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Living in Lindau (Bodensee)

Lindau (Bodensee) is a city in Germany, with a population of 25,845 at the end of 2024. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €14.74 per m² per month in June 2026.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Lindau (Bodensee)?

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 Lindau (Bodensee).Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Lindau (Bodensee)?

Average net cold rent is 14.74 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): 14.74 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Lindau (Bodensee)19

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Lindau (Bodensee) yet.

Net rent across major citiesLindau (Bodensee) highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Lindau (Bodensee) 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)14.74 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Lindau (Bodensee)19Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 884 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 14.74 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

The unemployment rate was 5.34% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €4,050 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €31,305 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Lindau (Bodensee)?

The unemployment rate is about 5.3 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 5.34 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities18
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Lindau (Bodensee) is 5.3%. 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%8012–41290 cities: 4% to under 6%12904–6Lindau (Bodensee) 5.3%624 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 availability19.24 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Gigabit broadband availability62.62 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Disposable income per resident31,305 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts16Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita45,740 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts16Official · 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 rate5.34 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities18Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Lindau (Bodensee). 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

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Lindau (Bodensee). Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents138.3 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 Lindau (Bodensee) 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.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport2 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat12Official
Nearest airportACH13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv13Official
Distance to nearest airport11.5 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv13Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Lindau (Bodensee). 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 Lindau (Bodensee).

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Lindau (Bodensee)?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.4 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: 7.43 µg/m³ · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.11
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Lindau (Bodensee) annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5257.4PM2.5154012.6PM10104014.8NO₂µg/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 Lindau (Bodensee) is 7.4 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/m³1027–8Lindau (Bodensee) 7.4155 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 mean14.77 µg/m³country median 13.62024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.11Official
NO₂ — latest reading7.75 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.11Official
PM10 — annual mean12.63 µg/m³country median 13.42024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.11Official
PM2.5 — annual mean7.43 µg/m³country median 8.02024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.11Official
Annual mean temperature8.4 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)8Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Friedrichsdorf25,871 residentsNordenham25,889 residentsDelitzsch25,895 residentsVerl25,762 residentsWaldkraiburg25,737 residentsIdstein25,736 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 33.1 km² in 2024. Population density was 781.8 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Lindau (Bodensee)?

The published population was 25,845 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Lindau (Bodensee) residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport81.4%Foreign residents18.6%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents612 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality9Official
City area33.06 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official
Foreign residents4,807 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities17Official
Population density781.8 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.10Official
Population25,845 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents7,814 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Catholic share30.8 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other13,464 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other, share53 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant residents4,117 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant share16.2 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official

International community in Lindau (Bodensee)

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
Total25,394100.0%
Germany19,05475.0%
Austria1,0164.0%
Turkey4931.9%
Italy3691.5%
Poland3691.5%
Romania3381.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina2150.8%
Kosovo1980.8%
Ukraine1920.8%
Greece1870.7%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Croatia1850.7%
Czech Republic1710.7%
Russian Federation1650.6%
Serbia1550.6%
Switzerland1360.5%
India1240.5%
Syrian Arab Republic1240.5%
Hungary1170.5%
Afghanistan1070.4%
Kazakhstan880.3%
Iraq780.3%
Bulgaria750.3%
Viet Nam750.3%
Spain710.3%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of650.3%
Slovakia650.3%
France630.2%
United States510.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of480.2%
Brazil430.2%
United Kingdom390.2%
China370.1%
Albania360.1%
Eritrea340.1%
Philippines340.1%
Portugal330.1%
Not stated330.1%
Thailand320.1%
Netherlands250.1%
Morocco240.1%
Somalia240.1%
Pakistan220.1%
Latvia210.1%
Mexico180.1%
Slovenia170.1%
Sri Lanka170.1%
Korea, Republic of170.1%
Montenegro160.1%
Moldova, Republic of160.1%
Sweden160.1%
Georgia160.1%
Tunisia150.1%
Indonesia150.1%
Japan150.1%
Belarus140.1%
Ethiopia140.1%
Nigeria140.1%
Egypt140.1%
Lithuania130.1%
Argentina130.1%
Canada130.1%
Colombia130.1%
Australia130.1%
Peru120.0%
Luxembourg110.0%
Senegal110.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of110.0%
Algeria100.0%
Cuba100.0%
Belgium80.0%
South Africa80.0%
Israel80.0%
Cambodia80.0%
Uzbekistan80.0%
Norway70.0%
Gambia70.0%
Kenya70.0%
Congo70.0%
Sierra Leone70.0%
Finland60.0%
Jordan60.0%
Kyrgyzstan60.0%
Tajikistan60.0%
Denmark50.0%
Ireland50.0%
Guinea50.0%
Cameroon50.0%
Chile50.0%
Azerbaijan50.0%
Lebanon50.0%
Nepal50.0%
Libya40.0%
Dominican Republic40.0%
Guatemala40.0%
Palestinian territories40.0%
New Zealand40.0%
Liechtenstein30.0%
Botswana30.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the30.0%
Niger30.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of30.0%
Uganda30.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of30.0%
Ecuador30.0%
Honduras30.0%
Uruguay30.0%
Armenia30.0%
Myanmar30.0%
Kuwait30.0%
Bangladesh30.0%
Taiwan, Province of China30.0%
United Arab Emirates30.0%
Turkmenistan30.0%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total25,394100.0%
Germany20,58681.1%
Turkey5012.0%
Austria4851.9%
Italy4501.8%
Romania2641.0%
Croatia2370.9%
Greece2300.9%
Kosovo1910.8%
Poland1710.7%
Ukraine1670.7%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Bosnia and Herzegovina1470.6%
Serbia1350.5%
Syrian Arab Republic1320.5%
Afghanistan1290.5%
India1040.4%
Hungary950.4%
Switzerland720.3%
Spain670.3%
Bulgaria660.3%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of640.3%
Russian Federation640.3%
Iraq620.2%
Viet Nam610.2%
France550.2%
Slovakia500.2%
Czech Republic490.2%
Eritrea480.2%
China360.1%
United States330.1%
Portugal310.1%
Somalia310.1%
Netherlands260.1%
Philippines240.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of230.1%
Pakistan220.1%
Albania210.1%
Morocco210.1%
Nigeria200.1%
United Kingdom180.1%
Thailand180.1%
Montenegro160.1%
Egypt160.1%
Brazil160.1%
Latvia140.1%
Mexico130.1%
Indonesia120.0%
Korea, Republic of120.0%
Sweden110.0%
Belarus110.0%
Georgia110.0%
Cambodia110.0%
Ireland100.0%
Australia100.0%
Colombia90.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of90.0%
Sri Lanka90.0%
Luxembourg80.0%
Japan80.0%
Uncertain80.0%
Slovenia70.0%
Ethiopia70.0%
Tunisia70.0%
Peru70.0%
Azerbaijan70.0%
Kazakhstan70.0%
Lithuania60.0%
Senegal60.0%
Sierra Leone60.0%
Stateless60.0%
Belgium50.0%
Finland50.0%
Norway50.0%
Gambia50.0%
Israel50.0%
Jordan50.0%
Moldova, Republic of40.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the40.0%
Canada40.0%
Nepal40.0%
Uzbekistan40.0%
Estonia30.0%
Botswana30.0%
Guinea30.0%
Cameroon30.0%
Togo30.0%
Uganda30.0%
Argentina30.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of30.0%
Dominican Republic30.0%
Ecuador30.0%
Guatemala30.0%
Honduras30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Uruguay30.0%
Armenia30.0%
Lebanon30.0%
Bangladesh30.0%
Taiwan, Province of China30.0%
Turkmenistan30.0%
New Zealand30.0%

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

Is Lindau (Bodensee) 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 worker50%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–59%
Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–64%
Student38%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 27–49%
Family56%strong on family, weak on safety · range 45–67%
Retirement57%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 46–68%
Foreign residents4,807 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population25,845 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
NO₂ — latest reading7.75 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)14.74 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Lindau (Bodensee)
Fibre-to-the-building availability19.24 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability62.62 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Childcare coverage, ages 3–694.8 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 329.5 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier410 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official
Local property-tax multiplier437 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Lindau (Bodensee)?

The published population was 25,845 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Lindau (Bodensee)?

Average net cold rent is 14.74 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 1,032 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Lindau (Bodensee).

Is the air quality good in Lindau (Bodensee)?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.4 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 Lindau (Bodensee)?

The unemployment rate is about 5.3 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Lindau (Bodensee)?

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

How many foreign residents live in Lindau (Bodensee)?

4,807 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Lindau (Bodensee) a good place to live?

Lindau (Bodensee) 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 Lindau (Bodensee)?

The official country of birth distribution records 25,394 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). Lindau (Bodensee), Germany: rent, salary [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/lindau-bodensee/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Lindau (Bodensee), Germany: rent, salary},
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