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Living in Borkum

In Borkum, rents across existing tenancies average €8.74 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5.9% (2024).

A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €8 per m² per month in 2024. Gigabit broadband availability was 94.7% at the end of 2025. At the end of 2024, Borkum had a population of 4,325. The city covered 31 km² in 2024. Population density was 139.6 people per km² in 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2322 sources

Population4,325people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Median gross salary (region)3,650EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Average net rent8.74EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 50% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)
Unemployment rate5.9%country median 5.1% — 16% aboveOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik
Recorded crime5,510incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

Pricier rent than 95% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 68% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 98% of German cities that publish it.

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Borkum?

Average net cold rent is 8.74 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): 8.74 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)7
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Borkum recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50
Internet, 60 Mbps€49
Net rent across major citiesBorkum highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Borkum highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Borkum€8.74
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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited48.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps12Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M18Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)8.74 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.8115 May 2022Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)7Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate8 EUR/m²/month2024BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Is Borkum a good place to live?

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Remote worker48%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 39–57%
Skilled employee53%strong on work, weak on education · range 44–62%
Student51%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 41–61%
Family48%strong on family, weak on education · range 38–58%
Retirement48%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 36–60%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 524 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8.74 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

What is the unemployment rate in Borkum?

The unemployment rate is 5.9 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Borkum is 5.9%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability45.43 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de5Official
Gigabit broadband availability94.73 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,650 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context
Unemployment rate5.9 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2Official

What does a salary buy in Borkum?

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

regional median gross pay: €3,650 (Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,834of €2,412 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.€2,412
Rent, 60 m²€8.00/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · INKAR · 2024). Official average for existing leases: €8.74/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).− €480
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€1,834
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Borkum. 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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Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents154.3 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)3Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Borkum 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 residents154.3 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesBorkum highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Borkum highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents5,510 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise15Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was BMK, 2.8 km away in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportBMK13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official
Distance to nearest airport2.8 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official

Language courses and integration

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 11.59 · Feb 12.56 · Mar 16.4 · Apr 21.61 · May 23.43 · Jun 28.33 · Jul 31.42 · Aug 30.14 · Sep 27.06 · Oct 22.38 · Nov 17.37 · Dec 12.83 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -8.58 · Feb -10.5 · Mar -7.51 · Apr -0.67 · May 3.36 · Jun 8.1 · Jul 11.81 · Aug 10.97 · Sep 7.69 · Oct 2.16 · Nov -2.54 · Dec -9.25 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Average temperature by monthJan 3.12 · Feb 3.05 · Mar 4.83 · Apr 8.41 · May 12.01 · Jun 15.35 · Jul 17.8 · Aug 18.15 · Sep 15.54 · Oct 11.6 · Nov 7.59 · Dec 4.54 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Annual mean temperature9.4 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)10Official · land

Population and city profile

How many people live in Borkum?

The published population was 4,325 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area30.98 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis municipality row keyed by AGS; official Statistikportal handoff URL independently confirms the same AGS and municipality name.9Official
Foreign residents859 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official
Population density139.6 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.9Official
Population4,325 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents606 people31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Catholic share13.6 %31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
No religion or other2,037 people31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
No religion or other, share45.6 %31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Protestant residents1,825 people31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Protestant share40.8 %31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official

International community in Borkum

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
Total4,468100.0%
Germany3,50278.4%
Romania4349.7%
Poland1753.9%
Italy511.1%
Kosovo370.8%
Not stated360.8%
Netherlands350.8%
Turkey130.3%
Austria100.2%
Syrian Arab Republic100.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Portugal90.2%
Morocco90.2%
Croatia80.2%
Serbia80.2%
Albania70.2%
Spain70.2%
Czech Republic70.2%
Ukraine70.2%
Bulgaria60.1%
Russian Federation60.1%
Thailand60.1%
Latvia50.1%
United Kingdom50.1%
Egypt50.1%
Philippines50.1%
Algeria40.1%
Brazil40.1%
Canada40.1%
Kazakhstan40.1%
France30.1%
Greece30.1%
Slovakia30.1%
Sweden30.1%
Switzerland30.1%
Ethiopia30.1%
Nigeria30.1%
Libya30.1%
Tunisia30.1%
Ecuador30.1%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of30.1%
Afghanistan30.1%
Viet Nam30.1%
Uzbekistan30.1%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total4,468100.0%
Germany3,61180.8%
Romania4439.9%
Poland1503.4%
Italy621.4%
Kosovo240.5%
Netherlands180.4%
Portugal150.3%
Turkey130.3%
Spain110.2%
Ukraine100.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Croatia90.2%
Syrian Arab Republic90.2%
Albania80.2%
Czech Republic80.2%
Austria70.2%
Morocco70.2%
Egypt60.1%
Latvia50.1%
Serbia50.1%
Thailand50.1%
Switzerland40.1%
Russian Federation40.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina30.1%
Bulgaria30.1%
France30.1%
Greece30.1%
Slovakia30.1%
Hungary30.1%
United Kingdom30.1%
Algeria30.1%
Angola30.1%
Nigeria30.1%
Ghana30.1%
Libya30.1%
Tunisia30.1%
Georgia30.1%
Philippines30.1%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Local business-tax multiplier380 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de19Official
Local property-tax multiplier410 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de19Official

Alternatives for people set on Borkum

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.

Gummersbach as a Borkum alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 291 km, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Nearest airport: 35.1 km Gummersbach vs 2.8 km Borkum+1154%
  • Residents: 51,290 Gummersbach vs 4,325 Borkum+1086%
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 901.5 Gummersbach vs 154.3 Borkum+484%
  • Rent: €5.93/m² Gummersbach vs €8.74/m² Borkum−32%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,977 Gummersbach vs 5,510 Borkum−28%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,950 Gummersbach vs €3,650 Borkum+8%
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Cities near Borkum

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

Alternative cities in Germany

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

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Ebersbach4,326 residentsSchönberg4,321 residentsWaldershof4,315 residentsEschenbach i.d.OPf.4,308 residentsEhrenfriedersdorf4,343 residentsSchnaittenbach4,304 residents

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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; Borkum'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 Borkum?

The published population was 4,325 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Borkum?

Average net cold rent is 8.74 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 612 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

What is the unemployment rate in Borkum?

The unemployment rate is 5.9 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Borkum?

The median gross salary is 3,650 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

How many foreign residents live in Borkum?

859 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Borkum a good place to live?

Borkum 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 Borkum?

Het Hogeland is near Borkum. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Borkum?

The official country of birth distribution records 3,502 people (78.4%) 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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  2. Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-20
  3. Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas) bundes-klinik-atlas.de · checked 2026-08-03
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  8. Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  9. Destatis municipality row keyed by AGS; official Statistikportal handoff URL independently confirms the same AGS and municipality name. destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  10. DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster) DWD Climate Data Center · opendata.dwd.de · checked 2026-06-05
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  2. MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
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  6. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
  7. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country of birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
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  11. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
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