Living in Olbersdorf
Olbersdorf is a city in Germany. Its population was 4,281 at the end of 2024. Regional median gross salary figures for Olbersdorf showed €3,150 per month at the end of 2024.
Cheaper rent than any other German city that publishes it and higher unemployment than 95% of German cities that publish it.
Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Olbersdorf?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Olbersdorf?
Average net cold rent is 4.7 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): 4.7 EUR/m²/month · Destatis3
City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Olbersdorf yet.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 4.7 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.56 | 15 May 2022 | Destatis3Official |
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 282 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.7 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Olbersdorf?
The unemployment rate is 8.9 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2
Unemployment rate (%)
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Olbersdorf. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Olbersdorf. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Mobility and administration
Olbersdorf's nearest airport was DRS, 76 km away and offered 18 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Olbersdorf. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
BAMF Integrationskurse — Integration course
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
For eligible migrants.
BAMF job-related German courses — Job-related language course
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
For migrants needing job-related German.
Climate and air quality
Olbersdorf's monthly mean temperatures were −2.5°C in January and 19.2°C in July. Olbersdorf's monthly precipitation totalled 64.9 mm in January and 107.1 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 44 hours in January and 222.7 hours in July.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate Monthly Extreme High C | Jan 11.62 · Feb 14.31 · Mar 19.99 · Apr 25.94 · May 28.35 · Jun 34.8 · Jul 34.23 · Aug 36.77 · Sep 33.2 · Oct 24.89 · Nov 16.73 · Dec 12.01 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official · coordinate grid |
| Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | Jan -27.27 · Feb -21.55 · Mar -16.19 · Apr -6.06 · May -1.15 · Jun 2.82 · Jul 7.46 · Aug 5.77 · Sep 1.34 · Oct -6.76 · Nov -14.47 · Dec -20.83 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official · coordinate grid |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -2.49 · Feb -1.24 · Mar 2.65 · Apr 8.3 · May 13.09 · Jun 17 · Jul 19.16 · Aug 18.82 · Sep 13.97 · Oct 8.52 · Nov 3.49 · Dec -0.78 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official · coordinate grid |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 64.9 · Feb 53.8 · Mar 61.4 · Apr 41.3 · May 75.6 · Jun 89 · Jul 107.1 · Aug 99.7 · Sep 69 · Oct 58.8 · Nov 58.7 · Dec 66.2 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO5Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 44 · Feb 67.9 · Mar 117 · Apr 177.8 · May 210.2 · Jun 208.1 · Jul 222.7 · Aug 216.6 · Sep 155.3 · Oct 104.4 · Nov 40.2 · Dec 34.4 hours | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO6Official · nearest-station reading |
Cities of a similar size in Germany
Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.
Population and city profile
How many people live in Olbersdorf?
The published population was 4,281 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)11
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 4,281 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)11Official |
International community in Olbersdorf
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 | 4,503 | 100.0% |
| Germany | 4,169 | 92.6% |
| Czech Republic | 90 | 2.0% |
| Ukraine | 79 | 1.8% |
| Poland | 62 | 1.4% |
| Russian Federation | 23 | 0.5% |
| Not stated | 21 | 0.5% |
| Slovakia | 9 | 0.2% |
| Hungary | 8 | 0.2% |
| Austria | 7 | 0.2% |
| Slovenia | 6 | 0.1% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | 3 | 0.1% |
| Switzerland | 3 | 0.1% |
| Turkey | 3 | 0.1% |
| Ecuador | 3 | 0.1% |
| United States | 3 | 0.1% |
| Armenia | 3 | 0.1% |
| Indonesia | 3 | 0.1% |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 0.1% |
| Korea, Republic of | 3 | 0.1% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source10
Citizenship
Persons · 2022-05-15
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 4,503 | 100.0% |
| Germany | 4,304 | 95.6% |
| Ukraine | 88 | 2.0% |
| Czech Republic | 37 | 0.8% |
| Poland | 22 | 0.5% |
| Slovakia | 13 | 0.3% |
| Russian Federation | 11 | 0.2% |
| Slovenia | 4 | 0.1% |
| Turkey | 3 | 0.1% |
| Ecuador | 3 | 0.1% |
| India | 3 | 0.1% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source9
Is Olbersdorf 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.
Yes — migrants receive medical care in Olbersdorf 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.
Open the official coverage guideCommon questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Olbersdorf?
The published population was 4,281 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).
How much does it cost to rent in Olbersdorf?
Average net cold rent is 4.7 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 329 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.
What is the unemployment rate in Olbersdorf?
The unemployment rate is 8.9 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.
What is the typical salary around Olbersdorf?
The median gross salary is 3,150 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).
Is Olbersdorf a good place to live?
Olbersdorf 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 Olbersdorf?
The official country of birth distribution records 4,503 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). Olbersdorf, Germany: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/olbersdorf/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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Sources
- Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-06
- Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-20
- Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-10
- NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
- Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
- Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country_of_birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
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- Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) destatis.de · checked 2026-08-05
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