Information about the municipality of Kerkrade:

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

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Population numbers in the municipality of Kerkrade 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 Kerkrade
Map of the municipality Kerkrade 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 Kerkrade with the population per borough in 2023. The numbers at the map represent the following boroughs: 1: Kerkrade-Noord, 2: Kerkrade-West, 3: Kerkrade-Oost.

Boroughs and neighborhoods

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

Average value of dwellings
The average of the house values in the municipality of Kerkrade 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 Kerkrade 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 23.998 dwellings in the municipality of Kerkrade
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 Kerkrade:

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 Kerkrade in the Netherlands

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The Municipality of Kerkrade, 2023, age groups.

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

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

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

BusinessValueUnitYear
Businesses total3.605number2022
Businesses agricultural forestry fishing15number2022
Businesses industry energy615number2022
Businesses trade catering860number2022
Businesses traffic information communications205number2022
Businesses financial service real estate195number2022
Businesses business services600number2022
Government, education, care575number2022
Businesses culture recreation other services545number2022
EnergyValueUnitYear
Average electricity usage total2.680average kWh2021
Average electricity usage appartment1.990average kWh2021
Average electricity usage terraced homes2.860average kWh2021
Average electricity usage corner homes3.030average kWh2021
Average electricity usage 2 under 1 roof homes3.170average kWh2021
Average electricity usage detached homes4.100average kWh2021
Average electricity usage rental homes2.150average kWh2021
Average electricity owner-occupied homes3.150average kWh2021
Average natural gas usage total1.370average m³2021
Average natural gas usage appartment990average m³2021
Average natural gas usage terraced homes1.380average m³2021
Average natural gas usage corner homes1.560average m³2021
Average natural gas usage 2 under 1 roof homes1.770average m³2021
Average natural gas usage detached homes2.360average m³2021
Average natural gas usage rental homes1.070average m³2021
Average natural gas owner-occupied homes1.630average m³2021
Percentage homes with district heating0%percentage2014
HouseholdsValueUnitYear
Households23.141number2023
Households 1 person9.802number2023
Households no children7.133number2023
Households with children6.206number2023
Households average size1,90average2023
HousesValueUnitYear
Number of houses23.998number2022
Average house value€171.000Euro2022
Percentage single-family houses64%percentage2022
Percentage multi-family houses 36%percentage2022
Percentage inhabited95%percentage2022
Percentage homes uninhabited5%percentage2022
Percentage homes private owned53%percentage2022
Percentage homes rented46%percentage2022
Percentage rental-housing by a corporation32%percentage2022
Percentage homes other rental14%percentage2022
Homes ownership unknown1%percentage2022
Percentage homes built before 200091%percentage2022
Percentage homes built since 20009%percentage2022
IncomeValueUnitYear
Number of income receivers37.100number2021
Average income per income receipient€29.200Euro2021
Average income per inhabitant€24.500Euro2021
40 percentile persons with lowest income45%percentage2021
20 percentile persons with highest income11%percentage2021
Active persons 15-75 year28%percentage2021
40 percentile households with lowest income52%percentage2021
20 percentile households with highest income9,4%percentage2021
Percentage households with a low income10%percentage2021
Percentage households at social minimum9,3%percentage2021
Persons with social security welfare1.640number2021
Persons with social security for incapacity for work3.900number2021
Persons with social security for unemployed470number2021
Persons with social security for elderly10.560number2021
MigrationValueUnitYear
Native Dutch30.681number2022
Western total11.223number2022
Not western total3.420number2022
Marcocco467number2022
Dutch Antilles590number2022
Surinam99number2022
Turkey316number2022
Other not western1.948number2022
PopulationValueUnitYear
Inhabitants45.620number2023
Men22.846number2023
Women22.774number2023
Ages 0 - 155.683number2023
Ages 15 - 254.074number2023
Ages 25 - 4510.321number2023
Ages 45 - 6513.424number2023
Ages 65 and up12.118number2023
Not married19.077number2023
Married18.106number2023
Divorced5.066number2023
Widowed3.371number2023
Births366number2021
Births relative8number per 1000 inhabitants2021
Mortality764number2021
Mortality relative17number per 1000 inhabitants2021
Crime theft1.112number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime violance and sexual abuse240number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime environmental1number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime scam252number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime traffic457number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime destruction260number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime other90number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime total2.461number per 1000 inhabitants2022
RegionalValueUnitYear
Region codeGM0928code2023
Region nameKerkradename2023
Region typeGemeentetype2023
Population density2.082number per km22023
Passenger cars per surface1.101average per km²2022
Surface total2.215hectares2023
Surface land2.191hectares2023
Surface water24hectares2023
Zipcode most occuringgeen datapostal code2023
Measure of urbanity2indicator 1-52023
Address density1.765average per km22023
TransportValueUnitYear
Passenger cars total24.115number2022
Passenger cars petrol21.440number2022
Passenger cars other fuel2.675number2022
Passenger cars per household1,00average2022
Motorcycles1.840number2022

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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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