Information about the municipality of Heerlen:

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

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Population numbers in the municipality of Heerlen 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 Heerlen
Map of the municipality Heerlen 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 Heerlen with the population per borough in 2023. The numbers at the map represent the following boroughs: 1: Mariarade, 2: Vrieheide-De Stack, 3: Hoensbroek-De Dem, 4: Maria Gewanden en Terschuren, 5: Heerlerheide-Passart ...Show more... Map of the municipality Heerlen with the population per borough in 2023. The numbers at the map represent the following boroughs: 1: Mariarade, 2: Vrieheide-De Stack, 3: Hoensbroek-De Dem, 4: Maria Gewanden en Terschuren, 5: Heerlerheide-Passart, 6: De Hei, 7: Heksenberg, 8: Nieuw Lotbroek, 9: De Koumen, 10: Rennemig-Beersdal, 11: Woonboulevard-Ten Esschen, 12: Meezenbroek-Schaesbergerveld, 13: Zeswegen-Nieuw Husken, 14: Schandelen-Grasbroek, 15: Eikenderveld, 16: Heerlen-Centrum, 17: Molenberg, 18: Bekkerveld, 19: Welten-Benzenrade, 20: Caumerveld-Douve Weien, 21: Heerlerbaan-Centrum, 22: Heerlerbaan-Schil, 23: De Beitel ...Show less...

Boroughs and neighborhoods

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

Average value of dwellings
The average of the house values in the municipality of Heerlen 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 Heerlen 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 46.271 dwellings in the municipality of Heerlen
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 Heerlen:

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 Heerlen in the Netherlands

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The Municipality of Heerlen, 2023, age groups.

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

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

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

BusinessValueUnitYear
Businesses total7.955number2022
Businesses agricultural forestry fishing30number2022
Businesses industry energy1.060number2022
Businesses trade catering1.800number2022
Businesses traffic information communications530number2022
Businesses financial service real estate510number2022
Businesses business services1.600number2022
Government, education, care1.470number2022
Businesses culture recreation other services950number2022
EnergyValueUnitYear
Average electricity usage total2.610average kWh2021
Average electricity usage appartment1.940average kWh2021
Average electricity usage terraced homes2.800average kWh2021
Average electricity usage corner homes2.930average kWh2021
Average electricity usage 2 under 1 roof homes3.220average kWh2021
Average electricity usage detached homes4.240average kWh2021
Average electricity usage rental homes2.180average kWh2021
Average electricity owner-occupied homes3.090average kWh2021
Average natural gas usage total1.250average m³2021
Average natural gas usage appartment850average m³2021
Average natural gas usage terraced homes1.280average m³2021
Average natural gas usage corner homes1.490average m³2021
Average natural gas usage 2 under 1 roof homes1.740average m³2021
Average natural gas usage detached homes2.470average m³2021
Average natural gas usage rental homes1.050average m³2021
Average natural gas owner-occupied homes1.480average m³2021
Percentage homes with district heating4%percentage2021
HouseholdsValueUnitYear
Households45.697number2023
Households 1 person21.600number2023
Households no children12.157number2023
Households with children11.940number2023
Households average size1,90average2023
HousesValueUnitYear
Number of houses46.271number2022
Average house value€171.000Euro2022
Percentage single-family houses63%percentage2022
Percentage multi-family houses 37%percentage2022
Percentage inhabited95%percentage2022
Percentage homes uninhabited5%percentage2022
Percentage homes private owned47%percentage2022
Percentage homes rented53%percentage2022
Percentage rental-housing by a corporation36%percentage2022
Percentage homes other rental17%percentage2022
Homes ownership unknown0%percentage2022
Percentage homes built before 200093%percentage2022
Percentage homes built since 20007%percentage2022
IncomeValueUnitYear
Number of income receivers71.300number2021
Average income per income receipient€29.600Euro2021
Average income per inhabitant€24.900Euro2021
40 percentile persons with lowest income46%percentage2021
20 percentile persons with highest income12%percentage2021
Active persons 15-75 year28%percentage2021
40 percentile households with lowest income55%percentage2021
20 percentile households with highest income9,3%percentage2021
Percentage households with a low income11%percentage2021
Percentage households at social minimum11%percentage2021
Persons with social security welfare4.180number2021
Persons with social security for incapacity for work7.480number2021
Persons with social security for unemployed1.000number2021
Persons with social security for elderly18.850number2021
MigrationValueUnitYear
Native Dutch60.776number2022
Western total15.901number2022
Not western total10.168number2022
Marcocco2.502number2022
Dutch Antilles1.349number2022
Surinam421number2022
Turkey631number2022
Other not western5.265number2022
PopulationValueUnitYear
Inhabitants87.122number2023
Men43.456number2023
Women43.666number2023
Ages 0 - 1511.290number2023
Ages 15 - 258.887number2023
Ages 25 - 4521.111number2023
Ages 45 - 6524.822number2023
Ages 65 and up21.012number2023
Not married41.005number2023
Married30.104number2023
Divorced10.360number2023
Widowed5.653number2023
Births702number2021
Births relative8number per 1000 inhabitants2021
Mortality1.269number2021
Mortality relative15number per 1000 inhabitants2021
Crime theft2.518number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime violance and sexual abuse697number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime environmental7number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime scam543number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime traffic1.014number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime destruction664number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime other281number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime total5.882number per 1000 inhabitants2022
RegionalValueUnitYear
Region codeGM0917code2023
Region nameHeerlenname2023
Region typeGemeentetype2023
Population density1.940number per km22023
Passenger cars per surface1.002average per km²2022
Surface total4.553hectares2023
Surface land4.491hectares2023
Surface water62hectares2023
Zipcode most occuringgeen datapostal code2023
Measure of urbanity2indicator 1-52023
Address density1.841average per km22023
TransportValueUnitYear
Passenger cars total45.005number2022
Passenger cars petrol39.560number2022
Passenger cars other fuel5.445number2022
Passenger cars per household1,00average2022
Motorcycles3.210number2022

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Sources & definitions
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