Living in Friedland
In Friedland (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern), rents across existing tenancies average €5.85 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 9% (2024).
There were 156.3 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €7 per m² per month in 2024. The foreign population count was 312 in May 2022. Its population was 6,060 in May 2022.
Higher unemployment than 96% of German cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 96% of German cities that publish it and dirtier air than 70% 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.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Friedland?
Average net cold rent is 5.85 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): 5.85 EUR/m²/month · Destatis4
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 48.95 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps11Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 49.95 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Telekom MagentaMobil M17Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 5.85 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — about the same | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis4Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate | 7 EUR/m²/month | 2024 | BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure |
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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 351 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.85 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Friedland?
The unemployment rate is 9 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2
Friedland 9.0%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 98.43 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 3,500 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik1Official |
| Unemployment rate | 9 %country median 5.1% | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur 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.
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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. | €2,330 |
| Rent, 60 m²€7.00/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · INKAR · 2024). Official average for existing leases: €5.85/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-12-31). | − €420 |
| 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 | €1,811 |
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.
Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Friedland. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 156.3 per 100,000 | 2024 | BBSR INKAR — physicians per 100,000 residents (indicator 8102)10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure |
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.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 6,139 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise16Official · district-level figure |
Mobility and administration
Gigabit broadband availability was 98.4% at the end of 2025.
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.
BAMF Integrationskurse — Integration course
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
For eligible migrants.
BAMF job-related German courses — Job-related language course
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
For migrants needing job-related German.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in Friedland?
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 Neubrandenburg Woldegker Straße)9
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Friedland 9.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 18 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Neubrandenburg Woldegker Straße)7Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 14 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Neubrandenburg Woldegker Straße)8Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 9 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Neubrandenburg Woldegker Straße)9Official · nearest-station reading |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 11.71 · Feb 13.85 · Mar 19.39 · Apr 25.59 · May 28.77 · Jun 34.68 · Jul 33.48 · Aug 34.99 · Sep 29.5 · Oct 23.61 · Nov 18.52 · Dec 12.77 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -24.32 · Feb -19.3 · Mar -15.05 · Apr -5.2 · May -1.21 · Jun 4.59 · Jul 8.23 · Aug 7.76 · Sep 2.56 · Oct -3.82 · Nov -8.19 · Dec -20.78 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -0.92 · Feb 0.06 · Mar 3.17 · Apr 8.26 · May 12.99 · Jun 16.62 · Jul 18.94 · Aug 18.69 · Sep 14.53 · Oct 9.27 · Nov 4.49 · Dec 0.85 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official |
| Annual mean temperature | 8.8 °C | 31 Dec 2020 | DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)6Official · land |
Population and city profile
Population density was 42.6 people per km² in 2024.
How many people live in Friedland?
The published population was 6,060 people in May 2022. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19
By nationality
National passport94.9%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 141.8 km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Destatis5Official |
| Foreign residents | 312 people | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19Official |
| Population density | 42.63 people/km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.13Official |
| Population | 6,060 people | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19Official |
People and communities
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic residents | 148 people | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit18Official |
| Catholic share | 2.4 % | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit18Official |
| No religion or other | 5,268 people | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit18Official |
| No religion or other, share | 86.9 % | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit18Official |
| Protestant residents | 642 people | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit18Official |
| Protestant share | 10.6 % | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit18Official |
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.
Gummersbach as a Friedland alternative in the same country
Better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,977 Gummersbach vs 6,139 Friedland−35%
- Rent: €5.93/m² Gummersbach vs €5.85/m² Friedlandno percentage
- Median gross pay, region: €3,950 Gummersbach vs €3,500 Friedlandno percentage
- Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Gummersbach vs 9.0 µg/m³ Friedland−11%
Alternative cities in Germany
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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; Friedland's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
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 6,060 people in May 2022. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.
How much does it cost to rent in Friedland?
Average net cold rent is 5.85 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 410 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.
Is the air quality good in Friedland?
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 Neubrandenburg Woldegker Straße).
What is the unemployment rate in Friedland?
The unemployment rate is 9 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.
What is the typical salary around Friedland?
The median gross salary is 3,500 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.
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.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Friedland (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern), Germany: population [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 8761bfc340cffac46006c77c57bd64e2]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/friedland/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-20
- Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV · gigabitgrundbuch.bund.de · checked 2026-07-14
- Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-26
- Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-08
- DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster) DWD Climate Data Center · opendata.dwd.de · checked 2026-06-05
- EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Neubrandenburg Woldegker Straße) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
- EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Neubrandenburg Woldegker Straße) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
- EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Neubrandenburg Woldegker Straße) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
- INKAR — Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung, district (Kreis) indicator table INKAR · inkar.de · checked 2026-07-16
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- MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
- NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
- Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row. destatis.de · checked 2024-12-31
- OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-06-13
- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
- Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise bka.de · checked 2026-09-23
- Telekom MagentaMobil M telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
- Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit Zensus 2022 · destatis.de · checked 2026-09-01
- Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities Zensus 2022 regional tables · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-26
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