--- entity_id: city:uk:geonames:2655603 entity_type: city name: Birmingham country_code: UK country: United Kingdom slug: birmingham canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/birmingham/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/uk/birmingham.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/uk/birmingham.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/uk/birmingham snapshot_id: approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62 generated_at: 2026-09-14 last_verified: 2026-09-14 fact_count: 31 language_location_count: 0 employment_location_count: 0 city_intent_block_count: 1 usefulness_tier: answer_linked indexable: true metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ citation_schema: immigrationdb-citation-v1 citation_canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/birmingham/ citation_title: "Birmingham, United Kingdom: rent, salary, cost of living" citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62 citation_version: approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62 citation_retrieval_date: 2026-09-14 citation_build_date: 2026-09-14 citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- # Birmingham Birmingham is a city in the United Kingdom. The population of Birmingham totalled 1,121,375 at the end of 2021. The regional median gross salary reached €2,870 per month at the end of 2024. Birmingham's unemployment stood at 7.7% at the end of 2018. ## Answers Deterministic answers rendered from this page's published values. The JSON twin carries the machine-readable answer objects. ### How many people live in Birmingham? The published population was 1,121,375 people in 2021. - City-scope resident count. Density, foreign-resident counts and the country-wide figure are separate rows in the table below. - Value: 1,121,375 people · Period: 2021 - Claims: claim-0904fdf24a2f ### Is the air quality good in Birmingham? The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2019) — 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. - Value: 9 µg/m³ · Period: 2019 - Claims: claim-0a375e3461bc ### How safe is Birmingham? Police recorded about 11,416 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. - Value: 11,416 incidents per 100,000 · Period: 2024 - Claims: claim-1f9c69420663 ### What is the typical salary in Birmingham? The median gross salary is about 3,246 EUR/month (2025). The regional series (home-region basis, 2024) is a separate labelled row in the table. - City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions. - Value: 3,246 EUR/month · Period: 2025 - Claims: claim-2d1a271213dd ### What is the unemployment rate in Birmingham? The unemployment rate is 7.7 % (2018). - Value: 7.7 % · Period: 2018 - Claims: claim-d61cb7468a90 ## Mobility Birmingham's nearest airport was BHX, 11 km away and offered 81 direct destinations. ## Population Birmingham had a median age of 33 years at the end of 2021. ## Work At the end of 2021, the employment rate stood at 49.4%. At the end of 2021, Birmingham recorded 428,555. ## Climate The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 9 µg/m³ at the end of 2019. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Population (built-up area) | `g01_population_total` | 1,121,375 people | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [1] | | Population | `population_total` | 1,121,375 people | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-04 | stale | verified | [2] | | Rent price index, mean | `rent_index_mean_eur_month` | 1,280 EUR/month | municipality | 2026-07-31 | 2026-09-14 | fresh | verified | [3] | | Employment rate | `g03_employment_rate_pct` | 49.4 % | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [1] | | Median gross salary | `salary_median_gross_city_eur_month` | 3,246 EUR/month | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-09-05 | aging | verified | [4] | | Median gross salary (regional) | `salary_median_gross_regional_eur_month` | 2,870 EUR/month | regional_context | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [5] | | Salary Net Avg Eur Month | `salary_net_avg_eur_month` | 3,907 EUR/month | city | 2026-09-30 | 2026-09-05 | fresh | supplemental | [6] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 7.7 % | city | 2018-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [7] | | PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 9 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2019-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [8] | | Climate Monthly Extreme High C | `climate_monthly_extreme_high_c` | Jan 13.52 · Feb 16.24 · Mar 18.87 · Apr 23.04 · May 25.76 · Jun 28.41 · Jul 31.97 · Aug 30.59 · Sep 26.95 · Oct 26.26 · Nov 18.12 · Dec 13.87 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [9] | | Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | `climate_monthly_extreme_low_c` | Jan -7.58 · Feb -9.3 · Mar -6.39 · Apr -4.09 · May -1.07 · Jun 3.29 · Jul 6.44 · Aug 5.52 · Sep 3.04 · Oct -2.9 · Nov -5.14 · Dec -7.62 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [9] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 3.62 · Feb 3.79 · Mar 5.52 · Apr 8.35 · May 11.52 · Jun 14.61 · Jul 16.39 · Aug 15.96 · Sep 13.54 · Oct 10.28 · Nov 6.53 · Dec 4.23 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [9] | | Fitness club membership, monthly | `col_fitness_club_eur_month` | 32.7 EUR/month | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | supplemental | [10] | | Col Groceries Index Basket Eur Month | `col_groceries_index_basket_eur_month` | 85.99 EUR/month | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | supplemental | [10] | | Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | `col_internet_60mbps_eur_month` | 42.55 EUR/month | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | supplemental | [10] | | Private kindergarten, monthly | `col_kindergarten_private_eur_month` | 1,411 EUR/month | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | supplemental | [10] | | Meal at an inexpensive restaurant | `col_meal_inexpensive_restaurant_eur` | 18.1 eur | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | supplemental | [10] | | Mobile plan, 10 GB | `col_mobile_plan_10gb_eur_month` | 18.68 EUR/month | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | supplemental | [10] | | Monthly transport pass | `col_transport_monthly_pass_eur` | 81.74 EUR/month | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | supplemental | [10] | | Basic utilities, 85 m² home | `col_utilities_basic_85m2_eur_month` | 291.4 EUR/month | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | supplemental | [10] | | Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | `crime_incidents_per_100k` | 11,416 offences per 100,000 | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-04 | stale | verified | [11] | | G07 Bachelors Or Higher Share Pct | `g07_bachelors_or_higher_share_pct` | 28.3 % | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [1] | | G09 Total Workers 16plus | `g09_total_workers_16plus` | 428,555 workers | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [1] | | Median age | `median_age_years` | 33 years | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [1] | | Primary School Count | `primary_school_count` | 300 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [12] | | School Count | `school_count` | 519 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [12] | | Universities | `universities_count` | 5 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [13] | | Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 81 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [14] | | Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 11 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [15] | | Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | BHX | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [15] | | Public transport monthly pass | `public_transport_monthly_pass_eur` | 81.74 EUR/month | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | supplemental | [10] | Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed. ## Public employment service - [Jobcentre Plus](https://www.gov.uk/contact-jobcentre-plus) — Job Search, Unemployment Claim This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city. ## Healthcare access Migrants can receive medical care in Birmingham when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility. - Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Yes — [official source](https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care) ## Country-wide rules Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [United Kingdom country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/united-kingdom/). ## International community Citizenship, country of birth, language and ancestry are kept as separate source-native dimensions. ### Country of birth - Europe: EU countries: 67,230 (6.0%) - Non-EU countries (including British Overseas): 234,290 (20.9%) - Europe: United Kingdom: 819,855 (73.1%) - Population universe: Usual residents living in the individual ONS Built-up Area on Census Day 21 March 2021 - Period: 2021 Census - Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/datasets/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021/2021/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021.xlsx ## Sources 1. Office for National Statistics — Official source — https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/articles/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareas/census2021 2. Office for National Statistics — Official source — https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/datasets/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021 3. Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR), UK: monthly price statistics — Official source — https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=%2Feconomy%2Finflationandpriceindices%2Fdatasets%2Fpriceindexofprivaterentsukmonthlypricestatistics%2F19august2026%2Fpriceindexofprivaterentsukmonthlypricestatistics.xlsx 4. ONS ASHE workplace analysis — exact city gross salary — Official source — https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.csv?geography=TYPE464&date=2025&sex=7&pay=7&item=2&measures=20100 5. Office for National Statistics (ONS) — Official source — https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/datasets/placeofresidencebylocalauthorityashetable8 6. Numbeo city cost-of-living page — /cities/uk/birmingham/ — Community source — https://de.numbeo.com/lebenshaltungskosten/stadt/Birmingham 7. Eurostat — Official source — https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/urb_clma?format=JSON&lang=en 8. European Environment Agency — Official source — https://air.discomap.eea.europa.eu/arcgis/rest/services/AirQuality/AQ_Statistics_WM/MapServer/0/query 9. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center — Official source — https://power.larc.nasa.gov/api/temporal/climatology/point?parameters=T2M%2CT2M_MAX%2CT2M_MIN&community=SB&longitude=-1.899830&latitude=52.481420&format=JSON 10. Numbeo — Independent source — https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Birmingham 11. Office for National Statistics — Official source — https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/policeforceareadatatables 12. Department for Education (GIAS) — Official source — https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Downloads 13. Office for Students — Official source — https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/for-providers/registering-with-the-ofs/the-ofs-register/ 14. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat 15. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv ## Cite This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. ### APA ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 14). Birmingham, United Kingdom: rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62; version approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/birmingham/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_birmingham-united-kingdom-rent-salary-cost-of-living_03a983ae8a2b, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Birmingham, United Kingdom: rent, salary, cost of living}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-09-14}, version = {approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62}, snapshot = {approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/birmingham/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Birmingham, United Kingdom: rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/birmingham/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62; version approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62; retrieved 2026-09-14; built 2026-09-14. - Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1` - Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/birmingham/ - Title: Birmingham, United Kingdom: rent, salary, cost of living - Author: ImmigrationDB - Publisher: ImmigrationDB - Snapshot: `approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62` - Version: `approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62` - Retrieved: 2026-09-14 - Built: 2026-09-14 - Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ## Data - HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/birmingham/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/uk/birmingham.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/uk/birmingham.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/uk/birmingham - Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json - City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json - Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json