Living in Paderborn

In Paderborn, rents across existing tenancies average €6.69 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 7.1% (2022).

Paderborn had 157,317 residents in June 2025 and is a city in Germany. For Paderborn, the foreign population count was 19,958 in May 2022. Gigabit broadband availability was 97.3% in 2025. Car density was 553 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1937 sources

Population157,317people30 Jun 2025Official source · Paderborn city portrait

Median gross salary (region)3,900EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent6.69EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 15% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate7.15%country median 5.1% — 40% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime8,445incidents per 100,000country median 9,397 — 10% belowOfficial source · PKS 2024 T01 Grundtabelle - Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl (HZ) - Städte

PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³country median 8.0 — 12% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Pricier rent than 74% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 86% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 66% of German cities that publish it.

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

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Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €10.41 per m² per month in May 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Paderborn?

Average net cold rent is 6.69 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): 6.69 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶

What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Utilities, 85 m² flat€258

Private kindergarten€249

Transport pass€60

Fitness club€48

Internet, 60 Mbps€37

Mobile plan, 10 GB€25

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Net rent across major citiesPaderborn highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Paderborn€6.69

Leipzig€6.27

Dortmund€6.00

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Augsburg€9.10

Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fitness club membership, monthly	48.1 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2³⁶Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	37.32 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2³⁶Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly	248.8 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2³⁶Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant	10.95 EUR	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2³⁶Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	24.78 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Cost of Living in Paderborn. Jul 2026. Prices in Paderborn³⁵Commercial estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass	59.86 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2³⁶Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	257.9 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2³⁶Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.69 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	10.41 EUR/m²/month	1 May 2026	wohnungsboerse Mietspiegel Paderborn³⁷Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Paderborn a good place to live?

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Remote worker54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–62%

Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on education · range 47–63%

Student53%strong on cost, weak on education · range 44–62%

Family41%strong on family, weak on education · range 33–49%

Retirement52%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 43–61%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 401 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.69 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 7.15% in May 2022.

What is the unemployment rate in Paderborn?

The unemployment rate is about 7.1 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 7.15 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Paderborn is 7.2%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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1,332

658

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2–44–66–88–1010–1212–1414–16

Paderborn 7.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	92.59 %	31 Dec 2025	data.bundesnetzagentur.de⁴Official
Gigabit broadband availability	97.29 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,900 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	7.15 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵Official

Unemployment rate over time12 published observations, 2011–2025

3.0%

4.6%

6.1%

7.7%

7.4%20112013201520192025

Unemployment rate rose 13.5% between 2011 and 2025, from 6.5% to 7.4%.

What does a salary buy in Paderborn?

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

Left over each month€1,544of €2,548 take-home

Rent
Utilities
Transport
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.	€2,548
Rent, 60 m²€10.41/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · wohnungsboerse Mietspiegel Paderborn · 2026-05-01). Official average for existing leases: €6.69/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €625
Public transport pass€60 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31	− €60
Utilities, 85 m²€258 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31	− €258
Internet€37 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31	− €37
Mobile plan€25 · market price · Cost of Living in Paderborn. Jul 2026. Prices in Paderborn · 2026-07-31	− €25
Left over	€1,544

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Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	693.6 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)²Official
Hospitals	5 count	31 Dec 2024	Krankenhausverzeichnis 2024¹³Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Paderborn 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 residents693.6 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Paderborn?

Police recorded about 8,445 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) - Städte¹⁹

Recorded crime across major citiesPaderborn highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Bremen15,424

Frankfurt14,600

Berlin13,900

Cologne12,343

Dortmund12,283

Dusseldorf12,172

Leipzig11,129

Essen9,619

Dresden8,853

Stuttgart8,552

Paderborn8,445

Munich6,214

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	8,445 incidents per 100,000country median 9,397	31 Dec 2024	PKS 2024 T01 Grundtabelle - Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl (HZ) - Städte¹⁹Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	8 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁵Official
Nearest airport	PAD	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁶Official
Distance to nearest airport	14.8 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁶Official

Language courses and integration

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

Is the air quality good in Paderborn?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2022) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency⁹

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

0°

5°-1°

6°-1°

9°2°

14°4°

18°8°

21°11°

24°13°

23°13°

19°10°

14°7°

9°3°

5°0°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

117

167

193

192

198

187

141

103

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

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

PM2.57WHO 5 · EU 25

NO₂25WHO 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 Paderborn is 7.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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164

101

3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–14

Paderborn 7.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	25 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Paderborn Friedrichstraße 29)⁸Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	7 µg/m³country median 8.0	31 Dec 2022	European Environment Agency⁹Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 4.6 · Feb 5.5 · Mar 9.4 · Apr 14.3 · May 18.2 · Jun 21.3 · Jul 23.6 · Aug 23.3 · Sep 19 · Oct 13.9 · Nov 8.7 · Dec 5.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Lippspringe²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -0.6 · Feb -0.6 · Mar 1.5 · Apr 4.2 · May 7.8 · Jun 10.7 · Jul 13.1 · Aug 13.1 · Sep 10 · Oct 6.7 · Nov 3.3 · Dec 0.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Lippspringe²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.1 · Feb 2.5 · Mar 5.4 · Apr 9.4 · May 13.2 · Jun 16.2 · Jul 18.2 · Aug 18.1 · Sep 14.3 · Oct 10.2 · Nov 6 · Dec 3 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Lippspringe²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 87.6 · Feb 64 · Mar 64.8 · Apr 53 · May 64.4 · Jun 70.8 · Jul 90.2 · Aug 85.7 · Sep 77 · Oct 76.6 · Nov 79.6 · Dec 88.6 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Lippspringe²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 52.3 · Feb 69.4 · Mar 117.4 · Apr 166.5 · May 192.5 · Jun 191.5 · Jul 198.2 · Aug 187.4 · Sep 141.3 · Oct 102.6 · Nov 51.3 · Dec 41.6 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Lippspringe²²Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	9.8 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁷Official · land

Annual PM2.5 over time7 published observations, 2014–2022

6.7

8.2

9.8

11.3

7.02014201720192022

Annual PM2.5 fell 36.4% between 2014 and 2022, from 11.0 to 7.0.

Similar climate. In Germany: Heide ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Reims (France) ±1.1 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.4 °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

Population density was 870.8 people per km² in 2024. An estimate placed the city area at 179.6 km² in 2023.

How many people live in Paderborn?

The published population was 157,317 people in June 2025. Source: Paderborn city portrait¹⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport87.3%
Foreign residents12.7%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	553 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹²Official
City area	179.6 km²	31 Dec 2023	Paderborn statistical yearbook geography¹⁸Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Foreign-resident share	13.8 %	31 Dec 2024	Eurostat¹⁰Official
Foreign residents	19,958 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁴Official
Population density	870.8 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁴Official
Population	157,317 people	30 Jun 2025	Paderborn city portrait¹⁷Official

Population over time14 published observations, 2012–2025

142,043

147,511

152,980

158,448

157,317201220182025

Population rose 9.9% between 2012 and 2025, from 143,174 to 157,317.

Foreign residents over time11 published observations, 2012–2025

10,360

14,421

18,483

22,544

21,469201220142016201820222025

Foreign residents rose 91.7% between 2012 and 2025, from 11,200 to 21,469.

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	66,618 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Catholic share	42.8 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
No religion or other	62,693 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
No religion or other, share	40.3 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Protestant residents	26,202 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Protestant share	16.8 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official

International community in Paderborn

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	155,516	100.0%
Germany	113,804	73.2%
Russian Federation	6,596	4.2%
Poland	6,438	4.1%
Kazakhstan	5,064	3.3%
Syrian Arab Republic	2,908	1.9%
Turkey	2,785	1.8%
Ukraine	2,326	1.5%
Italy	850	0.5%
Afghanistan	757	0.5%
China	729	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Romania	701	0.5%
India	684	0.4%
United Kingdom	644	0.4%
Iraq	615	0.4%
Kyrgyzstan	544	0.3%
Morocco	529	0.3%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	492	0.3%
Serbia	441	0.3%
Not stated	353	0.2%
Kosovo	330	0.2%
Moldova, Republic of	329	0.2%
Spain	280	0.2%
Pakistan	269	0.2%
Lebanon	257	0.2%
Bulgaria	254	0.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	253	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	243	0.2%
Viet Nam	243	0.2%
Tajikistan	233	0.1%
Uzbekistan	211	0.1%
Croatia	201	0.1%
Greece	188	0.1%
Nigeria	176	0.1%
Albania	171	0.1%
Czech Republic	167	0.1%
United States	165	0.1%
Cameroon	162	0.1%
Austria	157	0.1%
Eritrea	154	0.1%
Tunisia	149	0.1%
Egypt	149	0.1%
Azerbaijan	141	0.1%
Armenia	140	0.1%
Bangladesh	138	0.1%
Portugal	128	0.1%
Netherlands	126	0.1%
Hungary	122	0.1%
France	120	0.1%
Montenegro	120	0.1%
Lithuania	106	0.1%
Georgia	104	0.1%
Brazil	100	0.1%
Latvia	98	0.1%
Thailand	84	0.1%
Belarus	80	0.1%
Switzerland	76	0.0%
Sri Lanka	72	0.0%
Ghana	71	0.0%
Jordan	62	0.0%
Libya	61	0.0%
Mexico	61	0.0%
Slovakia	55	0.0%
Philippines	55	0.0%
Colombia	53	0.0%
Guinea	49	0.0%
Algeria	45	0.0%
Togo	44	0.0%
Ireland	43	0.0%
Slovenia	41	0.0%
Indonesia	39	0.0%
Kenya	38	0.0%
Somalia	38	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	38	0.0%
Estonia	36	0.0%
Belgium	34	0.0%
South Africa	33	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	33	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	32	0.0%
Sweden	31	0.0%
Nepal	31	0.0%
Canada	30	0.0%
Argentina	29	0.0%
Mongolia	28	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	28	0.0%
Japan	25	0.0%
Chile	24	0.0%
Israel	23	0.0%
Peru	22	0.0%
Palestinian territories	22	0.0%
Cuba	21	0.0%
Luxembourg	20	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	19	0.0%
Yemen	18	0.0%
Myanmar	18	0.0%
Dominican Republic	17	0.0%
Paraguay	17	0.0%
Ecuador	16	0.0%
Turkmenistan	16	0.0%
Finland	15	0.0%
Senegal	15	0.0%
Kuwait	15	0.0%
Australia	15	0.0%
Cyprus	13	0.0%
Angola	13	0.0%
Ethiopia	13	0.0%
Jamaica	13	0.0%
Denmark	11	0.0%
Benin	11	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	11	0.0%
Zimbabwe	11	0.0%
Uganda	10	0.0%
Singapore	10	0.0%
Malaysia	10	0.0%
Gambia	9	0.0%
Mozambique	8	0.0%
Namibia	8	0.0%
Norway	7	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	7	0.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of	7	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	7	0.0%
Monaco	6	0.0%
Madagascar	6	0.0%
Mali	6	0.0%
El Salvador	5	0.0%
Iceland	4	0.0%
Malta	4	0.0%
Congo	4	0.0%
Sudan	4	0.0%
Haiti	4	0.0%
Panama	4	0.0%
Saint Lucia	4	0.0%
Trinidad and Tobago	4	0.0%
Fiji	4	0.0%
New Zealand	4	0.0%
Mauritania	3	0.0%
Liberia	3	0.0%
Mauritius	3	0.0%
Zambia	3	0.0%
Burkina Faso	3	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	3	0.0%
Rwanda	3	0.0%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%
Central African Republic	3	0.0%
Burundi	3	0.0%
Barbados	3	0.0%
Guyana	3	0.0%
Suriname	3	0.0%
Uruguay	3	0.0%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	3	0.0%
Brunei Darussalam	3	0.0%
Korea, Democratic People'S Republic of	3	0.0%
Cambodia	3	0.0%
Qatar	3	0.0%
Oman	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²¹

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	155,516	100.0%
Germany	135,558	87.2%
Syrian Arab Republic	2,708	1.7%
Turkey	1,761	1.1%
Ukraine	1,628	1.0%
Poland	1,346	0.9%
Italy	1,133	0.7%
Russian Federation	686	0.4%
China	664	0.4%
India	617	0.4%
Afghanistan	562	0.4%

Show 123 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Romania	536	0.3%
Iraq	518	0.3%
Morocco	458	0.3%
United Kingdom	429	0.3%
Kosovo	361	0.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	322	0.2%
Bulgaria	313	0.2%
Spain	313	0.2%
Serbia	258	0.2%
Croatia	254	0.2%
Pakistan	247	0.2%
Uncertain	242	0.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	220	0.1%
Greece	215	0.1%
Portugal	175	0.1%
Nigeria	174	0.1%
Eritrea	165	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	164	0.1%
Netherlands	161	0.1%
Albania	157	0.1%
Azerbaijan	142	0.1%
Kazakhstan	136	0.1%
Bangladesh	129	0.1%
Cameroon	124	0.1%
Austria	120	0.1%
Lebanon	120	0.1%
Viet Nam	119	0.1%
Egypt	118	0.1%
Armenia	109	0.1%
Hungary	105	0.1%
Montenegro	100	0.1%
Tunisia	98	0.1%
United States	92	0.1%
Lithuania	73	0.0%
France	69	0.0%
Guinea	58	0.0%
Thailand	54	0.0%
Ghana	51	0.0%
Brazil	50	0.0%
Latvia	45	0.0%
Georgia	44	0.0%
Slovakia	43	0.0%
Somalia	43	0.0%
Jordan	43	0.0%
Belarus	42	0.0%
Stateless	42	0.0%
Switzerland	41	0.0%
Ireland	36	0.0%
Sri Lanka	36	0.0%
Tajikistan	35	0.0%
Mongolia	34	0.0%
Czech Republic	29	0.0%
Togo	28	0.0%
Colombia	27	0.0%
Indonesia	27	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	27	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	26	0.0%
Kenya	24	0.0%
Algeria	23	0.0%
Libya	23	0.0%
Mexico	22	0.0%
Nepal	22	0.0%
Belgium	21	0.0%
Sweden	21	0.0%
Japan	21	0.0%
Uzbekistan	21	0.0%
Slovenia	20	0.0%
Canada	18	0.0%
Finland	17	0.0%
Palestinian territories	17	0.0%
South Africa	16	0.0%
Philippines	15	0.0%
Yemen	13	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	13	0.0%
Luxembourg	12	0.0%
Myanmar	12	0.0%
Australia	12	0.0%
Angola	11	0.0%
Cuba	11	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	11	0.0%
Gambia	10	0.0%
Uganda	10	0.0%
Chile	10	0.0%
Israel	10	0.0%
Denmark	9	0.0%
Estonia	9	0.0%
Peru	9	0.0%
Ethiopia	8	0.0%
Senegal	8	0.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of	8	0.0%
Dominican Republic	8	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	8	0.0%
Norway	7	0.0%
Mozambique	7	0.0%
Ecuador	7	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	7	0.0%
Malaysia	7	0.0%
Benin	6	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	6	0.0%
El Salvador	6	0.0%
China (Hong Kong)	6	0.0%
Cyprus	5	0.0%
Argentina	5	0.0%
Iceland	4	0.0%
Zimbabwe	4	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	4	0.0%
Singapore	4	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	3	0.0%
Congo	3	0.0%
Madagascar	3	0.0%
Mauritius	3	0.0%
Burkina Faso	3	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	3	0.0%
Rwanda	3	0.0%
Namibia	3	0.0%
Sudan	3	0.0%
Barbados	3	0.0%
Nicaragua	3	0.0%
Panama	3	0.0%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	3	0.0%
Fiji	3	0.0%
New Zealand	3	0.0%
Not stated	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁰

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Local business-tax multiplier	418 %	31 Dec 2022	www.statistikportal.de²³Official
Local property-tax multiplier	479 %	31 Dec 2022	www.statistikportal.de²³Official

Alternatives for people set on Paderborn

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.

Gütersloh as a Paderborn alternative in the same region

33 km away, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Nearest airport: 35.8 km Gütersloh vs 14.8 km Paderborn+142%
Foreign residents: 17.5% Gütersloh vs 13.8% Paderborn+27%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,351 Gütersloh vs 8,445 Paderborn−13%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 843.2 Gütersloh vs 693.6 Paderborn+22%
Unemployment: 6.5% Gütersloh vs 7.1% Paderborn−10%
Rent: €6.47/m² Gütersloh vs €6.69/m² Paderborn−3%
Median gross pay, region: €3,750 Gütersloh vs €3,900 Paderborn−4%

Full comparison More about Gütersloh

Ludwigshafen as a Paderborn alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 250 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Foreign residents: 29.8% Ludwigshafen vs 13.8% Paderborn+116%
Rent: €7.31/m² Ludwigshafen vs €6.69/m² Paderbornno percentage
Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,035.0 Ludwigshafen vs 693.6 Paderborn+49%
Nearest airport: 5.0 km Ludwigshafen vs 14.8 km Paderborn−66%
Median gross pay, region: €4,000 Ludwigshafen vs €3,900 Paderbornno percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 9,398 Ludwigshafen vs 8,445 Paderborn+11%

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Valencia as a Paderborn alternative in another country

A move, not a commute, at 1534 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €8.20/m² (2024) Valencia vs €6.69/m² (2022) Paderbornno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Valencia vs €3,900 Paderbornno percentage
Nearest airport: 9.2 km Valencia vs 14.8 km Paderborn−38%
Foreign residents: 15.7% Valencia vs 13.8% Paderborn+14%

Full comparison More about Valencia

Cities near Paderborn

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

Bad Lippspringe Commuting Zone · 8.2 km away

Rent: 6.15 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Salzkotten Commuting Zone · 12.3 km away

Rent: 5.59 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Hövelhof Commuting Zone · 13.7 km away

Rent: 5.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Delbrueck Commuting Zone · 14.9 km away

Rent: 5.77 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Bad Driburg Commuting Zone · 17.3 km away

Rent: 5.02 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Bad Wünnenberg Commuting Zone · 22.7 km away

Rent: 4.72 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Büren Commuting Zone · 23.1 km away

Rent: 4.68 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Geseke 19.7 km away

Rent: 5.44 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

Other cities in Germany to compare with Paderborn, nearest in population first.

All Germany cities

Herne157,038 residents Neuss161,704 residents Solingen164,804 residents Heidelberg149,495 residents Leverkusen169,658 residents Offenbach am Main145,669 residents

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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; Paderborn'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 Paderborn?

The published population was 157,317 people in June 2025. Source: Paderborn city portrait.

How much does it cost to rent in Paderborn?

Average net cold rent is 6.69 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 468 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Paderborn?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2022) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Paderborn?

What is the unemployment rate in Paderborn?

The unemployment rate is about 7.1 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Paderborn?

The median gross salary is 3,900 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Paderborn a good place to live?

Paderborn 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 Paderborn?

Bad Lippspringe, Salzkotten, Hövelhof, Delbrueck, Bad Driburg are near Paderborn. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Paderborn?

The official country of birth distribution records 113,804 people (73.2%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Paderborn, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 64e3207fbad002aecca8b71613417684]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/paderborn/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_paderborn-germany-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_34fd81845309,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Paderborn, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {64e3207fbad002aecca8b71613417684},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/paderborn/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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