Living in Wardenburg
In Wardenburg, rents across existing tenancies average €6.31 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 3.6% (2024).
Residents of Wardenburg numbered 16,484 at the end of 2024. The regional median gross salary reached €3,750 per month at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 10 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
Pricier rent than 65% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 84% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than any other German city that publishes it.
Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Wardenburg?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Wardenburg?
Average net cold rent is 6.31 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): 6.31 EUR/m²/month · Destatis3
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 48.95 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps6Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 49.95 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Telekom MagentaMobil M13Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 6.31 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 | 15 May 2022 | Destatis3Official |
Is Wardenburg 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 379 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.31 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Wardenburg?
The unemployment rate is 3.6 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2
Wardenburg 3.6%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary (regional) | 3,750 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 3.6 %country median 5.1% | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2Official |
What does a salary buy in Wardenburg?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
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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€6.31/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15 | − €379 |
| 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 | €1,989 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Wardenburg. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Wardenburg. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,350 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise9Official · district-level figure |
Mobility and administration
Wardenburg's nearest airport was BRE, 40 km away and offered 43 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Wardenburg. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
BAMF Integrationskurse — Integration course
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
For eligible migrants.
BAMF job-related German courses — Job-related language course
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
For migrants needing job-related German.
Climate and air quality
Wardenburg's monthly mean temperatures were 2.4°C in January and 18.1°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 71.1 mm in January and 88.8 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 45.3 hours in January and 209.1 hours in July.
Is the air quality good in Wardenburg?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency4
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Wardenburg 10.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 10 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency4Official · 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 | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI14Official · 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 | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official · 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 | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official · 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 | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official · 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 | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official · nearest-station reading |
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
How many people live in Wardenburg?
The published population was 16,484 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)12
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 16,484 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)12Official |
International community in Wardenburg
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 | 16,209 | 100.0% |
| Germany | 14,726 | 90.9% |
| Poland | 269 | 1.7% |
| Russian Federation | 215 | 1.3% |
| Kazakhstan | 100 | 0.6% |
| Iraq | 98 | 0.6% |
| Romania | 72 | 0.4% |
| Ukraine | 66 | 0.4% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 65 | 0.4% |
| Afghanistan | 54 | 0.3% |
| Turkey | 43 | 0.3% |
Show 63 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 31 | 0.2% |
| Netherlands | 22 | 0.1% |
| Serbia | 22 | 0.1% |
| Not stated | 19 | 0.1% |
| Hungary | 17 | 0.1% |
| Kosovo | 16 | 0.1% |
| Austria | 16 | 0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 16 | 0.1% |
| Croatia | 15 | 0.1% |
| Greece | 15 | 0.1% |
| Moldova, Republic of | 14 | 0.1% |
| United States | 13 | 0.1% |
| Italy | 12 | 0.1% |
| Viet Nam | 11 | 0.1% |
| Bulgaria | 10 | 0.1% |
| Lithuania | 10 | 0.1% |
| Brazil | 10 | 0.1% |
| Pakistan | 9 | 0.1% |
| China | 9 | 0.1% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | 0.0% |
| France | 8 | 0.0% |
| Latvia | 8 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 8 | 0.0% |
| Thailand | 8 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 8 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 7 | 0.0% |
| Spain | 6 | 0.0% |
| Czech Republic | 6 | 0.0% |
| Norway | 5 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 5 | 0.0% |
| Togo | 5 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Israel | 5 | 0.0% |
| Belgium | 4 | 0.0% |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 4 | 0.0% |
| Cameroon | 4 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 4 | 0.0% |
| Haiti | 4 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 4 | 0.0% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 0.0% |
| Philippines | 4 | 0.0% |
| Denmark | 3 | 0.0% |
| Finland | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ireland | 3 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 3 | 0.0% |
| Slovakia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 3 | 0.0% |
| Kenya | 3 | 0.0% |
| Morocco | 3 | 0.0% |
| Mauritius | 3 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 3 | 0.0% |
| Senegal | 3 | 0.0% |
| Chad | 3 | 0.0% |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 3 | 0.0% |
| Suriname | 3 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 3 | 0.0% |
| India | 3 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Japan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Lebanon | 3 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 3 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11
Citizenship
Persons · 2022-05-15
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 16,209 | 100.0% |
| Germany | 15,313 | 94.5% |
| Poland | 146 | 0.9% |
| Iraq | 89 | 0.5% |
| Romania | 84 | 0.5% |
| Afghanistan | 74 | 0.5% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 58 | 0.4% |
| Ukraine | 56 | 0.3% |
| Russian Federation | 33 | 0.2% |
| Netherlands | 32 | 0.2% |
| Turkey | 26 | 0.2% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 26 | 0.2% |
| Kosovo | 21 | 0.1% |
| Croatia | 20 | 0.1% |
| Italy | 18 | 0.1% |
| Uncertain | 15 | 0.1% |
| Greece | 12 | 0.1% |
| Austria | 11 | 0.1% |
| Spain | 11 | 0.1% |
| Hungary | 10 | 0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 9 | 0.1% |
| Bulgaria | 8 | 0.0% |
| Pakistan | 8 | 0.0% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 7 | 0.0% |
| Denmark | 6 | 0.0% |
| Brazil | 6 | 0.0% |
| Viet Nam | 6 | 0.0% |
| Thailand | 6 | 0.0% |
| Stateless | 6 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 5 | 0.0% |
| United States | 5 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 5 | 0.0% |
| China | 5 | 0.0% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 0.0% |
| Belgium | 4 | 0.0% |
| India | 4 | 0.0% |
| Israel | 4 | 0.0% |
| Philippines | 4 | 0.0% |
| France | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ireland | 3 | 0.0% |
| Latvia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Lithuania | 3 | 0.0% |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 0.0% |
| Norway | 3 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 3 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 3 | 0.0% |
| Kenya | 3 | 0.0% |
| Morocco | 3 | 0.0% |
| Mauritius | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cameroon | 3 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 3 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 3 | 0.0% |
| Japan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Lebanon | 3 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 3 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source10
Alternatives for people set on Wardenburg
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.
Großenkneten as a Wardenburg alternative in the same region
13 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Rent: €5.92/m² Großenkneten vs €6.31/m² Wardenburg−6%
- Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Großenkneten vs 10.0 µg/m³ Wardenburg−10%
- Residents: 15,613 Großenkneten vs 16,484 Wardenburg−5%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,750 Großenkneten vs €3,750 Wardenburgsame level
- Unemployment: 3.6% Großenkneten vs 3.6% Wardenburgsame level
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,350 Großenkneten vs 4,350 Wardenburgsame level
Böblingen as a Wardenburg alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 490 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.
- Median gross pay, region: €4,900 Böblingen vs €3,750 Wardenburg+31%
- Rent: €9.69/m² Böblingen vs €6.31/m² Wardenburgno percentage
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,793 Böblingen vs 4,350 Wardenburg−13%
Cities near Wardenburg
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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Alternative cities in Germany
Other cities in Germany to compare with Wardenburg, nearest in population first.
How does Wardenburg compare?
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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Wardenburg 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.
Open the official coverage guideSchool 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; Wardenburg's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Wardenburg part of Oldenburg?
Wardenburg is in the published commuting zone of Oldenburg; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Oldenburg city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source5
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Wardenburg?
The published population was 16,484 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).
How much does it cost to rent in Wardenburg?
Average net cold rent is 6.31 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 442 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.
Is the air quality good in Wardenburg?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.
What is the unemployment rate in Wardenburg?
The unemployment rate is 3.6 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.
What is the typical salary around Wardenburg?
The median gross salary is 3,750 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).
Is Wardenburg a good place to live?
Wardenburg 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 Wardenburg part of Oldenburg?
Wardenburg is in the published commuting zone of Oldenburg; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Wardenburg?
Oldenburg, Großenkneten, Dötlingen, Friesoythe, Wildeshausen are near Wardenburg. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Germany live in Wardenburg?
The official country of birth distribution records 14,726 people (90.9%) 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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- Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-10
- European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
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- MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
- OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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- Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
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- Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) destatis.de · checked 2026-08-05
- Telekom MagentaMobil M telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
- World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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