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Living in Gardelegen

Gardelegen had 21,822 residents at the end of 2024 and is a city in Germany. Regional disposable income was €25,829 per person per year at the end of 2023.

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

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 €6.65 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Gardelegen?

Average net cold rent is 6.65 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), 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): 6.65 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Gardelegen24

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

Net rent across major citiesGardelegen highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Gardelegen 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)6.65 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Gardelegen24Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 399 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.65 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: June 2026

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 5.49% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €3,400 per month at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Gardelegen?

The unemployment rate is about 5.5 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 5.49 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities23
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Gardelegen is 5.5%. 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%8012–41290 cities: 4% to under 6%12904–6Gardelegen 5.5%624 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 availability87.88 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Gigabit broadband availability87.95 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Disposable income per resident25,829 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts20Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita31,686 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts20Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)3,400 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate5.49 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities23Official

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k1,517 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)2Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Gardelegen 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 100k1,517 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport50 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat16Official
Nearest airportHAJ13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv17Official
Distance to nearest airport115.8 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv17Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Gardelegen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 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 Zartau/Waldstation)13

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
Gardelegen average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND25°-2°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Gardelegen average monthly precipitation, mm020406080453239314951655444463945JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Gardelegen average monthly sunshine, hours06012018024048711181792172212162041531074939JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Gardelegen annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5257.0PM2.5154010.0PM1010404.0NO₂µg/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 Gardelegen is 7.0 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/m³436–7102 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³1027–8Gardelegen 7.0155 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
NO₂ — annual mean4 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Zartau/Waldstation)11Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Zartau/Waldstation)12Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean7 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Zartau/Waldstation)13Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 3.8 · Feb 5.3 · Mar 9.2 · Apr 15.2 · May 19.4 · Jun 22.7 · Jul 25.1 · Aug 24.5 · Sep 20 · Oct 14.3 · Nov 8 · Dec 4.7 °C1991–2020DWD CLIMAT global multi-annual daily maximum/minimum normals 1991-20208Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -1.8 · Feb -1.7 · Mar 0.1 · Apr 2.7 · May 6.7 · Jun 10.1 · Jul 12.4 · Aug 11.9 · Sep 8.6 · Oct 5.3 · Nov 2 · Dec -0.5 °C1991–2020DWD CLIMAT global multi-annual daily maximum/minimum normals 1991-20209Official
Average temperature by monthJan 1.2 · Feb 1.8 · Mar 4.7 · Apr 9.2 · May 13.6 · Jun 16.9 · Jul 19.1 · Aug 18.4 · Sep 14.3 · Oct 9.7 · Nov 5.1 · Dec 2.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Gardelegen21Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 44.7 · Feb 32.1 · Mar 38.9 · Apr 31.1 · May 48.5 · Jun 51.4 · Jul 64.9 · Aug 53.8 · Sep 44 · Oct 45.5 · Nov 38.6 · Dec 44.5 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Gardelegen21Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 47.9 · Feb 71.4 · Mar 118.2 · Apr 179.4 · May 216.5 · Jun 221.3 · Jul 215.9 · Aug 204.3 · Sep 152.9 · Oct 106.9 · Nov 49.3 · Dec 38.7 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Gardelegen21Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature9.2 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)10Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Donaueschingen21,790 residentsGauting21,860 residentsZülpich21,780 residentsSchwetzingen21,767 residentsBad Krozingen21,755 residentsMössingen21,751 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 636.3 km² in 2024. Population density was 34.3 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Gardelegen?

The published population was 21,822 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Gardelegen residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport96.3%Foreign residents 3.7%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents625 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality14Official
City area636.3 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official
Foreign residents816 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities22Official
Population density34.3 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.15Official
Population21,822 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents516 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Catholic share2.3 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other16,735 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other, share75.8 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant residents4,826 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant share21.9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official

International community in Gardelegen

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
Total22,076100.0%
Germany20,86494.5%
Poland3541.6%
Czech Republic1020.5%
Ukraine810.4%
Viet Nam720.3%
Russian Federation560.3%
Romania470.2%
Syrian Arab Republic450.2%
Afghanistan350.2%
Not stated270.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Albania260.1%
Turkey260.1%
Serbia250.1%
Croatia240.1%
Iraq210.1%
Bulgaria200.1%
Kosovo190.1%
India190.1%
Kazakhstan190.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina120.1%
Thailand110.0%
Switzerland100.0%
Hungary90.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of90.0%
Greece70.0%
Slovakia70.0%
Philippines70.0%
Denmark60.0%
France60.0%
Netherlands60.0%
Saudi Arabia60.0%
Lithuania50.0%
Austria50.0%
Spain50.0%
Togo50.0%
Latvia40.0%
Azerbaijan40.0%
Pakistan40.0%
Slovenia30.0%
Italy30.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of30.0%
Norway30.0%
Sweden30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Ethiopia30.0%
Nigeria30.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the30.0%
Burkina Faso30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Egypt30.0%
Chile30.0%
United States30.0%
Armenia30.0%
Japan30.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic30.0%
Uzbekistan30.0%
China30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source19

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total22,076100.0%
Germany21,26096.3%
Poland2111.0%
Ukraine740.3%
Viet Nam710.3%
Afghanistan580.3%
Romania450.2%
Syrian Arab Republic370.2%
Croatia260.1%
Albania240.1%
Serbia220.1%
Show 38 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Bulgaria210.1%
India210.1%
Kosovo200.1%
Turkey200.1%
Iraq200.1%
Russian Federation160.1%
Hungary100.0%
Thailand100.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of70.0%
Philippines70.0%
Greece60.0%
Armenia60.0%
Saudi Arabia60.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina50.0%
Nigeria50.0%
Italy40.0%
Netherlands40.0%
Sweden40.0%
Pakistan40.0%
Uncertain40.0%
France30.0%
Slovenia30.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of30.0%
Moldova, Republic of30.0%
Austria30.0%
Slovakia30.0%
Switzerland30.0%
Spain30.0%
Czech Republic30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Ethiopia30.0%
Benin30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Egypt30.0%
United States30.0%
Azerbaijan30.0%
Japan30.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source18

Is Gardelegen 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 worker51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–61%
Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–67%
Student55%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 44–66%
Family54%strong on family, weak on safety · range 43–65%
Retirement56%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 43–69%
Foreign residents816 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population21,822 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.65 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Gardelegen
Fibre-to-the-building availability87.88 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability87.95 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident25,829 EUR/year31 Dec 2023Official source · VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Childcare coverage, ages 3–697.6 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 361 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier360 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official
Local property-tax multiplier380 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Gardelegen?

The published population was 21,822 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Gardelegen?

Average net cold rent is 6.65 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 466 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Gardelegen.

Is the air quality good in Gardelegen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 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 Zartau/Waldstation).

What is the unemployment rate in Gardelegen?

The unemployment rate is about 5.5 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Gardelegen?

The median gross salary is 3,400 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Gardelegen?

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

Is Gardelegen a good place to live?

Gardelegen 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 Gardelegen?

The official country of birth distribution records 22,076 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). Gardelegen, Germany: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/gardelegen/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Gardelegen, Germany: rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/gardelegen/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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