Poverty and living standards in Nissewaard, Netherlands: official figures
Homes in the municipality of Nissewaard had an average WOZ value of €339,000 in 2026, 5th lowest among the 31 large municipalities covered here, up 66% from €204,000 in 2020.
How many people are on benefits in Nissewaard?
People below state pension age receiving a benefit (unemployment, social assistance or disability) numbered 12.7 per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 in Nissewaard in 2026, above the national figure of 12.4; that is 15th lowest among the 31 large municipalities covered here.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many people receive bijstand in Nissewaard?
Social assistance (bijstand), the minimum-income benefit, went to 4.1 people under pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 in Nissewaard in 2026, 15th highest among the 31 large municipalities covered here and above the national figure of 3.5, down from 4.2 in 2020.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many people get unemployment benefit in Nissewaard?
Unemployment insurance (WW) was paid to 1.66 people per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 in Nissewaard in 2026, against 1.60 nationally.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many people are on disability benefit in Nissewaard?
Nissewaard had 6.9 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 Nissewaard?
People living alone made up 34.9% of households in Nissewaard in 2025, below the national figure of 40.1%.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many new homes are built in Nissewaard?
Nissewaard added 8.5 new-build homes for every 1,000 existing homes in 2025, 14th highest among the 31 large municipalities covered here (Netherlands: 8.4).
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the crime rate in Nissewaard?
Police in Nissewaard recorded 3,830 crimes in 2025 (provisional figures), or 43.4 per 1,000 residents, below the national figure of 45.2; that is 4th lowest among the 31 large municipalities covered here.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyIs crime going up in Nissewaard?
Recorded crime in Nissewaard was down 17% in 2025 compared with 2015, when police registered 4,615 offences.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow much violent crime is there in Nissewaard?
Violent and sexual offences, including assault, threats and sexual crimes, ran at 6.4 per 1,000 residents in Nissewaard in 2025, 10th highest among the 31 large municipalities covered here (Netherlands: 4.6).
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow common is burglary in Nissewaard?
Theft and burglary without violence accounted for 11.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents of Nissewaard in 2025.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many people live alone in Nissewaard?
33% of the 50,357 households in Nissewaard were people living alone in 2024, and 6.0% were lone parents with children under 18.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow Nissewaard compares with other cities in the Netherlands
Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€) (2026)
Nissewaard ranks 27 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Venlo | €349,000 |
| 25 | Groningen | €346,000 |
| 26 | Maastricht | €346,000 |
| 27 | Nissewaard | €339,000 |
| 28 | Enschede | €332,000 |
| 29 | Sittard-Geleen | €299,000 |
| 30 | Leeuwarden | €282,000 |
Benefit recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 (2026)
Nissewaard ranks 17 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Tilburg | 13.5 |
| 15 | Zaanstad | 13.4 |
| 16 | Zwolle | 13.4 |
| 17 | Nissewaard | 12.7 |
| 18 | Amsterdam | 12.7 |
| 19 | s-Hertogenbosch | 12.7 |
| 20 | Groningen | 12.4 |
Social assistance (bijstand) recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 (2026)
Nissewaard ranks 15 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Zwolle | 4.4 |
| 13 | Venlo | 4.4 |
| 14 | Maastricht | 4.3 |
| 15 | Nissewaard | 4.1 |
| 16 | Deventer | 4.0 |
| 17 | Utrecht | 4.0 |
| 18 | Eindhoven | 3.9 |
Share of homes owned by housing associations (%) (2025)
Nissewaard ranks 8 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Share of homes owned by housing associations (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Heerlen-Kerkrade | 36% |
| 6 | Enschede | 36% |
| 7 | Zaanstad | 36% |
| 8 | Nissewaard | 36% |
| 9 | Arnhem | 34% |
| 10 | Zoetermeer | 34% |
| 11 | Maastricht | 34% |
New-build homes per 1,000 existing homes (2025)
Nissewaard ranks 14 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | s-Hertogenbosch | 10.3 |
| 12 | Nijmegen | 9.9 |
| 13 | Zwolle | 9.9 |
| 14 | Nissewaard | 8.5 |
| 15 | Zaanstad | 8.4 |
| 16 | Groningen | 7.7 |
| 17 | Rotterdam | 6.9 |
Police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents (provisional) (2025)
Nissewaard ranks 28 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Amersfoort | 45.1 |
| 26 | Deventer | 44.8 |
| 27 | Zoetermeer | 43.8 |
| 28 | Nissewaard | 43.4 |
| 29 | Almere | 41.0 |
| 30 | Ede | 36.6 |
| 31 | Alphen aan den | 34.3 |
Recorded violent and sexual crimes per 1,000 residents (provisional) (2025)
Nissewaard ranks 10 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Tilburg | 6.5 |
| 8 | Breda | 6.4 |
| 9 | s-Hertogenbosch | 6.4 |
| 10 | Nissewaard | 6.4 |
| 11 | Maastricht | 5.9 |
| 12 | Venlo | 5.7 |
| 13 | Groningen | 5.6 |
Share of recorded crimes solved (%) (provisional) (2025)
Nissewaard ranks 3 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Share of recorded crimes solved (%) (provisional) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoetermeer | 30.5% |
| 2 | Heerlen-Kerkrade | 29.7% |
| 3 | Nissewaard | 28.7% |
| 4 | Zwolle | 27.0% |
| 5 | Arnhem | 26.0% |
| 6 | Leeuwarden | 25.8% |
| 7 | s-Gravenhage | 25.4% |
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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…)
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