Living in Varel

In Varel, rents across existing tenancies average €5.88 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4.8% (2022).

Varel had 24,704 residents at the end of 2024 and is a city in Germany. The foreign population count was 1,531 in May 2022. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €8.67 per m² per month in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2332 sources

Population24,704people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)3,900EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent5.88EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — about the sameOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate4.78%country median 5.1% — 6% belowOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime4,524incidents 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 · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Jadebusen)

Less recorded crime 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 Varel?

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 Varel?

Average net cold rent is 5.88 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): 5.88 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesVarel highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Dortmund€6.00

Varel€5.88

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Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Leipzig€6.27

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 M²⁰Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.88 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — about the same	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	8.67 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Varel³²Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Varel a good place to live?

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Remote worker50%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–59%

Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on education · range 46–64%

Student54%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 44–64%

Family54%strong on family, weak on education · range 44–64%

Retirement51%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 39–63%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 353 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.88 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

The unemployment rate was 4.78% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €3,900 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €27,074 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Varel?

The unemployment rate is about 4.8 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 4.78 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁴

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Varel is 4.8%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	74.34 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Gigabit broadband availability	83.46 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Disposable income per resident	27,074 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²¹Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	33,112 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²¹Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	3,900 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)¹Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	4.78 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁴Official

What does a salary buy in Varel?

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

Left over each month€1,929of €2,548 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.	€2,548
Rent, 60 m²€8.67/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Varel · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €5.88/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €520
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	€1,929

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Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	162.6 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)²Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Varel 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 100,000 residents162.6 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesVarel 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	4,524 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁷Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	AGE	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁶Official
Distance to nearest airport	45.2 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁶Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Varel?

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: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Jadebusen)¹²

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

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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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

PM2.58WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1011WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂8WHO 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 Varel is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Jadebusen)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	11 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Jadebusen)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Jadebusen)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 4.7 · Feb 5.4 · Mar 9.3 · Apr 14.3 · May 18.1 · Jun 20.6 · Jul 23.2 · Aug 22.8 · Sep 18.9 · Oct 13.8 · Nov 8.5 · Dec 4.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Oldenburg²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -0.1 · Feb -0.3 · Mar 1.6 · Apr 4.4 · May 7.9 · Jun 10.8 · Jul 13.4 · Aug 13.2 · Sep 10.2 · Oct 6.2 · Nov 3.2 · Dec 0 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Oldenburg²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.4 · Feb 2.6 · Mar 5.3 · Apr 9.3 · May 13.1 · Jun 15.7 · Jul 18.1 · Aug 17.8 · Sep 14.2 · Oct 9.8 · Nov 5.8 · Dec 2.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Oldenburg²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 71.1 · Feb 56.1 · Mar 54.1 · Apr 43 · May 56.4 · Jun 69.3 · Jul 88.8 · Aug 85.4 · Sep 75.7 · Oct 63.7 · Nov 65.1 · Dec 84.3 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Oldenburg²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 45.3 · Feb 63 · Mar 117.1 · Apr 172.8 · May 213.2 · Jun 200.5 · Jul 209.1 · Aug 191.1 · Sep 143.8 · Oct 110 · Nov 48 · Dec 40.1 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Oldenburg²²Official · 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)⁹Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Heide ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Reims (France) ±1.3 °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 113.8 km² in 2024.

How many people live in Varel?

The published population was 24,704 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport93.8%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	658 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹³Official
City area	113.8 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official
Foreign residents	1,531 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²³Official
Population density	217.2 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁵Official
Population	24,704 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	1,808 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Catholic share	7.4 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other	11,705 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other, share	47.7 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant residents	11,045 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant share	45 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official

International community in Varel

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	24,560	100.0%
Germany	22,185	90.3%
Poland	415	1.7%
Syrian Arab Republic	234	1.0%
Russian Federation	193	0.8%
Ukraine	133	0.5%
Afghanistan	117	0.5%
Kazakhstan	110	0.4%
Lebanon	108	0.4%
Turkey	74	0.3%
Romania	63	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Iran, Islamic Republic of	54	0.2%
Netherlands	44	0.2%
Iraq	44	0.2%
Not stated	42	0.2%
Italy	39	0.2%
Serbia	39	0.2%
Albania	35	0.1%
Kosovo	34	0.1%
Czech Republic	31	0.1%
United States	30	0.1%
United Kingdom	25	0.1%
Lithuania	21	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	21	0.1%
Greece	20	0.1%
Austria	20	0.1%
Viet Nam	19	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	18	0.1%
France	16	0.1%
Latvia	14	0.1%
Kyrgyzstan	14	0.1%
Spain	13	0.1%
Thailand	13	0.1%
Switzerland	12	0.0%
Armenia	11	0.0%
Croatia	10	0.0%
Nigeria	10	0.0%
Tunisia	10	0.0%
Brazil	10	0.0%
Colombia	10	0.0%
Belgium	9	0.0%
Sweden	9	0.0%
Belarus	9	0.0%
India	9	0.0%
Pakistan	9	0.0%
Bulgaria	7	0.0%
Montenegro	7	0.0%
Hungary	7	0.0%
Ethiopia	7	0.0%
Egypt	7	0.0%
Canada	7	0.0%
Georgia	7	0.0%
Nepal	7	0.0%
Philippines	7	0.0%
Finland	5	0.0%
Slovakia	5	0.0%
Chile	5	0.0%
Denmark	4	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	4	0.0%
South Africa	4	0.0%
Namibia	4	0.0%
Togo	4	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	4	0.0%
Azerbaijan	4	0.0%
Sri Lanka	4	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	4	0.0%
Uzbekistan	4	0.0%
China	4	0.0%
Slovenia	3	0.0%
Ireland	3	0.0%
Luxembourg	3	0.0%
Portugal	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Eritrea	3	0.0%
Libya	3	0.0%
Morocco	3	0.0%
Guinea	3	0.0%
Cameroon	3	0.0%
Somalia	3	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Haiti	3	0.0%
Mexico	3	0.0%
Jamaica	3	0.0%
Peru	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
Singapore	3	0.0%
Malaysia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁹

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	24,560	100.0%
Germany	23,029	93.8%
Syrian Arab Republic	257	1.0%
Afghanistan	154	0.6%
Poland	125	0.5%
Ukraine	121	0.5%
Turkey	62	0.3%
Lebanon	61	0.2%
Iraq	60	0.2%
Kosovo	52	0.2%
Serbia	48	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Romania	47	0.2%
Albania	46	0.2%
Uncertain	37	0.2%
Italy	35	0.1%
Netherlands	33	0.1%
Russian Federation	30	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	25	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	24	0.1%
Greece	17	0.1%
Lithuania	17	0.1%
United States	16	0.1%
Austria	14	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	12	0.0%
Colombia	12	0.0%
Tunisia	10	0.0%
Kazakhstan	10	0.0%
Ethiopia	8	0.0%
Egypt	8	0.0%
Thailand	8	0.0%
Bulgaria	7	0.0%
Croatia	7	0.0%
Slovakia	7	0.0%
France	6	0.0%
Latvia	6	0.0%
Montenegro	6	0.0%
Switzerland	6	0.0%
Spain	6	0.0%
United Kingdom	6	0.0%
Belarus	6	0.0%
Viet Nam	6	0.0%
Palestinian territories	6	0.0%
Pakistan	6	0.0%
Hungary	5	0.0%
Nigeria	5	0.0%
Cameroon	5	0.0%
Brazil	5	0.0%
Sweden	4	0.0%
Czech Republic	4	0.0%
Georgia	4	0.0%
Denmark	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Eritrea	3	0.0%
Guinea	3	0.0%
Somalia	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Jamaica	3	0.0%
Peru	3	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	3	0.0%
Armenia	3	0.0%
Azerbaijan	3	0.0%
Sri Lanka	3	0.0%
Nepal	3	0.0%
Bangladesh	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁸

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)	99.7 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	35.3 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	450 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official
Local property-tax multiplier	450 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Varel

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.

Westerstede as a Varel alternative in the same region

22 km away, better on 2 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 4.

Hospital beds, per 100k: 2,502.1 Westerstede vs 162.6 Varel+1439%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,300 Westerstede vs 4,524 Varel−27%
Annual PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³ Westerstede vs 8.0 µg/m³ Varel+25%
Rent: €6.31/m² Westerstede vs €5.88/m² Varel+7%
Median gross pay, region: €3,750 Westerstede vs €3,900 Varel−4%
Nearest airport: 48.4 km Westerstede vs 45.2 km Varel+7%
Unemployment: 4.9% Westerstede vs 4.8% Varelsame level

Full comparison More about Westerstede

Ibbenbueren as a Varel alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 128 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Hospital beds, per 100k: 852.2 Ibbenbueren vs 162.6 Varel+424%
Residents: 51,803 Ibbenbueren vs 24,704 Varel+110%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,722 Ibbenbueren vs 4,524 Varel+26%
Nearest airport: 16.7 km Ibbenbueren vs 45.2 km Varel−63%
Median gross pay, region: €3,800 Ibbenbueren vs €3,900 Varelno percentage
Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Ibbenbueren vs 8.0 µg/m³ Varel+13%
Unemployment: 4.6% Ibbenbueren vs 4.8% Varel−3%

Full comparison More about Ibbenbueren

Cities near Varel

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

Jade 9.0 km away

Rent: 5.5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Wilhelmshaven 14.8 km away

Rent: 5.69 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Schortens 19.5 km away

Rent: 5.72 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Westerstede 21.9 km away

Rent: 6.31 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Brake (Unterweser) 24.1 km away

Rent: 5.04 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Nordenham 24.7 km away

Rent: 5.32 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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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; Varel's school authority applies it locally.

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

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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 Varel?

The published population was 24,704 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Varel?

Average net cold rent is 5.88 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 412 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Varel?

What is the unemployment rate in Varel?

The unemployment rate is about 4.8 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Varel?

The median gross salary is 3,900 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Varel a good place to live?

Varel 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.

Which cities are near Varel?

Jade, Wilhelmshaven, Schortens, Westerstede, Brake (Unterweser) are near Varel. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Varel?

The official country of birth distribution records 22,185 people (90.3%) 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). Varel, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 929133ea0d9024c378e364e5d11a11f2]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/varel/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_varel-germany-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_4ca39575ea95,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Varel, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {929133ea0d9024c378e364e5d11a11f2},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/varel/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

[Varel, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/varel/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 929133ea0d9024c378e364e5d11a11f2; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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