Poverty and living standards in Nijmegen, Netherlands: official figures
The average WOZ value of a home in Nijmegen, the official valuation used for property tax, was €426,000 in 2026, below the national figure of €439,000, up 69% from €252,000 in 2020; that is 14th highest among the 31 large municipalities covered here.
How many people are on benefits in Nijmegen?
In 2026 Nijmegen had 14.0 benefit recipients under pension age for every 100 residents aged 15 to 64, 10th highest among the 31 large municipalities covered here (Netherlands: 12.4).
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many people receive bijstand in Nijmegen?
Nijmegen had 5.5 people on social assistance (bijstand) per 100 working-age residents in 2026, above the national figure of 3.5; that ranks 7th highest among the 31 large municipalities covered here, down from 6.0 in 2020.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many people get unemployment benefit in Nijmegen?
Unemployment insurance (WW) was paid to 1.57 people per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 in the municipality of Nijmegen in 2026, against 1.60 nationally.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many people are on disability benefit in Nijmegen?
Nijmegen had 6.7 disability benefit recipients per 100 working-age residents in 2026, below the national figure of 7.1.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many people live alone in Nijmegen?
People living alone made up 55.5% of households in the municipality of Nijmegen in 2025, above the national figure of 40.1%.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many new homes are built in Nijmegen?
House building in Nijmegen reached 9.9 new homes per 1,000 in the stock in 2025, above the national figure of 8.4.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the crime rate in Nijmegen?
Nijmegen had 64.0 police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025 (12,105 in total, provisional), 9th highest among the 31 large municipalities covered here and above the national figure of 45.2.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyIs crime going up in Nijmegen?
Recorded crime in Nijmegen was down 10% in 2025 compared with 2015, when police registered 13,440 offences.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow much violent crime is there in Nijmegen?
Violent and sexual offences, including assault, threats and sexual crimes, ran at 5.5 per 1,000 residents in Nijmegen in 2025, 15th highest among the 31 large municipalities covered here (Netherlands: 4.6).
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow common is burglary in Nijmegen?
Theft and burglary without violence accounted for 33.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents of Nijmegen in 2025.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many people live alone in Nijmegen?
55% of the 103,271 households in Nijmegen were people living alone in 2024, and 3.8% were lone parents with children under 18.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow Nijmegen compares with other cities in the Netherlands
Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€) (2026)
Nijmegen ranks 14 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Apeldoorn | €435,000 |
| 12 | Eindhoven | €434,000 |
| 13 | Almere | €429,000 |
| 14 | Nijmegen | €426,000 |
| 15 | Zoetermeer | €424,000 |
| 16 | Zaanstad | €420,000 |
| 17 | Zwolle | €420,000 |
Benefit recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 (2026)
Nijmegen ranks 10 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Benefit recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Deventer | 14.4 |
| 8 | Venlo | 14.3 |
| 9 | s-Gravenhage | 14.1 |
| 10 | Nijmegen | 14.0 |
| 11 | Maastricht | 13.9 |
| 12 | Alkmaar | 13.8 |
| 13 | Apeldoorn | 13.7 |
Social assistance (bijstand) recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 (2026)
Nijmegen ranks 7 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Social assistance (bijstand) recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Arnhem | 6.1 |
| 5 | Enschede | 5.7 |
| 6 | s-Gravenhage | 5.6 |
| 7 | Nijmegen | 5.5 |
| 8 | Groningen | 5.4 |
| 9 | Amsterdam | 5.3 |
| 10 | Tilburg | 4.5 |
Share of homes owned by housing associations (%) (2025)
Nijmegen ranks 3 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Share of homes owned by housing associations (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rotterdam | 43% |
| 2 | Amsterdam | 39% |
| 3 | Nijmegen | 38% |
| 4 | Eindhoven | 36% |
| 5 | Heerlen-Kerkrade | 36% |
| 6 | Enschede | 36% |
| 7 | Zaanstad | 36% |
New-build homes per 1,000 existing homes (2025)
Nijmegen ranks 12 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | New-build homes per 1,000 existing homes |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Enschede | 12.0 |
| 10 | Breda | 11.8 |
| 11 | s-Hertogenbosch | 10.3 |
| 12 | Nijmegen | 9.9 |
| 13 | Zwolle | 9.9 |
| 14 | Nissewaard | 8.5 |
| 15 | Zaanstad | 8.4 |
Police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents (provisional) (2025)
Nijmegen ranks 9 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents (provisional) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Arnhem | 67.6 |
| 7 | Heerlen-Kerkrade | 66.9 |
| 8 | Enschede | 65.0 |
| 9 | Nijmegen | 64.0 |
| 10 | Breda | 61.6 |
| 11 | Groningen | 61.2 |
| 12 | Maastricht | 60.3 |
Recorded violent and sexual crimes per 1,000 residents (provisional) (2025)
Nijmegen ranks 15 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Recorded violent and sexual crimes per 1,000 residents (provisional) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Venlo | 5.7 |
| 13 | Groningen | 5.6 |
| 14 | Leeuwarden | 5.6 |
| 15 | Nijmegen | 5.5 |
| 16 | Zwolle | 5.5 |
| 17 | Sittard-Geleen | 5.5 |
| 18 | Utrecht | 5.3 |
Share of recorded crimes solved (%) (provisional) (2025)
Nijmegen ranks 26 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Share of recorded crimes solved (%) (provisional) |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Deventer | 20.8% |
| 24 | Tilburg | 19.5% |
| 25 | Alkmaar | 19.3% |
| 26 | Nijmegen | 19.3% |
| 27 | Maastricht | 19.1% |
| 28 | Utrecht | 17.7% |
| 29 | Amersfoort | 17.6% |
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Sources
- Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS): Regionale kerncijfers Nederland (table 70072ned): provinces, COROP areas and selected municipalities, 2014-2026, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 d2b63aac3a26…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_clivcon: Urban Audit: living conditions (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bc58ab68d418…)
- Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS): Geregistreerde misdrijven en verdachten; soort misdrijf, regio (table 83648NED): police-recorded crime by province and municipality, 2015-2025, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 301a92d5d72f…)
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