Living in Flensburg

In Flensburg, rents across existing tenancies average €6.96 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 9.1% (2022).

The city covered 56.7 km² in 2024. Population density was 1,698 people per km² in 2024. Gigabit broadband availability was 99.9% in 2025. Flensburg, a city in Germany, had a population of 96,326 at the end of 2024. In May 2022, the foreign population was 14,722.

Last checked 2026-09-1929 sources

Population96,326people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)3,400EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent6.96EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 20% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate9.13%country median 5.1% — 79% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime10,767incidents per 100,000country median 9,397 — 15% aboveOfficial source · Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG)

PM2.5, annual mean6.78µg/m³country median 8.0 — 15% belowOfficial source · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.

Pricier rent than 78% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 97% of German cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 65% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 €10.28 per m² per month in May 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Flensburg?

Average net cold rent is 6.96 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): 6.96 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁷

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesFlensburg highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Flensburg€6.96

Leipzig€6.27

Dortmund€6.00

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Augsburg€9.10

Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

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 M²²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.96 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁷Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	10.28 EUR/m²/month	1 May 2026	wohnungsboerse Mietspiegel Flensburg²⁹Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Flensburg 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 worker55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–63%

Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on education · range 49–65%

Student53%strong on cost, weak on education · range 44–62%

Family38%strong on family, weak on education · range 30–46%

Retirement47%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 38–56%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 418 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.96 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

The unemployment rate was 9.13% in May 2022.

What is the unemployment rate in Flensburg?

The unemployment rate is about 9.1 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 9.13 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁶

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Flensburg is 9.1%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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1,332

658

239

2–44–66–88–1010–1212–1414–16

Flensburg 9.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	99.92 %	31 Dec 2025	data.bundesnetzagentur.de⁵Official
Gigabit broadband availability	99.94 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas⁴Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,400 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	9.13 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁶Official

Unemployment rate over time12 published observations, 2011–2025

4.4%

6.4%

8.4%

10.5%

8.6%20112013201520192025

Unemployment rate fell 14.4% between 2011 and 2025, from 10.1% to 8.6%.

What does a salary buy in Flensburg?

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

Left over each month€1,559of €2,275 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.	€2,275
Rent, 60 m²€10.28/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · wohnungsboerse Mietspiegel Flensburg · 2026-05-01). Official average for existing leases: €6.96/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €617
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	€1,559

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

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	869.1 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)³Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Flensburg 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 residents869.1 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Flensburg?

Police recorded about 10,767 incidents per 100,000 (2023). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG)²

Recorded crime across major citiesFlensburg highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Bremen15,424

Frankfurt14,600

Berlin13,900

Cologne12,343

Dortmund12,283

Dusseldorf12,172

Leipzig11,129

Flensburg10,767

Essen9,619

Dresden8,853

Stuttgart8,552

Munich6,214

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	10,767 incidents per 100,000country median 9,397	31 Dec 2023	Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG)²Official
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residentsAlternative estimate	10,057 incidents per 100,000	2022	INKAR — Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung, district (Kreis) indicator table¹²Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	1 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁸Official
Nearest airport	SGD	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	30.5 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁹Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 6.78 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 20.9 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Flensburg?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.8 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: 6.78 µg/m³ · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁷

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

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

PM2.56.8WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1014WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂20.9WHO 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 Flensburg is 6.8 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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164

101

3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–14

Flensburg 6.8

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	20.85 µg/m³country median 13.7	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁷Official
NO₂ — latest reading	15.92 µg/m³	15 Jul 2026	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁷Official
PM10 — annual mean	13.98 µg/m³country median 13.5	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁷Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.78 µg/m³country median 8.0	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁷Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 10.23 · Feb 11.57 · Mar 17.01 · Apr 21.75 · May 25.19 · Jun 27.68 · Jul 28.36 · Aug 28.78 · Sep 25.67 · Oct 22.37 · Nov 16.01 · Dec 11.15 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁵Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -12.16 · Feb -12.44 · Mar -9.68 · Apr -4.04 · May -0.37 · Jun 5.27 · Jul 8.05 · Aug 8.15 · Sep 4.94 · Oct -1.55 · Nov -4.82 · Dec -11.68 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁵Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 2 · Feb 2.1 · Mar 3.9 · Apr 7.8 · May 12 · Jun 15 · Jul 17.2 · Aug 17.3 · Sep 14.1 · Oct 10 · Nov 5.9 · Dec 3.2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Gl�cksburg-Meierwik²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 76.2 · Feb 56.9 · Mar 54.6 · Apr 39.8 · May 54.4 · Jun 71.1 · Jul 86.9 · Aug 86.9 · Sep 76.4 · Oct 84.4 · Nov 71 · Dec 83.4 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Gl�cksburg-Meierwik²³Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	9 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁹Official · land

Annual PM2.5 over time9 published observations, 2014–2024

6.1

9.3

12.5

15.7

6.820142017201920222024

Annual PM2.5 fell 54.8% between 2014 and 2024, from 15.0 to 6.8.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Flensburg?

The published population was 96,326 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁸

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport84.7%
Foreign residents15.3%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	477 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹³Official
City area	56.73 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁸Official
Foreign-resident share	16.9 %	31 Dec 2024	Eurostat¹⁰Official
Foreign residents	14,722 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵Official
Population density	1,698 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁶Official
Population	96,326 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁸Official

Population over time13 published observations, 2012–2024

81,719

86,949

92,178

97,408

96,326201220142016202020222024

Population rose 16.3% between 2012 and 2024, from 82,801 to 96,326.

Foreign residents over time19 published observations, 2004–2025

6,036

9,992

13,947

17,903

16,68120042008201220212025

Foreign residents rose 140.2% between 2004 and 2025, from 6,945 to 16,681.

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	5,213 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁶Official
Catholic share	5.5 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁶Official
No religion or other	54,468 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁶Official
No religion or other, share	57.3 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁶Official
Protestant residents	35,336 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁶Official
Protestant share	37.2 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁶Official

International community in Flensburg

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	95,015	100.0%
Germany	74,628	78.5%
Syrian Arab Republic	2,019	2.1%
Denmark	1,982	2.1%
Poland	1,981	2.1%
Romania	1,538	1.6%
Russian Federation	1,455	1.5%
Turkey	973	1.0%
Kazakhstan	890	0.9%
Ukraine	808	0.9%
Iraq	749	0.8%

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Published group	People	Share
Afghanistan	679	0.7%
Bulgaria	482	0.5%
Moldova, Republic of	452	0.5%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	369	0.4%
Kosovo	254	0.3%
Not stated	248	0.3%
Greece	227	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	187	0.2%
Serbia	186	0.2%
Lebanon	180	0.2%
Eritrea	168	0.2%
Croatia	166	0.2%
Italy	154	0.2%
United States	150	0.2%
Thailand	138	0.1%
Somalia	132	0.1%
Viet Nam	130	0.1%
Albania	124	0.1%
Latvia	122	0.1%
Austria	121	0.1%
Lithuania	113	0.1%
Philippines	111	0.1%
United Kingdom	108	0.1%
Yemen	108	0.1%
Armenia	105	0.1%
Ghana	103	0.1%
France	98	0.1%
India	97	0.1%
Morocco	89	0.1%
Czech Republic	88	0.1%
Tunisia	82	0.1%
Spain	81	0.1%
Brazil	73	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	72	0.1%
China	72	0.1%
Pakistan	71	0.1%
Switzerland	67	0.1%
Algeria	67	0.1%
Sweden	65	0.1%
Netherlands	62	0.1%
Hungary	61	0.1%
Sri Lanka	60	0.1%
Egypt	57	0.1%
Kyrgyzstan	57	0.1%
Nigeria	51	0.1%
Azerbaijan	44	0.0%
Georgia	42	0.0%
Uzbekistan	42	0.0%
Colombia	40	0.0%
Kenya	39	0.0%
Belarus	37	0.0%
Montenegro	35	0.0%
Ethiopia	34	0.0%
South Africa	33	0.0%
Portugal	32	0.0%
Gambia	31	0.0%
Mexico	30	0.0%
Norway	29	0.0%
Belgium	28	0.0%
Senegal	28	0.0%
Australia	28	0.0%
Israel	27	0.0%
Finland	26	0.0%
Libya	26	0.0%
Indonesia	26	0.0%
Japan	24	0.0%
Chile	23	0.0%
Canada	23	0.0%
Slovenia	21	0.0%
Uganda	21	0.0%
Jordan	21	0.0%
Kuwait	21	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	21	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	19	0.0%
Nepal	18	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	17	0.0%
Palestinian territories	17	0.0%
Dominican Republic	15	0.0%
Ireland	14	0.0%
Slovakia	14	0.0%
Sudan	14	0.0%
Togo	14	0.0%
Estonia	13	0.0%
Peru	13	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	13	0.0%
Angola	12	0.0%
Cameroon	12	0.0%
Ecuador	12	0.0%
Bangladesh	12	0.0%
Tajikistan	12	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	11	0.0%
Luxembourg	10	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	10	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	10	0.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of	10	0.0%
Argentina	10	0.0%
Cuba	9	0.0%
Turkmenistan	9	0.0%
Mauritius	7	0.0%
Madagascar	6	0.0%
Korea, Democratic People'S Republic of	6	0.0%
Malaysia	6	0.0%
Liberia	5	0.0%
Chad	5	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	5	0.0%
Nicaragua	5	0.0%
Paraguay	5	0.0%
Bahrain	5	0.0%
Mongolia	5	0.0%
Iceland	4	0.0%
Cyprus	4	0.0%
Zimbabwe	4	0.0%
Zambia	4	0.0%
Costa Rica	4	0.0%
Grenada	4	0.0%
Guatemala	4	0.0%
Jamaica	4	0.0%
Uruguay	4	0.0%
Cambodia	4	0.0%
Benin	3	0.0%
Cape Verde	3	0.0%
Congo	3	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	3	0.0%
Mali	3	0.0%
Mozambique	3	0.0%
Guinea	3	0.0%
Namibia	3	0.0%
Barbados	3	0.0%
Haiti	3	0.0%
Panama	3	0.0%
Myanmar	3	0.0%
Qatar	3	0.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic	3	0.0%
New Zealand	3	0.0%
Papua New Guinea	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²¹

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	95,015	100.0%
Germany	80,294	84.5%
Syrian Arab Republic	2,283	2.4%
Denmark	2,018	2.1%
Romania	1,949	2.1%
Poland	747	0.8%
Afghanistan	695	0.7%
Turkey	679	0.7%
Ukraine	640	0.7%
Iraq	579	0.6%
Bulgaria	499	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Russian Federation	278	0.3%
Eritrea	223	0.2%
Croatia	196	0.2%
Greece	192	0.2%
Somalia	184	0.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	155	0.2%
Italy	138	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	134	0.1%
Yemen	134	0.1%
Kosovo	128	0.1%
Serbia	127	0.1%
Uncertain	123	0.1%
Albania	118	0.1%
Latvia	104	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	103	0.1%
Viet Nam	96	0.1%
Armenia	95	0.1%
Spain	85	0.1%
Thailand	85	0.1%
United States	79	0.1%
India	78	0.1%
Austria	76	0.1%
Lithuania	68	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	66	0.1%
Stateless	66	0.1%
Morocco	65	0.1%
Azerbaijan	57	0.1%
Sweden	55	0.1%
Hungary	55	0.1%
France	54	0.1%
Netherlands	49	0.1%
Philippines	48	0.1%
Brazil	46	0.0%
Ghana	43	0.0%
Pakistan	43	0.0%
Tunisia	42	0.0%
Egypt	41	0.0%
United Kingdom	37	0.0%
Lebanon	37	0.0%
China	37	0.0%
Montenegro	36	0.0%
Kazakhstan	36	0.0%
Belarus	34	0.0%
Portugal	33	0.0%
Nigeria	32	0.0%
Colombia	30	0.0%
Algeria	29	0.0%
Georgia	26	0.0%
Norway	24	0.0%
Indonesia	22	0.0%
Gambia	21	0.0%
Mexico	20	0.0%
Switzerland	19	0.0%
Kenya	18	0.0%
Japan	18	0.0%
Belgium	17	0.0%
Sri Lanka	17	0.0%
Czech Republic	16	0.0%
Canada	15	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	15	0.0%
Australia	15	0.0%
Ethiopia	14	0.0%
Uganda	13	0.0%
Jordan	13	0.0%
Uzbekistan	13	0.0%
Finland	12	0.0%
Senegal	12	0.0%
Israel	12	0.0%
Nepal	12	0.0%
Palestinian territories	12	0.0%
Ireland	11	0.0%
South Africa	11	0.0%
Slovakia	10	0.0%
Sudan	10	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	9	0.0%
Cameroon	9	0.0%
Togo	9	0.0%
Bangladesh	9	0.0%
Slovenia	8	0.0%
Peru	8	0.0%
Estonia	7	0.0%
Madagascar	6	0.0%
Dominican Republic	6	0.0%
Mauritius	5	0.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of	5	0.0%
Iceland	4	0.0%
Guinea	4	0.0%
Chile	4	0.0%
Costa Rica	4	0.0%
Ecuador	4	0.0%
Cuba	4	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	4	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	4	0.0%
Luxembourg	3	0.0%
Angola	3	0.0%
Zimbabwe	3	0.0%
Mauritania	3	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	3	0.0%
Libya	3	0.0%
Mozambique	3	0.0%
Zambia	3	0.0%
South Sudan	3	0.0%
Nicaragua	3	0.0%
Jamaica	3	0.0%
China (Hong Kong)	3	0.0%
Kuwait	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	3	0.0%
Malaysia	3	0.0%
New Zealand	3	0.0%
Not stated	3	0.0%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Local business-tax multiplier	410 %	31 Dec 2022	www.statistikportal.de²⁴Official
Local property-tax multiplier	690 %	31 Dec 2022	www.statistikportal.de²⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Flensburg

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.

Glücksburg (Ostsee) as a Flensburg alternative in the same region

9 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 6,306 Glücksburg (Ostsee) vs 96,326 Flensburg−93%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,630 (2025) Glücksburg (Ostsee) vs 10,767 (2023) Flensburgno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €3,700 Glücksburg (Ostsee) vs €3,400 Flensburg+9%
Nearest airport: 21.2 km Glücksburg (Ostsee) vs 30.5 km Flensburg−30%
Rent: €7.27/m² Glücksburg (Ostsee) vs €6.96/m² Flensburg+4%

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Dueren as a Flensburg alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 485 km, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Median gross pay, region: €4,050 Dueren vs €3,400 Flensburg+19%
Rent: €6.25/m² Dueren vs €6.96/m² Flensburg−10%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,175.1 Dueren vs 869.1 Flensburg+35%
Nearest airport: 46.1 km Dueren vs 30.5 km Flensburg+51%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,780 (2025) Dueren vs 10,767 (2023) Flensburgno percentage
Foreign residents: 19.2% Dueren vs 16.9% Flensburg+14%
Unemployment: 8.9% Dueren vs 9.1% Flensburgsame level

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Valencia as a Flensburg alternative in another country

A move, not a commute, at 1853 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 €6.96/m² (2022) Flensburgno percentage
Nearest airport: 9.2 km Valencia vs 30.5 km Flensburg−70%
Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Valencia vs €3,400 Flensburgno percentage
Foreign residents: 15.7% Valencia vs 16.9% Flensburg−7%

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Cities near Flensburg

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

Glücksburg (Ostsee) Commuting Zone · 9.3 km away

Rent: 7.27 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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All Germany cities

Esslingen am Neckar96,182 residents Gera95,608 residents Witten97,599 residents Dueren94,568 residents Hanau am Main93,632 residents Schwerin99,721 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; Flensburg's school authority applies it locally.

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Common questions

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How many people live in Flensburg?

The published population was 96,326 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Flensburg?

Average net cold rent is 6.96 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 487 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Flensburg?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.8 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 Flensburg?

What is the unemployment rate in Flensburg?

The unemployment rate is about 9.1 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Flensburg?

The median gross salary is 3,400 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Flensburg a good place to live?

Flensburg 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 Flensburg?

Glücksburg (Ostsee) is near Flensburg. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Flensburg?

The official country of birth distribution records 74,628 people (78.5%) 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 = {Flensburg, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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