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Living in Brakel

Brakel is a city in Germany. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €7.51 per m² per month in June 2026. Brakel had a population of 16,193 at the end of 2024. For Brakel, the regional median gross salary was €3,750 per month at the end of 2024.

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

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 Brakel.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Brakel?

Average net cold rent is 7.51 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): 7.51 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Brakel20

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

Net rent across major citiesBrakel highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Brakel 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)7.51 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Brakel20Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 451 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.51 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 5.38% in May 2022. Regional disposable income was €27,963 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Brakel?

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

  • Unemployment rate: 5.38 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Brakel 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%12904–6Brakel 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 availability15.11 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Gigabit broadband availability55.86 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Disposable income per resident27,963 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts16Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita32,972 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts16Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)3,750 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate5.38 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19Official

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k550.3 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)2Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Brakel 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 100k550.3 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport2 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat12Official
Nearest airportKSF13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv13Official
Distance to nearest airport36.2 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv13Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Brakel. 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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Brakel.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Brakel?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2022) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency9

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
Brakel average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND23°-1°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Brakel average monthly precipitation, mm0255075100825754387073848362706674JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Brakel average monthly sunshine, hours0551101652204068122181194205209185150944633JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Brakel annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5257.0PM2.5µg/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 Brakel is 7.0 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/m³1027–8Brakel 7.0155 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³1558–990 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³909–1030 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
PM2.5 — annual mean7 µg/m³country median 8.031 Dec 2022European Environment Agency9Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 3.1 · Feb 4.1 · Mar 8.5 · Apr 13.9 · May 17.2 · Jun 20.7 · Jul 22.8 · Aug 22.5 · Sep 18.5 · Oct 13 · Nov 7.7 · Dec 4.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station L�gde-Paenbruch17Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -1.5 · Feb -1.5 · Mar 0.7 · Apr 3.6 · May 6.8 · Jun 10.3 · Jul 12 · Aug 12.1 · Sep 9 · Oct 6.1 · Nov 2.9 · Dec -0.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station L�gde-Paenbruch17Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 0.9 · Feb 1.4 · Mar 4.6 · Apr 8.9 · May 12.3 · Jun 15.5 · Jul 17.4 · Aug 17.1 · Sep 13.5 · Oct 9.5 · Nov 5.4 · Dec 2.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station L�gde-Paenbruch17Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 82.3 · Feb 56.9 · Mar 53.5 · Apr 38 · May 69.9 · Jun 72.9 · Jul 83.9 · Aug 83.3 · Sep 62.3 · Oct 69.7 · Nov 66.1 · Dec 73.8 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station L�gde-Paenbruch17Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 40.2 · Feb 68.2 · Mar 121.6 · Apr 180.9 · May 194 · Jun 204.6 · Jul 209.4 · Aug 184.9 · Sep 150.2 · Oct 94.3 · Nov 45.8 · Dec 33.3 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station L�gde-Paenbruch17Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature9.8 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)8Official · land
Annual PM2.5 over time7 published observations, 2014–2022
Annual PM2.5 in Brakel by year, µg/m³6.78.29.811.320142017201920227.0µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 36.4% between 2014 and 2022, from 11.0 to 7.0.

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Markranstädt16,194 residentsRahden16,195 residentsBrüggen16,198 residentsWalldorf16,188 residentsWurzen16,238 residentsBargteheide16,245 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 173.9 km² in 2024. Population density was 93.1 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Brakel?

The published population was 16,193 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Brakel residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport92.5%Foreign residents 7.5%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents653 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality10Official
City area173.9 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official
Foreign residents1,207 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities18Official
Population density93.11 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.11Official
Population16,193 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents8,813 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Catholic share54.4 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other4,982 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other, share30.8 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant residents2,395 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant share14.8 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official

International community in Brakel

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
Total16,196100.0%
Germany13,27982.0%
Russian Federation8785.4%
Kazakhstan4322.7%
Turkey3372.1%
Ukraine1601.0%
Poland1370.8%
Kyrgyzstan1030.6%
Romania800.5%
Syrian Arab Republic770.5%
Iraq550.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Belgium540.3%
Afghanistan420.3%
Italy350.2%
Tajikistan330.2%
Greece310.2%
Serbia260.2%
Czech Republic210.1%
Bulgaria190.1%
Lithuania180.1%
Kosovo170.1%
Eritrea170.1%
Not stated170.1%
United Kingdom160.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of150.1%
Austria140.1%
Thailand130.1%
Croatia120.1%
Armenia120.1%
Belarus110.1%
Guinea110.1%
France100.1%
Nigeria100.1%
China100.1%
Albania90.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina90.1%
Netherlands90.1%
Spain90.1%
Morocco90.1%
Uzbekistan90.1%
Hungary70.0%
Viet Nam70.0%
India70.0%
Sweden60.0%
Switzerland60.0%
Somalia60.0%
Philippines60.0%
Slovakia50.0%
United States50.0%
Saudi Arabia50.0%
Latvia40.0%
Ethiopia40.0%
Jordan40.0%
Turkmenistan40.0%
Denmark30.0%
Finland30.0%
Slovenia30.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of30.0%
Portugal30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Kenya30.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the30.0%
South Africa30.0%
Namibia30.0%
Togo30.0%
Egypt30.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of30.0%
Brazil30.0%
Canada30.0%
Paraguay30.0%
Azerbaijan30.0%
Georgia30.0%
Lebanon30.0%
Taiwan, Province of China30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total16,196100.0%
Germany14,98992.5%
Turkey3462.1%
Ukraine1390.9%
Syrian Arab Republic850.5%
Iraq610.4%
Belgium480.3%
Afghanistan470.3%
Italy350.2%
Romania340.2%
Russian Federation320.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Serbia300.2%
Greece290.2%
Eritrea290.2%
Poland270.2%
Bulgaria180.1%
Kosovo150.1%
Guinea150.1%
Croatia140.1%
Lithuania130.1%
Somalia130.1%
Netherlands120.1%
Spain100.1%
United Kingdom100.1%
Nigeria100.1%
Belarus90.1%
Armenia90.1%
Thailand90.1%
China90.1%
Hungary70.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of70.0%
Albania60.0%
Mongolia50.0%
Austria40.0%
Sweden40.0%
Czech Republic40.0%
Morocco40.0%
India40.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina30.0%
Finland30.0%
Latvia30.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the30.0%
Egypt30.0%
Brazil30.0%
Azerbaijan30.0%
Georgia30.0%
Viet Nam30.0%
Kazakhstan30.0%
Lebanon30.0%
Taiwan, Province of China30.0%
Tajikistan30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source14

Is Brakel 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 worker45%strong on work, weak on safety · range 35–55%
Skilled employee51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–61%
Student49%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 38–60%
Family50%strong on family, weak on safety · range 39–61%
Retirement53%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 42–64%
Foreign residents1,207 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population16,193 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)7.51 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Brakel
Fibre-to-the-building availability15.11 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability55.86 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident27,963 EUR/year31 Dec 2023Official source · VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Childcare coverage, ages 3–692.7 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 331.5 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier425 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official
Local property-tax multiplier520 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Brakel?

The published population was 16,193 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Brakel?

Average net cold rent is 7.51 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 526 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Brakel.

Is the air quality good in Brakel?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2022) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

What is the unemployment rate in Brakel?

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

What is the typical salary around Brakel?

The median gross salary is 3,750 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Brakel?

1,207 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Brakel a good place to live?

Brakel 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 Brakel?

The official country of birth distribution records 16,196 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Brakel, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/brakel/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Brakel, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, climate},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
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Sources

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  1. Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort) Bundesagentur für Arbeit · statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-07-14
  2. Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas) bundes-klinik-atlas.de · checked 2026-08-03
  3. Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV · gigabitgrundbuch.bund.de · checked 2026-07-14
  4. Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-08
  5. Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional Destatis · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  6. Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  7. Destatis Realsteuervergleich destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  8. 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
  9. European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
  10. Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt · kba.de · checked 2026-07-14
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  1. Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row. destatis.de · checked 2024-12-31
  2. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
  3. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
  4. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
  5. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country_of_birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
  6. VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts VGRdL · statistikportal.de · checked 2026-07-14
  7. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station L�gde-Paenbruch WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
  8. Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities Zensus 2022 regional tables · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-26
  9. Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities Zensus 2022 regional tables · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-26
  10. miet-check Mietspiegel Brakel miet-check.de · checked 2026-06-04

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