Information about the municipality of Velsen:

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

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Population numbers in the municipality of Velsen 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 Velsen
Map of the municipality Velsen 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 Velsen with the population per borough in 2023. The numbers at the map represent the following boroughs: 1: Velsen-Noord, 2: IJmuiden-Noord, 3: IJmuiden-West, 4: Velsen-Zuid en Driehuis, 5: IJmuiden-Zuid, 6: Zee- en Duinwijk, 7: Spaarndammerpolder, 8: Santpoort-Noord, 9: Velserbroek, 10: Santpoort-Zuid.

Boroughs and neighborhoods

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

Average value of dwellings
The average of the house values in the municipality of Velsen 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 Velsen 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 31.670 dwellings in the municipality of Velsen
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 Velsen:

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 Velsen in the Netherlands

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The Municipality of Velsen, 2023, age groups.

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

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

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

BusinessValueUnitYear
Businesses total8.025number2022
Businesses agricultural forestry fishing40number2022
Businesses industry energy1.570number2022
Businesses trade catering1.475number2022
Businesses traffic information communications545number2022
Businesses financial service real estate630number2022
Businesses business services1.805number2022
Government, education, care1.170number2022
Businesses culture recreation other services795number2022
EnergyValueUnitYear
Average electricity usage total2.680average kWh2021
Average electricity usage appartment1.930average kWh2021
Average electricity usage terraced homes2.990average kWh2021
Average electricity usage corner homes3.150average kWh2021
Average electricity usage 2 under 1 roof homes3.690average kWh2021
Average electricity usage detached homes4.570average kWh2021
Average electricity usage rental homes2.060average kWh2021
Average electricity owner-occupied homes3.160average kWh2021
Average natural gas usage total1.270average m³2021
Average natural gas usage appartment970average m³2021
Average natural gas usage terraced homes1.270average m³2021
Average natural gas usage corner homes1.570average m³2021
Average natural gas usage 2 under 1 roof homes2.030average m³2021
Average natural gas usage detached homes2.620average m³2021
Average natural gas usage rental homes1.060average m³2021
Average natural gas owner-occupied homes1.440average m³2021
Percentage homes with district heating0%percentage2014
HouseholdsValueUnitYear
Households31.642number2023
Households 1 person11.709number2023
Households no children8.927number2023
Households with children11.006number2023
Households average size2,10average2023
HousesValueUnitYear
Number of houses31.670number2022
Average house value€345.000Euro2022
Percentage single-family houses60%percentage2022
Percentage multi-family houses 40%percentage2022
Percentage inhabited96%percentage2022
Percentage homes uninhabited4%percentage2022
Percentage homes private owned56%percentage2022
Percentage homes rented44%percentage2022
Percentage rental-housing by a corporation36%percentage2022
Percentage homes other rental8%percentage2022
Homes ownership unknown0%percentage2022
Percentage homes built before 200088%percentage2022
Percentage homes built since 200012%percentage2022
IncomeValueUnitYear
Number of income receivers55.800number2021
Average income per income receipient€35.900Euro2021
Average income per inhabitant€29.700Euro2021
40 percentile persons with lowest income38%percentage2021
20 percentile persons with highest income20%percentage2021
Active persons 15-75 year34%percentage2021
40 percentile households with lowest income38%percentage2021
20 percentile households with highest income22%percentage2021
Percentage households with a low income6,1%percentage2021
Percentage households at social minimum6,1%percentage2021
Persons with social security welfare1.500number2021
Persons with social security for incapacity for work3.110number2021
Persons with social security for unemployed660number2021
Persons with social security for elderly13.220number2021
MigrationValueUnitYear
Native Dutch54.515number2022
Western total6.911number2022
Not western total7.056number2022
Marcocco893number2022
Dutch Antilles255number2022
Surinam465number2022
Turkey1.424number2022
Other not western4.019number2022
PopulationValueUnitYear
Inhabitants68.790number2023
Men34.107number2023
Women34.683number2023
Ages 0 - 1510.336number2023
Ages 15 - 257.748number2023
Ages 25 - 4515.853number2023
Ages 45 - 6520.175number2023
Ages 65 and up14.678number2023
Not married32.265number2023
Married26.666number2023
Divorced6.122number2023
Widowed3.737number2023
Births632number2021
Births relative9number per 1000 inhabitants2021
Mortality762number2021
Mortality relative11number per 1000 inhabitants2021
Crime theft1.014number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime violance and sexual abuse265number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime environmental10number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime scam471number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime traffic542number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime destruction313number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime other60number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime total2.726number per 1000 inhabitants2022
RegionalValueUnitYear
Region codeGM0453code2023
Region nameVelsenname2023
Region typeGemeentetype2023
Population density1.528number per km22023
Passenger cars per surface738average per km²2022
Surface total6.317hectares2023
Surface land4.503hectares2023
Surface water1.814hectares2023
Zipcode most occuringgeen datapostal code2023
Measure of urbanity2indicator 1-52023
Address density1.884average per km22023
TransportValueUnitYear
Passenger cars total33.235number2022
Passenger cars petrol28.580number2022
Passenger cars other fuel4.655number2022
Passenger cars per household1,10average2022
Motorcycles3.425number2022

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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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