On this page

Living in Riegelsberg

In Riegelsberg, rents across existing tenancies average €5.94 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 9.7% (2024).

The population of Riegelsberg totalled 14,296 at the end of 2024. For Riegelsberg, the regional median gross salary was €3,950 per month at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 8 µg/m³.

Last checked 2026-09-2318 sources

Population14,296people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)
Median gross salary (region)3,950EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Average net rent5.94EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 2% aboveOfficial source · Destatis
Unemployment rate9.7%country median 5.1% — 90% aboveOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik
Recorded crime9,089incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise
PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Higher unemployment than any other German city that publishes it and cleaner air than 64% of German cities that publish it.

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

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

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Riegelsberg?

Average net cold rent is 5.94 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): 5.94 EUR/m²/month · Destatis3
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Riegelsberg recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50
Internet, 60 Mbps€49
Net rent across major citiesRiegelsberg highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Riegelsberg highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Augsburg€9.10
Leipzig€6.27
Dortmund€6.00
Show the other 6 cities
Mannheim€9.09
Berlin€7.71
Dresden€7.20
Brunswick€6.79
Bielefeld€6.72
Duisburg€6.66
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited48.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps6Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M13Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.94 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.8115 May 2022Destatis3Official

Is Riegelsberg 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.

Try your profile
Remote worker51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–61%
Skilled employee53%strong on work, weak on education · range 44–62%
Student60%strong on cost, weak on education · range 49–71%
Family50%strong on housing, weak on education · range 39–61%
Retirement58%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 45–71%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 356 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.94 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 Riegelsberg?

The unemployment rate is 9.7 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Riegelsberg is 9.7%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)3,950 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context
Unemployment rate9.7 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2Official

What does a salary buy in Riegelsberg?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €3,950 (Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€2,120of €2,575 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.€2,575
Rent, 60 m²€5.94/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15− €356
Internet€49 · official · MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps · 2026-09-30− €49
Mobile plan€50 · official · Telekom MagentaMobil M · 2026-09-30− €50
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€2,120
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Riegelsberg Salary needed to live in Riegelsberg

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Riegelsberg. 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

Bundesagentur für Arbeit

Job Search

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Riegelsberg. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesRiegelsberg highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Riegelsberg highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Bremen15,424
Frankfurt14,600
Berlin13,900
Hanover13,192
Cologne12,343
Dortmund12,283
Dusseldorf12,172
Leipzig11,129
Essen9,619
Dresden8,853
Stuttgart8,552
Munich6,214
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents9,089 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise9Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Riegelsberg's nearest airport was SCN, 16 km away and offered 4 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport4 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights7Official
Distance to the nearest major airport16 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports8Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)SCN3 Aug 2026OurAirports8Official

Language courses and integration

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

GermanIn Person

BAMF job-related German courses — Job-related language course

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For migrants needing job-related German.

GermanIn Person
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Riegelsberg.

Find courses near Riegelsberg

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 1.5°C in January and 18.7°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 76.2 mm in January and 75.3 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 53.5 hours in January and 244.2 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Riegelsberg?

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: European Environment Agency4

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
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Riegelsberg is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024European Environment Agency4Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 4 · Feb 5.7 · Mar 10.3 · Apr 14.9 · May 18.7 · Jun 22.1 · Jul 24.2 · Aug 24 · Sep 19.5 · Oct 14.1 · Nov 8.2 · Dec 4.7 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI14Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -1 · Feb -0.8 · Mar 1.8 · Apr 4.7 · May 8.3 · Jun 11.5 · Jul 13.4 · Aug 13.2 · Sep 9.6 · Oct 6.4 · Nov 2.7 · Dec 0 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 1.5 · Feb 2.3 · Mar 5.8 · Apr 9.7 · May 13.5 · Jun 16.8 · Jul 18.7 · Aug 18.3 · Sep 14.2 · Oct 10 · Nov 5.4 · Dec 2.4 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 76.2 · Feb 65.2 · Mar 65.1 · Apr 50 · May 73.3 · Jun 63.5 · Jul 75.3 · Aug 71.1 · Sep 66.5 · Oct 74.1 · Nov 80.7 · Dec 99.9 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 53.5 · Feb 80.9 · Mar 137 · Apr 190.5 · May 214.3 · Jun 230.8 · Jul 244.2 · Aug 225.9 · Sep 171 · Oct 106 · Nov 52.8 · Dec 42.1 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Germany: Werl ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.1 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.1 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.1 °C, Reims (France) ±1.1 °C, Rouen (France) ±1.3 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Riegelsberg?

The published population was 14,296 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)12

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population14,296 people31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)12Official

International community in Riegelsberg

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
Total14,386100.0%
Germany12,63387.8%
Syrian Arab Republic2311.6%
Poland1881.3%
Italy1320.9%
Kazakhstan1150.8%
Turkey1130.8%
Ukraine1090.8%
Romania1080.8%
Russian Federation970.7%
France660.5%
Show 67 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Iran, Islamic Republic of360.3%
Afghanistan280.2%
Iraq240.2%
Viet Nam220.2%
Bulgaria210.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina190.1%
Hungary190.1%
Serbia190.1%
China180.1%
Croatia170.1%
Czech Republic170.1%
Morocco160.1%
Thailand160.1%
Kosovo140.1%
Greece130.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of130.1%
Austria130.1%
Spain110.1%
Lebanon110.1%
Belarus100.1%
Moldova, Republic of90.1%
United States90.1%
Kyrgyzstan90.1%
Uzbekistan90.1%
Albania80.1%
Luxembourg80.1%
Switzerland80.1%
United Kingdom80.1%
Togo80.1%
Canada80.1%
Sri Lanka80.1%
India80.1%
Korea, Republic of80.1%
Not stated80.1%
Ghana70.0%
Netherlands60.0%
Portugal60.0%
Cameroon60.0%
Yemen60.0%
Tajikistan60.0%
Slovenia50.0%
Algeria50.0%
Philippines50.0%
South Africa40.0%
Egypt40.0%
Colombia40.0%
Georgia40.0%
Indonesia40.0%
Belgium30.0%
Finland30.0%
Latvia30.0%
Montenegro30.0%
Slovakia30.0%
Ethiopia30.0%
Kenya30.0%
Madagascar30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Brazil30.0%
Haiti30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Jordan30.0%
Palestinian territories30.0%
Bangladesh30.0%
Pakistan30.0%
Turkmenistan30.0%
Saudi Arabia30.0%
Malaysia30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total14,386100.0%
Germany13,21691.9%
Italy2401.7%
Syrian Arab Republic2401.7%
Ukraine940.7%
Romania800.6%
Turkey730.5%
Poland450.3%
France430.3%
Croatia290.2%
Bulgaria280.2%
Show 46 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Afghanistan280.2%
Iraq200.1%
Russian Federation170.1%
Hungary160.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of150.1%
Greece120.1%
Austria100.1%
China100.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina90.1%
Serbia90.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of90.1%
Korea, Republic of90.1%
Thailand90.1%
Czech Republic80.1%
Belarus80.1%
Morocco70.0%
Viet Nam70.0%
India70.0%
Kosovo60.0%
United States60.0%
Yemen60.0%
Slovenia50.0%
Spain50.0%
Albania40.0%
Moldova, Republic of40.0%
Netherlands40.0%
Algeria40.0%
Not stated40.0%
Finland30.0%
Latvia30.0%
Lithuania30.0%
Luxembourg30.0%
United Kingdom30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Madagascar30.0%
South Africa30.0%
Egypt30.0%
Brazil30.0%
Canada30.0%
Georgia30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Kazakhstan30.0%
Kyrgyzstan30.0%
Uzbekistan30.0%
Malaysia30.0%
Stateless30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source10

Alternatives for people set on Riegelsberg

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Alternative cities in Germany

Other cities in Germany to compare with Riegelsberg, nearest in population first.

All Germany cities

How does Riegelsberg compare?

Pick a city. The answer appears here and the address bar keeps it, so the comparison can be shared; the page stays Riegelsberg's.

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Riegelsberg 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.

Open the official coverage guide
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 15, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Länder Sprachförderung (e.g. Sprachlernklassen BW/Berlin; vorklassen); Starting Opportunities Programme. How to enrol a child (kmk.org).

A country-wide rule for Germany; Riegelsberg's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Is Riegelsberg part of Saarbrücken?

Riegelsberg is in the published commuting zone of Saarbrücken; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Saarbrücken city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source5

Common questions

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

How many people live in Riegelsberg?

The published population was 14,296 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Riegelsberg?

Average net cold rent is 5.94 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 416 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Riegelsberg?

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: European Environment Agency.

What is the unemployment rate in Riegelsberg?

The unemployment rate is 9.7 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Riegelsberg?

The median gross salary is 3,950 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Riegelsberg a good place to live?

Riegelsberg 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.

Is Riegelsberg part of Saarbrücken?

Riegelsberg is in the published commuting zone of Saarbrücken; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

How many people born in Germany live in Riegelsberg?

The official country of birth distribution records 12,633 people (87.8%) 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.

Cite this page

Open a format to select or copy this ImmigrationDB compilation citation. The native disclosure and text fallback work without JavaScript.

APA citation
ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Riegelsberg, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 1e9c672f1df80428e5f3e0690b61cc3d]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/riegelsberg/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
BibTeX citation
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_riegelsberg-germany-population-rent-salary-jobs-safety_05c212f9648f,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Riegelsberg, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {1e9c672f1df80428e5f3e0690b61cc3d},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/riegelsberg/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
Markdown citation
[Riegelsberg, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/riegelsberg/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 1e9c672f1df80428e5f3e0690b61cc3d; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. View the underlying source records.

Sources

JSON Markdown
  1. Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-06
  2. Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-20
  3. Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-10
  4. European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
  5. GISCO Urban Audit 2021 — Functional Urban Areas (URAU_RG_100K_2021_4326_FUA) GISCO Urban Audit 2021 · gisco-services.ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-09-19
  6. MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
  7. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  8. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  9. Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise bka.de · checked 2026-09-23
  10. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
Show 8 more sources
  1. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country of birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
  2. Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) destatis.de · checked 2026-08-05
  3. Telekom MagentaMobil M telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
  4. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  5. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  6. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  7. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  8. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05

Spotted a number that looks wrong? Every value here carries its source and date — tell us what you found and we will re-check it against the source.