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Living in Zirndorf

Zirndorf had 26,243 residents at the end of 2024 and is a city in Germany. For Zirndorf, the foreign population count was 2,852 in May 2022. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €12.72 per m² per month in June 2026.

Lower unemployment than 64% 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 Zirndorf?

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 Zirndorf?

Average net cold rent is 12.72 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): 12.72 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Zirndorf22

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

Net rent across major citiesZirndorf highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Zirndorf 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)12.72 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Zirndorf22Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 763 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 12.72 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 4.39% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €4,250 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €32,493 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Zirndorf?

The unemployment rate is about 4.4 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 4.39 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Zirndorf is 4.4%. 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%12904–6Zirndorf 4.4%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 availability26.04 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Gigabit broadband availability75.17 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Disposable income per resident32,493 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts18Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita26,810 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts18Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)4,250 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)2Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate4.39 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21Official

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents135.9 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 Zirndorf 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.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport32 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat14Official
Nearest airportNUE13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official
Distance to nearest airport10.7 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official

Language courses and integration

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

GermanIn Person
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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 Zirndorf.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Zirndorf?

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 Nürnberg/Muggenhof)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
Zirndorf average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND25°-2°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Zirndorf average monthly precipitation, mm020406080403339336164776049494749JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Zirndorf average monthly sunshine, hours06012018024059851301872192292392261651145844JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Zirndorf annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.0PM2.5154013.0PM10104019.0NO₂µg/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 Zirndorf 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/m³1558–9Zirndorf 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 mean19 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Nürnberg/Muggenhof)9Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean13 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Fürth/Theresienstraße)10Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Nürnberg/Muggenhof)11Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 3.5 · Feb 5.3 · Mar 10 · Apr 15.4 · May 19.7 · Jun 23.2 · Jul 25.1 · Aug 24.9 · Sep 19.9 · Oct 14.1 · Nov 7.8 · Dec 4.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station N�rnberg19Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -2.5 · Feb -2.3 · Mar 0.4 · Apr 3.5 · May 7.8 · Jun 11.4 · Jul 13.3 · Aug 12.8 · Sep 8.8 · Oct 5.1 · Nov 1.5 · Dec -1.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station N�rnberg19Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 0.7 · Feb 1.5 · Mar 5.1 · Apr 9.7 · May 14.1 · Jun 17.5 · Jul 19.4 · Aug 18.9 · Sep 14.2 · Oct 9.4 · Nov 4.7 · Dec 1.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station N�rnberg19Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 40 · Feb 32.8 · Mar 39.1 · Apr 32.9 · May 61.3 · Jun 64 · Jul 76.7 · Aug 59.5 · Sep 48.9 · Oct 49.4 · Nov 47.1 · Dec 48.8 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station N�rnberg19Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 58.6 · Feb 85.4 · Mar 129.7 · Apr 186.7 · May 218.6 · Jun 228.6 · Jul 239.2 · Aug 225.5 · Sep 165.2 · Oct 113.7 · Nov 57.9 · Dec 44 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station N�rnberg19Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature8.4 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)8Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Heiligenhaus26,252 residentsSchloß Holte-Stukenbrock26,297 residentsRemseck am Neckar26,188 residentsLauf a. d. Pegnitz26,106 residentsWetter (Ruhr)26,090 residentsNeckarsulm26,431 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 28.8 km² in 2024.

How many people live in Zirndorf?

The published population was 26,243 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Zirndorf residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport89.1%Foreign residents 10.9%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents649 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality12Official
City area28.79 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official
Foreign residents2,852 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official
Population density911.5 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.13Official
Population26,243 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents5,310 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Catholic share20.2 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other12,036 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other, share45.9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant residents8,883 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant share33.9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official

International community in Zirndorf

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
Total26,234100.0%
Germany21,37181.5%
Romania1,0003.8%
Poland4051.5%
Turkey3401.3%
Czech Republic3061.2%
Russian Federation2891.1%
Ukraine2591.0%
Kazakhstan2571.0%
Italy1760.7%
Bulgaria1390.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Hungary1120.4%
Greece1010.4%
Croatia910.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina780.3%
Austria760.3%
Serbia720.3%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of710.3%
United States670.3%
Kosovo620.2%
Iraq500.2%
Viet Nam480.2%
China480.2%
France420.2%
Syrian Arab Republic400.2%
Belarus390.1%
India390.1%
Tajikistan330.1%
Slovakia290.1%
Slovenia280.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of280.1%
Moldova, Republic of270.1%
Spain250.1%
Brazil250.1%
Not stated240.1%
Switzerland200.1%
United Kingdom200.1%
Thailand200.1%
Lithuania180.1%
Netherlands180.1%
Philippines170.1%
Montenegro150.1%
Kyrgyzstan150.1%
Morocco140.1%
Albania130.0%
Egypt130.0%
Uzbekistan130.0%
Nigeria120.0%
Kenya110.0%
Afghanistan110.0%
Portugal100.0%
Mexico90.0%
Pakistan90.0%
Latvia80.0%
Armenia80.0%
Lebanon80.0%
Sweden70.0%
South Africa60.0%
Togo60.0%
Azerbaijan60.0%
Sri Lanka60.0%
Ireland50.0%
Cameroon50.0%
Canada50.0%
Cuba50.0%
Georgia50.0%
Indonesia50.0%
Turkmenistan50.0%
Belgium40.0%
Algeria40.0%
Dominican Republic40.0%
Colombia40.0%
Jordan40.0%
Denmark30.0%
Estonia30.0%
Finland30.0%
Eritrea30.0%
Ethiopia30.0%
Benin30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Namibia30.0%
Somalia30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Argentina30.0%
Ecuador30.0%
United Arab Emirates30.0%
Malaysia30.0%
Australia30.0%
New Zealand30.0%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total26,234100.0%
Germany23,38289.1%
Romania4461.7%
Turkey3901.5%
Italy2380.9%
Ukraine2200.8%
Bulgaria1360.5%
Poland1300.5%
Greece1250.5%
Croatia1160.4%
Hungary770.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Kosovo690.3%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of630.2%
Austria620.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina600.2%
Serbia550.2%
Russian Federation480.2%
United States440.2%
Syrian Arab Republic410.2%
Czech Republic370.1%
Spain290.1%
China270.1%
France260.1%
Viet Nam260.1%
Montenegro220.1%
Portugal220.1%
Slovakia210.1%
Belarus200.1%
Iraq190.1%
Slovenia180.1%
India160.1%
Lithuania140.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of130.0%
Netherlands120.0%
Nigeria120.0%
Thailand100.0%
Albania90.0%
Morocco90.0%
Cameroon90.0%
Afghanistan90.0%
Sweden80.0%
Switzerland80.0%
Kenya80.0%
Brazil80.0%
Tajikistan80.0%
Moldova, Republic of70.0%
United Kingdom70.0%
Egypt70.0%
Kazakhstan70.0%
Georgia60.0%
Belgium50.0%
South Africa40.0%
Togo40.0%
Canada40.0%
Jordan40.0%
Pakistan40.0%
Finland30.0%
Ireland30.0%
Latvia30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Eritrea30.0%
Ethiopia30.0%
Benin30.0%
Somalia30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Armenia30.0%
Azerbaijan30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Israel30.0%
Lebanon30.0%
Philippines30.0%
Australia30.0%
New Zealand30.0%
Stateless30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16

Is Zirndorf 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 worker46%strong on work, weak on safety · range 35–57%
Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–64%
Student50%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 38–62%
Family55%strong on family, weak on safety · range 43–67%
Retirement52%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 38–66%
Foreign residents2,852 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population26,243 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)12.72 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Zirndorf
Fibre-to-the-building availability26.04 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability75.17 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident32,493 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 3–697.4 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 338 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier350 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official
Local property-tax multiplier360 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Zirndorf?

The published population was 26,243 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Zirndorf?

Average net cold rent is 12.72 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 890 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Zirndorf.

Is the air quality good in Zirndorf?

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 Nürnberg/Muggenhof).

What is the unemployment rate in Zirndorf?

The unemployment rate is about 4.4 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Zirndorf?

The median gross salary is 4,250 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Zirndorf?

2,852 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Zirndorf a good place to live?

Zirndorf 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 Zirndorf?

The official country of birth distribution records 26,234 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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  title = {Zirndorf, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, taxes},
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