Leipzig, with an annual net inward migration rate of approximately 15 1 per 10,000 people (10-year average), continues to have the greatest relative net population inflow of any major German city. Between 2000 and 2023, the number of households in Leipzig grew by 8.1%, indicating that a significant number of families are moving to the city. By 2040, the number of households in Leipzig is projected to rise by further 18,570 (+ 6%), with the city’s total growth rate 2000-40 equalling 1 4% - once again outpacing that of all major German cities.

As demand soars due to population growth, supply has struggled to keep up and vacancies have been increasingly reduced. The addition of housing supply has focussed on new housing construction. However, with a lack of development land in central locations, the majority of new housing construction will occur in the outer districts of the city. All in all, with property prices still approximately half of that in Berlin, Leipzig continues to prove very popular with both renters and purchasers alike.