Living in Friedrichshafen

In Friedrichshafen, rents across existing tenancies average €8.53 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5% (2022).

Car density was 600 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2026. The unemployment rate was 4.98% in May 2022. At the end of 2024, Friedrichshafen had a population of 62,796. Gigabit broadband availability was 90.6% in 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-2336 sources

Population62,796people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)4,600EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent8.53EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 47% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate4.98%country median 5.1% — 2% belowOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime4,107incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean6.99µg/m³country median 8.0 — 13% belowOfficial source · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.

Pricier rent than 94% of German cities that publish it, less recorded crime than any other German city that publishes it and cleaner air than 88% of German cities that publish it.

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

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Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €14.32 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Friedrichshafen?

Average net cold rent is 8.53 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): 8.53 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesFriedrichshafen highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Friedrichshafen€8.53

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 Mbps¹¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²³Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	8.53 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	14.32 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Friedrichshafen³⁶Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Friedrichshafen 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 worker53%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–62%

Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on education · range 47–65%

Student55%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 45–65%

Family54%strong on family, weak on education · range 44–64%

Retirement54%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 44–64%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 512 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8.53 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 Friedrichshafen?

The unemployment rate is about 5 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 4.98 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁶

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Friedrichshafen is 5.0%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

819

1,332

658

239

2–44–66–88–1010–1212–1414–16

Friedrichshafen 5.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	36.2 %	31 Dec 2025	data.bundesnetzagentur.de⁴Official
Gigabit broadband availability	90.63 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	4,600 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.98 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁶Official

Unemployment rate over time12 published observations, 2011–2025

1.9%

3.0%

4.1%

5.2%

4.8%20112013201520192025

Unemployment rate rose 53.4% between 2011 and 2025, from 3.1% to 4.8%.

What does a salary buy in Friedrichshafen?

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

Left over each month€1,961of €2,919 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.	€2,919
Rent, 60 m²€14.32/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Friedrichshafen · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €8.53/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €859
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	€1,961

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Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	513.7 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)²Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Friedrichshafen 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 residents513.7 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesFriedrichshafen highlighted among comparable cities

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,107 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise²⁰Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	12 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁸Official
Nearest airport	FDH	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	3.1 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁹Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 6.99 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 14.5 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Friedrichshafen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7 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: 6.99 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

100

110

108

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

141

182

201

218

238

217

157

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

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

PM2.57WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1011.1WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂14.5WHO 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 Friedrichshafen is 7.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

110

164

101

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

Friedrichshafen 7.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	14.49 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	5.92 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	11.09 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	6.99 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 11.86 · Feb 15.5 · Mar 19.18 · Apr 25.63 · May 27.32 · Jun 31.54 · Jul 32.16 · Aug 32.6 · Sep 26.75 · Oct 23.91 · Nov 19.37 · Dec 13.67 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹²Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -17.93 · Feb -21.31 · Mar -23.21 · Apr -7.43 · May -1.92 · Jun 2.68 · Jul 7.12 · Aug 5.95 · Sep 0.58 · Oct -6.84 · Nov -13.76 · Dec -17.33 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹²Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.42 · Feb -0.7 · Mar 3.65 · Apr 8.35 · May 12.45 · Jun 16.57 · Jul 18.18 · Aug 17.75 · Sep 13.58 · Oct 9.47 · Nov 3.89 · Dec -0.36 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹²Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 54.6 · Feb 52.7 · Mar 59.6 · Apr 65.1 · May 100.3 · Jun 110 · Jul 107.9 · Aug 108 · Sep 79.3 · Oct 70.9 · Nov 67.3 · Dec 74.8 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 44.4 · Feb 74.8 · Mar 140.8 · Apr 182 · May 201.4 · Jun 218.1 · Jul 237.5 · Aug 217.4 · Sep 157.3 · Oct 91.8 · Nov 47.6 · Dec 36.5 hours	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	8.9 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁸Official · land

Annual PM2.5 over time8 published observations, 2016–2024

6.6

8.5

10.5

12.4

7.02016201820202024

Annual PM2.5 fell 41.8% between 2016 and 2024, from 12.0 to 7.0.

Population and city profile

The city covered 69.9 km² in 2024. Population density was 898 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Friedrichshafen?

The published population was 62,796 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport80.3%
Foreign residents19.7%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	600 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹⁰Official
City area	69.93 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official
Foreign-resident share	18.7 %	31 Dec 2020	Eurostat⁹Official
Foreign residents	12,374 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵Official
Population density	898 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁶Official
Population	62,796 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official

Population over time13 published observations, 2012–2024

56,691

58,925

61,160

63,394

62,796201220142016202020222024

Population rose 9.9% between 2012 and 2024, from 57,153 to 62,796.

Foreign residents over time11 published observations, 2010–2022

7,168

9,032

10,896

12,760

12,374201020122014201620182022

Foreign residents rose 36.0% between 2010 and 2022, from 9,100 to 12,374.

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	21,756 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Catholic share	35.2 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
No religion or other	30,291 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
No religion or other, share	49 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Protestant residents	9,733 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Protestant share	15.8 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official

International community in Friedrichshafen

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	61,780	100.0%
Germany	44,563	72.1%
Turkey	1,885	3.1%
Russian Federation	1,281	2.1%
Romania	1,166	1.9%
Poland	1,139	1.8%
Kazakhstan	1,131	1.8%
Italy	852	1.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	716	1.2%
Ukraine	697	1.1%
Syrian Arab Republic	678	1.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Croatia	562	0.9%
Kosovo	521	0.8%
Serbia	502	0.8%
Austria	445	0.7%
India	393	0.6%
Czech Republic	255	0.4%
Bulgaria	228	0.4%
Brazil	228	0.4%
France	227	0.4%
Hungary	226	0.4%
Albania	204	0.3%
Switzerland	183	0.3%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	174	0.3%
Spain	161	0.3%
Greece	160	0.3%
China	158	0.3%
United States	145	0.2%
Iraq	142	0.2%
Pakistan	141	0.2%
Afghanistan	137	0.2%
Kyrgyzstan	125	0.2%
Thailand	114	0.2%
Viet Nam	113	0.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	100	0.2%
United Kingdom	95	0.2%
Philippines	93	0.2%
Nigeria	87	0.1%
Tunisia	85	0.1%
Slovenia	76	0.1%
Uzbekistan	73	0.1%
Not stated	64	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	59	0.1%
Slovakia	58	0.1%
Morocco	55	0.1%
Georgia	45	0.1%
Netherlands	42	0.1%
Eritrea	42	0.1%
Cameroon	40	0.1%
Belarus	39	0.1%
Algeria	38	0.1%
Egypt	36	0.1%
Portugal	34	0.1%
Tajikistan	34	0.1%
Japan	32	0.1%
Ethiopia	31	0.1%
Colombia	30	0.0%
Lithuania	28	0.0%
Mexico	28	0.0%
Lebanon	28	0.0%
Argentina	27	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	26	0.0%
Estonia	25	0.0%
Canada	25	0.0%
South Africa	24	0.0%
Chile	23	0.0%
Gambia	22	0.0%
Kenya	22	0.0%
Peru	20	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	20	0.0%
Sri Lanka	20	0.0%
Montenegro	19	0.0%
Togo	19	0.0%
Latvia	16	0.0%
Sweden	16	0.0%
Bangladesh	16	0.0%
Belgium	15	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	15	0.0%
Somalia	15	0.0%
Indonesia	15	0.0%
Australia	15	0.0%
Dominican Republic	14	0.0%
Azerbaijan	14	0.0%
Ireland	13	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	13	0.0%
Madagascar	12	0.0%
Guinea	12	0.0%
Israel	12	0.0%
Norway	11	0.0%
Uganda	11	0.0%
Ecuador	11	0.0%
Nepal	11	0.0%
Turkmenistan	11	0.0%
Luxembourg	9	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	9	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	9	0.0%
Denmark	8	0.0%
Libya	8	0.0%
Senegal	8	0.0%
Armenia	8	0.0%
Angola	7	0.0%
Ghana	7	0.0%
Cuba	7	0.0%
Finland	6	0.0%
Kuwait	6	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	6	0.0%
Singapore	6	0.0%
Malaysia	6	0.0%
South Sudan	5	0.0%
Paraguay	5	0.0%
Mongolia	5	0.0%
Palestinian territories	5	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	4	0.0%
Zimbabwe	4	0.0%
Congo	4	0.0%
Liberia	4	0.0%
Sudan	4	0.0%
Jordan	4	0.0%
Iceland	3	0.0%
Liechtenstein	3	0.0%
Malta	3	0.0%
Cyprus	3	0.0%
Botswana	3	0.0%
Benin	3	0.0%
Mauritius	3	0.0%
Niger	3	0.0%
Burkina Faso	3	0.0%
Rwanda	3	0.0%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%
Guatemala	3	0.0%
Haiti	3	0.0%
Honduras	3	0.0%
Yemen	3	0.0%
Brunei Darussalam	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²²

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	61,780	100.0%
Germany	49,406	80.0%
Turkey	1,901	3.1%
Italy	1,156	1.9%
Croatia	785	1.3%
Syrian Arab Republic	745	1.2%
Romania	646	1.0%
Ukraine	603	1.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	517	0.8%
Kosovo	496	0.8%
Poland	434	0.7%

Show 108 more groups

Published group	People	Share
India	372	0.6%
Serbia	352	0.6%
Austria	317	0.5%
Bulgaria	278	0.4%
Russian Federation	256	0.4%
Hungary	205	0.3%
Greece	193	0.3%
France	180	0.3%
Afghanistan	172	0.3%
Spain	149	0.2%
Albania	148	0.2%
Brazil	144	0.2%
China	141	0.2%
Pakistan	129	0.2%
Nigeria	125	0.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	122	0.2%
Iraq	110	0.2%
United States	88	0.1%
Thailand	87	0.1%
Switzerland	82	0.1%
Viet Nam	80	0.1%
Tunisia	57	0.1%
Philippines	56	0.1%
United Kingdom	55	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	54	0.1%
Uncertain	50	0.1%
Kazakhstan	48	0.1%
Netherlands	47	0.1%
Eritrea	46	0.1%
Slovakia	42	0.1%
Slovenia	41	0.1%
Portugal	38	0.1%
Czech Republic	36	0.1%
Morocco	36	0.1%
Egypt	33	0.1%
Japan	30	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	29	0.0%
Cameroon	27	0.0%
Belarus	25	0.0%
Canada	23	0.0%
Estonia	22	0.0%
Gambia	22	0.0%
Togo	22	0.0%
Algeria	21	0.0%
Lithuania	20	0.0%
Somalia	20	0.0%
Georgia	20	0.0%
Bangladesh	19	0.0%
Montenegro	17	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	17	0.0%
Mexico	16	0.0%
Sweden	15	0.0%
Colombia	15	0.0%
Stateless	15	0.0%
Ethiopia	14	0.0%
Indonesia	13	0.0%
Australia	13	0.0%
Belgium	12	0.0%
Madagascar	12	0.0%
Guinea	12	0.0%
Peru	11	0.0%
Sri Lanka	11	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	10	0.0%
Norway	10	0.0%
Finland	9	0.0%
Ireland	9	0.0%
Luxembourg	9	0.0%
Dominican Republic	9	0.0%
Azerbaijan	9	0.0%
Congo	8	0.0%
Chile	8	0.0%
Cuba	8	0.0%
Senegal	7	0.0%
Latvia	6	0.0%
Ghana	6	0.0%
Kenya	6	0.0%
Niger	6	0.0%
South Africa	6	0.0%
Uganda	6	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	6	0.0%
Lebanon	6	0.0%
Nepal	6	0.0%
South Sudan	5	0.0%
Ecuador	5	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	5	0.0%
Mongolia	5	0.0%
Zimbabwe	4	0.0%
Argentina	4	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	4	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	4	0.0%
Singapore	4	0.0%
Iceland	3	0.0%
Cyprus	3	0.0%
United Kingdom/British Overseas Territories	3	0.0%
Botswana	3	0.0%
Benin	3	0.0%
Liberia	3	0.0%
Burkina Faso	3	0.0%
Sudan	3	0.0%
Haiti	3	0.0%
Paraguay	3	0.0%
China (Hong Kong)	3	0.0%
Yemen	3	0.0%
Armenia	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
Palestinian territories	3	0.0%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%
Malaysia	3	0.0%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Local business-tax multiplier	350 %	31 Dec 2022	www.statistikportal.de²⁴Official
Local property-tax multiplier	340 %	31 Dec 2022	www.statistikportal.de²⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Friedrichshafen

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.

Ravensburg as a Friedrichshafen alternative in the same region

17 km away, better on 2 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.

Nearest airport: 14.5 km Ravensburg vs 3.1 km Friedrichshafen+368%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 940.1 Ravensburg vs 513.7 Friedrichshafen+83%
Median gross pay, region: €4,200 Ravensburg vs €4,600 Friedrichshafen−9%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,761 Ravensburg vs 4,107 Friedrichshafen−8%
Residents: 50,628 Ravensburg vs 62,796 Friedrichshafen−19%
Unemployment: 5.3% Ravensburg vs 5.0% Friedrichshafen+6%
Rent: €8.64/m² Ravensburg vs €8.53/m² Friedrichshafensame level

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Cities near Friedrichshafen

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

Tettnang Commuting Zone · 8.3 km away

Rent: 8.48 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Markdorf Commuting Zone · 9.9 km away

Rent: 8.5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Meersburg 16.3 km away

Rent: 9.29 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Ravensburg 17.4 km away

Rent: 8.64 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

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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; Friedrichshafen's school authority applies it locally.

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

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How many people live in Friedrichshafen?

The published population was 62,796 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Friedrichshafen?

Average net cold rent is 8.53 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 597 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Friedrichshafen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7 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..

What is the unemployment rate in Friedrichshafen?

The unemployment rate is about 5 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Friedrichshafen?

The median gross salary is 4,600 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Friedrichshafen a good place to live?

Friedrichshafen 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 Friedrichshafen?

Tettnang, Markdorf, Romanshorn, Arbon, Meersburg are near Friedrichshafen. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Friedrichshafen?

The official country of birth distribution records 44,563 people (72.1%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Friedrichshafen, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 051beb5e1e5e930dae9b8679349dff5b]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/friedrichshafen/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Friedrichshafen, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {051beb5e1e5e930dae9b8679349dff5b},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/friedrichshafen/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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