Neighbourhood

Eemshaven in figures

Facts and figures about the Eemshaven neighbourhood in Eemshavengebied, Het Hogeland from Statistics Netherlands (CBS). Each figure shows the date or year it describes and, where available, the same figure for Eemshavengebied, Het Hogeland and the Netherlands over that period.

Key figures

Residents

1 Jan 2026

Households

1 Jan 2026+5 since 1 Jan 2024

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	Eemshaven	Eemshavengebied	Het Hogeland	Netherlands	Period
Homes	1	1	22,964	8,274,478	1 Jan 2025
Newly built homes	0	0	362	69,189	2025

Population

Residents by age, sex, marital status and origin.

Births per 1,000 residents

2025Eemshavengebied: 0Het Hogeland: 8Netherlands: 9

Deaths per 1,000 residents

2025Eemshavengebied: 0Het Hogeland: 10Netherlands: 10

Residents by ageFigures for 1 Jan 2026

0–14 years0% (0)
Het Hogeland: 14.6% · Netherlands: 14.8%
15–24 years0% (0)
Het Hogeland: 10.8% · Netherlands: 12.2%
25–44 years0% (0)
Het Hogeland: 20.5% · Netherlands: 25.9%
45–64 years0% (0)
Het Hogeland: 27.4% · Netherlands: 26%
65–79 years0% (0)
Het Hogeland: 20.4% · Netherlands: 15.9%
80 years and over0% (0)
Het Hogeland: 6.2% · Netherlands: 5.3%

Residents by sexFigures for 1 Jan 2026

	Eemshaven	Eemshavengebied	Het Hogeland	Netherlands
Men	50%5	0%0	50.1%24,091	49.8%9,025,827
Women	50%5	0%0	49.9%23,982	50.2%9,104,381

Residents by marital statusFigures for 1 Jan 2026

	Eemshaven	Eemshavengebied	Het Hogeland	Netherlands
Never married	0%0	0%0	44.6%21,424	50.2%9,101,569
Married	0%0	0%0	41.8%20,073	37.3%6,758,191
Divorced	0%0	0%0	7.8%3,753	7.7%1,404,105
Widowed	0%0	0%0	5.9%2,823	4.8%866,343

Residents by originFigures for 1 Jan 2026

	Eemshaven	Eemshavengebied	Het Hogeland	Netherlands
Dutch origin	0%0	100%5	89%42,771	70.9%12,859,141
European origin (outside the Netherlands)	0%0	0%0	4%1,933	9.6%1,739,260
Origin outside Europe	0%0	0%0	7%3,369	19.5%3,531,807

Residents by country of birth and originFigures for 1 Jan 2026

	Eemshaven	Eemshavengebied	Het Hogeland	Netherlands
Born in the Netherlands, Dutch origin	100%5	0%0	89%42,771	70.9%12,859,141
Born in the Netherlands, European origin	0%0	0%0	1.9%892	3.4%614,116
Born in the Netherlands, origin outside Europe	0%0	0%0	2.7%1,309	8.5%1,532,223
Born elsewhere in Europe	0%0	0%0	2.2%1,041	6.2%1,125,144
Born outside Europe	0%0	0%0	4.3%2,060	11%1,999,584

All figures in this section

Figure	Eemshaven	Eemshavengebied	Het Hogeland	Netherlands	Period
Residents	0	0	48,073	18,130,208	1 Jan 2026
Men	5	0	24,091	9,025,827	1 Jan 2026
Women	5	0	23,982	9,104,381	1 Jan 2026
0–14 years	0	0	7,020	2,683,698	1 Jan 2026
15–24 years	0	0	5,210	2,203,633	1 Jan 2026
25–44 years	0	0	9,864	4,699,676	1 Jan 2026
45–64 years	0	0	13,157	4,709,693	1 Jan 2026
65–79 years	0	0	9,818	2,876,999	1 Jan 2026
80 years and over	0	0	3,004	956,509	1 Jan 2026
Never married	0	0	21,424	9,101,569	1 Jan 2026
Married	0	0	20,073	6,758,191	1 Jan 2026
Divorced	0	0	3,753	1,404,105	1 Jan 2026
Widowed	0	0	2,823	866,343	1 Jan 2026
Dutch origin	0	5	42,771	12,859,141	1 Jan 2026
European origin (outside the Netherlands)	0	0	1,933	1,739,260	1 Jan 2026
Origin outside Europe	0	0	3,369	3,531,807	1 Jan 2026
Born in the Netherlands, Dutch origin	5	0	42,771	12,859,141	1 Jan 2026
Born in the Netherlands, European origin	0	0	892	614,116	1 Jan 2026
Born in the Netherlands, origin outside Europe	0	0	1,309	1,532,223	1 Jan 2026
Born elsewhere in Europe	0	0	1,041	1,125,144	1 Jan 2026
Born outside Europe	0	0	2,060	1,999,584	1 Jan 2026
Births	0	0	376	166,588	2025
Births per 1,000 residents	0	0	8	9	2025
Deaths	0	0	503	173,494	2025
Deaths per 1,000 residents	0	0	10	10	2025
65 years and over	5	0	12,623	3,755,679	1 Jan 2025
Residents aged 15 and over	0	0	41,060	15,450,520	31 Dec 2025
Residents aged 15 up to state pension age	0	0	29,660	12,071,600	31 Dec 2025
Residents of state pension age	0	0	11,400	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	0	0	0
Men	0	0	5
Women	0	0	5
0–14 years	0	0	0
15–24 years	0	0	0
25–44 years	0	0	0
45–64 years	0	0	0
Never married	0	0	0
Married	5	5	0
Divorced	0	0	0
Widowed	0	0	0
Dutch origin	5	5	0
European origin (outside the Netherlands)	0	0	0
Origin outside Europe	0	0	0
Born in the Netherlands, Dutch origin	0	0	5
Born in the Netherlands, European origin	0	0	0
Born in the Netherlands, origin outside Europe	0	0	0
Born elsewhere in Europe	0	0	0
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	0	0	0	0
Residents aged 15 up to state pension age	0	0	0	0
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 Jan 2026

Households by compositionFigures for 1 Jan 2026

	Eemshaven	Eemshavengebied	Het Hogeland	Netherlands
Single-person households	0%0	0%0	36.2%7,873	40.3%3,412,202
Households without children	0%0	0%0	32.6%7,100	28.3%2,398,121
Households with children	0%0	0%0	31.2%6,801	31.4%2,664,351

All figures in this section

Figure	Eemshaven	Eemshavengebied	Het Hogeland	Netherlands	Period
Households	5	0	21,774	8,474,674	1 Jan 2026
Single-person households	0	0	7,873	3,412,202	1 Jan 2026
Households without children	0	0	7,100	2,398,121	1 Jan 2026
Households with children	0	0	6,801	2,664,351	1 Jan 2026
Average household size	2	2	2.1	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	0	0	5
Single-person households	0	0	0
Households without children	5	0	0
Households with children	0	0	0
Average household size	2	2	2

Income and wealth

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

All figures in this section

Figure	Eemshaven	Eemshavengebied	Het Hogeland	Netherlands	Period
Income recipients	0	0	39,100	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	Eemshaven	Eemshavengebied	Het Hogeland	Netherlands	Period
Working population (register data)	0	0	23,840	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	Het Hogeland	Netherlands	Period
Primary school pupils	3,870	1,464,300	2025
Secondary school pupils	2,540	935,800	2025
Vocational (MBO) students	1,530	466,800	2025
Higher professional (HBO) students	870	440,220	2025
University (WO) students	240	335,930	2025

Businesses

Business locations by sector.

Business locations

1 Jan 2025

Business locations by sectorFigures for 1 Jan 2025

EemshavenEemshavengebied

Agriculture, forestry and fishing0% (0)
Eemshavengebied: 0% · Het Hogeland: 13% · Netherlands: 3.2%
Industry and energy30% (15)
Eemshavengebied: 30% · Het Hogeland: 16.2% · Netherlands: 14.4%
Trade, hotels and restaurants20% (10)
Eemshavengebied: 20% · Het Hogeland: 14.6% · Netherlands: 16.4%
Transport, information and communication30% (15)
Eemshavengebied: 30% · Het Hogeland: 6.4% · Netherlands: 7.9%
Financial services and real estate0% (0)
Eemshavengebied: 0% · Het Hogeland: 3.5% · Netherlands: 4.8%
Business services10% (5)
Eemshavengebied: 10% · Het Hogeland: 19% · Netherlands: 25.4%
Government, education and care0% (0)
Eemshavengebied: 0% · Het Hogeland: 15.1% · Netherlands: 17.1%
Culture, recreation and other services0% (0)
Eemshavengebied: 0% · Het Hogeland: 12.1% · Netherlands: 10.8%

All figures in this section

Figure	Eemshaven	Eemshavengebied	Het Hogeland	Netherlands	Period
Business locations	50	50	5,640	2,551,540	1 Jan 2025
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	0	0	735	81,035	1 Jan 2025
Industry and energy	15	15	915	368,615	1 Jan 2025
Trade, hotels and restaurants	10	10	825	419,230	1 Jan 2025
Transport, information and communication	15	15	360	202,150	1 Jan 2025
Financial services and real estate	0	0	200	123,345	1 Jan 2025
Business services	5	5	1,070	647,530	1 Jan 2025
Government, education and care	0	0	850	435,095	1 Jan 2025
Culture, recreation and other services	0	0	685	274,540	1 Jan 2025

Cars and motorcycles

Registered vehicles of residents.

Motorcycles

1 Jan 2026

All figures in this section

Figure	Eemshaven	Eemshavengebied	Het Hogeland	Netherlands	Period
Motorcycles	0	0	2,680	706,936	1 Jan 2026

Motorcycles

1 Jan 2024 to 1 Jan 2026
Period	Eemshaven
1 Jan 2024	0
1 Jan 2025	0
1 Jan 2026	0

Area and buildings

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

Total area

1,814 ha

2026Eemshavengebied: 1,814 haHet Hogeland: 90,308 haNetherlands: 4,154,337 ha

Address density

11 per km²

1 Jan 2026Eemshavengebied: 11 per km²Het Hogeland: 421 per km²Netherlands: 2,093 per km²

Non-residential properties

127

1 Jan 2025

Newly built non-residential properties

2025

Land and waterFigures for 2026

	Eemshaven	Eemshavengebied	Het Hogeland	Netherlands
Land	98.3%1,783 ha	98.3%1,783 ha	52.5%47,430 ha	80.9%3,362,600 ha
Water	1.7%31 ha	1.7%31 ha	47.5%42,878 ha	19.1%791,737 ha

All figures in this section

Figure	Eemshaven	Eemshavengebied	Het Hogeland	Netherlands	Period
Non-residential properties	127	127	3,171	1,212,492	1 Jan 2025
Newly built non-residential properties	1	1	43	13,383	2025
Total area	1,814 ha	1,814 ha	90,308 ha	4,154,337 ha	2026
Land	1,783 ha	1,783 ha	47,430 ha	3,362,600 ha	2026
Water	31 ha	31 ha	42,878 ha	791,737 ha	2026
Address density	11 per km²	11 per km²	421 per km²	2,093 per km²	1 Jan 2026

Figures over time, 2024 to 2026

Figure	2024	2025	2026
Total area	1,811 ha	1,811 ha	1,814 ha
Land	1,781 ha	1,781 ha	1,783 ha
Water	30 ha	30 ha	31 ha

Address density

1 Jan 2024 to 1 Jan 2026
Period	Eemshaven
1 Jan 2024	11 per km²
1 Jan 2025	11 per km²
1 Jan 2026	11 per km²