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Living in Thale

Thale is a city in Germany. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €7.53 per m² per month in June 2026. At the end of 2024, Thale had a population of 16,788.

Higher unemployment than 82% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 97% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 Thale?

Average net cold rent is 7.53 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): 7.53 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Thale21

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

Net rent across major citiesThale highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Thale 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)7.53 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Thale21Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 452 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.53 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

The unemployment rate was 6.77% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €3,450 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €25,470 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Thale?

The unemployment rate is about 6.8 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 6.77 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Thale is 6.8%. 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%12904–6624 cities: 6% to under 8%6246–8Thale 6.8%228 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 availability94.89 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas2Official
Gigabit broadband availability94.89 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas2Official
Disposable income per resident25,470 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts17Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita30,426 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts17Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)3,450 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate6.77 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official

Public employment service

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

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport6 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat13Official
Nearest airportERF13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official
Distance to nearest airport86.1 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Thale?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 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 Unterharz / Friedrichsbrunn)10

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
Thale average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND23°-3°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Thale average monthly precipitation, mm020406080472942346351695157464845JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Thale average monthly sunshine, hours05511016522058811301782072122152051561125947JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Thale annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5256.0PM2.515409.0PM1010403.0NO₂µg/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 Thale is 6.0 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/m³436–7Thale 6.0102 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/m³909–1030 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 mean3 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Unterharz / Friedrichsbrunn)8Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean9 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Unterharz / Friedrichsbrunn)9Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean6 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Unterharz / Friedrichsbrunn)10Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 2.2 · Feb 3.4 · Mar 7 · Apr 12.4 · May 16.5 · Jun 20 · Jul 22.5 · Aug 22.2 · Sep 17.5 · Oct 12.2 · Nov 6.5 · Dec 3.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Harzgerode18Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -3 · Feb -3.1 · Mar -1.1 · Apr 1.5 · May 5.3 · Jun 8.6 · Jul 10.8 · Aug 10.5 · Sep 7.4 · Oct 4.4 · Nov 0.8 · Dec -1.9 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Harzgerode18Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -0.4 · Feb 0.2 · Mar 2.9 · Apr 7.3 · May 11.4 · Jun 14.7 · Jul 16.8 · Aug 16.6 · Sep 12.8 · Oct 8 · Nov 4 · Dec 0.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Harzgerode18Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 46.9 · Feb 28.8 · Mar 41.7 · Apr 33.9 · May 62.5 · Jun 51.1 · Jul 68.5 · Aug 50.9 · Sep 56.6 · Oct 45.7 · Nov 47.8 · Dec 44.5 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Harzgerode18Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 58.1 · Feb 80.6 · Mar 130.1 · Apr 178 · May 207.4 · Jun 211.5 · Jul 214.9 · Aug 204.9 · Sep 156.2 · Oct 112.2 · Nov 58.9 · Dec 46.6 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Harzgerode18Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature9.2 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)7Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Bad Bentheim16,798 residentsEggenstein-Leopoldshafen16,798 residentsBrackenheim16,774 residentsNordholz16,769 residentsHövelhof16,809 residentsBruckmühl16,735 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 137.9 km² in 2024. Population density was 121.7 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Thale?

The published population was 16,788 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Thale residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport97.6%Foreign residents 2.4%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents584 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality11Official
City area137.9 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official
Foreign residents403 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19Official
Population density121.7 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.12Official
Population16,788 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents494 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Catholic share2.9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
No religion or other14,768 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
No religion or other, share86 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Protestant residents1,902 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Protestant share11.1 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official

International community in Thale

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
Total17,165100.0%
Germany16,40495.6%
Poland1600.9%
Czech Republic1110.6%
Romania540.3%
Ukraine350.2%
Not stated350.2%
Russian Federation330.2%
Syrian Arab Republic310.2%
Viet Nam260.2%
Turkey250.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Kazakhstan200.1%
Afghanistan180.1%
Greece170.1%
Bulgaria130.1%
Netherlands130.1%
Kosovo110.1%
Austria100.1%
Switzerland100.1%
Serbia80.0%
France70.0%
Nigeria70.0%
Armenia70.0%
Iraq70.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of70.0%
Croatia60.0%
Tajikistan60.0%
Thailand60.0%
Australia60.0%
China50.0%
Latvia40.0%
Moldova, Republic of40.0%
Hungary40.0%
India40.0%
Denmark30.0%
Italy30.0%
Portugal30.0%
Slovakia30.0%
Spain30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Angola30.0%
Ethiopia30.0%
Kenya30.0%
Burkina Faso30.0%
Somalia30.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of30.0%
Egypt30.0%
Argentina30.0%
Brazil30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Mexico30.0%
United States30.0%
Georgia30.0%
Kyrgyzstan30.0%
United Arab Emirates30.0%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total17,165100.0%
Germany16,76497.7%
Romania460.3%
Syrian Arab Republic420.2%
Ukraine310.2%
Poland290.2%
Turkey260.2%
Afghanistan260.2%
Viet Nam250.1%
Greece190.1%
Bulgaria120.1%
Show 36 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Russian Federation110.1%
Netherlands90.1%
Tajikistan80.0%
Croatia60.0%
Kosovo60.0%
Serbia60.0%
India60.0%
Thailand60.0%
Hungary50.0%
Kazakhstan50.0%
China50.0%
Italy40.0%
Latvia40.0%
Nigeria40.0%
Armenia40.0%
Georgia40.0%
France30.0%
Lithuania30.0%
Norway30.0%
Austria30.0%
Portugal30.0%
Slovakia30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Angola30.0%
Eritrea30.0%
Kenya30.0%
Burkina Faso30.0%
Somalia30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Mexico30.0%
United States30.0%
Iraq30.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of30.0%
Stateless30.0%
Uncertain30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15

Is Thale 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 worker53%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–64%
Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–67%
Student57%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 45–69%
Family51%strong on family, weak on safety · range 39–63%
Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 41–69%
Foreign residents403 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population16,788 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)7.53 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Thale
Fibre-to-the-building availability94.89 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability94.89 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident25,470 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 3–698.2 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional4Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 360.3 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional4Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier450 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich6Official
Local property-tax multiplier450 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich6Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Thale 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.

Common questions

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

How many people live in Thale?

The published population was 16,788 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Thale?

Average net cold rent is 7.53 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 527 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Thale.

Is the air quality good in Thale?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 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 Unterharz / Friedrichsbrunn).

What is the unemployment rate in Thale?

The unemployment rate is about 6.8 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Thale?

The median gross salary is 3,450 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Thale?

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

Is Thale a good place to live?

Thale 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 Thale?

The official country of birth distribution records 17,165 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). Thale, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/thale/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Thale, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, climate},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
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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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