Living in Donauwörth

In Donauwörth, rents across existing tenancies average €6.59 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 8.6% (2022).

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €11.06 per m² per month in June 2026. Donauwörth is in Germany; its population was 19,990 at the end of 2024. For Donauwörth, the regional median gross salary was €4,150 per month at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2330 sources

Population19,990people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)4,150EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent6.59EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 13% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate8.63%country median 5.1% — 69% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime2,759incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³country median 8.0 — about the sameOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Pricier rent than 71% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 95% 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 Donauwörth?

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Donauwörth?

Average net cold rent is 6.59 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): 6.59 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 citiesDonauwörth highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Donauwörth€6.59

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 Mbps¹²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M¹⁹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.59 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	11.06 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Donauwörth³⁰Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Donauwörth 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 air quality · range 38–56%

Skilled employee53%strong on work, weak on education · range 44–62%

Student54%strong on cost, weak on education · range 44–64%

Family50%strong on family, weak on education · range 40–60%

Retirement57%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 47–67%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 395 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.59 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 8.63% in May 2022. Regional disposable income was €32,580 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Donauwörth?

The unemployment rate is about 8.6 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 8.63 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²³

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Donauwörth is 8.6%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	5.45 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Gigabit broadband availability	86.44 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Disposable income per resident	32,580 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²⁰Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	57,186 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²⁰Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	4,150 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)¹Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	8.63 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²³Official

What does a salary buy in Donauwörth?

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

Left over each month€1,920of €2,682 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.	€2,682
Rent, 60 m²€11.06/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Donauwörth · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €6.59/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €664
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	€1,920

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Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	1,389 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)²Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Donauwörth 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 residents1,389 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesDonauwörth 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	2,759 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁶Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	191 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁴Official
Nearest airport	MUC	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁵Official
Distance to nearest airport	84.6 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁵Official

Language courses and integration

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

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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

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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

PM2.58WHO 5 · EU 25

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 Donauwörth is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Donauwörth 8.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8 µg/m³country median 8.0 — about the same	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency¹⁰Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.2 · Feb 4.1 · Mar 9.4 · Apr 15.2 · May 18.4 · Jun 22.4 · Jul 24.5 · Aug 23.8 · Sep 19 · Oct 13 · Nov 6.7 · Dec 3 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Harburg²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -2.8 · Feb -2.3 · Mar 0.5 · Apr 4.5 · May 8.2 · Jun 11.9 · Jul 13.6 · Aug 13.1 · Sep 9.4 · Oct 5.4 · Nov 1.6 · Dec -1.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Harburg²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.3 · Feb 0.7 · Mar 4.6 · Apr 9.6 · May 13.2 · Jun 17.1 · Jul 18.8 · Aug 18.2 · Sep 13.8 · Oct 9 · Nov 4 · Dec 0.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Harburg²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	8.4 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁹Official · land

Annual PM2.5 over time9 published observations, 2014–2024

7.6

9.5

11.5

13.4

8.020142017201920222024

Annual PM2.5 fell 38.5% between 2014 and 2024, from 13.0 to 8.0.

Similar climate. In Germany: Beilngries ±0.2 °C. Elsewhere: Gorzów Wielkopolski (Poland) ±0.5 °C, Winterthur (Switzerland) ±0.6 °C, Bytom (Poland) ±0.7 °C, Chorzów (Poland) ±0.7 °C, Ruda Śląska (Poland) ±0.7 °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 77 km² in 2024. Population density was 259.5 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Donauwörth?

The published population was 19,990 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport83.9%
Foreign residents16.1%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	682 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹¹Official
City area	77.04 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official
Foreign residents	3,217 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²²Official
Population density	259.5 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹³Official
Population	19,990 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	9,596 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Catholic share	49 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other	7,255 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other, share	37 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant residents	2,745 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant share	14 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official

International community in Donauwörth

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	19,596	100.0%
Germany	15,180	77.5%
Romania	553	2.8%
Turkey	373	1.9%
Poland	367	1.9%
Kazakhstan	324	1.7%
Czech Republic	282	1.4%
Kosovo	205	1.0%
Russian Federation	202	1.0%
Italy	187	1.0%
Bulgaria	147	0.8%

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Published group	People	Share
Ukraine	143	0.7%
Croatia	129	0.7%
Syrian Arab Republic	124	0.6%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	103	0.5%
France	94	0.5%
Afghanistan	90	0.5%
India	84	0.4%
Hungary	83	0.4%
Serbia	76	0.4%
Austria	55	0.3%
Albania	47	0.2%
Greece	46	0.2%
Spain	44	0.2%
Slovakia	37	0.2%
Brazil	32	0.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	29	0.1%
Viet Nam	29	0.1%
Thailand	27	0.1%
Kyrgyzstan	25	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	22	0.1%
China	22	0.1%
United States	21	0.1%
Not stated	20	0.1%
United Kingdom	19	0.1%
Netherlands	16	0.1%
Iraq	16	0.1%
Switzerland	15	0.1%
Tajikistan	15	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	14	0.1%
Slovenia	13	0.1%
Belarus	13	0.1%
Mexico	13	0.1%
Morocco	12	0.1%
Uzbekistan	11	0.1%
Indonesia	10	0.1%
Philippines	10	0.1%
Portugal	9	0.0%
Egypt	9	0.0%
Georgia	9	0.0%
Lebanon	9	0.0%
Latvia	8	0.0%
Lithuania	8	0.0%
Canada	7	0.0%
Colombia	7	0.0%
Pakistan	7	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	6	0.0%
Armenia	6	0.0%
Azerbaijan	6	0.0%
Sweden	5	0.0%
Eritrea	5	0.0%
South Africa	5	0.0%
Argentina	5	0.0%
Peru	5	0.0%
Belgium	4	0.0%
Finland	4	0.0%
Nigeria	4	0.0%
Tunisia	4	0.0%
Chile	4	0.0%
Cuba	4	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	4	0.0%
Ireland	3	0.0%
Luxembourg	3	0.0%
Norway	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Ethiopia	3	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	3	0.0%
Gambia	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Madagascar	3	0.0%
Burkina Faso	3	0.0%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%
Togo	3	0.0%
Uganda	3	0.0%
Ecuador	3	0.0%
Paraguay	3	0.0%
Sri Lanka	3	0.0%
Cambodia	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Bangladesh	3	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	3	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	3	0.0%
Singapore	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	19,596	100.0%
Germany	16,377	83.6%
Romania	402	2.1%
Turkey	382	1.9%
Kosovo	237	1.2%
Poland	222	1.1%
Croatia	218	1.1%
Italy	209	1.1%
Bulgaria	150	0.8%
Syrian Arab Republic	145	0.7%
Ukraine	124	0.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Afghanistan	110	0.6%
France	94	0.5%
Hungary	81	0.4%
Greece	63	0.3%
India	56	0.3%
Russian Federation	55	0.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	47	0.2%
Austria	47	0.2%
Serbia	45	0.2%
Albania	40	0.2%
Spain	40	0.2%
Czech Republic	36	0.2%
Slovakia	27	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	25	0.1%
Viet Nam	22	0.1%
Netherlands	20	0.1%
Kazakhstan	20	0.1%
Thailand	19	0.1%
Iraq	13	0.1%
United States	12	0.1%
Belarus	11	0.1%
Brazil	11	0.1%
Latvia	10	0.1%
Mexico	10	0.1%
Lithuania	9	0.0%
Portugal	9	0.0%
United Kingdom	9	0.0%
China	9	0.0%
Eritrea	8	0.0%
South Africa	8	0.0%
Pakistan	8	0.0%
Morocco	7	0.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	6	0.0%
Slovenia	5	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	5	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	5	0.0%
Chile	5	0.0%
Paraguay	5	0.0%
Peru	5	0.0%
Lebanon	5	0.0%
Finland	4	0.0%
Norway	4	0.0%
Sweden	4	0.0%
Switzerland	4	0.0%
Azerbaijan	4	0.0%
Indonesia	4	0.0%
Philippines	4	0.0%
Belgium	3	0.0%
Ireland	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Gambia	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Madagascar	3	0.0%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%
Tunisia	3	0.0%
Egypt	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	3	0.0%
China (Hong Kong)	3	0.0%
Armenia	3	0.0%
Georgia	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Tajikistan	3	0.0%
Singapore	3	0.0%
Stateless	3	0.0%
Uncertain	3	0.0%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)	96.9 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	34.3 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	370 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official
Local property-tax multiplier	380 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Donauwörth

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.

Wemding as a Donauwörth alternative in the same region

17 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €5.49/m² Wemding vs €6.59/m² Donauwörth−17%
Residents: 5,757 Wemding vs 19,990 Donauwörth−71%
Median gross pay, region: €4,150 Wemding vs €4,150 Donauwörthno percentage
Nearest airport: 75.0 km Wemding vs 84.6 km Donauwörth−11%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,759 Wemding vs 2,759 Donauwörthsame level

Full comparison More about Wemding

Ibbenbueren as a Donauwörth alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 451 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,722 Ibbenbueren vs 2,759 Donauwörth+107%
Residents: 51,803 Ibbenbueren vs 19,990 Donauwörth+159%
Unemployment: 4.6% Ibbenbueren vs 8.6% Donauwörth−46%
Nearest airport: 16.7 km Ibbenbueren vs 84.6 km Donauwörth−80%
Rent: €5.88/m² Ibbenbueren vs €6.59/m² Donauwörth−11%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 852.2 Ibbenbueren vs 1,388.6 Donauwörth−39%
Median gross pay, region: €3,800 Ibbenbueren vs €4,150 Donauwörthno percentage

Full comparison More about Ibbenbueren

Tallinn as a Donauwörth alternative in another country

A move, not a commute, at 1494 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Tallinn vs 8.0 µg/m³ Donauwörth−63%
Rent: €7.33/m² (2008) Tallinn vs €6.59/m² (2022) Donauwörthno percentage
Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 84.6 km Donauwörth−93%
Median gross pay, region: €2,068 (2025) Tallinn vs €4,150 (2024) Donauwörthno percentage

Full comparison More about Tallinn

Cities near Donauwörth

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

Harburg (Schwaben) 9.8 km away

Rent: 5.67 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Monheim 14.9 km away

Rent: 6.05 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Wemding 17.1 km away

Rent: 5.49 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Höchstädt a.d.Donau 19.4 km away

Rent: 6.08 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Wertingen 22.1 km away

Rent: 6.52 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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

All Germany cities

Torgau19,992 residents Moosburg an der Isar20,012 residents Giengen an der Brenz19,967 residents Meinerzhagen20,019 residents Leinefelde-Worbis19,957 residents Bad Schwartau19,954 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; Donauwörth'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 Donauwörth?

The published population was 19,990 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Donauwörth?

Average net cold rent is 6.59 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 461 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Donauwörth?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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 Donauwörth?

The unemployment rate is about 8.6 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Donauwörth?

The median gross salary is 4,150 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Donauwörth a good place to live?

Donauwörth 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 Donauwörth?

Harburg (Schwaben), Monheim, Wemding, Höchstädt a.d.Donau, Wertingen are near Donauwörth. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Donauwörth?

The official country of birth distribution records 15,180 people (77.5%) 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). Donauwörth, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 66e17289de3458717b62ab0659d14d4b]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/donauworth/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_donauworth-germany-population-rent-salary-jobs-safety_b582379f7716,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Donauwörth, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {66e17289de3458717b62ab0659d14d4b},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/donauworth/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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miet-check Mietspiegel Donauwörth miet-check.de · checked 2026-06-04

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