Bremen

Bremen had 691,621 residents at the 2022 census, in 2 districts and independent cities. Average net rent was €7.35/m². 35.7% of homes were lived in by their owners.

State · Code 04 · Zensus 2022 · Updated 24 October 2026

691,621residentscensus, 15 May 2022

€7.35/m²net rentaverage

35.7%owner-occupiedof homes

19%green within 500 maverage

Bremen by municipality

0%30%+

Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: Federal and State Statistical Offices of Germany, 2022 census grid results (open data, with attribution) · © GeoBasis-DE / BKG (2023), administrative areas VG250 as of 15 May 2022, dl-de/by-2-0 · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

All 2 districts and independent cities.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

District	Residents	Rent	Owner-occupied	Vacant	Avg. age	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Bremen	573,497	€7.76/m²	37%	3.2%	42.7	20%	173
Bremerhaven	118,124	€5.58/m²	30%	5.9%	42.9	17%	115

Sources: Federal and State Statistical Offices of Germany, 2022 census grid results (open data, with attribution) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

Age and households at the 2022 census.

17%

aged under 18

16%

aged 18–29

26%

aged 30–49

21%

aged 65 and over

42.8

years, average age

2.0

people per household

Source: Federal and State Statistical Offices of Germany, 2022 census grid results (open data, with attribution)

Homes.

142,163 residential buildings.

€7.35/m²

average net rent

35.7%

of homes owner-occupied

3.7%

of homes empty

51.1 m²

living space per resident

When residential buildings were built

before 191912%

1919–194918%

1950–195918%

1960–196916%

1970–197910%

1980–19896%

1990–19996%

2000–20095%

2010–20152%

2016 or later2%

Main type of heating

Central heating62%

District heating19%

Single-storey heating14%

Block heating3%

Room stoves1%

Net rent comes from the 2022 census (reference date 15 May 2022) and covers every rented home, including long-standing tenancies, so it is usually lower than the asking rents in new listings.

Figures for municipalities, districts and states are built up from the census 100-metre grid cells, with rents weighted by the number of homes. Vacancy and owner-occupation rates come from the one-kilometre grid, as they are mostly withheld in the 100-metre cells.

Source: Federal and State Statistical Offices of Germany, 2022 census grid results (open data, with attribution)

Everyday life.

163 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk, for the average resident; 19% green space within 500 metres.

Crime.

Offences recorded by the police in 2025 (Bremen), next to the national average.

13,148offences per 100,000 residentsGermany: 6,240

92,676recorded offences2025

48%clearance rateGermany: 57%

Offence	Cases	per 100,000	Germany, per 100,000
Violent crime	3,914	555	253
Common assault	6,294	893	516
Robbery	1,174	167	48
Domestic burglary	1,277	181	99
All theft	42,443	6,021	2,156
Bicycle theft	5,349	759	256
Car theft	473	67	33
Theft from vehicles	7,794	1,106	283
Shoplifting	9,986	1,417	458
Pickpocketing	3,016	428	113
Fraud	11,700	1,660	770
Criminal damage	6,085	863	650
Street crime	22,253	3,157	1,215

Police crime statistics count offences that became known to the police and were fully processed by them, by place of offence. The rate relates them to the resident population, so cities with many commuters, visitors and shops show higher rates. Offences against residence and asylum law and drug offences are not shown here; drug offences mostly reflect how actively the police carry out checks.

Source: PKS Bundeskriminalamt (Federal Criminal Police Office), reporting year 2025, version 1.1 (Data licence Germany – attribution 2.0)

Around here.

Photographs taken near Bremen, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Districts and independent cities.

Bremen Bremerhaven