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Living in Knittlingen

Knittlingen is a city in Germany. Its population was 8,188 at the end of 2024. Population density was 311 people per km² in 2024. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €10 per m² per month in 2024. The nearest airport was STR, 50.4 km away, with 80 listed destinations in June 2026.

Lower unemployment than 90% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 87% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 Knittlingen.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Knittlingen?

Average net cold rent is 6.71 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): 6.71 EUR/m²/month · Destatis6

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

Net rent across major citiesKnittlingen highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Knittlingen 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)6.71 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate10 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 403 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.71 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 Knittlingen?

The unemployment rate is 3.3 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Knittlingen is 3.3%. 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%8012–4Knittlingen 3.3%1290 cities: 4% to under 6%12904–6624 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 availability1.01 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de5Official
Gigabit broadband availability39.95 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Median gross salary (regional)4,350 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)2Official · regional context
Unemployment rate3.3 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3Official

Public employment service

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

Mobility and administration

Gigabit broadband availability was 40% at the end of 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport80 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat13Official
Nearest airportSTR13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official
Distance to nearest airport50.4 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Knittlingen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 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 Pforzheim)12

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
Knittlingen average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND26°-3°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Knittlingen average monthly precipitation, mm020406080554546387957778052665662JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Knittlingen average monthly sunshine, hours06513019526064881472052182432552281831197254JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Knittlingen annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5257.0PM2.5154011.0PM10104024.0NO₂µg/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 Knittlingen is 7.0 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/m³1027–8Knittlingen 7.0155 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³1558–990 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 mean24 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Mühlacker Stuttgarter Straße)10Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean11 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Pforzheim)11Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean7 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Pforzheim)12Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 5.1 · Feb 6.7 · Mar 11.6 · Apr 16.8 · May 20.3 · Jun 24.2 · Jul 26.3 · Aug 25.5 · Sep 21.2 · Oct 15.9 · Nov 9.7 · Dec 6 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station M�hlacker18Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -2.6 · Feb -2.8 · Mar -0.3 · Apr 2.2 · May 6.5 · Jun 10.5 · Jul 12.1 · Aug 11.8 · Sep 8 · Oct 4.8 · Nov 1.2 · Dec -1.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station M�hlacker18Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 1.3 · Feb 2.1 · Mar 5.6 · Apr 9.7 · May 13.6 · Jun 17.4 · Jul 19.2 · Aug 18.4 · Sep 14.2 · Oct 9.9 · Nov 5.4 · Dec 2.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station M�hlacker18Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 55 · Feb 45.3 · Mar 46.3 · Apr 38.1 · May 78.9 · Jun 56.9 · Jul 77.1 · Aug 79.9 · Sep 51.6 · Oct 66.4 · Nov 55.6 · Dec 61.6 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station M�hlacker18Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 64 · Feb 87.5 · Mar 146.8 · Apr 204.7 · May 217.7 · Jun 243.1 · Jul 254.6 · Aug 228.2 · Sep 182.8 · Oct 118.5 · Nov 71.5 · Dec 53.6 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station M�hlacker18Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature8.9 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)9Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Teterow8,186 residentsMücheln (Geiseltal)8,185 residentsDornstetten8,194 residentsSimmern/ Hunsrück8,195 residentsLauter-Bernsbach8,179 residentsBad Feilnbach8,198 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Knittlingen?

The published population was 8,188 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Knittlingen residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport85.3%Foreign residents14.7%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area26.33 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)17Official
City area26.33 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)8Official
Foreign residents1,201 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official
Population density311 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.17Official
Population8,188 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents1,314 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Catholic share16.5 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
No religion or other3,416 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
No religion or other, share42.9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Protestant residents3,233 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Protestant share40.6 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official

International community in Knittlingen

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
Total7,962100.0%
Germany6,35879.9%
Turkey2743.4%
Kazakhstan1311.6%
Hungary1121.4%
Russian Federation1111.4%
Romania1071.3%
Poland680.9%
Czech Republic660.8%
Spain600.8%
Croatia560.7%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Italy510.6%
Serbia510.6%
Ukraine450.6%
Greece360.5%
Not stated330.4%
Kosovo280.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina260.3%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of200.3%
Syrian Arab Republic200.3%
Austria150.2%
Thailand150.2%
France140.2%
Bulgaria130.2%
Afghanistan120.2%
Lithuania110.1%
Netherlands110.1%
Switzerland110.1%
Slovenia100.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of100.1%
Slovakia90.1%
Moldova, Republic of80.1%
Pakistan80.1%
Latvia70.1%
Portugal70.1%
United Kingdom70.1%
Morocco70.1%
Sri Lanka70.1%
India70.1%
Iraq70.1%
Montenegro60.1%
Nigeria60.1%
South Africa60.1%
Tunisia60.1%
Egypt60.1%
Albania50.1%
Gambia50.1%
Viet Nam50.1%
Estonia40.1%
Belarus40.1%
Brazil40.1%
Dominican Republic40.1%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of40.1%
United States40.1%
Philippines40.1%
Tajikistan40.1%
China40.1%
Denmark30.0%
Ireland30.0%
Malta30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Ethiopia30.0%
Côte D'Ivoire30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Kenya30.0%
Libya30.0%
Togo30.0%
Argentina30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Paraguay30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Kyrgyzstan30.0%
Mongolia30.0%
United Arab Emirates30.0%
Uzbekistan30.0%

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
Total7,962100.0%
Germany6,76184.9%
Turkey2973.7%
Hungary1291.6%
Italy891.1%
Spain851.1%
Romania771.0%
Greece560.7%
Croatia510.6%
Poland360.5%
Ukraine320.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Kosovo230.3%
Bulgaria210.3%
Afghanistan210.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina200.3%
Syrian Arab Republic200.3%
Serbia190.2%
Russian Federation150.2%
Kazakhstan150.2%
Thailand150.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of140.2%
Lithuania120.2%
Nigeria110.1%
Portugal100.1%
Iraq100.1%
France90.1%
Netherlands90.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of90.1%
Austria80.1%
Montenegro70.1%
Slovakia70.1%
Tunisia60.1%
Gambia50.1%
Pakistan50.1%
Philippines50.1%
Uncertain50.1%
Albania40.1%
Malta40.1%
Morocco40.1%
South Africa40.1%
United States40.1%
China40.1%
Ireland30.0%
Moldova, Republic of30.0%
Switzerland30.0%
Czech Republic30.0%
United Kingdom30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Madagascar30.0%
Togo30.0%
Dominican Republic30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Viet Nam30.0%
India30.0%

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

Is Knittlingen 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 worker48%strong on work, weak on safety · range 37–59%
Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–67%
Student49%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 37–61%
Family59%strong on family, weak on safety · range 47–71%
Retirement51%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 37–65%
Foreign residents1,201 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population8,188 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.71 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Destatis
Fibre-to-the-building availability1.01 %31 Dec 2025Official source · data.bundesnetzagentur.de
Gigabit broadband availability39.95 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Median gross salary (regional)4,350 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 multiplier360 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de19Official
Local property-tax multiplier320 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de19Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Knittlingen 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 Knittlingen?

The published population was 8,188 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Knittlingen?

Average net cold rent is 6.71 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 470 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Knittlingen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 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 Pforzheim).

What is the unemployment rate in Knittlingen?

The unemployment rate is 3.3 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Knittlingen?

The median gross salary is 4,350 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

How many foreign residents live in Knittlingen?

1,201 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Knittlingen a good place to live?

Knittlingen 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 Knittlingen?

The official country of birth distribution records 7,962 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). Knittlingen, Germany: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/knittlingen/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Knittlingen, Germany: rent, salary, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
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}
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