Living in Zwickau
Zwickau had 87,410 residents at the end of 2024 and is a city in Germany. Gigabit broadband availability was 73.7% in 2025. In May 2022, the foreign population was 6,089. The city covered 102.6 km² in 2024. Population density was 852.1 people per km² in 2024.
Higher unemployment than 66% of German cities that publish it and dirtier air than 89% of German cities that publish it.
Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Zwickau?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €6.61 per m² per month in May 2026.
How much does it cost to rent in Zwickau?
Average net cold rent is 6.61 EUR/m² per month (May 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): 6.61 EUR/m²/month · wohnungsboerse Mietspiegel Zwickau20
City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Zwickau yet.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 6.61 EUR/m²/month | 1 May 2026 | wohnungsboerse Mietspiegel Zwickau20Commercial estimate · Supplemental context |
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 397 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.61 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
The unemployment rate was 5.79% in May 2022.
What is the unemployment rate in Zwickau?
The unemployment rate is about 5.8 % (May 2022).
- Unemployment rate: 5.79 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fibre-to-the-building availability | 21.77 % | 31 Dec 2025 | data.bundesnetzagentur.de4Official |
| Gigabit broadband availability | 73.7 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 3,400 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 5.79 %country median 5.1% | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19Official |
Unemployment rate fell 3.6% between 2011 and 2025, from 8.7% to 8.4%.
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Zwickau. 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 Zwickau. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital Beds Per 100k | 912 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)2Official |
Yes — migrants receive medical care in Zwickau 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 guideMobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Zwickau. 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
Annual PM2.5 was 9.79 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 15.1 µg/m³ in 2024.
Is the air quality good in Zwickau?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.8 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: 9.79 µg/m³ · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.12
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 15.05 µg/m³country median 13.6 | 2024 | Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.12Official |
| NO₂ — latest reading | 11.75 µg/m³ | 15 Jul 2026 | Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.12Official |
| PM10 — annual mean | 13.79 µg/m³country median 13.4 | 2024 | Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.12Official |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 9.79 µg/m³country median 8.0 | 2024 | Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.12Official |
| Climate Monthly Extreme High C | Jan 10.52 · Feb 13.87 · Mar 19.45 · Apr 26.87 · May 29.06 · Jun 35.07 · Jul 35.49 · Aug 35.92 · Sep 29.89 · Oct 24.56 · Nov 17.18 · Dec 10.41 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center10Official |
| Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | Jan -25.28 · Feb -21.65 · Mar -16.06 · Apr -9.47 · May -4.55 · Jun 0.59 · Jul 5.82 · Aug 3.59 · Sep -0.17 · Oct -8.82 · Nov -12.18 · Dec -18.63 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center10Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -2.53 · Feb -1.7 · Mar 2.11 · Apr 7.24 · May 11.74 · Jun 15.64 · Jul 17.82 · Aug 17.57 · Sep 12.88 · Oct 7.84 · Nov 2.88 · Dec -0.99 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center10Official |
| Annual mean temperature | 8.5 °C | 31 Dec 2020 | DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)7Official · land |
Annual PM2.5 fell 34.7% between 2014 and 2024, from 15.0 to 9.8.
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Population and city profile
How many people live in Zwickau?
The published population was 87,410 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 548 cars/1000 residents | 1 Jan 2026 | Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality9Official |
| City area | 102.6 km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 3.9 % | 31 Dec 2016 | Eurostat8Official |
| Foreign residents | 6,089 people | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities18Official |
| Population density | 852.1 people/km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.11Official |
| Population | 87,410 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official |
Population fell 6.1% between 2012 and 2024, from 93,081 to 87,410.
Foreign residents rose 189.0% between 2004 and 2022, from 2,107 to 6,089.
People and communities
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic residents | 2,635 people | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis5Official |
| Catholic share | 3 % | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis5Official |
| No religion or other | 74,855 people | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis5Official |
| No religion or other, share | 86 % | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis5Official |
| Protestant residents | 9,531 people | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis5Official |
| Protestant share | 11 % | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis5Official |
International community in Zwickau
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 | 87,020 | 100.0% |
| Germany | 79,191 | 91.0% |
| Poland | 900 | 1.0% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 862 | 1.0% |
| Russian Federation | 552 | 0.6% |
| Ukraine | 479 | 0.6% |
| Czech Republic | 445 | 0.5% |
| Afghanistan | 425 | 0.5% |
| Kazakhstan | 328 | 0.4% |
| Viet Nam | 319 | 0.4% |
| Iraq | 298 | 0.3% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 240 | 0.3% |
| Romania | 219 | 0.3% |
| Turkey | 171 | 0.2% |
| Slovakia | 148 | 0.2% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 117 | 0.1% |
| Bulgaria | 116 | 0.1% |
| Pakistan | 103 | 0.1% |
| China | 100 | 0.1% |
| India | 90 | 0.1% |
| Lebanon | 84 | 0.1% |
| Italy | 82 | 0.1% |
| Eritrea | 81 | 0.1% |
| Serbia | 72 | 0.1% |
| Croatia | 67 | 0.1% |
| Greece | 65 | 0.1% |
| Libya | 63 | 0.1% |
| Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of | 58 | 0.1% |
| Tunisia | 58 | 0.1% |
| Albania | 54 | 0.1% |
| Not stated | 54 | 0.1% |
| Austria | 49 | 0.1% |
| Kosovo | 46 | 0.1% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 44 | 0.1% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 43 | 0.0% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 39 | 0.0% |
| Azerbaijan | 38 | 0.0% |
| Morocco | 37 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 36 | 0.0% |
| Moldova, Republic of | 35 | 0.0% |
| Spain | 35 | 0.0% |
| Lithuania | 34 | 0.0% |
| Jordan | 34 | 0.0% |
| France | 31 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 30 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 30 | 0.0% |
| United States | 29 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 27 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 26 | 0.0% |
| Somalia | 25 | 0.0% |
| United Kingdom | 24 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 24 | 0.0% |
| Brazil | 20 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 20 | 0.0% |
| Cameroon | 19 | 0.0% |
| Portugal | 18 | 0.0% |
| Latvia | 17 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 16 | 0.0% |
| Thailand | 16 | 0.0% |
| Saudi Arabia | 15 | 0.0% |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 0.0% |
| Tajikistan | 14 | 0.0% |
| Nigeria | 13 | 0.0% |
| Korea, Republic of | 13 | 0.0% |
| Philippines | 12 | 0.0% |
| Palestinian territories | 11 | 0.0% |
| Netherlands | 10 | 0.0% |
| Mexico | 9 | 0.0% |
| Ethiopia | 8 | 0.0% |
| Gambia | 8 | 0.0% |
| Guinea | 8 | 0.0% |
| Chile | 8 | 0.0% |
| Taiwan, Province of China | 8 | 0.0% |
| Estonia | 7 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 7 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 7 | 0.0% |
| Turkmenistan | 6 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Sweden | 5 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 5 | 0.0% |
| Kuwait | 5 | 0.0% |
| Australia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Denmark | 4 | 0.0% |
| Congo, the Democratic Republic of the | 4 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 4 | 0.0% |
| Jamaica | 4 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 4 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Japan | 4 | 0.0% |
| Cambodia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Malaysia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Belgium | 3 | 0.0% |
| Finland | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ireland | 3 | 0.0% |
| Malta | 3 | 0.0% |
| Norway | 3 | 0.0% |
| Côte D'Ivoire | 3 | 0.0% |
| Kenya | 3 | 0.0% |
| Madagascar | 3 | 0.0% |
| Mali | 3 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 3 | 0.0% |
| Namibia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Senegal | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sierra Leone | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sudan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Chad | 3 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 3 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3 | 0.0% |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 3 | 0.0% |
| Honduras | 3 | 0.0% |
| Panama | 3 | 0.0% |
| Paraguay | 3 | 0.0% |
| Myanmar | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 0.0% |
| Israel | 3 | 0.0% |
| Qatar | 3 | 0.0% |
| Mongolia | 3 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16
Citizenship
Persons · 2022-05-15
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 87,020 | 100.0% |
| Germany | 80,931 | 93.0% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 959 | 1.1% |
| Afghanistan | 537 | 0.6% |
| Ukraine | 455 | 0.5% |
| Poland | 351 | 0.4% |
| Viet Nam | 337 | 0.4% |
| Russian Federation | 215 | 0.2% |
| Romania | 198 | 0.2% |
| Czech Republic | 195 | 0.2% |
| Iraq | 195 | 0.2% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 167 | 0.2% |
| Turkey | 150 | 0.2% |
| Eritrea | 115 | 0.1% |
| Bulgaria | 112 | 0.1% |
| Hungary | 108 | 0.1% |
| Pakistan | 104 | 0.1% |
| China | 99 | 0.1% |
| India | 91 | 0.1% |
| Greece | 90 | 0.1% |
| Italy | 89 | 0.1% |
| Croatia | 81 | 0.1% |
| Serbia | 75 | 0.1% |
| Libya | 71 | 0.1% |
| Lebanon | 66 | 0.1% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 65 | 0.1% |
| Uncertain | 61 | 0.1% |
| Albania | 58 | 0.1% |
| Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of | 56 | 0.1% |
| Kosovo | 52 | 0.1% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 51 | 0.1% |
| Tunisia | 48 | 0.1% |
| Belarus | 43 | 0.0% |
| Azerbaijan | 41 | 0.0% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 36 | 0.0% |
| Spain | 35 | 0.0% |
| Jordan | 35 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 33 | 0.0% |
| Somalia | 32 | 0.0% |
| Morocco | 28 | 0.0% |
| Cameroon | 27 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 26 | 0.0% |
| Not stated | 26 | 0.0% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 25 | 0.0% |
| France | 24 | 0.0% |
| Portugal | 21 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 21 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 19 | 0.0% |
| United States | 19 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 18 | 0.0% |
| Korea, Republic of | 17 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 16 | 0.0% |
| Latvia | 13 | 0.0% |
| Brazil | 13 | 0.0% |
| Nigeria | 12 | 0.0% |
| United Kingdom | 11 | 0.0% |
| Palestinian territories | 11 | 0.0% |
| Moldova, Republic of | 10 | 0.0% |
| Ethiopia | 10 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 10 | 0.0% |
| Lithuania | 9 | 0.0% |
| Japan | 9 | 0.0% |
| Philippines | 9 | 0.0% |
| Thailand | 9 | 0.0% |
| Stateless | 9 | 0.0% |
| Gambia | 8 | 0.0% |
| Guinea | 8 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 8 | 0.0% |
| Mongolia | 8 | 0.0% |
| Netherlands | 7 | 0.0% |
| Sweden | 7 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 7 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 7 | 0.0% |
| Mexico | 7 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 7 | 0.0% |
| Sudan | 5 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Ireland | 4 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 4 | 0.0% |
| Honduras | 4 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 4 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 4 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Cambodia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Taiwan, Province of China | 4 | 0.0% |
| Belgium | 3 | 0.0% |
| Estonia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Finland | 3 | 0.0% |
| Côte D'Ivoire | 3 | 0.0% |
| Kenya | 3 | 0.0% |
| Congo, the Democratic Republic of the | 3 | 0.0% |
| Madagascar | 3 | 0.0% |
| Mali | 3 | 0.0% |
| Mozambique | 3 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 3 | 0.0% |
| Senegal | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sierra Leone | 3 | 0.0% |
| Chad | 3 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 3 | 0.0% |
| Chile | 3 | 0.0% |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 0.0% |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | 0.0% |
| Panama | 3 | 0.0% |
| Myanmar | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 0.0% |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 0.0% |
| Tajikistan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Turkmenistan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Malaysia | 3 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15
Is Zwickau 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.
Additional context
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Zwickau?
The published population was 87,410 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.
How much does it cost to rent in Zwickau?
Average net cold rent is 6.61 EUR/m² per month (May 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 463 EUR a month before utilities. Source: wohnungsboerse Mietspiegel Zwickau.
Is the air quality good in Zwickau?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.8 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 Zwickau?
The unemployment rate is about 5.8 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.
What is the typical salary around Zwickau?
The median gross salary is 3,400 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).
How many foreign residents live in Zwickau?
6,089 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.
Is Zwickau a good place to live?
Zwickau 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 Zwickau?
The official country of birth distribution records 87,020 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). Zwickau, Germany: rent, salary, jobs, taxes [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/zwickau/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-06
- Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas) bundes-klinik-atlas.de · checked 2026-08-03
- Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV · gigabitgrundbuch.bund.de · checked 2026-07-14
- data.bundesnetzagentur.de data.bundesnetzagentur.de · checked 2026-08-08
- Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-08
- Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
- 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
- Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-02
- Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt · kba.de · checked 2026-07-14
- NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
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- Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row. destatis.de · checked 2024-12-31
- Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted. umweltbundesamt.de · checked 2026-07-15
- OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
- OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
- 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
- www.statistikportal.de statistikportal.de · checked 2026-08-08
- Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities Zensus 2022 regional tables · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-26
- Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities Zensus 2022 regional tables · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-26
- wohnungsboerse Mietspiegel Zwickau wohnungsboerse.net · checked 2026-06-04
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