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Living in Ulmen

The population of Ulmen, in Germany, was 3,432 at the end of 2024. The city covered 28.7 km² in 2024. Population density was 119.4 people per km² in 2024. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €7 per m² per month in 2024. The foreign population count was 337 in May 2022. The nearest airport was HHN, 35.4 km away, with 47 listed destinations in June 2026.

Cheaper rent than 83% of German cities that publish it and lower unemployment than 82% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 Ulmen.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Ulmen?

Average net cold rent is 5.12 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): 5.12 EUR/m²/month · Destatis6

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

Net rent across major citiesUlmen highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Ulmen 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)5.12 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate7 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 307 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.12 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 Ulmen?

The unemployment rate is 3.7 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Ulmen is 3.7%. 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%8012–4Ulmen 3.7%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 availability82.39 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de5Official
Gigabit broadband availability82.39 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,750 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)2Official · regional context
Unemployment rate3.7 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3Official

Public employment service

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

Mobility and administration

Gigabit broadband availability was 82.4% at the end of 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport47 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat11Official
Nearest airportHHN13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv12Official
Distance to nearest airport35.4 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv12Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Ulmen average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND22°-2°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Ulmen average monthly precipitation, mm020406080504743416063687653565356JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Ulmen average monthly sunshine, hours05511016522050731251731922042101941521025142JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Ulmen annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit104018.0NO₂µg/m³

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

NO₂ across cities in GermanyWhere Ulmen lands among 213 measured cities
annual NO₂, µg/m³ · measured cities in Germany per band32–353–474–545–6116–787–8128–9129–101510–111111–121412–13713–141714–15915–16916–171617–181218–19Ulmen 18.01019–20520–21521–22422–23523–24624–25125–26326–27228–29

annual NO₂, µg/m³ · cities per band

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean18 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Mayen)10Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 3 · Feb 4.2 · Mar 8.2 · Apr 12.9 · May 16.6 · Jun 20 · Jul 21.9 · Aug 21.8 · Sep 17.5 · Oct 12.7 · Nov 7.1 · Dec 3.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station N�rburg-Barweiler16Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -1.6 · Feb -1.3 · Mar 0.8 · Apr 3.6 · May 7.2 · Jun 10.3 · Jul 12.2 · Aug 11.9 · Sep 8.9 · Oct 6 · Nov 2.2 · Dec -0.6 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station N�rburg-Barweiler16Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 0.7 · Feb 1.4 · Mar 4.3 · Apr 8.2 · May 12 · Jun 15.1 · Jul 17 · Aug 16.8 · Sep 13 · Oct 9.2 · Nov 4.6 · Dec 1.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station N�rburg-Barweiler16Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 49.5 · Feb 47.3 · Mar 43 · Apr 40.8 · May 59.7 · Jun 62.6 · Jul 67.5 · Aug 75.5 · Sep 53.4 · Oct 55.5 · Nov 53.2 · Dec 55.6 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station N�rburg-Barweiler16Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 50.3 · Feb 73.3 · Mar 124.9 · Apr 172.9 · May 192.2 · Jun 204.2 · Jul 209.6 · Aug 194.2 · Sep 151.8 · Oct 101.6 · Nov 51.3 · Dec 42 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station N�rburg-Barweiler16Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature9.5 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)9Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Owen3,417 residentsGoldkronach3,451 residentsGößnitz3,413 residentsWildenfels3,452 residentsLucka3,457 residentsLöwenstein3,460 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Ulmen?

The published population was 3,432 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Ulmen residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport90.2%Foreign residents 9.8%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area28.74 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)15Official
City area28.74 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis municipality row keyed by AGS; official Statistikportal handoff URL independently confirms the same AGS and municipality name.15Official
Foreign residents337 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities18Official
Population density119.4 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.15Official
Population3,432 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents1,704 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Catholic share50.2 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
No religion or other1,220 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
No religion or other, share36 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Protestant residents472 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Protestant share13.9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official

International community in Ulmen

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
Total3,392100.0%
Germany2,59276.4%
Russian Federation1614.7%
Kazakhstan1514.5%
Ukraine832.4%
Poland551.6%
Syrian Arab Republic521.5%
Romania351.0%
Turkey290.9%
Kyrgyzstan180.5%
Not stated180.5%
Show 38 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
United States120.4%
Moldova, Republic of100.3%
Afghanistan100.3%
Croatia90.3%
Netherlands90.3%
Hungary90.3%
Tajikistan90.3%
Chile80.2%
Indonesia80.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of80.2%
Lebanon70.2%
Bulgaria60.2%
France60.2%
Azerbaijan50.1%
Iraq50.1%
Uzbekistan50.1%
Greece40.1%
Italy40.1%
Latvia40.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of40.1%
Czech Republic40.1%
Somalia40.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina30.1%
Iceland30.1%
Kosovo30.1%
Austria30.1%
Spain30.1%
United Kingdom30.1%
Belarus30.1%
Serbia30.1%
Morocco30.1%
El Salvador30.1%
Paraguay30.1%
Armenia30.1%
Sri Lanka30.1%
Israel30.1%
Pakistan30.1%
Thailand30.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source14

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total3,392100.0%
Germany3,05590.1%
Syrian Arab Republic651.9%
Ukraine621.8%
Romania320.9%
Russian Federation140.4%
Afghanistan120.4%
Hungary100.3%
Netherlands90.3%
Iraq90.3%
Iran, Islamic Republic of90.3%
Show 29 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Somalia80.2%
Indonesia80.2%
Kazakhstan80.2%
Croatia70.2%
Poland70.2%
Belgium60.2%
Turkey60.2%
Bulgaria50.1%
Latvia50.1%
Armenia50.1%
Azerbaijan50.1%
Uncertain50.1%
Italy40.1%
Albania30.1%
France30.1%
Luxembourg30.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of30.1%
Austria30.1%
Spain30.1%
United Kingdom30.1%
Serbia30.1%
Nigeria30.1%
Morocco30.1%
El Salvador30.1%
United States30.1%
Sri Lanka30.1%
Lebanon30.1%
Pakistan30.1%
Thailand30.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13

Is Ulmen 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 worker50%strong on work, weak on safety · range 39–61%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–68%
Student52%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 40–64%
Family58%strong on family, weak on safety · range 46–70%
Retirement52%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 38–66%
Foreign residents337 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population3,432 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.12 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Destatis
Fibre-to-the-building availability82.39 %31 Dec 2025Official source · data.bundesnetzagentur.de
Gigabit broadband availability82.39 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Median gross salary (regional)3,750 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Local business-tax multiplier380 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de17Official
Local property-tax multiplier380 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de17Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Ulmen 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 Ulmen?

The published population was 3,432 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Ulmen?

Average net cold rent is 5.12 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 358 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

What is the unemployment rate in Ulmen?

The unemployment rate is 3.7 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Ulmen?

The median gross salary is 3,750 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

How many foreign residents live in Ulmen?

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

Is Ulmen a good place to live?

Ulmen 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 Ulmen?

The official country of birth distribution records 3,392 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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