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Torgau

Torgau had 20,049 residents at the 2022 census, over 102.7 km². Average net rent was €5.02/m², 6% below the district average. 29.5% of homes were owner-occupied. Around the centre, 149 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk.

Town · Code 14730310 · Zensus 2022 · Updated 24 October 2026
20,049residentscensus, 15 May 2022
€5.02/m²net rentaverage
29.5%owner-occupiedof homes
9%green within 500 maverage
Torgau in Landkreis NordsachsenTorgau highlighted; the rest of the district in grey
Map of Landkreis Nordsachsen with Torgau highlighted

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)

People.

Age and households at the 2022 census, next to the figure for Landkreis Nordsachsen.

16%
aged under 18
9%
aged 18–29
24%
aged 30–49
27%
aged 65 and over
47.2
years, average age
1.9
people per household

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

Homes.

3,898 residential buildings.

€5.02/m²
average net rent
29.5%
of homes owner-occupied
7.5%
of homes empty
47.8 m²
living space per resident

When residential buildings were built

before 191921%
1919–194914%
1950–19594%
1960–19696%
1970–19797%
1980–19896%
1990–199912%
2000–20096%
2010–20152%
2016 or later2%

Main type of heating

Central heating63%
District heating21%
Single-storey heating11%
Block heating1%
Room stoves2%

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.

149 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk, measured from the centre; 9% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops5
Bakeries9
Pharmacies5
Doctors3
Dentists3
Cafés and bars13
Restaurants17
Parks13
Playgrounds9
Sports pitches21
Gyms and sports centres7
Libraries1
Day nurseries6
Bus stops24
Tram and light-rail stops0
Railway stations0
10schoolsOpenStreetMap
13nurseries and kindergartensOpenStreetMap
195residents per km²density
102.7km²area

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Within one kilometre.

Crime in the district.

Police crime statistics are published for districts and independent cities. These figures cover the whole district (Landkreis Nordsachsen) in 2025.

6,196offences per 100,000 residentsstate: 6,361
12,357recorded offences2025
57%clearance ratestate: 58%
OffenceCasesper 100,000state, per 100,000
Violent crime357179250
Common assault898450448
Robbery552849
Domestic burglary1386961
All theft3,5571,7842,197
Bicycle theft517259325
Car theft743733
Theft from vehicles370186211
Shoplifting478240514
Pickpocketing623154
Fraud1,275639745
Criminal damage1,434719812
Street crime1,9139591,163

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 Torgau, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Torgau Mohrenapotheke
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Torgau Mohrenapotheke
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Jungpionier assumed (based on… · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Torgau Rathaus2
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Torgau Rathaus2
Photo: Joeb07 · CC BY 3.0
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Rathaus Torgau vor 1870
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Rathaus Torgau vor 1870
Photo: author named on the file page · Public domain
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Nearby municipalities.