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Living in Drolshagen

Drolshagen is a city in Germany. The regional median gross salary was €4,050 per month at the end of 2024. In May 2022, the unemployment rate was 4.2%. At the end of 2024, Drolshagen had a population of 11,913. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €9.43 per m² per month in June 2026. Regional disposable income was €33,232 per person per year at the end of 2023.

Lower unemployment than 69% 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 Drolshagen?

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 Drolshagen?

Average net cold rent is 9.43 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): 9.43 EUR/m²/month · Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Drolshagen22

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

Net rent across major citiesDrolshagen highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Drolshagen 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)9.43 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Drolshagen22Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 566 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 9.43 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

What is the unemployment rate in Drolshagen?

The unemployment rate is about 4.2 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Drolshagen is 4.2%. 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%12904–6Drolshagen 4.2%624 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 availability63 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Gigabit broadband availability65.17 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Disposable income per resident33,232 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts19Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita54,024 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts19Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)4,050 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)2Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate4.2 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Drolshagen. 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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Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents112.6 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 Drolshagen 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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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport92 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat15Official
Nearest airportCGN13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official
Distance to nearest airport47.8 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Drolshagen?

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: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Lüdenscheid Lennestraße)11

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

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Drolshagen annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.0PM2.5154012.0PM10104024.0NO₂µg/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 Drolshagen 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/m³1558–9Drolshagen 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
NO₂ — annual mean24 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Lüdenscheid Lennestraße)9Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean12 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Lüdenscheid Lennestraße)10Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Lüdenscheid Lennestraße)11Official · nearest-station reading
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 12.1 · Feb 16.84 · Mar 19.41 · Apr 24.95 · May 29.97 · Jun 33.03 · Jul 38.52 · Aug 36.87 · Sep 31.57 · Oct 25.48 · Nov 18.67 · Dec 12.94 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -14.54 · Feb -18.02 · Mar -10.83 · Apr -5.47 · May -1.94 · Jun 4.02 · Jul 6.4 · Aug 4.84 · Sep 2.34 · Oct -4.96 · Nov -6.95 · Dec -15.31 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Average temperature by monthJan 0.37 · Feb 1.01 · Mar 4.22 · Apr 8.66 · May 12.59 · Jun 16.25 · Jul 18.5 · Aug 18.13 · Sep 14.13 · Oct 9.54 · Nov 4.97 · Dec 1.46 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Annual mean temperature9.8 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)8Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Sassenburg11,913 residentsHemsbach11,915 residentsAnklam11,917 residentsSteinheim an der Murr11,908 residentsOstrhauderfehn11,885 residentsTeningen11,884 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 67.1 km² in 2024. Population density was 177.5 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Drolshagen?

The published population was 11,913 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Drolshagen residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport92.5%Foreign residents 7.5%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents691 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality12Official
City area67.11 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official
Foreign residents899 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official
Population density177.5 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.14Official
Population11,913 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents7,816 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Catholic share66.1 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other2,618 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other, share22.1 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant residents1,391 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant share11.8 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official

International community in Drolshagen

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
Total11,825100.0%
Germany10,33787.4%
Kazakhstan2231.9%
Poland1871.6%
Russian Federation1401.2%
Greece860.7%
Ukraine840.7%
Romania830.7%
Kosovo580.5%
Turkey560.5%
Syrian Arab Republic500.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Italy420.4%
Kyrgyzstan290.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina240.2%
Afghanistan240.2%
Serbia210.2%
Not stated200.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of170.1%
Azerbaijan160.1%
Iraq160.1%
Albania150.1%
France150.1%
Tajikistan150.1%
Slovakia140.1%
Hungary140.1%
Eritrea130.1%
India130.1%
Uzbekistan130.1%
Czech Republic120.1%
Netherlands110.1%
Montenegro100.1%
Moldova, Republic of100.1%
Morocco90.1%
Mexico80.1%
Austria70.1%
Thailand70.1%
Bulgaria60.1%
Croatia60.1%
United Kingdom60.1%
Nigeria60.1%
United States60.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of60.1%
Lebanon60.1%
Portugal50.0%
Belarus50.0%
Sri Lanka50.0%
Guinea40.0%
Brazil40.0%
Belgium30.0%
Slovenia30.0%
Latvia30.0%
Sweden30.0%
Libya30.0%
Mali30.0%
Niger30.0%
Burkina Faso30.0%
South Africa30.0%
Sao Tome and Principe30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Egypt30.0%
Dominican Republic30.0%
Ecuador30.0%
Armenia30.0%
Myanmar30.0%
Viet Nam30.0%
Israel30.0%
Pakistan30.0%
China30.0%
Malaysia30.0%

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
Total11,825100.0%
Germany10,92492.4%
Greece1151.0%
Poland740.6%
Romania730.6%
Italy680.6%
Ukraine650.5%
Kosovo530.4%
Syrian Arab Republic530.4%
Turkey520.4%
Afghanistan360.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Bosnia and Herzegovina230.2%
Iraq200.2%
Azerbaijan190.2%
Albania160.1%
Russian Federation160.1%
Montenegro150.1%
Slovakia140.1%
Hungary140.1%
Eritrea130.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of120.1%
Nigeria120.1%
Netherlands100.1%
Croatia90.1%
Austria90.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of90.1%
Bulgaria70.1%
Kazakhstan70.1%
France50.0%
Guinea50.0%
Armenia50.0%
Tajikistan50.0%
Thailand50.0%
Ghana40.0%
Sri Lanka40.0%
China40.0%
Uncertain40.0%
Luxembourg30.0%
Moldova, Republic of30.0%
Portugal30.0%
Serbia30.0%
Libya30.0%
Mali30.0%
Morocco30.0%
Niger30.0%
Burkina Faso30.0%
Brazil30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Myanmar30.0%
Georgia30.0%
Viet Nam30.0%
Lebanon30.0%
Pakistan30.0%

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

Is Drolshagen 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 safety · range 36–58%
Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–65%
Student51%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 39–63%
Family56%strong on family, weak on safety · range 44–68%
Retirement52%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 38–66%
Foreign residents899 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population11,913 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)9.43 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Drolshagen
Fibre-to-the-building availability63 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability65.17 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident33,232 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 3–6100.9 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 333.1 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier489 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official
Local property-tax multiplier629 %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 Drolshagen?

The published population was 11,913 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Drolshagen?

Average net cold rent is 9.43 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 660 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Drolshagen.

Is the air quality good in Drolshagen?

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: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Lüdenscheid Lennestraße).

What is the unemployment rate in Drolshagen?

The unemployment rate is about 4.2 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Drolshagen?

The median gross salary is 4,050 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Drolshagen?

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

Is Drolshagen a good place to live?

Drolshagen 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 Drolshagen?

The official country of birth distribution records 11,825 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). Drolshagen, Germany: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/drolshagen/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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