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Germany country facts, largest cities, hub labels and reports.

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Can I move to Germany?

Across 199 passports, 94 passports enter visa-free and 105 passports need a visa for Germany. Check your passport below.

Visa-free
94
Visa required
105

199 accepted passport rules · rules effective as of 2026-07-15

Residence rules and exceptions
General starting points; personal circumstances and exceptions still apply.
Citizenship / situationStarting point
EU / EEA citizenshipFree movement; longer residence has conditions.[11]
Swiss citizenshipSeparate Swiss arrangements, including residence documentation for longer stays.[11]
Other citizenshipCheck work, study or family requirements. Some nationalities can apply after entry; this is not permission to start work.[12][13]
Existing status or family rightsA passport alone cannot establish your eligibility. Check the relevant authority’s guidance.

These are national starting points, not an eligibility decision. Long-stay residence, work authorisation and in-country application rules differ by route; a visa-free visit never settles them. Check the route that matches your purpose and circumstances with the responsible authority.

Visa and entry rules

Short stay and entry199 source-backed passport answersHighly SkilledGermany’s EU Blue Card requires a university degree or comparable qualification and a concrete matching job offer; the job must meet the applicable salary threshold.Self EmployedGermany’s self-employment route covers either a commercial business or a liberal profession. A business needs economic interest or regional demand, positive economic impact and sec.Entrepreneur StartupNational visa/residence route for establishing a business or working as self-employed under Section 21 AufenthG.StudyStudents admitted to a state-recognised German higher-education institution can qualify if they can cover living costs and meet programme language requirements.FamilyA third-country spouse may join a German skilled worker who holds a residence, settlement or EU Blue Card.Permanent ResidenceApplicants generally need five years of lawful residence in Germany, self-support, sufficient living space, 60 months of pension contributions, German and civic knowledge.CitizenshipA person not born German may qualify for naturalisation after more than five years of legal residence if they have a permanent right of residence, can support themselves and prove.WorkGermany’s general skilled-employment route covers workers with an equivalent vocational qualification or a recognised or comparable higher-education qualification.

Sources checked through 28 Aug 2026.

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Germany?

The national unemployment rate was 3.8 % in 2025. Source: Eurostat — Unemployment by sex and age — annual data (une_rt_a)22

This is the Eurostat labour-force survey series used as the canonical national answer. Other published definitions exist and are shown in the table below.

What is the median gross salary in Germany?

The median gross salary was 4,013 EUR/month in 2024.

Half of employees earn less than this. Mean gross and national-accounts averages use different definitions and are shown in the table below. mean gross earnings; national-accounts average — shown in the table below.

  • Median gross salary, monthly: 4,013 EUR/month · Analyse zur Entgeltstatistik 20241
  • Average gross earnings: 4,851 EUR/month · 2026-08-27 · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)52
  • Average gross salary, monthly: 3,519 EUR/month · 2026-07-25 · Eurostat — National accounts aggregates (nama_10_a10) and employment (nama_10_a10_e)21

What is the minimum wage in Germany?

The statutory minimum wage is 12.82 EUR/hour, gross (as of 2025). Source: OECD36

National statutory floor, gross, before tax and social contributions.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary, monthly4,013 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Analyse zur Entgeltstatistik 20241Official · national figure
National unemployment rate3.8 %31 Dec 2025Eurostat — Unemployment by sex and age — annual data (une_rt_a)22Official · national figure
Minimum gross hourly wage12.82 EUR/hour31 Dec 2025OECD36Official · national figure
Unemployment across cities in GermanyOf 2,973 cities with data, 1,290 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Typical city (median): about 5.1%

unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Germany per band801 cities: 2% to under 4%8012–41290 cities: 4% to under 6%12904–6624 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 (%)

Net rent across cities in GermanyOf 41 cities with data, 10 have net rent of 5 to under 6 €/m²/month.

Typical city (median): about €6.56

net rent, € / m² / month · measured cities in Germany per band7 cities: 4 €/m²/month to under 5 €/m²/month74–510 cities: 5 €/m²/month to under 6 €/m²/month105–69 cities: 6 €/m²/month to under 7 €/m²/month96–77 cities: 7 €/m²/month to under 8 €/m²/month77–81 city: 8 €/m²/month to under 9 €/m²/month18–96 cities: 9 €/m²/month to under 10 €/m²/month69–101 city: 10 €/m²/month to under 11 €/m²/month110–11

Net rent (€/m²/month)

Annual PM2.5 across cities in GermanyOf 444 cities with data, 155 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Typical city (median): about 8.0 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/m³1558–990 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)

Recorded crime across cities in GermanyOf 174 cities with data, 60 report 7500 to under 10000 incidents per 100,000 residents.

Typical city (median): about 9,284 incidents per 100,000 residents

recorded incidents per 100k residents · measured cities in Germany per band3 cities: 2500 incidents per 100,000 residents to under 5000 incidents per 100,000 residents32500–50002.5k–5k39 cities: 5000 incidents per 100,000 residents to under 7500 incidents per 100,000 residents395000–75005k–7.5k60 cities: 7500 incidents per 100,000 residents to under 10000 incidents per 100,000 residents607500–100007.5k–10k57 cities: 10000 incidents per 100,000 residents to under 12500 incidents per 100,000 residents5710000–1250010k–12.5k8 cities: 12500 incidents per 100,000 residents to under 15000 incidents per 100,000 residents812500–1500012.5k–15k3 cities: 15000 incidents per 100,000 residents to under 17500 incidents per 100,000 residents315000–1750015k–17.5k4 cities: 17500 incidents per 100,000 residents to under 20000 incidents per 100,000 residents417500–2000017.5k–20k

Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents

Public employment service in Germany

Official job-search, registration, counselling and training routes. Private recruitment agencies are not included.

Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Public employment service

Bundesagentur für Arbeit

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A national service does not prove that an office exists in every city. City pages show an office only after an exact address is linked to that city. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Taxes in Germany

National rates and comparable published scenarios. Personal tax depends on income, household and residence circumstances.

What does an average earner take home in Germany?

A single person on an average wage keeps about 40,902 EUR/year of about 66,700 EUR/year gross per year — 61.3% of pay.

Standardized OECD Taxing Wages (standardized scenario): single person, no children, earning the average wage. The same scenario is published for every covered country, so take-home shares compare directly.

Gross-to-net decomposition, 2025
ComponentAmount / year
Net wage earnings, kept40,902
Employee social contributions−14,314
Income taxes−11,484
Gross wage earnings66,700
  • Gross-to-net pay for a sample household: single person no children — 66,700 gross → 40,902 net a year (2025, national currency) · Taxing Wages 2026 — labour taxation decomposition
Top income-tax rate47.48 %
Corporate tax rate15.83 %
Employee income tax, yearly11,484 EUR/year
Employee social contributions, yearly14,314 EUR/year
Verified from the linked official or intergovernmental records. Open the primary source. Sources checked through 7 Aug 2026.

Benefits newcomers may qualify for in Germany

Public schemes where an official source defines an eligible migration or residence status. Amounts and conditions are kept in their native terms.

ProgrammePublished amountSource and application

Arbeitslosengeld I — Unemployment support

Percentage-based / Daily

Federal Employment Agency (Bundesagentur für Arbeit)

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Eligibility and amount details

The 2026 Bundesagentur für Arbeit leaflet states 60% of calculated Leistungsentgelt, increased to 67% where the claimant or spouse/partner has at least one child.

The Bundesagentur für Arbeit states that a person without German citizenship must either be an EU/EEA/Swiss national or hold a valid settlement or residence permit allowing work in Germany, in addition to meeting the ordinary unemployment-benefit conditions.

Grundsicherungsgeld nach SGB II (formerly Bürgergeld) — Minimum-income support

357–563 EUR / Monthly

Jobcenter or competent social-assistance authority

Open official application
Eligibility and amount details

The BMAS 2026 standard-need table gives EUR 563 for an adult living alone, EUR 506 per adult in a couple, EUR 451 for an adult aged 18–24 or in a stationary setting, EUR 471 for ages 14–17, EUR 390 for ages 6–13 and EUR 357 for children under 6; appropriate accommodation and heating costs may be added under the published SGB II rules.

The Bundesagentur für Arbeit states that a third-country national with a residence title that entitles them to Germany's basic income support may receive the SGB II benefit, provided the general conditions of ability to work, need and residence in Germany are met. It expressly excludes people supported under the Asylum Seekers Benefits Act. exact third-country residence-title profile and does not turn a generic lawful residence or asylum application into a public eligibility status.

Kindergeld (Child benefit) — Family and child support

259 EUR / Monthly

Familienkasse / Federal Employment Agency

Open official application
Eligibility, amount and sources

The current Bundesagentur für Arbeit Kindergeld page states EUR 259 per child per month for 2026.

The official Bundesagentur für Arbeit page for foreign nationals in Germany states that third-country citizens may qualify if they have a valid settlement or residence permit allowing work in Germany (‘gültige Niederlassungs- oder Aufenthaltserlaubnis, mit der sie in Deutschland arbeiten dürfen’), subject to the family-benefit conditions and individual Familienkasse review. and does not generalize the rule to every lawful resident.

Amount: Bundesministerium der Justiz — Gesetze im Internet, checked 2026-08-07

Leistungen nach dem Asylbewerberleistungsgesetz (AsylbLG) — Arrival and reception support

309–455 EUR / Monthly

Competent local AsylbLG authority / Sozialplattform

Open official application
Eligibility and amount details

The BMAS and Sozialplattform 2026 AsylbLG tables give total monthly basic rates by Bedarfsstufe from EUR 455 for Bedarfsstufe 1 through EUR 309 for Bedarfsstufe 6, combining the published necessary-needs and personal-needs components; the applicable category depends on household and age circumstances.

The official Sozialplattform states that an asylum seeker in Germany may be entitled to benefits under the Asylum Seekers Benefits Act when the published means and residence conditions are met. It also says that a person with a Duldung in Germany may receive benefits under the Asylum Seekers Benefits Act while the Duldung procedure is running, subject to the published conditions. bounded profiles asylum_seeker_in_germany_under_asylblg and duldung_holder_in_germany_under_asylblg; it does not treat general non-German residence or a negative SGB-II condition as an entitlement status.

Wohngeld — Housing support

Amount set per household by formula / Monthly

Competent municipal Wohngeldbehörde

Open official application
Eligibility and amount details

Wohngeld is calculated from household members, qualifying rent, income and the statutory local rent level; the competent local authority makes the decision, so no representative national amount is invented. The current-state locator is 2026-08-10.

Wohngeldgesetz §3(5) states that foreign nationals who actually stay in Germany may qualify when they have EU free-movement residence, a residence title or toleration, a treaty-based right of residence, asylum Aufenthaltsgestattung, or one of the listed equivalent statuses, subject to statutory exclusions.

ImmigrationDB shows published rules; it does not decide personal eligibility. Confirm your status, contribution record and household circumstances with the responsible authority before applying. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Can migrants receive medical care in Germany?

Yes — migrants receive medical care through valid health insurance.

Work and EU Blue Card
Employees normally need valid German health insurance; the statutory or private route depends on the applicable insurance rules.
Study
Students need proof of valid health insurance. Age, previous cover and the study route can change the available insurance path.
Family
Eligible spouses and children may use family co-insurance; otherwise they need their own valid cover.
Short stay
EHIC may apply to eligible European visitors; other short stays normally rely on travel medical insurance.
Statutory health insurance rate14.6 %
Verified 2026-08-03. Open the official coverage rules.

Language courses and integration in Germany

Government programmes, public integration services and exact provider records. The section expands only from fields present in the source; missing prices, refunds or contacts are not replaced with estimates.

6verified programmes
46cities with exact local records
1,384verified location records

BAMF Integrationskurse — Integration course

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For eligible migrants.

GermanIn Person
Open official information

BAMF job-related German courses — Job-related language course

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For migrants needing job-related German.

GermanIn Person
Open official information

German and integration course guidance in Cologne — Integration course

Stadt Köln / Amt für Integration und Vielfalt / VHS Köln

For immigrants, newcomers.

GermanIn Person
Open official information

German-course guidance for immigrants in Berlin — Integration course

Land Berlin / Willkommenszentrum

For immigrants, refugees, adult newcomers.

GermanIn Person, Online
Open official information

Integration courses in Hamburg — Integration course

Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg / Sozialbehörde

For immigrants, refugees, adults without access to federal integration courses.

GermanCEFR B1In Person
Open official information

Integration courses in Munich — Integration course

Landeshauptstadt München / Servicestelle für Zuwanderung und Einbürgerung

For immigrants with little or no German, adult newcomers.

GermanIn Person
Open official information
Country programmes describe the national or named local framework. Availability in a city is shown only when a source names that place exactly. Sources checked through 2026-08-10.

Living and moving context for Germany

Germany had GDP per capita of US$60,496 in 2025 and life expectancy of 80.8 years in 2024. The national unemployment rate was 3.8% in 2025. Average gross salary was €3,519 per month in 2024, and there were 4.534 doctors per 1,000 people in 2022. The national median gross salary was €4,013 per month in December 2024, while national median net income was €1,900 per month in 2024. Germany recorded 6,995 offences per 100,000 people in 2024 as its national crime rate.

#1 by populationBerlin3,701,307 residents · Capital hub#2 by populationHamburg1,862,565 residents · Migration hub#3 by populationMunich1,604,731 residents · Migration hub

Germany cities by population

The largest published cities appear first. Population is taken from the reusable official city layer; hub labels come from the existing city taxonomy.

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CityPopulationNet rent, €/m²/monthMedian gross salary, €/month
BerlinCapital hub3,701,307Population7.71Net rent, €/m²/mo4,250Median gross salary, €/mo
HamburgMigration hub1,862,565Population9.94Net rent, €/m²/mo4,300Median gross salary, €/mo
MunichMigration hub1,604,731Population15.38Net rent, €/m²/mo4,800Median gross salary, €/mo
CologneMigration hub1,100,076Population—Net rent, €/m²/mo4,700Median gross salary, €/mo
Frankfurt am MainMigration hub781,337Population—Net rent, €/m²/mo5,100Median gross salary, €/mo
DusseldorfMigration hub659,615Population—Net rent, €/m²/mo4,950Median gross salary, €/mo
LeipzigMigration hub633,592Population6.27Net rent, €/m²/mo4,050Median gross salary, €/mo
Dortmund612,165Population6.00Net rent, €/m²/mo4,200Median gross salary, €/mo
StuttgartMigration hub605,663Population9.72Net rent, €/m²/mo5,150Median gross salary, €/mo
Essen596,710Population—Net rent, €/m²/mo4,400Median gross salary, €/mo
Bremen586,603Population—Net rent, €/m²/mo4,100Median gross salary, €/mo
DresdenStudent hub571,510Population7.20Net rent, €/m²/mo4,200Median gross salary, €/mo
Hanover558,767Population—Net rent, €/m²/mo—Median gross salary, €/mo
Nuremberg547,913Population—Net rent, €/m²/mo4,250Median gross salary, €/mo
Duisburg506,493Population6.66Net rent, €/m²/mo4,200Median gross salary, €/mo
Bochum375,625Population—Net rent, €/m²/mo4,400Median gross salary, €/mo
Wuppertal364,609Population—Net rent, €/m²/mo4,150Median gross salary, €/mo
Bielefeld343,507Population6.72Net rent, €/m²/mo4,200Median gross salary, €/mo
BonnMigration hub338,224Population—Net rent, €/m²/mo4,800Median gross salary, €/mo
Mannheim329,998Population9.09Net rent, €/m²/mo4,600Median gross salary, €/mo
All published cities in Germany

Reports with this country

Accepted report pages with a row for this country.

All reports
Cities with the highest published monthly salaries Cities meeting the WHO PM2.5 annual guideline Cities with the strongest published PM2.5 and NO2 combination Cities with the highest car density Cities with the largest foreign populations Cities with the lowest annual NO2
Foreign residents12,392,275 people31 Dec 2025Official source · Eurostat
Population83,516,593 people31 Dec 2024Official source · World Bank
Average gross earnings4,851 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)
Median gross salary, monthly4,013 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Analyse zur Entgeltstatistik 2024
National unemployment rate3.8 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Eurostat — Unemployment by sex and age — annual data (une_rt_a)
Statutory health insurance rate14.6 %3 Aug 2026Official source · Federal Ministry of Health (BMG), Germany
94 country facts · 3,335 cities · Last checked 2026-09-06

Germany facts

Current source-backed observations, grouped the way the city pages are, with geographic scope and observation periods.

Population and profile

How many people live in Germany?

The published population was 83,516,593 people in 2024. Source: World Bank56

National, resident population scope. Foreign-resident and migration-background figures are separate metrics in the table below.

How many foreign residents live in Germany?

The foreign-resident population was 12,392,275 people in 2025. Source: Eurostat12

Residents without Germany citizenship. The migration-background population is a broader measure and appears in the table below.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign residents12,392,275 people31 Dec 2025Eurostat12Official · national figure
Population83,516,593 people31 Dec 2024World Bank56Official · national figure

Legal, tax and other context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings4,851 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)52Official · national figure
Statutory health insurance rate14.6 %3 Aug 2026Federal Ministry of Health (BMG), Germany28Official · national figure
Public healthcare access for foreign residentsConditional3 Aug 2026Gesetze im Internet (Bundesministerium der Justiz), SGB V29Official · national figure
Annual sunshine1,650 hours/year31 Dec 2024DWD Deutscher Wetterdienst7Official · national figure
Annual mean temperature10.4 °C31 Dec 2024DWD Deutscher Wetterdienst7Official · national figure
Area357,680 km²31 Dec 2023World Bank57Official · national figure
Cost level against the capital105.7 index (EU27=100)31 Dec 2024Eurostat — Comparative price levels and HICP (prc_ppp_ind, prc_hicp_midx)18Official · national figure
Gross-to-net pay for a sample householdsingle person no children — 66,700 gross → 40,902 net a year (2025, national currency)31 Dec 2025Taxing Wages 2026 — labour taxation decomposition53Official · country household scenario
Population by year83,019,213 people (2019)1 Jan 2019Population on 1 January by age and sex (DEMO_PJAN)51Official · country annual series
Religious affiliation of residentsOther, no affiliation, no answer — 51.8 % (2022)15 May 2022Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit — Anteil je Gemeinde2Official · country religion category
Salary by professionTechnicians and associate professionals — 3,237 EUR/month (2022)31 Dec 2022Mean monthly earnings by sex, occupation and size class of the enterprise (2022)33Official · country occupation
Doctors per 1,000 residents4.53 per 1,00031 Dec 2022World Bank indicator SH.MED.PHYS.ZS60Official · national figure
Household electricity price0.387 EUR/kWh31 Dec 2025Eurostat13Official · national figure
People employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing565,000 people2024ec.europa.eu8Official · national figure
People employed in mining and quarrying39,000 people2024ec.europa.eu8Official · national figure
People employed in manufacturing7,413,000 people2024ec.europa.eu8Official · national figure
People employed in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning303,000 people2024ec.europa.eu8Official · national figure
People employed in water supply, sewerage and waste management307,000 people2024ec.europa.eu8Official · national figure
People employed in construction2,605,000 people31 Dec 2024Eurostat14Official · national figure
People employed in wholesale and retail trade; motor vehicle and motorcycle repair5,807,000 people31 Dec 2024Eurostat14Official · national figure
People employed in transportation and storage2,411,000 people31 Dec 2024Eurostat14Official · national figure
People employed in accommodation and food services1,856,000 people31 Dec 2024Eurostat14Official · national figure
People employed in information and communication1,571,000 people31 Dec 2024Eurostat14Official · national figure
People employed in finance and insurance1,086,000 people31 Dec 2024Eurostat14Official · national figure

Common questions

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

What is the unemployment rate in Germany?

The national unemployment rate was 3.8 % in 2025. Source: Eurostat — Unemployment by sex and age — annual data (une_rt_a).

How many people live in Germany?

The published population was 83,516,593 people in 2024. Source: World Bank.

What is the median gross salary in Germany?

The median gross salary was 4,013 EUR/month in 2024. Source: Analyse zur Entgeltstatistik 2024.

What is the minimum wage in Germany?

The statutory minimum wage is 12.82 EUR/hour, gross (as of 2025). Source: OECD.

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  12. Make it in Germany — visa and residence routes

    National guidance; check the actual route and personal conditions before acting.

  13. Residence Ordinance, §41

    Entry and in-country residence-title applications. The employment limitations remain relevant.

  14. Make it in Germany — registering your address

    National registration obligation with local procedure details; not a residence-permit decision.

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