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Living in Engelskirchen

In Engelskirchen, rents across existing tenancies average €6.10 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5.5% (2024).

Engelskirchen's population was 19,737 at the end of 2024. The regional median gross salary was €3,950 per month at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2319 sources

Population19,737people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)
Median gross salary (region)3,950EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Average net rent6.1EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 5% aboveOfficial source · Destatis
Unemployment rate5.5%country median 5.1% — 8% aboveOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik
Recorded crime3,977incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise
PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu

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

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 Engelskirchen.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Engelskirchen?

Average net cold rent is 6.1 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): 6.1 EUR/m²/month · Destatis5
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Engelskirchen recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50
Internet, 60 Mbps€49
Net rent across major citiesEngelskirchen highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Engelskirchen highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Augsburg€9.10
Leipzig€6.27
Dortmund€6.00
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Mannheim€9.09
Berlin€7.71
Dresden€7.20
Brunswick€6.79
Bielefeld€6.72
Duisburg€6.66
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited48.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps7Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M14Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.1 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.8115 May 2022Destatis5Official

Is Engelskirchen a good place to live?

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Remote worker56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–65%
Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on education · range 51–69%
Student60%strong on cost, weak on education · range 50–70%
Family56%strong on family, weak on education · range 46–66%
Retirement58%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 46–70%

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What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 366 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.1 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 Engelskirchen?

The unemployment rate is 5.5 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Engelskirchen is 5.5%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)3,950 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)2Official · regional context
Unemployment rate5.5 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3Official

What does a salary buy in Engelskirchen?

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

regional median gross pay: €3,950 (Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€2,110of €2,575 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.€2,575
Rent, 60 m²€6.10/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15− €366
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€2,110
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Engelskirchen Salary needed to live in Engelskirchen

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

The availability of hospital beds in Engelskirchen was 1,197.9 beds per 100,000 residents at the end of 2024.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,198 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)4Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Engelskirchen 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 residents1,198 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesEngelskirchen highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Engelskirchen highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,977 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise10Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Engelskirchen's nearest airport was CGN, 23 km away and offered 92 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport92 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights8Official
Distance to the nearest major airport23 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports9Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)CGN3 Aug 2026OurAirports9Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Engelskirchen's monthly mean temperatures were 3°C in January and 19°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 61.7 mm in January and 87.4 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 54.3 hours in January and 207.2 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Engelskirchen?

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: air.discomap.eea.europa.eu1

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
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024air.discomap.eea.europa.eu1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan 5.9 · Feb 7.2 · Mar 11.4 · Apr 16.1 · May 19.7 · Jun 22.7 · Jul 24.9 · Aug 24.5 · Sep 20.4 · Oct 15.2 · Nov 9.8 · Dec 6.5 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 0 · Feb 0.1 · Mar 2 · Apr 4.5 · May 8.1 · Jun 11.2 · Jul 13.3 · Aug 12.8 · Sep 9.7 · Oct 6.8 · Nov 3.5 · Dec 1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 3 · Feb 3.6 · Mar 6.7 · Apr 10.4 · May 14.1 · Jun 17.1 · Jul 19 · Aug 18.5 · Sep 14.8 · Oct 10.8 · Nov 6.7 · Dec 3.8 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 61.7 · Feb 53.8 · Mar 55 · Apr 48.2 · May 62.1 · Jun 86.3 · Jul 87.4 · Aug 83.3 · Sep 66.9 · Oct 64.7 · Nov 63.5 · Dec 69.2 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 54.3 · Feb 74.8 · Mar 124.8 · Apr 172.6 · May 198.7 · Jun 201.3 · Jul 207.2 · Aug 196.6 · Sep 149.5 · Oct 104.6 · Nov 58.9 · Dec 45.3 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Germany: Werl ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±0.4 °C, Nancy (France) ±0.4 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.4 °C, Leuven (Belgium) ±0.7 °C, Antwerp (Belgium) ±0.8 °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

How many people live in Engelskirchen?

The published population was 19,737 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)13

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population19,737 people31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)13Official

International community in Engelskirchen

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
Total19,550100.0%
Germany16,43284.1%
Poland3571.8%
Turkey3441.8%
Kazakhstan2821.4%
Russian Federation2521.3%
Romania2131.1%
Ukraine1981.0%
Italy1510.8%
Syrian Arab Republic1000.5%
Kosovo800.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Not stated550.3%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of540.3%
Croatia500.3%
Iraq480.2%
Austria460.2%
Czech Republic440.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina400.2%
Afghanistan390.2%
Philippines370.2%
Netherlands350.2%
Serbia350.2%
Moldova, Republic of330.2%
Greece310.2%
Hungary240.1%
United States240.1%
India240.1%
Eritrea230.1%
France200.1%
Nigeria200.1%
Morocco200.1%
Sri Lanka200.1%
Kyrgyzstan200.1%
United Kingdom180.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of160.1%
China160.1%
Spain150.1%
Bulgaria140.1%
Latvia140.1%
Lithuania120.1%
Brazil120.1%
Pakistan110.1%
Belgium100.1%
Slovakia100.1%
Guinea100.1%
Azerbaijan100.1%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the90.0%
Somalia90.0%
Chile90.0%
Armenia90.0%
Uzbekistan90.0%
Ghana80.0%
Lebanon80.0%
Portugal70.0%
Tunisia70.0%
Peru70.0%
Slovenia60.0%
Sweden60.0%
Kenya60.0%
Argentina60.0%
Georgia60.0%
Thailand60.0%
Albania50.0%
Finland50.0%
Belarus50.0%
Ethiopia50.0%
Libya50.0%
Canada50.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of50.0%
Algeria40.0%
Mexico40.0%
Israel40.0%
Jordan40.0%
United Arab Emirates40.0%
Malaysia40.0%
Denmark30.0%
Estonia30.0%
Luxembourg30.0%
Norway30.0%
Switzerland30.0%
Gambia30.0%
Congo30.0%
South Africa30.0%
Equatorial Guinea30.0%
Central African Republic30.0%
Burundi30.0%
Dominican Republic30.0%
Haiti30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Viet Nam30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Mongolia30.0%
Palestinian territories30.0%
Taiwan, Province of China30.0%
Tajikistan30.0%
Saudi Arabia30.0%
Australia30.0%
Vanuatu30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total19,550100.0%
Germany17,58289.9%
Turkey4042.1%
Italy2151.1%
Ukraine1740.9%
Romania1160.6%
Syrian Arab Republic1130.6%
Poland810.4%
Kosovo730.4%
Croatia650.3%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of580.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Iraq520.3%
Netherlands390.2%
Russian Federation360.2%
Afghanistan330.2%
Austria320.2%
Greece280.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina250.1%
Eritrea250.1%
Serbia240.1%
Nigeria210.1%
Hungary170.1%
Azerbaijan170.1%
Spain160.1%
Guinea160.1%
China150.1%
Portugal140.1%
Somalia130.1%
India130.1%
Philippines120.1%
Bulgaria110.1%
Kazakhstan110.1%
Albania100.1%
United States100.1%
France90.0%
Lithuania90.0%
Lebanon90.0%
Uncertain90.0%
Belgium80.0%
Latvia80.0%
Pakistan80.0%
Armenia70.0%
Montenegro60.0%
Ghana60.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of60.0%
Sweden50.0%
Congo50.0%
Tunisia50.0%
Switzerland40.0%
United Kingdom40.0%
Kenya40.0%
Morocco40.0%
Brazil40.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of40.0%
Estonia30.0%
Slovenia30.0%
Norway30.0%
Slovakia30.0%
Czech Republic30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Gambia30.0%
Burundi30.0%
Argentina30.0%
Chile30.0%
Georgia30.0%
Sri Lanka30.0%
Japan30.0%
Jordan30.0%
Thailand30.0%
Malaysia30.0%
Australia30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11

Alternatives for people set on Engelskirchen

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.

Alternative cities in Germany

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

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Bad Pyrmont19,722 residentsPfullingen19,759 residentsMayen19,713 residentsWassenberg19,713 residentsGreiz19,766 residentsWaldbröl19,795 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; Engelskirchen's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Engelskirchen part of Leverkusen?

Engelskirchen is in the published commuting zone of Leverkusen; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Leverkusen city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source6

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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 Engelskirchen?

The published population was 19,737 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Engelskirchen?

Average net cold rent is 6.1 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 427 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Engelskirchen?

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: air.discomap.eea.europa.eu.

What is the unemployment rate in Engelskirchen?

The unemployment rate is 5.5 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Engelskirchen?

The median gross salary is 3,950 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Engelskirchen a good place to live?

Engelskirchen 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.

Is Engelskirchen part of Leverkusen?

Engelskirchen is in the published commuting zone of Leverkusen; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

How many people born in Germany live in Engelskirchen?

The official country of birth distribution records 16,432 people (84.1%) 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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  title = {Engelskirchen, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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Sources

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  3. Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-20
  4. Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas) bundes-klinik-atlas.de · checked 2026-08-03
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  7. MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
  8. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  9. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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  1. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
  2. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country of birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
  3. Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) destatis.de · checked 2026-08-05
  4. Telekom MagentaMobil M telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
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