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Living in Wesel

Wesel is a city in Germany. The city covered 122.6 km² in 2024. Population density was 496 people per km² in 2024. Wesel had a population of 60,785 at the end of 2024. In May 2022, the foreign population was 6,241.

Higher unemployment than 88% of German cities that publish it and dirtier air than 67% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 Wesel.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €9.1 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Wesel?

Average net cold rent is 9.1 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): 9.1 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Wesel19

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

Net rent across major citiesWesel highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Wesel 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)9.1 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Wesel19Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 546 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 9.1 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 7.38% in May 2022.

What is the unemployment rate in Wesel?

The unemployment rate is about 7.4 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 7.38 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities18
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Wesel is 7.4%. 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%12904–6624 cities: 6% to under 8%6246–8Wesel 7.4%228 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 availability59.5 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de4Official
Gigabit broadband availability95.24 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Median gross salary (regional)4,150 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context
Unemployment rate7.38 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities18Official

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k1,187 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)2Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Wesel 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 100k1,187 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport38 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat12Official
Nearest airportNRN13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv13Official
Distance to nearest airport33.5 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv13Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Wesel. 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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Wesel.

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 8.68 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 10.2 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Wesel?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

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

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 8.68 µg/m³ · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.11
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Wesel annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.7PM2.5154013.2PM10104010.2NO₂µg/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 Wesel is 8.7 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/m³1558–9Wesel 8.790 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³909–1030 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³3010–115 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 mean10.23 µg/m³country median 13.62024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.11Official
NO₂ — latest reading7.27 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.11Official
PM10 — annual mean13.18 µg/m³country median 13.42024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.11Official
PM2.5 — annual mean8.68 µg/m³country median 8.02024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.11Official
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 12.92 · Feb 17.94 · Mar 21.62 · Apr 26.28 · May 30.52 · Jun 34.07 · Jul 38.82 · Aug 34.42 · Sep 32.1 · Oct 26.79 · Nov 20.05 · Dec 14.49 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center9Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -14.15 · Feb -16.75 · Mar -8.66 · Apr -5.09 · May -0.11 · Jun 4.15 · Jul 7.07 · Aug 5.96 · Sep 3.3 · Oct -4.62 · Nov -6.61 · Dec -13.76 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center9Official
Average temperature by monthJan 1.58 · Feb 2.28 · Mar 5.29 · Apr 9.59 · May 13.41 · Jun 16.83 · Jul 18.77 · Aug 18.33 · Sep 14.76 · Oct 10.47 · Nov 6.01 · Dec 2.56 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center9Official
Annual mean temperature9.8 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)7Official · land
Annual PM2.5 over time9 published observations, 2014–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Wesel by year, µg/m³8.011.214.417.7201420172019202220248.7µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 49.0% between 2014 and 2024, from 17.0 to 8.7.

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Herten60,941 residentsNeubrandenburg60,344 residentsSindelfingen61,422 residentsEuskirchen60,021 residentsBergheim61,611 residentsGarbsen59,903 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Wesel?

The published population was 60,785 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Wesel residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport89.7%Foreign residents 10.3%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents620 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality8Official
City area122.6 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official
Foreign residents6,241 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities17Official
Population density496 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.10Official
Population60,785 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents20,319 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Catholic share33.9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other23,456 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other, share39.1 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant residents16,214 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant share27 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official

International community in Wesel

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
Total59,988100.0%
Germany50,05683.4%
Poland1,9763.3%
Turkey1,3892.3%
Russian Federation7161.2%
Syrian Arab Republic6391.1%
Kazakhstan5230.9%
Iraq3950.7%
Romania3120.5%
Serbia2960.5%
Ukraine2890.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Kosovo1990.3%
Netherlands1810.3%
Afghanistan1790.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina1550.3%
Greece1540.3%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of1150.2%
Croatia1110.2%
Italy1050.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of1040.2%
Bulgaria1000.2%
Not stated990.2%
Austria980.2%
Lebanon870.1%
Czech Republic820.1%
Albania810.1%
Pakistan670.1%
Brazil630.1%
India570.1%
France530.1%
Hungary530.1%
Morocco530.1%
Azerbaijan510.1%
Egypt420.1%
Nigeria410.1%
Thailand390.1%
Spain370.1%
Kyrgyzstan360.1%
United Kingdom340.1%
China340.1%
Sri Lanka330.1%
Uzbekistan330.1%
Georgia310.1%
United States300.1%
Philippines300.1%
Belgium290.0%
Portugal290.0%
Viet Nam280.0%
Bangladesh280.0%
Eritrea270.0%
Lithuania260.0%
Moldova, Republic of260.0%
Armenia250.0%
Latvia220.0%
Slovakia220.0%
Somalia220.0%
Switzerland210.0%
Guinea210.0%
Tunisia190.0%
Slovenia180.0%
Algeria170.0%
Belarus160.0%
Indonesia140.0%
Tajikistan140.0%
Cameroon130.0%
Togo130.0%
Estonia120.0%
Montenegro120.0%
Ghana120.0%
Jordan120.0%
Sweden100.0%
Korea, Republic of100.0%
Saudi Arabia100.0%
Denmark90.0%
Libya80.0%
United Arab Emirates80.0%
South Africa70.0%
Chile70.0%
Colombia70.0%
Israel70.0%
Mongolia70.0%
Australia70.0%
Angola60.0%
Cuba60.0%
Peru60.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of60.0%
Luxembourg50.0%
Norway50.0%
Burkina Faso50.0%
Dominican Republic50.0%
Ecuador50.0%
Guatemala50.0%
Canada50.0%
Mexico50.0%
Myanmar50.0%
Kuwait50.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the40.0%
Chad40.0%
Argentina40.0%
Jamaica40.0%
Ireland30.0%
Ethiopia30.0%
Zimbabwe30.0%
Kenya30.0%
Congo30.0%
Madagascar30.0%
Mali30.0%
Rwanda30.0%
Senegal30.0%
Guyana30.0%
El Salvador30.0%
Paraguay30.0%
Suriname30.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic30.0%
Nepal30.0%
Palestinian territories30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total59,988100.0%
Germany53,74689.6%
Turkey1,0601.8%
Syrian Arab Republic7041.2%
Poland4590.8%
Iraq3870.6%
Ukraine2670.4%
Serbia2590.4%
Netherlands2290.4%
Romania2000.3%
Kosovo1920.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Afghanistan1900.3%
Greece1820.3%
Croatia1530.3%
Russian Federation1390.2%
Italy1340.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina1180.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of1140.2%
Bulgaria1110.2%
Albania810.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of640.1%
Nigeria610.1%
Uncertain570.1%
Austria530.1%
Hungary500.1%
Lebanon480.1%
France450.1%
Azerbaijan450.1%
Portugal420.1%
Spain400.1%
India380.1%
Egypt360.1%
Pakistan340.1%
Georgia290.0%
Somalia280.0%
Morocco270.0%
United States270.0%
Thailand270.0%
Eritrea250.0%
Kazakhstan240.0%
China240.0%
Guinea210.0%
Armenia210.0%
Brazil190.0%
Viet Nam180.0%
Slovakia170.0%
Bangladesh170.0%
United Kingdom150.0%
Belarus150.0%
Algeria140.0%
Philippines130.0%
Latvia120.0%
Ghana120.0%
Montenegro110.0%
Estonia100.0%
Switzerland100.0%
Sri Lanka100.0%
Tajikistan90.0%
Lithuania80.0%
Indonesia80.0%
Israel80.0%
Stateless80.0%
Belgium70.0%
Libya70.0%
Jordan70.0%
Mongolia70.0%
Sweden60.0%
Czech Republic60.0%
Angola60.0%
Burkina Faso60.0%
Tunisia60.0%
Kyrgyzstan60.0%
Slovenia50.0%
Moldova, Republic of50.0%
Ecuador50.0%
Canada50.0%
Luxembourg40.0%
Cameroon40.0%
Finland30.0%
Ireland30.0%
Norway30.0%
Kenya30.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the30.0%
Senegal30.0%
Sudan30.0%
Togo30.0%
Chile30.0%
El Salvador30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Myanmar30.0%
Nepal30.0%
Palestinian territories30.0%
Uzbekistan30.0%
Australia30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source14

Is Wesel 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 worker58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–67%
Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–69%
Student62%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 52–72%
Family55%strong on family, weak on safety · range 45–65%
Retirement62%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 52–72%
Foreign residents6,241 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population60,785 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
NO₂ — latest reading7.27 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Official source · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.
Average net rent (nettokalt)9.1 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Wesel
Fibre-to-the-building availability59.5 %31 Dec 2025Official source · data.bundesnetzagentur.de
Gigabit broadband availability95.24 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Local business-tax multiplier448 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de16Official
Local property-tax multiplier479 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de16Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Wesel?

The published population was 60,785 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Wesel?

Average net cold rent is 9.1 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 637 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Wesel.

Is the air quality good in Wesel?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted..

What is the unemployment rate in Wesel?

The unemployment rate is about 7.4 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Wesel?

The median gross salary is 4,150 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

How many foreign residents live in Wesel?

6,241 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Wesel a good place to live?

Wesel 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 Wesel?

The official country of birth distribution records 59,988 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). Wesel, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/wesel/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Wesel, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, climate},
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Sources

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  1. Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-06
  2. Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas) bundes-klinik-atlas.de · checked 2026-08-03
  3. Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV · gigabitgrundbuch.bund.de · checked 2026-07-14
  4. data.bundesnetzagentur.de data.bundesnetzagentur.de · checked 2026-08-08
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  6. Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  7. DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster) DWD Climate Data Center · opendata.dwd.de · checked 2026-06-05
  8. Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt · kba.de · checked 2026-07-14
  9. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  10. Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row. destatis.de · checked 2024-12-31
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  2. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
  3. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
  4. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
  5. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country_of_birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
  6. www.statistikportal.de statistikportal.de · checked 2026-08-08
  7. Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities Zensus 2022 regional tables · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-26
  8. Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities Zensus 2022 regional tables · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-26
  9. miet-check Mietspiegel Wesel miet-check.de · checked 2026-06-04

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