about 4,798 EUR/month (2025). The regional series (home-region basis, 2024) is a separate labelled row in the table. Source: Sozialversicherungspflichtige Bruttoarbeitsentgelte – Deutschland, West/Ost, Länder und Kreise (Jahreszahlen), Stichtag 31.12.2025.

What is the unemployment rate in Bonn?

The unemployment rate is 7 % (2024). Source: Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average.

Is Bonn a good place to live?

Bonn 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 Bonn?

Oberkassel, Bornheim, Königswinter, Siegburg, Bad Honnef are near Bonn. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Bonn?

The official country of birth distribution records 235,769 people (73.3%) 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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