Information about the municipality of Assen:

Population numbers per year
The number of inhabitants in the municipality of Assen in the Netherlands

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Population numbers in the municipality of Assen in the Netherlands for the years 1995 thru 2023.

The number of inhabitants is the number of persons as registered in the population register on January 1st.

Population at the map of the municipality of Assen
Map of the municipality Assen with the population per borough in 2023. This page shows a lot of information about residents (such as the distribution by age groups, family composition, gender, native or Dutch with an immigration background, ...), homes (numbers, types, price development, use, type of property, ...) and more (car ownership, energy consumption, ...) based on open data from the Dutch Central Bureau of Statistics and various other sources!

Map of the municipality Assen with the population per borough in 2023. The numbers at the map represent the following boroughs: 1: Peelo, 2: Marsdijk, 3: Pittelo, 4: Noorderpark, 5: Buitengebied, 6: Kloosterveen, 7: Lariks, 8: Centrum, 9: Assen-Oost, 10: Assen-West.

Boroughs and neighborhoods

Have a look at the information for each per borough and neighborhood of Assen!

Average value of dwellings
The average of the house values in the municipality of Assen in the Netherlands

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Average dwelling value for the years 2013 thru 2022.

The house value is based on the average WOZ value for all dwellings in the municipality of Assen in the Netherlands. WOZ is the abbreviation for the Act of Immovable Property valuation. This value is determined yearly by the local government and used for several legal and taxation purposes.


Determination of the real estate value (WOZ value):
When determining the average dwelling value, only real estate objects are included that are registered as homes (main residence or home with practice space). The (provisional) average home value is determined with the valuation date of the previous year (this is based on the WOZ, the Real Estate Valuation Act).
Characteristics of the 32.680 dwellings in the municipality of Assen
Information about the homes in this region based on open data from the Dutch Central Bureau of Statistics. Overview image with 4 pie charts.

Percentages of home ownership, occupation, type and construction period.


Definitions of the characteristics of the dwellings in the municipality of Assen:

Houses by ownership:
Homes for sale are owned by the resident (s) or used as a second home. Rental houses are not occupied by the owner of the house. Rental homes are divided into (1) homes owned by a housing association or other institution. And (2) rental properties owned by companies, individuals and investors.
Houses by occupation:
A house is occupied if, according to the Personal Records Database, at least 1 person was registered at the corresponding address. All other homes are considered uninhabited.
Houses by type:
A house is defined as "multi-family" when it forms a whole building together with other houses or (business) spaces. This includes flats, gallery houses, ground floor and upstairs apartments, and apartments and houses above business premises. All other homes are defined as the "single-family" type.
Houses by contruction period:
The year of construction is the year in which a building containing a home was originally delivered. The construction period as used here has two possible values: (1) built in or after the year 2000 and (2) built before the year 2000.
Population per age group
The percentage of inhabitants per age group in the municipality of Assen in the Netherlands

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The Municipality of Assen, 2023, age groups.

Population, age groups: percentage of inhabitants per age category.

Civil status
Civil status: unmarried, married, divorced or widowed, Assen

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The Municipality of Assen, 2023, civil status.

Population, civil status: percentage of inhabitants by civil status (see the explanation for the definitions of marital status, divorced and widowed).


Definitions civil status:
Unmarried:
Persons who have never married or entered into a registered partnership.
Married:
The marital status married arises after a marriage has been concluded or after a registered partnership has been entered into. Married people also include persons who live separated from each other.
Divorced:
The status divorced arises after the dissolution of a marriage or registered partnership other than through the death of the partner. Persons who only live separately (and are still married or registered as partners) are considered to be married..
Widowed:
The civil status widowed arises after dissolution of a marriage or registered partnership due to the death of the partner.
Data about more than 100 topics!

The table below shows data for more than 100 topics as most recently available for the municipality of Assen in the Netherlands. Select a category to display the related topics:

BusinessValueUnitYear
Businesses total6.390number2022
Businesses agricultural forestry fishing70number2022
Businesses industry energy680number2022
Businesses trade catering1.310number2022
Businesses traffic information communications465number2022
Businesses financial service real estate440number2022
Businesses business services1.360number2022
Government, education, care1.305number2022
Businesses culture recreation other services770number2022
EnergyValueUnitYear
Average electricity usage total2.520average kWh2021
Average electricity usage appartment1.800average kWh2021
Average electricity usage terraced homes2.480average kWh2021
Average electricity usage corner homes2.630average kWh2021
Average electricity usage 2 under 1 roof homes3.060average kWh2021
Average electricity usage detached homes3.800average kWh2021
Average electricity usage rental homes1.950average kWh2021
Average electricity owner-occupied homes2.910average kWh2021
Average natural gas usage total1.320average m³2021
Average natural gas usage appartment870average m³2021
Average natural gas usage terraced homes1.250average m³2021
Average natural gas usage corner homes1.430average m³2021
Average natural gas usage 2 under 1 roof homes1.630average m³2021
Average natural gas usage detached homes2.220average m³2021
Average natural gas usage rental homes1.030average m³2021
Average natural gas owner-occupied homes1.510average m³2021
Percentage homes with district heating0%percentage2014
HouseholdsValueUnitYear
Households32.359number2023
Households 1 person12.942number2023
Households no children9.143number2023
Households with children10.274number2023
Households average size2,10average2023
HousesValueUnitYear
Number of houses32.680number2022
Average house value€238.000Euro2022
Percentage single-family houses71%percentage2022
Percentage multi-family houses 29%percentage2022
Percentage inhabited97%percentage2022
Percentage homes uninhabited3%percentage2022
Percentage homes private owned59%percentage2022
Percentage homes rented41%percentage2022
Percentage rental-housing by a corporation28%percentage2022
Percentage homes other rental14%percentage2022
Homes ownership unknown0%percentage2022
Percentage homes built before 200075%percentage2022
Percentage homes built since 200025%percentage2022
IncomeValueUnitYear
Number of income receivers54.600number2021
Average income per income receipient€32.900Euro2021
Average income per inhabitant€26.900Euro2021
40 percentile persons with lowest income40%percentage2021
20 percentile persons with highest income16%percentage2021
Active persons 15-75 year31%percentage2021
40 percentile households with lowest income42%percentage2021
20 percentile households with highest income15%percentage2021
Percentage households with a low income7%percentage2021
Percentage households at social minimum6,5%percentage2021
Persons with social security welfare1.960number2021
Persons with social security for incapacity for work3.730number2021
Persons with social security for unemployed700number2021
Persons with social security for elderly13.390number2021
MigrationValueUnitYear
Native Dutch57.410number2022
Western total5.425number2022
Not western total6.144number2022
Marcocco361number2022
Dutch Antilles421number2022
Surinam499number2022
Turkey411number2022
Other not western4.452number2022
PopulationValueUnitYear
Inhabitants69.414number2023
Men34.334number2023
Women35.080number2023
Ages 0 - 1510.534number2023
Ages 15 - 258.417number2023
Ages 25 - 4516.262number2023
Ages 45 - 6519.349number2023
Ages 65 and up14.852number2023
Not married33.541number2023
Married25.928number2023
Divorced6.431number2023
Widowed3.514number2023
Births676number2021
Births relative10number per 1000 inhabitants2021
Mortality690number2021
Mortality relative10number per 1000 inhabitants2021
Crime theft1.695number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime violance and sexual abuse297number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime environmental4number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime scam387number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime traffic454number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime destruction376number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime other84number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime total3.369number per 1000 inhabitants2022
RegionalValueUnitYear
Region codeGM0106code2023
Region nameAssenname2023
Region typeGemeentetype2023
Population density848number per km22023
Passenger cars per surface417average per km²2022
Surface total8.345hectares2023
Surface land8.188hectares2023
Surface water157hectares2023
Zipcode most occuringgeen datapostal code2023
Measure of urbanity2indicator 1-52023
Address density1.592average per km22023
TransportValueUnitYear
Passenger cars total34.110number2022
Passenger cars petrol26.185number2022
Passenger cars other fuel7.925number2022
Passenger cars per household1,10average2022
Motorcycles3.390number2022

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Open data sources used

Data is used from multiple Dutch open data providers. See this description of the sources with the definitions of all regional topics.

Sources & definitions
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