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Living in Melle

Gigabit broadband availability was 81.6% in 2025. Car density was 705 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2026. There were 123.4 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. Melle, a city in Germany, had a population of 46,436 at the end of 2024. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €10.31 per m² per month in June 2026.

Lower unemployment than 84% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 64% of German cities that publish it.

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

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Melle?

Average net cold rent is 10.31 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): 10.31 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Melle22

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

Net rent across major citiesMelle highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Melle 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)10.31 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Melle22Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 619 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 10.31 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 3.52% in May 2022.

What is the unemployment rate in Melle?

The unemployment rate is about 3.5 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 3.52 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Melle is 3.5%. 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%8012–4Melle 3.5%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 availability81.21 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de5Official
Gigabit broadband availability81.58 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,700 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)2Official · regional context
Unemployment rate3.52 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21Official

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k478.1 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)3Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents123.4 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 Melle 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 100k478.1 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport11 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat14Official
Nearest airportFMO13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official
Distance to nearest airport44.8 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Melle?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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 Osnabrück)11

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
Melle average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND24°0°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Melle average monthly precipitation, mm0255075100836367476365858973707883JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Melle average monthly sunshine, hours05511016522051651121701991962111901371044742JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Melle annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.0PM2.5154012.0PM10104012.0NO₂µg/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 Melle is 8.0 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/m³1027–8155 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³1558–9Melle 8.090 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 mean12 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Osnabrück)9Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean12 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Osnabrück)10Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Osnabrück)11Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 4.5 · Feb 5.6 · Mar 9.4 · Apr 14.4 · May 18.3 · Jun 21.2 · Jul 23.7 · Aug 23.3 · Sep 18.8 · Oct 13.8 · Nov 8.3 · Dec 4.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Osnabr�ck18Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -0.3 · Feb 0 · Mar 2.2 · Apr 4.8 · May 8.3 · Jun 11.1 · Jul 13.6 · Aug 13.3 · Sep 10.2 · Oct 6.7 · Nov 3.4 · Dec 0.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Osnabr�ck18Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 2.3 · Feb 2.8 · Mar 5.7 · Apr 9.6 · May 13.4 · Jun 16.2 · Jul 18.5 · Aug 18.1 · Sep 14.2 · Oct 9.9 · Nov 6 · Dec 2.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Osnabr�ck18Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 83.3 · Feb 62.7 · Mar 66.6 · Apr 46.7 · May 62.8 · Jun 64.7 · Jul 85.3 · Aug 88.7 · Sep 73.2 · Oct 70.2 · Nov 78.2 · Dec 82.7 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Osnabr�ck18Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 51.1 · Feb 65 · Mar 111.6 · Apr 169.6 · May 199.2 · Jun 195.7 · Jul 211 · Aug 190.4 · Sep 137.2 · Oct 104.1 · Nov 47.1 · Dec 42.4 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Osnabr�ck18Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature9.4 °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
Gotha46,400 residentsFilderstadt46,243 residentsKaufbeuren46,193 residentsOberursel Taunus46,736 residentsAlbstadt46,950 residentsWeinheim45,852 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 254 km² in 2024. Population density was 182.9 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Melle?

The published population was 46,436 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Melle residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport91.3%Foreign residents 8.7%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents705 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality12Official
City area254 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official
Foreign residents4,033 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official
Population density182.9 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.13Official
Population46,436 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents12,822 people31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Catholic share27.8 %31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
No religion or other15,136 people31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
No religion or other, share32.8 %31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Protestant residents18,231 people31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Protestant share39.5 %31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official

International community in Melle

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
Total46,187100.0%
Germany39,87186.3%
Poland1,0282.2%
Russian Federation9282.0%
Kazakhstan6061.3%
Turkey5951.3%
Ukraine3600.8%
Romania3390.7%
Syrian Arab Republic3390.7%
Greece1320.3%
Moldova, Republic of1280.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Italy1130.2%
Bulgaria990.2%
Serbia900.2%
United Kingdom890.2%
Kosovo840.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of830.2%
Iraq810.2%
Lebanon740.2%
Croatia620.1%
Kyrgyzstan570.1%
Not stated540.1%
Lithuania530.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina440.1%
Netherlands430.1%
Portugal430.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of390.1%
Afghanistan380.1%
Spain370.1%
France300.1%
Uzbekistan290.1%
Austria280.1%
Viet Nam280.1%
Albania260.1%
Thailand260.1%
Czech Republic240.1%
Hungary230.0%
United States230.0%
Brazil210.0%
Latvia200.0%
Tajikistan190.0%
India180.0%
Libya170.0%
Morocco160.0%
Switzerland150.0%
Georgia150.0%
Turkmenistan140.0%
Belarus120.0%
Slovakia110.0%
Ghana110.0%
Pakistan110.0%
Côte D'Ivoire100.0%
Armenia100.0%
South Africa90.0%
Tunisia90.0%
Azerbaijan90.0%
Philippines90.0%
Belgium80.0%
Montenegro80.0%
Nigeria80.0%
Guinea80.0%
Sweden70.0%
Somalia70.0%
Indonesia70.0%
Slovenia60.0%
Senegal60.0%
Cuba60.0%
Algeria50.0%
Eritrea50.0%
Ethiopia50.0%
Egypt50.0%
Israel50.0%
Palestinian territories50.0%
Denmark40.0%
Norway40.0%
Zimbabwe40.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of40.0%
Chile40.0%
Colombia40.0%
Japan40.0%
China40.0%
Malaysia40.0%
Estonia30.0%
Finland30.0%
Luxembourg30.0%
Angola30.0%
Kenya30.0%
Congo30.0%
Liberia30.0%
Mali30.0%
Niger30.0%
Rwanda30.0%
Sudan30.0%
Togo30.0%
Argentina30.0%
Dominican Republic30.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of30.0%
Jordan30.0%
Nepal30.0%
United Arab Emirates30.0%
Saudi Arabia30.0%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total46,187100.0%
Germany42,15191.3%
Turkey7261.6%
Poland5631.2%
Romania4120.9%
Syrian Arab Republic3820.8%
Ukraine2840.6%
Greece1530.3%
Italy1490.3%
Bulgaria1360.3%
Russian Federation900.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Kosovo760.2%
Iraq680.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of620.1%
Croatia600.1%
Portugal600.1%
Serbia560.1%
Afghanistan450.1%
Lithuania400.1%
Netherlands400.1%
Uncertain400.1%
United Kingdom360.1%
Spain350.1%
Lebanon350.1%
Moldova, Republic of280.1%
Albania250.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina250.1%
Viet Nam200.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of190.0%
Latvia180.0%
Hungary180.0%
Nigeria150.0%
Thailand150.0%
Austria140.0%
Côte D'Ivoire140.0%
Georgia140.0%
India140.0%
Somalia130.0%
Kazakhstan130.0%
Tunisia120.0%
France110.0%
Stateless110.0%
Sweden100.0%
Libya100.0%
Armenia100.0%
Guinea90.0%
United States90.0%
Switzerland80.0%
Czech Republic80.0%
Belarus80.0%
Ghana80.0%
Brazil80.0%
Pakistan80.0%
Belgium70.0%
Kyrgyzstan60.0%
Philippines60.0%
Estonia50.0%
Ireland50.0%
Montenegro50.0%
Slovakia50.0%
Morocco50.0%
Rwanda50.0%
Sudan50.0%
Azerbaijan50.0%
China50.0%
Zimbabwe40.0%
Uzbekistan40.0%
Slovenia30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Eritrea30.0%
Ethiopia30.0%
Liberia30.0%
Mali30.0%
Niger30.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of30.0%
Egypt30.0%
Argentina30.0%
Chile30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Japan30.0%
Turkmenistan30.0%
Malaysia30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16

Is Melle 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 worker49%strong on work, weak on safety · range 39–59%
Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–67%
Student50%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 39–61%
Family57%strong on family, weak on safety · range 46–68%
Retirement49%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 36–62%
Foreign residents4,033 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population46,436 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)10.31 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Melle
Fibre-to-the-building availability81.21 %31 Dec 2025Official source · data.bundesnetzagentur.de
Gigabit broadband availability81.58 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Median gross salary (regional)3,700 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 multiplier385 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de19Official
Local property-tax multiplier345 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de19Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Melle?

The published population was 46,436 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Melle?

Average net cold rent is 10.31 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 722 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Melle.

Is the air quality good in Melle?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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 Osnabrück).

What is the unemployment rate in Melle?

The unemployment rate is about 3.5 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Melle?

The median gross salary is 3,700 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

How many foreign residents live in Melle?

4,033 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Melle a good place to live?

Melle 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 Melle?

The official country of birth distribution records 46,187 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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