Living in Werl

In Werl, rents across existing tenancies average €5.70 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5.6% (2022).

At the end of 2024, Werl had a population of 29,600. The foreign population count was 4,105 in May 2022.

Last checked 2026-09-2338 sources

Population29,600people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)3,950EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent5.7EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 2% belowOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate5.64%country median 5.1% — 11% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime6,099incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean10µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Unna-Königsborn)

Higher unemployment than 64% of German cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 96% of German cities that publish it and dirtier air than 91% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 Werl.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €8.63 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Werl?

Average net cold rent is 5.7 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): 5.7 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 citiesWerl highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Dortmund€6.00

Werl€5.70

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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 Mbps¹⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²⁴Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.7 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	8.63 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Werl³⁸Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Werl 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 worker51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–60%

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

Student55%strong on cost, weak on education · range 45–65%

Family53%strong on family, weak on education · range 43–63%

Retirement53%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 41–65%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 342 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.7 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 5.64% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €3,950 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €29,096 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Werl?

The unemployment rate is about 5.6 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 5.64 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁸

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Werl is 5.6%. 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	53.02 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Gigabit broadband availability	91.35 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Disposable income per resident	29,096 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²⁵Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	43,427 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²⁵Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	3,950 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)¹Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	5.64 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁸Official

What does a salary buy in Werl?

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

Left over each month€1,958of €2,575 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.	€2,575
Rent, 60 m²€8.63/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Werl · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €5.70/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €518
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	€1,958

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Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	485.2 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)²Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Werl 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 residents485.2 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesWerl 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	6,099 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise²⁰Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	28 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁸Official
Nearest airport	DTM	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	21.2 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁹Official

Language courses and integration

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

GermanIn Person

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Werl.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Werl?

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: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Unna-Königsborn)¹⁴

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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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

PM2.510WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1011WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂12WHO 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 Werl is 10.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Werl 10.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	12 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Unna-Königsborn)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	11 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Soest-Ost)¹³Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	10 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Unna-Königsborn)¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 5.4 · Feb 6.5 · Mar 10.4 · Apr 15.1 · May 18.9 · Jun 22 · Jul 24.3 · Aug 24 · Sep 19.8 · Oct 14.7 · Nov 9.4 · Dec 6.1 °C	1991–2020	DWD CLIMAT global multi-annual daily maximum/minimum normals 1991-2020⁹Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan 0.2 · Feb 0.3 · Mar 2.2 · Apr 4.6 · May 8.1 · Jun 11.1 · Jul 13.3 · Aug 13.3 · Sep 10.2 · Oct 7 · Nov 3.7 · Dec 1.2 °C	1991–2020	DWD CLIMAT global multi-annual daily maximum/minimum normals 1991-2020¹⁰Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 3.1 · Feb 3.4 · Mar 6 · Apr 10.3 · May 13.3 · Jun 16.8 · Jul 18.7 · Aug 18.5 · Sep 15.2 · Oct 11.2 · Nov 7.1 · Dec 4.2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Werl²⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	9.8 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)¹¹Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Ahaus ±0.2 °C. Elsewhere: Leuven (Belgium) ±0.5 °C, Metz (France) ±0.5 °C, Nancy (France) ±0.6 °C, Reims (France) ±0.6 °C, Antwerp (Belgium) ±0.6 °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 76.4 km² in 2024.

How many people live in Werl?

The published population was 29,600 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport86.1%
Foreign residents13.9%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	643 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹⁵Official
City area	76.35 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official
Foreign residents	4,105 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁷Official
Population density	387.7 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁷Official
Population	29,600 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	14,087 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Catholic share	47 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other	10,126 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other, share	33.8 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant residents	5,771 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant share	19.2 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official

International community in Werl

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	29,984	100.0%
Germany	23,623	78.8%
Poland	1,286	4.3%
Turkey	891	3.0%
Russian Federation	836	2.8%
Kazakhstan	524	1.7%
Syrian Arab Republic	345	1.2%
Ukraine	243	0.8%
Italy	175	0.6%
Portugal	146	0.5%
Bulgaria	143	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Kosovo	121	0.4%
Iraq	88	0.3%
Kyrgyzstan	88	0.3%
Romania	85	0.3%
Belgium	68	0.2%
Pakistan	56	0.2%
Afghanistan	55	0.2%
Serbia	52	0.2%
United Kingdom	48	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	46	0.2%
Not stated	46	0.2%
Croatia	43	0.1%
Greece	43	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	42	0.1%
Guinea	38	0.1%
Morocco	36	0.1%
Slovakia	34	0.1%
Lebanon	34	0.1%
Albania	32	0.1%
Nigeria	31	0.1%
Sri Lanka	31	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	30	0.1%
Czech Republic	27	0.1%
Lithuania	26	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	22	0.1%
Spain	21	0.1%
Eritrea	20	0.1%
Tunisia	20	0.1%
United States	20	0.1%
France	19	0.1%
Uzbekistan	19	0.1%
Brazil	18	0.1%
Netherlands	17	0.1%
Austria	17	0.1%
Hungary	17	0.1%
Tajikistan	17	0.1%
Azerbaijan	15	0.1%
Philippines	15	0.1%
Latvia	14	0.0%
India	14	0.0%
Egypt	13	0.0%
Canada	12	0.0%
Armenia	12	0.0%
Bangladesh	12	0.0%
Libya	11	0.0%
Mongolia	11	0.0%
Thailand	11	0.0%
China	11	0.0%
Algeria	8	0.0%
Viet Nam	8	0.0%
Jordan	8	0.0%
Montenegro	7	0.0%
Switzerland	7	0.0%
Ghana	7	0.0%
Norway	6	0.0%
Belarus	6	0.0%
Argentina	6	0.0%
Kuwait	6	0.0%
Slovenia	5	0.0%
Cameroon	5	0.0%
Somalia	5	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	5	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	5	0.0%
Ireland	4	0.0%
Ethiopia	4	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	4	0.0%
South Africa	4	0.0%
Australia	4	0.0%
Denmark	3	0.0%
Iceland	3	0.0%
Luxembourg	3	0.0%
Sweden	3	0.0%
Angola	3	0.0%
Benin	3	0.0%
Gabon	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Mali	3	0.0%
Senegal	3	0.0%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%
Barbados	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Mexico	3	0.0%
Peru	3	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	3	0.0%
Turkmenistan	3	0.0%
Singapore	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²³

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	29,984	100.0%
Germany	25,879	86.3%
Turkey	985	3.3%
Poland	488	1.6%
Syrian Arab Republic	368	1.2%
Italy	229	0.8%
Ukraine	199	0.7%
Portugal	187	0.6%
Bulgaria	180	0.6%
Kosovo	115	0.4%
Iraq	103	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Belgium	81	0.3%
Afghanistan	64	0.2%
Greece	63	0.2%
Romania	62	0.2%
Russian Federation	56	0.2%
Serbia	54	0.2%
Croatia	52	0.2%
Pakistan	42	0.1%
Guinea	38	0.1%
Uncertain	37	0.1%
Morocco	36	0.1%
United Kingdom	35	0.1%
Albania	32	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	31	0.1%
Nigeria	30	0.1%
Spain	26	0.1%
Slovakia	25	0.1%
Lithuania	24	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	24	0.1%
Eritrea	23	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	22	0.1%
Netherlands	22	0.1%
Austria	21	0.1%
Lebanon	21	0.1%
Kazakhstan	20	0.1%
Hungary	16	0.1%
United States	16	0.1%
Azerbaijan	16	0.1%
Armenia	12	0.0%
Tajikistan	12	0.0%
Algeria	11	0.0%
India	11	0.0%
France	10	0.0%
Latvia	10	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	10	0.0%
Tunisia	10	0.0%
Mongolia	10	0.0%
Thailand	10	0.0%
Brazil	9	0.0%
Viet Nam	9	0.0%
Denmark	8	0.0%
Montenegro	7	0.0%
Sri Lanka	7	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	7	0.0%
Bangladesh	7	0.0%
China	7	0.0%
Ghana	6	0.0%
Libya	6	0.0%
Egypt	6	0.0%
Belarus	5	0.0%
Canada	5	0.0%
Slovenia	4	0.0%
Norway	4	0.0%
Cameroon	4	0.0%
Sierra Leone	4	0.0%
Israel	4	0.0%
Japan	4	0.0%
Jordan	4	0.0%
Sweden	3	0.0%
Switzerland	3	0.0%
Ethiopia	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	3	0.0%
Mali	3	0.0%
Zambia	3	0.0%
Somalia	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Peru	3	0.0%
Indonesia	3	0.0%
Philippines	3	0.0%
Singapore	3	0.0%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²²

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)	99.3 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	36.1 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	437 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official
Local property-tax multiplier	800 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Werl

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.

Arnsberg as a Werl alternative in the same region

20 km away, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 74,879 Arnsberg vs 29,600 Werl+153%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 782.6 Arnsberg vs 485.2 Werl+61%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,707 Arnsberg vs 6,099 Werl−23%
Nearest airport: 34.1 km Arnsberg vs 21.2 km Werl+61%
Median gross pay, region: €3,850 Arnsberg vs €3,950 Werlno percentage
Rent: €5.31/m² Arnsberg vs €5.70/m² Werl−7%
Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Arnsberg vs 10.0 µg/m³ Werl−20%

Full comparison More about Arnsberg

Ibbenbueren as a Werl alternative in the same country

82 km away, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Hospital beds, per 100k: 852.2 Ibbenbueren vs 485.2 Werl+76%
Residents: 51,803 Ibbenbueren vs 29,600 Werl+75%
Unemployment: 4.6% Ibbenbueren vs 5.6% Werl−18%
Median gross pay, region: €3,800 Ibbenbueren vs €3,950 Werlno percentage
Nearest airport: 16.7 km Ibbenbueren vs 21.2 km Werl−21%
Rent: €5.88/m² Ibbenbueren vs €5.70/m² Werl+3%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,722 Ibbenbueren vs 6,099 Werl−6%

Full comparison More about Ibbenbueren

Cities near Werl

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

Welver 7.7 km away

Rent: 5.22 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Bönen 11.8 km away

Rent: 5.49 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Fröndenberg/Ruhr 13.6 km away

Rent: 5.41 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Soest 13.7 km away

Rent: 6.09 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Menden Sauerland 15.4 km away

Rent: 5.63 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Unna 15.7 km away

Rent: 5.99 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Hamm 15.7 km away

Rent: 6.56 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-01-01

Kamen 17.7 km away

Rent: 5.76 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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

All Germany cities

Meschede29,615 residents Gaggenau29,529 residents Ludwigsfelde29,514 residents Bad Zwischenahn29,698 residents Emmendingen29,502 residents Osterholz-Scharmbeck29,710 residents

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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; Werl'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 Werl?

The published population was 29,600 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Werl?

Average net cold rent is 5.7 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 399 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Werl?

What is the unemployment rate in Werl?

The unemployment rate is about 5.6 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Werl?

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

Is Werl a good place to live?

Werl 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 Werl?

Welver, Bönen, Fröndenberg/Ruhr, Soest, Menden Sauerland are near Werl. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Werl?

The official country of birth distribution records 23,623 people (78.8%) 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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APA citation

ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Werl, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 2f9452c8ff7fc2bca3ceb05dcd0c7a79]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/werl/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_werl-germany-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_a195b51178ad,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Werl, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {2f9452c8ff7fc2bca3ceb05dcd0c7a79},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/werl/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

[Werl, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/werl/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 2f9452c8ff7fc2bca3ceb05dcd0c7a79; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Werl WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
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Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
miet-check Mietspiegel Werl miet-check.de · checked 2026-06-04

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