Information about the province of Drenthe:

Population numbers per year
The number of inhabitants in the province of Drenthe in the Netherlands

One moment please, your device is loading the charts...

Population numbers in the province of Drenthe 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 province of Drenthe
Map of the province Drenthe with the population per municipality 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 province Drenthe with the population per municipality in 2023. The numbers at the map represent the following municipalities: 1: Tynaarlo, 2: Noordenveld, 3: Assen, 4: Aa en Hunze, 5: Borger-Odoorn ...Show more... Map of the province Drenthe with the population per municipality in 2023. The numbers at the map represent the following municipalities: 1: Tynaarlo, 2: Noordenveld, 3: Assen, 4: Aa en Hunze, 5: Borger-Odoorn, 6: Midden-Drenthe, 7: Westerveld, 8: Emmen, 9: Coevorden, 10: Hoogeveen, 11: Meppel, 12: De Wolden ...Show less...

1: Drenthe (this page)2: Noord-Holland3: Guelders4: Friesland5: Zuid-Holland6: Overijssel7: Flevoland8: Noord-Brabant9: Utrecht10: Limburg11: Zeeland12: GroningenAll regions in The Netherlands
Average value of dwellings
The average of the house values in the province of Drenthe in the Netherlands

One moment please, your device is loading the charts...

Average dwelling value for the years 2013 thru 2022.

The house value is based on the average WOZ value for all dwellings in the province of Drenthe 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 226.319 dwellings in the province of Drenthe
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 province of Drenthe:

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 province of Drenthe in the Netherlands

One moment please, your device is loading the charts...

The Province of Drenthe, 2023, age groups.

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

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

One moment please, your device is loading the charts...

The Province of Drenthe, 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 province of Drenthe in the Netherlands. Select a category to display the related topics:

BusinessValueUnitYear
Businesses total54.830number2022
Businesses agricultural forestry fishing3.745number2022
Businesses industry energy7.420number2022
Businesses trade catering10.980number2022
Businesses traffic information communications2.970number2022
Businesses financial service real estate4.075number2022
Businesses business services10.530number2022
Government, education, care9.245number2022
Businesses culture recreation other services5.880number2022
EnergyValueUnitYear
Average electricity usage total2.889average kWh2021
Average electricity usage appartment1.930average kWh2021
Average electricity usage terraced homes2.456average kWh2021
Average electricity usage corner homes2.595average kWh2021
Average electricity usage 2 under 1 roof homes3.039average kWh2021
Average electricity usage detached homes3.854average kWh2021
Average electricity usage rental homes2.120average kWh2021
Average electricity owner-occupied homes3.271average kWh2021
Average natural gas usage total1.593average m³2021
Average natural gas usage appartment983average m³2021
Average natural gas usage terraced homes1.334average m³2021
Average natural gas usage corner homes1.508average m³2021
Average natural gas usage 2 under 1 roof homes1.632average m³2021
Average natural gas usage detached homes2.203average m³2021
Average natural gas usage rental homes1.228average m³2021
Average natural gas owner-occupied homes1.773average m³2021
Percentage homes with district heating0%percentage2014
HouseholdsValueUnitYear
Households224.758number2023
Households 1 person76.640number2023
Households no children74.806number2023
Households with children73.312number2023
Households average size2,17average2023
HousesValueUnitYear
Number of houses226.319number2022
Average house value€254.715Euro2022
Percentage single-family houses81%percentage2022
Percentage multi-family houses 19%percentage2022
Percentage inhabited96%percentage2022
Percentage homes uninhabited4%percentage2022
Percentage homes private owned66%percentage2022
Percentage homes rented34%percentage2022
Percentage rental-housing by a corporation24%percentage2022
Percentage homes other rental9%percentage2022
Homes ownership unknown0%percentage2022
Percentage homes built before 200083%percentage2022
Percentage homes built since 200017%percentage2022
IncomeValueUnitYear
Number of income receivers399.100number2021
Average income per income receipient€32.733Euro2021
Average income per inhabitant€27.017Euro2021
40 percentile persons with lowest income42%percentage2021
20 percentile persons with highest income16%percentage2021
Active persons 15-75 year32%percentage2021
40 percentile households with lowest income38%percentage2021
20 percentile households with highest income18%percentage2021
Percentage households with a low income5,9%percentage2021
Percentage households at social minimum5,8%percentage2021
Persons with social security welfare10.600number2021
Persons with social security for incapacity for work25.020number2021
Persons with social security for unemployed5.020number2021
Persons with social security for elderly110.650number2021
MigrationValueUnitYear
Native Dutch443.435number2022
Western total29.022number2022
Not western total25.286number2022
Marcocco1.617number2022
Dutch Antilles1.626number2022
Surinam2.021number2022
Turkey2.105number2022
Other not western17.917number2022
PopulationValueUnitYear
Inhabitants502.051number2023
Men249.640number2023
Women252.411number2023
Ages 0 - 1573.313number2023
Ages 15 - 2556.534number2023
Ages 25 - 45105.033number2023
Ages 45 - 65144.475number2023
Ages 65 and up122.696number2023
Not married220.810number2023
Married210.603number2023
Divorced40.408number2023
Widowed30.230number2023
Births4.443number2021
Births relative9number per 1000 inhabitants2021
Mortality5.876number2021
Mortality relative12number per 1000 inhabitants2021
Crime theft7.026number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime violance and sexual abuse1.667number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime environmental42number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime scam2.922number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime traffic2.699number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime destruction2.124number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime other314number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime total17.155number per 1000 inhabitants2022
RegionalValueUnitYear
Region codePV22code2023
Region nameDrenthename2023
Region typeProvincietype2023
Population density191number per km22023
Passenger cars per surface105average per km²2022
Surface total268.039hectares2023
Surface land263.266hectares2023
Surface water4.774hectares2023
Zipcode most occuringgeen datapostal code2023
Measure of urbanity4indicator 1-52023
Address density543average per km22023
TransportValueUnitYear
Passenger cars total276.555number2022
Passenger cars petrol209.420number2022
Passenger cars other fuel67.135number2022
Passenger cars per household1,26average2022
Motorcycles27.265number2022

Download all data for all years and all regional levels for The Netherlands as a whole or a specific municipality. Try this example download for free. (The downloads are currently still in Dutch, translation can be prioritised on request.)

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
Under development
Work is in progress to add more information to this page

This page will be further expanded with more topics in clear graphs. This will be done in several iterations in the coming weeks.