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Living in Gronau Westf

Gronau Westf is a city in Germany, with a population of 50,547 at the end of 2024. Gigabit broadband availability was 92.5% in 2025. Car density was 581 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2026. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €8 per m² per month in 2024. In May 2022, the foreign population was 10,537.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Gronau Westf?

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 Gronau Westf.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Gronau Westf?

Average net cold rent is 6.38 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): 6.38 EUR/m²/month · Destatis6

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

Net rent across major citiesGronau Westf highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Gronau Westf highlighted€9.94Hamburg€9.72Stuttgart€9.10Augsburg€9.09Mannheim€7.71Berlin€7.20Dresden€6.79Braunschweig€6.72Bielefeld€6.66Duisburg€6.38Gronau Westf€6.27Leipzig€6.00Dortmundnet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.38 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.5631 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate8 EUR/m²/month2024BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)2Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 383 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.38 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

The unemployment rate was 6.25% in May 2022.

What is the unemployment rate in Gronau Westf?

The unemployment rate is about 6.3 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 6.25 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities18
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Gronau Westf is 6.3%. 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%12904–6624 cities: 6% to under 8%6246–8Gronau Westf 6.3%228 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
Gigabit broadband availability92.53 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas5Official
Median gross salary (regional)4,050 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3Official
Unemployment rate6.25 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities18Official

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k641 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)4Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Gronau Westf 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 100k641 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Airport Direct Destinations Count11 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights12Official
Destinations from nearest airport11 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat12Official
Nearest airportFMO13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv13Official
Distance to nearest airport45 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv13Official
Nearest Major Airport Distance Km46 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports13Official
Nearest Major Airport IataFMO3 Aug 2026OurAirports13Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Gronau Westf?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: air.discomap.eea.europa.eu1

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

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Gronau Westf average monthly precipitation, mm020406080715558445765787967686676JFMAMJJASONDmm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Gronau Westf annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit52510.0PM2.5µg/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 Gronau Westf is 10.0 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/m³1027–8155 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/m³3010–11Gronau Westf 10.05 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 mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024air.discomap.eea.europa.eu1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 13.25 · Feb 17.69 · Mar 21.59 · Apr 26.81 · May 29.8 · Jun 33.58 · Jul 36.84 · Aug 33.4 · Sep 30.56 · Oct 26.28 · Nov 19.95 · Dec 14.06 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center9Official · coordinate grid
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -15.47 · Feb -17.19 · Mar -10.36 · Apr -4.72 · May 0.12 · Jun 4.39 · Jul 7 · Aug 6.23 · Sep 3.47 · Oct -4.04 · Nov -6.66 · Dec -12.8 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center9Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by monthJan 1.68 · Feb 2.35 · Mar 5.21 · Apr 9.55 · May 13.36 · Jun 16.72 · Jul 18.6 · Aug 18.17 · Sep 14.74 · Oct 10.48 · Nov 6.1 · Dec 2.71 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center9Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by monthJan 70.8 · Feb 55.4 · Mar 58.1 · Apr 43.7 · May 57.2 · Jun 64.8 · Jul 77.6 · Aug 79.4 · Sep 67.3 · Oct 67.5 · Nov 66.1 · Dec 76.4 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO10Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Heidenheim an der Brenz50,618 residentsBad Oeynhausen50,620 residentsRavensburg50,628 residentsRastatt50,741 residentsPeine50,987 residentsGummersbach51,290 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 78.8 km² in 2024. Population density was 641.3 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Gronau Westf?

The published population was 50,547 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Gronau Westf residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport79.2%Foreign residents20.8%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents581 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality8Official
City area78.83 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official
Foreign residents10,537 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities17Official
Population density641.3 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.11Official
Population50,547 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents20,435 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit16Official
Catholic share41.3 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit16Official
No religion or other19,889 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit16Official
No religion or other, share40.2 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit16Official
Protestant residents9,181 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit16Official
Protestant share18.5 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit16Official

International community in Gronau Westf

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
Total49,506100.0%
Germany36,32673.4%
Netherlands2,3834.8%
Turkey1,6843.4%
Poland1,4142.9%
Syrian Arab Republic1,3052.6%
Kazakhstan9962.0%
Russian Federation6971.4%
Romania6091.2%
Iraq3700.7%
Ukraine3230.7%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Croatia2590.5%
Bulgaria1900.4%
Hungary1860.4%
Portugal1790.4%
Afghanistan1310.3%
Italy1250.3%
Serbia1140.2%
Not stated1090.2%
Lebanon1030.2%
Kosovo990.2%
Brazil890.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina810.2%
Pakistan790.2%
Morocco720.1%
Moldova, Republic of710.1%
Spain650.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of570.1%
Guinea550.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of490.1%
Lithuania480.1%
Eritrea480.1%
Greece450.1%
Slovakia420.1%
Austria400.1%
Kyrgyzstan390.1%
Latvia370.1%
Czech Republic370.1%
Indonesia360.1%
Sri Lanka330.1%
Albania310.1%
Azerbaijan310.1%
China310.1%
Belgium300.1%
United Kingdom300.1%
Armenia300.1%
Nigeria280.1%
Tajikistan280.1%
India260.1%
France230.0%
Egypt230.0%
Philippines230.0%
Jordan220.0%
Somalia200.0%
Georgia200.0%
Belarus190.0%
Tunisia190.0%
Thailand180.0%
Paraguay170.0%
Chile160.0%
Viet Nam160.0%
Dominican Republic150.0%
Montenegro140.0%
Switzerland140.0%
Palestinian territories140.0%
Bangladesh140.0%
Sierra Leone130.0%
Colombia130.0%
Libya120.0%
United States120.0%
Saudi Arabia120.0%
Uzbekistan120.0%
Angola100.0%
Mozambique100.0%
Kuwait100.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of90.0%
Slovenia80.0%
Ghana80.0%
Cuba80.0%
Suriname80.0%
Yemen80.0%
Senegal70.0%
Taiwan, Province of China70.0%
Algeria60.0%
South Africa60.0%
Togo60.0%
Mexico60.0%
Australia60.0%
Estonia50.0%
Norway50.0%
Kenya50.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the50.0%
Mali50.0%
Ecuador50.0%
Canada50.0%
Peru50.0%
Sudan40.0%
Argentina40.0%
Luxembourg30.0%
Sweden30.0%
Cyprus30.0%
Ethiopia30.0%
Zimbabwe30.0%
Zambia30.0%
Cameroon30.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of30.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of30.0%
Haiti30.0%
Honduras30.0%
Trinidad and Tobago30.0%
Israel30.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic30.0%
Korea, Republic of30.0%
New Zealand30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total49,506100.0%
Germany38,96978.7%
Netherlands3,7197.5%
Syrian Arab Republic1,1462.3%
Poland9662.0%
Turkey7821.6%
Romania6631.3%
Croatia3040.6%
Ukraine2560.5%
Portugal2150.4%
Hungary2040.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Bulgaria1990.4%
Iraq1770.4%
Italy1440.3%
Afghanistan1160.2%
Russian Federation1150.2%
Spain860.2%
Kosovo820.2%
Serbia670.1%
Eritrea650.1%
Greece520.1%
Lithuania500.1%
Uncertain490.1%
Belgium480.1%
Guinea480.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina460.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of400.1%
Brazil390.1%
Latvia380.1%
Pakistan370.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of360.1%
Austria350.1%
Slovakia340.1%
Azerbaijan330.1%
Lebanon330.1%
China300.1%
Stateless300.1%
Morocco260.1%
Kazakhstan240.0%
Sweden230.0%
Armenia220.0%
Sri Lanka220.0%
Jordan200.0%
Albania190.0%
Egypt190.0%
Tajikistan190.0%
Nigeria180.0%
France170.0%
Georgia170.0%
Philippines170.0%
India150.0%
Bangladesh150.0%
Moldova, Republic of140.0%
Somalia140.0%
Thailand140.0%
United Kingdom120.0%
Angola110.0%
Tunisia110.0%
Indonesia110.0%
Belarus100.0%
Czech Republic90.0%
Mozambique80.0%
Senegal80.0%
Montenegro70.0%
Kenya70.0%
Colombia70.0%
United States70.0%
Switzerland60.0%
Ghana60.0%
Libya60.0%
Sierra Leone60.0%
Ireland50.0%
Ethiopia50.0%
Mali50.0%
Togo50.0%
Viet Nam50.0%
Estonia40.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of40.0%
Chile40.0%
Taiwan, Province of China40.0%
Australia40.0%
Slovenia30.0%
Luxembourg30.0%
Norway30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Zambia30.0%
Guinea-Bissau30.0%
Cameroon30.0%
Honduras30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of30.0%
Trinidad and Tobago30.0%
Yemen30.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic30.0%
Kyrgyzstan30.0%
Palestinian territories30.0%
Korea, Republic of30.0%
Uzbekistan30.0%
Malaysia30.0%
Not stated30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source14

Is Gronau Westf 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 worker58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–67%
Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–69%
Student60%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 50–70%
Family52%strong on family, weak on safety · range 42–62%
Retirement56%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 44–68%
Foreign residents10,537 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population50,547 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.38 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Destatis
Gigabit broadband availability92.53 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Median gross salary (regional)4,050 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik
Unemployment rate6.25 %15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-02

Common questions

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

How many people live in Gronau Westf?

The published population was 50,547 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Gronau Westf?

Average net cold rent is 6.38 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 447 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Gronau Westf?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: air.discomap.eea.europa.eu.

What is the unemployment rate in Gronau Westf?

The unemployment rate is about 6.3 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Gronau Westf?

The median gross salary is 4,050 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

How many foreign residents live in Gronau Westf?

10,537 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Gronau Westf a good place to live?

Gronau Westf 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 Gronau Westf?

The official country of birth distribution records 49,506 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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