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Living in Hoyerswerda

Hoyerswerda is a city in Germany, with a population of 30,759 at the end of 2024. For Hoyerswerda, the regional median gross salary was €3,350 per month at the end of 2024.

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

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

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Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €6.24 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Hoyerswerda?

Average net cold rent is 6.24 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): 6.24 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Hoyerswerda23

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

Net rent across major citiesHoyerswerda highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Hoyerswerda 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)6.24 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Hoyerswerda23Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 374 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.24 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 5.48% in May 2022. Regional disposable income was €26,549 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Hoyerswerda?

The unemployment rate is about 5.5 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 5.48 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities22
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Hoyerswerda is 5.5%. 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%12904–6Hoyerswerda 5.5%624 cities: 6% to under 8%6246–8228 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 availability73.42 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Gigabit broadband availability86.17 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Disposable income per resident26,549 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts20Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita34,167 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts20Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)3,350 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate5.48 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities22Official

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k1,164 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)2Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Hoyerswerda 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 100k1,164 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport18 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat16Official
Nearest airportDRS13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv17Official
Distance to nearest airport47.2 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv17Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Hoyerswerda. 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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Hoyerswerda.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Hoyerswerda?

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: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Spremberg)12

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

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Hoyerswerda average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND25°-2°Daytime highNight-time low
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Hoyerswerda annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit52510.0PM2.5154015.0PM1010406.0NO₂µg/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 Hoyerswerda 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/m³3010–11Hoyerswerda 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
NO₂ — annual mean6 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Spremberg)10Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean15 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Spremberg)11Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Spremberg)12Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 3.3 · Feb 5.1 · Mar 9.3 · Apr 15.4 · May 19.9 · Jun 23.2 · Jul 25.3 · Aug 25.2 · Sep 20 · Oct 14.2 · Nov 8.1 · Dec 4.3 °C1991–2020DWD CLIMAT global multi-annual daily maximum/minimum normals 1991-20208Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -2.3 · Feb -1.9 · Mar 0.4 · Apr 3.6 · May 7.7 · Jun 11.2 · Jul 13.4 · Aug 12.9 · Sep 9.2 · Oct 5.5 · Nov 1.9 · Dec -0.9 °C1991–2020DWD CLIMAT global multi-annual daily maximum/minimum normals 1991-20209Official
Average temperature by monthJan -1.17 · Feb 0.12 · Mar 3.75 · Apr 9.32 · May 14.3 · Jun 18.55 · Jul 20.72 · Aug 20.24 · Sep 15.32 · Oct 9.68 · Nov 4.45 · Dec 0.4 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center14Official

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Bad Hersfeld30,846 residentsRendsburg30,633 residentsKreuztal30,905 residentsBernburg (Saale)30,992 residentsLohmar30,992 residentsWalsrode31,019 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 95 km² in 2024. Population density was 323.8 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Hoyerswerda?

The published population was 30,759 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Hoyerswerda residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport94.6%Foreign residents 5.4%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents549 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality13Official
City area94.99 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official
Foreign residents1,649 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21Official
Population density323.8 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.15Official
Population30,759 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents1,334 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Catholic share4.3 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other27,519 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other, share88.6 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant residents2,207 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant share7.1 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official

International community in Hoyerswerda

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
Total31,064100.0%
Germany28,59092.0%
Poland6162.0%
Ukraine1850.6%
Czech Republic1790.6%
Russian Federation1760.6%
Syrian Arab Republic1310.4%
Afghanistan1110.4%
Iraq1090.4%
Kazakhstan730.2%
Romania660.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Turkey650.2%
Hungary600.2%
Pakistan530.2%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of490.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of430.1%
India410.1%
Not stated330.1%
Slovakia320.1%
Lebanon320.1%
Viet Nam310.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of310.1%
Georgia300.1%
Somalia190.1%
Libya180.1%
Greece170.1%
France150.0%
Lithuania130.0%
Austria130.0%
Albania110.0%
Bulgaria100.0%
Belarus100.0%
Eritrea100.0%
Cameroon100.0%
United States100.0%
Thailand100.0%
Moldova, Republic of90.0%
Morocco90.0%
Tunisia90.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina80.0%
Serbia80.0%
Netherlands70.0%
United Kingdom70.0%
Nigeria70.0%
Egypt70.0%
Kosovo60.0%
Philippines60.0%
Uzbekistan60.0%
Guinea50.0%
Azerbaijan50.0%
Myanmar50.0%
Indonesia50.0%
Australia50.0%
Switzerland40.0%
Algeria40.0%
Benin40.0%
Sudan40.0%
Armenia40.0%
United Arab Emirates40.0%
Estonia30.0%
Croatia30.0%
Ireland30.0%
Latvia30.0%
Malta30.0%
Spain30.0%
Ethiopia30.0%
Mauritania30.0%
Kenya30.0%
Madagascar30.0%
Brazil30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Jamaica30.0%
Jordan30.0%
Saudi Arabia30.0%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total31,064100.0%
Germany29,41494.7%
Ukraine1770.6%
Poland1730.6%
Syrian Arab Republic1500.5%
Afghanistan1490.5%
Iraq1130.4%
Russian Federation760.2%
Turkey670.2%
Pakistan600.2%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of530.2%
Show 51 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Romania470.2%
Hungary410.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of390.1%
India390.1%
Georgia370.1%
Slovakia340.1%
Lebanon310.1%
Czech Republic300.1%
Viet Nam290.1%
Somalia220.1%
Libya200.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of190.1%
Kazakhstan170.1%
Morocco160.1%
Nigeria140.0%
Ethiopia130.0%
Uncertain130.0%
Bulgaria120.0%
Cameroon120.0%
Albania100.0%
Tunisia90.0%
Greece80.0%
Kosovo80.0%
Belarus80.0%
Guinea80.0%
Thailand80.0%
Austria70.0%
Eritrea70.0%
Armenia70.0%
Egypt60.0%
Serbia50.0%
Azerbaijan50.0%
Myanmar50.0%
Indonesia50.0%
Philippines50.0%
Moldova, Republic of40.0%
Netherlands40.0%
United States40.0%
Croatia30.0%
Ireland30.0%
Latvia30.0%
Lithuania30.0%
Switzerland30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Benin30.0%
Mauritania30.0%
Kenya30.0%
Jamaica30.0%
Uzbekistan30.0%
Australia30.0%
Stateless30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source18

Is Hoyerswerda 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 worker49%strong on work, weak on safety · range 39–59%
Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–66%
Student54%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 43–65%
Family53%strong on family, weak on safety · range 42–64%
Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 42–68%
Foreign residents1,649 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population30,759 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.24 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Hoyerswerda
Fibre-to-the-building availability73.42 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability86.17 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident26,549 EUR/year31 Dec 2023Official source · VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-08

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Childcare coverage, ages 3–697.8 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 358.6 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier405 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official
Local property-tax multiplier465 %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 Hoyerswerda?

The published population was 30,759 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Hoyerswerda?

Average net cold rent is 6.24 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 437 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Hoyerswerda.

Is the air quality good in Hoyerswerda?

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: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Spremberg).

What is the unemployment rate in Hoyerswerda?

The unemployment rate is about 5.5 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Hoyerswerda?

The median gross salary is 3,350 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Hoyerswerda?

1,649 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Hoyerswerda a good place to live?

Hoyerswerda 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 Hoyerswerda?

The official country of birth distribution records 31,064 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 12). Hoyerswerda, Germany: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/hoyerswerda/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Hoyerswerda, Germany: rent, salary, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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  2. EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Spremberg) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
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