Living in Syke

In Syke, rents across existing tenancies average €6.45 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5% (2022).

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €9.74 per m² per month in June 2026. In May 2022, the unemployment rate was 4.97%. At the end of 2024, Syke had a population of 25,270.

Last checked 2026-09-2334 sources

Population25,270people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)3,750EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent6.45EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 11% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate4.97%country median 5.1% — 3% belowOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime4,757incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Bremen-Ost)

Pricier rent than 68% of German cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 98% of German cities that publish it and dirtier air than 70% of German cities that publish it.

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Syke?

Average net cold rent is 6.45 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): 6.45 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁵

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesSyke highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Syke€6.45

Leipzig€6.27

Dortmund€6.00

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Augsburg€9.10

Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.45 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁵Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	9.74 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Syke³⁴Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Syke a good place to live?

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Remote worker56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–66%

Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on education · range 51–69%

Student58%strong on cost, weak on education · range 47–69%

Family56%strong on family, weak on education · range 45–67%

Retirement55%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 42–68%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 387 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.45 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

The regional median gross salary was €3,750 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €29,741 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Syke?

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

Unemployment rate: 4.97 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁶

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Syke is 5.0%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Syke 5.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	95.81 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas²Official
Gigabit broadband availability	95.83 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas²Official
Disposable income per resident	29,741 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²³Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	38,740 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²³Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	3,750 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)¹Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	4.97 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Syke?

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

Left over each month€1,784of €2,467 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.	€2,467
Rent, 60 m²€9.74/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Syke · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €6.45/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €584
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	€1,784

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Public employment service

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

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesSyke highlighted among comparable cities

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,757 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁸Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	43 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁶Official
Nearest airport	BRE	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	14.7 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁷Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Syke. 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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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Syke?

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 Bremen-Ost)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

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

120

182

213

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214

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110

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.59WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1014WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂12WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Syke is 9.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Syke 9.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	12 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Bremen-Ost)⁹Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	14 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Bremen-Ost)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Bremen-Ost)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 4.6 · Feb 5.6 · Mar 9.3 · Apr 14.5 · May 18.3 · Jun 21.3 · Jul 23.6 · Aug 23.3 · Sep 19.3 · Oct 14 · Nov 8.6 · Dec 5.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Bremen²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -0.5 · Feb -0.5 · Mar 1.1 · Apr 3.9 · May 7.5 · Jun 10.5 · Jul 12.9 · Aug 12.6 · Sep 9.6 · Oct 6 · Nov 2.8 · Dec 0.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Bremen²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.2 · Feb 2.6 · Mar 5.2 · Apr 9.4 · May 13.2 · Jun 16.2 · Jul 18.4 · Aug 18 · Sep 14.3 · Oct 10 · Nov 5.8 · Dec 3.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Bremen²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 58.4 · Feb 43.6 · Mar 45.6 · Apr 39.5 · May 49.8 · Jun 62.3 · Jul 75.3 · Aug 69.3 · Sep 58.3 · Oct 57.1 · Nov 51.2 · Dec 59.9 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Bremen²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 47.8 · Feb 69.8 · Mar 120.4 · Apr 182 · May 213.2 · Jun 204.8 · Jul 213.5 · Aug 198 · Sep 151.2 · Oct 109.8 · Nov 53.3 · Dec 40.2 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Bremen²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	9.4 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁸Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Damme ±0.1 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±0.9 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±0.9 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±0.9 °C, Reims (France) ±1.2 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.5 °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

The city covered 128.1 km² in 2024. Population density was 197.3 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Syke?

The published population was 25,270 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport93%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	666 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹³Official
City area	128.1 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶Official
Foreign residents	1,759 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵Official
Population density	197.3 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁵Official
Population	25,270 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	1,522 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
Catholic share	6.1 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
No religion or other	13,092 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
No religion or other, share	52.8 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
Protestant residents	10,172 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
Protestant share	41 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official

International community in Syke

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 group	People	Share
Total	24,789	100.0%
Germany	21,560	87.0%
Poland	398	1.6%
Kazakhstan	363	1.5%
Russian Federation	342	1.4%
Turkey	297	1.2%
Syrian Arab Republic	231	0.9%
Ukraine	206	0.8%
Iraq	126	0.5%
Afghanistan	102	0.4%
Lebanon	98	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Kosovo	84	0.3%
Romania	65	0.3%
Serbia	49	0.2%
Kyrgyzstan	37	0.1%
United Kingdom	36	0.1%
Italy	34	0.1%
Netherlands	33	0.1%
Czech Republic	31	0.1%
United States	31	0.1%
Latvia	23	0.1%
Austria	22	0.1%
France	20	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	20	0.1%
Bulgaria	19	0.1%
Not stated	19	0.1%
Armenia	18	0.1%
Albania	17	0.1%
Nigeria	17	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	16	0.1%
Croatia	16	0.1%
Switzerland	15	0.1%
Hungary	15	0.1%
Belarus	13	0.1%
Ghana	13	0.1%
Greece	12	0.0%
Lithuania	12	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	12	0.0%
Brazil	12	0.0%
Philippines	12	0.0%
Montenegro	11	0.0%
Morocco	11	0.0%
Guinea	11	0.0%
Somalia	11	0.0%
Georgia	11	0.0%
Thailand	11	0.0%
India	10	0.0%
China	10	0.0%
Uzbekistan	9	0.0%
Australia	9	0.0%
Belgium	8	0.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	8	0.0%
Libya	8	0.0%
Colombia	8	0.0%
Sri Lanka	8	0.0%
Viet Nam	8	0.0%
Portugal	7	0.0%
Spain	7	0.0%
Algeria	7	0.0%
Zimbabwe	7	0.0%
Chile	7	0.0%
Canada	7	0.0%
Denmark	6	0.0%
Finland	6	0.0%
Togo	6	0.0%
Indonesia	6	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	5	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	5	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	5	0.0%
Tajikistan	5	0.0%
Norway	4	0.0%
Gambia	4	0.0%
Liberia	4	0.0%
Argentina	4	0.0%
Ecuador	4	0.0%
Peru	4	0.0%
Azerbaijan	4	0.0%
Pakistan	4	0.0%
Ireland	3	0.0%
Slovakia	3	0.0%
Sweden	3	0.0%
Benin	3	0.0%
Madagascar	3	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	3	0.0%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%
Sudan	3	0.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of	3	0.0%
Tunisia	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
El Salvador	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Mexico	3	0.0%
Paraguay	3	0.0%
Yemen	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
Turkmenistan	3	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	3	0.0%
Malaysia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²¹

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	24,789	100.0%
Germany	23,030	92.9%
Turkey	253	1.0%
Syrian Arab Republic	218	0.9%
Ukraine	171	0.7%
Iraq	131	0.5%
Poland	115	0.5%
Afghanistan	95	0.4%
Kosovo	74	0.3%
Lebanon	53	0.2%
Romania	51	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Russian Federation	46	0.2%
Serbia	39	0.2%
Italy	30	0.1%
Netherlands	30	0.1%
Nigeria	18	0.1%
Albania	16	0.1%
Croatia	16	0.1%
Latvia	16	0.1%
Somalia	16	0.1%
United States	15	0.1%
Bulgaria	14	0.1%
Greece	14	0.1%
Uncertain	14	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	13	0.1%
Finland	12	0.0%
Armenia	12	0.0%
Montenegro	11	0.0%
Hungary	11	0.0%
Georgia	11	0.0%
Austria	10	0.0%
Guinea	10	0.0%
Viet Nam	10	0.0%
Kazakhstan	9	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	9	0.0%
China	9	0.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	8	0.0%
Portugal	8	0.0%
Spain	8	0.0%
Denmark	7	0.0%
France	7	0.0%
Lithuania	7	0.0%
Czech Republic	7	0.0%
United Kingdom	7	0.0%
Belarus	7	0.0%
Zimbabwe	7	0.0%
Ghana	7	0.0%
Philippines	7	0.0%
Belgium	6	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	6	0.0%
Algeria	6	0.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	6	0.0%
Switzerland	5	0.0%
Australia	5	0.0%
Sweden	4	0.0%
Gambia	4	0.0%
Morocco	4	0.0%
Colombia	4	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	4	0.0%
Thailand	4	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	3	0.0%
Liberia	3	0.0%
Madagascar	3	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	3	0.0%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%
Sudan	3	0.0%
Togo	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Ecuador	3	0.0%
El Salvador	3	0.0%
India	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
Pakistan	3	0.0%
Turkmenistan	3	0.0%
Stateless	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁰

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)	95.8 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁴Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	35.5 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁴Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	430 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁷Official
Local property-tax multiplier	410 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Syke

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.

Achim as a Syke alternative in the same region

18 km away, better on 2 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.

Unemployment: 3.3% Achim vs 5.0% Syke−33%
Rent: €7.11/m² Achim vs €6.45/m² Syke+10%
Residents: 32,870 Achim vs 25,270 Syke+30%
Median gross pay, region: €3,950 Achim vs €3,750 Syke+5%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,060 Achim vs 4,757 Syke+6%
Nearest airport: 16.7 km Achim vs 14.7 km Syke+14%
Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Achim vs 9.0 µg/m³ Sykesame level

Full comparison More about Achim

Ibbenbueren as a Syke alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 103 km, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 51,803 Ibbenbueren vs 25,270 Syke+105%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,722 Ibbenbueren vs 4,757 Syke+20%
Median gross pay, region: €3,800 Ibbenbueren vs €3,750 Sykeno percentage
Rent: €5.88/m² Ibbenbueren vs €6.45/m² Syke−9%
Unemployment: 4.6% Ibbenbueren vs 5.0% Syke−7%
Nearest airport: 16.7 km Ibbenbueren vs 14.7 km Syke+14%
Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Ibbenbueren vs 9.0 µg/m³ Sykesame level

Full comparison More about Ibbenbueren

Cities near Syke

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Bremen Commuting Zone · 17.8 km away

Rent: 7.75 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Salary: 4,082 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2025-12-31

Delmenhorst Commuting Zone · 19.5 km away

Rent: 6.34 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Bassum 9.6 km away

Rent: 5.82 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Twistringen 17.2 km away

Rent: 5.79 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Achim 18.0 km away

Rent: 7.11 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Hoya 24.5 km away

Rent: 5.62 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Syke 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.

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; Syke's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Syke part of Bremen?

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

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹²

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Common questions

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

How many people live in Syke?

The published population was 25,270 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Syke?

Average net cold rent is 6.45 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 452 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Syke?

What is the unemployment rate in Syke?

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

What is the typical salary around Syke?

The median gross salary is 3,750 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Syke a good place to live?

Syke 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 Syke part of Bremen?

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

Which cities are near Syke?

Bremen, Delmenhorst, Bassum, Twistringen, Achim are near Syke. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Syke?

The official country of birth distribution records 21,560 people (87.0%) 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, October 16). Syke, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version f8c5f964292c40b556e8fe24db679831]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/syke/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_syke-germany-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_b4995094a8b3,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Syke, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {f8c5f964292c40b556e8fe24db679831},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/syke/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

[Syke, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/syke/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version f8c5f964292c40b556e8fe24db679831; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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