Living in Kaiserslautern

In Kaiserslautern, rents across existing tenancies average €6.52 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 8.8% (2022).

Kaiserslautern had 103,612 residents at the end of 2023 and is a city in Germany. For Kaiserslautern, the foreign population count was 19,309 in May 2022.

Last checked 2026-09-1940 sources

Population103,612people31 Dec 2023Official source · Kaiserslautern demography report 2024

Median gross salary (region)3,850EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent6.52EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 12% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate8.78%country median 5.1% — 72% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime10,558incidents per 100,000country median 9,397 — 12% aboveOfficial source · PKS 2024 T01 Grundtabelle - Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl (HZ) - Städte

PM2.5, annual mean8.1µg/m³country median 8.0 — about the sameOfficial source · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.

Pricier rent than 70% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 95% of German cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 63% of German cities that publish it.

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

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Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €11.66 per m² per month in May 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Kaiserslautern?

Average net cold rent is 6.52 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): 6.52 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶

What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€473

Utilities, 85 m² flat€219

Transport pass€65

Internet, 60 Mbps€30

Mobile plan, 10 GB€27

Fitness club€25

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Net rent across major citiesKaiserslautern highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Kaiserslautern€6.52

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 v2³⁹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	29.85 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2³⁹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly	472.7 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2³⁹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant	9.95 EUR	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2³⁹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	26.65 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Cost of Living in Kaiserslautern. Jun 2026. Prices in Kaiserslautern³⁸Commercial estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass	64.68 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2³⁹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	218.6 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2³⁹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.52 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	11.66 EUR/m²/month	1 May 2026	wohnungsboerse Mietspiegel Kaiserslautern⁴⁰Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Kaiserslautern a good place to live?

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Remote worker48%strong on work, weak on safety · range 40–56%

Skilled employee51%strong on work, weak on education · range 43–59%

Student51%strong on cost, weak on education · range 42–60%

Family39%strong on family, weak on education · range 31–47%

Retirement49%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 40–58%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 391 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.52 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

The unemployment rate was 8.78% in May 2022.

What is the unemployment rate in Kaiserslautern?

The unemployment rate is about 8.8 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 8.78 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁹

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Kaiserslautern is 8.8%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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1,332

658

239

2–44–66–88–1010–1212–1414–16

Kaiserslautern 8.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	30.94 %	31 Dec 2025	data.bundesnetzagentur.de⁴Official
Gigabit broadband availability	90.7 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,850 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	8.78 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁹Official

Unemployment rate over time12 published observations, 2011–2025

5.3%

6.9%

8.4%

10.0%

9.5%20112013201520192025

Unemployment rate fell 1.8% between 2011 and 2025, from 9.7% to 9.5%.

What does a salary buy in Kaiserslautern?

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

Left over each month€1,482of €2,521 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.	€2,521
Rent, 60 m²€11.66/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · wohnungsboerse Mietspiegel Kaiserslautern · 2026-05-01). Official average for existing leases: €6.52/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €700
Public transport pass€65 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31	− €65
Utilities, 85 m²€219 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31	− €219
Internet€30 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31	− €30
Mobile plan€27 · market price · Cost of Living in Kaiserslautern. Jun 2026. Prices in Kaiserslautern · 2026-07-31	− €27
Left over	€1,482

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Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	789 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)²Official
Hospitals	3 count	31 Dec 2024	Krankenhausverzeichnis 2024¹⁷Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Kaiserslautern through valid health insurance.

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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents789 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Kaiserslautern?

Police recorded 10,558 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) - Städte²⁴

Recorded crime across major citiesKaiserslautern highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Bremen15,424

Frankfurt14,600

Berlin13,900

Cologne12,343

Dortmund12,283

Dusseldorf12,172

Leipzig11,129

Kaiserslautern10,558

Essen9,619

Dresden8,853

Stuttgart8,552

Munich6,214

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	10,558 incidents per 100,000country median 9,397	31 Dec 2024	PKS 2024 T01 Grundtabelle - Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl (HZ) - Städte²⁴Official
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residentsAlternative estimate	11,111 incidents per 100,000	2022	INKAR — Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung, district (Kreis) indicator table¹⁴Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	1 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat²²Official
Nearest airport	MHG	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv²³Official
Distance to nearest airport	54 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv²³Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 1.9°C in January and 19.3°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 67 mm in January and 64 mm in July. Annual PM2.5 was 8.1 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Kaiserslautern?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.1 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.²¹

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

133

185

206

221

234

220

164

102

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

PM2.58.1WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1013WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂12.3WHO 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 Kaiserslautern is 8.1 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

Kaiserslautern 8.1

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	12.34 µg/m³country median 13.7	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.²¹Official
NO₂ — latest reading	9.83 µg/m³	15 Jul 2026	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.²¹Official
PM10 — annual mean	13.01 µg/m³country median 13.5	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.²¹Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	8.1 µg/m³country median 8.0 — about the same	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.²¹Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 11.86 · Feb 17.97 · Mar 19.82 · Apr 24.85 · May 30.61 · Jun 35.62 · Jul 38.73 · Aug 37.99 · Sep 32.59 · Oct 25.53 · Nov 19.42 · Dec 13.28 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁸Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -19.46 · Feb -18.65 · Mar -13.91 · Apr -5.15 · May -1.68 · Jun 3.84 · Jul 6.31 · Aug 5.56 · Sep 1.28 · Oct -4.9 · Nov -6.13 · Dec -15.34 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁸Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 1.9 · Feb 2.5 · Mar 5.8 · Apr 10 · May 14 · Jun 17.4 · Jul 19.3 · Aug 18.8 · Sep 14.4 · Oct 10 · Nov 5.6 · Dec 2.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	DWD multi-annual station means 1991-2020 (temperature)¹¹Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 67 · Feb 57 · Mar 58 · Apr 45 · May 69 · Jun 64 · Jul 64 · Aug 63 · Sep 56 · Oct 66 · Nov 68 · Dec 87 mm	31 Dec 1991	DWD multi-annual station means 1991-2020 (precipitation)⁹Official
Average sunshine by month	Jan 50 · Feb 77 · Mar 133 · Apr 185 · May 206 · Jun 221 · Jul 234 · Aug 220 · Sep 164 · Oct 102 · Nov 52 · Dec 40 hours	31 Dec 1991	DWD multi-annual station means 1991-2020 (sunshine)¹⁰Official
Annual mean temperature	9.5 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁸Official · land

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

7.7

9.2

10.8

12.3

8.12014201720192024

Annual PM2.5 fell 32.5% between 2014 and 2024, from 12.0 to 8.1.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Kaiserslautern?

The published population was 103,612 people in 2023. Source: Kaiserslautern demography report 2024¹⁵

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport81.4%
Foreign residents18.6%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	484 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹⁶Official
City area	139.7 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official
Foreign-resident share	21.5 %	31 Dec 2024	Eurostat¹²Official
Foreign residents	19,309 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁸Official
Population density	718.9 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.²⁰Official
Population	103,612 people	31 Dec 2023	Kaiserslautern demography report 2024¹⁵Official

Population over time13 published observations, 2012–2024

96,431

99,002

101,573

104,144

100,571201220142016202020222024

Population rose 3.7% between 2012 and 2024, from 96,963 to 100,571.

Foreign residents over time10 published observations, 2016–2025

11,917

15,561

19,205

22,849

22,09520162018202020222025

Foreign residents rose 74.4% between 2016 and 2025, from 12,671 to 22,095.

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	23,075 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Catholic share	23.1 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
No religion or other	46,373 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
No religion or other, share	46.5 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Protestant residents	30,242 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Protestant share	30.3 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official

International community in Kaiserslautern

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	99,689	100.0%
Germany	71,170	71.4%
Russian Federation	2,522	2.5%
Kazakhstan	2,497	2.5%
Poland	2,399	2.4%
Syrian Arab Republic	1,939	1.9%
Ukraine	1,548	1.6%
Turkey	1,091	1.1%
United States	923	0.9%
Bulgaria	880	0.9%
India	879	0.9%

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Published group	People	Share
Romania	800	0.8%
Italy	669	0.7%
Portugal	641	0.6%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	620	0.6%
China	560	0.6%
Afghanistan	462	0.5%
Not stated	412	0.4%
Kosovo	411	0.4%
France	350	0.4%
Pakistan	335	0.3%
Morocco	327	0.3%
Cameroon	291	0.3%
Moldova, Republic of	284	0.3%
Tunisia	274	0.3%
Serbia	264	0.3%
Hungary	258	0.3%
Kyrgyzstan	256	0.3%
Albania	255	0.3%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	230	0.2%
Greece	221	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	219	0.2%
Czech Republic	217	0.2%
Eritrea	214	0.2%
Brazil	209	0.2%
Viet Nam	202	0.2%
Croatia	196	0.2%
Luxembourg	191	0.2%
Lithuania	174	0.2%
Austria	168	0.2%
Thailand	168	0.2%
Egypt	163	0.2%
Indonesia	160	0.2%
Iraq	151	0.2%
Nigeria	148	0.1%
Spain	144	0.1%
United Kingdom	141	0.1%
Somalia	135	0.1%
Uzbekistan	127	0.1%
Philippines	125	0.1%
Tajikistan	106	0.1%
Rwanda	98	0.1%
Algeria	90	0.1%
Switzerland	88	0.1%
Slovenia	86	0.1%
Armenia	85	0.1%
Latvia	82	0.1%
Bangladesh	70	0.1%
Colombia	68	0.1%
Azerbaijan	68	0.1%
Georgia	68	0.1%
Belarus	63	0.1%
Lebanon	60	0.1%
Ghana	58	0.1%
Netherlands	55	0.1%
Slovakia	55	0.1%
Korea, Republic of	55	0.1%
Mexico	51	0.1%
Saudi Arabia	46	0.0%
Japan	45	0.0%
Nepal	43	0.0%
Ethiopia	41	0.0%
Kenya	41	0.0%
Ecuador	40	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	40	0.0%
Belgium	38	0.0%
Canada	37	0.0%
Sri Lanka	37	0.0%
Dominican Republic	36	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	36	0.0%
Libya	33	0.0%
Estonia	32	0.0%
Peru	32	0.0%
Ireland	31	0.0%
Yemen	31	0.0%
South Africa	30	0.0%
Jordan	30	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	29	0.0%
Chile	26	0.0%
Turkmenistan	25	0.0%
Cuba	23	0.0%
Israel	23	0.0%
Montenegro	22	0.0%
Guinea	22	0.0%
Sudan	22	0.0%
Argentina	22	0.0%
Kuwait	22	0.0%
Angola	21	0.0%
Palestinian territories	21	0.0%
Australia	19	0.0%
Malaysia	17	0.0%
Finland	16	0.0%
Denmark	15	0.0%
Togo	15	0.0%
Sweden	14	0.0%
Congo	14	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	13	0.0%
Mozambique	12	0.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic	12	0.0%
Norway	11	0.0%
Sierra Leone	11	0.0%
Honduras	11	0.0%
Uganda	10	0.0%
Mongolia	10	0.0%
Senegal	9	0.0%
Paraguay	9	0.0%
Gambia	8	0.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of	8	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	8	0.0%
Tonga	8	0.0%
Zimbabwe	6	0.0%
Madagascar	6	0.0%
Burkina Faso	6	0.0%
Benin	5	0.0%
Chad	5	0.0%
El Salvador	5	0.0%
Jamaica	5	0.0%
Malta	4	0.0%
Cyprus	4	0.0%
Liberia	4	0.0%
Mali	4	0.0%
Mauritius	4	0.0%
Namibia	4	0.0%
Central African Republic	4	0.0%
Panama	4	0.0%
Trinidad and Tobago	4	0.0%
Bahrain	4	0.0%
Iceland	3	0.0%
Monaco	3	0.0%
Mauritania	3	0.0%
Cape Verde	3	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	3	0.0%
Zambia	3	0.0%
Sao Tome and Principe	3	0.0%
Equatorial Guinea	3	0.0%
South Sudan	3	0.0%
Belize	3	0.0%
Costa Rica	3	0.0%
Guatemala	3	0.0%
Uruguay	3	0.0%
Cambodia	3	0.0%
Oman	3	0.0%
Singapore	3	0.0%
Fiji	3	0.0%
New Zealand	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁶

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	99,689	100.0%
Germany	80,382	80.6%
Syrian Arab Republic	2,044	2.1%
Ukraine	1,247	1.3%
Bulgaria	1,002	1.0%
Turkey	987	1.0%
United States	858	0.9%
Italy	836	0.8%
Poland	834	0.8%
India	833	0.8%
Portugal	820	0.8%

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Published group	People	Share
Romania	674	0.7%
Afghanistan	533	0.5%
China	525	0.5%
Russian Federation	503	0.5%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	443	0.4%
Kosovo	321	0.3%
Pakistan	297	0.3%
France	292	0.3%
Greece	263	0.3%
Cameroon	255	0.3%
Albania	233	0.2%
Croatia	222	0.2%
Hungary	222	0.2%
Eritrea	218	0.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	211	0.2%
Morocco	207	0.2%
Serbia	200	0.2%
Somalia	197	0.2%
Luxembourg	191	0.2%
Tunisia	183	0.2%
Viet Nam	172	0.2%
Spain	161	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	159	0.2%
Lithuania	159	0.2%
Egypt	153	0.2%
Indonesia	145	0.1%
Uncertain	123	0.1%
Kazakhstan	121	0.1%
Thailand	119	0.1%
Austria	117	0.1%
Rwanda	110	0.1%
Nigeria	109	0.1%
Brazil	108	0.1%
United Kingdom	91	0.1%
Iraq	91	0.1%
Armenia	81	0.1%
Stateless	66	0.1%
Philippines	65	0.1%
Latvia	64	0.1%
Netherlands	60	0.1%
Azerbaijan	60	0.1%
Czech Republic	59	0.1%
Bangladesh	55	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	52	0.1%
Korea, Republic of	49	0.0%
Colombia	45	0.0%
Ghana	44	0.0%
Nepal	43	0.0%
Algeria	42	0.0%
Georgia	41	0.0%
Slovakia	39	0.0%
Switzerland	39	0.0%
Belarus	37	0.0%
Jordan	37	0.0%
Japan	36	0.0%
Ireland	32	0.0%
Mexico	32	0.0%
Lebanon	24	0.0%
Belgium	22	0.0%
Uzbekistan	22	0.0%
Australia	21	0.0%
Sudan	20	0.0%
Ecuador	20	0.0%
Canada	20	0.0%
Israel	20	0.0%
Peru	19	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	19	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	18	0.0%
Yemen	18	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	18	0.0%
Slovenia	16	0.0%
Libya	16	0.0%
Kenya	15	0.0%
Cuba	15	0.0%
Chile	14	0.0%
Dominican Republic	14	0.0%
Sri Lanka	14	0.0%
Palestinian territories	14	0.0%
Montenegro	12	0.0%
Guinea	12	0.0%
Denmark	11	0.0%
Estonia	10	0.0%
Norway	10	0.0%
Sweden	9	0.0%
Ethiopia	9	0.0%
Tonga	8	0.0%
Finland	7	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	7	0.0%
Mauritius	7	0.0%
Burkina Faso	6	0.0%
Senegal	6	0.0%
Sierra Leone	6	0.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of	6	0.0%
Togo	6	0.0%
Argentina	6	0.0%
Honduras	6	0.0%
Tajikistan	6	0.0%
Malaysia	6	0.0%
Angola	5	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	5	0.0%
Uganda	5	0.0%
Jamaica	5	0.0%
Trinidad and Tobago	5	0.0%
Mongolia	5	0.0%
Turkmenistan	5	0.0%
Cyprus	4	0.0%
Gambia	4	0.0%
South Africa	4	0.0%
Central African Republic	4	0.0%
China (Hong Kong)	4	0.0%
Iceland	3	0.0%
Zimbabwe	3	0.0%
Mauritania	3	0.0%
Liberia	3	0.0%
Madagascar	3	0.0%
Mali	3	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	3	0.0%
Namibia	3	0.0%
Equatorial Guinea	3	0.0%
South Sudan	3	0.0%
Burundi	3	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	3	0.0%
El Salvador	3	0.0%
Guatemala	3	0.0%
Paraguay	3	0.0%
Bahrain	3	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁵

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Local business-tax multiplier	415 %	31 Dec 2022	www.statistikportal.de²⁷Official
Local property-tax multiplier	510 %	31 Dec 2022	www.statistikportal.de²⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Kaiserslautern

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.

Worms as a Kaiserslautern alternative in the same region

48 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,751 Worms vs 11,111 Kaiserslautern−39%
Annual PM2.5: 11.0 µg/m³ Worms vs 8.1 µg/m³ Kaiserslautern+36%
Nearest airport: 20.6 km Worms vs 54.0 km Kaiserslautern−62%
Unemployment: 7.2% Worms vs 8.8% Kaiserslautern−18%
Rent: €6.91/m² Worms vs €6.52/m² Kaiserslautern+6%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 858.2 Worms vs 789.0 Kaiserslautern+9%
Median gross pay, region: €3,800 Worms vs €3,850 Kaiserslauternsame level

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Moers as a Kaiserslautern alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 238 km, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,665 Moers vs 10,558 Kaiserslautern−37%
Nearest airport: 21.5 km Moers vs 54.0 km Kaiserslautern−60%
Foreign residents: 14.0% Moers vs 21.5% Kaiserslautern−35%
Median gross pay, region: €4,150 Moers vs €3,850 Kaiserslautern+8%
Rent: €6.26/m² Moers vs €6.52/m² Kaiserslautern−4%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 851.3 Moers vs 789.0 Kaiserslautern+8%
Unemployment: 8.5% Moers vs 8.8% Kaiserslauternsame level

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Valencia as a Kaiserslautern alternative in another country

A move, not a commute, at 1282 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €8.20/m² (2024) Valencia vs €6.52/m² (2022) Kaiserslauternno percentage
Nearest airport: 9.2 km Valencia vs 54.0 km Kaiserslautern−83%
Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Valencia vs €3,850 Kaiserslauternno percentage
Foreign residents: 15.7% Valencia vs 21.5% Kaiserslautern−27%

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Cities near Kaiserslautern

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

Otterberg Commuting Zone · 6.6 km away

Rent: 6.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Landstuhl Commuting Zone · 14.7 km away

Rent: 6.71 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Ramstein-Miesenbach Commuting Zone · 15.5 km away

Rent: 7.18 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Wolfstein Commuting Zone · 19.5 km away

Rent: 4.95 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Rockenhausen 20.8 km away

Rent: 5.53 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Lambrecht (Pfalz) 22.8 km away

Rent: 5.88 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Rodalben 24.6 km away

Rent: 4.94 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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

All Germany cities

Gütersloh104,921 residents Salzgitter104,970 residents Siegen105,388 residents Moers106,150 residents Hildesheim106,651 residents Jena106,888 residents

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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; Kaiserslautern's school authority applies it locally.

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

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Common questions

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How many people live in Kaiserslautern?

The published population was 103,612 people in 2023. Source: Kaiserslautern demography report 2024.

How much does it cost to rent in Kaiserslautern?

Average net cold rent is 6.52 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 456 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Kaiserslautern?

How safe is Kaiserslautern?

What is the unemployment rate in Kaiserslautern?

The unemployment rate is about 8.8 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Kaiserslautern?

The median gross salary is 3,850 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Kaiserslautern a good place to live?

Kaiserslautern 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 Kaiserslautern?

Otterberg, Landstuhl, Ramstein-Miesenbach, Wolfstein, Rockenhausen are near Kaiserslautern. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Kaiserslautern?

The official country of birth distribution records 71,170 people (71.4%) 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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