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Living in Moenchengladbach

Moenchengladbach is a city in Germany. The foreign population count was 47,515 in May 2022. The city covered 170.4 km² in 2025. Population density was 1,567.5 people per km² in 2024. Moenchengladbach had a population of 277,662 at the end of 2025.

Higher unemployment than any other German city that publishes it and dirtier air than 64% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 €10.22 per m² per month in May 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Moenchengladbach?

Average net cold rent is 10.22 EUR/m² per month (May 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): 10.22 EUR/m²/month · wohnungsboerse Mietspiegel Moenchengladbach26
What recurs every month5 published recurring costs, € per month
Moenchengladbach recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Utilities, 85 m² flat€254
Private kindergarten€134
Transport pass€80
Internet, 60 Mbps€33
Fitness club€23

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Net rent across major citiesMoenchengladbach highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Moenchengladbach highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Augsburg€9.10
Mannheim€9.09
Dortmund€6.00
Halle (Saale)€5.99
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Berlin€7.71
Dresden€7.20
Braunschweig€6.79
Bielefeld€6.72
Duisburg€6.66
Leipzig€6.27
MetricValuePeriodSource
Fitness club membership, monthly22.89 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v225Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited33.42 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v225Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly134.3 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v225Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant9.95 EUR31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v225Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass79.61 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v225Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home254.1 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v225Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
G02 Vacancy Rate Pct3.74 %31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder21Official
Dwellings139,999 dwellings31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder21Official
Housing Vacancy Rate Percent3.74 %31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder21Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)10.22 EUR/m²/month1 May 2026wohnungsboerse Mietspiegel Moenchengladbach26Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 613 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 10.22 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 2026

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 10.3% in 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Moenchengladbach?

The unemployment rate is 10.3 % (2024). Source: Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average2

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Moenchengladbach is 10.3%. 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%12904–6624 cities: 6% to under 8%6246–8228 cities: 8% to under 10%2288–1024 cities: 10% to under 12%2410–12Moenchengladbach 10.3%4 cities: 12% to under 14%412–142 cities: 14% to under 16%214–16

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability43.53 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de8Official
Gigabit broadband availability87.25 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas7Official
People in employment119,820 people31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder22Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,750 EUR/month31 Dec 2024BA Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich — Medianentgelt Kreise Wohnort 20243Official · regional context
Unemployment rate10.3 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average2Official
Unemployment rate over time12 published observations, 2012–2025
Unemployment rate in Moenchengladbach by year, %4.7%6.9%9.1%11.3%2012201420162020202510.8%%

Unemployment rate rose 26.0% between 2012 and 2025, from 8.6% to 10.8%.

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k668.2 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)6Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Moenchengladbach 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 100k668.2 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
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Safety

How safe is Moenchengladbach?

Police recorded 9,438 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: PKS 2024 T01 Grundtabelle - Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl (HZ) - Städte17

Recorded crime across major citiesMoenchengladbach highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Moenchengladbach highlighted15,424Bremen14,600Frankfurt am Main13,900Berlin13,192Hanover12,343Cologne12,283Dortmund12,172Dusseldorf11,129Leipzig9,619Essen9,438Moenchengladbach8,853Dresden8,552Stuttgartrecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents9,438 incidents per 100,000country median 9,27531 Dec 2024PKS 2024 T01 Grundtabelle - Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl (HZ) - Städte17Official
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residentsAlternative estimate9,331 incidents per 100,0002022All recorded crimes per 100,000 residents in the BBSR/PKS Kreis indicator.1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure
Safety City Crime Reporting Coverage12 months/year31 Dec 2025BKA PKS T01 Staedte-Falltabelle5Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport147 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat15Official
Nearest airportDUS13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official
Distance to nearest airport26.2 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official

Language courses and integration in Moenchengladbach

19 exact course-location records are linked to this city. Check the linked source for dates, availability and enrolment.

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Exact city-linked records checked 2026-08-09. Showing 3 representative locations from 19 verified records. Provider-supplied records are supplemental and are not presented as official accreditation.

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 8.46 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 16.7 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Moenchengladbach?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.5 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: 8.46 µg/m³ · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.14
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Moenchengladbach annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.5PM2.5154013.6PM10104016.7NO₂µg/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 Moenchengladbach is 8.5 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/m³1558–9Moenchengladbach 8.590 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 mean16.68 µg/m³country median 13.62024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.14Official
NO₂ — latest reading9 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.14Official
PM10 — annual mean13.61 µg/m³country median 13.42024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.14Official
PM2.5 — annual mean8.46 µg/m³country median 8.02024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.14Official
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 13.32 · Feb 19.52 · Mar 21.7 · Apr 26.69 · May 30.65 · Jun 34.67 · Jul 40.62 · Aug 36.35 · Sep 34.13 · Oct 27.23 · Nov 20.39 · Dec 14.99 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -13.3 · Feb -16.64 · Mar -7.84 · Apr -5.14 · May -0.11 · Jun 4.29 · Jul 6.84 · Aug 6.61 · Sep 2.85 · Oct -4.39 · Nov -5.06 · Dec -12.77 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official
Average temperature by monthJan 1.9 · Feb 2.62 · Mar 5.65 · Apr 9.81 · May 13.65 · Jun 17.16 · Jul 19.2 · Aug 18.76 · Sep 15.19 · Oct 10.88 · Nov 6.29 · Dec 2.82 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official
Annual PM2.5 over time9 published observations, 2014–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Moenchengladbach by year, µg/m³8.010.212.314.4201420172019202220248.5µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 39.6% between 2014 and 2024, from 14.0 to 8.5.

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Gelsenkirchen270,934 residentsAachen259,171 residentsWiesbaden300,089 residentsKarlsruhe301,087 residentsBraunschweig254,867 residentsKiel251,379 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Moenchengladbach?

The published population was 277,662 people in 2025. Source: Stadt Moenchengladbach Statistik und Informationsmanagement18

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Moenchengladbach residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport82.9%Foreign residents17.1%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents524 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality11Official
City area170.4 km²31 Dec 2025Stadt Moenchengladbach Statistik und Informationsmanagement18Official
Foreign-resident share20.4 %31 Dec 2024Eurostat10Official
Foreign residents47,515 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities24Official
Population density1,568 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.13Official
Population Female133,885 people31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder24Official
Population Male130,201 people31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder24Official
Population277,662 people31 Dec 2025Stadt Moenchengladbach Statistik und Informationsmanagement18Official
Safety City Crime Covered Population267,213 people31 Dec 2025BKA PKS Bevölkerungsdaten (04-KR-BV-insg, Quelle Statistisches Bundesamt)4Official
Population over time14 published observations, 2012–2025
Population in Moenchengladbach by year, residents253,008261,835270,661279,488201220182025277,662residents

Population rose 9.0% between 2012 and 2025, from 254,834 to 277,662.

Foreign residents over time10 published observations, 2016–2025
Foreign residents in Moenchengladbach by year, residents32,28540,82149,35757,8932016201820202022202555,371residents

Foreign residents rose 62.6% between 2016 and 2025, from 34,051 to 55,371.

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents109,267 people31 Dec 2022Destatis9Official
Catholic share41.4 %31 Dec 2022Destatis9Official
No religion or other116,361 people31 Dec 2022Destatis9Official
No religion or other, share44.1 %31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)9Official
Protestant residents38,464 people31 Dec 2022Destatis9Official
Protestant share14.6 %31 Dec 2022Destatis9Official

International community in Moenchengladbach

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
Total264,089100.0%
Germany201,18776.2%
Poland8,9363.4%
Turkey6,4452.4%
Syrian Arab Republic3,9651.5%
Kazakhstan2,9271.1%
Russian Federation2,9051.1%
Romania2,8771.1%
Bulgaria2,5911.0%
Ukraine2,5491.0%
Morocco2,0950.8%
Show 152 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Iraq1,9270.7%
Spain1,4740.6%
Afghanistan1,3920.5%
Italy1,2350.5%
Kosovo1,1990.5%
Greece1,0850.4%
Serbia1,0650.4%
Iran, Islamic Republic of8420.3%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of7990.3%
Sri Lanka7380.3%
Netherlands7160.3%
Viet Nam5960.2%
Ghana5920.2%
Portugal5510.2%
Croatia5270.2%
Nigeria4780.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina4620.2%
China4420.2%
Not stated4370.2%
Czech Republic4290.2%
Moldova, Republic of4250.2%
India4150.2%
Albania4110.2%
United Kingdom3960.1%
Austria3730.1%
Lebanon3610.1%
Eritrea3590.1%
Somalia3480.1%
Lithuania3150.1%
Pakistan3060.1%
Kyrgyzstan3050.1%
Tunisia3040.1%
France2840.1%
Thailand2520.1%
Hungary2450.1%
Brazil2450.1%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the2060.1%
Belgium2040.1%
Guinea2010.1%
Bangladesh2010.1%
Latvia2000.1%
Philippines1920.1%
United States1850.1%
Cameroon1610.1%
Algeria1600.1%
Uzbekistan1560.1%
Switzerland1380.1%
Egypt1380.1%
Slovakia1350.1%
Belarus1340.1%
Togo1200.0%
Armenia1120.0%
Slovenia1050.0%
Azerbaijan1030.0%
Tajikistan960.0%
Côte D'Ivoire860.0%
Congo820.0%
Angola790.0%
Mexico780.0%
Colombia730.0%
Georgia710.0%
Ethiopia690.0%
Korea, Republic of690.0%
Japan680.0%
Peru660.0%
Kenya650.0%
Libya620.0%
Dominican Republic590.0%
Indonesia590.0%
Taiwan, Province of China590.0%
Montenegro570.0%
Cuba570.0%
Argentina530.0%
Jordan470.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of460.0%
South Africa410.0%
Sierra Leone410.0%
Luxembourg400.0%
Canada350.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of340.0%
Yemen340.0%
Mongolia340.0%
Denmark330.0%
Sweden330.0%
Ireland320.0%
Norway290.0%
Chile280.0%
Australia280.0%
Estonia270.0%
Saudi Arabia240.0%
Gambia220.0%
Israel220.0%
Zimbabwe190.0%
Senegal190.0%
Sudan190.0%
Kuwait190.0%
Nepal190.0%
Finland180.0%
Madagascar180.0%
Chad170.0%
Ecuador170.0%
Palestinian territories170.0%
United Arab Emirates160.0%
Liberia140.0%
Uruguay140.0%
Korea, Democratic People'S Republic of140.0%
Turkmenistan140.0%
Malaysia140.0%
Cyprus130.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of110.0%
Paraguay110.0%
Suriname110.0%
Haiti100.0%
Trinidad and Tobago100.0%
Mozambique90.0%
Jamaica80.0%
Mauritius70.0%
Malta60.0%
Djibouti60.0%
Myanmar60.0%
Mali50.0%
Burkina Faso50.0%
Burundi50.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic50.0%
Singapore50.0%
Zambia40.0%
Uganda40.0%
Costa Rica40.0%
El Salvador40.0%
Honduras40.0%
Qatar40.0%
Botswana30.0%
Benin30.0%
Gabon30.0%
Mauritania30.0%
Niger30.0%
Malawi30.0%
Guinea-Bissau30.0%
Rwanda30.0%
Namibia30.0%
Seychelles30.0%
South Sudan30.0%
Barbados30.0%
Bahamas30.0%
Guyana30.0%
Dominica30.0%
Guatemala30.0%
Panama30.0%
Brunei Darussalam30.0%
Cambodia30.0%
Maldives30.0%
New Zealand30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source20

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total264,089100.0%
Germany216,57682.0%
Turkey5,9952.3%
Syrian Arab Republic4,5331.7%
Poland3,4521.3%
Bulgaria2,9371.1%
Romania2,8031.1%
Ukraine2,1710.8%
Spain2,1490.8%
Italy1,7280.7%
Iraq1,4910.6%
Show 126 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Greece1,4090.5%
Kosovo1,1250.4%
Netherlands1,1050.4%
Afghanistan1,0800.4%
Serbia1,0720.4%
Morocco1,0290.4%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of8520.3%
Russian Federation7720.3%
Portugal7610.3%
Croatia7020.3%
Nigeria4260.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of4230.2%
Eritrea3990.2%
Sri Lanka3930.1%
United Kingdom3740.1%
Ghana3530.1%
Albania3510.1%
China3470.1%
Somalia3280.1%
Uncertain3280.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina3070.1%
India3000.1%
Austria2920.1%
Lithuania2440.1%
Hungary2320.1%
Viet Nam2280.1%
Pakistan2260.1%
France2090.1%
Belgium1980.1%
Guinea1970.1%
Thailand1920.1%
Tunisia1850.1%
Bangladesh1830.1%
Lebanon1810.1%
Kazakhstan1680.1%
Latvia1610.1%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the1350.1%
Not stated1280.0%
Moldova, Republic of1190.0%
Brazil1170.0%
Czech Republic1150.0%
Slovakia1100.0%
Armenia1040.0%
United States1010.0%
Egypt1000.0%
Algeria980.0%
Cameroon970.0%
Togo890.0%
Belarus830.0%
Philippines810.0%
Azerbaijan700.0%
Angola690.0%
Japan590.0%
Switzerland580.0%
Congo540.0%
Georgia520.0%
Kyrgyzstan490.0%
Stateless480.0%
Montenegro470.0%
Côte D'Ivoire460.0%
Tajikistan450.0%
Sweden440.0%
Taiwan, Province of China420.0%
Mexico410.0%
Korea, Republic of410.0%
Uzbekistan400.0%
Slovenia380.0%
Indonesia350.0%
Libya340.0%
Norway320.0%
Kenya300.0%
Peru300.0%
Sierra Leone290.0%
Colombia290.0%
Mongolia280.0%
Ireland270.0%
Luxembourg260.0%
Ethiopia250.0%
Dominican Republic250.0%
Cuba250.0%
Finland240.0%
Yemen240.0%
Denmark220.0%
Gambia220.0%
Jordan220.0%
Canada210.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of200.0%
Australia180.0%
Israel170.0%
Chile160.0%
Madagascar150.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of150.0%
Argentina130.0%
Nepal130.0%
Estonia110.0%
Zimbabwe110.0%
Senegal110.0%
Sudan110.0%
South Africa90.0%
Malaysia80.0%
Guinea-Bissau70.0%
Jamaica70.0%
Palestinian territories70.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of60.0%
Paraguay60.0%
Haiti50.0%
Djibouti40.0%
Liberia40.0%
Honduras40.0%
Myanmar40.0%
New Zealand40.0%
Cyprus30.0%
Benin30.0%
Mali30.0%
Mauritius30.0%
Mozambique30.0%
Burkina Faso30.0%
Rwanda30.0%
Namibia30.0%
South Sudan30.0%
Burundi30.0%
Bahamas30.0%
Guatemala30.0%
Trinidad and Tobago30.0%
United Arab Emirates30.0%
Singapore30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source19

Is Moenchengladbach 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 worker56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–64%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on education · range 50–66%
Student58%strong on cost, weak on education · range 49–67%
Family46%strong on family, weak on education · range 38–54%
Retirement52%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 43–61%
Foreign residents47,515 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population277,662 people31 Dec 2025Official source · Stadt Moenchengladbach Statistik und Informationsmanagement
NO₂ — latest reading9 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)10.22 EUR/m²/month1 May 2026Commercial source · wohnungsboerse Mietspiegel Moenchengladbach
Dwellings139,999 dwellings31 Dec 2022Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder
Fibre-to-the-building availability43.53 %31 Dec 2025Official source · data.bundesnetzagentur.de
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-05

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Owner-occupied homes37.31 %31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder21Official
Labour Supply Count131,840 people31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder22Official
Local business-tax multiplier490 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de23Official
Local property-tax multiplier620 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de23Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Moenchengladbach?

The published population was 277,662 people in 2025. Source: Stadt Moenchengladbach Statistik und Informationsmanagement.

How much does it cost to rent in Moenchengladbach?

Average net cold rent is 10.22 EUR/m² per month (May 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 715 EUR a month before utilities. Source: wohnungsboerse Mietspiegel Moenchengladbach.

Is the air quality good in Moenchengladbach?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.5 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..

How safe is Moenchengladbach?

Police recorded 9,438 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: PKS 2024 T01 Grundtabelle - Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl (HZ) - Städte.

What is the unemployment rate in Moenchengladbach?

The unemployment rate is 10.3 % (2024). Source: Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average.

What is the typical salary around Moenchengladbach?

The median gross salary is 3,750 EUR/month. Source: BA Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich — Medianentgelt Kreise Wohnort 2024.

Is Moenchengladbach a good place to live?

Moenchengladbach 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 Moenchengladbach?

The official country of birth distribution records 264,089 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). Moenchengladbach, Germany: rent, salary [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/moenchengladbach/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_moenchengladbach-germany-rent-salary_93d7f6f5b887,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Moenchengladbach, Germany: rent, salary},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/moenchengladbach/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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  1. Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt · kba.de · checked 2026-07-14
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