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Living in Wittmund

Wittmund had 20,037 residents at the end of 2024 and is a city in Germany. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €8.82 per m² per month in June 2026. In May 2022, the unemployment rate was 5.51%.

Higher unemployment than 62% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 64% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 Wittmund?

Average net cold rent is 8.82 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): 8.82 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Wittmund22

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

Net rent across major citiesWittmund highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Wittmund 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)8.82 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Wittmund22Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 529 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8.82 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 regional median gross salary was €3,550 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €26,567 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Wittmund?

The unemployment rate is about 5.5 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 5.51 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Wittmund is 5.5%. 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%12904–6Wittmund 5.5%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 availability65.97 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Gigabit broadband availability74.11 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Disposable income per resident26,567 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts19Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita33,959 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts19Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)3,550 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)2Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate5.51 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21Official

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k763.3 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)3Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents123.3 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 Wittmund 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 100k763.3 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
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Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportAGE13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official
Distance to nearest airport24.9 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Wittmund?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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 Jadebusen)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
Wittmund annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.0PM2.5154011.0PM1010408.0NO₂µg/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 Wittmund is 8.0 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/m³1558–9Wittmund 8.090 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 mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Jadebusen)10Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean11 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Jadebusen)11Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Jadebusen)12Official · nearest-station reading
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 11.74 · Feb 13.4 · Mar 18.02 · Apr 22.96 · May 25.65 · Jun 29.51 · Jul 32.62 · Aug 32.03 · Sep 27.73 · Oct 23.26 · Nov 17.98 · Dec 12.89 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center14Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -11.04 · Feb -12.68 · Mar -9.03 · Apr -1.79 · May 1.97 · Jun 7.07 · Jul 10.7 · Aug 9.62 · Sep 6.32 · Oct 0.41 · Nov -4.03 · Dec -11.51 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center14Official
Average temperature by monthJan 2.44 · Feb 2.54 · Mar 4.59 · Apr 8.45 · May 12.17 · Jun 15.56 · Jul 17.93 · Aug 18.1 · Sep 15.22 · Oct 11.06 · Nov 6.92 · Dec 3.81 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center14Official
Annual mean temperature9.4 °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
Wilnsdorf20,039 residentsKürten20,033 residentsMeinerzhagen20,019 residentsMoosburg a.d.Isar20,012 residentsUetze20,064 residentsTelgte20,069 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 210.2 km² in 2024. Population density was 95.3 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Wittmund?

The published population was 20,037 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Wittmund residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport93.8%Foreign residents 6.2%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents685 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality13Official
City area210.2 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official
Foreign residents1,234 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official
Population density95.35 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.15Official
Population20,037 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents1,453 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Catholic share7.3 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other6,905 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other, share34.6 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant residents11,620 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant share58.2 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official

International community in Wittmund

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
Total19,979100.0%
Germany17,83789.3%
Russian Federation3381.7%
Kazakhstan2921.5%
Poland2581.3%
Syrian Arab Republic2281.1%
Ukraine1270.6%
Turkey890.4%
Iraq750.4%
Lebanon680.3%
Romania540.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Afghanistan540.3%
Netherlands520.3%
Serbia340.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of330.2%
Viet Nam280.1%
Italy200.1%
Czech Republic200.1%
Greece190.1%
United States150.1%
Georgia150.1%
France140.1%
Austria140.1%
United Kingdom140.1%
Jordan140.1%
Hungary120.1%
Kyrgyzstan120.1%
Morocco110.1%
Not stated110.1%
Egypt80.0%
Belgium70.0%
Lithuania70.0%
India70.0%
Pakistan70.0%
Philippines70.0%
Slovakia60.0%
Guinea60.0%
Saudi Arabia60.0%
Thailand60.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina50.0%
Croatia50.0%
Kosovo50.0%
Belarus50.0%
South Africa50.0%
Palestinian territories50.0%
Tajikistan50.0%
Latvia40.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of40.0%
Moldova, Republic of40.0%
Spain40.0%
Brazil40.0%
Colombia40.0%
Bulgaria30.0%
Estonia30.0%
Slovenia30.0%
Ireland30.0%
Luxembourg30.0%
Portugal30.0%
Switzerland30.0%
Eritrea30.0%
Ethiopia30.0%
Côte D'Ivoire30.0%
Nigeria30.0%
Zimbabwe30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Liberia30.0%
Cameroon30.0%
Namibia30.0%
Somalia30.0%
Argentina30.0%
Haiti30.0%
Honduras30.0%
Canada30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Peru30.0%
Armenia30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
United Arab Emirates30.0%
Uzbekistan30.0%
China30.0%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total19,979100.0%
Germany18,74693.8%
Syrian Arab Republic2561.3%
Ukraine1060.5%
Iraq800.4%
Poland760.4%
Netherlands700.4%
Afghanistan670.3%
Turkey560.3%
Serbia550.3%
Russian Federation500.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Romania430.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of320.2%
Lebanon310.2%
Viet Nam270.1%
Greece190.1%
Georgia170.1%
Italy150.1%
Kazakhstan140.1%
Jordan140.1%
Morocco130.1%
Stateless130.1%
Hungary110.1%
Austria100.1%
Uncertain100.1%
Kosovo90.0%
Côte D'Ivoire90.0%
France80.0%
Guinea80.0%
Slovakia70.0%
Montenegro60.0%
Eritrea60.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina50.0%
Belarus50.0%
Somalia50.0%
Egypt50.0%
Pakistan50.0%
Belgium40.0%
Bulgaria40.0%
Croatia40.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of40.0%
United Kingdom40.0%
Ghana40.0%
United States40.0%
Ireland30.0%
Latvia30.0%
Spain30.0%
Nigeria30.0%
Zimbabwe30.0%
Liberia30.0%
Namibia30.0%
Honduras30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Peru30.0%
Armenia30.0%
Kyrgyzstan30.0%
Thailand30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source17

Is Wittmund 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 worker47%strong on work, weak on safety · range 37–57%
Skilled employee53%strong on work, weak on safety · range 43–63%
Student52%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 41–63%
Family51%strong on family, weak on safety · range 40–62%
Retirement52%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 39–65%
Foreign residents1,234 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population20,037 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)8.82 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Wittmund
Fibre-to-the-building availability65.97 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability74.11 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident26,567 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 3–6100.5 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional6Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 332.1 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional6Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier380 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich8Official
Local property-tax multiplier380 %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 Wittmund?

The published population was 20,037 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Wittmund?

Average net cold rent is 8.82 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 617 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Wittmund.

Is the air quality good in Wittmund?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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 Jadebusen).

What is the unemployment rate in Wittmund?

The unemployment rate is about 5.5 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Wittmund?

The median gross salary is 3,550 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Wittmund?

1,234 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Wittmund a good place to live?

Wittmund 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 Wittmund?

The official country of birth distribution records 19,979 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). Wittmund, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, taxes [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/wittmund/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Wittmund, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, taxes},
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  year = {2026},
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}
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