Information about the province of Groningen:

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

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Population numbers in the province of Groningen 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 Groningen
Map of the province Groningen 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 Groningen with the population per municipality in 2023. The numbers at the map represent the following municipalities: 1: Het Hogeland, 2: Eemsdelta, 3: Groningen, 4: Westerkwartier, 5: Midden-Groningen, 6: Oldambt, 7: Veendam, 8: Pekela, 9: Westerwolde, 10: Stadskanaal.

1: Drenthe2: Noord-Holland3: Guelders4: Friesland5: Zuid-Holland6: Overijssel7: Flevoland8: Noord-Brabant9: Utrecht10: Limburg11: Zeeland12: Groningen (this page)All regions in The Netherlands
Average value of dwellings
The average of the house values in the province of Groningen 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 province of Groningen 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 287.568 dwellings in the province of Groningen
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 Groningen:

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 Groningen in the Netherlands

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The Province of Groningen, 2023, age groups.

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

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

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

BusinessValueUnitYear
Businesses total63.610number2022
Businesses agricultural forestry fishing3.500number2022
Businesses industry energy7.970number2022
Businesses trade catering11.340number2022
Businesses traffic information communications4.640number2022
Businesses financial service real estate4.280number2022
Businesses business services12.900number2022
Government, education, care10.860number2022
Businesses culture recreation other services8.120number2022
EnergyValueUnitYear
Average electricity usage total2.576average kWh2021
Average electricity usage appartment1.843average kWh2021
Average electricity usage terraced homes2.480average kWh2021
Average electricity usage corner homes2.617average kWh2021
Average electricity usage 2 under 1 roof homes2.927average kWh2021
Average electricity usage detached homes3.708average kWh2021
Average electricity usage rental homes2.060average kWh2021
Average electricity owner-occupied homes2.980average kWh2021
Average natural gas usage total1.492average m³2021
Average natural gas usage appartment990average m³2021
Average natural gas usage terraced homes1.406average m³2021
Average natural gas usage corner homes1.586average m³2021
Average natural gas usage 2 under 1 roof homes1.669average m³2021
Average natural gas usage detached homes2.260average m³2021
Average natural gas usage rental homes1.217average m³2021
Average natural gas owner-occupied homes1.708average m³2021
Percentage homes with district heating3%percentage2021
HouseholdsValueUnitYear
Households302.672number2023
Households 1 person140.770number2023
Households no children83.976number2023
Households with children77.926number2023
Households average size1,94average2023
HousesValueUnitYear
Number of houses287.568number2022
Average house value€228.789Euro2022
Percentage single-family houses65%percentage2022
Percentage multi-family houses 35%percentage2022
Percentage inhabited96%percentage2022
Percentage homes uninhabited4%percentage2022
Percentage homes private owned54%percentage2022
Percentage homes rented46%percentage2022
Percentage rental-housing by a corporation28%percentage2022
Percentage homes other rental17%percentage2022
Homes ownership unknown0%percentage2022
Percentage homes built before 200084%percentage2022
Percentage homes built since 200016%percentage2022
IncomeValueUnitYear
Number of income receivers471.300number2021
Average income per income receipient€31.063Euro2021
Average income per inhabitant€25.717Euro2021
40 percentile persons with lowest income45%percentage2021
20 percentile persons with highest income15%percentage2021
Active persons 15-75 year29%percentage2021
40 percentile households with lowest income50%percentage2021
20 percentile households with highest income13%percentage2021
Percentage households with a low income9,2%percentage2021
Percentage households at social minimum8,7%percentage2021
Persons with social security welfare19.320number2021
Persons with social security for incapacity for work29.180number2021
Persons with social security for unemployed5.340number2021
Persons with social security for elderly111.570number2021
MigrationValueUnitYear
Native Dutch486.913number2022
Western total51.755number2022
Not western total51.502number2022
Marcocco1.898number2022
Dutch Antilles6.813number2022
Surinam6.204number2022
Turkey5.252number2022
Other not western31.335number2022
PopulationValueUnitYear
Inhabitants596.075number2023
Men297.573number2023
Women298.502number2023
Ages 0 - 1580.990number2023
Ages 15 - 2590.292number2023
Ages 25 - 45147.034number2023
Ages 45 - 65154.051number2023
Ages 65 and up123.708number2023
Not married315.416number2023
Married204.907number2023
Divorced45.581number2023
Widowed30.171number2023
Births5.306number2021
Births relative9number per 1000 inhabitants2021
Mortality6.201number2021
Mortality relative11number per 1000 inhabitants2021
Crime theft11.247number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime violance and sexual abuse2.591number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime environmental67number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime scam3.332number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime traffic3.855number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime destruction2.719number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime other604number per 1000 inhabitants2022
Crime total25.013number per 1000 inhabitants2022
RegionalValueUnitYear
Region codePV20code2023
Region nameGroningenname2023
Region typeProvincietype2023
Population density257number per km22023
Passenger cars per surface125average per km²2022
Surface total295.518hectares2023
Surface land231.586hectares2023
Surface water63.933hectares2023
Zipcode most occuringgeen datapostal code2023
Measure of urbanity4indicator 1-52023
Address density828average per km22023
TransportValueUnitYear
Passenger cars total289.540number2022
Passenger cars petrol225.255number2022
Passenger cars other fuel64.290number2022
Passenger cars per household0,98average2022
Motorcycles26.280number2022

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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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