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Living in Saarburg

Saarburg is a city in Germany. The regional median gross salary was €3,850 per month at the end of 2024. Its population was 7,504 at the end of 2024. Gigabit broadband availability was 58.4% in 2025. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €9 per m² per month in 2024.

Pricier rent than 63% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 90% 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 Saarburg?

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 Saarburg.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Saarburg?

Average net cold rent is 6.88 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): 6.88 EUR/m²/month · Destatis6

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

Net rent across major citiesSaarburg highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Saarburg 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)6.88 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 413 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.88 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

Regional disposable income was €28,633 per person per year at the end of 2023. Regional GDP per person was €24,047 at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Saarburg?

The unemployment rate is 3.3 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Saarburg is 3.3%. 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%8012–4Saarburg 3.3%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 availability21.97 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas5Official
Gigabit broadband availability58.36 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas5Official
Disposable income per resident28,633 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts20Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita24,047 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts20Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)3,850 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)2Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate3.3 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Saarburg. 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

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k2,266 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)4Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents99.4 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 Saarburg 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 100k2,266 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport54 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat15Official
Nearest airportLUX13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official
Distance to nearest airport24.4 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Saarburg?

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 Trier-Pfalzel)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
Saarburg average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND25°0°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Saarburg average monthly precipitation, mm020406080645351446766726260656278JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Saarburg average monthly sunshine, hours0601201802404870131187214225235215160964539JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Saarburg annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5259.0PM2.5154012.0PM10104024.0NO₂µg/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 Saarburg 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/m³909–10Saarburg 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 mean24 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Trier Kaiserstraße)12Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean12 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Trier-Ostallee)13Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean9 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Trier-Pfalzel)14Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 4.5 · Feb 6.1 · Mar 10.8 · Apr 15.7 · May 19.7 · Jun 23 · Jul 25.2 · Aug 24.9 · Sep 20.4 · Oct 14.6 · Nov 8.6 · Dec 5.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Trier-Petrisberg21Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -0.4 · Feb -0.2 · Mar 2.2 · Apr 4.9 · May 8.6 · Jun 11.7 · Jul 13.7 · Aug 13.3 · Sep 10 · Oct 6.8 · Nov 3.3 · Dec 0.6 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Trier-Petrisberg21Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 2 · Feb 2.8 · Mar 6.2 · Apr 10 · May 13.9 · Jun 17.1 · Jul 19.1 · Aug 18.6 · Sep 14.5 · Oct 10.3 · Nov 5.8 · Dec 2.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Trier-Petrisberg21Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 63.5 · Feb 53 · Mar 51.3 · Apr 44.2 · May 66.7 · Jun 66 · Jul 72.4 · Aug 62 · Sep 60.4 · Oct 65.4 · Nov 62.2 · Dec 77.6 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Trier-Petrisberg21Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 48.1 · Feb 70.3 · Mar 130.9 · Apr 187.1 · May 213.8 · Jun 224.7 · Jul 235.1 · Aug 215.3 · Sep 159.8 · Oct 96.3 · Nov 44.8 · Dec 38.7 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Trier-Petrisberg21Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature9.5 °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
Cappeln7,504 residentsAbtsgmünd7,501 residentsLegden7,511 residentsBad Kötzting7,494 residentsElzach7,515 residentsOtterndorf7,515 residents

Population and city profile

Population density was 363.7 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Saarburg?

The published population was 7,504 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis9

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Saarburg residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport85.4%Foreign residents14.6%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area20.63 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)19Official
City area20.63 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)9Official
Foreign residents1,097 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities22Official
Population density363.7 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.19Official
Population7,504 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis9Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents4,574 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Catholic share61.5 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
No religion or other2,195 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
No religion or other, share29.5 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Protestant residents672 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Protestant share9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official

International community in Saarburg

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
Total7,441100.0%
Germany5,93079.7%
Luxembourg1872.5%
Poland1451.9%
Romania1021.4%
Kazakhstan971.3%
Russian Federation931.2%
Syrian Arab Republic871.2%
France711.0%
Ukraine690.9%
Netherlands490.7%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Italy390.5%
Viet Nam360.5%
Not stated350.5%
Turkey290.4%
Afghanistan270.4%
Kosovo230.3%
Czech Republic220.3%
Portugal190.3%
Croatia180.2%
Azerbaijan170.2%
Lebanon170.2%
Belgium160.2%
Serbia160.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of160.2%
Armenia150.2%
United Kingdom140.2%
Bulgaria130.2%
Iraq120.2%
Switzerland110.1%
United States100.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina90.1%
Greece90.1%
Spain90.1%
Morocco90.1%
Austria80.1%
Hungary70.1%
Eritrea70.1%
Georgia70.1%
China70.1%
Lithuania60.1%
Tunisia60.1%
Latvia50.1%
Moldova, Republic of50.1%
Argentina50.1%
Brazil50.1%
Kyrgyzstan50.1%
Estonia40.1%
Finland40.1%
Belarus40.1%
Nigeria40.1%
Mexico40.1%
Tajikistan40.1%
Thailand40.1%
Denmark30.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of30.0%
Slovakia30.0%
Cyprus30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Côte D'Ivoire30.0%
Ghana30.0%
South Africa30.0%
Sudan30.0%
Egypt30.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of30.0%
Chile30.0%
Costa Rica30.0%
Canada30.0%
Paraguay30.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of30.0%
Sri Lanka30.0%
India30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Israel30.0%
Palestinian territories30.0%
Bangladesh30.0%
Philippines30.0%
Uzbekistan30.0%

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
Total7,441100.0%
Germany6,34685.3%
Luxembourg1592.1%
Romania1091.5%
Syrian Arab Republic1041.4%
Poland640.9%
Ukraine630.8%
France600.8%
Netherlands500.7%
Italy400.5%
Afghanistan390.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Portugal270.4%
Viet Nam260.3%
Turkey230.3%
Russian Federation210.3%
Eritrea210.3%
Croatia180.2%
Armenia180.2%
Belgium150.2%
Bulgaria150.2%
Kosovo150.2%
Serbia120.2%
Austria110.1%
Azerbaijan110.1%
Spain100.1%
Morocco90.1%
Greece80.1%
Nigeria70.1%
Iraq70.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina60.1%
United Kingdom60.1%
Latvia50.1%
Moldova, Republic of50.1%
United States50.1%
Georgia50.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of50.1%
Lithuania40.1%
Switzerland40.1%
Czech Republic40.1%
Hungary40.1%
Cyprus40.1%
Togo40.1%
Argentina40.1%
Lebanon40.1%
Thailand40.1%
Denmark30.0%
Estonia30.0%
Finland30.0%
Montenegro30.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of30.0%
Slovakia30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Côte D'Ivoire30.0%
Cameroon30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Costa Rica30.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of30.0%
India30.0%
Kazakhstan30.0%
Philippines30.0%
China30.0%
Stateless30.0%

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

Is Saarburg 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 worker48%strong on work, weak on safety · range 38–58%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–68%
Student51%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 40–62%
Family62%strong on family, weak on safety · range 51–73%
Retirement55%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 42–68%
Foreign residents1,097 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population7,504 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.88 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Destatis
Fibre-to-the-building availability21.97 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability58.36 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident28,633 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 regional8Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 338.6 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional8Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier380 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich10Official
Local property-tax multiplier510 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich10Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Saarburg?

The published population was 7,504 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Saarburg?

Average net cold rent is 6.88 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 482 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Saarburg?

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 Trier-Pfalzel).

What is the unemployment rate in Saarburg?

The unemployment rate is 3.3 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Saarburg?

The median gross salary is 3,850 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Saarburg?

1,097 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Saarburg a good place to live?

Saarburg 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 Saarburg?

The official country of birth distribution records 7,441 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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