District

Veluwsekant in figures

Facts and figures about the Veluwsekant district in Almere from Statistics Netherlands (CBS). Each figure shows the date or year it describes and, where available, the same figure for Almere and the Netherlands over that period.

Key figures

Residents

1 Jan 2026

Households

1 Jan 2026

Homes

1 Jan 2025

Housing

Homes and their value, who owns them and what types of homes there are.

Newly built homes

2025

All figures in this section

Figure	Veluwsekant	Almere	Netherlands	Period
Homes	0	94,045	8,274,478	1 Jan 2025
Newly built homes	0	1,199	69,189	2025

Population

Residents by age, sex, marital status and origin.

Births per 1,000 residents

2025Almere: 11Netherlands: 9

Deaths per 1,000 residents

2025Almere: 6Netherlands: 10

Residents by ageFigures for 1 Jan 2026

VeluwsekantAlmere

0–14 years100% (5)
Almere: 17.8% · Netherlands: 14.8%
15–24 years0% (0)
Almere: 12.2% · Netherlands: 12.2%
25–44 years0% (0)
Almere: 29.5% · Netherlands: 25.9%
45–64 years0% (0)
Almere: 25.8% · Netherlands: 26%
65–79 years0% (0)
Almere: 12.3% · Netherlands: 15.9%
80 years and over0% (0)
Almere: 2.3% · Netherlands: 5.3%

Residents by sexFigures for 1 Jan 2026

	Veluwsekant	Almere	Netherlands
Men	100%10	49.5%115,214	49.8%9,025,827
Women	0%0	50.5%117,405	50.2%9,104,381

Residents by marital statusFigures for 1 Jan 2026

	Veluwsekant	Almere	Netherlands
Never married	50%5	53.1%123,585	50.2%9,101,569
Married	0%0	35.8%83,321	37.3%6,758,191
Divorced	50%5	8.3%19,237	7.7%1,404,105
Widowed	0%0	2.8%6,476	4.8%866,343

Residents by originFigures for 1 Jan 2026

	Veluwsekant	Almere	Netherlands
Dutch origin	50%5	48.4%112,502	70.9%12,859,141
European origin (outside the Netherlands)	0%0	9.2%21,310	9.6%1,739,260
Origin outside Europe	50%5	42.5%98,807	19.5%3,531,807

Residents by country of birth and originFigures for 1 Jan 2026

	Veluwsekant	Almere	Netherlands
Born in the Netherlands, Dutch origin	50%5	48.4%112,502	70.9%12,859,141
Born in the Netherlands, European origin	0%0	3.3%7,578	3.4%614,116
Born in the Netherlands, origin outside Europe	0%0	19.3%45,007	8.5%1,532,223
Born elsewhere in Europe	50%5	5.9%13,732	6.2%1,125,144
Born outside Europe	0%0	23.1%53,800	11%1,999,584

All figures in this section

Figure	Veluwsekant	Almere	Netherlands	Period
Residents	5	232,619	18,130,208	1 Jan 2026
Men	10	115,214	9,025,827	1 Jan 2026
Women	0	117,405	9,104,381	1 Jan 2026
0–14 years	5	41,508	2,683,698	1 Jan 2026
15–24 years	0	28,367	2,203,633	1 Jan 2026
25–44 years	0	68,663	4,699,676	1 Jan 2026
45–64 years	0	60,122	4,709,693	1 Jan 2026
65–79 years	0	28,560	2,876,999	1 Jan 2026
80 years and over	0	5,399	956,509	1 Jan 2026
Never married	5	123,585	9,101,569	1 Jan 2026
Married	0	83,321	6,758,191	1 Jan 2026
Divorced	5	19,237	1,404,105	1 Jan 2026
Widowed	0	6,476	866,343	1 Jan 2026
Dutch origin	5	112,502	12,859,141	1 Jan 2026
European origin (outside the Netherlands)	0	21,310	1,739,260	1 Jan 2026
Origin outside Europe	5	98,807	3,531,807	1 Jan 2026
Born in the Netherlands, Dutch origin	5	112,502	12,859,141	1 Jan 2026
Born in the Netherlands, European origin	0	7,578	614,116	1 Jan 2026
Born in the Netherlands, origin outside Europe	0	45,007	1,532,223	1 Jan 2026
Born elsewhere in Europe	5	13,732	1,125,144	1 Jan 2026
Born outside Europe	0	53,800	1,999,584	1 Jan 2026
Births	0	2,518	166,588	2025
Births per 1,000 residents	0	11	9	2025
Deaths	0	1,377	173,494	2025
Deaths per 1,000 residents	0	6	10	2025
65 years and over	0	32,510	3,755,679	1 Jan 2025
Residents aged 15 and over	10	191,160	15,450,520	31 Dec 2025
Residents aged 15 up to state pension age	10	162,630	12,071,600	31 Dec 2025
Residents of state pension age	0	28,530	3,378,920	31 Dec 2025

Figures over time, 1 Jan 2024 to 1 Jan 2026

Figure	1 Jan 2024	1 Jan 2025	1 Jan 2026
Residents	5	5	5
Men	5	5	10
Women	5	5	0
0–14 years	0	0	5
15–24 years	5	0	0
25–44 years	5	5	0
45–64 years	0	0	0
Never married	5	10	5
Married	0	0	0
Divorced	0	0	5
Widowed	0	0	0
Dutch origin	0	0	5
European origin (outside the Netherlands)	5	5	0
Origin outside Europe	0	0	5
Born in the Netherlands, Dutch origin	0	5	5
Born in the Netherlands, European origin	0	0	0
Born in the Netherlands, origin outside Europe	0	0	0
Born elsewhere in Europe	5	5	5
Born outside Europe	0	0	0

Figures over time, 31 Mar 2025 to 31 Dec 2025

Figure	31 Mar 2025	30 Jun 2025	30 Sept 2025	31 Dec 2025
Residents aged 15 and over	10	10	10	10
Residents aged 15 up to state pension age	10	10	10	10
Residents of state pension age	0	0	0	0

Households

How many households there are and how they are made up.

Average household size

1.8

1 Jan 2026+0.8 since 1 Jan 2024

Households by compositionFigures for 1 Jan 2026

	Veluwsekant	Almere	Netherlands
Single-person households	0%0	33.8%33,602	40.3%3,412,202
Households without children	0%0	24.4%24,222	28.3%2,398,121
Households with children	0%0	41.8%41,523	31.4%2,664,351

All figures in this section

Figure	Veluwsekant	Almere	Netherlands	Period
Households	5	99,347	8,474,674	1 Jan 2026
Single-person households	0	33,602	3,412,202	1 Jan 2026
Households without children	0	24,222	2,398,121	1 Jan 2026
Households with children	0	41,523	2,664,351	1 Jan 2026
Average household size	1.8	2.3	2.1	1 Jan 2026

Figures over time, 1 Jan 2024 to 1 Jan 2026

Figure	1 Jan 2024	1 Jan 2025	1 Jan 2026
Households	5	5	5
Single-person households	5	5	0
Households without children	0	0	0
Households with children	0	5	0
Average household size	1	1.5	1.8

Income and wealth

Average incomes, how incomes compare with national income groups, and household wealth.

All figures in this section

Figure	Veluwsekant	Almere	Netherlands	Period
Income recipients	0	175,200	14,480,600	2024

Work

Labour participation and types of employment, from register data.

Working population (register data)

2024

All figures in this section

Figure	Veluwsekant	Almere	Netherlands	Period
Working population (register data)	10	125,590	9,601,220	2024

Education

Education levels of residents, and pupils and students.

Pupils and studentsFigures for 2025

Primary school pupils0
Secondary school pupils0
Vocational (MBO) students0
Higher professional (HBO) students0
University (WO) students0

All figures in this section

Figure	Almere	Netherlands	Period
Primary school pupils	22,580	1,464,300	2025
Secondary school pupils	13,400	935,800	2025
Vocational (MBO) students	7,150	466,800	2025
Higher professional (HBO) students	5,430	440,220	2025
University (WO) students	2,260	335,930	2025

Businesses

Business locations by sector.

Business locations

285

1 Jan 2025

Business locations by sectorFigures for 1 Jan 2025

VeluwsekantAlmere

Agriculture, forestry and fishing0% (0)
Almere: 0.3% · Netherlands: 3.2%
Industry and energy8.8% (25)
Almere: 12.9% · Netherlands: 14.4%
Trade, hotels and restaurants36.8% (105)
Almere: 16.7% · Netherlands: 16.4%
Transport, information and communication7% (20)
Almere: 11.4% · Netherlands: 7.9%
Financial services and real estate8.8% (25)
Almere: 3.1% · Netherlands: 4.8%
Business services28.1% (80)
Almere: 25.2% · Netherlands: 25.4%
Government, education and care5.3% (15)
Almere: 20.4% · Netherlands: 17.1%
Culture, recreation and other services5.3% (15)
Almere: 9.8% · Netherlands: 10.8%

All figures in this section

Figure	Veluwsekant	Almere	Netherlands	Period
Business locations	285	32,760	2,551,540	1 Jan 2025
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	0	100	81,035	1 Jan 2025
Industry and energy	25	4,230	368,615	1 Jan 2025
Trade, hotels and restaurants	105	5,475	419,230	1 Jan 2025
Transport, information and communication	20	3,750	202,150	1 Jan 2025
Financial services and real estate	25	1,030	123,345	1 Jan 2025
Business services	80	8,270	647,530	1 Jan 2025
Government, education and care	15	6,690	435,095	1 Jan 2025
Culture, recreation and other services	15	3,215	274,540	1 Jan 2025

Cars and motorcycles

Registered vehicles of residents.

Passenger cars

1 Jan 2026

Motorcycles

1 Jan 2026

Passenger cars by fuelFigures for 1 Jan 2026

	Veluwsekant	Almere	Netherlands
Petrol cars	0%0	71%66,948	77.9%6,176,696
Cars on other fuels	0%0	29%27,387	22.1%1,747,986

All figures in this section

Figure	Almere	Netherlands	Period
Passenger cars	94,335	7,924,682	1 Jan 2026
Petrol cars	66,948	6,176,696	1 Jan 2026
Cars on other fuels	27,387	1,747,986	1 Jan 2026
Motorcycles	7,302	706,936	1 Jan 2026

Figures over time, 1 Jan 2024 to 1 Jan 2026

Figure	1 Jan 2024	1 Jan 2025	1 Jan 2026
Petrol cars	0	0	0
Cars on other fuels	0	0	0
Motorcycles	0	0	0

Area and buildings

Land, water, address density and non-residential buildings.

Total area

114 ha

2026Almere: 24,877 haNetherlands: 4,154,337 ha

Address density

1,010 per km²

1 Jan 2026Almere: 1,645 per km²Netherlands: 2,093 per km²

Non-residential properties

154

1 Jan 2025

Newly built non-residential properties

2025

Land and waterFigures for 2026

	Veluwsekant	Almere	Netherlands
Land	95.6%109 ha	52%12,924 ha	80.9%3,362,600 ha
Water	4.4%5 ha	48%11,953 ha	19.1%791,737 ha

All figures in this section

Figure	Veluwsekant	Almere	Netherlands	Period
Non-residential properties	154	7,345	1,212,492	1 Jan 2025
Newly built non-residential properties	0	116	13,383	2025
Total area	114 ha	24,877 ha	4,154,337 ha	2026
Land	109 ha	12,924 ha	3,362,600 ha	2026
Water	5 ha	11,953 ha	791,737 ha	2026
Address density	1,010 per km²	1,645 per km²	2,093 per km²	1 Jan 2026

Figures over time, 2024 to 2026

Figure	2024	2025	2026
Total area	114 ha	114 ha	114 ha
Land	109 ha	109 ha	109 ha
Water	5 ha	5 ha	5 ha

Address density

1 Jan 2024 to 1 Jan 2026
Period	Veluwsekant
1 Jan 2024	1,011 per km²
1 Jan 2025	1,010 per km²
1 Jan 2026	1,010 per km²

Neighbourhoods in Veluwsekant

Veluwsekant is divided into 2 neighbourhoods.