Living in Dueren

In Dueren, rents across existing tenancies average €6.25 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 8.9% (2022).

Car density was 537 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2026. The city covered 85 km² in 2024. In May 2022, the unemployment rate was 8.88%. The population of Dueren, in Germany, was 94,568 at the end of 2024. Gigabit broadband availability was 92.2% in 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-2334 sources

Population94,568people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)4,050EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent6.25EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 8% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate8.88%country median 5.1% — 74% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime5,780incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Niederzier)

Pricier rent than 63% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 95% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 97% of German cities that publish it.

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

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €9.83 per m² per month in May 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Dueren?

Average net cold rent is 6.25 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): 6.25 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 citiesDueren highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Dueren€6.25

Dortmund€6.00

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Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Leipzig€6.27

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²¹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.25 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	9.83 EUR/m²/month	1 May 2026	wohnungsboerse Mietspiegel Dueren³⁴Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Dueren 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 worker52%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 43–61%

Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on education · range 47–65%

Student58%strong on cost, weak on education · range 48–68%

Family51%strong on family, weak on education · range 41–61%

Retirement58%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 46–70%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 375 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.25 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

What is the unemployment rate in Dueren?

The unemployment rate is about 8.9 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 8.88 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁴

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Dueren is 8.9%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Dueren 8.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	29.57 %	31 Dec 2025	data.bundesnetzagentur.de⁴Official
Gigabit broadband availability	92.17 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	4,050 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	8.88 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁴Official

Unemployment rate over time6 published observations, 2017–2025

5.2%

7.4%

9.7%

11.9%

11.4%2017201920222025

Unemployment rate rose 83.0% between 2017 and 2025, from 6.2% to 11.4%.

What does a salary buy in Dueren?

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

Left over each month€1,940of €2,629 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.	€2,629
Rent, 60 m²€9.83/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · wohnungsboerse Mietspiegel Dueren · 2026-05-01). Official average for existing leases: €6.25/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €590
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	€1,940

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Dueren Salary needed to live in Dueren

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	1,175 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)²Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Dueren 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 residents1,175 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesDueren 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	5,780 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁸Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	92 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁶Official
Nearest airport	CGN	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	46.1 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁷Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Dueren. 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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Dueren.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Dueren?

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 Niederzier)¹⁰

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

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.59WHO 5 · EU 25

PM109WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂24WHO 10 · EU 40

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

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Dueren 9.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	24 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Düren Euskirchener Straße 18/20)⁸Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Kreuzau Leversbach)⁹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Niederzier)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 13.32 · Feb 19.52 · Mar 21.7 · Apr 26.69 · May 30.65 · Jun 34.67 · Jul 40.62 · Aug 36.35 · Sep 34.13 · Oct 27.23 · Nov 20.39 · Dec 14.99 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁵Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -13.3 · Feb -16.64 · Mar -7.84 · Apr -5.14 · May -0.11 · Jun 4.29 · Jul 6.84 · Aug 6.61 · Sep 2.85 · Oct -4.39 · Nov -5.06 · Dec -12.77 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁵Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 1.9 · Feb 2.62 · Mar 5.65 · Apr 9.81 · May 13.65 · Jun 17.16 · Jul 19.2 · Aug 18.76 · Sep 15.19 · Oct 10.88 · Nov 6.29 · Dec 2.82 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁵Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Dueren?

The published population was 94,568 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport81.7%
Foreign residents18.3%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	537 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹³Official
City area	85.01 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official
Foreign-resident share	19.2 %	31 Dec 2024	Eurostat¹¹Official
Foreign residents	17,267 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²³Official
Population density	1,112 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)⁷Official
Population	94,568 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official

Population over time9 published observations, 2016–2024

89,706

91,447

93,187

94,928

94,56820162018202020222024

Population rose 4.8% between 2016 and 2024, from 90,244 to 94,568.

Foreign residents over time7 published observations, 2016–2025

12,235

14,445

16,656

18,866

18,4092016201820222025

Foreign residents rose 45.0% between 2016 and 2025, from 12,692 to 18,409.

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	38,475 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Catholic share	40.9 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
No religion or other	45,479 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
No religion or other, share	48.3 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Protestant residents	10,193 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Protestant share	10.8 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official

International community in Dueren

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	94,149	100.0%
Germany	69,793	74.1%
Turkey	3,980	4.2%
Poland	2,599	2.8%
Russian Federation	2,305	2.4%
Romania	1,512	1.6%
Kazakhstan	1,434	1.5%
Syrian Arab Republic	1,153	1.2%
Ukraine	1,038	1.1%
Iraq	833	0.9%
Kosovo	500	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Moldova, Republic of	429	0.5%
Italy	424	0.5%
Morocco	385	0.4%
Bulgaria	381	0.4%
Afghanistan	342	0.4%
Greece	341	0.4%
Serbia	321	0.3%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	266	0.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	257	0.3%
China	254	0.3%
Albania	250	0.3%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	238	0.3%
India	222	0.2%
Netherlands	220	0.2%
Lebanon	217	0.2%
Belgium	194	0.2%
Not stated	194	0.2%
Sri Lanka	176	0.2%
Hungary	172	0.2%
Kyrgyzstan	146	0.2%
Spain	143	0.2%
Croatia	140	0.1%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	140	0.1%
Pakistan	133	0.1%
Nigeria	130	0.1%
Czech Republic	125	0.1%
Eritrea	117	0.1%
Uzbekistan	108	0.1%
Tunisia	107	0.1%
France	99	0.1%
Portugal	99	0.1%
Austria	95	0.1%
Viet Nam	95	0.1%
Azerbaijan	90	0.1%
Somalia	77	0.1%
Brazil	73	0.1%
Algeria	72	0.1%
Guinea	70	0.1%
Tajikistan	70	0.1%
Philippines	69	0.1%
Cameroon	62	0.1%
Georgia	61	0.1%
Thailand	61	0.1%
Egypt	58	0.1%
United Kingdom	57	0.1%
United States	56	0.1%
Ghana	55	0.1%
Angola	50	0.1%
Bangladesh	48	0.1%
Switzerland	44	0.0%
Latvia	41	0.0%
Slovenia	39	0.0%
Lithuania	36	0.0%
Togo	35	0.0%
Armenia	35	0.0%
Belarus	34	0.0%
Kenya	32	0.0%
Montenegro	31	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	31	0.0%
Colombia	30	0.0%
Slovakia	29	0.0%
Argentina	28	0.0%
Estonia	27	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	27	0.0%
Libya	24	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	22	0.0%
Congo	21	0.0%
Indonesia	21	0.0%
Sweden	20	0.0%
Jordan	20	0.0%
South Africa	17	0.0%
Peru	17	0.0%
Japan	16	0.0%
Dominican Republic	15	0.0%
Zimbabwe	13	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	13	0.0%
Mexico	12	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	11	0.0%
Ethiopia	10	0.0%
Canada	10	0.0%
Cuba	10	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	10	0.0%
Denmark	9	0.0%
Finland	9	0.0%
Luxembourg	9	0.0%
Cyprus	9	0.0%
Senegal	9	0.0%
Israel	9	0.0%
Gambia	8	0.0%
Madagascar	7	0.0%
Mali	7	0.0%
Ecuador	7	0.0%
Malaysia	7	0.0%
Liberia	6	0.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic	6	0.0%
Mongolia	6	0.0%
Nepal	6	0.0%
Palestinian territories	6	0.0%
Ireland	5	0.0%
Malta	5	0.0%
Mozambique	5	0.0%
Chile	5	0.0%
Jamaica	5	0.0%
Yemen	5	0.0%
Kuwait	5	0.0%
Australia	5	0.0%
Mauritius	4	0.0%
Burkina Faso	4	0.0%
Sudan	4	0.0%
Uganda	4	0.0%
Paraguay	4	0.0%
Turkmenistan	4	0.0%
Niger	3	0.0%
Malawi	3	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	3	0.0%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of	3	0.0%
Chad	3	0.0%
Costa Rica	3	0.0%
Haiti	3	0.0%
Uruguay	3	0.0%
Trinidad and Tobago	3	0.0%
Bhutan	3	0.0%
Qatar	3	0.0%
Oman	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁰

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	94,149	100.0%
Germany	76,884	81.7%
Turkey	3,796	4.0%
Romania	1,923	2.0%
Syrian Arab Republic	1,228	1.3%
Poland	1,140	1.2%
Ukraine	861	0.9%
Iraq	648	0.7%
Italy	500	0.5%
Kosovo	430	0.5%
Bulgaria	427	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Greece	408	0.4%
Afghanistan	340	0.4%
Russian Federation	303	0.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	265	0.3%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	264	0.3%
Serbia	260	0.3%
Albania	256	0.3%
China	235	0.2%
Netherlands	220	0.2%
Belgium	217	0.2%
Morocco	203	0.2%
Hungary	186	0.2%
Croatia	185	0.2%
Spain	160	0.2%
India	143	0.2%
Eritrea	141	0.1%
Nigeria	129	0.1%
Portugal	117	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	105	0.1%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	100	0.1%
Lebanon	94	0.1%
Pakistan	92	0.1%
Somalia	91	0.1%
Sri Lanka	89	0.1%
Guinea	83	0.1%
Azerbaijan	78	0.1%
Austria	77	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	74	0.1%
France	65	0.1%
Kazakhstan	64	0.1%
Viet Nam	59	0.1%
Uncertain	59	0.1%
Tunisia	57	0.1%
Algeria	51	0.1%
Ghana	50	0.1%
Bangladesh	49	0.1%
Stateless	49	0.1%
Egypt	46	0.0%
Georgia	42	0.0%
Cameroon	37	0.0%
United Kingdom	36	0.0%
Thailand	35	0.0%
United States	34	0.0%
Slovenia	33	0.0%
Angola	33	0.0%
Philippines	33	0.0%
Brazil	32	0.0%
Armenia	30	0.0%
Montenegro	26	0.0%
Czech Republic	24	0.0%
Latvia	22	0.0%
Belarus	22	0.0%
Lithuania	20	0.0%
Tajikistan	19	0.0%
Slovakia	18	0.0%
Zimbabwe	17	0.0%
Japan	16	0.0%
Switzerland	14	0.0%
Finland	13	0.0%
Kenya	13	0.0%
Colombia	13	0.0%
Ethiopia	11	0.0%
Libya	11	0.0%
Togo	11	0.0%
Indonesia	11	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	10	0.0%
Senegal	9	0.0%
Argentina	9	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	9	0.0%
Jordan	9	0.0%
Ireland	8	0.0%
Gambia	8	0.0%
Mali	8	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	8	0.0%
Luxembourg	7	0.0%
Cuba	7	0.0%
Australia	7	0.0%
Sweden	6	0.0%
Madagascar	6	0.0%
Canada	6	0.0%
Mexico	6	0.0%
Yemen	6	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	6	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	6	0.0%
Uzbekistan	6	0.0%
Malaysia	6	0.0%
Estonia	5	0.0%
Peru	5	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	5	0.0%
Denmark	4	0.0%
Burkina Faso	4	0.0%
Dominican Republic	4	0.0%
Israel	4	0.0%
Nepal	4	0.0%
Cyprus	3	0.0%
Congo	3	0.0%
Liberia	3	0.0%
Mauritius	3	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	3	0.0%
South Africa	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Ecuador	3	0.0%
Uruguay	3	0.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Palestinian territories	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Local business-tax multiplier	450 %	31 Dec 2022	www.statistikportal.de²²Official
Local property-tax multiplier	590 %	31 Dec 2022	www.statistikportal.de²²Official

Alternatives for people set on Dueren

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.

Zülpich as a Dueren alternative in the same region

16 km away, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Unemployment: 3.5% Zülpich vs 8.9% Dueren−60%
Residents: 21,780 Zülpich vs 94,568 Dueren−77%
Median gross pay, region: €4,000 Zülpich vs €4,050 Duerenno percentage
Rent: €5.97/m² Zülpich vs €6.25/m² Dueren−4%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,490 Zülpich vs 5,780 Dueren−5%
Nearest airport: 39.2 km Zülpich vs 46.1 km Dueren−15%
Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Zülpich vs 9.0 µg/m³ Duerensame level

Full comparison More about Zülpich

Witten as a Dueren alternative in the same country

92 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Hospital beds, per 100k: 725.4 Witten vs 1,175.1 Dueren−38%
Unemployment: 7.3% Witten vs 8.9% Dueren−18%
Nearest airport: 21.5 km Witten vs 46.1 km Dueren−53%
Foreign residents: 13.3% Witten vs 19.2% Dueren−31%
Rent: €5.88/m² Witten vs €6.25/m² Dueren−6%
Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Witten vs 9.0 µg/m³ Dueren−11%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,655 Witten vs 5,780 Duerensame level

Full comparison More about Witten

Valencia as a Dueren alternative in another country

A move, not a commute, at 1369 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €8.20/m² (2024) Valencia vs €6.25/m² (2022) Duerenno percentage
Nearest airport: 9.2 km Valencia vs 46.1 km Dueren−80%
Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Valencia vs €4,050 Duerenno percentage
Foreign residents: 15.7% Valencia vs 19.2% Dueren−18%

Full comparison More about Valencia

Cities near Dueren

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

Kreuzau Commuting Zone · 6.3 km away

Rent: 6.04 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Vettweiß Commuting Zone · 10.8 km away

Rent: 5.88 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Nideggen Commuting Zone · 11.5 km away

Rent: 6.29 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Nörvenich Commuting Zone · 11.8 km away

Rent: 5.92 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Eschweiler 14.0 km away

Rent: 5.98 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Juelich 15.8 km away

Rent: 6.12 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Zülpich 16.5 km away

Rent: 5.97 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Kerpen 16.9 km away

Rent: 7.24 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

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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; Dueren's school authority applies it locally.

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

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How many people live in Dueren?

The published population was 94,568 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Dueren?

Average net cold rent is 6.25 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 438 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Dueren?

What is the unemployment rate in Dueren?

The unemployment rate is about 8.9 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Dueren?

The median gross salary is 4,050 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Dueren a good place to live?

Dueren 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 Dueren?

Kreuzau, Vettweiß, Nideggen, Nörvenich, Eschweiler are near Dueren. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Dueren?

The official country of birth distribution records 69,793 people (74.1%) 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). Dueren, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 4294a1486ecc43dd73251472778ad150]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/dueren/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_dueren-germany-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_c713e17c67e1,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Dueren, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {4294a1486ecc43dd73251472778ad150},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/dueren/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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