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Living in Quakenbrück

Quakenbrück is a city in Germany. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €8.58 per m² per month in June 2026. The regional median gross salary was €3,700 per month at the end of 2024. Its population was 14,007 at the end of 2024.

Lower unemployment than 83% of German cities that publish it and dirtier air than 71% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 Quakenbrück?

Average net cold rent is 8.58 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): 8.58 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Quakenbrück21

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

Net rent across major citiesQuakenbrück highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Quakenbrück 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)8.58 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Quakenbrück21Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 515 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8.58 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

Regional disposable income was €29,220 per person per year at the end of 2023. Regional GDP per person was €38,719 at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Quakenbrück?

The unemployment rate is 3.6 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Quakenbrück is 3.6%. 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%8012–4Quakenbrück 3.6%1290 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%2410–124 cities: 12% to under 14%412–142 cities: 14% to under 16%214–16

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability92.11 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas5Official
Gigabit broadband availability94.07 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas5Official
Disposable income per resident29,220 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts19Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita38,719 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts19Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)3,700 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)2Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate3.6 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3Official

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k2,554 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)4Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents123.4 per 100,0002024BBSR INKAR — physicians per 100,000 residents (indicator 8102)1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Quakenbrück 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 100k2,554 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport11 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat15Official
Nearest airportFMO13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official
Distance to nearest airport63.1 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Quakenbrück?

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 Agency11

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Quakenbrück 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 Quakenbrück 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/m³909–10Quakenbrück 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 Agency11Official
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 13 · Feb 16.22 · Mar 21.44 · Apr 26 · May 29.42 · Jun 32.4 · Jul 36.08 · Aug 34.1 · Sep 30.7 · Oct 26.5 · Nov 19.91 · Dec 13.76 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -18.55 · Feb -18.01 · Mar -12.02 · Apr -5.33 · May -0.61 · Jun 4.3 · Jul 7.41 · Aug 6.16 · Sep 3.38 · Oct -4.43 · Nov -7.51 · Dec -15.4 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Average temperature by monthJan 1.19 · Feb 1.86 · Mar 4.71 · Apr 9.24 · May 13.13 · Jun 16.55 · Jul 18.57 · Aug 18.24 · Sep 14.67 · Oct 10.16 · Nov 5.74 · Dec 2.37 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Annual mean temperature9.4 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)10Official · land
Annual PM2.5 over time9 published observations, 2014–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Quakenbrück by year, µg/m³7.410.112.915.6201420172019202220249.0µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 40.0% between 2014 and 2024, from 15.0 to 9.0.

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Melsungen13,994 residentsLübben (Spreewald) / Lubin (Błota)14,028 residentsMittegroßefehn14,029 residentsSankt Leon-Rot13,979 residentsMaisach13,974 residentsLauchhammer14,042 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 18 km² in 2024. Population density was 779.9 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Quakenbrück?

The published population was 14,007 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Quakenbrück residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport74.5%Foreign residents25.5%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents605 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality12Official
City area17.96 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8Official
Foreign residents3,566 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official
Population density779.9 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.14Official
Population14,007 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents3,389 people31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Catholic share24.5 %31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
No religion or other6,000 people31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
No religion or other, share43.5 %31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Protestant residents4,416 people31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Protestant share32 %31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official

International community in Quakenbrück

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
Total13,806100.0%
Germany8,93864.7%
Romania1,0847.9%
Russian Federation9556.9%
Greece5213.8%
Poland4533.3%
Kazakhstan4072.9%
Bulgaria1731.3%
Ukraine1531.1%
Latvia1140.8%
Syrian Arab Republic1020.7%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Turkey940.7%
Serbia680.5%
Hungary520.4%
Portugal480.3%
Kosovo460.3%
Kyrgyzstan400.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina390.3%
Not stated330.2%
Moldova, Republic of320.2%
Lithuania280.2%
Iraq270.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of220.2%
Uzbekistan220.2%
Albania200.1%
Belarus190.1%
Croatia170.1%
Italy170.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of160.1%
Netherlands150.1%
Spain150.1%
Georgia110.1%
United States100.1%
India100.1%
Lebanon100.1%
Slovenia90.1%
United Kingdom90.1%
Viet Nam90.1%
Afghanistan80.1%
Switzerland70.1%
Czech Republic70.1%
Montenegro60.0%
Austria60.0%
Paraguay60.0%
Thailand60.0%
China60.0%
France50.0%
Angola50.0%
Nigeria50.0%
Togo50.0%
Azerbaijan50.0%
Eritrea40.0%
Brazil40.0%
Cuba40.0%
Denmark30.0%
Estonia30.0%
Ireland30.0%
Slovakia30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Côte D'Ivoire30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Liberia30.0%
Mali30.0%
Niger30.0%
Cameroon30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Egypt30.0%
Argentina30.0%
Chile30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Peru30.0%
Armenia30.0%
Israel30.0%
Japan30.0%
Nepal30.0%
Bangladesh30.0%
Pakistan30.0%
Philippines30.0%
Korea, Republic of30.0%
Saudi Arabia30.0%

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
Total13,806100.0%
Germany10,24274.2%
Romania1,2128.8%
Greece6794.9%
Poland3102.2%
Bulgaria1921.4%
Latvia1270.9%
Ukraine1180.9%
Syrian Arab Republic1030.7%
Turkey960.7%
Serbia800.6%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Portugal600.4%
Hungary580.4%
Russian Federation560.4%
Kosovo520.4%
Lithuania270.2%
Croatia260.2%
Albania250.2%
Moldova, Republic of230.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of220.2%
Iraq220.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina210.2%
Spain210.2%
Netherlands200.1%
Uncertain190.1%
Italy110.1%
Afghanistan90.1%
Georgia90.1%
China90.1%
Belarus80.1%
Jordan80.1%
Not stated80.1%
Libya70.1%
Niger70.1%
United States70.1%
Viet Nam70.1%
Kazakhstan70.1%
India60.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of60.0%
United Kingdom50.0%
Kyrgyzstan50.0%
Eritrea40.0%
Togo40.0%
Israel40.0%
Denmark30.0%
Estonia30.0%
France30.0%
Montenegro30.0%
Austria30.0%
Slovakia30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Liberia30.0%
Egypt30.0%
Argentina30.0%
Brazil30.0%
Chile30.0%
Haiti30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Armenia30.0%
Azerbaijan30.0%
Japan30.0%
Lebanon30.0%
Nepal30.0%
Bangladesh30.0%
Pakistan30.0%
Philippines30.0%
Korea, Republic of30.0%
Uzbekistan30.0%
Stateless30.0%

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

Is Quakenbrück 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 45–65%
Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on safety · range 52–72%
Student56%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 45–67%
Family62%strong on family, weak on safety · range 51–73%
Retirement56%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 45–67%
Foreign residents3,566 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population14,007 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)8.58 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Quakenbrück
Fibre-to-the-building availability92.11 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability94.07 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident29,220 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 3–696.9 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional7Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 338.6 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional7Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier390 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich9Official
Local property-tax multiplier380 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich9Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Quakenbrück?

The published population was 14,007 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Quakenbrück?

Average net cold rent is 8.58 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 601 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Quakenbrück.

Is the air quality good in Quakenbrück?

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 Quakenbrück?

The unemployment rate is 3.6 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Quakenbrück?

The median gross salary is 3,700 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Quakenbrück?

3,566 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Quakenbrück a good place to live?

Quakenbrück 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 Quakenbrück?

The official country of birth distribution records 13,806 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). Quakenbrück, Germany: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/quakenbruck/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Quakenbrück, 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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Sources

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  3. Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-20
  4. Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas) bundes-klinik-atlas.de · checked 2026-08-03
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  8. Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  9. Destatis Realsteuervergleich destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
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  2. Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt · kba.de · checked 2026-07-14
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