Living in Luckenwalde

In Luckenwalde, rents across existing tenancies average €5.74 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4.7% (2022).

Luckenwalde is a city in Germany, with a population of 21,010 at the end of 2024. For Luckenwalde, the foreign population count was 1,691 in May 2022.

Last checked 2026-09-2332 sources

Population21,010people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)3,650EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent5.74EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — about the sameOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate4.73%country median 5.1% — 7% belowOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime5,377incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean9.32µg/m³country median 8.0 — 17% aboveOfficial source · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.

Less recorded crime than 98% of German cities that publish it and dirtier air than 85% of German cities that publish it.

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

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €9.39 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Luckenwalde?

Average net cold rent is 5.74 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): 5.74 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesLuckenwalde highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Dortmund€6.00

Luckenwalde€5.74

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Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Leipzig€6.27

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps¹²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M¹⁹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.74 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — about the same	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	9.39 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Luckenwalde³²Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Luckenwalde 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 employee56%strong on work, weak on education · range 47–65%

Student56%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 46–66%

Family59%strong on family, weak on education · range 49–69%

Retirement59%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 49–69%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 344 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.74 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: May 2022

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 4.73% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €3,650 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €26,082 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Luckenwalde?

The unemployment rate is about 4.7 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 4.73 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²³

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Luckenwalde is 4.7%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Luckenwalde 4.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	0.64 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Gigabit broadband availability	16.8 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Disposable income per resident	26,082 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²⁰Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	43,116 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²⁰Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	3,650 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)¹Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	4.73 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²³Official

What does a salary buy in Luckenwalde?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,750of €2,412 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.	€2,412
Rent, 60 m²€9.39/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Luckenwalde · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €5.74/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €563
Internet€49 · official · MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps · 2026-09-30	− €49
Mobile plan€50 · official · Telekom MagentaMobil M · 2026-09-30	− €50
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,750

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Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	1,198 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)²Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Luckenwalde 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 100,000 residents1,198 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesLuckenwalde highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Bremen15,424

Frankfurt14,600

Berlin13,900

Hanover13,192

Cologne12,343

Dortmund12,283

Dusseldorf12,172

Leipzig11,129

Essen9,619

Dresden8,853

Stuttgart8,552

Munich6,214

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	5,377 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁶Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	BER	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁵Official
Distance to nearest airport	38.5 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁵Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Luckenwalde. 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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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Luckenwalde?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.3 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: 9.32 µg/m³ · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁴

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.59.3WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1013WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂8.5WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Luckenwalde is 9.3 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Luckenwalde 9.3

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	8.5 µg/m³country median 13.7	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁴Official
NO₂ — latest reading	6.92 µg/m³	15 Jul 2026	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁴Official
PM10 — annual mean	13.04 µg/m³country median 13.5	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁴Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	9.32 µg/m³country median 8.0	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3.5 · Feb 5.4 · Mar 9.5 · Apr 16 · May 20.4 · Jun 24 · Jul 25.7 · Aug 25 · Sep 20.5 · Oct 14.6 · Nov 8.7 · Dec 4.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Baruth²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -2.4 · Feb -1.9 · Mar -0.4 · Apr 2.4 · May 6.6 · Jun 10.3 · Jul 12.6 · Aug 11.8 · Sep 8.3 · Oct 5 · Nov 1.8 · Dec -0.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Baruth²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 0.8 · Feb 1.8 · Mar 4.5 · Apr 9.5 · May 14 · Jun 17.5 · Jul 19.4 · Aug 18.5 · Sep 14.4 · Oct 9.7 · Nov 5.4 · Dec 2.3 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Baruth²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 42.7 · Feb 32.6 · Mar 38.3 · Apr 29.6 · May 53.1 · Jun 50.4 · Jul 79.1 · Aug 58 · Sep 45.1 · Oct 40.5 · Nov 43.1 · Dec 41.6 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Baruth²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 54.7 · Feb 78.5 · Mar 128 · Apr 200.8 · May 223.3 · Jun 228 · Jul 234.3 · Aug 218.8 · Sep 174.1 · Oct 115.8 · Nov 64.6 · Dec 48.9 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Baruth²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	9.7 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁹Official · land

Annual PM2.5 over time4 published observations, 2020–2024

8.8

9.6

10.4

11.2

9.3202020232024

Annual PM2.5 fell 6.8% between 2020 and 2024, from 10.0 to 9.3.

Similar climate. In Germany: Hoyerswerda ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Gorzów Wielkopolski (Poland) ±1.2 °C, Reims (France) ±1.6 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.8 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.8 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.8 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The city covered 46.6 km² in 2024.

How many people live in Luckenwalde?

The published population was 21,010 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport92%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	575 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹¹Official
City area	46.61 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official
Foreign residents	1,691 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²²Official
Population density	450.8 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹³Official
Population	21,010 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	453 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Catholic share	2.2 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other	18,613 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other, share	90.4 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant residents	1,536 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant share	7.5 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official

International community in Luckenwalde

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	20,600	100.0%
Germany	18,334	89.0%
Syrian Arab Republic	368	1.8%
Poland	359	1.7%
Russian Federation	252	1.2%
Ukraine	173	0.8%
Kazakhstan	116	0.6%
Afghanistan	112	0.5%
Not stated	64	0.3%
Romania	63	0.3%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	58	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Moldova, Republic of	46	0.2%
Czech Republic	46	0.2%
Viet Nam	39	0.2%
Turkey	38	0.2%
Bulgaria	28	0.1%
Serbia	23	0.1%
Hungary	21	0.1%
India	20	0.1%
Lebanon	20	0.1%
Kenya	19	0.1%
Cameroon	19	0.1%
Austria	17	0.1%
Eritrea	17	0.1%
Somalia	17	0.1%
Pakistan	15	0.1%
Kyrgyzstan	14	0.1%
Lithuania	13	0.1%
Kosovo	13	0.1%
Greece	12	0.1%
Iraq	12	0.1%
France	11	0.1%
Latvia	11	0.1%
Portugal	10	0.0%
Libya	10	0.0%
Spain	9	0.0%
Georgia	9	0.0%
Croatia	8	0.0%
Italy	8	0.0%
Switzerland	8	0.0%
United States	8	0.0%
Jordan	7	0.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	6	0.0%
United Kingdom	6	0.0%
Armenia	6	0.0%
Uzbekistan	6	0.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	5	0.0%
Netherlands	5	0.0%
Algeria	5	0.0%
Nepal	5	0.0%
Australia	5	0.0%
Belgium	4	0.0%
Slovakia	4	0.0%
Gambia	4	0.0%
Tunisia	4	0.0%
Egypt	4	0.0%
Argentina	4	0.0%
Philippines	4	0.0%
Tajikistan	4	0.0%
Albania	3	0.0%
Ireland	3	0.0%
Sweden	3	0.0%
Belarus	3	0.0%
Ethiopia	3	0.0%
Nigeria	3	0.0%
Morocco	3	0.0%
Niger	3	0.0%
Guinea	3	0.0%
Chad	3	0.0%
Brazil	3	0.0%
Costa Rica	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	3	0.0%
Yemen	3	0.0%
Azerbaijan	3	0.0%
Indonesia	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
Kuwait	3	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	3	0.0%
Thailand	3	0.0%
China	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁸

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	20,600	100.0%
Germany	18,903	91.8%
Syrian Arab Republic	401	1.9%
Ukraine	146	0.7%
Afghanistan	142	0.7%
Poland	133	0.6%
Russian Federation	133	0.6%
Romania	90	0.4%
Uncertain	43	0.2%
Viet Nam	41	0.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	40	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Turkey	35	0.2%
Somalia	30	0.1%
Bulgaria	27	0.1%
Serbia	21	0.1%
Kenya	21	0.1%
Hungary	19	0.1%
Cameroon	19	0.1%
Eritrea	17	0.1%
India	17	0.1%
Iraq	17	0.1%
Greece	15	0.1%
Kazakhstan	15	0.1%
Croatia	13	0.1%
Kosovo	13	0.1%
Ethiopia	13	0.1%
Pakistan	13	0.1%
Stateless	12	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	11	0.1%
Lithuania	11	0.1%
Austria	11	0.1%
Portugal	11	0.1%
Italy	10	0.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	9	0.0%
Nigeria	8	0.0%
Nepal	7	0.0%
Spain	6	0.0%
Libya	6	0.0%
Armenia	6	0.0%
Georgia	6	0.0%
Latvia	5	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	5	0.0%
Netherlands	5	0.0%
Slovakia	5	0.0%
Ireland	4	0.0%
Switzerland	4	0.0%
Philippines	4	0.0%
Albania	3	0.0%
Belgium	3	0.0%
France	3	0.0%
Sweden	3	0.0%
Czech Republic	3	0.0%
United Kingdom	3	0.0%
Belarus	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Gambia	3	0.0%
Morocco	3	0.0%
Guinea	3	0.0%
Sudan	3	0.0%
Chad	3	0.0%
Egypt	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Brazil	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
United States	3	0.0%
Azerbaijan	3	0.0%
Indonesia	3	0.0%
Lebanon	3	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	3	0.0%
Thailand	3	0.0%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%
China	3	0.0%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)	90 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	52.4 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	360 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official
Local property-tax multiplier	425 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Luckenwalde

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Beelitz as a Luckenwalde alternative in the same region

22 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Rent: €6.74/m² Beelitz vs €5.74/m² Luckenwalde+17%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,899.8 Beelitz vs 1,198.2 Luckenwalde+59%
Unemployment: 3.9% Beelitz vs 4.7% Luckenwalde−17%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,575 Beelitz vs 5,377 Luckenwalde−15%
Residents: 13,879 Beelitz vs 21,010 Luckenwalde−34%
Median gross pay, region: €3,900 Beelitz vs €3,650 Luckenwalde+7%
Nearest airport: 39.1 km Beelitz vs 38.5 km Luckenwaldesame level

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Cities near Luckenwalde

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Jüterbog 11.9 km away

Rent: 5.37 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Trebbin 14.9 km away

Rent: 6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Niedergörsdorf 17.4 km away

Rent: 4.8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Treuenbrietzen 20.3 km away

Rent: 5.54 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Beelitz 21.6 km away

Rent: 6.74 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Baruth/Mark 23.2 km away

Rent: 5.78 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Zossen 24.4 km away

Rent: 6.22 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

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School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 15, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Länder Sprachförderung (e.g. Sprachlernklassen BW/Berlin; vorklassen); Starting Opportunities Programme. How to enrol a child (kmk.org).

A country-wide rule for Germany; Luckenwalde's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Is Luckenwalde part of Berlin?

Luckenwalde is in the published commuting zone of Berlin; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Berlin city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹⁰

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Common questions

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

How many people live in Luckenwalde?

The published population was 21,010 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Luckenwalde?

Average net cold rent is 5.74 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 402 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Luckenwalde?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.3 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 Luckenwalde?

The unemployment rate is about 4.7 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Luckenwalde?

The median gross salary is 3,650 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Luckenwalde a good place to live?

Luckenwalde 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.

Is Luckenwalde part of Berlin?

Luckenwalde is in the published commuting zone of Berlin; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Luckenwalde?

Jüterbog, Trebbin, Niedergörsdorf, Treuenbrietzen, Beelitz are near Luckenwalde. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Luckenwalde?

The official country of birth distribution records 18,334 people (89.0%) 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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APA citation

ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Luckenwalde, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version c691702d10bc75b646dbef91c8bacc3e]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/luckenwalde/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_luckenwalde-germany-population-rent-salary-jobs-safety_a77efb0ed789,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Luckenwalde, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {c691702d10bc75b646dbef91c8bacc3e},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/luckenwalde/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

[Luckenwalde, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/luckenwalde/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version c691702d10bc75b646dbef91c8bacc3e; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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