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Living in Furth im Wald

Furth im Wald is a city in Germany. In May 2022, the foreign population was 947. There were 129.9 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €8 per m² per month in 2024. Population density was 129.1 people per km² in 2024. Furth im Wald had a population of 8,659 at the end of 2024.

Cheaper rent than any other German city that publishes it, lower unemployment than 93% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 97% of German cities that publish it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Furth im Wald?

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 Furth im Wald.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Furth im Wald?

Average net cold rent is 4.68 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): 4.68 EUR/m²/month · Destatis7

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Furth im Wald yet.

Net rent across major citiesFurth im Wald highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Furth im Wald highlighted€9.94Hamburg€9.72Stuttgart€9.10Augsburg€9.09Mannheim€7.71Berlin€7.20Dresden€6.79Braunschweig€6.72Bielefeld€6.66Duisburg€6.27Leipzig€6.00Dortmund€5.99Halle (Saale)net rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.68 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate8 EUR/m²/month2024BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 281 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.68 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 Furth im Wald?

The unemployment rate is 3 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Furth im Wald is 3.0%. Of 2,973 cities with data, 1,290 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Germany per band801 cities: 2% to under 4%8012–4Furth im Wald 3.0%1290 cities: 4% to under 6%12904–6624 cities: 6% to under 8%6246–8228 cities: 8% to under 10%2288–1024 cities: 10% to under 12%2410–124 cities: 12% to under 14%412–142 cities: 14% to under 16%214–16

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability87.15 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de6Official
Gigabit broadband availability87.15 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas5Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,800 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)2Official · regional context
Unemployment rate3 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3Official

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k843.9 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)4Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents129.9 per 100,0002024BBSR INKAR — physicians per 100,000 residents (indicator 8102)1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Furth im Wald 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 100k843.9 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was KLV, 99.5 km away, with 3 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 87.2% at the end of 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport3 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat14Official
Nearest airportKLV13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official
Distance to nearest airport99.5 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Furth im Wald. 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 Furth im Wald.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Furth im Wald?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency12

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Furth im Wald annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5256.0PM2.5µg/m³

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 Furth im Wald is 6.0 µg/m³. Of 444 cities with data, 155 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Germany per band1 city: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³13–410 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³104–54 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³45–643 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³436–7Furth im Wald 6.0102 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³1027–8155 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³1558–990 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³909–1030 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³3010–115 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³511–122 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³212–132 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³213–14

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean6 µg/m³country median 8.031 Dec 2024European Environment Agency12Official
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 10.54 · Feb 13.35 · Mar 19.72 · Apr 26.18 · May 28.59 · Jun 33.13 · Jul 35.22 · Aug 36.37 · Sep 32.41 · Oct 23.83 · Nov 18.33 · Dec 11.93 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -25.1 · Feb -20.65 · Mar -20.2 · Apr -9.01 · May -3.27 · Jun 1.83 · Jul 5.98 · Aug 4.72 · Sep -0.38 · Oct -7.56 · Nov -10.59 · Dec -18.86 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Average temperature by monthJan -2.83 · Feb -1.71 · Mar 2.43 · Apr 7.71 · May 12.3 · Jun 16.44 · Jul 18.61 · Aug 18.23 · Sep 13.28 · Oct 7.97 · Nov 2.75 · Dec -1.32 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Annual mean temperature8.4 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)11Official · land
Annual PM2.5 over time8 published observations, 2016–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Furth im Wald by year, µg/m³5.77.28.810.320162018202020246.0µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 25.0% between 2016 and 2024, from 8.0 to 6.0.

Cities of a similar size in Germany

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Germany cities
Untergruppenbach8,670 residentsWeilmünster8,674 residentsRauenberg8,675 residentsMeßkirch8,676 residentsWissen8,679 residentsMöckmühl8,680 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Furth im Wald?

The published population was 8,659 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis10

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Furth im Wald residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport89.1%Foreign residents 10.9%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area67.06 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)18Official
City area67.07 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis8Official
Foreign residents947 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official
Population density129.1 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.18Official
Population8,659 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis10Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents6,443 people31 Dec 2022Destatis9Official
Catholic share74.2 %31 Dec 2022Destatis9Official
No religion or other1,819 people31 Dec 2022Destatis9Official
No religion or other, share21 %31 Dec 2022Destatis9Official
Protestant residents419 people31 Dec 2022Destatis9Official
Protestant share4.8 %31 Dec 2022Destatis9Official

International community in Furth im Wald

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
Total8,682100.0%
Germany7,37084.9%
Czech Republic3003.5%
Poland1341.5%
Syrian Arab Republic961.1%
Ukraine790.9%
Iraq750.9%
Kazakhstan750.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina550.6%
Romania490.6%
Slovakia470.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Russian Federation450.5%
Italy310.4%
Austria280.3%
Eritrea250.3%
Hungary230.3%
Not stated210.2%
Bulgaria180.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of180.2%
India170.2%
Pakistan160.2%
France150.2%
Turkey120.1%
Brazil110.1%
Kosovo100.1%
United States90.1%
Thailand90.1%
Greece70.1%
Nigeria70.1%
Somalia60.1%
Denmark50.1%
Croatia50.1%
Switzerland50.1%
Serbia50.1%
Viet Nam50.1%
Albania40.0%
Slovenia40.0%
Ethiopia40.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the40.0%
Saudi Arabia40.0%
Norway30.0%
Spain30.0%
Libya30.0%
Uganda30.0%
Afghanistan30.0%
Qatar30.0%
Kuwait30.0%
Kyrgyzstan30.0%
Turkmenistan30.0%
Australia30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source17

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total8,682100.0%
Germany7,73789.1%
Czech Republic1792.1%
Syrian Arab Republic951.1%
Iraq911.0%
Ukraine680.8%
Bosnia and Herzegovina510.6%
Italy440.5%
Slovakia420.5%
Romania350.4%
Eritrea340.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Poland240.3%
Iran, Islamic Republic of240.3%
Bulgaria200.2%
Pakistan200.2%
Hungary190.2%
Austria170.2%
Ethiopia160.2%
Nigeria130.1%
Kosovo120.1%
India120.1%
France110.1%
Stateless110.1%
Turkey100.1%
Thailand90.1%
Greece80.1%
Kazakhstan80.1%
Uncertain80.1%
Croatia60.1%
Russian Federation60.1%
Belarus60.1%
Somalia60.1%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the50.1%
Viet Nam50.1%
Serbia40.0%
Brazil40.0%
Norway30.0%
Spain30.0%
Togo30.0%
Afghanistan30.0%
Jordan30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16

Is Furth im Wald 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 worker54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–64%
Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 50–70%
Student51%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 40–62%
Family61%strong on family, weak on safety · range 50–72%
Retirement57%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 46–68%
Foreign residents947 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population8,659 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.68 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Destatis
Fibre-to-the-building availability87.15 %31 Dec 2025Official source · data.bundesnetzagentur.de
Gigabit broadband availability87.15 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Median gross salary (regional)3,800 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Local business-tax multiplier350 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de19Official
Local property-tax multiplier350 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de19Official

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Furth im Wald?

The published population was 8,659 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Furth im Wald?

Average net cold rent is 4.68 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 328 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Furth im Wald?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 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 Furth im Wald?

The unemployment rate is 3 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Furth im Wald?

The median gross salary is 3,800 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

How many foreign residents live in Furth im Wald?

947 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Furth im Wald a good place to live?

Furth im Wald 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.

How many people born in Total live in Furth im Wald?

The official country of birth distribution records 8,682 people (100.0%) 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, September 12). Furth im Wald, Germany: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/furth-im-wald/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Furth im Wald, Germany: rent, salary, jobs},
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}
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