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Living in Duisburg

Duisburg is a city in Germany. The city covered 232.8 km² in 2026. Population density was 2,157.1 people per km² in 2024. In 2024, annual PM2.5 was 10.3 µg/m³. At the end of 2025, Duisburg had a population of 506,493.

Higher unemployment than any other German city that publishes it, more recorded crime than 61% of German cities that publish it and dirtier air than 96% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 €6.66 per m² per month in February 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Duisburg?

Average net cold rent is 6.66 EUR/m² per month (February 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): 6.66 EUR/m²/month · Stadt Duisburg — Amt für Soziales und Wohnen, Mietspiegel-AG — Duisburger Mietspiegel 2026 (Fortschreibung 2024→2026 nach §558d Abs. 2 BGB)22
What recurs every month5 published recurring costs, € per month
Duisburg recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Utilities, 85 m² flat€365
Private kindergarten€239
Transport pass€85
Internet, 60 Mbps€30
Fitness club€20

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Net rent across major citiesDuisburg highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Duisburg highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Augsburg€9.10
Duisburg€6.66
Dortmund€6.00
Halle (Saale)€5.99
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Mannheim€9.09
Berlin€7.71
Dresden€7.20
Braunschweig€6.79
Bielefeld€6.72
Leipzig€6.27
MetricValuePeriodSource
Fitness club membership, monthly19.87 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v232Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited30.25 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v232Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly238.8 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v232Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant9.95 EUR31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v232Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass84.59 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v232Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home365 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v232Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
G02 Vacancy Rate Pct4.17 %31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder27Official
Dwellings258,348 dwellings31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder27Official
Housing Vacancy Rate Percent4.17 %31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder27Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.66 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.561 Feb 2026Stadt Duisburg — Amt für Soziales und Wohnen, Mietspiegel-AG — Duisburger Mietspiegel 2026 (Fortschreibung 2024→2026 nach §558d Abs. 2 BGB)22Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate8 EUR/m²/month2024BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 400 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.66 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: February 2026

Is rent affordable on a local salary?

A 60 m² flat at the published average rent is about 400 EUR a month, which is 10% of the published median gross salary of 4,200 (2024). Gross, not take-home, and before heating and operating charges.

Source period: February 2026

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 12.8% in 2024.

What is the typical salary in Duisburg?

The median gross salary is 4,200 EUR/month (2024). The regional series (home-region basis, 2024) is a separate labelled row in the table.

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions. the regional series (home-region basis, {period}) is a separate labelled row in the table — shown in the table below.

  • Median gross salary: 4,200 EUR/month · Statistik der Bundesagentur für Arbeit26
  • Median gross salary (regional): 3,950 EUR/month · 2026-07-29 · BA Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich — Medianentgelt Kreise Wohnort 20243

What is the unemployment rate in Duisburg?

The unemployment rate is 12.8 % (2024). Source: Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average2

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Duisburg is 12.8%. 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%6246–8228 cities: 8% to under 10%2288–1024 cities: 10% to under 12%2410–124 cities: 12% to under 14%412–14Duisburg 12.8%2 cities: 14% to under 16%214–16

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability37.77 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de8Official
Gigabit broadband availability80.76 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas7Official
People in employment208,630 people31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder28Official
Median gross salary4,200 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Statistik der Bundesagentur für Arbeit26Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,950 EUR/month31 Dec 2024BA Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich — Medianentgelt Kreise Wohnort 20243Official · regional context
Unemployment rate12.8 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average2Official
Unemployment rate over time11 published observations, 2015–2025
Unemployment rate in Duisburg by year, %5.6%8.3%11.0%13.8%20152017201920212023202513.2%%

Unemployment rate rose 47.5% between 2015 and 2025, from 8.9% to 13.2%.

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Duisburg. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

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Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k541.1 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)6Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Duisburg 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 100k541.1 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
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Safety

How safe is Duisburg?

Police recorded 10,323 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: PKS 2024 T01 Grundtabelle - Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl (HZ) - Städte21

Recorded crime across major citiesDuisburg highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Duisburg highlighted15,424Bremen14,600Frankfurt am Main13,900Berlin13,192Hanover12,343Cologne12,283Dortmund12,172Dusseldorf11,129Leipzig10,323Duisburg9,619Essen8,853Dresden8,552Stuttgartrecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents10,323 incidents per 100,000country median 9,27531 Dec 2024PKS 2024 T01 Grundtabelle - Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl (HZ) - Städte21Official
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residentsAlternative estimate9,242 incidents per 100,0002022All recorded crimes per 100,000 residents in the BBSR/PKS Kreis indicator.1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure
Safety City Crime Reporting Coverage12 months/year31 Dec 2025BKA PKS T01 Staedte-Falltabelle5Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport147 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat19Official
Nearest airportDUS13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv20Official
Distance to nearest airport16.2 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv20Official

Language courses and integration in Duisburg

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 3.6°C in January and 19.7°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 69 mm in January and 74 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Duisburg?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

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

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 10.25 µg/m³ · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.18
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Duisburg average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND24°1°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Duisburg average monthly precipitation, mm020406080695856465966747867666776JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Duisburg average monthly sunshine, hours05511016522053721241732032012081951471085844JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Duisburg annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit52510.3PM2.5154015.9PM10104019.3NO₂µg/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 Duisburg is 10.3 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/m³1558–990 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³909–1030 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³3010–11Duisburg 10.35 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 mean19.27 µg/m³country median 13.62024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.18Official
NO₂ — latest reading15.72 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.18Official
PM10 — annual mean15.94 µg/m³country median 13.42024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.18Official
PM2.5 — annual mean10.25 µg/m³country median 8.02024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.18Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 5.1 · Feb 6.1 · Mar 10 · Apr 14.5 · May 18.2 · Jun 21.1 · Jul 23.5 · Aug 23 · Sep 19 · Oct 14.2 · Nov 9.1 · Dec 5.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Essen-Bredeney29Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 0.6 · Feb 0.8 · Mar 3.1 · Apr 5.9 · May 9.2 · Jun 12 · Jul 14.3 · Aug 14.2 · Sep 11.3 · Oct 7.9 · Nov 4.3 · Dec 1.6 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Essen-Bredeney29Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 3.6 · Feb 4.1 · Mar 7.1 · Apr 10.9 · May 14.8 · Jun 17.7 · Jul 19.7 · Aug 19.2 · Sep 15.5 · Oct 11.4 · Nov 7.2 · Dec 4.3 °C31 Dec 1991DWD multi-annual station means 1991-2020 (temperature)14Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 69 · Feb 58 · Mar 56 · Apr 46 · May 59 · Jun 66 · Jul 74 · Aug 78 · Sep 67 · Oct 66 · Nov 67 · Dec 76 mm31 Dec 1991DWD multi-annual station means 1991-2020 (precipitation)12Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 53 · Feb 72 · Mar 124 · Apr 173 · May 203 · Jun 201 · Jul 208 · Aug 195 · Sep 147 · Oct 108 · Nov 58 · Dec 44 hours31 Dec 1991DWD multi-annual station means 1991-2020 (sunshine)13Official
Annual mean temperature9.8 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)11Official · land
Annual PM2.5 over time9 published observations, 2014–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Duisburg by year, µg/m³9.412.114.917.62014201720192022202410.3µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 39.7% between 2014 and 2024, from 17.0 to 10.3.

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Nuremberg547,913 residentsHanover558,767 residentsDresden571,510 residentsBremen586,603 residentsEssen596,710 residentsStuttgart605,663 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Duisburg?

The published population was 506,493 people in 2025. Source: Duisburg Open Data population CSV10

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Duisburg residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport77.7%Foreign residents22.3%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents478 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality16Official
City area232.8 km²31 May 2026Stadt Duisburg geography23Official
Foreign-resident share23.4 %31 Dec 2024Eurostat15Official
Foreign residents112,826 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities31Official
Population density2,157 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.17Official
Population Female253,143 people31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder31Official
Population Male248,272 people31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder31Official
Population506,493 people31 Dec 2025Duisburg Open Data population CSV10Official
Safety City Crime Covered Population503,707 people31 Dec 2024BKA PKS Bevölkerungsdaten (04-KR-BV-insg, Quelle Statistisches Bundesamt)4Official
Population over time14 published observations, 2012–2025
Population in Duisburg by year, residents483,783491,914500,044508,175201220182025506,493residents

Population rose 3.9% between 2012 and 2025, from 487,470 to 506,493.

Foreign residents over time10 published observations, 2016–2025
Foreign residents in Duisburg by year, residents85,05097,322109,594121,86620162018202020222025118,957residents

Foreign residents rose 35.8% between 2016 and 2025, from 87,589 to 118,957.

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents121,816 people31 Dec 2022Destatis9Official
Catholic share24.3 %31 Dec 2022Destatis9Official
No religion or other280,973 people31 Dec 2022Destatis9Official
No religion or other, share56 %31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)9Official
Protestant residents98,626 people31 Dec 2022Destatis9Official
Protestant share19.7 %31 Dec 2022Destatis9Official

International community in Duisburg

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
Total501,415100.0%
Germany369,85173.8%
Turkey30,9206.2%
Poland15,4653.1%
Bulgaria10,6632.1%
Syrian Arab Republic9,9652.0%
Romania6,7871.4%
Ukraine4,3180.9%
Russian Federation3,6200.7%
Iraq3,1350.6%
Kazakhstan2,8520.6%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Italy2,7110.5%
Serbia2,2540.4%
Morocco1,9730.4%
Not stated1,9240.4%
Kosovo1,8820.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina1,8640.4%
Greece1,7140.3%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of1,5370.3%
Croatia1,3820.3%
Afghanistan1,3170.3%
India1,3130.3%
Spain1,2810.3%
China1,1060.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of9380.2%
Nigeria9120.2%
Ghana8370.2%
Netherlands8350.2%
Austria7770.2%
Lebanon6830.1%
France6720.1%
Czech Republic6690.1%
Moldova, Republic of6380.1%
Philippines5720.1%
United Kingdom5670.1%
Hungary5400.1%
Pakistan5230.1%
Albania5090.1%
Viet Nam4970.1%
Tunisia4850.1%
Sri Lanka4840.1%
Thailand4680.1%
Egypt3780.1%
Slovenia3550.1%
Latvia3360.1%
Cameroon3240.1%
Azerbaijan3190.1%
Lithuania3120.1%
Portugal2990.1%
Brazil2840.1%
Belgium2710.1%
Algeria2550.1%
Slovakia2530.1%
Eritrea2480.0%
United States2370.0%
Guinea2200.0%
Kyrgyzstan2140.0%
Bangladesh2140.0%
Korea, Republic of2060.0%
Georgia2050.0%
Armenia1990.0%
Uzbekistan1990.0%
Jordan1970.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the1880.0%
Togo1770.0%
Tajikistan1600.0%
Switzerland1580.0%
Belarus1580.0%
Indonesia1570.0%
Libya1520.0%
Somalia1500.0%
Montenegro1300.0%
Malaysia1260.0%
Colombia980.0%
Gambia960.0%
Kenya950.0%
Congo950.0%
Japan880.0%
Cuba850.0%
Saudi Arabia770.0%
Ethiopia760.0%
Dominican Republic760.0%
Sweden740.0%
Angola730.0%
Israel730.0%
Ireland710.0%
Sierra Leone690.0%
Mexico670.0%
South Africa660.0%
United Arab Emirates610.0%
Australia590.0%
Estonia580.0%
Argentina580.0%
Nepal550.0%
Côte D'Ivoire540.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of530.0%
Senegal500.0%
Kuwait490.0%
Luxembourg480.0%
Denmark470.0%
Peru470.0%
Yemen440.0%
Benin430.0%
Chile430.0%
Canada420.0%
Taiwan, Province of China410.0%
Cambodia400.0%
Palestinian territories360.0%
Finland340.0%
Ecuador310.0%
Liberia300.0%
Sudan270.0%
Turkmenistan260.0%
Uganda250.0%
Chad240.0%
Mongolia240.0%
Norway210.0%
Cyprus210.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of210.0%
Mauritius200.0%
Zimbabwe190.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic190.0%
Mali170.0%
Mozambique170.0%
South Sudan150.0%
Zambia140.0%
Malta130.0%
Burkina Faso130.0%
Myanmar130.0%
New Zealand130.0%
Cape Verde120.0%
Namibia120.0%
Jamaica120.0%
Niger110.0%
Rwanda110.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of100.0%
Qatar100.0%
Botswana90.0%
Guatemala90.0%
Haiti90.0%
Paraguay90.0%
Bahrain90.0%
Nicaragua80.0%
Equatorial Guinea60.0%
El Salvador60.0%
Singapore60.0%
Madagascar50.0%
Central African Republic50.0%
Suriname50.0%
Uruguay50.0%
Dominica40.0%
Korea, Democratic People'S Republic of40.0%
Oman40.0%
Iceland30.0%
Gabon30.0%
Comoros30.0%
Malawi30.0%
Guinea-Bissau30.0%
Burundi30.0%
Costa Rica30.0%
Honduras30.0%
Trinidad and Tobago30.0%
Fiji30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source25

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total501,415100.0%
Germany388,58977.5%
Turkey30,5986.1%
Bulgaria12,4632.5%
Syrian Arab Republic11,5012.3%
Romania8,2971.7%
Poland4,9031.0%
Ukraine3,9140.8%
Italy3,5670.7%
Iraq2,8610.6%
Serbia2,2960.5%
Show 141 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Greece2,0810.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina2,0140.4%
Croatia2,0070.4%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of1,5420.3%
Kosovo1,4930.3%
Afghanistan1,4920.3%
Spain1,3610.3%
Netherlands1,3240.3%
Russian Federation1,1920.2%
Morocco1,0640.2%
Nigeria9890.2%
China9680.2%
India9530.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of6660.1%
Austria6160.1%
Ghana6100.1%
Hungary5460.1%
Lebanon4840.1%
Albania4480.1%
Portugal4260.1%
Uncertain3960.1%
Pakistan3850.1%
Philippines3810.1%
Stateless3740.1%
Thailand3260.1%
Viet Nam3240.1%
Eritrea3230.1%
France3200.1%
Azerbaijan3180.1%
Latvia2910.1%
Egypt2820.1%
Tunisia2620.1%
Sri Lanka2490.0%
Lithuania2420.0%
United Kingdom2410.0%
Belgium2210.0%
Cameroon2200.0%
Guinea2160.0%
Armenia2080.0%
Bangladesh2060.0%
Kazakhstan1770.0%
Slovenia1750.0%
Somalia1690.0%
United States1680.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the1620.0%
Slovakia1600.0%
Tajikistan1560.0%
Moldova, Republic of1490.0%
Brazil1470.0%
Montenegro1440.0%
Korea, Republic of1370.0%
Georgia1330.0%
Indonesia1330.0%
Malaysia1250.0%
Czech Republic1190.0%
Togo1150.0%
Belarus1060.0%
Algeria990.0%
Sweden890.0%
Jordan880.0%
Libya840.0%
Japan820.0%
Switzerland780.0%
Gambia630.0%
Colombia620.0%
Uzbekistan570.0%
Kenya510.0%
Cuba480.0%
Nepal480.0%
Kyrgyzstan460.0%
Congo450.0%
Sierra Leone450.0%
Angola440.0%
Ireland410.0%
Ethiopia370.0%
Estonia350.0%
Benin340.0%
Dominican Republic340.0%
Australia330.0%
Canada320.0%
Finland310.0%
Israel290.0%
Sudan260.0%
Mexico240.0%
Mongolia220.0%
Denmark200.0%
Luxembourg200.0%
Not stated200.0%
Senegal190.0%
Peru190.0%
Côte D'Ivoire180.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of180.0%
Taiwan, Province of China180.0%
Mauritius170.0%
South Africa160.0%
Chile160.0%
Zimbabwe150.0%
Ecuador150.0%
Mali140.0%
South Sudan140.0%
Uganda140.0%
Yemen140.0%
Turkmenistan130.0%
New Zealand130.0%
Burkina Faso110.0%
Argentina110.0%
Myanmar100.0%
Norway90.0%
Jamaica90.0%
Cyprus80.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of80.0%
Palestinian territories80.0%
Haiti70.0%
Cambodia70.0%
Dominica60.0%
Liberia50.0%
Madagascar50.0%
Malawi50.0%
Zambia50.0%
Equatorial Guinea50.0%
Honduras50.0%
China (Hong Kong)50.0%
Bahrain50.0%
Niger40.0%
El Salvador40.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic40.0%
Singapore40.0%
Malta30.0%
Gabon30.0%
Mauritania30.0%
Mozambique30.0%
Guinea-Bissau30.0%
Rwanda30.0%
Namibia30.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of30.0%
Guatemala30.0%
Nicaragua30.0%
Paraguay30.0%
Trinidad and Tobago30.0%
United Arab Emirates30.0%
Saudi Arabia30.0%

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

Is Duisburg a good place to live?

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Remote worker52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–60%
Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on education · range 48–64%
Student54%strong on cost, weak on education · range 45–63%
Family42%strong on family, weak on education · range 34–50%
Retirement45%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 36–54%
Foreign residents112,826 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population506,493 people31 Dec 2025Official source · Duisburg Open Data population CSV
NO₂ — latest reading15.72 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Official source · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.66 EUR/m²/month1 Feb 2026Official source · Stadt Duisburg — Amt für Soziales und Wohnen, Mietspiegel-AG — Duisburger Mietspiegel 2026 (Fortschreibung 2024→2026 nach §558d Abs. 2 BGB)
Dwellings258,348 dwellings31 Dec 2022Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder
Fibre-to-the-building availability37.77 %31 Dec 2025Official source · data.bundesnetzagentur.de
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-05

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Owner-occupied homes26.58 %31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder27Official
Labour Supply Count234,860 people31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder28Official
Local business-tax multiplier520 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de30Official
Local property-tax multiplier855 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de30Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Duisburg?

The published population was 506,493 people in 2025. Source: Duisburg Open Data population CSV.

How much does it cost to rent in Duisburg?

Average net cold rent is 6.66 EUR/m² per month (February 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 466 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Stadt Duisburg — Amt für Soziales und Wohnen, Mietspiegel-AG — Duisburger Mietspiegel 2026 (Fortschreibung 2024→2026 nach §558d Abs. 2 BGB).

Is the air quality good in Duisburg?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted..

How safe is Duisburg?

Police recorded 10,323 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: PKS 2024 T01 Grundtabelle - Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl (HZ) - Städte.

What is the typical salary in Duisburg?

The median gross salary is 4,200 EUR/month (2024). The regional series (home-region basis, 2024) is a separate labelled row in the table. Source: Statistik der Bundesagentur für Arbeit.

What is the unemployment rate in Duisburg?

The unemployment rate is 12.8 % (2024). Source: Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average.

Is Duisburg a good place to live?

Duisburg 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 Duisburg?

The official country of birth distribution records 501,415 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). Duisburg, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, taxes [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/duisburg/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Duisburg, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, taxes},
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