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Living in Lauenburg/ Elbe

Lauenburg/ Elbe is a city in Germany. Lauenburg/ Elbe had a population of 11,657 at the end of 2024. The unemployment rate was 8.22% in May 2022. Regional disposable income was €29,817 per person per year at the end of 2023. The regional median gross salary was €4,050 per month at the end of 2024.

Higher unemployment than 92% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 74% of German cities that publish it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Lauenburg/ Elbe?

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 €10.7 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Lauenburg/ Elbe?

Average net cold rent is 10.7 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): 10.7 EUR/m²/month · Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Lauenburg / Elbe20

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

Net rent across major citiesLauenburg/ Elbe highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Lauenburg/ Elbe 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)10.7 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Lauenburg / Elbe20Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 642 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 10.7 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

What is the unemployment rate in Lauenburg/ Elbe?

The unemployment rate is about 8.2 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 8.22 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Lauenburg/ Elbe is 8.2%. 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%6246–8228 cities: 8% to under 10%2288–10Lauenburg/ Elbe 8.2%24 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 availability87.88 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Gigabit broadband availability99.5 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Disposable income per resident29,817 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts15Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita28,500 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts15Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)4,050 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)2Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate8.22 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19Official

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents129.5 per 100,0002024BBSR INKAR — physicians per 100,000 residents (indicator 8102)1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Lauenburg/ Elbe 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.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Airport Direct Destinations Count87 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights11Official
Destinations from nearest airport87 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat11Official
Nearest airportHAM13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv12Official
Distance to nearest airport47.2 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv12Official
Nearest Major Airport Distance Km47 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports12Official
Nearest Major Airport IataHAM3 Aug 2026OurAirports12Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Lauenburg/ Elbe. 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 Lauenburg/ Elbe.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Lauenburg/ Elbe?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7 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: 7.04 µg/m³ · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.10
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Lauenburg/ Elbe average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND24°-1°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Lauenburg/ Elbe average monthly precipitation, mm020406080574446375463796752535058JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Lauenburg/ Elbe average monthly sunshine, hours06012018024042671201852252192192041521074834JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Lauenburg/ Elbe annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5257.0PM2.5154012.2PM1010406.5NO₂µg/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 Lauenburg/ Elbe 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/m³1027–8Lauenburg/ Elbe 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 mean6.45 µg/m³country median 13.62024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.10Official
NO₂ — latest reading3.83 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.10Official
PM10 — annual mean12.22 µg/m³country median 13.42024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.10Official
PM2.5 — annual mean7.04 µg/m³country median 8.02024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.10Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 3.5 · Feb 4.8 · Mar 8.4 · Apr 14.3 · May 18.6 · Jun 21.6 · Jul 23.9 · Aug 23.7 · Sep 19.2 · Oct 13.5 · Nov 7.6 · Dec 4.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Boizenburg16Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -1 · Feb -0.6 · Mar 0.9 · Apr 4.2 · May 7.9 · Jun 11 · Jul 13.3 · Aug 13.3 · Sep 10.2 · Oct 6.4 · Nov 2.7 · Dec 0.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Boizenburg16Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 1.3 · Feb 2 · Mar 4.5 · Apr 9.1 · May 13.2 · Jun 16.2 · Jul 18.4 · Aug 18.1 · Sep 14.3 · Oct 9.7 · Nov 5.1 · Dec 2.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Boizenburg16Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 56.7 · Feb 44.4 · Mar 46.1 · Apr 36.7 · May 53.5 · Jun 62.8 · Jul 79.2 · Aug 67.4 · Sep 51.5 · Oct 52.7 · Nov 49.8 · Dec 57.9 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Boizenburg16Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 42.2 · Feb 67.3 · Mar 119.8 · Apr 185 · May 225.4 · Jun 219.3 · Jul 219.3 · Aug 204 · Sep 152.2 · Oct 106.5 · Nov 47.9 · Dec 34.3 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Boizenburg16Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature9 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)7Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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Population and city profile

The city covered 9.6 km² in 2024. Population density was 1,219.4 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Lauenburg/ Elbe?

The published population was 11,657 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Lauenburg/ Elbe residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport85.9%Foreign residents14.1%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents527 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality8Official
City area9.56 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official
Foreign residents1,638 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities18Official
Population density1,219 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.9Official
Population11,657 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents597 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit17Official
Catholic share5.2 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit17Official
No religion or other7,075 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit17Official
No religion or other, share62.1 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit17Official
Protestant residents3,723 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit17Official
Protestant share32.7 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit17Official

International community in Lauenburg/ Elbe

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
Total11,395100.0%
Germany9,21980.9%
Turkey4053.6%
Poland3052.7%
Kazakhstan1671.5%
Afghanistan1501.3%
Russian Federation1461.3%
Syrian Arab Republic1351.2%
Ukraine870.8%
Bulgaria640.6%
Romania630.6%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Serbia580.5%
Kosovo510.4%
Iraq380.3%
Italy350.3%
Not stated230.2%
Eritrea210.2%
Armenia210.2%
Greece190.2%
Latvia190.2%
Uzbekistan190.2%
Philippines180.2%
Azerbaijan170.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of170.1%
Albania140.1%
United Kingdom130.1%
Austria120.1%
Lebanon120.1%
Moldova, Republic of110.1%
Portugal100.1%
Togo100.1%
Czech Republic90.1%
Tunisia90.1%
United States90.1%
India90.1%
Denmark80.1%
Pakistan80.1%
China80.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina70.1%
Lithuania70.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of70.1%
Kenya70.1%
Palestinian territories70.1%
Croatia60.1%
Slovenia50.0%
Belarus50.0%
Belgium40.0%
Finland40.0%
Netherlands40.0%
Sweden40.0%
Ghana40.0%
Chile40.0%
Mexico40.0%
Saudi Arabia40.0%
Montenegro30.0%
Slovakia30.0%
Switzerland30.0%
Hungary30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Ethiopia30.0%
Nigeria30.0%
Liberia30.0%
Somalia30.0%
Sudan30.0%
Uganda30.0%
Egypt30.0%
Brazil30.0%
Haiti30.0%
Canada30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Peru30.0%
Yemen30.0%
Georgia30.0%
Viet Nam30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Kuwait30.0%
Kyrgyzstan30.0%
United Arab Emirates30.0%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total11,395100.0%
Germany9,75785.6%
Turkey4033.5%
Poland1891.7%
Syrian Arab Republic1561.4%
Afghanistan1541.4%
Ukraine720.6%
Bulgaria680.6%
Serbia620.5%
Romania540.5%
Kosovo490.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Russian Federation380.3%
Iraq370.3%
Italy310.3%
Eritrea300.3%
Greece270.2%
Armenia240.2%
Azerbaijan170.1%
Uncertain140.1%
Latvia130.1%
Albania120.1%
Croatia100.1%
Austria100.1%
Lithuania90.1%
Hungary90.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina80.1%
Pakistan80.1%
China80.1%
Portugal70.1%
United Kingdom70.1%
Yemen70.1%
Kenya60.1%
Togo60.1%
Moldova, Republic of50.0%
Belarus50.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of50.0%
Kazakhstan50.0%
Denmark40.0%
France40.0%
Slovenia40.0%
Nigeria40.0%
Ghana40.0%
Somalia40.0%
Belgium30.0%
Montenegro30.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of30.0%
Netherlands30.0%
Slovakia30.0%
Switzerland30.0%
Spain30.0%
Czech Republic30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Ethiopia30.0%
Morocco30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Uganda30.0%
United States30.0%
India30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Jordan30.0%
Philippines30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13

Is Lauenburg/ Elbe 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 worker65%strong on work, weak on safety · range 56–74%
Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on safety · range 55–73%
Student66%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 55–77%
Family55%strong on family, weak on safety · range 44–66%
Retirement66%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 55–77%
Foreign residents1,638 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population11,657 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
NO₂ — latest reading3.83 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)10.7 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Lauenburg / Elbe
Fibre-to-the-building availability87.88 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability99.5 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-02

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Childcare coverage, ages 3–687.5 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional4Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 341.1 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional4Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier395 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich6Official
Local property-tax multiplier470 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich6Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Lauenburg/ Elbe?

The published population was 11,657 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Lauenburg/ Elbe?

Average net cold rent is 10.7 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 749 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Lauenburg / Elbe.

Is the air quality good in Lauenburg/ Elbe?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7 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 Lauenburg/ Elbe?

The unemployment rate is about 8.2 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Lauenburg/ Elbe?

The median gross salary is 4,050 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Lauenburg/ Elbe?

1,638 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Lauenburg/ Elbe a good place to live?

Lauenburg/ Elbe 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 Lauenburg/ Elbe?

The official country of birth distribution records 11,395 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). Lauenburg/ Elbe, Germany: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/lauenburg-elbe/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Lauenburg/ Elbe, Germany: rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/lauenburg-elbe/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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