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Living in Jüchen

Gigabit broadband availability was 95% in 2025. Regional disposable income was €31,337 per person per year at the end of 2023. The population of Jüchen, in Germany, was 23,926 at the end of 2024.

Higher unemployment than 87% of German cities that publish it and dirtier air than 69% of German cities that publish it.

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

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

Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €10.5 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Jüchen?

Average net cold rent is 10.5 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): 10.5 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Jüchen19

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

Net rent across major citiesJüchen highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Jüchen 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)10.5 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Jüchen19Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 630 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 10.5 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: June 2026

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 7.21% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €4,350 per month at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Jüchen?

The unemployment rate is about 7.2 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 7.21 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities18
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Jüchen is 7.2%. 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%12904–6624 cities: 6% to under 8%6246–8Jüchen 7.2%228 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 availability90.82 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas2Official
Gigabit broadband availability94.99 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas2Official
Disposable income per resident31,337 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts16Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita47,346 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts16Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)4,350 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate7.21 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities18Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Jüchen. 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

Bundesagentur für Arbeit

Job Search

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Jüchen. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport147 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat12Official
Nearest airportDUS13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv13Official
Distance to nearest airport27.9 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv13Official

Language courses and integration

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

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

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For migrants needing job-related German.

GermanIn Person
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Jüchen.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Jüchen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

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

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 8.86 µg/m³ · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.11
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Jüchen annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.9PM2.5154017.1PM10104011.8NO₂µg/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 Jüchen is 8.9 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/m³1558–9Jüchen 8.990 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³909–1030 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 mean11.76 µg/m³country median 13.62024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.11Official
NO₂ — latest reading8.22 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.11Official
PM10 — annual mean17.09 µg/m³country median 13.42024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.11Official
PM2.5 — annual mean8.86 µg/m³country median 8.02024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.11Official
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 13.32 · Feb 19.52 · Mar 21.7 · Apr 26.69 · May 30.65 · Jun 34.67 · Jul 40.62 · Aug 36.35 · Sep 34.13 · Oct 27.23 · Nov 20.39 · Dec 14.99 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center9Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -13.3 · Feb -16.64 · Mar -7.84 · Apr -5.14 · May -0.11 · Jun 4.29 · Jul 6.84 · Aug 6.61 · Sep 2.85 · Oct -4.39 · Nov -5.06 · Dec -12.77 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center9Official
Average temperature by monthJan 1.9 · Feb 2.62 · Mar 5.65 · Apr 9.81 · May 13.65 · Jun 17.16 · Jul 19.2 · Aug 18.76 · Sep 15.19 · Oct 10.88 · Nov 6.29 · Dec 2.82 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center9Official
Annual mean temperature9.8 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)7Official · land
Annual PM2.5 over time9 published observations, 2014–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Jüchen by year, µg/m³8.510.412.414.4201420172019202220248.9µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 36.7% between 2014 and 2024, from 14.0 to 8.9.

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities

Population and city profile

The city covered 71.8 km² in 2024. Population density was 333.4 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Jüchen?

The published population was 23,926 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Jüchen residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport93%Foreign residents 7%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents656 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality8Official
City area71.77 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official
Foreign residents1,663 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities17Official
Population density333.4 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.10Official
Population23,926 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents11,143 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Catholic share47.2 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
No religion or other8,018 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
No religion or other, share33.9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Protestant residents4,465 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Protestant share18.9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official

International community in Jüchen

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
Total23,626100.0%
Germany20,34186.1%
Poland5622.4%
Kazakhstan5382.3%
Russian Federation3121.3%
Turkey2731.2%
Ukraine1510.6%
Romania1270.5%
Sri Lanka700.3%
Italy690.3%
Syrian Arab Republic660.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Not stated610.3%
Iraq570.2%
Spain530.2%
Serbia480.2%
Morocco440.2%
Netherlands420.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of360.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of350.1%
India320.1%
France300.1%
Austria300.1%
United Kingdom290.1%
Bulgaria280.1%
Kosovo260.1%
China260.1%
Croatia250.1%
Greece250.1%
Czech Republic250.1%
Belgium230.1%
Kyrgyzstan230.1%
Afghanistan220.1%
Albania190.1%
Latvia150.1%
Hungary150.1%
Nigeria150.1%
Uzbekistan150.1%
Viet Nam140.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina130.1%
Brazil130.1%
Switzerland120.1%
Lithuania110.0%
Portugal110.0%
Belarus100.0%
Philippines100.0%
Somalia90.0%
United States90.0%
Tajikistan90.0%
Thailand90.0%
Canada80.0%
Colombia80.0%
Moldova, Republic of70.0%
Cameroon70.0%
South Africa60.0%
Tunisia60.0%
Armenia60.0%
Georgia60.0%
Lebanon60.0%
Slovenia50.0%
Egypt50.0%
Mexico50.0%
Qatar50.0%
New Zealand50.0%
Slovakia40.0%
Ethiopia40.0%
Cuba40.0%
Peru40.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of40.0%
Azerbaijan40.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic40.0%
Pakistan40.0%
Denmark30.0%
Estonia30.0%
Montenegro30.0%
Luxembourg30.0%
Norway30.0%
Angola30.0%
Eritrea30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the30.0%
Guinea30.0%
Namibia30.0%
Senegal30.0%
Sierra Leone30.0%
Togo30.0%
Costa Rica30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Mongolia30.0%
Palestinian territories30.0%
Korea, Republic of30.0%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total23,626100.0%
Germany21,96293.0%
Turkey2561.1%
Poland1660.7%
Ukraine1430.6%
Romania1020.4%
Italy910.4%
Spain610.3%
Syrian Arab Republic600.3%
Serbia550.2%
Iraq520.2%
Show 57 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Netherlands460.2%
Russian Federation430.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of380.2%
Bulgaria320.1%
Kosovo320.1%
Greece290.1%
France250.1%
Belgium240.1%
Croatia240.1%
Albania220.1%
Portugal220.1%
Afghanistan220.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of210.1%
Nigeria200.1%
China180.1%
Austria170.1%
Morocco150.1%
Kazakhstan140.1%
Latvia130.1%
Eritrea130.1%
Somalia130.1%
United Kingdom110.0%
Sri Lanka110.0%
Switzerland100.0%
Hungary100.0%
Ghana100.0%
Lebanon100.0%
India90.0%
Lithuania80.0%
Armenia60.0%
Egypt50.0%
United States50.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina40.0%
Slovakia40.0%
Georgia40.0%
Mongolia40.0%
Pakistan40.0%
Thailand40.0%
Slovenia30.0%
Montenegro30.0%
Luxembourg30.0%
Norway30.0%
Sweden30.0%
Czech Republic30.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the30.0%
Guinea30.0%
Cameroon30.0%
South Africa30.0%
Senegal30.0%
Brazil30.0%
Canada30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Viet Nam30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Korea, Republic of30.0%
New Zealand30.0%
Uncertain30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source14

Is Jüchen 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 worker56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–65%
Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 50–68%
Student60%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 49–71%
Family53%strong on family, weak on safety · range 42–64%
Retirement58%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 47–69%
Foreign residents1,663 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population23,926 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
NO₂ — latest reading8.22 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Official source · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.
Average net rent (nettokalt)10.5 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Jüchen
Fibre-to-the-building availability90.82 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability94.99 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Childcare coverage, ages 3–697.5 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional4Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 337.7 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional4Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier470 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich6Official
Local property-tax multiplier695 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich6Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Jüchen 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.

Open the official coverage guide
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 Jüchen?

The published population was 23,926 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Jüchen?

Average net cold rent is 10.5 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 735 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Jüchen.

Is the air quality good in Jüchen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.9 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..

What is the unemployment rate in Jüchen?

The unemployment rate is about 7.2 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Jüchen?

The median gross salary is 4,350 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Jüchen?

1,663 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Jüchen a good place to live?

Jüchen 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 Jüchen?

The official country of birth distribution records 23,626 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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  4. Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional Destatis · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  5. Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  6. Destatis Realsteuervergleich destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
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  9. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  10. Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row. destatis.de · checked 2024-12-31
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  3. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
  4. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
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