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In Friedland (Lower Saxony), rents across existing tenancies average €5.68 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 6.9% (2024).

Friedland numbered 8,332 residents at the end of 2024. For Friedland, the regional median gross salary was €3,950 per month at the end of 2024. The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2328 sources

Population8,332people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)
Median gross salary (region)3,950EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Average net rent5.68EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 2% belowOfficial source · Destatis
Unemployment rate6.9%country median 5.1% — 35% aboveOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik
Recorded crime7,125incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise
PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Higher unemployment than 83% of German cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 84% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 64% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 Friedland.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Friedland?

Average net cold rent is 5.68 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): 5.68 EUR/m²/month · Destatis3
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Friedland recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Augsburg€9.10
Dortmund€6.00
Friedland€5.85
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Mannheim€9.09
Berlin€7.71
Dresden€7.20
Bielefeld€6.72
Duisburg€6.66
Leipzig€6.27
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)5.68 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.8115 May 2022Destatis3Official

Is Friedland 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 45–65%
Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on education · range 48–66%
Student61%strong on cost, weak on education · range 50–72%
Family54%strong on family, weak on education · range 43–65%
Retirement58%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 45–71%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 341 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.68 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 Friedland?

The unemployment rate is 6.9 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Friedland is 6.9%. 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)1Official · regional context
Unemployment rate6.9 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2Official

What does a salary buy in Friedland?

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€2,135of €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€5.68/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15− €341
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€2,135
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Friedland Salary needed to live in Friedland

Public employment service

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

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesFriedland highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Friedland 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 residents7,125 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise10Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Friedland's nearest airport was KSF, 36 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport2 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights8Official
Distance to the nearest major airport36 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports9Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)KSF3 Aug 2026OurAirports9Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Friedland's monthly mean temperatures were 1.4°C in January and 18°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 48.3 mm in January and 72.2 mm in July. Friedland's average monthly sunshine was 49.2 hours in January and 207.3 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Friedland?

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: European Environment Agency5

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 Friedland 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 2024European Environment Agency5Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 3.9 · Feb 5.2 · Mar 9.4 · Apr 14.7 · May 18.6 · Jun 21.6 · Jul 24 · Aug 24.1 · Sep 19.4 · Oct 13.9 · Nov 8.2 · Dec 4.7 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -1.4 · Feb -1.2 · Mar 0.9 · Apr 3.1 · May 6.8 · Jun 9.8 · Jul 11.9 · Aug 11.8 · Sep 8.7 · Oct 5.7 · Nov 2.6 · Dec -0.2 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 1.4 · Feb 2 · Mar 5.1 · Apr 9.1 · May 13 · Jun 15.9 · Jul 18 · Aug 17.9 · Sep 13.9 · Oct 9.6 · Nov 5.4 · Dec 2.4 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 48.3 · Feb 37.5 · Mar 42.9 · Apr 35.3 · May 63.3 · Jun 65.3 · Jul 72.2 · Aug 63.4 · Sep 48.4 · Oct 48.3 · Nov 49.2 · Dec 47.3 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 49.2 · Feb 70.7 · Mar 117.1 · Apr 173.5 · May 200.9 · Jun 205.9 · Jul 207.3 · Aug 196.1 · Sep 144 · Oct 98.7 · Nov 47.6 · Dec 37.6 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature8.8 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)4Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Bad Arolsen ±0.2 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.2 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.2 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.2 °C, Reims (France) ±1.5 °C, Gorzów Wielkopolski (Poland) ±1.1 °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 Friedland?

The published population was 8,332 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)13

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population8,332 people31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)13Official

International community in Friedland

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
Total7,442100.0%
Germany6,58488.5%
Russian Federation1291.7%
Poland1161.6%
Kazakhstan851.1%
Afghanistan650.9%
Ukraine550.7%
Iraq480.6%
Turkey430.6%
Syrian Arab Republic330.4%
Not stated320.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Czech Republic140.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of140.2%
Romania130.2%
Netherlands120.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina100.1%
Croatia90.1%
Colombia90.1%
United States90.1%
Austria80.1%
Spain80.1%
Greece70.1%
United Kingdom70.1%
Georgia70.1%
Pakistan70.1%
Moldova, Republic of60.1%
France50.1%
Italy50.1%
Kosovo50.1%
Cameroon50.1%
South Africa50.1%
Azerbaijan50.1%
Thailand50.1%
Albania40.1%
Belgium40.1%
Denmark30.0%
Slovenia30.0%
Ireland30.0%
Sweden30.0%
Hungary30.0%
Nigeria30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Kenya30.0%
Libya30.0%
Morocco30.0%
Rwanda30.0%
Chad30.0%
Burundi30.0%
Argentina30.0%
Brazil30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Peru30.0%
Viet Nam30.0%
Kyrgyzstan30.0%
Philippines30.0%
Tajikistan30.0%

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
Total7,442100.0%
Germany6,99894.0%
Afghanistan700.9%
Iraq490.7%
Turkey430.6%
Ukraine420.6%
Syrian Arab Republic320.4%
Croatia170.2%
Russian Federation170.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina140.2%
Serbia130.2%
Show 31 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Netherlands110.1%
Poland110.1%
Spain90.1%
Colombia80.1%
Pakistan70.1%
Romania60.1%
Azerbaijan50.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of50.1%
Albania40.1%
Greece40.1%
Italy40.1%
Austria40.1%
Brazil40.1%
United States40.1%
Thailand40.1%
Uncertain40.1%
Denmark30.0%
Ireland30.0%
Kosovo30.0%
Switzerland30.0%
Hungary30.0%
Nigeria30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Kenya30.0%
Cameroon30.0%
Rwanda30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Burundi30.0%
Argentina30.0%
Georgia30.0%
Kuwait30.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Friedland

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.

Bad Sooden-Allendorf as a Friedland alternative in the same region

17 km away, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,437 Bad Sooden-Allendorf vs 7,125 Friedland−38%
  • Rent: €5.23/m² Bad Sooden-Allendorf vs €5.68/m² Friedlandno percentage
  • Unemployment: 5.4% Bad Sooden-Allendorf vs 6.9% Friedland−22%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,750 Bad Sooden-Allendorf vs €3,950 Friedland−5%
Full comparisonMore about Bad Sooden-Allendorf

Cities near Friedland

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

Göttingen Commuting Zone · 13.0 km away
Rent
8.38 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Witzenhausen 9.9 km away
Rent
5.09 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Dransfeld 14.8 km away
Rent
5.32 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Hann. Münden 19.6 km away
Rent
5.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Großalmerode 20.5 km away
Rent
4.64 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Fuldatal 24.3 km away
Rent
6.06 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Landstuhl8,332 residentsNiederwerrn8,331 residentsTimmendorfer Strand8,320 residentsKirchen (Sieg)8,318 residentsSiegsdorf8,314 residentsStadtilm8,312 residents

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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Friedland through valid health insurance.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

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; Friedland's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Friedland part of Göttingen?

Friedland is in the published commuting zone of Göttingen; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Göttingen 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 Friedland?

The published population was 8,332 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Friedland?

Average net cold rent is 5.68 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 398 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Friedland?

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: European Environment Agency.

What is the unemployment rate in Friedland?

The unemployment rate is 6.9 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Friedland?

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

Is Friedland a good place to live?

Friedland 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 Friedland part of Göttingen?

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

Which cities are near Friedland?

Göttingen, Witzenhausen, Heilbad Heiligenstadt, Dransfeld, Bad Sooden-Allendorf are near Friedland. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Friedland?

The official country of birth distribution records 6,584 people (88.5%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Friedland (Lower Saxony), Germany: population, rent, salary [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 9af5b708de44b21ce683a9b193a8710e]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/friedland-06-00/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Friedland (Lower Saxony), Germany: population, rent, salary},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}
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