Living in Jena

In Jena, rents across existing tenancies average €7.04 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 6.4% (2022).

For Jena, annual PM2.5 was 9.4 µg/m³ in 2024. The population of Jena, in Germany, was 106,888 in August 2026. The city covered 114.8 km² in 2026. Population density was 956 people per km² in 2024. The unemployment rate was 6.38% in May 2022.

Last checked 2026-09-1939 sources

Population106,888people10 Aug 2026Official source · Jena in Zahlen

Median gross salary (region)4,150EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent7.04EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 21% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate6.38%country median 5.1% — 25% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime7,075incidents per 100,000country median 9,397 — 25% belowOfficial source · PKS 2024 T01 Grundtabelle - Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl (HZ) - Städte

PM2.5, annual mean9.4µg/m³country median 8.0 — 18% aboveOfficial source · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.

Pricier rent than 79% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 77% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 87% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 €11.84 per m² per month in May 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Jena?

Average net cold rent is 7.04 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): 7.04 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶

What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Utilities, 85 m² flat€300

Private kindergarten€169

Transport pass€62

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€37

Fitness club€25

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

Net rent across major citiesJena highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Jena€7.04

Leipzig€6.27

Dortmund€6.00

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Augsburg€9.10

Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fitness club membership, monthly	24.88 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2³⁸Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	37.07 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2³⁸Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly	169.2 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2³⁸Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant	6.97 EUR	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2³⁸Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²⁵Official · national market
Monthly transport pass	62.4 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2³⁸Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	300.1 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2³⁸Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average net rent (nettokalt)	7.04 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	11.84 EUR/m²/month	1 May 2026	wohnungsboerse Mietspiegel Jena³⁹Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Jena 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 41–57%

Skilled employee53%strong on work, weak on education · range 45–61%

Student53%strong on cost, weak on education · range 44–62%

Family45%strong on family, weak on education · range 37–53%

Retirement51%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 42–60%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 422 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.04 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 Jena?

The unemployment rate is about 6.4 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 6.38 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁸

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Jena is 6.4%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

819

1,332

658

239

2–44–66–88–1010–1212–1414–16

Jena 6.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	54.2 %	31 Dec 2025	data.bundesnetzagentur.de⁴Official
Gigabit broadband availability	83.62 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	4,150 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	6.38 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁸Official

Unemployment rate over time12 published observations, 2011–2025

3.6%

4.6%

5.6%

6.6%

6.1%20112013201520192025

Unemployment rate fell 2.1% between 2011 and 2025, from 6.2% to 6.1%.

What does a salary buy in Jena?

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

Left over each month€1,522of €2,682 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.	€2,682
Rent, 60 m²€11.84/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · wohnungsboerse Mietspiegel Jena · 2026-05-01). Official average for existing leases: €7.04/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €710
Public transport pass€62 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31	− €62
Utilities, 85 m²€300 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31	− €300
Internet€37 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31	− €37
Mobile plan€50 · official · Telekom MagentaMobil M · 2026-09-30	− €50
Left over	€1,522

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Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	934.9 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)²Official
Hospitals	3 count	31 Dec 2024	Krankenhausverzeichnis 2024¹⁶Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Jena 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 residents934.9 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Jena?

Police recorded 7,075 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: PKS 2024 T01 Grundtabelle - Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl (HZ) - Städte²²

Recorded crime across major citiesJena highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Bremen15,424

Frankfurt14,600

Berlin13,900

Cologne12,343

Dortmund12,283

Dusseldorf12,172

Leipzig11,129

Essen9,619

Dresden8,853

Stuttgart8,552

Jena7,075

Munich6,214

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	7,075 incidents per 100,000country median 9,397	31 Dec 2024	PKS 2024 T01 Grundtabelle - Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl (HZ) - Städte²²Official
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residentsAlternative estimate	6,156 incidents per 100,000	2022	INKAR — Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung, district (Kreis) indicator table¹³Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	6 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat²⁰Official
Nearest airport	ERF	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv²¹Official
Distance to nearest airport	44.1 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv²¹Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 1.7°C in January and 19.7°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 35.3 mm in January and 85.1 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Jena?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.4 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁹

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

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

122

180

205

208

219

210

153

108

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

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

PM2.59.4WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1014.8WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂10.2WHO 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 Jena is 9.4 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

110

164

101

3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–14

Jena 9.4

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	10.24 µg/m³country median 13.7	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁹Official
NO₂ — latest reading	5.83 µg/m³	15 Jul 2026	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁹Official
PM10 — annual mean	14.83 µg/m³country median 13.5	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁹Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	9.4 µg/m³country median 8.0	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁹Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 12.94 · Feb 15.31 · Mar 21.65 · Apr 27.61 · May 30.09 · Jun 36.24 · Jul 36.51 · Aug 37.4 · Sep 31.66 · Oct 25.9 · Nov 19.67 · Dec 12.85 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁷Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -19.5 · Feb -18.39 · Mar -13.23 · Apr -5.77 · May -2.1 · Jun 3.29 · Jul 7.87 · Aug 5.61 · Sep 1.35 · Oct -6.11 · Nov -11.68 · Dec -19.57 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁷Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 1.7 · Feb 2.5 · Mar 5.7 · Apr 10.1 · May 14.3 · Jun 17.7 · Jul 19.7 · Aug 19.1 · Sep 14.6 · Oct 10.1 · Nov 5.6 · Dec 2.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	DWD multi-annual station means 1991-2020 (temperature)¹⁰Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 35.3 · Feb 30.4 · Mar 41.9 · Apr 36.9 · May 61.2 · Jun 54.8 · Jul 85.1 · Aug 67.6 · Sep 50.8 · Oct 41.6 · Nov 47.3 · Dec 42.8 mm	31 Dec 1991	DWD multi-annual station means 1991-2020 (precipitation)⁸Official
Average sunshine by month	Jan 55 · Feb 77 · Mar 122 · Apr 180 · May 205 · Jun 208 · Jul 219 · Aug 210 · Sep 153 · Oct 108 · Nov 56 · Dec 44 hours	31 Dec 1991	DWD multi-annual station means 1991-2020 (sunshine)⁹Official
Annual mean temperature	8.4 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁷Official · land

Annual PM2.5 over time8 published observations, 2014–2024

7.4

10.1

12.9

15.6

9.42014201720202024

Annual PM2.5 fell 37.3% between 2014 and 2024, from 15.0 to 9.4.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Jena?

The published population was 106,888 people in August 2026. Source: Jena in Zahlen¹⁴

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport88.5%
Foreign residents11.5%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	419 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹⁵Official
City area	114.8 km²	25 May 2026	Jena in Zahlen¹⁴Official
Foreign-resident share	12.2 %	31 Dec 2024	Eurostat¹¹Official
Foreign residents	12,306 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁷Official
Population density	956 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁸Official
Population	106,888 people	10 Aug 2026	Jena in Zahlen¹⁴Official

Population over time14 published observations, 2012–2026

106,030

107,955

109,880

111,805

107,170201220182026

Population rose 0.7% between 2012 and 2026, from 106,428 to 107,170.

Foreign residents over time10 published observations, 2016–2025

7,399

9,656

11,912

14,169

13,70220162018202020222025

Foreign residents rose 74.2% between 2016 and 2025, from 7,866 to 13,702.

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	5,349 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Catholic share	4.8 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
No religion or other	90,457 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
No religion or other, share	82 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Protestant residents	14,563 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Protestant share	13.2 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official

International community in Jena

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	110,369	100.0%
Germany	95,247	86.3%
Syrian Arab Republic	1,652	1.5%
Ukraine	1,471	1.3%
Russian Federation	1,187	1.1%
Poland	745	0.7%
India	739	0.7%
China	717	0.6%
Czech Republic	681	0.6%
Kazakhstan	518	0.5%
Afghanistan	433	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Iran, Islamic Republic of	375	0.3%
Iraq	321	0.3%
Italy	281	0.3%
Viet Nam	277	0.3%
Turkey	266	0.2%
United States	227	0.2%
Romania	221	0.2%
Bulgaria	182	0.2%
Spain	169	0.2%
Morocco	166	0.2%
France	153	0.1%
Hungary	142	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	141	0.1%
Austria	138	0.1%
Egypt	131	0.1%
Albania	127	0.1%
United Kingdom	126	0.1%
Georgia	125	0.1%
Pakistan	123	0.1%
Greece	106	0.1%
Slovakia	105	0.1%
Brazil	104	0.1%
Nigeria	99	0.1%
Switzerland	98	0.1%
Azerbaijan	92	0.1%
Kosovo	87	0.1%
Belarus	87	0.1%
Armenia	86	0.1%
Serbia	84	0.1%
Bangladesh	82	0.1%
Korea, Republic of	77	0.1%
Lithuania	70	0.1%
Eritrea	67	0.1%
Colombia	66	0.1%
Japan	66	0.1%
Mexico	59	0.1%
Algeria	56	0.1%
Indonesia	55	0.0%
Thailand	55	0.0%
Uzbekistan	55	0.0%
Not stated	55	0.0%
Netherlands	52	0.0%
Libya	52	0.0%
Cameroon	52	0.0%
Tajikistan	52	0.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	48	0.0%
Portugal	48	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	44	0.0%
Latvia	40	0.0%
Philippines	40	0.0%
Tunisia	38	0.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	36	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	36	0.0%
Chile	35	0.0%
Estonia	34	0.0%
Lebanon	34	0.0%
Canada	33	0.0%
Cuba	33	0.0%
Ecuador	32	0.0%
Jordan	32	0.0%
Ghana	31	0.0%
Nepal	31	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	31	0.0%
Argentina	30	0.0%
Israel	30	0.0%
Belgium	27	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	26	0.0%
Ethiopia	23	0.0%
South Africa	23	0.0%
Sri Lanka	23	0.0%
Denmark	22	0.0%
Croatia	22	0.0%
Somalia	22	0.0%
Australia	22	0.0%
Sweden	21	0.0%
Kenya	21	0.0%
Peru	20	0.0%
Yemen	20	0.0%
Kuwait	18	0.0%
Ireland	17	0.0%
Costa Rica	17	0.0%
Slovenia	16	0.0%
Nicaragua	16	0.0%
Malaysia	16	0.0%
New Zealand	16	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	15	0.0%
Mongolia	13	0.0%
Montenegro	12	0.0%
Finland	11	0.0%
Sudan	11	0.0%
Luxembourg	10	0.0%
Gambia	10	0.0%
Guinea	10	0.0%
Paraguay	10	0.0%
Turkmenistan	10	0.0%
Mauritius	9	0.0%
Namibia	9	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	7	0.0%
Dominican Republic	7	0.0%
Singapore	7	0.0%
Guatemala	6	0.0%
Jamaica	6	0.0%
Cyprus	5	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	5	0.0%
Zimbabwe	5	0.0%
Panama	5	0.0%
Qatar	5	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	4	0.0%
Palestinian territories	4	0.0%
Iceland	3	0.0%
Malta	3	0.0%
Norway	3	0.0%
Madagascar	3	0.0%
Mozambique	3	0.0%
Rwanda	3	0.0%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%
Togo	3	0.0%
Uganda	3	0.0%
Guyana	3	0.0%
El Salvador	3	0.0%
Honduras	3	0.0%
Uruguay	3	0.0%
Saint Lucia	3	0.0%
Trinidad and Tobago	3	0.0%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	110,369	100.0%
Germany	98,060	88.8%
Syrian Arab Republic	1,818	1.6%
Ukraine	1,365	1.2%
India	754	0.7%
China	705	0.6%
Russian Federation	579	0.5%
Afghanistan	571	0.5%
Iraq	337	0.3%
Italy	317	0.3%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	268	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Viet Nam	263	0.2%
Poland	253	0.2%
Turkey	249	0.2%
Romania	233	0.2%
Spain	178	0.2%
United States	170	0.2%
Bulgaria	167	0.2%
Morocco	159	0.1%
Egypt	140	0.1%
Austria	137	0.1%
Greece	135	0.1%
Albania	127	0.1%
France	124	0.1%
Hungary	117	0.1%
Kosovo	116	0.1%
Pakistan	114	0.1%
Georgia	113	0.1%
Nigeria	101	0.1%
Azerbaijan	89	0.1%
Slovakia	85	0.1%
United Kingdom	85	0.1%
Eritrea	84	0.1%
Bangladesh	82	0.1%
Armenia	80	0.1%
Korea, Republic of	80	0.1%
Belarus	79	0.1%
Czech Republic	72	0.1%
Brazil	72	0.1%
Uncertain	67	0.1%
Serbia	66	0.1%
Japan	60	0.1%
Colombia	59	0.1%
Mexico	58	0.1%
Portugal	56	0.1%
Indonesia	55	0.0%
Netherlands	52	0.0%
Libya	52	0.0%
Tajikistan	50	0.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	46	0.0%
Lithuania	46	0.0%
Algeria	46	0.0%
Stateless	45	0.0%
Cameroon	43	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	39	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	36	0.0%
Switzerland	35	0.0%
Philippines	34	0.0%
Thailand	34	0.0%
Ghana	33	0.0%
Canada	31	0.0%
Kazakhstan	31	0.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	30	0.0%
Ireland	29	0.0%
Tunisia	29	0.0%
Nepal	28	0.0%
Latvia	26	0.0%
Somalia	26	0.0%
Sri Lanka	26	0.0%
Croatia	25	0.0%
Israel	23	0.0%
Belgium	21	0.0%
Montenegro	21	0.0%
Ecuador	21	0.0%
Jordan	21	0.0%
Chile	20	0.0%
Yemen	20	0.0%
Ethiopia	19	0.0%
Estonia	18	0.0%
Costa Rica	18	0.0%
Cuba	18	0.0%
Sweden	16	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	16	0.0%
Lebanon	16	0.0%
New Zealand	16	0.0%
Slovenia	14	0.0%
Uzbekistan	14	0.0%
Malaysia	14	0.0%
Guinea	13	0.0%
Argentina	13	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	13	0.0%
South Africa	12	0.0%
Peru	12	0.0%
Denmark	11	0.0%
Kenya	11	0.0%
Luxembourg	10	0.0%
Finland	9	0.0%
Mauritius	9	0.0%
Nicaragua	9	0.0%
Mongolia	9	0.0%
Australia	9	0.0%
Paraguay	8	0.0%
China (Hong Kong)	8	0.0%
Gambia	7	0.0%
Zimbabwe	5	0.0%
Cyprus	4	0.0%
Benin	4	0.0%
Dominican Republic	4	0.0%
Honduras	4	0.0%
Iceland	3	0.0%
Norway	3	0.0%
United Kingdom/British Overseas Territories	3	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	3	0.0%
Madagascar	3	0.0%
Mozambique	3	0.0%
Rwanda	3	0.0%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%
Sudan	3	0.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of	3	0.0%
Togo	3	0.0%
Uganda	3	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	3	0.0%
El Salvador	3	0.0%
Guatemala	3	0.0%
Saint Lucia	3	0.0%
Trinidad and Tobago	3	0.0%
Turkmenistan	3	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	3	0.0%
Singapore	3	0.0%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Local business-tax multiplier	450 %	31 Dec 2022	www.statistikportal.de²⁶Official
Local property-tax multiplier	495 %	31 Dec 2022	www.statistikportal.de²⁶Official

Alternatives for people set on Jena

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.

Apolda as a Jena alternative in the same region

12 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Median gross pay, region and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €5.39/m² Apolda vs €7.04/m² Jena−23%
Unemployment: 8.1% Apolda vs 6.4% Jena+26%
Median gross pay, region: €3,450 Apolda vs €4,150 Jenano percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,113 (2025) Apolda vs 7,075 (2024) Jenano percentage
Hospital beds, per 100k: 713.9 Apolda vs 934.9 Jena−24%
Nearest airport: 39.1 km Apolda vs 44.1 km Jena−11%

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Remscheid as a Jena alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 308 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.

Rent: €5.78/m² Remscheid vs €7.04/m² Jena−18%
Foreign residents: 19.6% Remscheid vs 12.2% Jena+61%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 456.8 Remscheid vs 934.9 Jena−51%
A meal out: €10 Remscheid vs €7 Jena+43%
Nearest airport: 32.2 km Remscheid vs 44.1 km Jena−27%
Median gross pay, region: €3,900 Remscheid vs €4,150 Jena−6%
Basic utilities, 85 m²: €254 Remscheid vs €300 Jena−15%

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Valencia as a Jena alternative in another country

A move, not a commute, at 1577 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €8.20/m² (2024) Valencia vs €7.04/m² (2022) Jenano percentage
Nearest airport: 9.2 km Valencia vs 44.1 km Jena−79%
Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Valencia vs €4,150 Jenano percentage
Foreign residents: 15.7% Valencia vs 12.2% Jena+29%

Full comparison More about Valencia

Cities near Jena

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

Magdala Commuting Zone · 10.1 km away

Rent: 6.03 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Bürgel Commuting Zone · 11.8 km away

Rent: 5.37 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Stadtroda Commuting Zone · 12.6 km away

Rent: 5.51 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Kahla Commuting Zone · 14.1 km away

Rent: 5.31 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Dornburg-Camburg Commuting Zone · 16.4 km away

Rent: 5.4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Orlamünde Commuting Zone · 17.3 km away

Rent: 5.27 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Apolda 12.0 km away

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

Bad Sulza 18.0 km away

Rent: 5.29 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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

All Germany cities

Hanau107,041 residents Hildesheim106,651 residents Moers106,150 residents Siegen105,388 residents Salzgitter104,970 residents Gütersloh104,921 residents

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Jena in rankings

#24 of 30 in German cities with the lowest recorded crime rate #24 of 30 in Safest cities in Germany by recorded crime

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; Jena's school authority applies it locally.

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

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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 Jena?

The published population was 106,888 people in August 2026. Source: Jena in Zahlen.

How much does it cost to rent in Jena?

Average net cold rent is 7.04 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 493 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Jena?

How safe is Jena?

What is the unemployment rate in Jena?

The unemployment rate is about 6.4 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Jena?

The median gross salary is 4,150 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Jena a good place to live?

Jena 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 Jena?

Magdala, Bürgel, Stadtroda, Kahla, Dornburg-Camburg are near Jena. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Jena?

The official country of birth distribution records 95,247 people (86.3%) 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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  title = {Jena, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {f79a4eca389bcb2a511affa339bb1295},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/jena/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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