Information about the municipality of Veendam:

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

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Population numbers in the municipality of Veendam 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 Veendam
Map of the municipality Veendam 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 Veendam with the population per borough in 2023. The numbers at the map represent the following boroughs: 1: Veendam-kern, 2: Veendam-buitengebied, 3: Wildervank.

1: Veendam-kern2: Veendam-buitengebied3: WildervankMore: overview Veendam
Boroughs and neighborhoods

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

Average value of dwellings
The average of the house values in the municipality of Veendam 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 Veendam 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 12.956 dwellings in the municipality of Veendam
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 Veendam:

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 Veendam in the Netherlands

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The Municipality of Veendam, 2023, age groups.

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

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

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

BusinessValueUnitYear
Businesses total2.435number2022
Businesses agricultural forestry fishing85number2022
Businesses industry energy395number2022
Businesses trade catering540number2022
Businesses traffic information communications135number2022
Businesses financial service real estate180number2022
Businesses business services445number2022
Government, education, care390number2022
Businesses culture recreation other services270number2022
EnergyValueUnitYear
Average electricity usage total2.680average kWh2021
Average electricity usage appartment1.820average kWh2021
Average electricity usage terraced homes2.420average kWh2021
Average electricity usage corner homes2.600average kWh2021
Average electricity usage 2 under 1 roof homes2.800average kWh2021
Average electricity usage detached homes3.540average kWh2021
Average electricity usage rental homes2.050average kWh2021
Average electricity owner-occupied homes3.010average kWh2021
Average natural gas usage total1.670average m³2021
Average natural gas usage appartment1.050average m³2021
Average natural gas usage terraced homes1.530average m³2021
Average natural gas usage corner homes1.710average m³2021
Average natural gas usage 2 under 1 roof homes1.710average m³2021
Average natural gas usage detached homes2.230average m³2021
Average natural gas usage rental homes1.330average m³2021
Average natural gas owner-occupied homes1.850average m³2021
Percentage homes with district heating0%percentage2014
HouseholdsValueUnitYear
Households12.817number2023
Households 1 person4.575number2023
Households no children4.107number2023
Households with children4.135number2023
Households average size2,10average2023
HousesValueUnitYear
Number of houses12.956number2022
Average house value€180.000Euro2022
Percentage single-family houses79%percentage2022
Percentage multi-family houses 21%percentage2022
Percentage inhabited97%percentage2022
Percentage homes uninhabited3%percentage2022
Percentage homes private owned65%percentage2022
Percentage homes rented35%percentage2022
Percentage rental-housing by a corporation24%percentage2022
Percentage homes other rental11%percentage2022
Homes ownership unknown0%percentage2022
Percentage homes built before 200089%percentage2022
Percentage homes built since 200011%percentage2022
IncomeValueUnitYear
Number of income receivers22.200number2021
Average income per income receipient€30.000Euro2021
Average income per inhabitant€24.600Euro2021
40 percentile persons with lowest income45%percentage2021
20 percentile persons with highest income13%percentage2021
Active persons 15-75 year30%percentage2021
40 percentile households with lowest income44%percentage2021
20 percentile households with highest income12%percentage2021
Percentage households with a low income7,4%percentage2021
Percentage households at social minimum7,1%percentage2021
Persons with social security welfare880number2021
Persons with social security for incapacity for work1.740number2021
Persons with social security for unemployed280number2021
Persons with social security for elderly5.970number2021
MigrationValueUnitYear
Native Dutch23.711number2022
Western total1.525number2022
Not western total2.230number2022
Marcocco52number2022
Dutch Antilles174number2022
Surinam270number2022
Turkey846number2022
Other not western888number2022
PopulationValueUnitYear
Inhabitants27.616number2023
Men13.863number2023
Women13.753number2023
Ages 0 - 153.974number2023
Ages 15 - 253.096number2023
Ages 25 - 456.010number2023
Ages 45 - 657.937number2023
Ages 65 and up6.599number2023
Not married12.019number2023
Married11.388number2023
Divorced2.473number2023
Widowed1.736number2023
Births214number2021
Births relative8number per 1000 inhabitants2021
Mortality330number2021
Mortality relative12number per 1000 inhabitants2021
Crime theft286number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime violance and sexual abuse135number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime environmental1number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime scam150number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime traffic165number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime destruction134number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime other20number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime total917number per 1000 inhabitants2022
RegionalValueUnitYear
Region codeGM0047code2023
Region nameVeendamname2023
Region typeGemeentetype2023
Population density364number per km22023
Passenger cars per surface199average per km²2022
Surface total7.868hectares2023
Surface land7.593hectares2023
Surface water275hectares2023
Zipcode most occuringgeen datapostal code2023
Measure of urbanity3indicator 1-52023
Address density1.013average per km22023
TransportValueUnitYear
Passenger cars total15.150number2022
Passenger cars petrol12.120number2022
Passenger cars other fuel3.030number2022
Passenger cars per household1,20average2022
Motorcycles1.495number2022

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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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