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Living in Niddatal

Niddatal is a city in Germany, with a population of 9,861 at the end of 2024. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €11 per m² per month in 2024. Gigabit broadband availability was 99.7% at the end of 2025. Population density was 245 people per km² in 2024.

Pricier rent than 63% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 64% 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 Niddatal?

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

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in GermanyNational rates and thresholds that apply in Niddatal.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Niddatal?

Average net cold rent is 7.11 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): 7.11 EUR/m²/month · Destatis6

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

Net rent across major citiesNiddatal highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Niddatal 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)7.11 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate11 EUR/m²/month2024BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 427 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.11 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

What is the unemployment rate in Niddatal?

The unemployment rate is 4.4 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Niddatal is 4.4%. 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%12904–6Niddatal 4.4%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 availability99.72 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de5Official
Gigabit broadband availability99.72 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Median gross salary (regional)4,300 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)2Official · regional context
Unemployment rate4.4 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3Official

Public employment service

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

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was FRA, 35.4 km away, with 239 listed destinations in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport239 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat14Official
Nearest airportFRA13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official
Distance to nearest airport35.4 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official

Language courses and integration

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

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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 Niddatal.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Niddatal?

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 Hanau)13

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
Niddatal average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND27°-1°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Niddatal average monthly precipitation, mm020406080484444367570687346474663JFMAMJJASONDmm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Niddatal annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.0PM2.5154013.0PM10104031.0NO₂µg/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 Niddatal 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/m³1558–9Niddatal 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 mean31 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Frankfurt Am Erlenbruch II)11Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean13 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Hanau)12Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Hanau)13Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 5 · Feb 6.7 · Mar 11.3 · Apr 17.3 · May 20.5 · Jun 24.1 · Jul 26.6 · Aug 25.4 · Sep 21.2 · Oct 15.3 · Nov 9.5 · Dec 5.9 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Offenbach-Wetterpark19Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -0.6 · Feb -0.4 · Mar 1.4 · Apr 4.9 · May 8.6 · Jun 12.5 · Jul 14.3 · Aug 13.7 · Sep 10 · Oct 6.4 · Nov 3.3 · Dec 0.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Offenbach-Wetterpark19Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 47.5 · Feb 43.6 · Mar 43.9 · Apr 35.6 · May 75.1 · Jun 70 · Jul 67.6 · Aug 72.9 · Sep 46.4 · Oct 46.9 · Nov 46.4 · Dec 63.4 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Offenbach-Wetterpark19Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature9.3 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)10Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Südlohn9,861 residentsAltenholz9,865 residentsGoldbach9,857 residentsSpelle9,856 residentsRüdesheim am Rhein9,879 residentsWeilheim an der Teck9,887 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Niddatal?

The published population was 9,861 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis9

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Niddatal residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport89.9%Foreign residents 10.1%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area40.25 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)18Official
City area40.25 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis7Official
Foreign residents992 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21Official
Population density245 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.18Official
Population9,861 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis9Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents2,031 people31 Dec 2022Destatis8Official
Catholic share20.6 %31 Dec 2022Destatis8Official
No religion or other4,732 people31 Dec 2022Destatis8Official
No religion or other, share47.9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis8Official
Protestant residents3,119 people31 Dec 2022Destatis8Official
Protestant share31.6 %31 Dec 2022Destatis8Official

International community in Niddatal

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
Total9,883100.0%
Germany8,36684.7%
Poland1911.9%
Turkey1091.1%
Czech Republic1071.1%
Not stated770.8%
Romania730.7%
Ukraine710.7%
Pakistan640.6%
Russian Federation590.6%
Syrian Arab Republic550.6%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Kazakhstan540.5%
Italy500.5%
Afghanistan440.4%
Morocco330.3%
United States330.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina270.3%
Moldova, Republic of270.3%
Serbia210.2%
Bulgaria190.2%
Lithuania180.2%
United Kingdom180.2%
India180.2%
Thailand170.2%
Croatia150.2%
Greece150.2%
France140.1%
Austria140.1%
Switzerland140.1%
Kosovo130.1%
Hungary120.1%
Portugal110.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of110.1%
Eritrea100.1%
Viet Nam100.1%
Spain90.1%
China90.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of80.1%
Philippines80.1%
Slovakia70.1%
Brazil60.1%
Dominican Republic60.1%
Colombia60.1%
Georgia60.1%
Montenegro50.1%
Cameroon50.1%
Argentina50.1%
Ecuador50.1%
Sri Lanka50.1%
Japan50.1%
Kyrgyzstan50.1%
Lebanon50.1%
Saudi Arabia50.1%
Albania40.0%
Slovenia40.0%
Netherlands40.0%
Togo40.0%
Chile40.0%
Jordan40.0%
Denmark30.0%
Estonia30.0%
Latvia30.0%
Luxembourg30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the30.0%
South Africa30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Guatemala30.0%
Paraguay30.0%
Azerbaijan30.0%
Israel30.0%
Bangladesh30.0%
Korea, Republic of30.0%
Uzbekistan30.0%
Australia30.0%

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
Total9,883100.0%
Germany8,89190.0%
Turkey1231.2%
Poland971.0%
Italy780.8%
Romania610.6%
Ukraine610.6%
Syrian Arab Republic580.6%
Pakistan440.4%
Afghanistan430.4%
Uncertain310.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Croatia280.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina240.2%
Bulgaria220.2%
Spain190.2%
United States170.2%
Morocco160.2%
Thailand160.2%
Greece150.2%
France140.1%
Lithuania140.1%
Portugal140.1%
Serbia140.1%
Austria130.1%
Russian Federation130.1%
Hungary100.1%
India100.1%
United Kingdom90.1%
Kosovo80.1%
Stateless70.1%
Brazil60.1%
Moldova, Republic of50.1%
Slovakia50.1%
Eritrea50.1%
Cameroon50.1%
Japan50.1%
Albania40.0%
Montenegro40.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of40.0%
Netherlands40.0%
Ethiopia40.0%
Ghana40.0%
Viet Nam40.0%
Sweden30.0%
Switzerland30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Togo30.0%
Argentina30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Iraq30.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of30.0%
Israel30.0%
Kazakhstan30.0%
Kyrgyzstan30.0%
Taiwan, Province of China30.0%
China30.0%
Australia30.0%

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

Is Niddatal 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 worker63%strong on work, weak on safety · range 52–74%
Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on safety · range 55–75%
Student61%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 49–73%
Family57%strong on family, weak on safety · range 45–69%
Retirement57%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 43–71%
Foreign residents992 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population9,861 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)7.11 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Destatis
Fibre-to-the-building availability99.72 %31 Dec 2025Official source · data.bundesnetzagentur.de
Gigabit broadband availability99.72 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Median gross salary (regional)4,300 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 multiplier380 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de20Official
Local property-tax multiplier542 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de20Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Niddatal 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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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Common questions

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

How many people live in Niddatal?

The published population was 9,861 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Niddatal?

Average net cold rent is 7.11 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 498 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Niddatal?

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 Hanau).

What is the unemployment rate in Niddatal?

The unemployment rate is 4.4 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Niddatal?

The median gross salary is 4,300 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

How many foreign residents live in Niddatal?

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

Is Niddatal a good place to live?

Niddatal 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 Niddatal?

The official country of birth distribution records 9,883 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). Niddatal, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, taxes [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/niddatal/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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