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Living in Waldbröl

The regional median gross salary was €3,950 per month at the end of 2024. The population of Waldbröl, in Germany, was 19,795 at the end of 2024. Gigabit broadband availability was 40.3% in 2025.

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

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €9.78 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Waldbröl?

Average net cold rent is 9.78 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): 9.78 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Waldbröl20

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

Net rent across major citiesWaldbröl highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Waldbröl 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)9.78 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Waldbröl20Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 587 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 9.78 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 7.07% in May 2022. Regional disposable income was €29,271 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Waldbröl?

The unemployment rate is about 7.1 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 7.07 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Waldbröl is 7.1%. 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%6246–8Waldbröl 7.1%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 availability31.27 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Gigabit broadband availability40.25 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Disposable income per resident29,271 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts17Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita42,013 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts17Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)3,950 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate7.07 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19Official

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k1,137 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)2Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Waldbröl 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 100k1,137 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport92 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat13Official
Nearest airportCGN13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official
Distance to nearest airport33.2 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Waldbröl annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit104027.0NO₂µg/m³

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

NO₂ across cities in GermanyWhere Waldbröl lands among 213 measured cities
annual NO₂, µg/m³ · measured cities in Germany per band32–353–474–545–6116–787–8128–9129–101510–111111–121412–13713–141714–15915–16916–171617–181218–191019–20520–21521–22422–23523–24624–25125–26326–27228–29

annual NO₂, µg/m³ · cities per band

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean27 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Overath Hauptstraße 55)9Official · nearest-station reading
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 12.1 · Feb 16.84 · Mar 19.41 · Apr 24.95 · May 29.97 · Jun 33.03 · Jul 38.52 · Aug 36.87 · Sep 31.57 · Oct 25.48 · Nov 18.67 · Dec 12.94 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -14.54 · Feb -18.02 · Mar -10.83 · Apr -5.47 · May -1.94 · Jun 4.02 · Jul 6.4 · Aug 4.84 · Sep 2.34 · Oct -4.96 · Nov -6.95 · Dec -15.31 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official
Average temperature by monthJan 0.37 · Feb 1.01 · Mar 4.22 · Apr 8.66 · May 12.59 · Jun 16.25 · Jul 18.5 · Aug 18.13 · Sep 14.13 · Oct 9.54 · Nov 4.97 · Dec 1.46 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official
Annual mean temperature9.8 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)8Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Reichenbach im Vogtland19,797 residentsDillingen a.d.Donau19,806 residentsHechingen19,807 residentsGreiz19,766 residentsBad Tölz19,826 residentsPfullingen19,759 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 63.3 km² in 2024. Population density was 312.6 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Waldbröl?

The published population was 19,795 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Waldbröl residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport87.9%Foreign residents12.1%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents644 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality10Official
City area63.32 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official
Foreign residents2,402 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities18Official
Population density312.6 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.12Official
Population19,795 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents3,706 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Catholic share19 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other9,235 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other, share47.3 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant residents6,592 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant share33.7 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official

International community in Waldbröl

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
Total19,534100.0%
Germany13,78570.6%
Russian Federation1,3286.8%
Kazakhstan8974.6%
Poland6953.6%
Ukraine3671.9%
Turkey3371.7%
Romania2741.4%
Kyrgyzstan2051.0%
Moldova, Republic of1830.9%
Syrian Arab Republic1550.8%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Not stated1100.6%
Italy710.4%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of610.3%
Croatia520.3%
Afghanistan520.3%
Kosovo490.3%
Iraq450.2%
France440.2%
Albania420.2%
Tajikistan400.2%
Uzbekistan400.2%
Czech Republic350.2%
Belarus330.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of330.2%
Greece310.2%
Latvia310.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina280.1%
Bulgaria270.1%
Serbia250.1%
India220.1%
Lithuania200.1%
United States200.1%
Viet Nam200.1%
Austria190.1%
Netherlands180.1%
Spain160.1%
Slovenia150.1%
Luxembourg150.1%
Philippines150.1%
Estonia120.1%
Slovakia120.1%
Eritrea120.1%
Georgia120.1%
Lebanon120.1%
Thailand120.1%
Belgium110.1%
Morocco110.1%
Switzerland100.1%
United Kingdom100.1%
China100.1%
Brazil90.0%
Pakistan90.0%
Yemen80.0%
Nigeria70.0%
Kenya70.0%
Canada70.0%
Hungary60.0%
Libya60.0%
Cameroon60.0%
Indonesia60.0%
Guinea50.0%
South Africa50.0%
Saudi Arabia50.0%
Sweden40.0%
Ethiopia40.0%
Rwanda40.0%
Somalia40.0%
Egypt40.0%
Armenia40.0%
Sri Lanka40.0%
Kuwait40.0%
Mongolia40.0%
Bangladesh40.0%
Denmark30.0%
Ireland30.0%
Montenegro30.0%
Portugal30.0%
Cyprus30.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the30.0%
Mali30.0%
Zambia30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Costa Rica30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Nicaragua30.0%
Paraguay30.0%
Peru30.0%
Azerbaijan30.0%
Japan30.0%

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
Total19,534100.0%
Germany17,12987.7%
Turkey3391.7%
Romania3111.6%
Ukraine2561.3%
Poland2541.3%
Syrian Arab Republic1630.8%
Italy760.4%
Croatia740.4%
Afghanistan700.4%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of690.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Russian Federation680.3%
Albania530.3%
Moldova, Republic of520.3%
Kosovo470.2%
Iraq470.2%
Greece400.2%
Kazakhstan310.2%
Eritrea270.1%
Bulgaria250.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina230.1%
Netherlands200.1%
Latvia190.1%
Lithuania180.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of180.1%
Viet Nam170.1%
India160.1%
Belarus150.1%
Serbia130.1%
Austria120.1%
Slovakia90.0%
Spain90.0%
France80.0%
Slovenia80.0%
Uzbekistan80.0%
Belgium70.0%
Czech Republic70.0%
United States70.0%
Georgia70.0%
Kyrgyzstan70.0%
Lebanon70.0%
Bangladesh70.0%
Uncertain70.0%
Montenegro60.0%
Morocco60.0%
Pakistan60.0%
Estonia50.0%
Hungary50.0%
United Kingdom50.0%
Libya50.0%
Mongolia50.0%
Switzerland40.0%
Somalia40.0%
Armenia40.0%
Sri Lanka40.0%
Tajikistan40.0%
Thailand40.0%
Ireland30.0%
Portugal30.0%
Angola30.0%
Mali30.0%
Zambia30.0%
Guinea30.0%
Equatorial Guinea30.0%
Brazil30.0%
Costa Rica30.0%
Canada30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Paraguay30.0%
Peru30.0%
Yemen30.0%
Azerbaijan30.0%
Japan30.0%
China30.0%

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

Is Waldbröl 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 worker45%strong on work, weak on safety · range 35–55%
Skilled employee52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–62%
Student52%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 41–63%
Family50%strong on family, weak on safety · range 39–61%
Retirement54%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 41–67%
Foreign residents2,402 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population19,795 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)9.78 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Waldbröl
Fibre-to-the-building availability31.27 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability40.25 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident29,271 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 3–691.4 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 325.8 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier565 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official
Local property-tax multiplier755 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Waldbröl?

The published population was 19,795 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Waldbröl?

Average net cold rent is 9.78 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 685 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Waldbröl.

What is the unemployment rate in Waldbröl?

The unemployment rate is about 7.1 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Waldbröl?

The median gross salary is 3,950 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Waldbröl?

2,402 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Waldbröl a good place to live?

Waldbröl 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 Waldbröl?

The official country of birth distribution records 19,534 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). Waldbröl, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, taxes [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/waldbrol/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  1. Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort) Bundesagentur für Arbeit · statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-07-14
  2. Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas) bundes-klinik-atlas.de · checked 2026-08-03
  3. Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV · gigabitgrundbuch.bund.de · checked 2026-07-14
  4. Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-08
  5. Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional Destatis · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  6. Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  7. Destatis Realsteuervergleich destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  8. DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster) DWD Climate Data Center · opendata.dwd.de · checked 2026-06-05
  9. EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Overath Hauptstraße 55) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
  10. Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt · kba.de · checked 2026-07-14
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  1. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  2. Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row. destatis.de · checked 2024-12-31
  3. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
  4. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
  5. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
  6. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country_of_birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
  7. VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts VGRdL · statistikportal.de · checked 2026-07-14
  8. Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities Zensus 2022 regional tables · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-26
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  10. miet-check Mietspiegel Waldbröl miet-check.de · checked 2026-06-04

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