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Living in Ribnitz-Damgarten

In 2025, gigabit broadband availability was 94.2%. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €9.89 per m² per month in June 2026. Regional disposable income was €25,212 per person per year at the end of 2023. The regional median gross salary was €3,200 per month at the end of 2024. In May 2022, the unemployment rate was 5.03%. The population of Ribnitz-Damgarten, in Germany, was 15,333 at the end of 2024.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Ribnitz-Damgarten?

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Ribnitz-Damgarten?

Average net cold rent is 9.89 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): 9.89 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Ribnitz-Damgarten22

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

Net rent across major citiesRibnitz-Damgarten highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Ribnitz-Damgarten 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)9.89 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Ribnitz-Damgarten22Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 593 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 9.89 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

What is the unemployment rate in Ribnitz-Damgarten?

The unemployment rate is about 5 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 5.03 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Ribnitz-Damgarten is 5.0%. 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%12904–6Ribnitz-Damgarten 5.0%624 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 availability63.59 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Gigabit broadband availability94.24 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Disposable income per resident25,212 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts18Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita32,495 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts18Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)3,200 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate5.03 %country median 5.1% — about the same15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21Official

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k1,004 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)2Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Ribnitz-Damgarten 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 100k1,004 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
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Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport5 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat14Official
Nearest airportRLG13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official
Distance to nearest airport38.9 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Ribnitz-Damgarten?

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: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Rostock-Stuthof)11

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
Ribnitz-Damgarten average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND23°-1°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Ribnitz-Damgarten average monthly precipitation, mm020406080494041355167657358594755JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Ribnitz-Damgarten average monthly sunshine, hours06513019526046691342102582602582281711105235JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Ribnitz-Damgarten annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5259.0PM2.5154012.0PM1010406.0NO₂µg/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 Ribnitz-Damgarten 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/m³909–10Ribnitz-Damgarten 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
NO₂ — annual mean6 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Rostock-Stuthof)9Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean12 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Rostock-Stuthof)10Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean9 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Rostock-Stuthof)11Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 3.2 · Feb 4.1 · Mar 7.1 · Apr 12.5 · May 16.7 · Jun 19.9 · Jul 22.5 · Aug 22.5 · Sep 18.3 · Oct 13 · Nov 7.7 · Dec 4.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Barth19Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -1.5 · Feb -1.3 · Mar -0.2 · Apr 2.9 · May 6.5 · Jun 10 · Jul 12.5 · Aug 12.6 · Sep 9.7 · Oct 5.9 · Nov 2.5 · Dec -0.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Barth19Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 1.1 · Feb 1.5 · Mar 3.5 · Apr 7.8 · May 11.9 · Jun 15.4 · Jul 17.8 · Aug 17.7 · Sep 14 · Oct 9.5 · Nov 5.2 · Dec 2.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Barth19Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 48.7 · Feb 39.7 · Mar 40.8 · Apr 35.3 · May 51.4 · Jun 67.1 · Jul 65.2 · Aug 73.4 · Sep 57.5 · Oct 58.5 · Nov 47.4 · Dec 55.4 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Barth19Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 45.8 · Feb 69.3 · Mar 134 · Apr 209.9 · May 257.9 · Jun 259.9 · Jul 258 · Aug 228.4 · Sep 170.9 · Oct 110.2 · Nov 52.3 · Dec 34.6 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Barth19Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature8.8 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)8Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Sandhausen15,330 residentsAlsfeld15,307 residentsGehrden15,301 residentsRaunheim15,297 residentsFüssen15,287 residentsSchwabmünchen15,277 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 122.8 km² in 2024. Population density was 124.8 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Ribnitz-Damgarten?

The published population was 15,333 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Ribnitz-Damgarten residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport96.9%Foreign residents 3.1%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents611 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality12Official
City area122.8 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official
Foreign residents478 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official
Population density124.8 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.13Official
Population15,333 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents416 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Catholic share2.8 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other13,204 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other, share87.5 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant residents1,473 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant share9.8 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official

International community in Ribnitz-Damgarten

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
Total15,095100.0%
Germany14,02292.9%
Poland2481.6%
Russian Federation1190.8%
Kazakhstan1040.7%
Ukraine990.7%
Czech Republic740.5%
Syrian Arab Republic590.4%
Not stated410.3%
Afghanistan360.2%
Bulgaria210.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Romania200.1%
Turkey190.1%
Viet Nam170.1%
Kyrgyzstan150.1%
Austria130.1%
Lithuania120.1%
Switzerland120.1%
Italy100.1%
Croatia90.1%
Greece90.1%
France80.1%
Moldova, Republic of80.1%
Spain80.1%
Pakistan80.1%
Hungary70.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of70.0%
Serbia60.0%
United Kingdom50.0%
Somalia50.0%
Armenia50.0%
Albania40.0%
Netherlands40.0%
Norway40.0%
Slovakia40.0%
Egypt40.0%
India40.0%
Iraq40.0%
Tajikistan40.0%
Uzbekistan40.0%
Ireland30.0%
Morocco30.0%
Namibia30.0%
Chad30.0%
Brazil30.0%
Canada30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Nicaragua30.0%
United States30.0%
United Arab Emirates30.0%
Saudi Arabia30.0%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total15,095100.0%
Germany14,61596.8%
Ukraine970.6%
Syrian Arab Republic590.4%
Poland570.4%
Afghanistan390.3%
Russian Federation290.2%
Turkey190.1%
Bulgaria180.1%
Romania170.1%
Kazakhstan120.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Italy100.1%
Croatia90.1%
Viet Nam90.1%
Lithuania80.1%
Spain70.0%
Hungary70.0%
Greece60.0%
Somalia50.0%
Armenia50.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of50.0%
Albania40.0%
Austria40.0%
Serbia40.0%
Egypt40.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of30.0%
Moldova, Republic of30.0%
Netherlands30.0%
Switzerland30.0%
Czech Republic30.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the30.0%
Morocco30.0%
Canada30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Nicaragua30.0%
United States30.0%
India30.0%
Iraq30.0%
Kyrgyzstan30.0%
Pakistan30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16

Is Ribnitz-Damgarten 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 worker51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–61%
Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–67%
Student54%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 43–65%
Family54%strong on family, weak on safety · range 43–65%
Retirement54%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 41–67%
Foreign residents478 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population15,333 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)9.89 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Ribnitz-Damgarten
Fibre-to-the-building availability63.59 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability94.24 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident25,212 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 3–6103.1 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 358.9 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier360 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official
Local property-tax multiplier380 %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 Ribnitz-Damgarten?

The published population was 15,333 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Ribnitz-Damgarten?

Average net cold rent is 9.89 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 692 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Ribnitz-Damgarten.

Is the air quality good in Ribnitz-Damgarten?

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: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Rostock-Stuthof).

What is the unemployment rate in Ribnitz-Damgarten?

The unemployment rate is about 5 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Ribnitz-Damgarten?

The median gross salary is 3,200 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Ribnitz-Damgarten?

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

Is Ribnitz-Damgarten a good place to live?

Ribnitz-Damgarten 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 Ribnitz-Damgarten?

The official country of birth distribution records 15,095 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). Ribnitz-Damgarten, Germany: rent, salary [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/ribnitz-damgarten/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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