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.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 10.7 EUR/m²/month | 4 Jun 2026 | Miet-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.
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 rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fibre-to-the-building availability | 87.88 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official |
| Gigabit broadband availability | 99.5 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official |
| Disposable income per resident | 29,817 EUR/year | 31 Dec 2023 | VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts15Official · district-level figure |
| GDP per capita | 28,500 EUR/year | 31 Dec 2023 | VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts15Official · district-level figure |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 4,050 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)2Official · district-level figure |
| Unemployment rate | 8.22 %country median 5.1% | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 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.
Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Lauenburg/ Elbe. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 129.5 per 100,000 | 2024 | BBSR 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 guideMobility and administration
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airport Direct Destinations Count | 87 count | 3 Aug 2026 | OpenFlights11Official |
| Destinations from nearest airport | 87 count | 13 Jun 2026 | OpenFlights — routes.dat11Official |
| Nearest airport | HAM | 13 Jun 2026 | OurAirports — airports.csv12Official |
| Distance to nearest airport | 47.2 km | 13 Jun 2026 | OurAirports — airports.csv12Official |
| Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | 47 km | 3 Aug 2026 | OurAirports12Official |
| Nearest Major Airport Iata | HAM | 3 Aug 2026 | OurAirports12Official |
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.
BAMF Integrationskurse — Integration course
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
For eligible migrants.
BAMF job-related German courses — Job-related language course
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
For migrants needing job-related German.
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
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 6.45 µg/m³country median 13.6 | 2024 | Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.10Official |
| NO₂ — latest reading | 3.83 µg/m³ | 15 Jul 2026 | Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.10Official |
| PM10 — annual mean | 12.22 µg/m³country median 13.4 | 2024 | Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.10Official |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 7.04 µg/m³country median 8.0 | 2024 | Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.10Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 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 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Boizenburg16Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -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 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Boizenburg16Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 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 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Boizenburg16Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 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 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Boizenburg16Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 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 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Boizenburg16Official · nearest-station reading |
| Annual mean temperature | 9 °C | 31 Dec 2020 | DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)7Official · land |
Cities of a similar size in Germany
Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.
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
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 527 cars/1000 residents | 1 Jan 2026 | Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality8Official |
| City area | 9.56 km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official |
| Foreign residents | 1,638 people | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities18Official |
| Population density | 1,219 people/km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.9Official |
| Population | 11,657 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official |
People and communities
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic residents | 597 people | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit17Official |
| Catholic share | 5.2 % | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit17Official |
| No religion or other | 7,075 people | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit17Official |
| No religion or other, share | 62.1 % | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit17Official |
| Protestant residents | 3,723 people | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit17Official |
| Protestant share | 32.7 % | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 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 group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 11,395 | 100.0% |
| Germany | 9,219 | 80.9% |
| Turkey | 405 | 3.6% |
| Poland | 305 | 2.7% |
| Kazakhstan | 167 | 1.5% |
| Afghanistan | 150 | 1.3% |
| Russian Federation | 146 | 1.3% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 135 | 1.2% |
| Ukraine | 87 | 0.8% |
| Bulgaria | 64 | 0.6% |
| Romania | 63 | 0.6% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 58 | 0.5% |
| Kosovo | 51 | 0.4% |
| Iraq | 38 | 0.3% |
| Italy | 35 | 0.3% |
| Not stated | 23 | 0.2% |
| Eritrea | 21 | 0.2% |
| Armenia | 21 | 0.2% |
| Greece | 19 | 0.2% |
| Latvia | 19 | 0.2% |
| Uzbekistan | 19 | 0.2% |
| Philippines | 18 | 0.2% |
| Azerbaijan | 17 | 0.1% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 17 | 0.1% |
| Albania | 14 | 0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 13 | 0.1% |
| Austria | 12 | 0.1% |
| Lebanon | 12 | 0.1% |
| Moldova, Republic of | 11 | 0.1% |
| Portugal | 10 | 0.1% |
| Togo | 10 | 0.1% |
| Czech Republic | 9 | 0.1% |
| Tunisia | 9 | 0.1% |
| United States | 9 | 0.1% |
| India | 9 | 0.1% |
| Denmark | 8 | 0.1% |
| Pakistan | 8 | 0.1% |
| China | 8 | 0.1% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7 | 0.1% |
| Lithuania | 7 | 0.1% |
| Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of | 7 | 0.1% |
| Kenya | 7 | 0.1% |
| Palestinian territories | 7 | 0.1% |
| Croatia | 6 | 0.1% |
| Slovenia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 5 | 0.0% |
| Belgium | 4 | 0.0% |
| Finland | 4 | 0.0% |
| Netherlands | 4 | 0.0% |
| Sweden | 4 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 4 | 0.0% |
| Chile | 4 | 0.0% |
| Mexico | 4 | 0.0% |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 3 | 0.0% |
| Slovakia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 3 | 0.0% |
| Hungary | 3 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ethiopia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Nigeria | 3 | 0.0% |
| Liberia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Somalia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sudan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Uganda | 3 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 3 | 0.0% |
| Brazil | 3 | 0.0% |
| Haiti | 3 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 3 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 3 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 3 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Viet Nam | 3 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Kuwait | 3 | 0.0% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 0.0% |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source14
Citizenship
Persons · 2022-05-15
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 11,395 | 100.0% |
| Germany | 9,757 | 85.6% |
| Turkey | 403 | 3.5% |
| Poland | 189 | 1.7% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 156 | 1.4% |
| Afghanistan | 154 | 1.4% |
| Ukraine | 72 | 0.6% |
| Bulgaria | 68 | 0.6% |
| Serbia | 62 | 0.5% |
| Romania | 54 | 0.5% |
| Kosovo | 49 | 0.4% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Russian Federation | 38 | 0.3% |
| Iraq | 37 | 0.3% |
| Italy | 31 | 0.3% |
| Eritrea | 30 | 0.3% |
| Greece | 27 | 0.2% |
| Armenia | 24 | 0.2% |
| Azerbaijan | 17 | 0.1% |
| Uncertain | 14 | 0.1% |
| Latvia | 13 | 0.1% |
| Albania | 12 | 0.1% |
| Croatia | 10 | 0.1% |
| Austria | 10 | 0.1% |
| Lithuania | 9 | 0.1% |
| Hungary | 9 | 0.1% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | 0.1% |
| Pakistan | 8 | 0.1% |
| China | 8 | 0.1% |
| Portugal | 7 | 0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 7 | 0.1% |
| Yemen | 7 | 0.1% |
| Kenya | 6 | 0.1% |
| Togo | 6 | 0.1% |
| Moldova, Republic of | 5 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 5 | 0.0% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 5 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 0.0% |
| Denmark | 4 | 0.0% |
| France | 4 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Nigeria | 4 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 4 | 0.0% |
| Somalia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Belgium | 3 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 3 | 0.0% |
| Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of | 3 | 0.0% |
| Netherlands | 3 | 0.0% |
| Slovakia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 3 | 0.0% |
| Spain | 3 | 0.0% |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ethiopia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Morocco | 3 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Uganda | 3 | 0.0% |
| United States | 3 | 0.0% |
| India | 3 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Jordan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Philippines | 3 | 0.0% |
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.
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Childcare coverage, ages 3–6 | 87.5 % | 1 Mar 2025 | Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional4Official · district-level figure |
| Childcare coverage, under 3 | 41.1 % | 1 Mar 2025 | Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional4Official · district-level figure |
| Local business-tax multiplier | 395 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Destatis Realsteuervergleich6Official |
| Local property-tax multiplier | 470 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Destatis 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/BibTeX citation
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- All recorded crimes per 100,000 residents in the BBSR/PKS Kreis indicator. inkar.de · checked 2026-07-16
- Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort) Bundesagentur für Arbeit · statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-07-14
- Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV · gigabitgrundbuch.bund.de · checked 2026-07-14
- Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional Destatis · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
- Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
- Destatis Realsteuervergleich destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
- DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster) DWD Climate Data Center · opendata.dwd.de · checked 2026-06-05
- Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt · kba.de · checked 2026-07-14
- Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row. destatis.de · checked 2024-12-31
- Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted. umweltbundesamt.de · checked 2026-07-15
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- OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
- OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
- Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
- Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country_of_birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
- VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts VGRdL · statistikportal.de · checked 2026-07-14
- WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Boizenburg WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
- Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit Zensus 2022 · destatis.de · checked 2026-09-01
- Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities Zensus 2022 regional tables · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-26
- Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities Zensus 2022 regional tables · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-26
- Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Lauenburg / Elbe miet-check.de · checked 2026-06-04
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