Living in Hameln

In Hameln, rents across existing tenancies average €5.50 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 8.4% (2022).

At the end of 2024, Hameln had a population of 58,244. Gigabit broadband availability was 97% in 2025. Car density was 575 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2026. The foreign population count was 8,764 in May 2022.

Last checked 2026-09-2334 sources

Population58,244people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)3,850EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent5.5EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 5% belowOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate8.4%country median 5.1% — 65% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime5,111incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Weserbergland)

Cheaper rent than 61% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 93% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 98% of German cities that publish it.

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

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Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €9.24 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Hameln?

Average net cold rent is 5.5 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): 5.5 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesHameln highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Dortmund€6.00

Hameln€5.50

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Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Leipzig€6.27

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²¹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.5 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	9.24 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Hameln³⁴Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Hameln 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 worker57%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 48–66%

Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on education · range 49–67%

Student61%strong on cost, weak on education · range 51–71%

Family51%strong on family, weak on education · range 41–61%

Retirement57%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 45–69%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 330 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.5 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 8.4% in May 2022.

What is the unemployment rate in Hameln?

The unemployment rate is about 8.4 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁴

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Hameln is 8.4%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Hameln 8.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	81.16 %	31 Dec 2025	data.bundesnetzagentur.de⁴Official
Gigabit broadband availability	97.02 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,850 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	8.4 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁴Official

What does a salary buy in Hameln?

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

Left over each month€1,868of €2,521 take-home

Rent
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.	€2,521
Rent, 60 m²€9.24/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Hameln · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €5.50/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €554
Internet€49 · official · MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps · 2026-09-30	− €49
Mobile plan€50 · official · Telekom MagentaMobil M · 2026-09-30	− €50
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,868

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Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	617.1 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)²Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Hameln 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 100,000 residents617.1 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesHameln highlighted among comparable cities

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	5,111 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁸Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	50 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁶Official
Nearest airport	HAJ	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	45.5 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁷Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Hameln. 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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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Hameln?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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 Weserbergland)¹¹

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

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.58WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1012WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂27WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Hameln is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	27 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Hameln-Verkehr)⁹Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	12 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Weserbergland)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Weserbergland)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 12.41 · Feb 16.27 · Mar 19.83 · Apr 25.06 · May 29.27 · Jun 30.8 · Jul 35.01 · Aug 34.22 · Sep 30.97 · Oct 25.84 · Nov 19.63 · Dec 13.23 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁴Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -19.7 · Feb -18.9 · Mar -12.94 · Apr -6.74 · May -2.69 · Jun 3.48 · Jul 6.65 · Aug 5.21 · Sep 2.69 · Oct -5.44 · Nov -7.95 · Dec -15.47 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁴Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 0.1 · Feb 0.84 · Mar 3.86 · Apr 8.54 · May 12.52 · Jun 15.97 · Jul 18 · Aug 17.82 · Sep 14.02 · Oct 9.39 · Nov 4.88 · Dec 1.42 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁴Official
Annual mean temperature	9.4 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁸Official · land

Population and city profile

The city covered 102.5 km² in 2024. Population density was 568.1 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Hameln?

The published population was 58,244 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport85%
Foreign residents15%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	575 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹²Official
City area	102.5 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official
Foreign residents	8,764 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²³Official
Population density	568.1 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁵Official
Population	58,244 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	5,795 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Catholic share	10 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
No religion or other	30,316 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
No religion or other, share	52.2 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Protestant residents	22,012 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Protestant share	37.9 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official

International community in Hameln

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 group	People	Share
Total	58,123	100.0%
Germany	45,730	78.7%
Poland	1,434	2.5%
Turkey	1,419	2.4%
Syrian Arab Republic	1,377	2.4%
Russian Federation	1,091	1.9%
Kazakhstan	944	1.6%
Iraq	802	1.4%
Ukraine	641	1.1%
Romania	382	0.7%
Croatia	276	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Afghanistan	260	0.4%
Kosovo	256	0.4%
Serbia	223	0.4%
Lebanon	214	0.4%
United Kingdom	213	0.4%
Italy	191	0.3%
Viet Nam	159	0.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	144	0.2%
Bulgaria	143	0.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	113	0.2%
Albania	108	0.2%
Czech Republic	103	0.2%
Not stated	98	0.2%
Moldova, Republic of	77	0.1%
Tajikistan	74	0.1%
India	70	0.1%
Spain	65	0.1%
Kyrgyzstan	64	0.1%
Greece	52	0.1%
Netherlands	52	0.1%
Austria	51	0.1%
Thailand	50	0.1%
Lithuania	44	0.1%
Morocco	44	0.1%
Georgia	43	0.1%
France	42	0.1%
Portugal	42	0.1%
United States	42	0.1%
Belarus	41	0.1%
Tunisia	41	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	38	0.1%
Sri Lanka	38	0.1%
Montenegro	33	0.1%
Uzbekistan	33	0.1%
Latvia	32	0.1%
Pakistan	32	0.1%
Hungary	30	0.1%
Slovenia	29	0.0%
Philippines	28	0.0%
Switzerland	27	0.0%
Sudan	26	0.0%
Brazil	25	0.0%
Eritrea	24	0.0%
Nigeria	20	0.0%
Libya	20	0.0%
Somalia	19	0.0%
Egypt	18	0.0%
Sweden	17	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	17	0.0%
Algeria	16	0.0%
China	16	0.0%
Slovakia	15	0.0%
Argentina	15	0.0%
Armenia	15	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	13	0.0%
Denmark	12	0.0%
Peru	12	0.0%
Gambia	11	0.0%
Rwanda	11	0.0%
Azerbaijan	11	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	11	0.0%
Mexico	10	0.0%
Belgium	9	0.0%
Finland	9	0.0%
Ecuador	9	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	9	0.0%
Colombia	8	0.0%
Indonesia	8	0.0%
Japan	8	0.0%
Ethiopia	7	0.0%
South Africa	7	0.0%
Togo	7	0.0%
Jordan	7	0.0%
Turkmenistan	7	0.0%
Luxembourg	6	0.0%
Kenya	6	0.0%
Cameroon	6	0.0%
Namibia	6	0.0%
Dominican Republic	6	0.0%
Ireland	5	0.0%
Norway	5	0.0%
Zimbabwe	5	0.0%
Guinea	5	0.0%
Haiti	5	0.0%
Australia	5	0.0%
Ghana	4	0.0%
Chile	4	0.0%
Canada	4	0.0%
Jamaica	4	0.0%
Uruguay	4	0.0%
Estonia	3	0.0%
Cyprus	3	0.0%
Congo	3	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	3	0.0%
Madagascar	3	0.0%
Mozambique	3	0.0%
Senegal	3	0.0%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%
Costa Rica	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Paraguay	3	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	3	0.0%
Yemen	3	0.0%
Korea, Democratic People'S Republic of	3	0.0%
Nepal	3	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁰

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	58,123	100.0%
Germany	49,362	84.9%
Syrian Arab Republic	1,506	2.6%
Turkey	1,428	2.5%
Iraq	900	1.5%
Ukraine	474	0.8%
Romania	399	0.7%
Croatia	323	0.6%
Afghanistan	319	0.5%
Poland	317	0.5%
Kosovo	261	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Russian Federation	215	0.4%
Italy	214	0.4%
Serbia	174	0.3%
Bulgaria	160	0.3%
Lebanon	153	0.3%
Uncertain	138	0.2%
Viet Nam	123	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	111	0.2%
United Kingdom	109	0.2%
Albania	101	0.2%
Greece	63	0.1%
Netherlands	59	0.1%
Spain	53	0.1%
Stateless	50	0.1%
India	44	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	44	0.1%
Austria	43	0.1%
Portugal	43	0.1%
Lithuania	42	0.1%
Morocco	42	0.1%
Eritrea	41	0.1%
Kazakhstan	41	0.1%
Montenegro	36	0.1%
Sudan	35	0.1%
Pakistan	33	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	31	0.1%
Georgia	29	0.0%
Thailand	29	0.0%
France	28	0.0%
Switzerland	27	0.0%
Belarus	27	0.0%
Somalia	27	0.0%
Tunisia	26	0.0%
United States	25	0.0%
Nigeria	23	0.0%
Armenia	23	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	21	0.0%
Latvia	17	0.0%
Hungary	17	0.0%
Egypt	16	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	15	0.0%
Algeria	15	0.0%
Czech Republic	14	0.0%
Sri Lanka	14	0.0%
China	12	0.0%
Israel	11	0.0%
Rwanda	10	0.0%
Colombia	10	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	10	0.0%
Slovakia	9	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	9	0.0%
Finland	8	0.0%
Brazil	8	0.0%
Peru	8	0.0%
Philippines	8	0.0%
Denmark	7	0.0%
Gambia	7	0.0%
Indonesia	7	0.0%
Ireland	6	0.0%
Sweden	6	0.0%
Ghana	6	0.0%
Libya	6	0.0%
Canada	6	0.0%
Uzbekistan	6	0.0%
Belgium	5	0.0%
Guinea	5	0.0%
Dominican Republic	5	0.0%
Palestinian territories	5	0.0%
Cameroon	4	0.0%
Namibia	4	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	4	0.0%
Azerbaijan	4	0.0%
Ethiopia	3	0.0%
Zimbabwe	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	3	0.0%
Liberia	3	0.0%
Mozambique	3	0.0%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%
Togo	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Paraguay	3	0.0%
Yemen	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Nepal	3	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	3	0.0%
Tajikistan	3	0.0%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Local business-tax multiplier	455 %	31 Dec 2022	www.statistikportal.de²²Official
Local property-tax multiplier	600 %	31 Dec 2022	www.statistikportal.de²²Official

Alternatives for people set on Hameln

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.

Hessisch Oldendorf as a Hameln alternative in the same region

10 km away, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €4.63/m² Hessisch Oldendorf vs €5.50/m² Hameln−16%
Unemployment: 6.0% Hessisch Oldendorf vs 8.4% Hameln−28%
Residents: 18,567 Hessisch Oldendorf vs 58,244 Hameln−68%
Median gross pay, region: €3,850 Hessisch Oldendorf vs €3,850 Hamelnno percentage
Hospital beds, per 100k: 665.7 Hessisch Oldendorf vs 617.1 Hameln+8%
Nearest airport: 44.1 km Hessisch Oldendorf vs 45.5 km Hameln−3%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,111 Hessisch Oldendorf vs 5,111 Hamelnsame level

Full comparison More about Hessisch Oldendorf

Göppingen as a Hameln alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 379 km, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Rent: €7.51/m² Göppingen vs €5.50/m² Hameln+37%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,264.6 Göppingen vs 617.1 Hameln+105%
Unemployment: 5.9% Göppingen vs 8.4% Hameln−29%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,640 Göppingen vs 5,111 Hameln−29%
Median gross pay, region: €4,300 Göppingen vs €3,850 Hameln+12%
Nearest airport: 31.7 km Göppingen vs 45.5 km Hameln−30%
Residents: 58,937 Göppingen vs 58,244 Hameln+1%

Full comparison More about Göppingen

Cities near Hameln

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

Hessisch Oldendorf 10.3 km away

Rent: 4.63 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Bad Münder am Deister 12.9 km away

Rent: 5.22 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Bad Pyrmont 14.5 km away

Rent: 5.39 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Lügde 17.9 km away

Rent: 4.47 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Springe 18.1 km away

Rent: 5.91 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Bodenwerder 18.6 km away

Rent: 4.43 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Barntrup 20.4 km away

Rent: 4.62 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Rinteln 21.3 km away

Rent: 5.44 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

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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; Hameln's school authority applies it locally.

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Common questions

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

How many people live in Hameln?

The published population was 58,244 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Hameln?

Average net cold rent is 5.5 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 385 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Hameln?

What is the unemployment rate in Hameln?

The unemployment rate is about 8.4 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Hameln?

The median gross salary is 3,850 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Hameln a good place to live?

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Which cities are near Hameln?

Hessisch Oldendorf, Bad Münder am Deister, Bad Pyrmont, Lügde, Springe are near Hameln. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Hameln?

The official country of birth distribution records 45,730 people (78.7%) 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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APA citation

ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Hameln, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 0e58d6f5528552e8e4104d6ce77c55fd]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/hameln/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_hameln-germany-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_f9c0474768a2,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Hameln, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {0e58d6f5528552e8e4104d6ce77c55fd},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/hameln/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

[Hameln, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/hameln/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 0e58d6f5528552e8e4104d6ce77c55fd; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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