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Living in Wilster

Wilster is a city in Germany, with a population of 4,302 at the end of 2024. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €8 per m² per month in 2024. Gigabit broadband availability was 93.3% at the end of 2025. The city covered 2.7 km² in 2024. Population density was 1,587.5 people per km² in 2024.

Cheaper rent than 66% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 65% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 87% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 Wilster.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Wilster?

Average net cold rent is 5.77 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): 5.77 EUR/m²/month · Destatis6

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

Net rent across major citiesWilster highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Wilster 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)5.77 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate8 EUR/m²/month2024BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 346 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.77 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 Wilster?

The unemployment rate is 5.7 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Wilster is 5.7%. 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%12904–6Wilster 5.7%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 availability83.61 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de5Official
Gigabit broadband availability93.27 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,900 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)2Official · regional context
Unemployment rate5.7 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3Official

Public employment service

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

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was HEI, 40.1 km away in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportHEI13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv13Official
Distance to nearest airport40.1 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv13Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Wilster?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 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 Itzehoe)12

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
Wilster average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND23°-1°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Wilster average monthly precipitation, mm02550751008663543361771009470757588JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Wilster average monthly sunshine, hours06012018024040671231942272182251911551115233JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Wilster annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5257.0PM2.5154012.0PM10104022.0NO₂µg/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 Wilster is 7.0 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/m³1027–8Wilster 7.0155 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/m³3010–115 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 mean22 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Itzehoe Lindenstr.)10Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean12 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Itzehoe)11Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean7 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Itzehoe)12Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 4.1 · Feb 4.9 · Mar 8.3 · Apr 14.1 · May 17.7 · Jun 20.8 · Jul 23 · Aug 22.6 · Sep 19.1 · Oct 13.8 · Nov 8.6 · Dec 5.6 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Itzehoe17Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -0.7 · Feb -0.8 · Mar 0.2 · Apr 3.2 · May 6.6 · Jun 10 · Jul 12.2 · Aug 12.1 · Sep 9.4 · Oct 6.2 · Nov 3.1 · Dec 0.9 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Itzehoe17Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 2 · Feb 2.3 · Mar 4.3 · Apr 8.7 · May 12.5 · Jun 15.5 · Jul 17.7 · Aug 17.5 · Sep 14.2 · Oct 10.3 · Nov 6.1 · Dec 3.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Itzehoe17Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 85.9 · Feb 63.3 · Mar 53.7 · Apr 33.4 · May 61.3 · Jun 76.5 · Jul 99.9 · Aug 94 · Sep 70.3 · Oct 74.8 · Nov 75.4 · Dec 87.5 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Itzehoe17Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 40.3 · Feb 66.6 · Mar 123.1 · Apr 193.9 · May 227.1 · Jun 218.4 · Jul 225.1 · Aug 191.4 · Sep 154.8 · Oct 110.7 · Nov 52.3 · Dec 33.3 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Itzehoe17Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature9 °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
Peitz/Picnjo4,301 residentsSchnaittenbach4,304 residentsDahn4,297 residentsEschenbach i.d.OPf.4,308 residentsRheinböllen4,296 residentsDransfeld4,290 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Wilster?

The published population was 4,302 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Wilster residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport93.4%Foreign residents 6.6%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area2.71 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)16Official
City area2.71 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis municipality row keyed by AGS; official Statistikportal handoff URL independently confirms the same AGS and municipality name.16Official
Foreign residents283 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19Official
Population density1,587 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.16Official
Population4,302 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents140 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Catholic share3.3 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
No religion or other1,879 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
No religion or other, share43.9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Protestant residents2,261 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Protestant share52.8 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official

International community in Wilster

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
Total4,280100.0%
Germany3,83789.6%
Poland791.8%
Syrian Arab Republic601.4%
Afghanistan370.9%
Russian Federation330.8%
Not stated310.7%
Kazakhstan270.6%
Turkey140.3%
Ukraine130.3%
Iraq130.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Spain100.2%
Albania90.2%
Croatia80.2%
Bulgaria70.2%
Greece70.2%
Thailand70.2%
Kosovo60.1%
Austria60.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of60.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina50.1%
Romania50.1%
Azerbaijan50.1%
France40.1%
United Kingdom40.1%
Belarus40.1%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of40.1%
Uzbekistan40.1%
Denmark30.1%
Slovenia30.1%
Italy30.1%
Lithuania30.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of30.1%
Netherlands30.1%
Norway30.1%
Czech Republic30.1%
Hungary30.1%
Liberia30.1%
Mauritius30.1%
Peru30.1%
United States30.1%
India30.1%

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
Total4,280100.0%
Germany3,99593.3%
Syrian Arab Republic601.4%
Afghanistan461.1%
Poland250.6%
Russian Federation160.4%
Turkey130.3%
Iraq120.3%
Croatia110.3%
Azerbaijan90.2%
Albania80.2%
Show 21 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Bulgaria80.2%
Ukraine80.2%
Greece70.2%
Romania70.2%
Spain60.1%
Thailand50.1%
Kosovo40.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina30.1%
Belgium30.1%
Italy30.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of30.1%
Netherlands30.1%
Switzerland30.1%
Czech Republic30.1%
Hungary30.1%
United Kingdom30.1%
Belarus30.1%
Serbia30.1%
Eritrea30.1%
Peru30.1%
Stateless30.1%

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

Is Wilster 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 worker52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–63%
Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–66%
Student56%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 44–68%
Family52%strong on family, weak on safety · range 40–64%
Retirement55%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 41–69%
Foreign residents283 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population4,302 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.77 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Destatis
Fibre-to-the-building availability83.61 %31 Dec 2025Official source · data.bundesnetzagentur.de
Gigabit broadband availability93.27 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Median gross salary (regional)3,900 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Local business-tax multiplier380 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de18Official
Local property-tax multiplier425 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de18Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Wilster 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.

Common questions

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

How many people live in Wilster?

The published population was 4,302 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Wilster?

Average net cold rent is 5.77 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 404 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Wilster?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 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 Itzehoe).

What is the unemployment rate in Wilster?

The unemployment rate is 5.7 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Wilster?

The median gross salary is 3,900 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

How many foreign residents live in Wilster?

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

Is Wilster a good place to live?

Wilster 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 Wilster?

The official country of birth distribution records 4,280 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). Wilster, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, taxes [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/wilster/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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