Living in Minden
In Minden, rents across existing tenancies average €7.16 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 7% (2022).
For Minden, a city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €10.83 per m² per month in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 91.9% in 2025. Car density was 606 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2026. Minden had a population of 85,519 at the end of 2024.
Pricier rent than 80% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 85% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 98% of German cities that publish it.
Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Minden?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Minden?
Average net cold rent is 7.16 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): 7.16 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)5
| 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 |
| Monthly transport pass | 36 EUR/month | 13 Sept 2026 | City of Minden / MindenBUS4Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 7.16 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 | 15 May 2022 | Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)5Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate | 10.83 EUR/m²/month | 4 Jun 2026 | miet-check Mietspiegel Minden24Commercial estimate · Supplemental context |
Is Minden 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 430 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.16 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
The unemployment rate was 7.02% in May 2022.
What is the unemployment rate in Minden?
The unemployment rate is about 7 % (May 2022).
- Unemployment rate: 7.02 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities23
Minden 7.0%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 91.9 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 4,000 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik1Official |
| Unemployment rate | 7.02 %country median 5.1% | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities23Official |
What does a salary buy in Minden?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentTransportInternetMobileLeft 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. | €2,602 |
| Rent, 60 m²€10.83/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Minden · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €7.16/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15). | − €650 |
| Public transport pass€36 · official · City of Minden / MindenBUS · 2026-09-13 | − €36 |
| Utilities, 85 m²not published for this city | — |
| Internet€49 · official · MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps · 2026-09-30 | − €49 |
| Mobile plan€50 · official · Telekom MagentaMobil M · 2026-09-30 | − €50 |
| Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish | €1,817 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Minden. 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 Minden. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 902.5 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)2Official |
Yes — migrants receive medical care in Minden 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 guideSafety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,696 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise18Official · district-level figure |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Minden. 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 Minden?
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 Weserbergland)10
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
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hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Minden 8.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 8 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Weserbergland)8Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 12 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Weserbergland)9Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 8 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Weserbergland)10Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 4.6 · Feb 5.6 · Mar 9.3 · Apr 13.9 · May 18.5 · Jun 21.2 · Jul 24 · Aug 23.7 · Sep 19.5 · Oct 13.8 · Nov 8.2 · Dec 4.7 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station B�ckeburg20Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -0.1 · Feb -0.1 · Mar 2.2 · Apr 5 · May 8.9 · Jun 11.6 · Jul 14.1 · Aug 14 · Sep 11.1 · Oct 7.1 · Nov 3.4 · Dec 0.3 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station B�ckeburg20Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 2.8 · Feb 3.1 · Mar 5.8 · Apr 10 · May 13.8 · Jun 16.9 · Jul 19 · Aug 18.7 · Sep 14.9 · Oct 10.4 · Nov 6.4 · Dec 3.5 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station B�ckeburg20Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 58.3 · Feb 45.2 · Mar 46.3 · Apr 40.6 · May 63.2 · Jun 59 · Jul 71.4 · Aug 76.1 · Sep 60.5 · Oct 59.7 · Nov 56.4 · Dec 56.1 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station B�ckeburg20Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 46.4 · Feb 69.8 · Mar 112.2 · Apr 177 · May 203.3 · Jun 202.1 · Jul 217.6 · Aug 197.4 · Sep 144.9 · Oct 104.9 · Nov 49.1 · Dec 38.8 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station B�ckeburg20Official · nearest-station reading |
| Annual mean temperature | 9.8 °C | 31 Dec 2020 | DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)7Official · land |
Similar climate. In Germany: Salzgitter ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.0 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.0 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.0 °C, Metz (France) ±0.6 °C, Reims (France) ±1.3 °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 101.1 km² in 2024. Population density was 830.8 people per km² in 2024.
How many people live in Minden?
The published population was 85,519 people in 2024. Source: Minden figures and data13
By nationality
National passport86.7%Foreign residents13.3%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 606 cars/1000 residents | 1 Jan 2026 | Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality11Official |
| City area | 101.1 km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official |
| Foreign residents | 11,389 people | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities22Official |
| Population density | 830.8 people/km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.15Official |
| Population | 85,519 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Minden figures and data13Official |
People and communities
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic residents | 8,322 people | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit21Official |
| Catholic share | 9.9 % | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit21Official |
| No religion or other | 41,194 people | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit21Official |
| No religion or other, share | 49.2 % | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit21Official |
| Protestant residents | 34,225 people | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit21Official |
| Protestant share | 40.9 % | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit21Official |
Alternatives for people set on Minden
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.
Trier as a Minden alternative in the same region
Better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, region and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,338.3 Trier vs 902.5 Minden+48%
- Rent: €7.92/m² Trier vs €7.16/m² Minden+11%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,650 Trier vs €4,000 Mindenno percentage
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 11,016 (2022) Trier vs 4,696 (2025) Mindenno percentage
- Unemployment: 6.2% Trier vs 7.0% Minden−12%
- Nearest airport: 37.0 km Trier vs 55.5 km Minden−33%
Zwickau as a Minden alternative in the same country
Better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.
- Rent: €5.20/m² Zwickau vs €7.16/m² Minden−27%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,825 Zwickau vs 4,696 Minden+24%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,400 Zwickau vs €4,000 Mindenno percentage
- Unemployment: 5.8% Zwickau vs 7.0% Minden−17%
- Nearest airport: 64.6 km Zwickau vs 55.5 km Minden+16%
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 912.0 Zwickau vs 902.5 Mindensame level
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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; Minden's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Minden part of Trier?
Minden is in the published commuting zone of Trier; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Trier city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source14
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Minden?
The published population was 85,519 people in 2024. Source: Minden figures and data.
How much does it cost to rent in Minden?
Average net cold rent is 7.16 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 501 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).
Is the air quality good in Minden?
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 Weserbergland).
What is the unemployment rate in Minden?
The unemployment rate is about 7 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.
What is the typical salary around Minden?
The median gross salary is 4,000 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.
Is Minden a good place to live?
Minden 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 Minden part of Trier?
Minden is in the published commuting zone of Trier; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Minden, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version c2d1732882e152865f00ee4b4202733c]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/minden/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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Sources
- Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-20
- Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas) bundes-klinik-atlas.de · checked 2026-08-03
- Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV · gigabitgrundbuch.bund.de · checked 2026-07-14
- City of Minden / MindenBUS minden.de · checked 2026-09-15
- Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²) Destatis · destatis.de · checked 2026-09-18
- Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis 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
- EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Weserbergland) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
- EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Weserbergland) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
- EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Weserbergland) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
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- Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt · kba.de · checked 2026-07-14
- MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
- Minden figures and data minden.de · checked 2026-07-14
- oecd.org place coordinates oecd.org · checked 2026-08-28
- Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row. destatis.de · checked 2024-12-31
- OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
- OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
- Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise bka.de · checked 2026-09-23
- Telekom MagentaMobil M telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
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- Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit Zensus 2022 · destatis.de · checked 2026-09-01
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- Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities Zensus 2022 regional tables · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-26
- miet-check Mietspiegel Minden miet-check.de · checked 2026-06-04
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