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Living in Ovelgönne

Ovelgönne is one of the cities recorded in Germany. Its population was 5,421 at the end of 2024. Regional median gross salary figures for Ovelgönne showed €4,100 per month at the end of 2024.

Cheaper rent than 76% of German cities that publish it and higher unemployment than 78% of German cities that publish it.

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

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Ovelgönne?

Average net cold rent is 5.42 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): 5.42 EUR/m²/month · Destatis4

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

Net rent across major citiesOvelgönne highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Ovelgönne 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)5.42 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.5615 May 2022Destatis4Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 325 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.42 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 Ovelgönne?

The unemployment rate is 6.4 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Ovelgönne is 6.4%. 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%12904–6624 cities: 6% to under 8%6246–8Ovelgönne 6.4%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
Median gross salary (regional)4,100 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)2Official · regional context
Unemployment rate6.4 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Ovelgönne. 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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Mobility and administration

Ovelgönne's nearest airport was BRE, 41 km away and offered 43 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Airport Direct Destinations Count43 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights5Official
Nearest Major Airport Distance Km41 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports6Official
Nearest Major Airport IataBRE3 Aug 2026OurAirports6Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Ovelgönne. 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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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 2.5°C in January and 18.4°C in July. Ovelgönne's monthly precipitation totalled 62 mm in January and 84.1 mm in July. Ovelgönne's average monthly sunshine was 46.3 hours in January and 217.3 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Ovelgönne?

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: air.discomap.eea.europa.eu1

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
Ovelgönne average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND22°1°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Ovelgönne average monthly precipitation, mm0255075100624849365072847872686471JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Ovelgönne average monthly sunshine, hours05511016522046691211852192052172001501055238JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Ovelgönne annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit52510.0PM2.5µg/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 Ovelgönne 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/m³3010–11Ovelgönne 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
PM2.5 — annual mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024air.discomap.eea.europa.eu1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan 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 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI10Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 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 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI11Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 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 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI12Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 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 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI13Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 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 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI14Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Sulzbach an der Murr5,421 residentsTraben-Trarbach5,421 residentsGrabow5,422 residentsWaakirchen5,419 residentsLütjenburg5,424 residentsVelburg5,424 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Ovelgönne?

The published population was 5,421 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)9

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population5,421 people31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)9Official

International community in Ovelgönne

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
Total5,361100.0%
Germany4,92691.9%
Poland711.3%
Ukraine541.0%
Netherlands420.8%
Russian Federation390.7%
Kazakhstan320.6%
Not stated160.3%
Kosovo130.2%
Afghanistan100.2%
Turkey90.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Lithuania80.1%
Iraq80.1%
Bulgaria70.1%
France70.1%
Romania70.1%
Czech Republic70.1%
Kyrgyzstan70.1%
New Zealand70.1%
Spain50.1%
United States50.1%
Syrian Arab Republic50.1%
Croatia40.1%
Italy40.1%
Moldova, Republic of40.1%
Nigeria40.1%
Tunisia40.1%
Georgia40.1%
Lebanon40.1%
Thailand40.1%
Albania30.1%
Estonia30.1%
Slovenia30.1%
Latvia30.1%
Austria30.1%
Switzerland30.1%
Belarus30.1%
Algeria30.1%
Morocco30.1%
Brazil30.1%
Cuba30.1%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of30.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total5,361100.0%
Germany5,09195.0%
Ukraine521.0%
Poland500.9%
Netherlands400.7%
Bulgaria120.2%
Italy100.2%
Kosovo100.2%
Romania100.2%
Afghanistan100.2%
Iraq90.2%
Show 17 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Lithuania80.1%
Nigeria70.1%
Latvia40.1%
Turkey40.1%
Georgia40.1%
Lebanon40.1%
Syrian Arab Republic40.1%
Thailand40.1%
France30.1%
Croatia30.1%
Greece30.1%
Austria30.1%
Switzerland30.1%
Russian Federation30.1%
Spain30.1%
Serbia30.1%
New Zealand30.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7

Is Ovelgönne 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 worker56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–66%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–67%
Student62%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 51–73%
Family55%strong on family, weak on safety · range 44–66%
Retirement59%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 46–72%
Population5,421 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.42 EUR/m²/month15 May 2022Official source · Destatis
Median gross salary (regional)4,100 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Unemployment rate6.4 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik
PM2.5 — annual mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-11

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Ovelgönne 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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Common questions

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

How many people live in Ovelgönne?

The published population was 5,421 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Ovelgönne?

Average net cold rent is 5.42 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 379 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Ovelgönne?

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: air.discomap.eea.europa.eu.

What is the unemployment rate in Ovelgönne?

The unemployment rate is 6.4 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Ovelgönne?

The median gross salary is 4,100 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Ovelgönne a good place to live?

Ovelgönne 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 Ovelgönne?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,361 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). Ovelgönne, Germany: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/ovelgonne/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Ovelgönne, 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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