Information about the municipality of Meerssen:

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

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Population numbers in the municipality of Meerssen 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 Meerssen
Map of the municipality Meerssen 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 Meerssen with the population per borough in 2023. The numbers at the map represent the following boroughs: 1: Bunde - Geulle, 2: Ulestraten, 3: Meerssen.

Boroughs and neighborhoods

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

Average value of dwellings
The average of the house values in the municipality of Meerssen 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 Meerssen 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 8.677 dwellings in the municipality of Meerssen
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 Meerssen:

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 Meerssen in the Netherlands

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The Municipality of Meerssen, 2023, age groups.

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

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

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

BusinessValueUnitYear
Businesses total2.120number2022
Businesses agricultural forestry fishing70number2022
Businesses industry energy230number2022
Businesses trade catering340number2022
Businesses traffic information communications115number2022
Businesses financial service real estate165number2022
Businesses business services500number2022
Government, education, care425number2022
Businesses culture recreation other services275number2022
EnergyValueUnitYear
Average electricity usage total3.220average kWh2021
Average electricity usage appartment2.110average kWh2021
Average electricity usage terraced homes3.000average kWh2021
Average electricity usage corner homes3.090average kWh2021
Average electricity usage 2 under 1 roof homes3.260average kWh2021
Average electricity usage detached homes4.280average kWh2021
Average electricity usage rental homes2.280average kWh2021
Average electricity owner-occupied homes3.570average kWh2021
Average natural gas usage total1.680average m³2021
Average natural gas usage appartment1.030average m³2021
Average natural gas usage terraced homes1.420average m³2021
Average natural gas usage corner homes1.580average m³2021
Average natural gas usage 2 under 1 roof homes1.720average m³2021
Average natural gas usage detached homes2.430average m³2021
Average natural gas usage rental homes1.160average m³2021
Average natural gas owner-occupied homes1.870average m³2021
Percentage homes with district heating0%percentage2014
HouseholdsValueUnitYear
Households8.553number2023
Households 1 person2.755number2023
Households no children3.155number2023
Households with children2.643number2023
Households average size2,10average2023
HousesValueUnitYear
Number of houses8.677number2022
Average house value€299.000Euro2022
Percentage single-family houses82%percentage2022
Percentage multi-family houses 18%percentage2022
Percentage inhabited96%percentage2022
Percentage homes uninhabited4%percentage2022
Percentage homes private owned72%percentage2022
Percentage homes rented28%percentage2022
Percentage rental-housing by a corporation19%percentage2022
Percentage homes other rental8%percentage2022
Homes ownership unknown0%percentage2022
Percentage homes built before 200094%percentage2022
Percentage homes built since 20006%percentage2022
IncomeValueUnitYear
Number of income receivers15.500number2021
Average income per income receipient€37.400Euro2021
Average income per inhabitant€31.700Euro2021
40 percentile persons with lowest income38%percentage2021
20 percentile persons with highest income22%percentage2021
Active persons 15-75 year36%percentage2021
40 percentile households with lowest income32%percentage2021
20 percentile households with highest income23%percentage2021
Percentage households with a low income3,50%percentage2021
Percentage households at social minimum3,70%percentage2021
Persons with social security welfare240number2021
Persons with social security for incapacity for work930number2021
Persons with social security for unemployed190number2021
Persons with social security for elderly4.780number2021
MigrationValueUnitYear
Native Dutch16.077number2022
Western total1.832number2022
Not western total672number2022
Marcocco33number2022
Dutch Antilles49number2022
Surinam11number2022
Turkey28number2022
Other not western551number2022
PopulationValueUnitYear
Inhabitants18.600number2023
Men9.156number2023
Women9.444number2023
Ages 0 - 152.330number2023
Ages 15 - 251.844number2023
Ages 25 - 453.545number2023
Ages 45 - 655.706number2023
Ages 65 and up5.175number2023
Not married7.410number2023
Married8.389number2023
Divorced1.499number2023
Widowed1.302number2023
Births140number2021
Births relative8number per 1000 inhabitants2021
Mortality253number2021
Mortality relative14number per 1000 inhabitants2021
Crime theft362number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime violance and sexual abuse30number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime environmental2number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime scam101number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime traffic104number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime destruction52number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime other12number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime total667number per 1000 inhabitants2022
RegionalValueUnitYear
Region codeGM0938code2023
Region nameMeerssenname2023
Region typeGemeentetype2023
Population density696number per km22023
Passenger cars per surface397average per km²2022
Surface total2.766hectares2023
Surface land2.673hectares2023
Surface water93hectares2023
Zipcode most occuringgeen datapostal code2023
Measure of urbanity4indicator 1-52023
Address density618average per km22023
TransportValueUnitYear
Passenger cars total10.615number2022
Passenger cars petrol9.145number2022
Passenger cars other fuel1.470number2022
Passenger cars per household1,20average2022
Motorcycles915number2022

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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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