According to the 2022 census, the average net rent in Germany is 7.28 euros per square meter. The lowest rents are in Saxony-Anhalt.
The average net rent per square meter in Germany in 2022 was 7.28 euros. This is shown by the preliminary results of the 2022 census, which were presented in Berlin on Tuesday. These are based on a survey of owners of buildings and apartments and do not refer to asking rents.
According to the report, apartments in Saxony-Anhalt were the cheapest, with an average of 5.38 euros per square meter. In Hamburg they were the highest at 9.16 euros, followed by Bavaria with 8.74 euros, Hesse (8.21 euros) and Baden-Württemberg (8.13 euros).
The total number of apartments was 43.1 million as of 2022, an increase of 2.5 million since the 2011 census. According to the data, the average area per apartment increased by three square meters to an average of 94 square meters in the same period. Three quarters of all apartments were heated with gas or oil.
Source: Stern
