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Living in Holzwickede

Holzwickede is one of the cities recorded in Germany. At the end of 2024, Holzwickede had a population of 17,596. For Holzwickede, the regional median gross salary was €3,900 per month at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 levels for Holzwickede stood at 8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Higher unemployment than 87% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 64% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 Holzwickede.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Holzwickede?

Average net cold rent is 5.87 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): 5.87 EUR/m²/month · Destatis3

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

Net rent across major citiesHolzwickede highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Holzwickede 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)5.87 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.6315 May 2022Destatis3Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 352 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.87 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

What is the unemployment rate in Holzwickede?

The unemployment rate is 7.3 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Holzwickede is 7.3%. Of 3,107 cities with data, 1,343 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Germany per band822 cities: 2% to under 4%8222–41343 cities: 4% to under 6%13434–6668 cities: 6% to under 8%6686–8Holzwickede 7.3%242 cities: 8% to under 10%2428–1026 cities: 10% to under 12%2610–124 cities: 12% to under 14%412–142 cities: 14% to under 16%214–16

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)3,900 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context
Unemployment rate7.3 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2Official

Public employment service

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

Mobility and administration

Holzwickede's nearest airport was DTM, 3 km away and offered 28 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Airport Direct Destinations Count28 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights6Official
Nearest Major Airport Distance Km3 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports7Official
Nearest Major Airport IataDTM3 Aug 2026OurAirports7Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Holzwickede. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

BAMF Integrationskurse — Integration course

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For eligible migrants.

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

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For migrants needing job-related German.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 3.1°C in January to 18.7°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Holzwickede?

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: European Environment Agency4

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
Holzwickede annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.0PM2.5µg/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 Holzwickede is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 475 cities with data, 163 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/m³45–645 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³456–7109 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³1097–8163 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³1638–9Holzwickede 8.0101 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³1019–1032 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³3210–115 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³511–122 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³212–133 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³313–14

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024European Environment Agency4Official · nearest-station reading
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 12.26 · Feb 16.7 · Mar 20.58 · Apr 25.86 · May 30.57 · Jun 33.88 · Jul 39.18 · Aug 36.94 · Sep 32.01 · Oct 26.64 · Nov 19.4 · Dec 13.65 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official · coordinate grid
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -14.92 · Feb -17.53 · Mar -9.95 · Apr -5.38 · May -1.59 · Jun 3.54 · Jul 6.56 · Aug 5.42 · Sep 3.32 · Oct -5.01 · Nov -7.27 · Dec -13.93 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by monthJan 3.1 · Feb 3.4 · Mar 6 · Apr 10.3 · May 13.3 · Jun 16.8 · Jul 18.7 · Aug 18.5 · Sep 15.2 · Oct 11.2 · Nov 7.1 · Dec 4.2 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI11Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Remagen17,603 residentsNümbrecht17,580 residentsWerdohl17,618 residentsFreilassing17,619 residentsFrankenberg (Eder)17,635 residentsStockach17,646 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Holzwickede?

The published population was 17,596 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)10

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population17,596 people31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)10Official

International community in Holzwickede

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
Total17,272100.0%
Germany14,51484.0%
Poland6994.0%
Kazakhstan2181.3%
Russian Federation1981.1%
Morocco1550.9%
Turkey1310.8%
Romania1280.7%
Syrian Arab Republic1150.7%
Ukraine1090.6%
Greece830.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Italy790.5%
Afghanistan660.4%
Iraq390.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of390.2%
Spain360.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina350.2%
Czech Republic330.2%
Not stated320.2%
Kosovo280.2%
Serbia280.2%
Kyrgyzstan280.2%
Croatia260.2%
Netherlands260.2%
United Kingdom260.2%
Sri Lanka240.1%
Portugal170.1%
China170.1%
Austria130.1%
Nigeria130.1%
France110.1%
Hungary110.1%
Brazil110.1%
India110.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of100.1%
Guinea100.1%
Albania90.1%
Angola90.1%
Tunisia90.1%
Lithuania80.0%
Moldova, Republic of80.0%
Lebanon80.0%
Philippines80.0%
Latvia70.0%
Switzerland70.0%
United States70.0%
Tajikistan70.0%
Thailand70.0%
Bulgaria60.0%
Algeria60.0%
Viet Nam60.0%
Belgium50.0%
Slovakia50.0%
Kenya50.0%
Dominican Republic50.0%
Pakistan50.0%
Uzbekistan50.0%
Slovenia40.0%
Ghana40.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the40.0%
Mali40.0%
Chile40.0%
Yemen40.0%
Azerbaijan40.0%
Australia40.0%
Estonia30.0%
Ireland30.0%
Sweden30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Gambia30.0%
Liberia30.0%
Madagascar30.0%
Guinea-Bissau30.0%
South Africa30.0%
Somalia30.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of30.0%
Uganda30.0%
Egypt30.0%
Argentina30.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of30.0%
Dominica30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Georgia30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Jordan30.0%
Bangladesh30.0%
Saudi Arabia30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source9

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total17,272100.0%
Germany15,70790.9%
Poland1610.9%
Turkey1270.7%
Greece1170.7%
Syrian Arab Republic1140.7%
Italy930.5%
Ukraine910.5%
Romania890.5%
Morocco770.4%
Spain440.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Serbia400.2%
Afghanistan370.2%
Croatia330.2%
Iraq310.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of300.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina270.2%
Kosovo260.2%
Sri Lanka250.1%
Netherlands210.1%
Uncertain210.1%
Austria190.1%
China190.1%
Portugal170.1%
Russian Federation160.1%
Nigeria160.1%
United Kingdom140.1%
Guinea120.1%
Not stated110.1%
Albania100.1%
Hungary100.1%
Ghana100.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of90.1%
Brazil80.0%
United States80.0%
Kyrgyzstan80.0%
France70.0%
Lithuania70.0%
Latvia60.0%
Lebanon60.0%
Bulgaria50.0%
Slovakia50.0%
Kenya50.0%
Azerbaijan50.0%
Thailand50.0%
Australia50.0%
Moldova, Republic of40.0%
Belarus40.0%
Eritrea40.0%
Mali40.0%
Tunisia40.0%
Dominican Republic40.0%
Georgia40.0%
Viet Nam40.0%
India40.0%
Kazakhstan40.0%
Uzbekistan40.0%
Ireland30.0%
Switzerland30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Angola30.0%
Liberia30.0%
Guinea-Bissau30.0%
South Africa30.0%
Somalia30.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of30.0%
Argentina30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Jordan30.0%
Bangladesh30.0%
Pakistan30.0%
Tajikistan30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8

Is Holzwickede 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 worker54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–64%
Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–65%
Student61%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 50–72%
Family53%strong on family, weak on safety · range 42–64%
Retirement59%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 46–72%
Population17,596 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.87 EUR/m²/month15 May 2022Official source · Destatis
Median gross salary (regional)3,900 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Unemployment rate7.3 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · European Environment Agency
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-11

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Holzwickede 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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Common questions

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

How many people live in Holzwickede?

The published population was 17,596 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Holzwickede?

Average net cold rent is 5.87 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 411 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Holzwickede?

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: European Environment Agency.

What is the unemployment rate in Holzwickede?

The unemployment rate is 7.3 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Holzwickede?

The median gross salary is 3,900 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Holzwickede a good place to live?

Holzwickede 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 Holzwickede?

The official country of birth distribution records 17,272 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2022-05-15. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 14). Holzwickede, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, air quality [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62; version approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/holzwickede/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Holzwickede, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, air quality},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-14},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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Sources

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  1. Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-06
  2. Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-20
  3. Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-10
  4. European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
  5. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  6. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  7. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  8. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
  9. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country_of_birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
  10. Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) destatis.de · checked 2026-08-05
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  1. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05

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