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Living in Borna

Borna is a city in Germany. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €7.14 per m² per month in June 2026. At the end of 2024, Borna had a population of 20,131.

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

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 Borna?

Average net cold rent is 7.14 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): 7.14 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Borna22

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

Net rent across major citiesBorna highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Borna 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)7.14 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Borna22Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 428 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.14 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 5.37% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €3,550 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €27,808 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Borna?

The unemployment rate is about 5.4 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 5.37 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Borna is 5.4%. 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%12904–6Borna 5.4%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 availability38.29 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Gigabit broadband availability55.08 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Disposable income per resident27,808 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts18Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita33,281 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts18Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)3,550 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)2Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate5.37 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Borna. 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 Borna. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k2,701 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)3Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents140.7 per 100,0002024BBSR INKAR — physicians per 100,000 residents (indicator 8102)1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Borna 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 100k2,701 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport28 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat14Official
Nearest airportLEJ13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official
Distance to nearest airport38.6 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Borna?

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 Altenburg Theaterplatz)10

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

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Borna average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND25°-1°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Borna average monthly precipitation, mm0255075100443445355760856555444845JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Borna average monthly sunshine, hours06012018024057761281912192222102141631106451JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Borna annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5259.0PM2.5154013.9PM10104011.2NO₂µg/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 Borna 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/m³909–10Borna 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 mean11.16 µg/m³country median 13.62024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.13Official
NO₂ — latest reading8.08 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.13Official
PM10 — annual mean13.92 µg/m³country median 13.42024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.13Official
PM2.5 — annual mean9 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Altenburg Theaterplatz)10Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 3.9 · Feb 5.4 · Mar 9.5 · Apr 15.2 · May 19.6 · Jun 22.9 · Jul 25.3 · Aug 24.9 · Sep 19.8 · Oct 14.3 · Nov 8.3 · Dec 4.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Leipzig-Holzhausen19Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -1.4 · Feb -1.1 · Mar 1.4 · Apr 4.7 · May 8.7 · Jun 12.3 · Jul 14.3 · Aug 14 · Sep 10.2 · Oct 6.4 · Nov 2.6 · Dec -0.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Leipzig-Holzhausen19Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 1.3 · Feb 2.1 · Mar 5.3 · Apr 10 · May 14.2 · Jun 17.6 · Jul 19.6 · Aug 19.2 · Sep 14.8 · Oct 10.1 · Nov 5.4 · Dec 2.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Leipzig-Holzhausen19Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 43.5 · Feb 34.2 · Mar 44.6 · Apr 34.8 · May 57 · Jun 60.1 · Jul 84.5 · Aug 65.1 · Sep 54.6 · Oct 43.5 · Nov 47.9 · Dec 44.9 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Leipzig-Holzhausen19Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 56.5 · Feb 76.3 · Mar 127.5 · Apr 190.8 · May 219.3 · Jun 222 · Jul 210.4 · Aug 213.6 · Sep 163.2 · Oct 110 · Nov 64.4 · Dec 50.8 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Leipzig-Holzhausen19Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature8.5 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)9Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Nidderau20,119 residentsMüllheim im Markgräflerland20,097 residentsHörstel20,166 residentsLilienthal20,166 residentsNeustrelitz20,191 residentsTelgte20,069 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 62.5 km² in 2024. Population density was 322.4 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Borna?

The published population was 20,131 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Borna residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport93.4%Foreign residents 6.6%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents533 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality11Official
City area62.45 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official
Foreign residents1,324 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official
Population density322.4 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.12Official
Population20,131 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents440 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Catholic share2.3 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other16,823 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other, share88.6 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant residents1,737 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant share9.1 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official

International community in Borna

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
Total18,998100.0%
Germany17,33891.3%
Syrian Arab Republic2161.1%
Ukraine1831.0%
Poland1720.9%
Russian Federation1420.7%
Romania1100.6%
Iraq750.4%
Kazakhstan740.4%
Czech Republic690.4%
Afghanistan570.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Egypt490.3%
Turkey310.2%
Lebanon300.2%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of290.2%
Hungary280.1%
Not stated280.1%
Viet Nam220.1%
India190.1%
Pakistan180.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of170.1%
Libya150.1%
Italy140.1%
Switzerland140.1%
Eritrea130.1%
Georgia130.1%
Philippines120.1%
Albania110.1%
France110.1%
Somalia110.1%
United Kingdom100.1%
Morocco100.1%
Cameroon100.1%
Tunisia100.1%
Austria90.0%
Greece80.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of70.0%
Algeria70.0%
Bulgaria60.0%
Lithuania60.0%
Serbia60.0%
Spain50.0%
Israel50.0%
Nigeria40.0%
Azerbaijan40.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina30.0%
Denmark30.0%
Moldova, Republic of30.0%
Netherlands30.0%
Sweden30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Ethiopia30.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Myanmar30.0%
Tajikistan30.0%
Turkmenistan30.0%
Uzbekistan30.0%
China30.0%

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
Total18,998100.0%
Germany17,67493.0%
Syrian Arab Republic2251.2%
Ukraine1770.9%
Romania1080.6%
Iraq820.4%
Russian Federation750.4%
Afghanistan660.3%
Uncertain570.3%
Egypt530.3%
Poland500.3%
Show 47 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of390.2%
Turkey290.2%
Pakistan240.1%
Viet Nam220.1%
Libya170.1%
Lebanon170.1%
Czech Republic160.1%
India160.1%
Greece150.1%
Kazakhstan150.1%
Hungary130.1%
Eritrea130.1%
Tunisia130.1%
Georgia120.1%
Somalia110.1%
Philippines110.1%
Bulgaria100.1%
Morocco100.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of90.0%
Cameroon90.0%
Azerbaijan90.0%
Italy80.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of80.0%
Albania70.0%
Nigeria60.0%
Stateless60.0%
Montenegro40.0%
Serbia40.0%
Algeria40.0%
Ghana40.0%
Jordan40.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina30.0%
Denmark30.0%
France30.0%
Netherlands30.0%
Austria30.0%
Portugal30.0%
Sweden30.0%
Switzerland30.0%
United Kingdom30.0%
Ethiopia30.0%
Burkina Faso30.0%
Canada30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Myanmar30.0%
China30.0%

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

Is Borna 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 worker53%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–62%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–67%
Student58%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 48–68%
Family58%strong on family, weak on safety · range 48–68%
Retirement62%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 52–72%
Foreign residents1,324 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population20,131 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
NO₂ — latest reading8.08 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Official source · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.
Average net rent (nettokalt)7.14 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Borna
Fibre-to-the-building availability38.29 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability55.08 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Childcare coverage, ages 3–696.2 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional6Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 359.7 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional6Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier400 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich8Official
Local property-tax multiplier420 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich8Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Borna?

The published population was 20,131 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Borna?

Average net cold rent is 7.14 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 500 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Borna.

Is the air quality good in Borna?

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 Altenburg Theaterplatz).

What is the unemployment rate in Borna?

The unemployment rate is about 5.4 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Borna?

The median gross salary is 3,550 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Borna?

1,324 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Borna a good place to live?

Borna 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 Borna?

The official country of birth distribution records 18,998 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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  title = {Borna, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, climate},
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