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Living in Mittweida

Mittweida, a city in Germany, had a population of 13,839 at the end of 2024. At the end of 2023, regional disposable income was €26,101 per person per year. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €6.94 per m² per month in June 2026.

Lower unemployment than 69% of German cities that publish it and dirtier air than 71% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 Mittweida?

Average net cold rent is 6.94 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): 6.94 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Mittweida23

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

Net rent across major citiesMittweida highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Mittweida 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)6.94 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Mittweida23Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 416 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.94 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 4.19% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €3,250 per month at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Mittweida?

The unemployment rate is about 4.2 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 4.19 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities22
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Mittweida is 4.2%. 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%12904–6Mittweida 4.2%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 availability12.85 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Gigabit broadband availability12.85 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Disposable income per resident26,101 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts19Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita33,189 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts19Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)3,250 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)2Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate4.19 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities22Official

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k1,252 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)3Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents132.2 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 Mittweida 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 100k1,252 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport18 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat15Official
Nearest airportDRS13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official
Distance to nearest airport57.4 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Mittweida?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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 Chemnitz-Leipziger Str.)12

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
Mittweida average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND23°-2°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Mittweida average monthly precipitation, mm0255075100483952416673959063585553JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Mittweida average monthly sunshine, hours06012018024066851241812112122272151591216960JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Mittweida annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5259.0PM2.5154011.0PM1010408.0NO₂µg/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 Mittweida is 9.0 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/m³1558–990 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³909–10Mittweida 9.030 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 mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Chemnitz Hans-Link-Straße)10Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean11 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Chemnitz Hans-Link-Straße)11Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean9 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Chemnitz-Leipziger Str.)12Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 2.7 · Feb 3.7 · Mar 7.6 · Apr 13.1 · May 17.5 · Jun 20.8 · Jul 23.3 · Aug 23.2 · Sep 18.1 · Oct 12.9 · Nov 7.2 · Dec 3.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Chemnitz20Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -2.3 · Feb -2 · Mar 0.7 · Apr 4.4 · May 8.2 · Jun 11.4 · Jul 13.4 · Aug 13.6 · Sep 9.9 · Oct 6.1 · Nov 1.9 · Dec -1.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Chemnitz20Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 0.2 · Feb 0.8 · Mar 3.9 · Apr 8.7 · May 12.9 · Jun 16 · Jul 18.2 · Aug 18.1 · Sep 13.8 · Oct 9.2 · Nov 4.4 · Dec 1.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Chemnitz20Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 48.1 · Feb 38.9 · Mar 51.5 · Apr 40.7 · May 66 · Jun 72.8 · Jul 95.4 · Aug 89.9 · Sep 63.4 · Oct 57.8 · Nov 55.1 · Dec 53.2 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Chemnitz20Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 66.1 · Feb 84.7 · Mar 124.2 · Apr 180.9 · May 211.3 · Jun 212.1 · Jul 227 · Aug 214.5 · Sep 158.7 · Oct 121.2 · Nov 69.4 · Dec 59.8 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Chemnitz20Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature8.5 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)9Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Buchloe13,815 residentsHaßfurt13,867 residentsHöchstadt a.d.Aisch13,867 residentsLohfelden13,870 residentsWittstock/Dosse13,804 residentsWiesmoor13,875 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 41.3 km² in 2024. Population density was 335.4 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Mittweida?

The published population was 13,839 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Mittweida residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport93.8%Foreign residents 6.2%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents550 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality13Official
City area41.26 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official
Foreign residents853 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21Official
Population density335.4 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.14Official
Population13,839 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents339 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Catholic share2.4 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other11,913 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other, share85.3 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant residents1,713 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant share12.3 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official

International community in Mittweida

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
Total13,967100.0%
Germany12,80691.7%
Ukraine1641.2%
Poland1280.9%
Czech Republic1090.8%
Russian Federation760.5%
India530.4%
Kazakhstan470.3%
Pakistan470.3%
China460.3%
Viet Nam370.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Syrian Arab Republic350.3%
Italy280.2%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of280.2%
Romania230.2%
Slovakia230.2%
Moldova, Republic of220.2%
Belarus220.2%
Bangladesh180.1%
Hungary150.1%
United States150.1%
Turkey140.1%
Cameroon110.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of100.1%
Afghanistan90.1%
Saudi Arabia90.1%
Bulgaria80.1%
Lithuania80.1%
Austria80.1%
Brazil70.1%
Iraq70.1%
Not stated70.1%
Libya60.0%
Egypt60.0%
Turkmenistan60.0%
Albania50.0%
Peru50.0%
France40.0%
Latvia40.0%
Kosovo40.0%
United Kingdom40.0%
Ghana40.0%
Kenya40.0%
Chile40.0%
Armenia40.0%
Belgium30.0%
Greece30.0%
Netherlands30.0%
Switzerland30.0%
Spain30.0%
Serbia30.0%
Angola30.0%
Nigeria30.0%
Congo30.0%
Morocco30.0%
Malawi30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
El Salvador30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Azerbaijan30.0%
Sri Lanka30.0%
Jordan30.0%
Kyrgyzstan30.0%
Uzbekistan30.0%
Australia30.0%
New Zealand30.0%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total13,967100.0%
Germany13,11493.9%
Ukraine1541.1%
India540.4%
Pakistan500.4%
Poland480.3%
Viet Nam410.3%
China390.3%
Czech Republic370.3%
Italy340.2%
Russian Federation330.2%
Show 44 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Romania310.2%
Syrian Arab Republic300.2%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of290.2%
Belarus240.2%
Slovakia200.1%
Bangladesh180.1%
Turkey140.1%
Kazakhstan140.1%
Hungary110.1%
Cameroon110.1%
United States110.1%
Afghanistan100.1%
Bulgaria90.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of80.1%
Armenia70.1%
Libya60.0%
Croatia50.0%
Austria50.0%
Spain50.0%
Netherlands40.0%
United Kingdom40.0%
Egypt40.0%
Brazil40.0%
Iraq40.0%
Albania30.0%
France30.0%
Greece30.0%
Latvia30.0%
Moldova, Republic of30.0%
Kosovo30.0%
Switzerland30.0%
Nigeria30.0%
Mauritania30.0%
Kenya30.0%
Congo30.0%
Morocco30.0%
Malawi30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
El Salvador30.0%
Azerbaijan30.0%
Sri Lanka30.0%
Jordan30.0%
Turkmenistan30.0%
Stateless30.0%

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

Is Mittweida 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 worker45%strong on work, weak on safety · range 35–55%
Skilled employee54%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 44–64%
Student50%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 39–61%
Family56%strong on family, weak on safety · range 45–67%
Retirement53%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 40–66%
Foreign residents853 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population13,839 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.94 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Mittweida
Fibre-to-the-building availability12.85 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability12.85 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident26,101 EUR/year31 Dec 2023Official source · VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Childcare coverage, ages 3–696.2 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional6Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 355.3 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional6Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier390 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich8Official
Local property-tax multiplier420 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich8Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Mittweida?

The published population was 13,839 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Mittweida?

Average net cold rent is 6.94 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 486 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Mittweida.

Is the air quality good in Mittweida?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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 Chemnitz-Leipziger Str.).

What is the unemployment rate in Mittweida?

The unemployment rate is about 4.2 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Mittweida?

The median gross salary is 3,250 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Mittweida?

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

Is Mittweida a good place to live?

Mittweida 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 Mittweida?

The official country of birth distribution records 13,967 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). Mittweida, Germany: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/mittweida/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Mittweida, Germany: rent, salary, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
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