Living in Weeze

In Weeze, rents across existing tenancies average €6.23 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 6.2% (2024).

Weeze had a population of 12,766 at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, the regional median gross salary stood at €3,800 per month.

Last checked 2026-09-2321 sources

Population12,766people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)

Median gross salary (region)3,800EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent6.23EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 7% aboveOfficial source · Destatis

Unemployment rate6.2%country median 5.1% — 22% aboveOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Recorded crime6,501incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

Pricier rent than 63% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 74% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 95% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 Weeze.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Weeze?

Average net cold rent is 6.23 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): 6.23 EUR/m²/month · Destatis³

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesWeeze highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Leipzig€6.27

Dortmund€6.00

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Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Brunswick€6.79

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M¹²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.23 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis³Official

Is Weeze 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 worker54%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 44–64%

Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on education · range 48–66%

Student59%strong on cost, weak on education · range 48–70%

Family53%strong on family, weak on education · range 42–64%

Retirement57%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 44–70%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 374 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.23 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 Weeze?

The unemployment rate is 6.2 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Weeze is 6.2%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Weeze 6.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	3,800 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	6.2 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official

What does a salary buy in Weeze?

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

Left over each month€2,021of €2,494 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.	€2,494
Rent, 60 m²€6.23/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15	− €374
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	€2,021

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Weeze Salary needed to live in Weeze

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Weeze. 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

Job Search

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Weeze. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesWeeze 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	6,501 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise⁸Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Weeze's nearest airport was NRN, 5 km away and offered 38 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	38 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	5 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	NRN	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 2°C in January and 18.8°C in July.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 13.45 · Feb 18.5 · Mar 21.41 · Apr 26.87 · May 29.73 · Jun 34.1 · Jul 37.84 · Aug 33.69 · Sep 31.87 · Oct 26.53 · Nov 20.2 · Dec 14.72 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -13.75 · Feb -16.33 · Mar -8.17 · Apr -4.73 · May 0.84 · Jun 4.45 · Jul 7.43 · Aug 6.68 · Sep 3.03 · Oct -4.31 · Nov -5.76 · Dec -12.59 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan 2 · Feb 2.69 · Mar 5.67 · Apr 9.87 · May 13.68 · Jun 17.01 · Jul 18.82 · Aug 18.32 · Sep 14.91 · Oct 10.75 · Nov 6.32 · Dec 2.89 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Weeze?

The published population was 12,766 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹¹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	12,766 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹¹Official

International community in Weeze

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	11,446	100.0%
Germany	8,291	72.4%
Poland	914	8.0%
Bulgaria	585	5.1%
Romania	271	2.4%
Netherlands	268	2.3%
Turkey	140	1.2%
Ukraine	83	0.7%
Kazakhstan	74	0.6%
Slovakia	65	0.6%
Russian Federation	64	0.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Syrian Arab Republic	62	0.5%
Kosovo	55	0.5%
United Kingdom	50	0.4%
Italy	45	0.4%
Hungary	30	0.3%
Czech Republic	27	0.2%
Serbia	21	0.2%
Pakistan	19	0.2%
Spain	18	0.2%
Kyrgyzstan	18	0.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	16	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	15	0.1%
Iraq	15	0.1%
Austria	14	0.1%
Not stated	14	0.1%
Lithuania	13	0.1%
Brazil	13	0.1%
Sri Lanka	12	0.1%
Lebanon	12	0.1%
Thailand	11	0.1%
Greece	10	0.1%
Guinea	10	0.1%
Latvia	9	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	9	0.1%
Nigeria	9	0.1%
Armenia	9	0.1%
India	9	0.1%
Somalia	8	0.1%
Afghanistan	8	0.1%
Albania	7	0.1%
Slovenia	7	0.1%
Switzerland	7	0.1%
Morocco	7	0.1%
United States	7	0.1%
Uzbekistan	7	0.1%
Belgium	6	0.1%
Croatia	6	0.1%
Montenegro	6	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	6	0.1%
Philippines	6	0.1%
France	5	0.0%
Portugal	5	0.0%
Mexico	5	0.0%
Georgia	4	0.0%
Ireland	3	0.0%
Sweden	3	0.0%
Belarus	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Mauritius	3	0.0%
Cameroon	3	0.0%
Egypt	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Viet Nam	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Cambodia	3	0.0%
Turkmenistan	3	0.0%
China	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	11,446	100.0%
Germany	8,651	75.6%
Poland	775	6.8%
Bulgaria	606	5.3%
Netherlands	375	3.3%
Romania	280	2.4%
Italy	76	0.7%
Ukraine	71	0.6%
Slovakia	68	0.6%
Syrian Arab Republic	60	0.5%
Turkey	54	0.5%

Show 49 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Kosovo	43	0.4%
Hungary	29	0.3%
United Kingdom	27	0.2%
Serbia	25	0.2%
Russian Federation	17	0.1%
Afghanistan	16	0.1%
Czech Republic	13	0.1%
Iraq	13	0.1%
Latvia	12	0.1%
Lithuania	12	0.1%
Spain	12	0.1%
Austria	11	0.1%
Pakistan	11	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	10	0.1%
Guinea	10	0.1%
Armenia	9	0.1%
Thailand	9	0.1%
Somalia	8	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	8	0.1%
Albania	7	0.1%
Greece	7	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	7	0.1%
Brazil	6	0.1%
Kazakhstan	6	0.1%
France	5	0.0%
Croatia	5	0.0%
Slovenia	5	0.0%
Montenegro	5	0.0%
Portugal	5	0.0%
Nigeria	5	0.0%
United States	5	0.0%
Sri Lanka	5	0.0%
Morocco	4	0.0%
Myanmar	4	0.0%
Georgia	4	0.0%
India	4	0.0%
Uncertain	4	0.0%
Sweden	3	0.0%
Switzerland	3	0.0%
Belarus	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Mauritius	3	0.0%
Cameroon	3	0.0%
Egypt	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Mexico	3	0.0%
Lebanon	3	0.0%
China	3	0.0%
Malaysia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁹

Alternatives for people set on Weeze

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.

Wesel as a Weeze alternative in the same region

29 km away, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €5.98/m² Wesel vs €6.23/m² Weezeno percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,628 Wesel vs 6,501 Weeze−13%
Median gross pay, region: €4,150 Wesel vs €3,800 Weeze+9%

Full comparison More about Wesel

Böblingen as a Weeze alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 383 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,793 Böblingen vs 6,501 Weeze−42%
Median gross pay, region: €4,900 Böblingen vs €3,800 Weeze+29%
Rent: €9.69/m² Böblingen vs €6.23/m² Weezeno percentage

Full comparison More about Böblingen

Cities near Weeze

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

Kevelaer 6.1 km away

Rent: 6.42 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Goch 6.8 km away

Rent: 6.13 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Kalkar 14.1 km away

Rent: 5.94 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Geldern 15.2 km away

Rent: 6.29 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

Other cities in Germany to compare with Weeze, nearest in population first.

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Altenstadt12,764 residents Pfarrkirchen12,764 residents Hungen12,754 residents Fuldatal12,752 residents Bad Urach12,751 residents Bad Fallingbostel12,783 residents

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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Weeze 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.

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; Weeze'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 Weeze?

The published population was 12,766 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Weeze?

Average net cold rent is 6.23 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 436 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

What is the unemployment rate in Weeze?

The unemployment rate is 6.2 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Weeze?

The median gross salary is 3,800 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Weeze a good place to live?

Weeze 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 Weeze?

Kevelaer, Goch, Nieuw-Bergen, Bergen (L.), Kapellen are near Weeze. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Weeze?

The official country of birth distribution records 8,291 people (72.4%) 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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  title = {Weeze, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {a26bf613c73a893128aecd41bd1bcb42},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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