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Living in Castrop-Rauxel

Castrop-Rauxel had 73,282 residents at the end of 2024 and is a city in Germany. For Castrop-Rauxel, the foreign population count was 8,565 in May 2022. Gigabit broadband availability was 82.1% in 2025. Car density was 595 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2026. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €8.84 per m² per month in June 2026.

Higher unemployment than 85% of German cities that publish it and dirtier air than 91% of German cities that publish it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Castrop-Rauxel?

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 Castrop-Rauxel.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Castrop-Rauxel?

Average net cold rent is 8.84 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): 8.84 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Castrop-Rauxel22

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

Net rent across major citiesCastrop-Rauxel highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Castrop-Rauxel 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)8.84 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Castrop-Rauxel22Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 530 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8.84 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 6.99% in May 2022.

What is the unemployment rate in Castrop-Rauxel?

The unemployment rate is about 7 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 6.99 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Castrop-Rauxel is 7.0%. 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%12904–6624 cities: 6% to under 8%6246–8Castrop-Rauxel 7.0%228 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 availability44.12 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de4Official
Gigabit broadband availability82.07 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Median gross salary (regional)4,000 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context
Unemployment rate6.99 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21Official

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k639.1 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)2Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Castrop-Rauxel 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 100k639.1 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.dat15Official
Nearest airportDTM13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official
Distance to nearest airport20.7 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Castrop-Rauxel?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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 Dortmund-Eving)10

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
Castrop-Rauxel annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit52510.0PM2.5154015.0PM10104027.0NO₂µg/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 Castrop-Rauxel is 10.0 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/m³909–1030 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³3010–11Castrop-Rauxel 10.05 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 mean27 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Recklinghausen Bochumer Straße)8Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean15 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Datteln-Hagem)9Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Dortmund-Eving)10Official · nearest-station reading
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 12.26 · Feb 16.7 · Mar 20.58 · Apr 25.86 · May 30.57 · Jun 33.88 · Jul 39.18 · Aug 36.94 · Sep 32.01 · Oct 26.64 · Nov 19.4 · Dec 13.65 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -14.92 · Feb -17.53 · Mar -9.95 · Apr -5.38 · May -1.59 · Jun 3.54 · Jul 6.56 · Aug 5.42 · Sep 3.32 · Oct -5.01 · Nov -7.27 · Dec -13.93 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Average temperature by monthJan 0.97 · Feb 1.61 · Mar 4.62 · Apr 9 · May 12.86 · Jun 16.49 · Jul 18.79 · Aug 18.44 · Sep 14.6 · Oct 10.06 · Nov 5.53 · Dec 2.07 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Annual mean temperature9.8 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)7Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Bocholt73,257 residentsAschaffenburg73,091 residentsMarburg73,544 residentsBayreuth72,940 residentsBrandenburg an der Havel74,113 residentsDetmold74,278 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 51.7 km² in 2024. Population density was 1,418 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Castrop-Rauxel?

The published population was 73,282 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Castrop-Rauxel residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport88.3%Foreign residents11.7%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents595 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality12Official
City area51.68 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official
Foreign-resident share13.8 %31 Dec 2024Eurostat11Official
Foreign residents8,565 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official
Population density1,418 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.14Official
Population73,282 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents22,959 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Catholic share31.5 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other30,287 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other, share41.6 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant residents19,593 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant share26.9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official

International community in Castrop-Rauxel

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
Total72,839100.0%
Germany60,46183.0%
Poland3,2084.4%
Turkey1,6722.3%
Syrian Arab Republic1,1971.6%
Russian Federation4800.7%
Greece4720.6%
Romania4510.6%
Iraq3520.5%
Morocco3510.5%
Bosnia and Herzegovina3440.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Ukraine3360.5%
Kazakhstan3160.4%
Kosovo2360.3%
Sri Lanka2050.3%
Italy2020.3%
Serbia1390.2%
Not stated1320.2%
Afghanistan1150.2%
Croatia1120.2%
Czech Republic1010.1%
Bulgaria970.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of970.1%
Spain930.1%
Lebanon840.1%
Austria740.1%
Albania730.1%
Netherlands640.1%
Pakistan590.1%
Thailand580.1%
China500.1%
Hungary490.1%
Kyrgyzstan490.1%
France460.1%
Lithuania460.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of430.1%
United Kingdom430.1%
Viet Nam430.1%
Slovenia370.1%
Philippines370.1%
Algeria350.0%
Nigeria320.0%
India310.0%
Moldova, Republic of300.0%
Bangladesh240.0%
Tunisia230.0%
Brazil220.0%
Portugal200.0%
Ghana200.0%
Belgium190.0%
United States190.0%
Switzerland180.0%
Guinea180.0%
Azerbaijan180.0%
Korea, Republic of180.0%
Dominican Republic170.0%
Armenia170.0%
United Arab Emirates170.0%
Cameroon160.0%
Eritrea150.0%
Cuba150.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the140.0%
Indonesia140.0%
Tajikistan140.0%
Latvia130.0%
Somalia130.0%
Egypt130.0%
Georgia130.0%
Montenegro120.0%
Kenya120.0%
Jordan120.0%
Uzbekistan120.0%
Belarus110.0%
Angola110.0%
Cambodia100.0%
Libya90.0%
South Africa90.0%
Peru90.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic90.0%
Canada80.0%
Slovakia70.0%
Japan70.0%
Kuwait70.0%
Saudi Arabia70.0%
Denmark60.0%
Mali60.0%
Mongolia60.0%
Nepal60.0%
Chad50.0%
Mexico50.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of50.0%
Palestinian territories50.0%
Estonia40.0%
Ireland40.0%
Sweden40.0%
Niger40.0%
Argentina40.0%
Costa Rica40.0%
Paraguay40.0%
Norway30.0%
Cyprus30.0%
Congo30.0%
Burkina Faso30.0%
Guinea-Bissau30.0%
Senegal30.0%
Sudan30.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of30.0%
Chile30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Saint Lucia30.0%
Yemen30.0%
Korea, Democratic People'S Republic of30.0%
Israel30.0%
Oman30.0%
Australia30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source18

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total72,839100.0%
Germany64,27588.2%
Turkey1,7702.4%
Syrian Arab Republic1,3181.8%
Poland6910.9%
Greece5880.8%
Romania4720.6%
Bosnia and Herzegovina3620.5%
Iraq3600.5%
Ukraine2920.4%
Italy2530.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Serbia1800.2%
Morocco1540.2%
Kosovo1430.2%
Croatia1410.2%
Afghanistan1270.2%
Spain1200.2%
Sri Lanka1160.2%
Uncertain1150.2%
Russian Federation1000.1%
Bulgaria780.1%
Albania710.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of700.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of520.1%
Netherlands510.1%
Austria500.1%
China490.1%
Pakistan410.1%
Nigeria380.1%
Hungary360.0%
Thailand350.0%
Lebanon320.0%
Viet Nam310.0%
Portugal250.0%
Ghana220.0%
Guinea220.0%
Azerbaijan220.0%
Lithuania210.0%
United Kingdom210.0%
Stateless210.0%
Kazakhstan190.0%
Belgium170.0%
Bangladesh170.0%
Eritrea160.0%
Somalia160.0%
Tunisia160.0%
Angola150.0%
United States150.0%
Kyrgyzstan150.0%
Belarus140.0%
Armenia140.0%
Philippines140.0%
France130.0%
Jordan130.0%
Slovenia110.0%
Switzerland110.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the110.0%
Montenegro100.0%
India100.0%
Korea, Republic of100.0%
Brazil90.0%
Dominican Republic90.0%
Tajikistan90.0%
Latvia80.0%
Slovakia80.0%
Czech Republic80.0%
Cameroon80.0%
Cuba80.0%
Japan80.0%
Algeria70.0%
Ireland60.0%
Mongolia60.0%
Nepal60.0%
Denmark50.0%
Kenya50.0%
Guinea-Bissau50.0%
Congo40.0%
Mali40.0%
Egypt40.0%
Estonia30.0%
Moldova, Republic of30.0%
Niger30.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of30.0%
Argentina30.0%
Chile30.0%
Costa Rica30.0%
Panama30.0%
Paraguay30.0%
Peru30.0%
China (Hong Kong)30.0%
Georgia30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Malaysia30.0%
Not stated30.0%

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

Is Castrop-Rauxel 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 worker47%strong on work, weak on safety · range 37–57%
Skilled employee52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–62%
Student53%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 42–64%
Family49%strong on family, weak on safety · range 38–60%
Retirement52%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 39–65%
Foreign residents8,565 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population73,282 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)8.84 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Castrop-Rauxel
Fibre-to-the-building availability44.12 %31 Dec 2025Official source · data.bundesnetzagentur.de
Gigabit broadband availability82.07 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Median gross salary (regional)4,000 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Local business-tax multiplier500 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de19Official
Local property-tax multiplier825 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de19Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Castrop-Rauxel?

The published population was 73,282 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Castrop-Rauxel?

Average net cold rent is 8.84 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 619 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Castrop-Rauxel.

Is the air quality good in Castrop-Rauxel?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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 Dortmund-Eving).

What is the unemployment rate in Castrop-Rauxel?

The unemployment rate is about 7 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Castrop-Rauxel?

The median gross salary is 4,000 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

How many foreign residents live in Castrop-Rauxel?

8,565 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Castrop-Rauxel a good place to live?

Castrop-Rauxel 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 Castrop-Rauxel?

The official country of birth distribution records 72,839 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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