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Oer-Erkenschwick had 31,404 residents at the end of 2024 and is a city in Germany. The regional median gross salary was €4,000 per month at the end of 2024. In May 2022, the unemployment rate was 8.02%. Regional disposable income was €25,686 per person per year at the end of 2023.

Higher unemployment than 91% of German cities that publish it and dirtier air than 91% of German cities that publish it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Oer-Erkenschwick?

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 €8.74 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Oer-Erkenschwick?

Average net cold rent is 8.74 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): 8.74 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Oer-Erkenschwick21

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

Net rent across major citiesOer-Erkenschwick highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Oer-Erkenschwick 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)8.74 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Oer-Erkenschwick21Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 524 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8.74 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

What is the unemployment rate in Oer-Erkenschwick?

The unemployment rate is about 8 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 8.02 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Oer-Erkenschwick is 8.0%. 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%2288–10Oer-Erkenschwick 8.0%24 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 availability56.71 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas2Official
Gigabit broadband availability93.96 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas2Official
Disposable income per resident25,686 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts18Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita30,770 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts18Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)4,000 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate8.02 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official

Public employment service

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

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport28 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat14Official
Nearest airportDTM13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official
Distance to nearest airport28.5 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Oer-Erkenschwick?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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 Datteln-Hagem)10

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

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Oer-Erkenschwick annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit52510.0PM2.5154015.0PM10104013.0NO₂µg/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 Oer-Erkenschwick is 10.0 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/m³909–1030 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³3010–11Oer-Erkenschwick 10.05 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 mean13 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Datteln-Hagem)8Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean15 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Datteln-Hagem)9Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Datteln-Hagem)10Official · nearest-station reading
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 12.26 · Feb 16.7 · Mar 20.58 · Apr 25.86 · May 30.57 · Jun 33.88 · Jul 39.18 · Aug 36.94 · Sep 32.01 · Oct 26.64 · Nov 19.4 · Dec 13.65 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -14.92 · Feb -17.53 · Mar -9.95 · Apr -5.38 · May -1.59 · Jun 3.54 · Jul 6.56 · Aug 5.42 · Sep 3.32 · Oct -5.01 · Nov -7.27 · Dec -13.93 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official
Average temperature by monthJan 0.97 · Feb 1.61 · Mar 4.62 · Apr 9 · May 12.86 · Jun 16.49 · Jul 18.79 · Aug 18.44 · Sep 14.6 · Oct 10.06 · Nov 5.53 · Dec 2.07 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official
Annual mean temperature9.8 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)7Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Ganderkesee31,494 residentsGeorgsmarienhuette31,244 residentsRheinberg31,172 residentsMoerfelden-Walldorf31,638 residentsMerzig31,697 residentsAltenburg31,093 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 38.7 km² in 2024. Population density was 812.3 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Oer-Erkenschwick?

The published population was 31,404 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Oer-Erkenschwick residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport83.6%Foreign residents16.4%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents551 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality11Official
City area38.66 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official
Foreign residents5,149 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19Official
Population density812.3 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.13Official
Population31,404 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents10,220 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Catholic share32.9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
No religion or other13,637 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
No religion or other, share43.9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Protestant residents7,191 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Protestant share23.2 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official

International community in Oer-Erkenschwick

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
Total31,051100.0%
Germany24,60479.2%
Poland1,2854.1%
Romania1,1333.6%
Turkey1,0973.5%
Russian Federation3411.1%
Kazakhstan3221.0%
Hungary2730.9%
Syrian Arab Republic2340.8%
Ukraine1410.5%
Bulgaria940.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Bosnia and Herzegovina930.3%
Kosovo770.2%
Latvia740.2%
Lithuania680.2%
Moldova, Republic of650.2%
Iraq650.2%
Czech Republic520.2%
Italy500.2%
Serbia500.2%
Not stated420.1%
Greece410.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of410.1%
Albania400.1%
Afghanistan400.1%
Lebanon400.1%
Pakistan390.1%
Netherlands340.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of300.1%
Spain290.1%
Croatia280.1%
Austria280.1%
Eritrea260.1%
Thailand260.1%
France230.1%
China230.1%
Sri Lanka210.1%
Slovakia200.1%
Nigeria190.1%
India190.1%
United Kingdom180.1%
Guinea180.1%
Philippines180.1%
Uzbekistan170.1%
Tunisia150.0%
Tajikistan140.0%
Slovenia120.0%
United States110.0%
Belgium100.0%
Morocco100.0%
Brazil100.0%
Viet Nam100.0%
Bangladesh90.0%
Montenegro80.0%
Portugal80.0%
Armenia80.0%
Belarus70.0%
Palestinian territories70.0%
Switzerland60.0%
Denmark50.0%
Ghana50.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic50.0%
Kyrgyzstan50.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the40.0%
Somalia40.0%
Dominican Republic40.0%
Canada40.0%
Peru40.0%
Finland30.0%
Ireland30.0%
Norway30.0%
Ethiopia30.0%
Côte D'Ivoire30.0%
Gambia30.0%
Mali30.0%
Cameroon30.0%
Sudan30.0%
Uganda30.0%
Egypt30.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of30.0%
Chile30.0%
Costa Rica30.0%
Ecuador30.0%
Jamaica30.0%
Georgia30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Israel30.0%
Japan30.0%
Mongolia30.0%
Korea, Republic of30.0%
Turkmenistan30.0%
Saudi Arabia30.0%

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
Total31,051100.0%
Germany25,90283.4%
Turkey1,4714.7%
Romania1,2424.0%
Poland3541.1%
Hungary2971.0%
Syrian Arab Republic2520.8%
Ukraine1170.4%
Bulgaria1010.3%
Italy830.3%
Latvia760.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Kosovo760.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina750.2%
Lithuania750.2%
Iraq640.2%
Greece540.2%
Afghanistan530.2%
Croatia510.2%
Serbia490.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of460.1%
Albania400.1%
Russian Federation400.1%
Netherlands330.1%
Eritrea310.1%
Nigeria310.1%
Spain270.1%
Slovakia230.1%
Pakistan220.1%
Moldova, Republic of210.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of210.1%
Thailand210.1%
China210.1%
Guinea180.1%
Kazakhstan180.1%
Lebanon160.1%
Uncertain150.0%
Slovenia140.0%
Austria140.0%
Portugal120.0%
Tajikistan110.0%
Bangladesh100.0%
Stateless90.0%
France80.0%
Belarus80.0%
Tunisia80.0%
Armenia80.0%
Viet Nam80.0%
India80.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the70.0%
Azerbaijan60.0%
Mongolia60.0%
Belgium50.0%
Montenegro50.0%
United Kingdom50.0%
United States50.0%
Switzerland40.0%
Czech Republic40.0%
Ghana40.0%
Somalia40.0%
Dominican Republic40.0%
Denmark30.0%
Finland30.0%
Ireland30.0%
Liechtenstein30.0%
Ethiopia30.0%
Côte D'Ivoire30.0%
Gambia30.0%
Mali30.0%
Morocco30.0%
Cameroon30.0%
Sudan30.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of30.0%
Brazil30.0%
Canada30.0%
Georgia30.0%
Sri Lanka30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Palestinian territories30.0%
Philippines30.0%
Turkmenistan30.0%
Uzbekistan30.0%

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

Is Oer-Erkenschwick 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 worker49%strong on work, weak on safety · range 38–60%
Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–64%
Student54%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 42–66%
Family49%strong on family, weak on safety · range 37–61%
Retirement54%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 40–68%
Foreign residents5,149 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population31,404 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)8.74 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Oer-Erkenschwick
Fibre-to-the-building availability56.71 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability93.96 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident25,686 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 3–691.5 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional4Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 330.1 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional4Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier490 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich6Official
Local property-tax multiplier825 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich6Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Oer-Erkenschwick 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 Oer-Erkenschwick?

The published population was 31,404 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Oer-Erkenschwick?

Average net cold rent is 8.74 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 612 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Oer-Erkenschwick.

Is the air quality good in Oer-Erkenschwick?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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 Datteln-Hagem).

What is the unemployment rate in Oer-Erkenschwick?

The unemployment rate is about 8 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Oer-Erkenschwick?

The median gross salary is 4,000 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Oer-Erkenschwick?

5,149 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Oer-Erkenschwick a good place to live?

Oer-Erkenschwick 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 Oer-Erkenschwick?

The official country of birth distribution records 31,051 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). Oer-Erkenschwick, Germany: rent, salary [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/oer-erkenschwick/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Oer-Erkenschwick, Germany: rent, salary},
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  2. Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV · gigabitgrundbuch.bund.de · checked 2026-07-14
  3. Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-08
  4. Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional Destatis · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  5. Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  6. Destatis Realsteuervergleich destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
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  9. EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Datteln-Hagem) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
  10. EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Datteln-Hagem) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
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  7. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country_of_birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
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  11. miet-check Mietspiegel Oer-Erkenschwick miet-check.de · checked 2026-06-04

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