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Living in Wermelskirchen

Wermelskirchen had 34,375 residents at the end of 2024 and is a city in Germany. In Wermelskirchen, the foreign population count was 3,198 in May 2022. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €9.66 per m² per month in June 2026.

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

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 Wermelskirchen.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Wermelskirchen?

Average net cold rent is 9.66 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): 9.66 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Wermelskirchen23

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

Net rent across major citiesWermelskirchen highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Wermelskirchen 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)9.66 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Wermelskirchen23Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 580 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 9.66 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 4.92% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €4,400 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €32,592 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Wermelskirchen?

The unemployment rate is about 4.9 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 4.92 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities22
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Wermelskirchen is 4.9%. 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%12904–6Wermelskirchen 4.9%624 cities: 6% to under 8%6246–8228 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 availability10.77 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Gigabit broadband availability49.35 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Disposable income per resident32,592 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts20Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita31,632 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts20Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)4,400 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)2Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate4.92 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities22Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Wermelskirchen. 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

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k480.8 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)3Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents138.2 per 100,0002024BBSR INKAR — physicians per 100,000 residents (indicator 8102)1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Wermelskirchen 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 100k480.8 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.dat16Official
Nearest airportCGN13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv17Official
Distance to nearest airport30.7 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv17Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Wermelskirchen?

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 Wuppertal Gathe)12

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Wermelskirchen annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit52510.0PM2.5154012.0PM10104013.0NO₂µg/m³

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 Wermelskirchen is 10.0 µg/m³. Of 444 cities with data, 155 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Germany per band1 city: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³13–410 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³104–54 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³45–643 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³436–7102 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³1027–8155 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³1558–990 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³909–1030 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³3010–11Wermelskirchen 10.05 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³511–122 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³212–132 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³213–14

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean13 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Solingen-Wald)10Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean12 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Solingen-Wald)11Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Wuppertal Gathe)12Official · 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 Center14Official
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 Center14Official
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 Center14Official
Annual mean temperature9.8 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)9Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Seelze34,364 residentsMerseburg34,392 residentsViernheim34,426 residentsAhrensburg34,534 residentsHerrenberg34,192 residentsBiberach an der Riss34,576 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 74.8 km² in 2024.

How many people live in Wermelskirchen?

The published population was 34,375 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Wermelskirchen residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport90.7%Foreign residents 9.3%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents726 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality13Official
City area74.8 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official
Foreign residents3,198 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21Official
Population density459.6 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.15Official
Population34,375 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents6,931 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Catholic share20.1 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other15,615 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other, share45.2 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant residents11,985 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant share34.7 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official

International community in Wermelskirchen

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
Total34,532100.0%
Germany29,66985.9%
Poland1,0032.9%
Turkey3991.2%
Ukraine3771.1%
Russian Federation3541.0%
Italy3180.9%
Kazakhstan2020.6%
Syrian Arab Republic1860.5%
Iraq1380.4%
Romania1290.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Portugal980.3%
Iran, Islamic Republic of850.2%
Serbia840.2%
Spain810.2%
Greece690.2%
Morocco630.2%
Afghanistan630.2%
Not stated580.2%
Croatia560.2%
Netherlands530.2%
Czech Republic510.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of500.1%
Austria480.1%
Kosovo400.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina360.1%
United States360.1%
Nigeria340.1%
France330.1%
Slovenia330.1%
Lithuania310.1%
United Kingdom310.1%
Bulgaria280.1%
Philippines270.1%
Azerbaijan240.1%
China240.1%
Tajikistan220.1%
Thailand210.1%
Hungary200.1%
India200.1%
Guinea190.1%
Brazil190.1%
Slovakia180.1%
Belgium170.0%
Kyrgyzstan170.0%
Albania160.0%
Switzerland160.0%
Somalia160.0%
Lebanon160.0%
Moldova, Republic of120.0%
Algeria120.0%
Eritrea100.0%
Armenia100.0%
Pakistan100.0%
Angola90.0%
Ghana90.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the90.0%
Egypt90.0%
Colombia80.0%
Georgia80.0%
Japan80.0%
Montenegro70.0%
Belarus70.0%
Kuwait70.0%
Uzbekistan70.0%
Mexico60.0%
Indonesia60.0%
Korea, Republic of60.0%
Ireland50.0%
Latvia50.0%
Cameroon50.0%
Finland40.0%
Nicaragua40.0%
Peru40.0%
Sri Lanka40.0%
Viet Nam40.0%
Mongolia40.0%
Taiwan, Province of China40.0%
Denmark30.0%
Luxembourg30.0%
Sweden30.0%
Gambia30.0%
Mauritania30.0%
Congo30.0%
South Africa30.0%
Namibia30.0%
Equatorial Guinea30.0%
Togo30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Argentina30.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of30.0%
Canada30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Paraguay30.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of30.0%
Israel30.0%
Bangladesh30.0%
United Arab Emirates30.0%
Saudi Arabia30.0%
Malaysia30.0%
Australia30.0%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total34,532100.0%
Germany31,33490.7%
Italy4641.3%
Ukraine3561.0%
Turkey3511.0%
Syrian Arab Republic2110.6%
Poland1720.5%
Iraq1370.4%
Portugal1340.4%
Spain810.2%
Afghanistan770.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Greece760.2%
Romania710.2%
Kosovo670.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of630.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of610.2%
Russian Federation600.2%
Croatia540.2%
Nigeria520.2%
Netherlands500.1%
Morocco430.1%
Serbia380.1%
Azerbaijan340.1%
Austria320.1%
Bulgaria310.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina290.1%
Guinea240.1%
Tajikistan230.1%
Albania210.1%
France210.1%
Slovenia210.1%
China190.1%
Somalia180.1%
United States160.0%
Thailand150.0%
Uncertain150.0%
Slovakia130.0%
Hungary130.0%
India120.0%
Kazakhstan110.0%
Switzerland100.0%
Eritrea100.0%
Ghana100.0%
Pakistan100.0%
Stateless100.0%
United Kingdom90.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the90.0%
Colombia90.0%
Armenia90.0%
Philippines80.0%
Lithuania60.0%
Egypt60.0%
Belgium50.0%
Montenegro50.0%
Viet Nam50.0%
Denmark40.0%
Czech Republic40.0%
Mexico40.0%
Japan40.0%
Lebanon40.0%
Finland30.0%
Ireland30.0%
Norway30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Angola30.0%
Guinea-Bissau30.0%
Togo30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of30.0%
Brazil30.0%
Dominican Republic30.0%
Canada30.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of30.0%
Sri Lanka30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Mongolia30.0%
Bangladesh30.0%
Taiwan, Province of China30.0%
Korea, Republic of30.0%
United Arab Emirates30.0%
Malaysia30.0%
Australia30.0%

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

Is Wermelskirchen 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 worker43%strong on work, weak on safety · range 33–53%
Skilled employee51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–61%
Student49%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 38–60%
Family51%strong on family, weak on safety · range 40–62%
Retirement49%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 36–62%
Foreign residents3,198 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population34,375 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)9.66 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Wermelskirchen
Fibre-to-the-building availability10.77 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability49.35 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident32,592 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 3–694.6 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional6Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 336.2 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional6Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier480 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich8Official
Local property-tax multiplier670 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich8Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Wermelskirchen?

The published population was 34,375 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Wermelskirchen?

Average net cold rent is 9.66 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 676 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Wermelskirchen.

Is the air quality good in Wermelskirchen?

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 Wuppertal Gathe).

What is the unemployment rate in Wermelskirchen?

The unemployment rate is about 4.9 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Wermelskirchen?

The median gross salary is 4,400 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Wermelskirchen?

3,198 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Wermelskirchen a good place to live?

Wermelskirchen 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 Wermelskirchen?

The official country of birth distribution records 34,532 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). Wermelskirchen, Germany: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/wermelskirchen/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Wermelskirchen, Germany: rent, salary, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
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