Living in Worpswede
In Worpswede, rents across existing tenancies average €6.50 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 3.5% (2024).
Residents of Worpswede numbered 9,328 at the end of 2024. The regional median gross salary reached €4,100 per month at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 9 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
Pricier rent than 69% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 85% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than any other German city that publishes it.
Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Worpswede?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Worpswede?
Average net cold rent is 6.5 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): 6.5 EUR/m²/month · Destatis3
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 48.95 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps6Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 49.95 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Telekom MagentaMobil M14Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 6.5 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 | 15 May 2022 | Destatis3Official |
Is Worpswede 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 390 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.5 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Worpswede?
The unemployment rate is 3.5 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2
Worpswede 3.5%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary (regional) | 4,100 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 3.5 %country median 5.1% | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2Official |
What does a salary buy in Worpswede?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
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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. | €2,655 |
| Rent, 60 m²€6.50/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15 | − €390 |
| 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 | €2,167 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Worpswede. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Worpswede. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,049 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise9Official · district-level figure |
Mobility and administration
Worpswede's nearest airport was BRE, 21 km away and offered 43 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Worpswede. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
BAMF Integrationskurse — Integration course
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
For eligible migrants.
BAMF job-related German courses — Job-related language course
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
For migrants needing job-related German.
Climate and air quality
Monthly mean temperature moved from 2.2°C in January to 18.4°C in July. Worpswede's monthly precipitation totalled 58.4 mm in January and 75.3 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 47.8 hours in January and 213.5 hours in July.
Is the air quality good in Worpswede?
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: European Environment Agency4
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Worpswede 9.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 9 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency4Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 4.6 · Feb 5.6 · Mar 9.3 · Apr 14.5 · May 18.3 · Jun 21.3 · Jul 23.6 · Aug 23.3 · Sep 19.3 · Oct 14 · Nov 8.6 · Dec 5.4 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -0.5 · Feb -0.5 · Mar 1.1 · Apr 3.9 · May 7.5 · Jun 10.5 · Jul 12.9 · Aug 12.6 · Sep 9.6 · Oct 6 · Nov 2.8 · Dec 0.5 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 2.2 · Feb 2.6 · Mar 5.2 · Apr 9.4 · May 13.2 · Jun 16.2 · Jul 18.4 · Aug 18 · Sep 14.3 · Oct 10 · Nov 5.8 · Dec 3.1 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 58.4 · Feb 43.6 · Mar 45.6 · Apr 39.5 · May 49.8 · Jun 62.3 · Jul 75.3 · Aug 69.3 · Sep 58.3 · Oct 57.1 · Nov 51.2 · Dec 59.9 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 47.8 · Feb 69.8 · Mar 120.4 · Apr 182 · May 213.2 · Jun 204.8 · Jul 213.5 · Aug 198 · Sep 151.2 · Oct 109.8 · Nov 53.3 · Dec 40.2 hours | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Germany: Damme ±0.1 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±0.9 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±0.9 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±0.9 °C, Reims (France) ±1.2 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.5 °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
How many people live in Worpswede?
The published population was 9,328 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)13
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 9,328 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)13Official |
International community in Worpswede
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 | 9,277 | 100.0% |
| Germany | 8,576 | 92.4% |
| Poland | 143 | 1.5% |
| Russian Federation | 58 | 0.6% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 55 | 0.6% |
| Kazakhstan | 31 | 0.3% |
| Ukraine | 27 | 0.3% |
| Turkey | 24 | 0.3% |
| Netherlands | 21 | 0.2% |
| Iraq | 20 | 0.2% |
| Italy | 18 | 0.2% |
Show 58 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 0.2% |
| United Kingdom | 17 | 0.2% |
| India | 17 | 0.2% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 16 | 0.2% |
| Bulgaria | 14 | 0.2% |
| Lithuania | 14 | 0.2% |
| Czech Republic | 10 | 0.1% |
| France | 9 | 0.1% |
| Romania | 9 | 0.1% |
| Not stated | 9 | 0.1% |
| Denmark | 8 | 0.1% |
| Austria | 8 | 0.1% |
| China | 8 | 0.1% |
| Belgium | 7 | 0.1% |
| Greece | 7 | 0.1% |
| Spain | 7 | 0.1% |
| Hungary | 7 | 0.1% |
| Croatia | 6 | 0.1% |
| Slovakia | 6 | 0.1% |
| Switzerland | 6 | 0.1% |
| Thailand | 6 | 0.1% |
| Côte D'Ivoire | 5 | 0.1% |
| Armenia | 5 | 0.1% |
| Namibia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 4 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 0.0% |
| Lebanon | 4 | 0.0% |
| Philippines | 4 | 0.0% |
| Albania | 3 | 0.0% |
| Finland | 3 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ireland | 3 | 0.0% |
| Iceland | 3 | 0.0% |
| Latvia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 0.0% |
| Moldova, Republic of | 3 | 0.0% |
| Kosovo | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sweden | 3 | 0.0% |
| Serbia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 3 | 0.0% |
| Nigeria | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 3 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sudan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Brazil | 3 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 3 | 0.0% |
| Paraguay | 3 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 3 | 0.0% |
| Saint Lucia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Pakistan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Korea, Republic of | 3 | 0.0% |
| Tajikistan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 3 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12
Citizenship
Persons · 2022-05-15
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 9,277 | 100.0% |
| Germany | 8,849 | 95.4% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 62 | 0.7% |
| Poland | 60 | 0.6% |
| Italy | 27 | 0.3% |
| Ukraine | 27 | 0.3% |
| Iraq | 19 | 0.2% |
| Turkey | 18 | 0.2% |
| Netherlands | 17 | 0.2% |
| Bulgaria | 16 | 0.2% |
| Russian Federation | 15 | 0.2% |
Show 38 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 11 | 0.1% |
| Serbia | 11 | 0.1% |
| Greece | 10 | 0.1% |
| Albania | 9 | 0.1% |
| Romania | 8 | 0.1% |
| United States | 8 | 0.1% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 8 | 0.1% |
| France | 7 | 0.1% |
| India | 7 | 0.1% |
| China | 7 | 0.1% |
| Spain | 5 | 0.1% |
| Austria | 4 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 4 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Philippines | 4 | 0.0% |
| Belgium | 3 | 0.0% |
| Finland | 3 | 0.0% |
| Croatia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Iceland | 3 | 0.0% |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 0.0% |
| Kosovo | 3 | 0.0% |
| Portugal | 3 | 0.0% |
| Slovakia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sweden | 3 | 0.0% |
| Hungary | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sudan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 3 | 0.0% |
| Brazil | 3 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 3 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Saint Lucia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Lebanon | 3 | 0.0% |
| Pakistan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Thailand | 3 | 0.0% |
| Stateless | 3 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11
Alternatives for people set on Worpswede
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.
Grasberg as a Worpswede alternative in the same region
6 km away, better on 1 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Rent: €6.26/m² Grasberg vs €6.50/m² Worpswede−4%
- Residents: 7,714 Grasberg vs 9,328 Worpswede−17%
- Median gross pay, region: €4,100 Grasberg vs €4,100 Worpswedesame level
- Unemployment: 3.5% Grasberg vs 3.5% Worpswedesame level
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,049 Grasberg vs 4,049 Worpswedesame level
- Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Grasberg vs 9.0 µg/m³ Worpswedesame level
Böblingen as a Worpswede alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 505 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.
- Rent: €9.69/m² Böblingen vs €6.50/m² Worpswedeno percentage
- Median gross pay, region: €4,900 Böblingen vs €4,100 Worpswede+20%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,793 Böblingen vs 4,049 Worpswede−6%
Cities near Worpswede
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 7.75 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
- Salary
- 4,082 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2025-12-31
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- 6.26 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
- Rent
- 6.45 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
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- 5.95 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
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- 6.83 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
- Rent
- 7.11 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
- Rent
- 6.42 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Alternative cities in Germany
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How does Worpswede compare?
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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Worpswede 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.
Open the official coverage guideSchool 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; Worpswede's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Worpswede part of Bremen?
Worpswede is in the published commuting zone of Bremen; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Bremen city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source5
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Worpswede?
The published population was 9,328 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).
How much does it cost to rent in Worpswede?
Average net cold rent is 6.5 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 455 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.
Is the air quality good in Worpswede?
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: European Environment Agency.
What is the unemployment rate in Worpswede?
The unemployment rate is 3.5 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.
What is the typical salary around Worpswede?
The median gross salary is 4,100 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).
Is Worpswede a good place to live?
Worpswede 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 Worpswede part of Bremen?
Worpswede is in the published commuting zone of Bremen; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Worpswede?
Bremen, Grasberg, Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Lemwerder, Schwanewede are near Worpswede. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Germany live in Worpswede?
The official country of birth distribution records 8,576 people (92.4%) 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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- Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-10
- European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
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- MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
- OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
- Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise bka.de · checked 2026-09-23
- Sozialversicherungspflichtige Bruttoarbeitsentgelte – Deutschland, West/Ost, Länder und Kreise (Jahreszahlen), Stichtag 31.12.2025 statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-09-19
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- Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
- Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country of birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
- Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) destatis.de · checked 2026-08-05
- Telekom MagentaMobil M telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
- World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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