Living in Plauen
Plauen is a city in Germany. The city covered 102.1 km² in 2024. Population density was 642.4 people per km² in 2024. The foreign population count was 5,466 in May 2022. At the end of 2024, Plauen had a population of 65,599.
Higher unemployment than 83% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 64% of German cities that publish it.
Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Plauen?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €5.66 per m² per month in June 2026.
How much does it cost to rent in Plauen?
Average net cold rent is 5.66 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): 5.66 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Plauen21
City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Plauen yet.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 5.66 EUR/m²/month | 4 Jun 2026 | miet-check Mietspiegel Plauen21Commercial estimate · Supplemental context |
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 340 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.66 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
The unemployment rate was 6.9% in May 2022.
What is the unemployment rate in Plauen?
The unemployment rate is about 6.9 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fibre-to-the-building availability | 47.8 % | 31 Dec 2025 | data.bundesnetzagentur.de5Official |
| Gigabit broadband availability | 80.82 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 3,200 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)2Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 %country median 5.1% | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official |
Unemployment rate fell 16.5% between 2011 and 2025, from 11.6% to 9.7%.
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Plauen. 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 Plauen. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital Beds Per 100k | 903.5 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)3Official |
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 136.9 per 100,000 | 2024 | BBSR INKAR — physicians per 100,000 residents (indicator 8102)1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure |
Yes — migrants receive medical care in Plauen 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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Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Plauen. 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
Annual PM2.5 was 7.95 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 14.3 µg/m³ in 2024.
Is the air quality good in Plauen?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8 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: 7.95 µg/m³ · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.12
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 14.29 µg/m³country median 13.6 | 2024 | Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.12Official |
| NO₂ — latest reading | 11.25 µg/m³ | 15 Jul 2026 | Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.12Official |
| PM10 — annual mean | 12.72 µg/m³country median 13.4 | 2024 | Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.12Official |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 7.95 µg/m³country median 8.0 — about the same | 2024 | Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.12Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 2.7 · Feb 4.1 · Mar 9 · Apr 14.3 · May 18.5 · Jun 21.9 · Jul 24.2 · Aug 23.9 · Sep 19.3 · Oct 13.4 · Nov 7.6 · Dec 3.6 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Plauen17Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -2.7 · Feb -2.8 · Mar 0 · Apr 2.5 · May 6.5 · Jun 10.1 · Jul 12 · Aug 11.5 · Sep 8.3 · Oct 5 · Nov 1.8 · Dec -1.2 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Plauen17Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 0.1 · Feb 0.8 · Mar 4.3 · Apr 8.4 · May 12.7 · Jun 16.2 · Jul 17.9 · Aug 17.7 · Sep 13.3 · Oct 9 · Nov 4.2 · Dec 1 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Plauen17Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 39 · Feb 29 · Mar 39.3 · Apr 34 · May 53.8 · Jun 71.3 · Jul 80.9 · Aug 69.5 · Sep 57.1 · Oct 44.1 · Nov 40.9 · Dec 43.2 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Plauen17Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 49.4 · Feb 77.2 · Mar 115.6 · Apr 173.6 · May 193.3 · Jun 201.9 · Jul 216.4 · Aug 203.7 · Sep 153.9 · Oct 107.6 · Nov 52.6 · Dec 42.9 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Plauen17Official · nearest-station reading |
| Annual mean temperature | 8.5 °C | 31 Dec 2020 | DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)8Official · land |
Annual PM2.5 fell 47.0% between 2014 and 2024, from 15.0 to 8.0.
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 Plauen?
The published population was 65,599 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 529 cars/1000 residents | 1 Jan 2026 | Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality10Official |
| City area | 102.1 km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 11.7 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Eurostat9Official |
| Foreign residents | 5,466 people | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19Official |
| Population density | 642.4 people/km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.11Official |
| Population | 65,599 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official |
Population rose 1.8% between 2012 and 2024, from 64,468 to 65,599.
Foreign residents rose 410.3% between 2004 and 2025, from 1,593 to 8,129.
People and communities
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic residents | 1,516 people | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis6Official |
| Catholic share | 2.3 % | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis6Official |
| No religion or other | 54,327 people | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis6Official |
| No religion or other, share | 84 % | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis6Official |
| Protestant residents | 8,830 people | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis6Official |
| Protestant share | 13.7 % | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis6Official |
International community in Plauen
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 | 64,674 | 100.0% |
| Germany | 57,657 | 89.2% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 792 | 1.2% |
| Ukraine | 755 | 1.2% |
| Romania | 664 | 1.0% |
| Russian Federation | 546 | 0.8% |
| Poland | 458 | 0.7% |
| Czech Republic | 458 | 0.7% |
| Kazakhstan | 407 | 0.6% |
| Iraq | 219 | 0.3% |
| Afghanistan | 187 | 0.3% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 136 | 0.2% |
| Pakistan | 136 | 0.2% |
| Moldova, Republic of | 135 | 0.2% |
| Viet Nam | 134 | 0.2% |
| Turkey | 130 | 0.2% |
| Kosovo | 91 | 0.1% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 84 | 0.1% |
| Tunisia | 79 | 0.1% |
| Libya | 78 | 0.1% |
| Lebanon | 76 | 0.1% |
| Slovakia | 75 | 0.1% |
| Bulgaria | 70 | 0.1% |
| Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of | 69 | 0.1% |
| India | 68 | 0.1% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 61 | 0.1% |
| Somalia | 54 | 0.1% |
| Austria | 48 | 0.1% |
| Morocco | 48 | 0.1% |
| Albania | 47 | 0.1% |
| Italy | 47 | 0.1% |
| Georgia | 46 | 0.1% |
| Eritrea | 43 | 0.1% |
| Serbia | 42 | 0.1% |
| Not stated | 37 | 0.1% |
| Croatia | 34 | 0.1% |
| Belarus | 32 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 31 | 0.0% |
| Lithuania | 30 | 0.0% |
| Portugal | 26 | 0.0% |
| China | 26 | 0.0% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 24 | 0.0% |
| Philippines | 22 | 0.0% |
| France | 21 | 0.0% |
| Greece | 21 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 21 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 21 | 0.0% |
| Spain | 20 | 0.0% |
| Cameroon | 20 | 0.0% |
| United States | 19 | 0.0% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 18 | 0.0% |
| Thailand | 17 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 16 | 0.0% |
| United Kingdom | 14 | 0.0% |
| Mozambique | 14 | 0.0% |
| Saudi Arabia | 14 | 0.0% |
| Latvia | 12 | 0.0% |
| Jordan | 12 | 0.0% |
| Netherlands | 11 | 0.0% |
| Brazil | 11 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 11 | 0.0% |
| Ireland | 9 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 9 | 0.0% |
| Mexico | 9 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 0.0% |
| Tajikistan | 8 | 0.0% |
| Myanmar | 7 | 0.0% |
| Estonia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Ethiopia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Guinea | 6 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 6 | 0.0% |
| Belgium | 5 | 0.0% |
| Côte D'Ivoire | 5 | 0.0% |
| Nigeria | 5 | 0.0% |
| Israel | 5 | 0.0% |
| Palestinian territories | 5 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 0.0% |
| Monaco | 4 | 0.0% |
| Cyprus | 4 | 0.0% |
| Gambia | 4 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 4 | 0.0% |
| Sudan | 4 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 4 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 4 | 0.0% |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 0.0% |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 0.0% |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 3 | 0.0% |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 0.0% |
| Guatemala | 3 | 0.0% |
| Jamaica | 3 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cambodia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Kuwait | 3 | 0.0% |
| Mongolia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Taiwan, Province of China | 3 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16
Citizenship
Persons · 2022-05-15
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 64,674 | 100.0% |
| Germany | 59,210 | 91.6% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 826 | 1.3% |
| Romania | 739 | 1.1% |
| Ukraine | 694 | 1.1% |
| Afghanistan | 233 | 0.4% |
| Iraq | 215 | 0.3% |
| Czech Republic | 212 | 0.3% |
| Russian Federation | 206 | 0.3% |
| Poland | 177 | 0.3% |
| Pakistan | 137 | 0.2% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Viet Nam | 130 | 0.2% |
| Turkey | 121 | 0.2% |
| Hungary | 99 | 0.2% |
| Kosovo | 93 | 0.1% |
| Uncertain | 80 | 0.1% |
| Libya | 79 | 0.1% |
| Tunisia | 77 | 0.1% |
| Slovakia | 72 | 0.1% |
| India | 71 | 0.1% |
| Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of | 69 | 0.1% |
| Bulgaria | 63 | 0.1% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 62 | 0.1% |
| Lebanon | 58 | 0.1% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 57 | 0.1% |
| Eritrea | 54 | 0.1% |
| Somalia | 53 | 0.1% |
| Morocco | 52 | 0.1% |
| Albania | 44 | 0.1% |
| Italy | 42 | 0.1% |
| Georgia | 40 | 0.1% |
| Stateless | 39 | 0.1% |
| Serbia | 33 | 0.1% |
| Croatia | 31 | 0.0% |
| Moldova, Republic of | 31 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 30 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 29 | 0.0% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 24 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 24 | 0.0% |
| Portugal | 23 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 21 | 0.0% |
| Greece | 20 | 0.0% |
| China | 15 | 0.0% |
| Cameroon | 14 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 13 | 0.0% |
| Nigeria | 12 | 0.0% |
| Netherlands | 11 | 0.0% |
| Latvia | 10 | 0.0% |
| Philippines | 10 | 0.0% |
| Lithuania | 9 | 0.0% |
| Spain | 9 | 0.0% |
| United Kingdom | 9 | 0.0% |
| Jordan | 9 | 0.0% |
| Mozambique | 8 | 0.0% |
| United States | 8 | 0.0% |
| Tajikistan | 8 | 0.0% |
| France | 7 | 0.0% |
| Thailand | 7 | 0.0% |
| Guinea | 6 | 0.0% |
| Brazil | 6 | 0.0% |
| Finland | 5 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 5 | 0.0% |
| Myanmar | 5 | 0.0% |
| Palestinian territories | 5 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 4 | 0.0% |
| Gambia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Mexico | 4 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 4 | 0.0% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 0.0% |
| Belgium | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ireland | 3 | 0.0% |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 3 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sudan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 3 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cambodia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Mongolia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Taiwan, Province of China | 3 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 3 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15
Is Plauen 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.
Additional context
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Plauen?
The published population was 65,599 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.
How much does it cost to rent in Plauen?
Average net cold rent is 5.66 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 396 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Plauen.
Is the air quality good in Plauen?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8 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..
What is the unemployment rate in Plauen?
The unemployment rate is about 6.9 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.
What is the typical salary around Plauen?
The median gross salary is 3,200 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).
How many foreign residents live in Plauen?
5,466 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.
Is Plauen a good place to live?
Plauen 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 Plauen?
The official country of birth distribution records 64,674 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). Plauen, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/plauen/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- All recorded crimes per 100,000 residents in the BBSR/PKS Kreis indicator. inkar.de · checked 2026-07-16
- Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-06
- Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas) bundes-klinik-atlas.de · checked 2026-08-03
- Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV · gigabitgrundbuch.bund.de · checked 2026-07-14
- data.bundesnetzagentur.de data.bundesnetzagentur.de · checked 2026-08-08
- Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-08
- Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
- DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster) DWD Climate Data Center · opendata.dwd.de · checked 2026-06-05
- Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-02
- Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt · kba.de · checked 2026-07-14
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- Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row. destatis.de · checked 2024-12-31
- Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted. umweltbundesamt.de · checked 2026-07-15
- OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
- OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
- 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
- WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Plauen WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
- www.statistikportal.de statistikportal.de · checked 2026-08-08
- Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities Zensus 2022 regional tables · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-26
- Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities Zensus 2022 regional tables · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-26
- miet-check Mietspiegel Plauen miet-check.de · checked 2026-06-04
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