Living in Nordenham

In Nordenham, rents across existing tenancies average €5.32 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 8.4% (2022).

Nordenham is a city in Germany, with a population of 25,889 at the end of 2024. In May 2022, the foreign population was 2,404.

Last checked 2026-09-2333 sources

Population25,889people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)4,100EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent5.32EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 8% belowOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate8.37%country median 5.1% — 64% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime5,232incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Bremerhaven-Hansastraße)

Cheaper rent than 67% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 93% 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 Nordenham?

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Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €8.16 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Nordenham?

Average net cold rent is 5.32 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): 5.32 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesNordenham highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Dortmund€6.00

Nordenham€5.32

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Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Leipzig€6.27

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²⁰Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.32 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	8.16 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Nordenham³³Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Nordenham 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 worker55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–64%

Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on education · range 48–66%

Student59%strong on cost, weak on education · range 49–69%

Family50%strong on family, weak on education · range 40–60%

Retirement55%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 43–67%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 319 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.32 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

The unemployment rate was 8.37% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €4,100 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €27,305 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Nordenham?

The unemployment rate is about 8.4 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 8.37 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁴

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Nordenham is 8.4%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	81.27 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Gigabit broadband availability	97.08 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Disposable income per resident	27,305 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²¹Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	43,108 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²¹Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	4,100 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)¹Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	8.37 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁴Official

What does a salary buy in Nordenham?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€2,067of €2,655 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

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Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.	€2,655
Rent, 60 m²€8.16/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Nordenham · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €5.32/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €490
Internet€49 · official · MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps · 2026-09-30	− €49
Mobile plan€50 · official · Telekom MagentaMobil M · 2026-09-30	− €50
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€2,067

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Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	343.8 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)²Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Nordenham 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 100,000 residents343.8 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesNordenham highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Bremen15,424

Frankfurt14,600

Berlin13,900

Hanover13,192

Cologne12,343

Dortmund12,283

Dusseldorf12,172

Leipzig11,129

Essen9,619

Dresden8,853

Stuttgart8,552

Munich6,214

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	5,232 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁷Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	FCN	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁶Official
Distance to nearest airport	32.4 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁶Official

Language courses and integration

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

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For migrants needing job-related German.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Nordenham?

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 Bremerhaven-Hansastraße)¹²

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.59WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1014WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂13WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Nordenham is 9.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Nordenham 9.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	13 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Bremerhaven-Hansastraße)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	14 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Bremerhaven-Hansastraße)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Bremerhaven-Hansastraße)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 4.5 · Feb 5.1 · Mar 8.3 · Apr 13.2 · May 16.8 · Jun 19.6 · Jul 22 · Aug 22.1 · Sep 18.5 · Oct 13.7 · Nov 8.5 · Dec 5.3 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Bremerhaven²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 0.5 · Feb 0.6 · Mar 2.5 · Apr 5.8 · May 9.5 · Jun 12.7 · Jul 15 · Aug 15 · Sep 12 · Oct 8.1 · Nov 4.2 · Dec 1.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Bremerhaven²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.5 · Feb 2.9 · Mar 5.3 · Apr 9.4 · May 13.1 · Jun 16.1 · Jul 18.4 · Aug 18.4 · Sep 15.1 · Oct 10.8 · Nov 6.4 · Dec 3.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Bremerhaven²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 62 · Feb 47.9 · Mar 48.6 · Apr 36.2 · May 49.8 · Jun 72.4 · Jul 84.1 · Aug 77.9 · Sep 72.1 · Oct 67.6 · Nov 63.9 · Dec 71.2 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Bremerhaven²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 46.3 · Feb 69 · Mar 121.2 · Apr 184.9 · May 219.4 · Jun 204.7 · Jul 217.3 · Aug 200.3 · Sep 149.6 · Oct 105.4 · Nov 52.2 · Dec 38.1 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Bremerhaven²²Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	9.4 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁹Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Neustadt in Holstein ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.1 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.1 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.1 °C, Reims (France) ±1.8 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.9 °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 87.8 km² in 2024.

How many people live in Nordenham?

The published population was 25,889 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport90.7%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	581 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹³Official
City area	87.77 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official
Foreign residents	2,404 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²³Official
Population density	295 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁵Official
Population	25,889 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	2,049 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Catholic share	7.9 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other	13,609 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other, share	52.6 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant residents	10,204 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant share	39.5 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official

International community in Nordenham

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 group	People	Share
Total	25,862	100.0%
Germany	22,025	85.2%
Turkey	699	2.7%
Poland	579	2.2%
Kazakhstan	345	1.3%
Russian Federation	334	1.3%
Syrian Arab Republic	249	1.0%
Ukraine	152	0.6%
Romania	146	0.6%
Iraq	134	0.5%
Afghanistan	100	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Bulgaria	74	0.3%
Hungary	61	0.2%
Serbia	56	0.2%
Netherlands	43	0.2%
Kosovo	43	0.2%
Greece	37	0.1%
Lebanon	36	0.1%
India	35	0.1%
Philippines	35	0.1%
Not stated	33	0.1%
Albania	32	0.1%
Lithuania	30	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	28	0.1%
Kyrgyzstan	27	0.1%
Italy	25	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	22	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	22	0.1%
Uzbekistan	21	0.1%
Austria	20	0.1%
Czech Republic	20	0.1%
Viet Nam	20	0.1%
United Kingdom	19	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	19	0.1%
United States	18	0.1%
France	17	0.1%
Thailand	17	0.1%
Croatia	14	0.1%
Montenegro	14	0.1%
Azerbaijan	14	0.1%
Spain	13	0.1%
Egypt	11	0.0%
China	11	0.0%
Latvia	10	0.0%
Belarus	10	0.0%
Nigeria	10	0.0%
Denmark	9	0.0%
Colombia	9	0.0%
Malaysia	9	0.0%
Portugal	8	0.0%
Brazil	8	0.0%
Israel	8	0.0%
Jordan	8	0.0%
Slovakia	7	0.0%
Libya	7	0.0%
Sudan	7	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	7	0.0%
Sweden	6	0.0%
South Africa	5	0.0%
Togo	5	0.0%
Switzerland	4	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	4	0.0%
Canada	4	0.0%
Peru	4	0.0%
Palestinian territories	4	0.0%
Tajikistan	4	0.0%
Belgium	3	0.0%
Norway	3	0.0%
Madagascar	3	0.0%
Cameroon	3	0.0%
Tunisia	3	0.0%
Uganda	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Suriname	3	0.0%
Armenia	3	0.0%
Georgia	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Kuwait	3	0.0%
Oman	3	0.0%
Pakistan	3	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	3	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	25,862	100.0%
Germany	23,454	90.7%
Turkey	503	1.9%
Syrian Arab Republic	264	1.0%
Poland	214	0.8%
Romania	154	0.6%
Iraq	141	0.5%
Ukraine	126	0.5%
Afghanistan	121	0.5%
Russian Federation	80	0.3%
Bulgaria	67	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Hungary	58	0.2%
Serbia	57	0.2%
Netherlands	53	0.2%
Albania	37	0.1%
Kosovo	35	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	28	0.1%
Greece	26	0.1%
India	25	0.1%
Italy	22	0.1%
Austria	22	0.1%
Uncertain	19	0.1%
Kazakhstan	16	0.1%
Montenegro	15	0.1%
Croatia	14	0.1%
Lithuania	14	0.1%
Thailand	14	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	13	0.1%
Viet Nam	13	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	13	0.1%
Sweden	10	0.0%
Libya	10	0.0%
Colombia	10	0.0%
Palestinian territories	10	0.0%
Stateless	10	0.0%
Latvia	9	0.0%
United States	9	0.0%
United Kingdom	8	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	8	0.0%
Dominican Republic	8	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	7	0.0%
Lebanon	7	0.0%
Philippines	7	0.0%
China	7	0.0%
France	6	0.0%
Spain	6	0.0%
Czech Republic	6	0.0%
Egypt	6	0.0%
Azerbaijan	6	0.0%
Belgium	5	0.0%
Portugal	5	0.0%
Sudan	5	0.0%
Brazil	5	0.0%
Uzbekistan	5	0.0%
Malaysia	5	0.0%
Denmark	4	0.0%
Belarus	4	0.0%
Nigeria	4	0.0%
Cameroon	4	0.0%
Peru	4	0.0%
Israel	4	0.0%
Pakistan	4	0.0%
Slovenia	3	0.0%
Norway	3	0.0%
Slovakia	3	0.0%
Switzerland	3	0.0%
Ghana	3	0.0%
Morocco	3	0.0%
Tunisia	3	0.0%
Uganda	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Cambodia	3	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	3	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	3	0.0%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)	95.5 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	35.7 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	450 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official
Local property-tax multiplier	470 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Nordenham

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.

Geestland as a Nordenham alternative in the same region

24 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Unemployment: 4.0% Geestland vs 8.4% Nordenham−53%
Rent: €5.90/m² Geestland vs €5.32/m² Nordenham+11%
Nearest airport: 16.3 km Geestland vs 32.4 km Nordenham−50%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,818 Geestland vs 5,232 Nordenham−8%
Residents: 31,093 Geestland vs 25,889 Nordenham+20%
Median gross pay, region: €3,950 Geestland vs €4,100 Nordenham−4%
Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Geestland vs 9.0 µg/m³ Nordenhamsame level

Full comparison More about Geestland

Ibbenbueren as a Nordenham alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 145 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Hospital beds, per 100k: 852.2 Ibbenbueren vs 343.8 Nordenham+148%
Unemployment: 4.6% Ibbenbueren vs 8.4% Nordenham−45%
Residents: 51,803 Ibbenbueren vs 25,889 Nordenham+100%
Rent: €5.88/m² Ibbenbueren vs €5.32/m² Nordenham+11%
Median gross pay, region: €3,800 Ibbenbueren vs €4,100 Nordenhamno percentage
Nearest airport: 16.7 km Ibbenbueren vs 32.4 km Nordenham−48%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,722 Ibbenbueren vs 5,232 Nordenham+9%

Full comparison More about Ibbenbueren

Cities near Nordenham

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Bremerhaven 9.5 km away

Rent: 5.58 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Brake (Unterweser) 18.6 km away

Rent: 5.04 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Jade 22.9 km away

Rent: 5.5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Geestland 23.8 km away

Rent: 5.9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Wilhelmshaven 24.1 km away

Rent: 5.69 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Varel 24.7 km away

Rent: 5.88 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

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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; Nordenham's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

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Common questions

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

How many people live in Nordenham?

The published population was 25,889 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Nordenham?

Average net cold rent is 5.32 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 372 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Nordenham?

What is the unemployment rate in Nordenham?

The unemployment rate is about 8.4 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Nordenham?

The median gross salary is 4,100 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Nordenham a good place to live?

Nordenham 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.

Which cities are near Nordenham?

Bremerhaven, Langen, Brake (Unterweser), Jade, Geestland are near Nordenham. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Nordenham?

The official country of birth distribution records 22,025 people (85.2%) 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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APA citation

ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Nordenham, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 23e5a38174dde6bac01b1c1f505c27fe]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/nordenham/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_nordenham-germany-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_5220d805f6e8,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Nordenham, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {23e5a38174dde6bac01b1c1f505c27fe},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/nordenham/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

[Nordenham, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/nordenham/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 23e5a38174dde6bac01b1c1f505c27fe; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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