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Living in Osnabrueck

Osnabrueck is a city in Germany. The city covered 119.8 km² in 2019. Population density was 1,386.1 people per km² in 2024. Gigabit broadband availability was 97.5% in 2025. Annual NO₂ was 19.2 µg/m³ in 2024. The unemployment rate was 7.7% in 2024. For Osnabrueck, annual PM2.5 was 8.29 µg/m³ in 2024. Its population was 171,806 at the end of 2024.

Higher unemployment than 90% of German cities that publish it and dirtier air than 61% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 €11.18 per m² per month in May 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Osnabrueck?

Average net cold rent is 11.18 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): 11.18 EUR/m²/month · wohnungsboerse Mietspiegel Osnabrueck26

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

Net rent across major citiesOsnabrueck highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Osnabrueck 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
G02 Vacancy Rate Pct3.08 %31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder21Official
Dwellings91,260 dwellings31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder21Official
Housing Vacancy Rate Percent3.08 %31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder21Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)11.18 EUR/m²/month1 May 2026wohnungsboerse Mietspiegel Osnabrueck26Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 671 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 11.18 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

What is the unemployment rate in Osnabrueck?

The unemployment rate is 7.7 % (2024). Source: Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average2

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Osnabrueck is 7.7%. 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%6246–8Osnabrueck 7.7%228 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 availability77.76 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de8Official
Gigabit broadband availability97.45 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas7Official
People in employment85,700 people31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder22Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,900 EUR/month31 Dec 2024BA Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich — Medianentgelt Kreise Wohnort 20243Official · regional context
Unemployment rate7.7 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average2Official
Unemployment rate over time12 published observations, 2011–2025
Unemployment rate in Osnabrueck by year, %3.9%5.4%6.9%8.4%201120132015201920258.1%%

Unemployment rate rose 19.3% between 2011 and 2025, from 6.8% to 8.1%.

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Osnabrueck. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

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Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k914.9 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)6Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Osnabrueck 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 100k914.9 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
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Safety

How safe is Osnabrueck?

Police recorded 10,153 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) - Städte18

Recorded crime across major citiesOsnabrueck highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Osnabrueck highlighted15,424Bremen14,600Frankfurt am Main13,900Berlin13,192Hanover12,343Cologne12,283Dortmund12,172Dusseldorf11,129Leipzig10,153Osnabrueck9,619Essen8,853Dresden8,552Stuttgartrecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents10,153 incidents per 100,000country median 9,27531 Dec 2024PKS 2024 T01 Grundtabelle - Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl (HZ) - Städte18Official
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residentsAlternative estimate10,879 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 airport11 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat14Official
Nearest airportFMO13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv17Official
Distance to nearest airport29.1 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv17Official

Language courses and integration in Osnabrueck

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

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Goethering 22-24, 49074 Osnabrück

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Osnabrueck?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.3 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: 8.29 µg/m³ · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.13
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Osnabrueck average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND24°0°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Osnabrueck average monthly precipitation, mm0255075100836367476365858973707883JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Osnabrueck average monthly sunshine, hours05511016522051651121701991962111901371044742JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Osnabrueck annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.3PM2.5154014.7PM10104019.2NO₂µg/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 Osnabrueck is 8.3 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/m³1558–9Osnabrueck 8.390 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 mean19.2 µg/m³country median 13.62024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.13Official
NO₂ — latest reading11.9 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.13Official
PM10 — annual mean14.73 µg/m³country median 13.42024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.13Official
PM2.5 — annual mean8.29 µg/m³country median 8.02024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.13Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 4.5 · Feb 5.6 · Mar 9.4 · Apr 14.4 · May 18.3 · Jun 21.2 · Jul 23.7 · Aug 23.3 · Sep 18.8 · Oct 13.8 · Nov 8.3 · Dec 4.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Osnabr�ck23Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -0.3 · Feb 0 · Mar 2.2 · Apr 4.8 · May 8.3 · Jun 11.1 · Jul 13.6 · Aug 13.3 · Sep 10.2 · Oct 6.7 · Nov 3.4 · Dec 0.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Osnabr�ck23Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 2.3 · Feb 2.8 · Mar 5.7 · Apr 9.6 · May 13.4 · Jun 16.2 · Jul 18.5 · Aug 18.1 · Sep 14.2 · Oct 9.9 · Nov 6 · Dec 2.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Osnabr�ck23Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 83.3 · Feb 62.7 · Mar 66.6 · Apr 46.7 · May 62.8 · Jun 64.7 · Jul 85.3 · Aug 88.7 · Sep 73.2 · Oct 70.2 · Nov 78.2 · Dec 82.7 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Osnabr�ck23Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 51.1 · Feb 65 · Mar 111.6 · Apr 169.6 · May 199.2 · Jun 195.7 · Jul 211 · Aug 190.4 · Sep 137.2 · Oct 104.1 · Nov 47.1 · Dec 42.4 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Osnabr�ck23Official · nearest-station reading
Annual PM2.5 over time9 published observations, 2014–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Osnabrueck by year, µg/m³7.710.713.616.6201420172019202220248.3µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 48.2% between 2014 and 2024, from 16.0 to 8.3.

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Darmstadt170,521 residentsMuelheim an der Ruhr173,710 residentsLeverkusen169,658 residentsLudwigshafen am Rhein176,110 residentsOldenburg176,530 residentsSolingen164,804 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Osnabrueck?

The published population was 171,806 people in 2024. Source: Osnabrueck aktuell 202515

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Osnabrueck residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport85.8%Foreign residents14.2%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents523 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality11Official
City area119.8 km²31 Dec 2019Osnabrueck local care report16Official
Foreign-resident share16.1 %31 Dec 2024Eurostat10Official
Foreign residents24,382 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities25Official
Population density1,386 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.12Official
Population Female84,951 people31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder25Official
Population Male79,946 people31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder25Official
Population171,806 people31 Dec 2024Osnabrueck aktuell 202515Official
Safety City Crime Covered Population166,057 people31 Dec 2025BKA PKS Bevölkerungsdaten (04-KR-BV-insg, Quelle Statistisches Bundesamt)4Official
Population over time13 published observations, 2012–2024
Population in Osnabrueck by year, residents153,130159,816166,503173,189201220142016202020222024171,806residents

Population rose 11.2% between 2012 and 2024, from 154,513 to 171,806.

Foreign residents over time10 published observations, 2016–2025
Foreign residents in Osnabrueck by year, residents17,68721,20024,71428,2272016201820202022202527,500residents

Foreign residents rose 49.3% between 2016 and 2025, from 18,414 to 27,500.

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents48,436 people31 Dec 2022Destatis9Official
Catholic share29.4 %31 Dec 2022Destatis9Official
No religion or other72,774 people31 Dec 2022Destatis9Official
No religion or other, share44.1 %31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)9Official
Protestant residents43,690 people31 Dec 2022Destatis9Official
Protestant share26.5 %31 Dec 2022Destatis9Official

International community in Osnabrueck

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
Total164,898100.0%
Germany129,18278.3%
Russian Federation3,4132.1%
Poland3,2902.0%
Syrian Arab Republic3,2212.0%
Kazakhstan3,0791.9%
Turkey2,6191.6%
Ukraine2,4611.5%
Bulgaria1,6631.0%
Kosovo8680.5%
Romania8510.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Portugal5980.4%
Serbia5920.4%
Iraq5770.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina5680.3%
Italy5460.3%
Pakistan4610.3%
Lebanon4540.3%
Spain4320.3%
Afghanistan4220.3%
United Kingdom4010.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of3590.2%
Viet Nam3340.2%
Moldova, Republic of3200.2%
Sudan2990.2%
Lithuania2970.2%
Kyrgyzstan2540.2%
Netherlands2300.1%
China2250.1%
India2230.1%
Albania2220.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of2200.1%
Not stated2180.1%
United States2030.1%
Morocco1990.1%
Greece1960.1%
Brazil1880.1%
Latvia1780.1%
Austria1770.1%
France1740.1%
Nigeria1740.1%
Hungary1650.1%
Georgia1620.1%
Uzbekistan1610.1%
Czech Republic1570.1%
Croatia1520.1%
Thailand1450.1%
Tunisia1410.1%
Egypt1370.1%
Eritrea1350.1%
Sri Lanka1340.1%
Montenegro1330.1%
Belarus1250.1%
Somalia1240.1%
Colombia1090.1%
Tajikistan1050.1%
Switzerland900.1%
Korea, Republic of880.1%
Algeria840.1%
Ghana840.1%
Philippines830.1%
Slovakia730.0%
Indonesia730.0%
Gambia700.0%
Azerbaijan620.0%
Mexico610.0%
Cameroon540.0%
Kenya510.0%
Chile500.0%
Guinea480.0%
Peru460.0%
Jordan440.0%
Sweden430.0%
Côte D'Ivoire420.0%
Turkmenistan400.0%
Belgium390.0%
Slovenia350.0%
Zimbabwe350.0%
Japan350.0%
Estonia330.0%
South Africa320.0%
Ecuador320.0%
Israel320.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of300.0%
Armenia300.0%
Nepal290.0%
Ethiopia280.0%
Canada280.0%
Saudi Arabia280.0%
Denmark270.0%
Australia270.0%
Libya260.0%
Cuba260.0%
Finland250.0%
South Sudan250.0%
Sierra Leone240.0%
Costa Rica240.0%
Bangladesh240.0%
United Arab Emirates240.0%
Senegal220.0%
Argentina220.0%
Dominican Republic220.0%
Angola210.0%
Malaysia210.0%
Ireland200.0%
Togo190.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of170.0%
Norway160.0%
Palestinian territories160.0%
Haiti150.0%
Paraguay150.0%
New Zealand150.0%
Taiwan, Province of China130.0%
Yemen120.0%
Cambodia120.0%
Singapore120.0%
Liberia110.0%
Burkina Faso100.0%
Rwanda100.0%
Jamaica100.0%
Mozambique90.0%
Guinea-Bissau90.0%
Uruguay90.0%
Mongolia90.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the80.0%
Mali80.0%
Cyprus70.0%
Mauritania70.0%
Uganda70.0%
Guatemala70.0%
Kuwait70.0%
Luxembourg60.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of60.0%
Benin50.0%
Gabon50.0%
Niger50.0%
Namibia50.0%
Burundi50.0%
Djibouti40.0%
Madagascar40.0%
Mauritius40.0%
Equatorial Guinea40.0%
Honduras40.0%
Panama40.0%
Korea, Democratic People'S Republic of40.0%
Oman40.0%
Timor-Leste40.0%
Iceland30.0%
Malta30.0%
Congo30.0%
Zambia30.0%
Seychelles30.0%
Chad30.0%
Bahamas30.0%
El Salvador30.0%
Nicaragua30.0%
Suriname30.0%
Bahrain30.0%
Bhutan30.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic30.0%

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
Total164,898100.0%
Germany140,51585.2%
Syrian Arab Republic3,3202.0%
Turkey2,2801.4%
Bulgaria1,9481.2%
Ukraine1,6541.0%
Poland1,3970.8%
Romania9340.6%
Portugal7640.5%
Italy6980.4%
Kosovo6840.4%
Show 132 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Russian Federation6270.4%
Iraq5770.3%
Spain5710.3%
Serbia5640.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina4280.3%
Afghanistan3980.2%
Pakistan3740.2%
Sudan3320.2%
Lebanon2510.2%
Lithuania2490.2%
Netherlands2330.1%
United Kingdom2260.1%
Uncertain2260.1%
Viet Nam2240.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of2210.1%
Croatia2080.1%
Greece1970.1%
Albania1880.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of1780.1%
China1770.1%
Hungary1700.1%
Kazakhstan1680.1%
India1610.1%
Somalia1580.1%
Latvia1500.1%
Austria1460.1%
Eritrea1460.1%
Montenegro1410.1%
France1310.1%
United States1300.1%
Brazil1270.1%
Morocco1250.1%
Georgia1160.1%
Nigeria1150.1%
Egypt1040.1%
Thailand1030.1%
Belarus880.1%
Colombia830.1%
Korea, Republic of790.0%
Moldova, Republic of720.0%
Tunisia720.0%
Sri Lanka670.0%
Indonesia630.0%
Kyrgyzstan600.0%
Guinea570.0%
Slovakia540.0%
Ghana520.0%
Gambia510.0%
Algeria480.0%
Sweden380.0%
Mexico380.0%
Philippines370.0%
Stateless370.0%
Zimbabwe360.0%
Switzerland340.0%
Côte D'Ivoire340.0%
Azerbaijan320.0%
Belgium300.0%
Armenia300.0%
Peru290.0%
Uzbekistan290.0%
Nepal280.0%
Kenya270.0%
Czech Republic260.0%
Cameroon260.0%
Japan260.0%
South Sudan250.0%
Bangladesh230.0%
Canada220.0%
Jordan220.0%
Tajikistan220.0%
Ecuador210.0%
Denmark200.0%
Ireland200.0%
Malaysia200.0%
Finland190.0%
Slovenia190.0%
Costa Rica190.0%
Chile180.0%
Not stated170.0%
Estonia160.0%
South Africa160.0%
Israel160.0%
Australia140.0%
Rwanda130.0%
Norway120.0%
Libya120.0%
Senegal120.0%
Argentina120.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of110.0%
Togo100.0%
Cuba100.0%
Paraguay100.0%
Dominican Republic90.0%
Yemen90.0%
New Zealand90.0%
Ethiopia80.0%
Liberia80.0%
Sierra Leone80.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of80.0%
Haiti80.0%
Cyprus70.0%
Angola70.0%
Mozambique70.0%
Burkina Faso70.0%
Malta60.0%
Mali60.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of60.0%
Turkmenistan60.0%
Singapore60.0%
Benin50.0%
Gabon50.0%
Jamaica50.0%
Mauritania40.0%
Madagascar40.0%
Mauritius40.0%
Uganda40.0%
Panama40.0%
Palestinian territories40.0%
Iceland30.0%
Djibouti30.0%
Congo30.0%
Niger30.0%
Guinea-Bissau30.0%
El Salvador30.0%
Honduras30.0%
Nicaragua30.0%
Uruguay30.0%
China (Hong Kong)30.0%
Bhutan30.0%
Myanmar30.0%
Cambodia30.0%

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

Is Osnabrueck 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 worker59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–67%
Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on education · range 53–69%
Student59%strong on cost, weak on education · range 50–68%
Family46%strong on family, weak on education · range 38–54%
Retirement52%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 43–61%
Foreign residents24,382 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population171,806 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Osnabrueck aktuell 2025
NO₂ — latest reading11.9 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)11.18 EUR/m²/month1 May 2026Commercial source · wohnungsboerse Mietspiegel Osnabrueck
Dwellings91,260 dwellings31 Dec 2022Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder
Fibre-to-the-building availability77.76 %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 homes31.15 %31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder21Official
Labour Supply Count91,380 people31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder22Official
Local business-tax multiplier440 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de24Official
Local property-tax multiplier460 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de24Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Osnabrueck?

The published population was 171,806 people in 2024. Source: Osnabrueck aktuell 2025.

How much does it cost to rent in Osnabrueck?

Average net cold rent is 11.18 EUR/m² per month (May 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 783 EUR a month before utilities. Source: wohnungsboerse Mietspiegel Osnabrueck.

Is the air quality good in Osnabrueck?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.3 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 Osnabrueck?

Police recorded 10,153 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 Osnabrueck?

The unemployment rate is 7.7 % (2024). Source: Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average.

What is the typical salary around Osnabrueck?

The median gross salary is 3,900 EUR/month. Source: BA Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich — Medianentgelt Kreise Wohnort 2024.

Is Osnabrueck a good place to live?

Osnabrueck 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 Osnabrueck?

The official country of birth distribution records 164,898 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). Osnabrueck, Germany: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/osnabrueck/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Osnabrueck, Germany: rent, salary, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
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  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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