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De Wierden in figures

Facts and figures about the De Wierden neighbourhood in Meerstad e.o., Groningen from Statistics Netherlands (CBS). Each figure shows the date or year it describes and, where available, the same figure for Meerstad e.o., Groningen and the Netherlands over that period.

Key figures

Residents

0

1 Jan 2026

Households

0

1 Jan 2026

Homes

0

1 Jan 2025

Housing

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

Newly built homes

0

2025
All figures in this section
FigureDe WierdenMeerstad e.o.GroningenNetherlandsPeriod
Homes01,400125,0288,274,4781 Jan 2025
Newly built homes09796869,1892025

Population

Residents by age, sex, marital status and origin.

Births per 1,000 residents

0

2025Meerstad e.o.: 20Groningen: 8Netherlands: 9

Deaths per 1,000 residents

0

2025Meerstad e.o.: 5Groningen: 8Netherlands: 10
Residents by ageFigures for 1 Jan 2026
De WierdenMeerstad e.o.
  • 0–14 years0% (0)
    Meerstad e.o.: 31.7% · Groningen: 11.4% · Netherlands: 14.8%
  • 15–24 years0% (0)
    Meerstad e.o.: 7.3% · Groningen: 21.5% · Netherlands: 12.2%
  • 25–44 years0% (0)
    Meerstad e.o.: 35.1% · Groningen: 31% · Netherlands: 25.9%
  • 45–64 years0% (0)
    Meerstad e.o.: 20% · Groningen: 20.3% · Netherlands: 26%
  • 65–79 years0% (0)
    Meerstad e.o.: 5.4% · Groningen: 12.1% · Netherlands: 15.9%
  • 80 years and over0% (0)
    Meerstad e.o.: 0.4% · Groningen: 3.7% · Netherlands: 5.3%
Residents by sexFigures for 1 Jan 2026
De WierdenMeerstad e.o.GroningenNetherlands
Men0%051%2,47049.7%121,45749.8%9,025,827
Women0%049%2,37050.3%122,97050.2%9,104,381
Residents by marital statusFigures for 1 Jan 2026
De WierdenMeerstad e.o.GroningenNetherlands
Never married0%059.1%2,86067%163,71450.2%9,101,569
Married0%036.5%1,76523.1%56,53037.3%6,758,191
Divorced0%03.6%1756.7%16,2897.7%1,404,105
Widowed0%00.8%403.2%7,8944.8%866,343
Residents by originFigures for 1 Jan 2026
De WierdenMeerstad e.o.GroningenNetherlands
Dutch origin0%084.3%4,08070%171,12170.9%12,859,141
European origin (outside the Netherlands)0%05.3%25511.3%27,6239.6%1,739,260
Origin outside Europe0%010.4%50518.7%45,68319.5%3,531,807
Residents by country of birth and originFigures for 1 Jan 2026
De WierdenMeerstad e.o.GroningenNetherlands
Born in the Netherlands, Dutch origin0%084.3%4,08070%171,12170.9%12,859,141
Born in the Netherlands, European origin0%02.9%1402.9%7,0863.4%614,116
Born in the Netherlands, origin outside Europe0%06.6%3207.2%17,5108.5%1,532,223
Born elsewhere in Europe0%02.4%1158.4%20,5376.2%1,125,144
Born outside Europe0%03.8%18511.5%28,17311%1,999,584
All figures in this section
FigureDe WierdenMeerstad e.o.GroningenNetherlandsPeriod
Residents04,835244,42718,130,2081 Jan 2026
Men02,470121,4579,025,8271 Jan 2026
Women02,370122,9709,104,3811 Jan 2026
0–14 years01,53527,7862,683,6981 Jan 2026
15–24 years035552,4312,203,6331 Jan 2026
25–44 years01,70075,6814,699,6761 Jan 2026
45–64 years097049,7364,709,6931 Jan 2026
65–79 years026029,6632,876,9991 Jan 2026
80 years and over0209,130956,5091 Jan 2026
Never married02,860163,7149,101,5691 Jan 2026
Married01,76556,5306,758,1911 Jan 2026
Divorced017516,2891,404,1051 Jan 2026
Widowed0407,894866,3431 Jan 2026
Dutch origin04,080171,12112,859,1411 Jan 2026
European origin (outside the Netherlands)025527,6231,739,2601 Jan 2026
Origin outside Europe050545,6833,531,8071 Jan 2026
Born in the Netherlands, Dutch origin04,080171,12112,859,1411 Jan 2026
Born in the Netherlands, European origin01407,086614,1161 Jan 2026
Born in the Netherlands, origin outside Europe032017,5101,532,2231 Jan 2026
Born elsewhere in Europe011520,5371,125,1441 Jan 2026
Born outside Europe018528,1731,999,5841 Jan 2026
Births0901,959166,5882025
Births per 1,000 residents020892025
Deaths051,921173,4942025
Deaths per 1,000 residents058102025
65 years and over022538,0813,755,6791 Jan 2025
Residents aged 15 and over03,300216,71015,450,52031 Dec 2025
Residents aged 15 up to state pension age03,090182,45012,071,60031 Dec 2025
Residents of state pension age022034,2603,378,92031 Dec 2025
Figures over time, 1 Jan 2024 to 1 Jan 2026
Figure1 Jan 20241 Jan 20251 Jan 2026
Residents000
Men000
Women000
0–14 years000
15–24 years000
25–44 years000
45–64 years000
Never married000
Married000
Divorced000
Widowed000
Dutch origin000
European origin (outside the Netherlands)000
Origin outside Europe000
Born in the Netherlands, Dutch origin000
Born in the Netherlands, European origin000
Born in the Netherlands, origin outside Europe000
Born elsewhere in Europe000
Born outside Europe000
Figures over time, 31 Mar 2025 to 31 Dec 2025
Figure31 Mar 202530 Jun 202530 Sept 202531 Dec 2025
Residents aged 15 and over0000
Residents aged 15 up to state pension age0000
Residents of state pension age0000

Households

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

Households by compositionFigures for 1 Jan 2026
De WierdenMeerstad e.o.GroningenNetherlands
Single-person households0%09.9%15560.7%88,18340.3%3,412,202
Households without children0%025.2%39521.3%30,91628.3%2,398,121
Households with children0%064.9%1,01518%26,13531.4%2,664,351
All figures in this section
FigureDe WierdenMeerstad e.o.GroningenNetherlandsPeriod
Households01,570145,2348,474,6741 Jan 2026
Single-person households015588,1833,412,2021 Jan 2026
Households without children039530,9162,398,1211 Jan 2026
Households with children01,01526,1352,664,3511 Jan 2026
Figures over time, 1 Jan 2024 to 1 Jan 2026
Figure1 Jan 20241 Jan 20251 Jan 2026
Households000
Single-person households000
Households without children000
Households with children000

Income and wealth

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

All figures in this section
FigureDe WierdenMeerstad e.o.GroningenNetherlandsPeriod
Income recipients03,000199,50014,480,6002024

Work

Labour participation and types of employment, from register data.

Working population (register data)

0

2024
All figures in this section
FigureDe WierdenMeerstad e.o.GroningenNetherlandsPeriod
Working population (register data)02,630132,6709,601,2202024

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
FigureDe WierdenMeerstad e.o.GroningenNetherlandsPeriod
Primary school pupils083014,8801,464,3002025
Secondary school pupils031010,120935,8002025
Vocational (MBO) students0705,270466,8002025
Higher professional (HBO) students08014,330440,2202025
University (WO) students04022,380335,9302025

Businesses

Business locations by sector.

Business locations

10

1 Jan 2025
All figures in this section
FigureDe WierdenMeerstad e.o.GroningenNetherlandsPeriod
Business locations1053031,6952,551,5401 Jan 2025

Cars and motorcycles

Registered vehicles of residents.

Passenger cars

0

1 Jan 2026

Motorcycles

0

1 Jan 2026
Passenger cars by fuelFigures for 1 Jan 2026
De WierdenMeerstad e.o.GroningenNetherlands
Petrol cars0%063%1,27978.2%61,46977.9%6,176,696
Cars on other fuels0%037%75221.8%17,18222.1%1,747,986
All figures in this section
FigureDe WierdenMeerstad e.o.GroningenNetherlandsPeriod
Passenger cars02,03178,6517,924,6821 Jan 2026
Petrol cars01,27961,4696,176,6961 Jan 2026
Cars on other fuels075217,1821,747,9861 Jan 2026
Motorcycles02276,190706,9361 Jan 2026
Figures over time, 1 Jan 2024 to 1 Jan 2026
Figure1 Jan 20241 Jan 20251 Jan 2026
Petrol cars000
Cars on other fuels000
Motorcycles000

Area and buildings

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

Total area

59 ha

2026Meerstad e.o.: 1,776 haGroningen: 19,796 haNetherlands: 4,154,337 ha

Address density

196 per km²

1 Jan 2026Meerstad e.o.: 289 per km²Groningen: 3,504 per km²Netherlands: 2,093 per km²

Non-residential properties

3

1 Jan 2025

Newly built non-residential properties

2

2025
Land and waterFigures for 2026
De WierdenMeerstad e.o.GroningenNetherlands
Land86.4%51 ha86%1,528 ha93.4%18,492 ha80.9%3,362,600 ha
Water13.6%8 ha14%248 ha6.6%1,304 ha19.1%791,737 ha
All figures in this section
FigureDe WierdenMeerstad e.o.GroningenNetherlandsPeriod
Non-residential properties32615,1921,212,4921 Jan 2025
Newly built non-residential properties2510413,3832025
Total area59 ha1,776 ha19,796 ha4,154,337 ha2026
Land51 ha1,528 ha18,492 ha3,362,600 ha2026
Water8 ha248 ha1,304 ha791,737 ha2026
Address density196 per km²289 per km²3,504 per km²2,093 per km²1 Jan 2026
Figures over time, 2024 to 2026
Figure202420252026
Total area59 ha59 ha59 ha
Land52 ha52 ha51 ha
Water7 ha7 ha8 ha
Address density
1 Jan 2024 to 1 Jan 2026
PeriodDe Wierden
1 Jan 2024195 per km²
1 Jan 2025196 per km²
1 Jan 2026196 per km²