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Westerspoor in figures

Facts and figures about the Westerspoor neighbourhood in Nieuw West, Zaanstad from Statistics Netherlands (CBS). Each figure shows the date or year it describes and, where available, the same figure for Nieuw West, Zaanstad and the Netherlands over that period.

Key figures

Residents

0

1 Jan 2026

Households

0

1 Jan 2026

Homes

0

1 Jan 2025

Newest homes in Westerspoor

The homes most recently listed in the Westerspoor neighbourhood in Nieuw West, Zaanstad, newest first.

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
FigureWesterspoorNieuw WestZaanstadNetherlandsPeriod
Homes06,07672,3298,274,4781 Jan 2025
Newly built homes0160469,1892025

Population

Residents by age, sex, marital status and origin.

Births per 1,000 residents

0

2025Nieuw West: 10Zaanstad: 10Netherlands: 9

Deaths per 1,000 residents

0

2025Nieuw West: 5Zaanstad: 9Netherlands: 10
Residents by ageFigures for 1 Jan 2026
WesterspoorNieuw West
  • 0–14 years0% (0)
    Nieuw West: 15% · Zaanstad: 15.9% · Netherlands: 14.8%
  • 15–24 years0% (0)
    Nieuw West: 10.1% · Zaanstad: 11.4% · Netherlands: 12.2%
  • 25–44 years0% (0)
    Nieuw West: 32.5% · Zaanstad: 27.5% · Netherlands: 25.9%
  • 45–64 years0% (0)
    Nieuw West: 25.3% · Zaanstad: 26.4% · Netherlands: 26%
  • 65–79 years0% (0)
    Nieuw West: 14.5% · Zaanstad: 13.9% · Netherlands: 15.9%
  • 80 years and over0% (0)
    Nieuw West: 2.6% · Zaanstad: 4.9% · Netherlands: 5.3%
Residents by sexFigures for 1 Jan 2026
WesterspoorNieuw WestZaanstadNetherlands
Men0%050.3%7,10050%82,51849.8%9,025,827
Women0%049.7%7,02050%82,68350.2%9,104,381
Residents by marital statusFigures for 1 Jan 2026
WesterspoorNieuw WestZaanstadNetherlands
Never married0%050.3%7,10551.7%85,34650.2%9,101,569
Married0%039.3%5,55035.4%58,41937.3%6,758,191
Divorced0%07.4%1,0458.6%14,1667.7%1,404,105
Widowed0%03%4254.4%7,2704.8%866,343
Residents by originFigures for 1 Jan 2026
WesterspoorNieuw WestZaanstadNetherlands
Dutch origin0%057.2%8,08059.4%98,13170.9%12,859,141
European origin (outside the Netherlands)0%011.6%1,63510.6%17,4789.6%1,739,260
Origin outside Europe0%031.2%4,40530%49,59219.5%3,531,807
Residents by country of birth and originFigures for 1 Jan 2026
WesterspoorNieuw WestZaanstadNetherlands
Born in the Netherlands, Dutch origin0%057.2%8,08559.4%98,13170.9%12,859,141
Born in the Netherlands, European origin0%03.8%5403.6%5,8983.4%614,116
Born in the Netherlands, origin outside Europe0%015.3%2,15514.5%24,0168.5%1,532,223
Born elsewhere in Europe0%07.8%1,0957%11,5806.2%1,125,144
Born outside Europe0%015.9%2,25015.5%25,57611%1,999,584
All figures in this section
FigureWesterspoorNieuw WestZaanstadNetherlandsPeriod
Residents014,125165,20118,130,2081 Jan 2026
Men07,10082,5189,025,8271 Jan 2026
Women07,02082,6839,104,3811 Jan 2026
0–14 years02,12026,2872,683,6981 Jan 2026
15–24 years01,43018,8982,203,6331 Jan 2026
25–44 years04,58545,3784,699,6761 Jan 2026
45–64 years03,57043,6214,709,6931 Jan 2026
65–79 years02,05022,9682,876,9991 Jan 2026
80 years and over03658,049956,5091 Jan 2026
Never married07,10585,3469,101,5691 Jan 2026
Married05,55058,4196,758,1911 Jan 2026
Divorced01,04514,1661,404,1051 Jan 2026
Widowed04257,270866,3431 Jan 2026
Dutch origin08,08098,13112,859,1411 Jan 2026
European origin (outside the Netherlands)01,63517,4781,739,2601 Jan 2026
Origin outside Europe04,40549,5923,531,8071 Jan 2026
Born in the Netherlands, Dutch origin08,08598,13112,859,1411 Jan 2026
Born in the Netherlands, European origin05405,898614,1161 Jan 2026
Born in the Netherlands, origin outside Europe02,15524,0161,532,2231 Jan 2026
Born elsewhere in Europe01,09511,5801,125,1441 Jan 2026
Born outside Europe02,25025,5761,999,5841 Jan 2026
Births01751,621166,5882025
Births per 1,000 residents0101092025
Deaths0751,518173,4942025
Deaths per 1,000 residents059102025
65 years and over02,27030,5763,755,6791 Jan 2025
Residents aged 15 and over012,000138,98015,450,52031 Dec 2025
Residents aged 15 up to state pension age010,030111,57012,071,60031 Dec 2025
Residents of state pension age01,97027,4103,378,92031 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
WesterspoorNieuw WestZaanstadNetherlands
Single-person households0%035.4%2,31537.9%28,32540.3%3,412,202
Households without children0%030.5%1,99525.8%19,24528.3%2,398,121
Households with children0%034%2,22536.3%27,10731.4%2,664,351
All figures in this section
FigureWesterspoorNieuw WestZaanstadNetherlandsPeriod
Households06,54074,6778,474,6741 Jan 2026
Single-person households02,31528,3253,412,2021 Jan 2026
Households without children01,99519,2452,398,1211 Jan 2026
Households with children02,22527,1072,664,3511 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
FigureWesterspoorNieuw WestZaanstadNetherlandsPeriod
Income recipients010,900128,80014,480,6002024

Work

Labour participation and types of employment, from register data.

Working population (register data)

0

2024
All figures in this section
FigureWesterspoorNieuw WestZaanstadNetherlandsPeriod
Working population (register data)07,96085,6509,601,2202024

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
FigureWesterspoorNieuw WestZaanstadNetherlandsPeriod
Primary school pupils01,13014,3101,464,3002025
Secondary school pupils05808,340935,8002025
Vocational (MBO) students03004,500466,8002025
Higher professional (HBO) students02803,370440,2202025
University (WO) students01501,490335,9302025

Businesses

Business locations by sector.

Business locations

280

1 Jan 2025
Business locations by sectorFigures for 1 Jan 2025
WesterspoorNieuw West
  • Agriculture, forestry and fishing0% (0)
    Nieuw West: 0% · Zaanstad: 0.5% · Netherlands: 3.2%
  • Industry and energy25% (70)
    Nieuw West: 20% · Zaanstad: 21.2% · Netherlands: 14.4%
  • Trade, hotels and restaurants30.4% (85)
    Nieuw West: 16.6% · Zaanstad: 14.8% · Netherlands: 16.4%
  • Transport, information and communication8.9% (25)
    Nieuw West: 11.5% · Zaanstad: 9.9% · Netherlands: 7.9%
  • Financial services and real estate5.4% (15)
    Nieuw West: 3.2% · Zaanstad: 3.5% · Netherlands: 4.8%
  • Business services19.6% (55)
    Nieuw West: 23.5% · Zaanstad: 23.8% · Netherlands: 25.4%
  • Government, education and care3.6% (10)
    Nieuw West: 15.6% · Zaanstad: 16% · Netherlands: 17.1%
  • Culture, recreation and other services7.1% (20)
    Nieuw West: 9.5% · Zaanstad: 10.4% · Netherlands: 10.8%
All figures in this section
FigureWesterspoorNieuw WestZaanstadNetherlandsPeriod
Business locations2802,04523,1652,551,5401 Jan 2025
Agriculture, forestry and fishing0010581,0351 Jan 2025
Industry and energy704104,900368,6151 Jan 2025
Trade, hotels and restaurants853403,440419,2301 Jan 2025
Transport, information and communication252352,295202,1501 Jan 2025
Financial services and real estate1565800123,3451 Jan 2025
Business services554805,505647,5301 Jan 2025
Government, education and care103203,715435,0951 Jan 2025
Culture, recreation and other services201952,410274,5401 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
WesterspoorNieuw WestZaanstadNetherlands
Petrol cars0%075.8%4,29579.2%53,32677.9%6,176,696
Cars on other fuels0%024.2%1,36820.8%14,03522.1%1,747,986
All figures in this section
FigureWesterspoorNieuw WestZaanstadNetherlandsPeriod
Passenger cars05,66367,3617,924,6821 Jan 2026
Petrol cars04,29553,3266,176,6961 Jan 2026
Cars on other fuels01,36814,0351,747,9861 Jan 2026
Motorcycles05436,803706,9361 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

125 ha

2026Nieuw West: 521 haZaanstad: 8,324 haNetherlands: 4,154,337 ha

Address density

580 per km²

1 Jan 2026Nieuw West: 2,218 per km²Zaanstad: 2,193 per km²Netherlands: 2,093 per km²

Non-residential properties

279

1 Jan 2025

Newly built non-residential properties

0

2025
Land and waterFigures for 2026
WesterspoorNieuw WestZaanstadNetherlands
Land93.6%117 ha91.3%475 ha88.5%7,368 ha80.9%3,362,600 ha
Water6.4%8 ha8.7%45 ha11.5%955 ha19.1%791,737 ha
All figures in this section
FigureWesterspoorNieuw WestZaanstadNetherlandsPeriod
Non-residential properties2796749,8581,212,4921 Jan 2025
Newly built non-residential properties003413,3832025
Total area125 ha521 ha8,324 ha4,154,337 ha2026
Land117 ha475 ha7,368 ha3,362,600 ha2026
Water8 ha45 ha955 ha791,737 ha2026
Address density580 per km²2,218 per km²2,193 per km²2,093 per km²1 Jan 2026
Figures over time, 2024 to 2026
Figure202420252026
Total area125 ha125 ha125 ha
Land115 ha115 ha117 ha
Water10 ha10 ha8 ha
Address density
1 Jan 2024 to 1 Jan 2026
PeriodWesterspoor
1 Jan 2024571 per km²
1 Jan 2025571 per km²
1 Jan 2026580 per km²