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Living in Hamburg

In Hamburg, the median gross salary is €4,300 a month (2026), the official rent index for existing tenancies is €9.94 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 8.3% (2025).

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €9.94 per m² per month in April 2025. The population of Hamburg, in Germany, was 1,862,565 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-1944 sources

Population1,862,565people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistik Nord — Bevölkerung in Hamburg 2024
Median gross salary4,300EUR/month1 Jan 2026Official source · Bundesagentur fuer Arbeit Entgeltatlas
Average net rent9.94EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 71% aboveOfficial source · Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg — Behörde für Stadtentwicklung und Wohnen — Hamburger Mietenspiegel 2025
Unemployment rate8.3%country median 5.1% — 63% aboveOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit Hamburg — Der Arbeitsmarkt in Hamburg
Recorded crime11,775incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Official source · Polizei Hamburg — Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2024
PM2.5, annual mean9.08µg/m³country median 8.0 — 14% aboveOfficial source · Umweltbundesamt Air Data API

Pricier rent than any other German city that publishes it, higher unemployment than 93% of German cities that publish it and dirtier air than 82% of German cities that publish it.

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

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Hamburg?

Average net cold rent is 9.94 EUR/m² per month (April 2025), 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): 9.94 EUR/m²/month · Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg — Behörde für Stadtentwicklung und Wohnen — Hamburger Mietenspiegel 202512
What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month
Hamburg recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€443
Utilities, 85 m² flat€337
Transport pass€83
Fitness club€39
Internet, 60 Mbps€35
Mobile plan, 10 GB€19

Supplemental estimate lane, not official statistics: Utilities, 85 m² flat, Private kindergarten, Fitness club, Internet, 60 Mbps, Mobile plan, 10 GB. The others are published prices.

Net rent across major citiesHamburg highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Hamburg highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Augsburg€9.10
Leipzig€6.27
Dortmund€6.00
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Mannheim€9.09
Berlin€7.71
Dresden€7.20
Brunswick€6.79
Bielefeld€6.72
Duisburg€6.66
MetricValuePeriodSource
Fitness club membership, monthly38.87 EUR/month26 Jul 2026Numbeo city cost table44Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Grocery basket, monthly77.82 EUR/month3 Aug 2026Numbeo43Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited34.86 EUR/month26 Jul 2026Numbeo city cost table44Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly442.7 EUR/month3 Aug 2026Numbeo43Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant15 EUR26 Jul 2026Numbeo city cost table44Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB18.92 EUR/month26 Jul 2026Numbeo city cost table44Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass83 EUR/month26 Jul 2026www.hvv.de30Official
Basic utilities, 85 m² home337.4 EUR/month26 Jul 2026Numbeo city cost table44Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Dwellings985,422 dwellings31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder27Official
Housing vacancy rate1.92 %31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder27Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)9.94 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.811 Apr 2025Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg — Behörde für Stadtentwicklung und Wohnen — Hamburger Mietenspiegel 202512Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate14 EUR/m²/month2024BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)14Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Cost of living

Fixed monthly costs for one person in an 85 m² flat were about €1,319 in the latest published figures. From a median gross salary of €4,300, that leaves €2,981 before income tax and social contributions.

Where a Hamburg salary goesfixed monthly costs, share of the €1,319 basket · median gross salary €4,300/month
  • Net rent, 85 m² · 64%€845
  • Utilities, 85 m² · 26%€337
  • Transport pass · 6%€83
  • Internet and mobile · 4%€54

One person, 85 m² flat; the ring splits the €1,319 fixed basket before income tax and social contributions, latest published figures (checked 2026-07-26).

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Remote worker56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–64%
Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on education · range 52–68%
Student56%strong on cost, weak on education · range 47–65%
Family46%strong on family, weak on education · range 38–54%
Retirement52%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 43–61%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 596 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 9.94 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: April 2025

Is rent affordable on a local salary?

A 60 m² flat at the published average rent is about 596 EUR a month, which is 14% of the published median gross salary of 4,300 (January 2026). Gross, not take-home, and before heating and operating charges.

Source period: April 2025

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 8.3% at the end of 2025. Median gross salary was €4,300 per month at the start of 2026.

What is the typical salary in Hamburg?

The median gross salary is 4,300 EUR/month (January 2026). The regional series (home-region basis, 2024) is a separate labelled row in the table.

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

  • Median gross salary: 4,300 EUR/month · Bundesagentur fuer Arbeit Entgeltatlas5
  • Median gross salary (regional): 4,350 EUR/month · 2026-07-29 · BA Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich — Medianentgelt Kreise Wohnort 20242

What is the unemployment rate in Hamburg?

The unemployment rate is 8.3 % (2025). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit Hamburg — Der Arbeitsmarkt in Hamburg6

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Hamburg is 8.3%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Public employment offices1 count15 Sept 2026Agentur für Arbeit Hamburg — official office page1Official
People in employment948,980 people31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder28Official
Median gross salary4,300 EUR/month1 Jan 2026Bundesagentur fuer Arbeit Entgeltatlas5Official
Median gross salary (regional)4,350 EUR/month31 Dec 2024BA Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich — Medianentgelt Kreise Wohnort 20242Official · regional context
Average net monthly salary3,165 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Numbeo city cost-of-living page — /cities/de/hamburg/44Community estimate · Supplemental context
Unemployment rate8.3 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2025Bundesagentur für Arbeit Hamburg — Der Arbeitsmarkt in Hamburg6Official
Unemployment rate over time11 published observations, 2015–2025

Unemployment rate rose 90.4% between 2015 and 2025, from 4.4% to 8.3%.

What does a salary buy in Hamburg?

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

Hamburg median gross pay: €4,300 (Bundesagentur fuer Arbeit Entgeltatlas, 2026-01-01).
Left over each month€1,448of €2,762 take-home
  • Rent
  • Utilities
  • Transport
  • 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.€2,762
Rent, 60 m²€14.00/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · INKAR · 2024). Official average for existing leases: €9.94/m² (official · Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg · 2025-04-01).− €840
Public transport pass€83 · official · hvv.de · 2026-07-26− €83
Utilities, 85 m²€337 · market price · Numbeo city cost table · 2026-07-26− €337
Internet€35 · market price · Numbeo city cost table · 2026-07-26− €35
Mobile plan€19 · market price · Numbeo city cost table · 2026-07-26− €19
Left over€1,448
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Public employment offices in Hamburg

Agentur für Arbeit Hamburg lists 1 public employment office in Hamburg (checked 2026-09-16). Use the official office finder for addresses and appointments; registration and job search are also available online through the national service below.

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Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents535.9 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)7Official
Hospitals66 count31 Dec 2024Krankenhausverzeichnis 202416Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Hamburg through valid health insurance.

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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents535.9 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
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Safety

How safe is Hamburg?

Police recorded 11,775 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Polizei Hamburg — Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 202422

Recorded crime across major citiesHamburg highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Hamburg highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents11,775 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Polizei Hamburg — Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 202422Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Months covered by crime statistics12 months/year31 Dec 2025BKA PKS T01 Staedte-Falltabelle4Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport87 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat20Official
Nearest airportHAM13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv21Official
Distance to nearest airport8.8 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv21Official
Public transport monthly pass63 EUR/month3 Aug 2026Numbeo43Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

Language courses and integration in Hamburg

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 2.1°C in January and 18.3°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 67 mm in January and 82 mm in July. Annual PM2.5 was 9.08 µg/m³ at the start of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Hamburg?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.1 µg/m³ (January 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: 9.08 µg/m³ · Umweltbundesamt Air Data API29
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Hamburg is 9.1 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean20.5 µg/m³country median 13.71 Jan 2024Umweltbundesamt Air Data API29Official
NO₂ — latest reading8.58 µg/m³27 May 2026Umweltbundesamt Air Data API29Official
PM10 — annual mean15.16 µg/m³country median 13.51 Jan 2024Umweltbundesamt Air Data API29Official
PM10 — latest reading24.8 µg/m³26 May 2026Umweltbundesamt Air Data API29Official
PM2.5 — annual mean9.08 µg/m³country median 8.01 Jan 2024Umweltbundesamt Air Data API29Official
PM2.5 — latest reading10.3 µg/m³26 May 2026Umweltbundesamt Air Data API29Official
Annual mean temperature (modelled)9.2 °C2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology17Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
Annual precipitation (modelled)752.4 mm/year2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology17Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
January mean temperature (modelled)0.53 °C2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology17Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
January minimum temperature (modelled)-19.59 °C2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology17Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
July maximum temperature (modelled)33.5 °C2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology17Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
July mean temperature (modelled)18.16 °C2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology17Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
Daily precipitation rate (modelled)2.06 mm/day2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology17Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
Solar exposure (modelled)2.87 kWh/m²/day2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology17Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
Average daytime high by monthJan 4.2 · Feb 5.2 · Mar 8.7 · Apr 13.9 · May 18 · Jun 20.9 · Jul 23.2 · Aug 23 · Sep 18.8 · Oct 13.6 · Nov 8.2 · Dec 5 °C31 Dec 1991Hamburg climate table, 1991-2020 normals42Independent
Average night-time low by monthJan -0.5 · Feb -0.5 · Mar 1.1 · Apr 4 · May 7.6 · Jun 10.8 · Jul 13.3 · Aug 13.1 · Sep 10.1 · Oct 6.3 · Nov 2.9 · Dec 0.4 °C31 Dec 1991Hamburg climate table, 1991-2020 normals42Independent
Average temperature by monthJan 2.1 · Feb 2.4 · Mar 4.9 · Apr 9.1 · May 13 · Jun 16 · Jul 18.3 · Aug 18 · Sep 14.4 · Oct 10 · Nov 5.7 · Dec 2.9 °C31 Dec 1991Hamburg climate table, 1991-2020 normals42Independent
Average precipitation by monthJan 67 · Feb 55 · Mar 57 · Apr 39 · May 58 · Jun 74 · Jul 82 · Aug 78 · Sep 65 · Oct 63 · Nov 61 · Dec 73 mm31 Dec 1991Hamburg climate table, 1991-2020 normals42Independent
Average sunshine by monthJan 45 · Feb 67 · Mar 120 · Apr 183 · May 221 · Jun 210 · Jul 219 · Aug 203 · Sep 152 · Oct 109 · Nov 51 · Dec 36 hours31 Dec 1991Hamburg climate table, 1991-2020 normals42Independent
Annual mean temperature9.7 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)10Official · land
Annual PM2.5 over time9 published observations, 2014–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 39.5% between 2014 and 2024, from 15.0 to 9.1.

Similar climate. In Germany: Heide ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±0.6 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±0.6 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±0.6 °C, Reims (France) ±1.4 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.6 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Hamburg?

The published population was 1,862,565 people in 2024. Source: Statistik Nord — Bevölkerung in Hamburg 202425

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents433 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality15Official
City area755.1 km²31 Dec 2024Statistik Nord — Bevölkerung in Hamburg 202425Official
Foreign-resident share18.9 %31 Dec 2024Eurostat11Official
Foreign residents387,845 people31 Dec 2025Destatis — foreign population by Land and years8Official
Population density2,467 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.19Official
Female residents927,080 people31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder26Official
Male residents881,766 people31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder26Official
Population1,862,565 people31 Dec 2024Statistik Nord — Bevölkerung in Hamburg 202425Official
Population covered by crime statistics1,910,160 people31 Dec 2024BKA PKS Bevölkerungsdaten (04-KR-BV-insg, Quelle Statistisches Bundesamt)3Official
Population over time13 published observations, 2012–2024

Population rose 8.4% between 2012 and 2024, from 1,718,187 to 1,862,565.

Foreign residents over time22 published observations, 2004–2025

Foreign residents rose 53.6% between 2004 and 2025, from 252,570 to 387,845.

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Global city class (GaWC)Beta+31 Dec 2020GaWC World Cities 202041Independent
Catholic residents154,556 people15 May 2022Destatis Zensus 2022 religion by municipality9Official
Catholic share8.5 %15 May 2022Destatis Zensus 2022 religion by municipality9Official
No religion or other1,256,393 people15 May 2022Destatis Zensus 2022 religion by municipality9Official
No religion or other, share69.5 %15 May 2022Destatis Zensus 2022 religion by municipality9Official
Protestant residents397,896 people15 May 2022Destatis Zensus 2022 religion by municipality9Official
Protestant share22 %15 May 2022Destatis Zensus 2022 religion by municipality9Official

International community in Hamburg

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
Total1,808,846100.0%
Germany1,363,69475.4%
Poland50,9842.8%
Turkey44,0762.4%
Afghanistan33,8571.9%
Russian Federation26,5971.5%
Iran, Islamic Republic of19,4161.1%
Ukraine16,8040.9%
Syrian Arab Republic16,7000.9%
Kazakhstan12,8210.7%
Romania10,1010.6%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Ghana9,5140.5%
Bulgaria8,8030.5%
India7,2140.4%
Italy6,7730.4%
Serbia6,1790.3%
China5,9100.3%
Spain5,7810.3%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of5,7520.3%
Portugal5,5940.3%
Iraq5,5140.3%
Philippines5,4980.3%
France5,4850.3%
Greece5,3490.3%
Not stated5,3010.3%
United States4,6790.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina4,5490.3%
United Kingdom4,4300.2%
Kosovo4,2050.2%
Viet Nam4,1370.2%
Austria4,0530.2%
Croatia3,8840.2%
Brazil3,4150.2%
Egypt3,1500.2%
Czech Republic2,6910.1%
Eritrea2,6530.1%
Pakistan2,5390.1%
Switzerland2,4870.1%
Albania2,3360.1%
Moldova, Republic of2,2610.1%
Nigeria2,2490.1%
Tunisia2,1830.1%
Netherlands2,1230.1%
Colombia2,0570.1%
Thailand1,9830.1%
Lithuania1,9200.1%
Morocco1,8560.1%
Ecuador1,7760.1%
Hungary1,7010.1%
Denmark1,6770.1%
Korea, Republic of1,5960.1%
Mexico1,5170.1%
Indonesia1,4840.1%
Togo1,4520.1%
Lebanon1,4480.1%
Latvia1,4060.1%
Sweden1,4020.1%
Chile1,3620.1%
Japan1,3170.1%
Uzbekistan1,2490.1%
Armenia1,2070.1%
Somalia1,1850.1%
Algeria1,1520.1%
Peru1,1270.1%
Georgia1,1040.1%
Kyrgyzstan1,0360.1%
South Africa1,0280.1%
Argentina1,0040.1%
Belarus9760.1%
Slovenia9480.1%
Guinea-Bissau9340.1%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of9160.1%
Nepal8730.0%
Finland8320.0%
Canada8310.0%
Azerbaijan8180.0%
Belgium8090.0%
Gambia7900.0%
Côte D'Ivoire7700.0%
Cameroon7660.0%
Taiwan, Province of China7610.0%
Australia7590.0%
Guinea7570.0%
Slovakia7550.0%
Montenegro6450.0%
Israel6240.0%
Kenya6020.0%
Dominican Republic5990.0%
Tajikistan5280.0%
Estonia5260.0%
Ireland5250.0%
Benin5180.0%
Turkmenistan4960.0%
Ethiopia4720.0%
Norway4690.0%
Sri Lanka4640.0%
Bangladesh4530.0%
Cuba4420.0%
Jordan4230.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of4170.0%
Libya3990.0%
Saudi Arabia3920.0%
Chad3510.0%
Malaysia3510.0%
Senegal3480.0%
Nicaragua3470.0%
Singapore3050.0%
Luxembourg3020.0%
Honduras2950.0%
Palestinian territories2930.0%
Burkina Faso2910.0%
United Arab Emirates2900.0%
Sierra Leone2410.0%
Sudan2370.0%
Yemen2160.0%
New Zealand2100.0%
Angola2080.0%
Uruguay2040.0%
Liberia1980.0%
Niger1970.0%
Guatemala1840.0%
Namibia1790.0%
Mongolia1770.0%
Mali1750.0%
Paraguay1710.0%
Kuwait1710.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the1700.0%
Zimbabwe1680.0%
Cape Verde1520.0%
Costa Rica1460.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of1430.0%
Myanmar1330.0%
Madagascar1290.0%
Uganda1100.0%
El Salvador1090.0%
Cyprus1030.0%
Mozambique1030.0%
Jamaica920.0%
Mauritius880.0%
Iceland820.0%
Malta810.0%
Haiti730.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic670.0%
Congo600.0%
Panama580.0%
Cambodia580.0%
Mauritania570.0%
Zambia550.0%
Korea, Democratic People'S Republic of540.0%
Gabon490.0%
Trinidad and Tobago390.0%
Rwanda380.0%
Oman350.0%
Qatar290.0%
Bahrain250.0%
Bhutan250.0%
Equatorial Guinea240.0%
Suriname200.0%
Botswana170.0%
Barbados160.0%
Papua New Guinea160.0%
Burundi150.0%
Guyana150.0%
Liechtenstein130.0%
Sao Tome and Principe130.0%
Malawi120.0%
Monaco110.0%
South Sudan110.0%
Swaziland110.0%
Comoros100.0%
Central African Republic90.0%
Djibouti80.0%
Grenada80.0%
Samoa80.0%
Seychelles70.0%
Dominica60.0%
Saint Lucia60.0%
Belize50.0%
Brunei Darussalam40.0%
Fiji40.0%
Vanuatu40.0%
Andorra30.0%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines30.0%
Saint Kitts and Nevis30.0%
Solomon Islands30.0%
Kiribati30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source24

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total1,808,846100.0%
Germany1,503,56883.1%
Turkey36,8152.0%
Afghanistan23,1931.3%
Poland22,9091.3%
Syrian Arab Republic16,2690.9%
Ukraine13,8580.8%
Romania10,1390.6%
Bulgaria8,5730.5%
Russian Federation8,4380.5%
Iran, Islamic Republic of8,3270.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Italy8,0960.4%
Portugal7,8970.4%
Ghana6,6570.4%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of6,5350.4%
Spain6,3790.4%
Croatia6,1620.3%
Serbia6,1430.3%
Greece5,5570.3%
India5,3370.3%
Philippines4,7370.3%
Iraq4,7260.3%
France4,4650.2%
China4,4440.2%
Austria4,0020.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina3,5580.2%
United States3,2250.2%
Eritrea3,0440.2%
Netherlands2,5660.1%
United Kingdom2,5130.1%
Uncertain2,4500.1%
Kosovo2,3670.1%
Egypt2,3470.1%
Viet Nam2,3000.1%
Albania1,9730.1%
Brazil1,7980.1%
Nigeria1,5080.1%
Denmark1,4600.1%
Somalia1,4080.1%
Pakistan1,3610.1%
Switzerland1,3420.1%
Hungary1,2780.1%
Lithuania1,2670.1%
Korea, Republic of1,2390.1%
Thailand1,1890.1%
Montenegro1,1500.1%
Tunisia1,1470.1%
Japan1,0940.1%
Colombia1,0870.1%
Indonesia1,0650.1%
Sweden9650.1%
Latvia9440.1%
Kazakhstan9220.1%
Morocco8770.0%
Mexico8450.0%
Togo8340.0%
Armenia8300.0%
Finland7310.0%
Georgia7030.0%
Nepal6870.0%
Ecuador6730.0%
Azerbaijan6700.0%
Canada6690.0%
Australia6330.0%
Chile6210.0%
Czech Republic6080.0%
Belarus6080.0%
Belgium5910.0%
Guinea5830.0%
Ireland5670.0%
Algeria5570.0%
Slovakia5400.0%
Gambia5290.0%
Peru5180.0%
Lebanon5180.0%
Moldova, Republic of4580.0%
Côte D'Ivoire4330.0%
Benin4320.0%
South Africa4310.0%
Taiwan, Province of China4310.0%
Norway4270.0%
Israel4170.0%
Cameroon3790.0%
Guinea-Bissau3350.0%
Stateless3320.0%
Bangladesh3230.0%
Argentina3200.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of3190.0%
Kyrgyzstan3190.0%
Palestinian territories3040.0%
Estonia2960.0%
Kenya2890.0%
Nicaragua2870.0%
Dominican Republic2780.0%
Slovenia2710.0%
Burkina Faso2530.0%
Jordan2530.0%
Malaysia2520.0%
Uzbekistan2310.0%
Luxembourg2290.0%
Sri Lanka2210.0%
Libya2120.0%
Cuba1900.0%
Ethiopia1890.0%
Senegal1820.0%
New Zealand1450.0%
Honduras1440.0%
Yemen1440.0%
Tajikistan1330.0%
Mongolia1270.0%
Singapore1250.0%
Sudan1190.0%
Niger1180.0%
Not stated1170.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of1100.0%
Zimbabwe970.0%
Sierra Leone940.0%
Madagascar920.0%
Mali920.0%
Iceland900.0%
Myanmar890.0%
Saudi Arabia870.0%
El Salvador710.0%
Mauritius690.0%
Turkmenistan680.0%
Costa Rica670.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of660.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the650.0%
China (Hong Kong)650.0%
Cape Verde550.0%
Paraguay550.0%
Cyprus530.0%
Jamaica530.0%
Liberia520.0%
Uganda470.0%
Angola400.0%
Uruguay390.0%
Guatemala380.0%
Mozambique340.0%
Namibia300.0%
Panama300.0%
Gabon270.0%
Mauritania260.0%
Dominica250.0%
United Kingdom/British Overseas Territories240.0%
Congo240.0%
Zambia230.0%
Trinidad and Tobago220.0%
Malta210.0%
Rwanda200.0%
Cambodia180.0%
Kuwait170.0%
Bhutan150.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic130.0%
Liechtenstein120.0%
South Sudan120.0%
Barbados120.0%
Haiti120.0%
United Arab Emirates120.0%
Burundi110.0%
Saint Kitts and Nevis100.0%
Bahrain100.0%
Korea, Democratic People'S Republic of100.0%
Equatorial Guinea70.0%
Andorra50.0%
Saint Lucia40.0%
Qatar40.0%
Tuvalu40.0%
Samoa40.0%
Lesotho30.0%
Comoros30.0%
Malawi30.0%
Seychelles30.0%
Swaziland30.0%
Chad30.0%
Bahamas30.0%
Belize30.0%
Grenada30.0%
Suriname30.0%
Maldives30.0%
Oman30.0%
Tonga30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source23

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Owner-occupied homes21.63 %31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder27Official
Labour force1,022,850 people31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder28Official
Local business-tax multiplier470 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de31Official
Local property-tax multiplier540 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de31Official

Alternatives for people set on Hamburg

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.

Lübeck as a Hamburg alternative in the same region

57 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Rent and median gross pay, city cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €7.47/m² (2022) Lübeck vs €9.94/m² (2025) Hamburgno percentage
  • Empty flats: 2.8% Lübeck vs 1.9% Hamburg+47%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,034 (2025) Lübeck vs €4,300 (2026) Hamburgno percentage
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 732.3 Lübeck vs 535.9 Hamburg+37%
  • Foreign residents: 12.7% Lübeck vs 18.9% Hamburg−33%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,800 Lübeck vs €4,350 Hamburg−13%
  • Nearest airport: 7.5 km Lübeck vs 8.8 km Hamburg−15%
Full comparisonMore about Lübeck

Dortmund as a Hamburg alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 284 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Median gross pay, city and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €9.00/m² Dortmund vs €14.00/m² Hamburg−36%
  • Empty flats: 3.3% Dortmund vs 1.9% Hamburg+72%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,197 (2025) Dortmund vs €4,300 (2026) Hamburgno percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 12,283 Dortmund vs 11,775 Hamburgno percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,000 Dortmund vs €4,350 Hamburg−8%
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 594.4 Dortmund vs 535.9 Hamburg+11%
  • Nearest airport: 10.0 km Dortmund vs 8.8 km Hamburg+14%
Full comparisonMore about Dortmund

Prague as a Hamburg alternative in another country

A move, not a commute, at 490 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent and median gross pay, city cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €8.25/m² (2017) Prague vs €9.94/m² (2025) Hamburgno percentage
  • Median gross pay, city: €2,176 (2025) Prague vs €4,300 (2026) Hamburgno percentage
  • Transport pass: €23 Prague vs €63 Hamburg−64%
  • Nearest airport: 13.0 km Prague vs 8.8 km Hamburg+48%
Full comparisonMore about Prague

Alternatives with a better balance

same official-source families, comparable grain — left of gross salary after the same fixed costs
Hamburg€2,981this cityStuttgart€3,901+€920Brunswick€3,782+€801Mainz€3,509+€528Mannheim€3,412+€431Frankfurt€2,957−€24

Nearby is not always better: the greyed row leaves less than Hamburg at the same fixed-cost basket. Every alternative publishes the same metric families, each with its own source and date.

Cities near Hamburg

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

Glinde Commuting Zone · 14.0 km away
Rent
8.56 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Rellingen Commuting Zone · 16.1 km away
Rent
9.01 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Reinbek Commuting Zone · 17.0 km away
Rent
8.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Norderstedt Commuting Zone · 17.4 km away
Rent
8.98 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Pinneberg Commuting Zone · 17.9 km away
Rent
8.24 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Wentorf bei Hamburg Commuting Zone · 17.9 km away
Rent
8.9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Seevetal Commuting Zone · 18.7 km away
Rent
8.47 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

Other cities in Germany to compare with Hamburg, nearest in population first.

All Germany cities
Munich1,604,731 residentsCologne1,100,076 residentsBerlin3,701,307 residentsFrankfurt781,337 residentsDusseldorf659,615 residentsLeipzig633,592 residents

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Hamburg in rankings

#2 of 30 in Largest cities in Germany #14 of 30 in Major cities with the lowest modelled solar exposure #16 of 30 in Highest salary cities in Germany #19 of 30 in Cities with the largest foreign populations #21 of 30 in Largest cities in ImmigrationDB #25 of 27 in Major cities where the modelled January mean stays above freezing

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; Hamburg's school authority applies it locally.

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

Common questions

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

Is Hamburg expensive?

Fixed monthly costs for one person in an 85 m² flat — net rent, utilities, a transport pass, internet and mobile — came to about €1,319 against a median gross salary of €4,300, leaving about €2,981 before income tax. Sources: the rent, recurring-cost and salary series published on this page, each with its own source and date.

How many people live in Hamburg?

The published population was 1,862,565 people in 2024. Source: Statistik Nord — Bevölkerung in Hamburg 2024.

How much does it cost to rent in Hamburg?

Average net cold rent is 9.94 EUR/m² per month (April 2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 696 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg — Behörde für Stadtentwicklung und Wohnen — Hamburger Mietenspiegel 2025.

Is the air quality good in Hamburg?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.1 µg/m³ (January 2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Umweltbundesamt Air Data API.

How safe is Hamburg?

Police recorded 11,775 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Polizei Hamburg — Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2024.

What is the typical salary in Hamburg?

The median gross salary is 4,300 EUR/month (January 2026). The regional series (home-region basis, 2024) is a separate labelled row in the table. Source: Bundesagentur fuer Arbeit Entgeltatlas.

What is the unemployment rate in Hamburg?

The unemployment rate is 8.3 % (2025). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit Hamburg — Der Arbeitsmarkt in Hamburg.

Is Hamburg a good place to live?

Hamburg 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 Hamburg?

Glinde, Rellingen, Lemsahl-Mellingstedt, Reinbek, Norderstedt are near Hamburg. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Hamburg?

The official country of birth distribution records 1,363,694 people (75.4%) 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 25). Hamburg, Germany: population, cost of living, rent, salary [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 5621c29a6871e66b6c1dce8b0d554aef]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/hamburg/ Retrieved 2026-10-25. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Hamburg, Germany: population, cost of living, rent, salary},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-25},
  version = {5621c29a6871e66b6c1dce8b0d554aef},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-25. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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