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Living in Prenzlau

Gigabit broadband availability was 64.4% in 2025. Regional disposable income was €24,383 per person per year at the end of 2023. The population of Prenzlau, in Germany, was 18,928 at the end of 2024.

Higher unemployment than any other German city that publishes it and dirtier air than 71% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 €7.55 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Prenzlau?

Average net cold rent is 7.55 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): 7.55 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Prenzlau20

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

Net rent across major citiesPrenzlau highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Prenzlau 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)7.55 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Prenzlau20Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 453 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.55 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: June 2026

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 11.5% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €3,350 per month at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Prenzlau?

The unemployment rate is about 11.5 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 11.48 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Prenzlau is 11.5%. 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%6246–8228 cities: 8% to under 10%2288–1024 cities: 10% to under 12%2410–12Prenzlau 11.5%4 cities: 12% to under 14%412–142 cities: 14% to under 16%214–16

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability7.41 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Gigabit broadband availability64.43 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Disposable income per resident24,383 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts16Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita39,393 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts16Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)3,350 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate11.48 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19Official

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k526.3 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)2Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Prenzlau 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 100k526.3 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
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Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport5 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat12Official
Nearest airportHDF13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv13Official
Distance to nearest airport66.1 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv13Official

Language courses and integration

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

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — 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
Prenzlau average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND25°-2°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Prenzlau average monthly precipitation, mm020406080322129234461725441363428JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Prenzlau average monthly sunshine, hours06513019526047731342162422412282181731135134JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Prenzlau annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5259.0PM2.5µg/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 Prenzlau is 9.0 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/m³909–10Prenzlau 9.030 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
PM2.5 — annual mean9 µg/m³country median 8.031 Dec 2024European Environment Agency9Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 2.6 · Feb 3.6 · Mar 8 · Apr 14.2 · May 18.2 · Jun 21.8 · Jul 24.7 · Aug 24.4 · Sep 19.6 · Oct 13.3 · Nov 7.2 · Dec 3.6 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Gr�now17Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -2.1 · Feb -2.1 · Mar 0.2 · Apr 3.4 · May 7.1 · Jun 10.8 · Jul 13.3 · Aug 13.4 · Sep 10.2 · Oct 6.2 · Nov 2.3 · Dec -0.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Gr�now17Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 0.4 · Feb 0.8 · Mar 3.8 · Apr 8.7 · May 13 · Jun 16.3 · Jul 18.8 · Aug 18.7 · Sep 14.7 · Oct 9.6 · Nov 4.9 · Dec 1.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Gr�now17Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 32.2 · Feb 20.8 · Mar 28.8 · Apr 22.5 · May 44.1 · Jun 61.4 · Jul 72.2 · Aug 54.2 · Sep 41.3 · Oct 35.9 · Nov 33.6 · Dec 27.7 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Gr�now17Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 47.3 · Feb 72.6 · Mar 134.4 · Apr 216.1 · May 241.7 · Jun 240.7 · Jul 228.4 · Aug 218.4 · Sep 172.6 · Oct 112.8 · Nov 50.9 · Dec 34.4 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Gr�now17Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature9.7 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)8Official · land
Annual PM2.5 over time9 published observations, 2014–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Prenzlau by year, µg/m³7.310.814.217.7201420172019202220249.0µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 47.1% between 2014 and 2024, from 17.0 to 9.0.

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Schkeuditz18,905 residentsHaiger18,888 residentsBlankenburg (Harz)18,970 residentsWeilerswist18,980 residentsAue-Bad Schlema18,868 residentsOschersleben (Bode)18,859 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 143 km² in 2024. Population density was 132.4 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Prenzlau?

The published population was 18,928 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Prenzlau residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport93.9%Foreign residents 6.1%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents514 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality10Official
City area143 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official
Foreign residents1,158 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities18Official
Population density132.4 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.11Official
Population18,928 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents511 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Catholic share2.7 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other16,129 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other, share85.6 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant residents2,205 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant share11.7 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official

International community in Prenzlau

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
Total18,847100.0%
Germany17,26091.6%
Poland5352.8%
Russian Federation1460.8%
Syrian Arab Republic1340.7%
Afghanistan1210.6%
Czech Republic500.3%
Ukraine440.2%
Kazakhstan390.2%
Not stated380.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of370.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Kenya360.2%
Viet Nam300.2%
Cameroon270.1%
Somalia250.1%
Pakistan210.1%
India200.1%
Romania180.1%
Greece170.1%
Lebanon170.1%
Turkey160.1%
Serbia160.1%
Iraq150.1%
Eritrea130.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina100.1%
Croatia100.1%
Italy100.1%
France90.0%
Albania80.0%
Hungary80.0%
Ghana70.0%
United Kingdom60.0%
Kyrgyzstan50.0%
Lithuania40.0%
Norway40.0%
Algeria40.0%
Nigeria40.0%
Iceland30.0%
Latvia30.0%
Luxembourg30.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of30.0%
Moldova, Republic of30.0%
Netherlands30.0%
Austria30.0%
Portugal30.0%
Slovakia30.0%
Sweden30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Libya30.0%
Burkina Faso30.0%
South Africa30.0%
Chad30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Egypt30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Yemen30.0%
Azerbaijan30.0%
Bangladesh30.0%
United Arab Emirates30.0%
China30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total18,847100.0%
Germany17,68993.9%
Poland2721.4%
Afghanistan1510.8%
Syrian Arab Republic1420.8%
Russian Federation1320.7%
Ukraine420.2%
Kenya380.2%
Cameroon380.2%
Uncertain380.2%
Somalia280.1%
Show 34 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Viet Nam260.1%
Turkey230.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of210.1%
Eritrea200.1%
India190.1%
Stateless180.1%
Albania160.1%
Iraq160.1%
Greece130.1%
Pakistan130.1%
Ghana110.1%
Romania100.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina80.0%
Switzerland80.0%
Nigeria70.0%
Hungary40.0%
Belarus40.0%
France30.0%
Lithuania30.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of30.0%
Austria30.0%
Portugal30.0%
Slovakia30.0%
United Kingdom30.0%
Serbia30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Libya30.0%
Chad30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Egypt30.0%
Yemen30.0%
Azerbaijan30.0%
Bangladesh30.0%
China30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source14

Is Prenzlau 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 worker41%strong on work, weak on safety · range 31–51%
Skilled employee49%strong on work, weak on safety · range 39–59%
Student50%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 39–61%
Family44%strong on family, weak on safety · range 33–55%
Retirement49%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 38–60%
Foreign residents1,158 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population18,928 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)7.55 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Prenzlau
Fibre-to-the-building availability7.41 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability64.43 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident24,383 EUR/year31 Dec 2023Official source · VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Childcare coverage, ages 3–696.2 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 358.3 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier375 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official
Local property-tax multiplier445 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Prenzlau?

The published population was 18,928 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Prenzlau?

Average net cold rent is 7.55 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 529 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Prenzlau.

Is the air quality good in Prenzlau?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

What is the unemployment rate in Prenzlau?

The unemployment rate is about 11.5 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Prenzlau?

The median gross salary is 3,350 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Prenzlau?

1,158 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Prenzlau a good place to live?

Prenzlau 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 Prenzlau?

The official country of birth distribution records 18,847 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). Prenzlau, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, taxes [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/prenzlau/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Prenzlau, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, taxes},
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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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  2. Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas) bundes-klinik-atlas.de · checked 2026-08-03
  3. Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV · gigabitgrundbuch.bund.de · checked 2026-07-14
  4. Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-08
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  6. Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  7. Destatis Realsteuervergleich destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
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  10. miet-check Mietspiegel Prenzlau miet-check.de · checked 2026-06-04

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