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Living in Kirn

Kirn is a city in Germany. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €9 per m² per month in 2024. Kirn had a population of 8,551 at the end of 2024. In May 2022, the foreign population was 1,186.

Cheaper rent than 80% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 78% of German cities that publish it and dirtier air than 71% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 Kirn.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Kirn?

Average net cold rent is 5.26 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): 5.26 EUR/m²/month · Destatis7

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

Net rent across major citiesKirn highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Kirn 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)5.26 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate9 EUR/m²/month2024BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 316 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.26 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 Kirn?

The unemployment rate is 6.4 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Kirn is 6.4%. 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%6246–8Kirn 6.4%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 availability13.34 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de6Official
Gigabit broadband availability97.4 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas5Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,950 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)2Official · regional context
Unemployment rate6.4 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3Official

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k924.4 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)4Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Kirn 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 100k924.4 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was HHN, 22.5 km away, with 47 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 97.4% at the end of 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport47 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat14Official
Nearest airportHHN13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official
Distance to nearest airport22.5 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Kirn?

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: European Environment Agency13

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
Kirn average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND22°-2°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Kirn average monthly precipitation, mm020406080615857447268797357626168JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Kirn average monthly sunshine, hours06012018024049781321902112282322081691054942JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Kirn annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5259.0PM2.515407.0PM1010403.0NO₂µg/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 Kirn 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/m³909–10Kirn 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 mean3 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Hunsrück-Leisel)11Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean7 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Hunsrück-Leisel)12Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean9 µg/m³country median 8.031 Dec 2024European Environment Agency13Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 2.7 · Feb 3.8 · Mar 8.1 · Apr 13.2 · May 16.8 · Jun 20.3 · Jul 22.2 · Aug 21.8 · Sep 17.7 · Oct 12.4 · Nov 6.8 · Dec 3.6 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Hahn19Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -1.7 · Feb -1.4 · Mar 1.1 · Apr 4.4 · May 8 · Jun 11.2 · Jul 13.1 · Aug 12.9 · Sep 9.8 · Oct 6.1 · Nov 2.1 · Dec -0.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Hahn19Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 0.5 · Feb 1.2 · Mar 4.4 · Apr 8.7 · May 12.4 · Jun 15.6 · Jul 17.5 · Aug 17.1 · Sep 13.5 · Oct 9.1 · Nov 4.4 · Dec 1.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Hahn19Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 60.9 · Feb 57.7 · Mar 56.8 · Apr 43.5 · May 72.4 · Jun 68.2 · Jul 78.9 · Aug 72.6 · Sep 56.9 · Oct 62.4 · Nov 61.2 · Dec 67.7 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Hahn19Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 49.3 · Feb 77.6 · Mar 131.9 · Apr 190.1 · May 211.2 · Jun 227.9 · Jul 231.9 · Aug 208.4 · Sep 168.5 · Oct 104.6 · Nov 49.3 · Dec 42.3 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Hahn19Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature9.5 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)10Official · land
Annual PM2.5 over time8 published observations, 2014–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Kirn by year, µg/m³7.69.511.513.420142017202020249.0µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 30.8% between 2014 and 2024, from 13.0 to 9.0.

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Allersberg8,550 residentsSchnaittach8,561 residentsFürstenzell8,565 residentsSchladen8,566 residentsObernburg a.Main8,575 residentsTirschenreuth8,516 residents

Population and city profile

Population density was 517.3 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Kirn?

The published population was 8,551 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis9

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Kirn residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport86.1%Foreign residents13.9%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area16.53 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)18Official
City area16.53 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)9Official
Foreign residents1,186 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21Official
Population density517.3 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.18Official
Population8,551 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis9Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents1,856 people31 Dec 2022Destatis8Official
Catholic share22.1 %31 Dec 2022Destatis8Official
No religion or other3,008 people31 Dec 2022Destatis8Official
No religion or other, share35.8 %31 Dec 2022Destatis8Official
Protestant residents3,544 people31 Dec 2022Destatis8Official
Protestant share42.2 %31 Dec 2022Destatis8Official

International community in Kirn

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
Total8,408100.0%
Germany6,35575.6%
Russian Federation3684.4%
Kazakhstan2472.9%
Turkey1471.7%
Syrian Arab Republic1401.7%
Poland1281.5%
Romania1231.5%
Ukraine1141.4%
Afghanistan640.8%
Uzbekistan560.7%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Bulgaria510.6%
Not stated500.6%
Moldova, Republic of480.6%
Kyrgyzstan360.4%
Tunisia310.4%
United States240.3%
Serbia230.3%
Eritrea230.3%
Italy210.2%
Somalia210.2%
France190.2%
Austria180.2%
Armenia160.2%
Slovakia140.2%
Azerbaijan140.2%
Kosovo130.2%
Croatia120.1%
Hungary120.1%
Iraq120.1%
Thailand120.1%
Viet Nam110.1%
Pakistan110.1%
Czech Republic100.1%
Switzerland90.1%
United Kingdom90.1%
Brazil90.1%
India90.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of90.1%
Georgia80.1%
Netherlands70.1%
Nigeria70.1%
Philippines60.1%
Tajikistan60.1%
Slovenia50.1%
Luxembourg50.1%
Albania40.0%
Denmark40.0%
Greece40.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of40.0%
Spain40.0%
Algeria40.0%
Ethiopia40.0%
Sudan40.0%
China40.0%
Latvia30.0%
Lithuania30.0%
Portugal30.0%
Benin30.0%
Côte D'Ivoire30.0%
Morocco30.0%
Rwanda30.0%
Central African Republic30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Peru30.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of30.0%
Japan30.0%
Jordan30.0%
Bangladesh30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source17

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total8,408100.0%
Germany7,22185.9%
Syrian Arab Republic1722.0%
Turkey1591.9%
Romania1411.7%
Ukraine821.0%
Afghanistan811.0%
Bulgaria560.7%
Poland490.6%
Eritrea390.5%
Somalia350.4%
Show 52 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Russian Federation310.4%
Tunisia240.3%
Italy230.3%
Moldova, Republic of220.3%
United States180.2%
Kazakhstan160.2%
Hungary140.2%
Armenia140.2%
Iraq140.2%
Azerbaijan110.1%
Slovakia100.1%
Serbia100.1%
France90.1%
Croatia90.1%
Pakistan90.1%
Thailand90.1%
Viet Nam80.1%
Austria70.1%
Netherlands60.1%
Nigeria60.1%
Cameroon50.1%
Albania40.0%
Greece40.0%
Kosovo40.0%
United Kingdom40.0%
Algeria40.0%
Ethiopia40.0%
Georgia40.0%
Latvia30.0%
Lithuania30.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of30.0%
Portugal30.0%
Czech Republic30.0%
Benin30.0%
Morocco30.0%
Guinea30.0%
Rwanda30.0%
Sudan30.0%
Egypt30.0%
Central African Republic30.0%
Brazil30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Peru30.0%
India30.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of30.0%
Japan30.0%
Jordan30.0%
Bangladesh30.0%
Philippines30.0%
China30.0%
Australia30.0%
Stateless30.0%

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

Is Kirn 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 46–66%
Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–69%
Student59%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 48–70%
Family52%strong on family, weak on safety · range 41–63%
Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 44–66%
Foreign residents1,186 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population8,551 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.26 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Destatis
Fibre-to-the-building availability13.34 %31 Dec 2025Official source · data.bundesnetzagentur.de
Gigabit broadband availability97.4 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Median gross salary (regional)3,950 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Local business-tax multiplier390 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de20Official
Local property-tax multiplier420 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de20Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Kirn?

The published population was 8,551 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Kirn?

Average net cold rent is 5.26 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 368 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Kirn?

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: European Environment Agency.

What is the unemployment rate in Kirn?

The unemployment rate is 6.4 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Kirn?

The median gross salary is 3,950 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

How many foreign residents live in Kirn?

1,186 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Kirn a good place to live?

Kirn 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 Kirn?

The official country of birth distribution records 8,408 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). Kirn, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/kirn/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Kirn, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, climate},
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  year = {2026},
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Sources

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  4. Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas) bundes-klinik-atlas.de · checked 2026-08-03
  5. Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV · gigabitgrundbuch.bund.de · checked 2026-07-14
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  2. EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Hunsrück-Leisel) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
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  7. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country_of_birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
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