Living in Cloppenburg

In Cloppenburg, rents across existing tenancies average €6.39 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 6% (2022).

The population of Cloppenburg, in Germany, was 36,565 at the end of 2024. Gigabit broadband availability was 92.9% in 2025. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €10.04 per m² per month in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2337 sources

Population36,565people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)3,350EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent6.39EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 10% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate6.02%country median 5.1% — 18% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime3,592incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Südoldenburg)

Pricier rent than 67% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 72% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than any other German city that publishes it.

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

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 Cloppenburg?

Average net cold rent is 6.39 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): 6.39 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesCloppenburg highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Cloppenburg€6.39

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps¹⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²⁴Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.39 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	10.04 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Cloppenburg³⁷Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Cloppenburg 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 worker51%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 42–60%

Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on education · range 47–65%

Student55%strong on cost, weak on education · range 45–65%

Family52%strong on family, weak on education · range 42–62%

Retirement54%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 42–66%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 383 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.39 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

The unemployment rate was 6.02% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €3,350 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €27,147 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Cloppenburg?

The unemployment rate is about 6 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 6.02 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁷

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Cloppenburg is 6.0%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Cloppenburg 6.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	86.39 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Gigabit broadband availability	92.9 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Disposable income per resident	27,147 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²⁵Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	46,222 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²⁵Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	3,350 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)¹Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	6.02 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁷Official

What does a salary buy in Cloppenburg?

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

Left over each month€1,546of €2,247 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.	€2,247
Rent, 60 m²€10.04/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Cloppenburg · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €6.39/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €602
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	€1,546

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Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	753.8 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)²Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	100.6 per 100,000	2024	BBSR INKAR — physicians per 100,000 residents (indicator 8102)¹³Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Cloppenburg 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 residents753.8 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesCloppenburg highlighted among comparable cities

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,592 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise²¹Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	43 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁹Official
Nearest airport	BRE	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv²⁰Official
Distance to nearest airport	54.6 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv²⁰Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Cloppenburg. 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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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Cloppenburg?

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 Südoldenburg)¹²

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

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.59WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1013WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂9WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Cloppenburg is 9.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Cloppenburg 9.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Südoldenburg)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	13 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Südoldenburg)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Südoldenburg)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 12.72 · Feb 15.93 · Mar 20.89 · Apr 25.52 · May 28.95 · Jun 31.39 · Jul 35.12 · Aug 33.47 · Sep 29.22 · Oct 25.64 · Nov 19.58 · Dec 13.43 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁶Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -19.56 · Feb -17.86 · Mar -12.18 · Apr -4.65 · May -0.85 · Jun 3.77 · Jul 7.99 · Aug 6.57 · Sep 3.52 · Oct -4.33 · Nov -7.24 · Dec -18.09 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁶Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 1.3 · Feb 1.82 · Mar 4.48 · Apr 8.86 · May 12.7 · Jun 16.01 · Jul 18.06 · Aug 17.8 · Sep 14.42 · Oct 10.02 · Nov 5.72 · Dec 2.5 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁶Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 64.6 · Feb 53.8 · Mar 53.3 · Apr 47.3 · May 56.6 · Jun 70.2 · Jul 77.3 · Aug 75.5 · Sep 71 · Oct 61.9 · Nov 61.9 · Dec 74.2 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	9.4 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁹Official · land

Population and city profile

The city covered 70.9 km² in 2024. Population density was 516 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Cloppenburg?

The published population was 36,565 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport82.7%
Foreign residents17.3%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	589 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹⁴Official
City area	70.86 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official
Foreign residents	6,342 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁶Official
Population density	516 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁸Official
Population	36,565 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	14,886 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Catholic share	41.4 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other	14,243 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other, share	39.6 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant residents	6,859 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant share	19.1 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official

International community in Cloppenburg

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 group	People	Share
Total	35,988	100.0%
Germany	24,373	67.7%
Russian Federation	3,287	9.1%
Kazakhstan	1,479	4.1%
Romania	1,181	3.3%
Poland	862	2.4%
Ukraine	688	1.9%
Iraq	616	1.7%
Syrian Arab Republic	511	1.4%
Turkey	386	1.1%
Moldova, Republic of	297	0.8%

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Published group	People	Share
Afghanistan	178	0.5%
Hungary	175	0.5%
Viet Nam	154	0.4%
Albania	129	0.4%
Kosovo	117	0.3%
Latvia	104	0.3%
Serbia	77	0.2%
Not stated	77	0.2%
Lithuania	74	0.2%
Bulgaria	68	0.2%
Nigeria	56	0.2%
Italy	55	0.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	50	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	44	0.1%
Greece	44	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	42	0.1%
Netherlands	40	0.1%
Uzbekistan	40	0.1%
Kyrgyzstan	37	0.1%
Belarus	36	0.1%
Montenegro	35	0.1%
Lebanon	35	0.1%
Austria	28	0.1%
Croatia	27	0.1%
Spain	25	0.1%
United Kingdom	22	0.1%
Eritrea	22	0.1%
Thailand	21	0.1%
Pakistan	20	0.1%
Czech Republic	19	0.1%
Morocco	17	0.0%
France	16	0.0%
Tunisia	16	0.0%
Portugal	15	0.0%
Brazil	15	0.0%
Philippines	15	0.0%
Tajikistan	14	0.0%
China	14	0.0%
Slovakia	13	0.0%
Sweden	13	0.0%
Guinea	13	0.0%
Colombia	13	0.0%
Georgia	13	0.0%
Canada	11	0.0%
India	11	0.0%
Switzerland	10	0.0%
Chile	10	0.0%
United States	10	0.0%
Estonia	9	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	9	0.0%
Zimbabwe	8	0.0%
Libya	8	0.0%
Cameroon	8	0.0%
Chad	8	0.0%
Denmark	7	0.0%
Paraguay	7	0.0%
Sri Lanka	7	0.0%
Slovenia	6	0.0%
Luxembourg	6	0.0%
Sudan	6	0.0%
Mexico	6	0.0%
Armenia	6	0.0%
Cambodia	6	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	5	0.0%
Liberia	5	0.0%
Cuba	5	0.0%
Azerbaijan	5	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	5	0.0%
Benin	4	0.0%
Gambia	4	0.0%
Egypt	4	0.0%
Japan	4	0.0%
Turkmenistan	4	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Angola	3	0.0%
Ethiopia	3	0.0%
Gabon	3	0.0%
Congo	3	0.0%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Honduras	3	0.0%
Peru	3	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
Kuwait	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²³

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	35,988	100.0%
Germany	29,647	82.4%
Romania	1,523	4.2%
Iraq	595	1.7%
Syrian Arab Republic	540	1.5%
Poland	534	1.5%
Ukraine	513	1.4%
Turkey	264	0.7%
Russian Federation	251	0.7%
Afghanistan	221	0.6%
Hungary	194	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Viet Nam	145	0.4%
Albania	126	0.4%
Kosovo	121	0.3%
Latvia	100	0.3%
Serbia	83	0.2%
Bulgaria	81	0.2%
Kazakhstan	71	0.2%
Italy	64	0.2%
Lithuania	58	0.2%
Greece	53	0.1%
Netherlands	53	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	49	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	47	0.1%
Montenegro	46	0.1%
Nigeria	42	0.1%
Croatia	40	0.1%
Sweden	30	0.1%
Eritrea	30	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	29	0.1%
Uncertain	24	0.1%
Spain	23	0.1%
Slovakia	21	0.1%
Belarus	21	0.1%
Portugal	18	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	18	0.1%
Thailand	15	0.0%
Guinea	14	0.0%
Denmark	13	0.0%
Sudan	13	0.0%
Pakistan	13	0.0%
United Kingdom	12	0.0%
Colombia	12	0.0%
France	10	0.0%
Brazil	10	0.0%
Lebanon	10	0.0%
Stateless	10	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	9	0.0%
Zimbabwe	8	0.0%
China	8	0.0%
Georgia	7	0.0%
India	7	0.0%
Cameroon	6	0.0%
Tunisia	6	0.0%
United States	6	0.0%
Austria	5	0.0%
Morocco	5	0.0%
Sri Lanka	5	0.0%
Cambodia	5	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	5	0.0%
Benin	4	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	4	0.0%
Gambia	4	0.0%
Liberia	4	0.0%
Sierra Leone	4	0.0%
Togo	4	0.0%
Mexico	4	0.0%
Uzbekistan	4	0.0%
Luxembourg	3	0.0%
Switzerland	3	0.0%
Czech Republic	3	0.0%
Gabon	3	0.0%
Ghana	3	0.0%
Congo	3	0.0%
Libya	3	0.0%
Somalia	3	0.0%
Egypt	3	0.0%
Honduras	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Paraguay	3	0.0%
Armenia	3	0.0%
Azerbaijan	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Tajikistan	3	0.0%
Turkmenistan	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²²

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)	90 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	32.9 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	380 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official
Local property-tax multiplier	330 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Cloppenburg

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.

Löningen as a Cloppenburg alternative in the same region

23 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 3.7% Löningen vs 6.0% Cloppenburg−39%
Rent: €5.54/m² Löningen vs €6.39/m² Cloppenburg−13%
Residents: 14,307 Löningen vs 36,565 Cloppenburg−61%
Nearest airport: 67.1 km Löningen vs 54.6 km Cloppenburg+23%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 855.2 Löningen vs 753.8 Cloppenburg+13%
Median gross pay, region: €3,350 Löningen vs €3,350 Cloppenburgsame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,592 Löningen vs 3,592 Cloppenburgsame level

Full comparison More about Löningen

Ibbenbueren as a Cloppenburg alternative in the same country

67 km away, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,722 Ibbenbueren vs 3,592 Cloppenburg+59%
Unemployment: 4.6% Ibbenbueren vs 6.0% Cloppenburg−23%
Nearest airport: 16.7 km Ibbenbueren vs 54.6 km Cloppenburg−69%
Median gross pay, region: €3,800 Ibbenbueren vs €3,350 Cloppenburgno percentage
Rent: €5.88/m² Ibbenbueren vs €6.39/m² Cloppenburg−8%
Residents: 51,803 Ibbenbueren vs 36,565 Cloppenburg+42%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 852.2 Ibbenbueren vs 753.8 Cloppenburg+13%

Full comparison More about Ibbenbueren

Cities near Cloppenburg

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

Großenkneten 18.8 km away

Rent: 5.92 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Quakenbrück 19.8 km away

Rent: 5.9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Vechta 21.0 km away

Rent: 7.23 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Dinklage 21.3 km away

Rent: 5.89 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Friesoythe 22.9 km away

Rent: 5.71 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Löningen 22.9 km away

Rent: 5.54 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Lohne (Oldenburg) 24.0 km away

Rent: 6.27 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Werlte 24.2 km away

Rent: 5.48 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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

All Germany cities

Bitterfeld-Wolfen36,592 residents Porta Westfalica36,521 residents Muehlhausen36,353 residents Meppen36,930 residents Winsen (Luhe)36,961 residents Emsdetten36,159 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; Cloppenburg'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 Cloppenburg?

The published population was 36,565 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Cloppenburg?

Average net cold rent is 6.39 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 447 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Cloppenburg?

What is the unemployment rate in Cloppenburg?

The unemployment rate is about 6 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Cloppenburg?

The median gross salary is 3,350 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Cloppenburg a good place to live?

Cloppenburg 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 Cloppenburg?

Großenkneten, Quakenbrück, Vechta, Dinklage, Friesoythe are near Cloppenburg. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Cloppenburg?

The official country of birth distribution records 24,373 people (67.7%) 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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APA citation

ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Cloppenburg, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version a6d80c488279a69304ea34d475e359bc]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/cloppenburg/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_cloppenburg-germany-population-rent-salary-jobs-safety_8fa6b5e0101c,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Cloppenburg, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {a6d80c488279a69304ea34d475e359bc},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/cloppenburg/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

[Cloppenburg, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/cloppenburg/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version a6d80c488279a69304ea34d475e359bc; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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