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Living in Dorfen

Dorfen is a city in Germany. Its population was 14,759 at the end of 2024. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €12.44 per m² per month in June 2026.

Higher unemployment than 78% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 64% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 Dorfen.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Dorfen?

Average net cold rent is 12.44 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): 12.44 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Dorfen22

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

Net rent across major citiesDorfen highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Dorfen 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)12.44 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Dorfen22Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 746 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 12.44 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 6.41% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €4,300 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €31,800 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Dorfen?

The unemployment rate is about 6.4 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 6.41 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Dorfen is 6.4%. 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%8012–41290 cities: 4% to under 6%12904–6624 cities: 6% to under 8%6246–8Dorfen 6.4%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 availability38.87 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Gigabit broadband availability38.87 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Disposable income per resident31,800 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts19Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita38,469 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts19Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)4,300 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate6.41 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Dorfen. 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

Bundesagentur für Arbeit

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Dorfen. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k459.7 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)2Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Dorfen 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 100k459.7 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport191 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat15Official
Nearest airportMUC13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official
Distance to nearest airport28.6 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Dorfen?

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 Agency9

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

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Dorfen average monthly precipitation, mm03060901205042584689971019368585255JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Dorfen average monthly sunshine, hours06513019526061891401892172292442321601105851JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Dorfen annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.0PM2.5µg/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 Dorfen is 8.0 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/m³1558–9Dorfen 8.090 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³909–1030 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 mean8 µg/m³country median 8.0 — about the same31 Dec 2024European Environment Agency9Official
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 12.94 · Feb 16.41 · Mar 21.7 · Apr 27.73 · May 29.23 · Jun 32.16 · Jul 31.55 · Aug 32.03 · Sep 29.98 · Oct 24.93 · Nov 19.8 · Dec 13.91 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -23.86 · Feb -18.19 · Mar -19.45 · Apr -5.49 · May -2.18 · Jun 3.18 · Jul 6 · Aug 6.11 · Sep 0.16 · Oct -5.48 · Nov -11.06 · Dec -16.74 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official
Average temperature by monthJan -1.52 · Feb -0.39 · Mar 3.93 · Apr 8.96 · May 13.31 · Jun 17.17 · Jul 18.77 · Aug 18.29 · Sep 13.73 · Oct 8.98 · Nov 3.65 · Dec -0.22 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 49.7 · Feb 42 · Mar 57.6 · Apr 46.4 · May 89.2 · Jun 96.9 · Jul 101.4 · Aug 93.3 · Sep 68.1 · Oct 58 · Nov 51.8 · Dec 54.5 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO12Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 61 · Feb 89.4 · Mar 139.6 · Apr 189.1 · May 217.1 · Jun 228.6 · Jul 244.1 · Aug 231.8 · Sep 159.5 · Oct 109.9 · Nov 57.6 · Dec 51.3 hours31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO13Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature8.4 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)8Official · land
Annual PM2.5 over time9 published observations, 2014–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Dorfen by year, µg/m³7.69.511.513.4201420172019202220248.0µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 33.3% between 2014 and 2024, from 12.0 to 8.0.

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Landsberg14,772 residentsMünsingen14,772 residentsJever14,774 residentsSelb14,743 residentsNeustadt a.d.Donau14,778 residentsKarlstadt14,739 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 99.6 km² in 2024. Population density was 148.2 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Dorfen?

The published population was 14,759 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Dorfen residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport88.4%Foreign residents11.6%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents645 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality10Official
City area99.56 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official
Foreign residents1,717 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official
Population density148.2 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.14Official
Population14,759 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents8,154 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Catholic share55.7 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other5,423 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other, share37.1 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant residents1,057 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant share7.2 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official

International community in Dorfen

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
Total14,634100.0%
Germany12,54285.7%
Romania1761.2%
Turkey1471.0%
Poland1320.9%
Austria1200.8%
Hungary1090.7%
Croatia1020.7%
Ukraine1000.7%
Czech Republic960.7%
Kosovo890.6%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Bosnia and Herzegovina740.5%
Afghanistan700.5%
Syrian Arab Republic620.4%
Italy570.4%
Bulgaria430.3%
Russian Federation400.3%
Albania370.3%
Greece350.2%
Nigeria350.2%
United States320.2%
Not stated310.2%
Serbia260.2%
France220.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of220.2%
Yemen220.2%
United Kingdom170.1%
Brazil170.1%
Iraq170.1%
Switzerland150.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of150.1%
Moldova, Republic of140.1%
Portugal140.1%
Pakistan140.1%
Thailand140.1%
Slovenia130.1%
Argentina130.1%
Slovakia120.1%
Morocco120.1%
Kazakhstan110.1%
Spain100.1%
Somalia100.1%
Georgia90.1%
India90.1%
Belgium80.1%
Luxembourg80.1%
Eritrea80.1%
Tanzania, United Republic of80.1%
Canada80.1%
Finland70.0%
Ecuador70.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of70.0%
China70.0%
Cameroon60.0%
Sierra Leone60.0%
Tunisia60.0%
Uganda60.0%
Viet Nam50.0%
Kuwait50.0%
Philippines50.0%
Denmark40.0%
Ireland40.0%
Lithuania40.0%
Netherlands40.0%
Egypt40.0%
Saudi Arabia40.0%
Ghana30.0%
Kenya30.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the30.0%
South Africa30.0%
Rwanda30.0%
Chile30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Nicaragua30.0%
Armenia30.0%
Azerbaijan30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Japan30.0%
Kyrgyzstan30.0%
Lebanon30.0%
Nepal30.0%
Taiwan, Province of China30.0%
United Arab Emirates30.0%
Tajikistan30.0%
Singapore30.0%
Uzbekistan30.0%

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
Total14,634100.0%
Germany12,91788.3%
Turkey1621.1%
Romania1370.9%
Croatia1330.9%
Ukraine1020.7%
Hungary1010.7%
Austria980.7%
Afghanistan800.5%
Kosovo780.5%
Syrian Arab Republic740.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Italy690.5%
Bosnia and Herzegovina620.4%
Poland610.4%
Nigeria600.4%
Greece580.4%
Bulgaria390.3%
Albania250.2%
Yemen230.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of200.1%
United States170.1%
France160.1%
Serbia160.1%
Russian Federation150.1%
Iraq150.1%
Moldova, Republic of140.1%
Portugal130.1%
Spain120.1%
Pakistan120.1%
Thailand120.1%
United Kingdom110.1%
Eritrea110.1%
Somalia110.1%
Slovakia100.1%
India80.1%
Morocco70.0%
Sierra Leone70.0%
Czech Republic60.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of60.0%
Uncertain60.0%
Netherlands50.0%
Switzerland50.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the50.0%
Canada50.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of50.0%
Stateless50.0%
Ireland40.0%
Uganda40.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of40.0%
China40.0%
Belgium30.0%
Denmark30.0%
Slovenia30.0%
Lithuania30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Kenya30.0%
Congo30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Egypt30.0%
Argentina30.0%
Chile30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Armenia30.0%
Azerbaijan30.0%
Georgia30.0%
Viet Nam30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Kazakhstan30.0%
Kyrgyzstan30.0%
Lebanon30.0%
Nepal30.0%
Tajikistan30.0%

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

Is Dorfen 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 worker44%strong on work, weak on safety · range 34–54%
Skilled employee50%strong on work, weak on safety · range 40–60%
Student50%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 39–61%
Family48%strong on family, weak on safety · range 37–59%
Retirement51%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 40–62%
Foreign residents1,717 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population14,759 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)12.44 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Dorfen
Fibre-to-the-building availability38.87 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability38.87 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident31,800 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 3–694.8 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 327.2 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier350 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official
Local property-tax multiplier380 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Dorfen?

The published population was 14,759 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Dorfen?

Average net cold rent is 12.44 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 871 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Dorfen.

Is the air quality good in Dorfen?

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 Dorfen?

The unemployment rate is about 6.4 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Dorfen?

The median gross salary is 4,300 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Dorfen?

1,717 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Dorfen a good place to live?

Dorfen 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 Dorfen?

The official country of birth distribution records 14,634 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). Dorfen, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/dorfen/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Dorfen, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/dorfen/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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  2. Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas) bundes-klinik-atlas.de · checked 2026-08-03
  3. Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV · gigabitgrundbuch.bund.de · checked 2026-07-14
  4. Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-08
  5. Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional Destatis · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  6. Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  7. Destatis Realsteuervergleich destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
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  2. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
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  8. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country_of_birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
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  12. miet-check Mietspiegel Dorfen miet-check.de · checked 2026-06-04

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