Living in Werther (Westf.)

In Werther (Westf.), rents across existing tenancies average €5.89 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5% (2022).

Werther (Westf.) is a city in Germany, with a population of 11,051 at the end of 2024. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €10.42 per m² per month in June 2026. In May 2022, the foreign population was 1,069.

Last checked 2026-09-2337 sources

Population11,051people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)3,750EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent5.89EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — about the sameOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate4.98%country median 5.1% — 2% belowOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime5,090incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Bielefeld Detmolder Straße)

Less recorded crime than 98% of German cities that publish it and dirtier air than 70% of German cities that publish it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Werther (Westf.)?

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Werther (Westf.)?

Average net cold rent is 5.89 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): 5.89 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁵

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesWerther (Westf.) highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Dortmund€6.00

Werther (Westf.)€5.89

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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 Mbps¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²³Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.89 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — about the same	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁵Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	10.42 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Werther (Westfalen)³⁷Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Werther (Westf.) a good place to live?

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Remote worker51%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 41–61%

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

Student55%strong on cost, weak on education · range 44–66%

Family56%strong on family, weak on education · range 45–67%

Retirement55%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 42–68%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 353 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.89 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 4.98% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €3,750 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €30,825 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Werther (Westf.)?

The unemployment rate is about 5 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 4.98 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁷

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Werther (Westf.) is 5.0%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Werther (Westf.) 5.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	79.57 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas²Official
Gigabit broadband availability	79.83 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas²Official
Disposable income per resident	30,825 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²⁴Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	56,763 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²⁴Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	3,750 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)¹Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	4.98 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁷Official

What does a salary buy in Werther (Westf.)?

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

Left over each month€1,743of €2,467 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.	€2,467
Rent, 60 m²€10.42/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Werther (Westfalen) · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €5.89/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €625
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	€1,743

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Werther (Westf.). 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 Werther (Westf.). Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesWerther (Westf.) 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	5,090 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁸Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	11 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁶Official
Nearest airport	FMO	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	49.9 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁷Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Werther (Westf.). 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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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Werther (Westf.)?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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 Bielefeld Detmolder Straße)¹¹

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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Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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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

PM2.59WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1015WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂21WHO 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 Werther (Westf.) is 9.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Werther (Westf.) 9.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	21 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Bielefeld Stapenhorststraße 42)⁹Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	15 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Bielefeld Detmolder Straße)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Bielefeld Detmolder Straße)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 4.3 · Feb 5.5 · Mar 9.3 · Apr 14.3 · May 18.2 · Jun 21.1 · Jul 23.4 · Aug 23.2 · Sep 19 · Oct 13.8 · Nov 8.4 · Dec 5.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Salzuflen²⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -0.2 · Feb -0.1 · Mar 2 · Apr 4.9 · May 8.2 · Jun 11.2 · Jul 13.4 · Aug 13.4 · Sep 10.3 · Oct 6.9 · Nov 3.5 · Dec 0.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Salzuflen²⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.1 · Feb 2.6 · Mar 5.5 · Apr 9.6 · May 13.3 · Jun 16.2 · Jul 18.3 · Aug 18 · Sep 14.3 · Oct 10.1 · Nov 5.9 · Dec 2.9 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Salzuflen²⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 76.8 · Feb 58.6 · Mar 57.2 · Apr 45.8 · May 60 · Jun 70.6 · Jul 78.6 · Aug 79.7 · Sep 67.7 · Oct 67 · Nov 65.9 · Dec 75.3 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Salzuflen²⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 49.5 · Feb 71.8 · Mar 117.1 · Apr 168.2 · May 202.6 · Jun 199.2 · Jul 204.5 · Aug 189.4 · Sep 142.8 · Oct 106.5 · Nov 52.5 · Dec 41.3 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Salzuflen²⁵Official · 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)⁸Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Werl ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Reims (France) ±1.2 °C, Leuven (Belgium) ±0.8 °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 35.4 km² in 2024.

How many people live in Werther (Westf.)?

The published population was 11,051 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport90.3%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	675 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹³Official
City area	35.42 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶Official
Foreign residents	1,069 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁶Official
Population density	312 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁵Official
Population	11,051 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	1,270 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
Catholic share	11.5 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
No religion or other	4,464 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
No religion or other, share	40.4 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
Protestant residents	5,322 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official
Protestant share	48.2 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis³Official

International community in Werther (Westf.)

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	11,051	100.0%
Germany	9,272	83.9%
Poland	283	2.6%
Turkey	262	2.4%
Russian Federation	181	1.6%
Kazakhstan	173	1.6%
Ukraine	91	0.8%
Romania	68	0.6%
Syrian Arab Republic	67	0.6%
Iraq	51	0.5%
Greece	37	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Kosovo	35	0.3%
Italy	33	0.3%
Afghanistan	33	0.3%
Kyrgyzstan	25	0.2%
Serbia	24	0.2%
Lebanon	23	0.2%
Netherlands	19	0.2%
Bulgaria	17	0.2%
Austria	16	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	16	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	14	0.1%
Morocco	14	0.1%
Not stated	14	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	13	0.1%
United Kingdom	13	0.1%
Czech Republic	12	0.1%
United States	11	0.1%
Latvia	10	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	10	0.1%
Portugal	10	0.1%
Lithuania	9	0.1%
Spain	9	0.1%
Hungary	9	0.1%
Algeria	9	0.1%
Sri Lanka	8	0.1%
Tajikistan	8	0.1%
France	7	0.1%
Switzerland	7	0.1%
Guinea	7	0.1%
Tunisia	7	0.1%
India	7	0.1%
Thailand	7	0.1%
Albania	6	0.1%
Eritrea	6	0.1%
Estonia	5	0.0%
Nigeria	5	0.0%
Uzbekistan	5	0.0%
Croatia	4	0.0%
Slovakia	4	0.0%
Kenya	4	0.0%
South Africa	4	0.0%
Chile	4	0.0%
Azerbaijan	4	0.0%
Georgia	4	0.0%
Philippines	4	0.0%
China	4	0.0%
Belgium	3	0.0%
Denmark	3	0.0%
Finland	3	0.0%
Montenegro	3	0.0%
Belarus	3	0.0%
Ghana	3	0.0%
Burkina Faso	3	0.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of	3	0.0%
Togo	3	0.0%
Brazil	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Uruguay	3	0.0%
Indonesia	3	0.0%
Bangladesh	3	0.0%
Pakistan	3	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	3	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	3	0.0%
Singapore	3	0.0%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	11,051	100.0%
Germany	9,983	90.3%
Turkey	223	2.0%
Poland	112	1.0%
Ukraine	73	0.7%
Romania	72	0.7%
Syrian Arab Republic	72	0.7%
Iraq	59	0.5%
Kosovo	48	0.4%
Greece	41	0.4%
Italy	40	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Afghanistan	28	0.3%
Russian Federation	25	0.2%
Bulgaria	24	0.2%
Netherlands	14	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	13	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	12	0.1%
Lebanon	12	0.1%
Austria	11	0.1%
Spain	11	0.1%
Eritrea	11	0.1%
Serbia	10	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	8	0.1%
Portugal	8	0.1%
United Kingdom	8	0.1%
Albania	7	0.1%
France	7	0.1%
Croatia	7	0.1%
Guinea	7	0.1%
Kazakhstan	7	0.1%
Morocco	6	0.1%
Montenegro	5	0.0%
Slovakia	5	0.0%
Nigeria	5	0.0%
Azerbaijan	5	0.0%
Hungary	4	0.0%
United States	4	0.0%
Sri Lanka	4	0.0%
India	4	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	4	0.0%
Pakistan	4	0.0%
Thailand	4	0.0%
Stateless	4	0.0%
Finland	3	0.0%
Lithuania	3	0.0%
Switzerland	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Ghana	3	0.0%
Burkina Faso	3	0.0%
South Africa	3	0.0%
Togo	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Georgia	3	0.0%
Indonesia	3	0.0%
Bangladesh	3	0.0%
Philippines	3	0.0%
China	3	0.0%
Uncertain	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²¹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)	95.1 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁴Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	32.1 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁴Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	416 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁷Official
Local property-tax multiplier	501 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Werther (Westf.)

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.

Spenge as a Werther (Westf.) alternative in the same region

8 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 3.7% Spenge vs 5.0% Werther (Westf.)−26%
Rent: €5.41/m² Spenge vs €5.89/m² Werther (Westf.)−8%
Residents: 14,620 Spenge vs 11,051 Werther (Westf.)+32%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,728 Spenge vs 5,090 Werther (Westf.)−7%
Nearest airport: 54.2 km Spenge vs 49.9 km Werther (Westf.)+9%
Median gross pay, region: €3,800 Spenge vs €3,750 Werther (Westf.)same level
Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Spenge vs 9.0 µg/m³ Werther (Westf.)same level

Full comparison More about Spenge

Menden Sauerland as a Werther (Westf.) alternative in the same country

83 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.

Residents: 52,255 Menden Sauerland vs 11,051 Werther (Westf.)+373%
Nearest airport: 16.1 km Menden Sauerland vs 49.9 km Werther (Westf.)−68%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,948 Menden Sauerland vs 5,090 Werther (Westf.)+17%
Rent: €5.63/m² Menden Sauerland vs €5.89/m² Werther (Westf.)−4%
Annual PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³ Menden Sauerland vs 9.0 µg/m³ Werther (Westf.)+11%
Median gross pay, region: €3,900 Menden Sauerland vs €3,750 Werther (Westf.)+4%
Unemployment: 5.2% Menden Sauerland vs 5.0% Werther (Westf.)+5%

Full comparison More about Menden Sauerland

Cities near Werther (Westf.)

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

Bielefeld Commuting Zone · 10.5 km away

Rent: 6.72 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-03-01
Salary: 4,156 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2025-12-31

Halle (Westf.) 3.9 km away

Rent: 5.91 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Spenge 8.1 km away

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

Borgholzhausen 8.2 km away

Rent: 5.45 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Enger 12.4 km away

Rent: 5.42 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Dissen am Teutoburger Wald 15.0 km away

Rent: 6.05 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Melle 15.2 km away

Rent: 5.69 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Harsewinkel 17.2 km away

Rent: 5.93 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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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; Werther (Westf.)'s school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Is Werther (Westf.) part of Bielefeld?

Werther (Westf.) is in the published commuting zone of Bielefeld; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Bielefeld city profile

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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 Werther (Westf.)?

The published population was 11,051 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Werther (Westf.)?

Average net cold rent is 5.89 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 412 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Werther (Westf.)?

What is the unemployment rate in Werther (Westf.)?

The unemployment rate is about 5 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Werther (Westf.)?

The median gross salary is 3,750 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Werther (Westf.) a good place to live?

Werther (Westf.) 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 Werther (Westf.) part of Bielefeld?

Werther (Westf.) is in the published commuting zone of Bielefeld; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Werther (Westf.)?

Bielefeld, Halle (Westf.), Spenge, Borgholzhausen, Enger are near Werther (Westf.). Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Werther (Westf.)?

The official country of birth distribution records 9,272 people (83.9%) 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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APA citation

ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Werther (Westf.), Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 449e9a10f22e5c7d796de8373f8084c3]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/werther-westf/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_werther-westf-germany-population-rent-salary-jobs_25f0828356ed,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Werther (Westf.), Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {449e9a10f22e5c7d796de8373f8084c3},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/werther-westf/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

[Werther (Westf.), Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/werther-westf/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 449e9a10f22e5c7d796de8373f8084c3; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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