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Living in Halberstadt

Halberstadt, a city in Germany, had a population of 37,898 at the end of 2024. For Halberstadt, regional disposable income was €25,470 per person per year at the end of 2023.

Higher unemployment than 90% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 69% of German cities that publish it.

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

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €5.99 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Halberstadt?

Average net cold rent is 5.99 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): 5.99 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Halberstadt20

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

Net rent across major citiesHalberstadt highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Halberstadt 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)5.99 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Halberstadt20Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 359 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.99 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 7.74% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €3,450 per month at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Halberstadt?

The unemployment rate is about 7.7 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 7.74 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Halberstadt is 7.7%. 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%6246–8Halberstadt 7.7%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
Fibre-to-the-building availability42.69 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Gigabit broadband availability75.96 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Disposable income per resident25,470 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts16Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita30,426 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts16Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)3,450 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate7.74 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Halberstadt. 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

Job Search

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Halberstadt. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k591.5 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)2Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Halberstadt 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 100k591.5 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport28 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat12Official
Nearest airportLEJ13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv13Official
Distance to nearest airport97.4 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv13Official

Language courses and integration

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

BAMF job-related German courses — Job-related language course

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For migrants needing job-related German.

GermanIn Person
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Halberstadt.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Halberstadt?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.7 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: 7.71 µg/m³ · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.11
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Halberstadt average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND24°-2°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Halberstadt average monthly precipitation, mm020406080523644326447675555414447JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Halberstadt average monthly sunshine, hours06012018024063871391822052152242031511236851JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Halberstadt annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5257.7PM2.5154016.0PM1010408.6NO₂µg/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 Halberstadt is 7.7 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/m³1027–8Halberstadt 7.7155 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 mean8.57 µg/m³country median 13.62024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.11Official
NO₂ — latest reading6.5 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.11Official
PM10 — annual mean15.99 µg/m³country median 13.42024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.11Official
PM2.5 — annual mean7.71 µg/m³country median 8.02024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.11Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 4.5 · Feb 4.8 · Mar 8.9 · Apr 14.2 · May 18.2 · Jun 21.6 · Jul 24.2 · Aug 23.9 · Sep 19.2 · Oct 14.1 · Nov 8.6 · Dec 5.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Wernigerode17Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -1.2 · Feb -2 · Mar 0.6 · Apr 3.6 · May 7.5 · Jun 11 · Jul 13.2 · Aug 13 · Sep 9.4 · Oct 6.1 · Nov 2.4 · Dec -0.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Wernigerode17Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 1.7 · Feb 1.6 · Mar 4.8 · Apr 9.1 · May 13.2 · Jun 16.5 · Jul 19 · Aug 18.2 · Sep 14.5 · Oct 10.2 · Nov 5.8 · Dec 2.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Wernigerode17Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 52.3 · Feb 35.9 · Mar 43.5 · Apr 32 · May 64.2 · Jun 47 · Jul 67.1 · Aug 54.8 · Sep 55.1 · Oct 41.3 · Nov 44 · Dec 46.9 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Wernigerode17Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 62.6 · Feb 87.4 · Mar 139 · Apr 182 · May 205 · Jun 215.3 · Jul 223.9 · Aug 203.4 · Sep 151.4 · Oct 122.9 · Nov 67.7 · Dec 51.3 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Wernigerode17Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature9.2 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)8Official · land
Annual PM2.5 over time7 published observations, 2017–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Halberstadt by year, µg/m³6.58.811.213.520172019202220247.7µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 29.9% between 2017 and 2024, from 11.0 to 7.7.

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Population and city profile

The city covered 143.3 km² in 2024. Population density was 264.5 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Halberstadt?

The published population was 37,898 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Halberstadt residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport94.2%Foreign residents 5.8%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents547 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality9Official
City area143.3 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official
Foreign residents2,205 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities18Official
Population density264.5 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.10Official
Population37,898 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents1,027 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Catholic share2.8 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other32,566 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other, share88.8 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant residents3,082 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant share8.4 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official

International community in Halberstadt

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
Total36,676100.0%
Germany33,59991.6%
Russian Federation2960.8%
Syrian Arab Republic2830.8%
Poland2440.7%
Ukraine1920.5%
Turkey1910.5%
Bulgaria1810.5%
Czech Republic1680.5%
Kazakhstan1590.4%
Afghanistan1480.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Viet Nam1430.4%
Romania1140.3%
Not stated790.2%
Iraq580.2%
Greece530.1%
Georgia480.1%
Eritrea330.1%
Albania310.1%
Hungary300.1%
Italy290.1%
Kosovo290.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of250.1%
China230.1%
Austria220.1%
India200.1%
Somalia190.1%
France180.0%
Cameroon180.0%
Moldova, Republic of170.0%
Slovakia170.0%
Serbia170.0%
Nigeria160.0%
Armenia160.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of150.0%
Morocco150.0%
Kyrgyzstan140.0%
Spain120.0%
Egypt120.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina110.0%
Croatia110.0%
Lithuania110.0%
Algeria110.0%
Mali110.0%
Lebanon110.0%
Belarus100.0%
Azerbaijan100.0%
United Kingdom90.0%
Guinea-Bissau80.0%
Korea, Republic of80.0%
Benin70.0%
Niger70.0%
Saudi Arabia70.0%
Netherlands60.0%
Burkina Faso60.0%
Jordan60.0%
Pakistan60.0%
Slovenia50.0%
Portugal50.0%
Ethiopia50.0%
Gambia50.0%
Namibia50.0%
Dominican Republic50.0%
United States50.0%
Palestinian territories50.0%
Turkmenistan50.0%
Uzbekistan50.0%
Belgium40.0%
Latvia40.0%
Sweden40.0%
Switzerland40.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the40.0%
Mexico40.0%
Philippines40.0%
Thailand40.0%
Finland30.0%
Luxembourg30.0%
Kenya30.0%
Congo30.0%
Libya30.0%
Senegal30.0%
Togo30.0%
Argentina30.0%
Guatemala30.0%
Honduras30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Peru30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Japan30.0%
United Arab Emirates30.0%
Tajikistan30.0%

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
Total36,676100.0%
Germany34,47094.0%
Syrian Arab Republic3180.9%
Turkey1830.5%
Afghanistan1740.5%
Ukraine1710.5%
Viet Nam1600.4%
Bulgaria1550.4%
Romania890.2%
Russian Federation890.2%
Iraq620.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Greece520.1%
Poland520.1%
Georgia430.1%
Eritrea410.1%
Albania340.1%
Hungary330.1%
Italy250.1%
Kosovo240.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of240.1%
China240.1%
Kazakhstan220.1%
Somalia200.1%
India190.1%
Serbia180.0%
Nigeria160.0%
Cameroon160.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of150.0%
Armenia150.0%
Belarus140.0%
Morocco130.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina120.0%
Austria120.0%
Spain120.0%
France110.0%
Egypt110.0%
Algeria100.0%
Azerbaijan100.0%
Korea, Republic of100.0%
Mali90.0%
Croatia80.0%
Portugal80.0%
Czech Republic80.0%
Niger80.0%
Guinea-Bissau80.0%
Slovakia70.0%
Jordan70.0%
Pakistan70.0%
Moldova, Republic of60.0%
Benin60.0%
Burkina Faso60.0%
Namibia60.0%
Lebanon60.0%
Gambia50.0%
Libya50.0%
Dominican Republic50.0%
Mexico50.0%
Turkmenistan50.0%
Saudi Arabia50.0%
Latvia40.0%
United States40.0%
Kyrgyzstan40.0%
Palestinian territories40.0%
Thailand40.0%
Belgium30.0%
Finland30.0%
Lithuania30.0%
United Kingdom30.0%
Kenya30.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the30.0%
Senegal30.0%
Togo30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Argentina30.0%
Honduras30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Yemen30.0%
Japan30.0%
Stateless30.0%
Uncertain30.0%

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

Is Halberstadt 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 42–60%
Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–64%
Student57%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 47–67%
Family51%strong on family, weak on safety · range 41–61%
Retirement59%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 49–69%
Foreign residents2,205 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population37,898 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
NO₂ — latest reading6.5 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Official source · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.99 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Halberstadt
Fibre-to-the-building availability42.69 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability75.96 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Childcare coverage, ages 3–698.2 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 360.3 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier420 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official
Local property-tax multiplier440 %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 Halberstadt?

The published population was 37,898 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Halberstadt?

Average net cold rent is 5.99 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 419 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Halberstadt.

Is the air quality good in Halberstadt?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.7 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 Halberstadt?

The unemployment rate is about 7.7 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Halberstadt?

The median gross salary is 3,450 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Halberstadt?

2,205 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Halberstadt a good place to live?

Halberstadt 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 Halberstadt?

The official country of birth distribution records 36,676 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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