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Living in Delmenhorst

In Delmenhorst, rents across existing tenancies average €6.34 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 8.7% (2022).

Delmenhorst, a city in Germany, had a population of 81,406 at the end of 2024. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €10.7 per m² per month in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 94.7% in 2025. Car density was 536 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1939 sources

Population81,406people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Median gross salary (region)3,500EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Average net rent6.34EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 9% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)
Unemployment rate8.74%country median 5.1% — 71% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Recorded crime7,168incidents per 100,000country median 9,397 — 24% belowOfficial source · Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG)
PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Bremen-Hasenbüren)

Pricier rent than 65% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 95% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 83% of German cities that publish it.

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Delmenhorst?

Average net cold rent is 6.34 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): 6.34 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)7
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Delmenhorst recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50
Internet, 60 Mbps€49
Net rent across major citiesDelmenhorst highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Delmenhorst highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Delmenhorst€6.34
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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited48.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps17Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M25Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.34 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.8115 May 2022Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)7Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate10.7 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Delmenhorst39Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Delmenhorst a good place to live?

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Remote worker49%strong on work, weak on safety · range 40–58%
Skilled employee52%strong on work, weak on education · range 44–60%
Student52%strong on cost, weak on education · range 43–61%
Family41%strong on family, weak on education · range 33–49%
Retirement47%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 37–57%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 380 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.34 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 8.74% in May 2022.

What is the unemployment rate in Delmenhorst?

The unemployment rate is about 8.7 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 8.74 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities29
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Delmenhorst is 8.7%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability76.11 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de5Official
Gigabit broadband availability94.7 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,500 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context
Unemployment rate8.74 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities29Official

What does a salary buy in Delmenhorst?

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

regional median gross pay: €3,500 (Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,589of €2,330 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
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  • Left over
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Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.€2,330
Rent, 60 m²€10.70/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Delmenhorst · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €6.34/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).− €642
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€1,589
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Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents340 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)3Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Delmenhorst 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 residents340 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Delmenhorst?

Police recorded about 7,168 incidents per 100,000 (2023). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG)2

Recorded crime across major citiesDelmenhorst highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Delmenhorst highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Bremen15,424
Frankfurt14,600
Berlin13,900
Cologne12,343
Dortmund12,283
Dusseldorf12,172
Leipzig11,129
Essen9,619
Dresden8,853
Stuttgart8,552
Delmenhorst7,168
Munich6,214
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents7,168 incidents per 100,000country median 9,39731 Dec 2023Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG)2Official
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residentsAlternative estimate6,412 incidents per 100,0002022INKAR — Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung, district (Kreis) indicator table15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport43 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat20Official
Nearest airportBRE13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv21Official
Distance to nearest airport10.5 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv21Official

Language courses and integration

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

Is the air quality good in Delmenhorst?

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 Bremen-Hasenbüren)12

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
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Bremen-Hasenbüren)10Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean14 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Bremen-Hasenbüren)11Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean9 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Bremen-Hasenbüren)12Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 4.6 · Feb 5.6 · Mar 9.3 · Apr 14.5 · May 18.3 · Jun 21.3 · Jul 23.6 · Aug 23.3 · Sep 19.3 · Oct 14 · Nov 8.6 · Dec 5.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Bremen26Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -0.5 · Feb -0.5 · Mar 1.1 · Apr 3.9 · May 7.5 · Jun 10.5 · Jul 12.9 · Aug 12.6 · Sep 9.6 · Oct 6 · Nov 2.8 · Dec 0.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Bremen26Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 2.2 · Feb 2.6 · Mar 5.2 · Apr 9.4 · May 13.2 · Jun 16.2 · Jul 18.4 · Aug 18 · Sep 14.3 · Oct 10 · Nov 5.8 · Dec 3.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Bremen26Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 58.4 · Feb 43.6 · Mar 45.6 · Apr 39.5 · May 49.8 · Jun 62.3 · Jul 75.3 · Aug 69.3 · Sep 58.3 · Oct 57.1 · Nov 51.2 · Dec 59.9 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Bremen26Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 47.8 · Feb 69.8 · Mar 120.4 · Apr 182 · May 213.2 · Jun 204.8 · Jul 213.5 · Aug 198 · Sep 151.2 · Oct 109.8 · Nov 53.3 · Dec 40.2 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Bremen26Official · 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

Similar climate. In Germany: Damme ±0.1 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±0.9 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±0.9 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±0.9 °C, Reims (France) ±1.2 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.5 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The city covered 62.5 km² in 2024. Population density was 1,303.5 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Delmenhorst?

The published population was 81,406 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents536 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality16Official
City area62.45 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8Official
Foreign-resident share18 %31 Dec 2024Eurostat13Official
Foreign residents13,273 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities28Official
Population density1,304 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.19Official
Population81,406 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents9,305 people31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Catholic share11.5 %31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
No religion or other47,925 people31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
No religion or other, share59.3 %31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Protestant residents23,606 people31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Protestant share29.2 %31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official

International community in Delmenhorst

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
Total80,845100.0%
Germany60,66875.0%
Poland2,9543.7%
Turkey2,9423.6%
Russian Federation1,8502.3%
Syrian Arab Republic1,6732.1%
Bulgaria1,3841.7%
Kazakhstan1,3391.7%
Moldova, Republic of8951.1%
Ukraine8921.1%
Iraq8051.0%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Romania5170.6%
Afghanistan3280.4%
Not stated3010.4%
Greece2420.3%
Lebanon2350.3%
Serbia2150.3%
Kosovo1850.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of1650.2%
Pakistan1500.2%
Uzbekistan1410.2%
India1390.2%
Latvia1250.2%
Italy1200.1%
Albania1100.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of1050.1%
Lithuania1040.1%
Hungary850.1%
Viet Nam850.1%
Tajikistan840.1%
Netherlands790.1%
Czech Republic780.1%
Nigeria740.1%
Croatia700.1%
Thailand690.1%
Kyrgyzstan680.1%
Spain670.1%
France660.1%
Austria650.1%
United Kingdom630.1%
Morocco590.1%
Belarus540.1%
Philippines520.1%
China480.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina460.1%
United States450.1%
Tunisia420.1%
Egypt420.1%
Sri Lanka390.0%
Ghana360.0%
Algeria330.0%
Georgia330.0%
Portugal320.0%
Switzerland320.0%
Montenegro290.0%
Sweden290.0%
Brazil290.0%
Jordan240.0%
Azerbaijan220.0%
Israel220.0%
Côte D'Ivoire210.0%
Mexico210.0%
Belgium200.0%
Denmark200.0%
Libya200.0%
Somalia200.0%
Zimbabwe180.0%
Cuba180.0%
Dominican Republic170.0%
Canada170.0%
Estonia150.0%
Kenya150.0%
Slovakia140.0%
Peru140.0%
Norway130.0%
Eritrea130.0%
Colombia130.0%
Togo120.0%
Indonesia120.0%
Cameroon110.0%
Saudi Arabia100.0%
Cyprus90.0%
Turkmenistan90.0%
Mauritius80.0%
Senegal80.0%
Armenia80.0%
Korea, Republic of80.0%
Australia80.0%
Angola70.0%
Gambia70.0%
Jamaica70.0%
Finland60.0%
Slovenia60.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the60.0%
Guinea60.0%
Uganda60.0%
Kuwait60.0%
Ireland50.0%
Sierra Leone50.0%
Chad50.0%
Paraguay50.0%
Ethiopia40.0%
Madagascar40.0%
Mozambique40.0%
Honduras40.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of40.0%
United Arab Emirates40.0%
Malaysia40.0%
Botswana30.0%
Benin30.0%
Congo30.0%
Niger30.0%
South Africa30.0%
Namibia30.0%
Sudan30.0%
Argentina30.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of30.0%
Chile30.0%
Costa Rica30.0%
El Salvador30.0%
Panama30.0%
Japan30.0%
Cambodia30.0%
Palestinian territories30.0%
Taiwan, Province of China30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source24

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total80,845100.0%
Germany67,57283.6%
Turkey2,0782.6%
Syrian Arab Republic1,7392.2%
Bulgaria1,5721.9%
Romania1,3171.6%
Poland1,2771.6%
Iraq7971.0%
Ukraine6890.9%
Afghanistan3690.5%
Greece2640.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Russian Federation2500.3%
Kosovo1900.2%
Moldova, Republic of1830.2%
Serbia1790.2%
Italy1490.2%
Latvia1110.1%
Albania1020.1%
Lebanon900.1%
Pakistan880.1%
Hungary860.1%
Netherlands850.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of800.1%
Lithuania780.1%
Croatia720.1%
India710.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of680.1%
Uncertain630.1%
Spain600.1%
Viet Nam560.1%
Thailand520.1%
Stateless520.1%
Kazakhstan500.1%
France420.1%
Nigeria420.1%
Austria410.1%
Portugal390.0%
Somalia350.0%
China350.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina330.0%
Belarus310.0%
Egypt300.0%
United States300.0%
Montenegro290.0%
Ghana280.0%
Morocco270.0%
Sweden250.0%
United Kingdom250.0%
Libya230.0%
Côte D'Ivoire220.0%
Tunisia210.0%
Eritrea180.0%
Philippines180.0%
Palestinian territories170.0%
Algeria160.0%
Brazil160.0%
Zimbabwe150.0%
Sri Lanka150.0%
Uzbekistan150.0%
Denmark130.0%
Switzerland130.0%
Belgium120.0%
Armenia120.0%
Azerbaijan110.0%
Kyrgyzstan110.0%
Slovakia90.0%
Colombia90.0%
Kenya80.0%
Uganda80.0%
Cuba80.0%
Jordan80.0%
Cameroon70.0%
Norway60.0%
Gambia60.0%
Guinea60.0%
Dominican Republic60.0%
Canada60.0%
Mexico60.0%
Georgia60.0%
Israel60.0%
Finland50.0%
Ireland50.0%
Angola50.0%
Madagascar50.0%
Paraguay50.0%
Czech Republic40.0%
Ethiopia40.0%
Mozambique40.0%
Senegal40.0%
Turkmenistan40.0%
Australia40.0%
Estonia30.0%
Slovenia30.0%
Mauritius30.0%
South Africa30.0%
Sierra Leone30.0%
Sudan30.0%
Honduras30.0%
Jamaica30.0%
Panama30.0%
Peru30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Cambodia30.0%
Taiwan, Province of China30.0%
Korea, Republic of30.0%
Tajikistan30.0%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Local business-tax multiplier435 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de27Official
Local property-tax multiplier530 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de27Official

Alternatives for people set on Delmenhorst

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.

Bassum as a Delmenhorst alternative in the same region

23 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, region and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 722.6 Bassum vs 340.0 Delmenhorst+113%
  • Unemployment: 4.0% Bassum vs 8.7% Delmenhorst−54%
  • Nearest airport: 22.3 km Bassum vs 10.5 km Delmenhorst+112%
  • Residents: 16,604 Bassum vs 81,406 Delmenhorst−80%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,750 Bassum vs €3,500 Delmenhorstno percentage
  • Rent: €5.82/m² Bassum vs €6.34/m² Delmenhorst−8%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,757 (2025) Bassum vs 7,168 (2023) Delmenhorstno percentage
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Marl as a Delmenhorst alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Median gross pay, region and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Nearest airport: 38.0 km Marl vs 10.5 km Delmenhorst+262%
  • Rent: €4.55/m² Marl vs €6.34/m² Delmenhorst−28%
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 706.8 Marl vs 340.0 Delmenhorst+108%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,250 Marl vs €3,500 Delmenhorstno percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,279 (2025) Marl vs 7,168 (2023) Delmenhorstno percentage
  • Unemployment: 7.6% Marl vs 8.7% Delmenhorst−13%
  • Foreign residents: 15.3% Marl vs 18.0% Delmenhorst−15%
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Cities near Delmenhorst

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

Bremen Commuting Zone · 12.1 km away
Rent
7.75 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Salary
4,082 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2025-12-31
Lemwerder Commuting Zone · 12.9 km away
Rent
5.95 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Syke Commuting Zone · 19.5 km away
Rent
6.45 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Schwanewede Commuting Zone · 20.5 km away
Rent
6.83 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Osterholz-Scharmbeck Commuting Zone · 22.4 km away
Rent
6.45 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Bassum Commuting Zone · 23.3 km away
Rent
5.82 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Dötlingen 21.1 km away
Rent
5.81 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Wildeshausen 22.1 km away
Rent
6.42 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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

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Velbert82,463 residentsNorderstedt82,844 residentsNeumuenster79,809 residentsViersen78,373 residentsMinden85,519 residentsRheine77,209 residents

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Delmenhorst in rankings

#29 of 30 in German cities with the lowest recorded crime rate #29 of 30 in Safest cities in Germany by recorded crime

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; Delmenhorst's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Is Delmenhorst part of Bremen?

Delmenhorst is in the published commuting zone of Bremen; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Bremen city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source18

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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 Delmenhorst?

The published population was 81,406 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Delmenhorst?

Average net cold rent is 6.34 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 444 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Delmenhorst?

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 Bremen-Hasenbüren).

How safe is Delmenhorst?

Police recorded about 7,168 incidents per 100,000 (2023). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG).

What is the unemployment rate in Delmenhorst?

The unemployment rate is about 8.7 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Delmenhorst?

The median gross salary is 3,500 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Delmenhorst a good place to live?

Delmenhorst 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.

Is Delmenhorst part of Bremen?

Delmenhorst is in the published commuting zone of Bremen; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Delmenhorst?

Bremen, Lemwerder, Syke, Schwanewede, Osterholz-Scharmbeck are near Delmenhorst. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Delmenhorst?

The official country of birth distribution records 60,668 people (75.0%) 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, October 16). Delmenhorst, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 697629ce9eaa15ee355fac9f642add80]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/delmenhorst/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_delmenhorst-germany-population-rent-salary-jobs-safety_206c9ed0595f,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Delmenhorst, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {697629ce9eaa15ee355fac9f642add80},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/delmenhorst/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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