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Living in Damme

Damme is a city in Germany. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €8.66 per m² per month in June 2026. In May 2022, the unemployment rate was 3.44%. Its population was 17,508 at the end of 2024.

Lower unemployment than 85% of German cities that publish it and dirtier air than 71% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 Damme?

Average net cold rent is 8.66 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): 8.66 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Damme21

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

Net rent across major citiesDamme highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Damme 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)8.66 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Damme21Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 520 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8.66 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 regional median gross salary was €3,550 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €30,312 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Damme?

The unemployment rate is about 3.4 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 3.44 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Damme is 3.4%. 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%8012–4Damme 3.4%1290 cities: 4% to under 6%12904–6624 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 availability66.68 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Gigabit broadband availability75.89 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Disposable income per resident30,312 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts17Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita57,750 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts17Official · 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 rate3.44 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k1,722 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)3Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents137.8 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 Damme 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 100k1,722 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport11 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat13Official
Nearest airportFMO13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official
Distance to nearest airport55.3 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Damme?

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: European Environment Agency10

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
Damme average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND24°-1°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Damme average monthly precipitation, mm020406080604848384963697460605666JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Damme average monthly sunshine, hours05511016522046711191792052022111981501095341JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Damme annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5259.0PM2.5µg/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 Damme 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/m³909–10Damme 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
PM2.5 — annual mean9 µg/m³country median 8.031 Dec 2024European Environment Agency10Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 4.6 · Feb 5.7 · Mar 9.5 · Apr 14.5 · May 18.5 · Jun 21.4 · Jul 23.7 · Aug 23.4 · Sep 19.3 · Oct 14.1 · Nov 8.6 · Dec 5.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Diepholz18Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -0.6 · Feb -0.4 · Mar 1.4 · Apr 4.1 · May 7.7 · Jun 10.8 · Jul 12.9 · Aug 12.4 · Sep 9.2 · Oct 5.9 · Nov 2.7 · Dec 0.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Diepholz18Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 2.2 · Feb 2.7 · Mar 5.4 · Apr 9.5 · May 13.4 · Jun 16.4 · Jul 18.5 · Aug 18 · Sep 14.2 · Oct 9.9 · Nov 5.8 · Dec 3.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Diepholz18Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 59.9 · Feb 48.4 · Mar 47.5 · Apr 38.4 · May 49.3 · Jun 63.1 · Jul 68.7 · Aug 74 · Sep 60.2 · Oct 59.7 · Nov 55.8 · Dec 65.5 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Diepholz18Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 45.9 · Feb 71.4 · Mar 118.5 · Apr 179.1 · May 204.9 · Jun 201.9 · Jul 210.9 · Aug 197.8 · Sep 149.7 · Oct 109.2 · Nov 52.8 · Dec 40.9 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Diepholz18Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature9.4 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)9Official · land
Annual PM2.5 over time9 published observations, 2014–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Damme by year, µg/m³8.411.113.916.6201420172019202220249.0µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 43.8% between 2014 and 2024, from 16.0 to 9.0.

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Trossingen17,489 residentsNümbrecht17,580 residentsCham17,433 residentsGescher17,433 residentsHolzwickede17,596 residentsRemagen17,603 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 104.4 km² in 2024. Population density was 167.7 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Damme?

The published population was 17,508 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Damme residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport90.5%Foreign residents 9.5%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents636 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality11Official
City area104.4 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official
Foreign residents1,661 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19Official
Population density167.7 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.12Official
Population17,508 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents10,624 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Catholic share61.2 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other3,795 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other, share21.9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant residents2,933 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant share16.9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official

International community in Damme

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
Total17,352100.0%
Germany13,89480.1%
Kazakhstan8905.1%
Russian Federation4912.8%
Poland4222.4%
Ukraine2801.6%
Romania2461.4%
Syrian Arab Republic1761.0%
Turkey1150.7%
Bulgaria780.4%
Kyrgyzstan690.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Kosovo490.3%
Serbia480.3%
Afghanistan420.2%
Iraq340.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina320.2%
Greece270.2%
Lithuania240.1%
Moldova, Republic of180.1%
Portugal180.1%
Montenegro170.1%
United Kingdom170.1%
Croatia160.1%
United States160.1%
Lebanon160.1%
Netherlands150.1%
Austria140.1%
Sri Lanka140.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of140.1%
Uzbekistan130.1%
Albania120.1%
Italy120.1%
Latvia120.1%
Egypt120.1%
Yemen100.1%
Hungary90.1%
Pakistan90.1%
Czech Republic80.0%
Morocco80.0%
Thailand80.0%
Philippines70.0%
China70.0%
Not stated70.0%
Tunisia60.0%
Colombia60.0%
Georgia60.0%
Saudi Arabia60.0%
Sweden50.0%
Azerbaijan50.0%
Slovakia40.0%
Belarus40.0%
Eritrea40.0%
Brazil40.0%
Armenia40.0%
Estonia30.0%
France30.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of30.0%
Spain30.0%
Angola30.0%
Libya30.0%
Sudan30.0%
Togo30.0%
Argentina30.0%
Canada30.0%
Viet Nam30.0%
Tajikistan30.0%
Turkmenistan30.0%
Australia30.0%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total17,352100.0%
Germany15,69490.4%
Romania2881.7%
Poland2331.3%
Syrian Arab Republic1891.1%
Ukraine1400.8%
Turkey1100.6%
Bulgaria870.5%
Serbia520.3%
Afghanistan510.3%
Kosovo490.3%
Show 44 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Russian Federation430.2%
Greece330.2%
Iraq330.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina280.2%
Croatia240.1%
Lithuania240.1%
Portugal230.1%
Italy180.1%
Montenegro170.1%
Kazakhstan160.1%
Latvia150.1%
Lebanon140.1%
Hungary120.1%
Uncertain120.1%
Slovakia80.0%
United Kingdom80.0%
Netherlands70.0%
Egypt70.0%
Colombia70.0%
Yemen70.0%
Albania60.0%
United States60.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of60.0%
China60.0%
Brazil50.0%
Jordan50.0%
Sweden40.0%
Belarus40.0%
Armenia40.0%
Azerbaijan40.0%
Sri Lanka40.0%
Pakistan40.0%
Estonia30.0%
Spain30.0%
Libya30.0%
Morocco30.0%
Togo30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Viet Nam30.0%
Kyrgyzstan30.0%
Philippines30.0%
Thailand30.0%
Not stated30.0%

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

Is Damme 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 worker49%strong on work, weak on safety · range 39–59%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–68%
Student52%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 41–63%
Family61%strong on family, weak on safety · range 50–72%
Retirement54%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 43–65%
Foreign residents1,661 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population17,508 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)8.66 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Damme
Fibre-to-the-building availability66.68 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability75.89 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident30,312 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 3–6100.6 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional6Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 341.7 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional6Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier350 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich8Official
Local property-tax multiplier360 %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 Damme?

The published population was 17,508 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Damme?

Average net cold rent is 8.66 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 606 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Damme.

Is the air quality good in Damme?

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: European Environment Agency.

What is the unemployment rate in Damme?

The unemployment rate is about 3.4 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Damme?

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

How many foreign residents live in Damme?

1,661 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Damme a good place to live?

Damme 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 Damme?

The official country of birth distribution records 17,352 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). Damme, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/damme/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Damme, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, climate},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
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  3. Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas) bundes-klinik-atlas.de · checked 2026-08-03
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