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Living in Hungen

Hungen is a city in Germany, with a population of 12,754 at the end of 2024. For Hungen, a city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €9.95 per m² per month in June 2026.

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

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 Hungen.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Hungen?

Average net cold rent is 9.95 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): 9.95 EUR/m²/month · Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Hungen21

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

Net rent across major citiesHungen highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Hungen 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)9.95 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Hungen21Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 597 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 9.95 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 4.89% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €4,100 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €25,443 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Hungen?

The unemployment rate is about 4.9 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 4.89 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Hungen is 4.9%. 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%12904–6Hungen 4.9%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 availability35.61 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas2Official
Gigabit broadband availability36.94 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas2Official
Disposable income per resident25,443 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts17Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita43,303 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts17Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)4,100 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate4.89 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official

Public employment service

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

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport239 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat13Official
Nearest airportFRA13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official
Distance to nearest airport55.2 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Hungen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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 Gießen Westanlage)10

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
Hungen average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND25°-1°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Hungen average monthly precipitation, mm020406080493642385860746250504956JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Hungen average monthly sunshine, hours0601201802404775130186208221227216153964334JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Hungen annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5259.0PM2.5154015.0PM10104010.0NO₂µg/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 Hungen is 9.0 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/m³909–10Hungen 9.030 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 mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Linden)8Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean15 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Gießen Westanlage)9Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean9 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Gießen Westanlage)10Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 4 · Feb 5.6 · Mar 10.2 · Apr 15.4 · May 19.3 · Jun 22.7 · Jul 25 · Aug 24.7 · Sep 19.8 · Oct 13.9 · Nov 8 · Dec 4.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Gie�en/Wettenberg18Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -1.2 · Feb -1.1 · Mar 1.2 · Apr 4.2 · May 8 · Jun 11.2 · Jul 13.2 · Aug 12.8 · Sep 9.3 · Oct 5.8 · Nov 2.5 · Dec -0.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Gie�en/Wettenberg18Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 1.4 · Feb 2.2 · Mar 5.6 · Apr 9.8 · May 13.8 · Jun 17.1 · Jul 19 · Aug 18.6 · Sep 14.3 · Oct 9.6 · Nov 5.3 · Dec 2.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Gie�en/Wettenberg18Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 48.6 · Feb 35.9 · Mar 42.2 · Apr 37.9 · May 57.9 · Jun 59.8 · Jul 73.5 · Aug 61.7 · Sep 49.8 · Oct 49.9 · Nov 48.9 · Dec 55.8 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Gie�en/Wettenberg18Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 47.4 · Feb 75.1 · Mar 129.5 · Apr 185.9 · May 207.5 · Jun 221.3 · Jul 226.7 · Aug 216.4 · Sep 152.7 · Oct 95.9 · Nov 43.4 · Dec 34.2 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Gie�en/Wettenberg18Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature9.3 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)7Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Fuldatal12,752 residentsBad Urach12,751 residentsAltenstadt12,764 residentsPfarrkirchen12,764 residentsWeeze12,766 residentsWächtersbach12,731 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 86.8 km² in 2024. Population density was 147 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Hungen?

The published population was 12,754 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Hungen residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport92.1%Foreign residents 7.9%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents686 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality11Official
City area86.78 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official
Foreign residents1,007 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19Official
Population density147 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.12Official
Population12,754 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents1,677 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Catholic share13.2 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
No religion or other4,368 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
No religion or other, share34.5 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Protestant residents6,621 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Protestant share52.3 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official

International community in Hungen

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
Total12,667100.0%
Germany10,73584.7%
Poland2922.3%
Kazakhstan2241.8%
Russian Federation2221.8%
Ukraine1771.4%
Turkey1551.2%
Czech Republic1461.2%
Romania1291.0%
Syrian Arab Republic560.4%
Bulgaria310.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Italy310.2%
United States260.2%
Not stated250.2%
Kyrgyzstan230.2%
Eritrea210.2%
Kosovo170.1%
Serbia170.1%
France150.1%
Moldova, Republic of150.1%
Georgia150.1%
Lithuania140.1%
Austria140.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of140.1%
Pakistan130.1%
Philippines130.1%
Hungary120.1%
Afghanistan110.1%
Croatia100.1%
Slovakia100.1%
United Kingdom100.1%
Thailand100.1%
Spain90.1%
Albania80.1%
Uzbekistan80.1%
Ethiopia70.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina60.0%
Belarus60.0%
Somalia60.0%
China60.0%
Slovenia50.0%
Latvia50.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of50.0%
Cuba50.0%
Switzerland40.0%
Tajikistan40.0%
Belgium30.0%
Greece30.0%
Netherlands30.0%
Portugal30.0%
Nigeria30.0%
Morocco30.0%
Zambia30.0%
Guinea30.0%
South Africa30.0%
Sudan30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Egypt30.0%
Brazil30.0%
Dominican Republic30.0%
Jamaica30.0%
Azerbaijan30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
United Arab Emirates30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total12,667100.0%
Germany11,65892.0%
Turkey1681.3%
Ukraine1481.2%
Poland1441.1%
Romania1271.0%
Syrian Arab Republic610.5%
Eritrea340.3%
Italy320.3%
Bulgaria250.2%
United States210.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Russian Federation150.1%
Afghanistan150.1%
Kosovo140.1%
Somalia140.1%
Austria130.1%
Spain120.1%
Hungary120.1%
France110.1%
Philippines110.1%
Albania90.1%
Lithuania90.1%
Slovakia80.1%
Croatia70.1%
Ethiopia70.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of70.1%
Stateless70.1%
United Kingdom60.0%
Latvia50.0%
Cuba50.0%
Slovenia40.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of40.0%
Portugal40.0%
Belarus40.0%
Serbia40.0%
China40.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina30.0%
Greece30.0%
Montenegro30.0%
Moldova, Republic of30.0%
Netherlands30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Morocco30.0%
Egypt30.0%
Jamaica30.0%
Georgia30.0%
Nepal30.0%
Pakistan30.0%
Thailand30.0%
Uncertain30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15

Is Hungen 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 worker45%strong on work, weak on safety · range 34–56%
Skilled employee53%strong on work, weak on safety · range 43–63%
Student50%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 38–62%
Family53%strong on family, weak on safety · range 41–65%
Retirement52%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 38–66%
Foreign residents1,007 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population12,754 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)9.95 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Hungen
Fibre-to-the-building availability35.61 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability36.94 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident25,443 EUR/year31 Dec 2023Official source · VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Childcare coverage, ages 3–696.1 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional4Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 335.9 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional4Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier450 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich6Official
Local property-tax multiplier550 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich6Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Hungen 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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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Common questions

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

How many people live in Hungen?

The published population was 12,754 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Hungen?

Average net cold rent is 9.95 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 697 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Hungen.

Is the air quality good in Hungen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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 Gießen Westanlage).

What is the unemployment rate in Hungen?

The unemployment rate is about 4.9 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Hungen?

The median gross salary is 4,100 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Hungen?

1,007 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Hungen a good place to live?

Hungen 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 Hungen?

The official country of birth distribution records 12,667 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). Hungen, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/hungen/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Hungen, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, climate},
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  date = {2026-09-12},
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