Information about the municipality of Harlingen:

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

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Population numbers in the municipality of Harlingen 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 Harlingen
Map of the municipality Harlingen 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 Harlingen with the population per borough in 2023. The numbers at the map represent the following boroughs: 1: Wijnaldum, 2: Midlum, 3: Harlingen.

1: Wijnaldum2: Midlum3: HarlingenMore: overview Harlingen
Boroughs and neighborhoods

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

Average value of dwellings
The average of the house values in the municipality of Harlingen 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 Harlingen 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 7.841 dwellings in the municipality of Harlingen
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 Harlingen:

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 Harlingen in the Netherlands

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The Municipality of Harlingen, 2023, age groups.

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

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

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The Municipality of Harlingen, 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 Harlingen in the Netherlands. Select a category to display the related topics:

BusinessValueUnitYear
Businesses total1.855number2022
Businesses agricultural forestry fishing75number2022
Businesses industry energy335number2022
Businesses trade catering360number2022
Businesses traffic information communications195number2022
Businesses financial service real estate105number2022
Businesses business services350number2022
Government, education, care255number2022
Businesses culture recreation other services180number2022
EnergyValueUnitYear
Average electricity usage total2.450average kWh2021
Average electricity usage appartment1.880average kWh2021
Average electricity usage terraced homes2.230average kWh2021
Average electricity usage corner homes2.410average kWh2021
Average electricity usage 2 under 1 roof homes2.910average kWh2021
Average electricity usage detached homes3.800average kWh2021
Average electricity usage rental homes1.780average kWh2021
Average electricity owner-occupied homes2.980average kWh2021
Average natural gas usage total1.370average m³2021
Average natural gas usage appartment950average m³2021
Average natural gas usage terraced homes1.340average m³2021
Average natural gas usage corner homes1.430average m³2021
Average natural gas usage 2 under 1 roof homes1.540average m³2021
Average natural gas usage detached homes1.980average m³2021
Average natural gas usage rental homes1.100average m³2021
Average natural gas owner-occupied homes1.580average m³2021
Percentage homes with district heating0%percentage2014
HouseholdsValueUnitYear
Households7.795number2023
Households 1 person3.134number2023
Households no children2.416number2023
Households with children2.245number2023
Households average size2,00average2023
HousesValueUnitYear
Number of houses7.841number2022
Average house value€208.000Euro2022
Percentage single-family houses77%percentage2022
Percentage multi-family houses 23%percentage2022
Percentage inhabited95%percentage2022
Percentage homes uninhabited5%percentage2022
Percentage homes private owned56%percentage2022
Percentage homes rented44%percentage2022
Percentage rental-housing by a corporation32%percentage2022
Percentage homes other rental12%percentage2022
Homes ownership unknown0%percentage2022
Percentage homes built before 200082%percentage2022
Percentage homes built since 200018%percentage2022
IncomeValueUnitYear
Number of income receivers12.900number2021
Average income per income receipient€30.100Euro2021
Average income per inhabitant€25.000Euro2021
40 percentile persons with lowest income47%percentage2021
20 percentile persons with highest income14%percentage2021
Active persons 15-75 year30%percentage2021
40 percentile households with lowest income47%percentage2021
20 percentile households with highest income12%percentage2021
Percentage households with a low income8,3%percentage2021
Percentage households at social minimum8,7%percentage2021
Persons with social security welfare510number2021
Persons with social security for incapacity for work590number2021
Persons with social security for unemployed180number2021
Persons with social security for elderly3.900number2021
MigrationValueUnitYear
Native Dutch13.816number2022
Western total1.289number2022
Not western total799number2022
Marcocco85number2022
Dutch Antilles35number2022
Surinam91number2022
Turkey64number2022
Other not western524number2022
PopulationValueUnitYear
Inhabitants16.188number2023
Men8.115number2023
Women8.073number2023
Ages 0 - 152.290number2023
Ages 15 - 251.790number2023
Ages 25 - 453.231number2023
Ages 45 - 654.586number2023
Ages 65 and up4.291number2023
Not married7.308number2023
Married6.294number2023
Divorced1.568number2023
Widowed1.018number2023
Births153number2021
Births relative10number per 1000 inhabitants2021
Mortality202number2021
Mortality relative13number per 1000 inhabitants2021
Crime theft222number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime violance and sexual abuse45number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime environmental2number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime scam98number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime traffic127number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime destruction71number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime other16number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime total591number per 1000 inhabitants2022
RegionalValueUnitYear
Region codeGM0072code2023
Region nameHarlingenname2023
Region typeGemeentetype2023
Population density649number per km22023
Passenger cars per surface302average per km²2022
Surface total38.767hectares2023
Surface land2.496hectares2023
Surface water36.271hectares2023
Zipcode most occuringgeen datapostal code2023
Measure of urbanity3indicator 1-52023
Address density1.092average per km22023
TransportValueUnitYear
Passenger cars total7.530number2022
Passenger cars petrol5.690number2022
Passenger cars other fuel1.840number2022
Passenger cars per household1,00average2022
Motorcycles705number2022

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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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