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Living in Putbus

Putbus is a city in Germany. At the end of 2024, Putbus had a population of 4,441. Gigabit broadband availability was 97.2% in 2025. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €9 per m² per month in 2024. In May 2022, the foreign population was 89.

Higher unemployment than 97% 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 Putbus?

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

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in GermanyNational rates and thresholds that apply in Putbus.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Putbus?

Average net cold rent is 6.24 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): 6.24 EUR/m²/month · Destatis6

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

Net rent across major citiesPutbus highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Putbus 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)6.24 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate9 EUR/m²/month2024BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 374 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.24 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 Putbus?

The unemployment rate is 9.2 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Putbus is 9.2%. 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%2288–10Putbus 9.2%24 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 availability95.3 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de5Official
Gigabit broadband availability97.19 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,200 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)2Official · regional context
Unemployment rate9.2 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Putbus. 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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport5 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat15Official
Nearest airportHDF13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official
Distance to nearest airport68.9 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Putbus. 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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Putbus.

Climate and air quality

Average high temperatures were 3°C in January and 22.1°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Putbus?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Garz)14

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
Putbus average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND22°-1°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Putbus average monthly precipitation, mm020406080564042334768747153615761JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Putbus average monthly sunshine, hours07014021028043651332212642612592271711095332JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Putbus annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.0PM2.5154012.0PM1010403.0NO₂µg/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 Putbus is 8.0 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/m³1558–9Putbus 8.090 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 mean3 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Garz)12Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean12 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Garz)13Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Garz)14Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 3 · Feb 3.6 · Mar 6.7 · Apr 11.7 · May 16.1 · Jun 19.6 · Jul 22.1 · Aug 22.3 · Sep 17.9 · Oct 12.6 · Nov 7.3 · Dec 4 °C1991–2020DWD CLIMAT global multi-annual daily maximum/minimum normals 1991-20209Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -1.2 · Feb -1.1 · Mar 0.6 · Apr 3.7 · May 7.4 · Jun 10.8 · Jul 13.4 · Aug 13.7 · Sep 10.8 · Oct 6.8 · Nov 3 · Dec 0 °C1991–2020DWD CLIMAT global multi-annual daily maximum/minimum normals 1991-202010Official
Average temperature by monthJan 0.9 · Feb 1.1 · Mar 3.8 · Apr 7.7 · May 12 · Jun 15.5 · Jul 17.8 · Aug 17.9 · Sep 14.5 · Oct 9.5 · Nov 5.8 · Dec 2.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Putbus20Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 56.1 · Feb 40.3 · Mar 41.5 · Apr 33.2 · May 46.9 · Jun 67.5 · Jul 73.7 · Aug 71 · Sep 53.2 · Oct 60.7 · Nov 57 · Dec 61.4 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Putbus20Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 43.3 · Feb 64.7 · Mar 132.6 · Apr 220.6 · May 264 · Jun 260.7 · Jul 258.7 · Aug 226.5 · Sep 170.5 · Oct 108.7 · Nov 53.4 · Dec 31.8 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Putbus20Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature8.8 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)11Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Grebenhain4,436 residentsFreyburg (Unstrut)4,433 residentsLübtheen4,433 residentsAdorf/Vogtl.4,451 residentsGerabronn4,451 residentsSonnefeld4,430 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 66.7 km² in 2024. Population density was 66.6 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Putbus?

The published population was 4,441 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Putbus residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport98%Foreign residents 2%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area66.69 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)19Official
City area66.69 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis municipality row keyed by AGS; official Statistikportal handoff URL independently confirms the same AGS and municipality name.19Official
Foreign residents89 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities22Official
Population density66.59 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.19Official
Population4,441 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents87 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Catholic share1.9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
No religion or other3,754 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
No religion or other, share84 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Protestant residents629 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Protestant share14.1 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official

International community in Putbus

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
Total4,469100.0%
Germany4,25795.3%
Poland581.3%
Not stated290.6%
Ukraine230.5%
Czech Republic200.4%
Austria140.3%
Pakistan70.2%
Spain60.1%
Latvia50.1%
Hungary50.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Croatia40.1%
Russian Federation40.1%
France30.1%
Lithuania30.1%
Netherlands30.1%
Slovakia30.1%
Sweden30.1%
Switzerland30.1%
Serbia30.1%
Libya30.1%
Namibia30.1%
Viet Nam30.1%
United Arab Emirates30.1%
Syrian Arab Republic30.1%
Uzbekistan30.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source18

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total4,469100.0%
Germany4,37998.0%
Ukraine200.4%
Poland130.3%
Latvia70.2%
Pakistan70.2%
Hungary60.1%
Italy40.1%
Austria40.1%
Netherlands30.1%
Portugal30.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Slovakia30.1%
Sweden30.1%
Russian Federation30.1%
Syrian Arab Republic30.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source17

Is Putbus 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 worker55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–66%
Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–67%
Student60%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 48–72%
Family49%strong on family, weak on safety · range 37–61%
Retirement57%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 43–71%
Foreign residents89 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population4,441 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.24 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Destatis
Fibre-to-the-building availability95.3 %31 Dec 2025Official source · data.bundesnetzagentur.de
Gigabit broadband availability97.19 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Median gross salary (regional)3,200 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Local business-tax multiplier380 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de21Official
Local property-tax multiplier490 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de21Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Putbus 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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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Common questions

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

How many people live in Putbus?

The published population was 4,441 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Putbus?

Average net cold rent is 6.24 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 437 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Putbus?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Garz).

What is the unemployment rate in Putbus?

The unemployment rate is 9.2 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Putbus?

The median gross salary is 3,200 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

How many foreign residents live in Putbus?

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

Is Putbus a good place to live?

Putbus 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 Putbus?

The official country of birth distribution records 4,469 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). Putbus, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/putbus/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Putbus, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, climate},
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  date = {2026-09-12},
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