Poverty and living standards in s-Gravenhage, Netherlands: official figures
Homes in The Hague had an average WOZ value of €409,000 in 2026, 13th lowest among the 31 large municipalities covered here, up 56% from €262,000 in 2020.
How many people are on benefits in The Hague?
People below state pension age receiving a benefit (unemployment, social assistance or disability) numbered 14.1 per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 in The Hague in 2026, above the national figure of 12.4; that is 9th highest among the 31 large municipalities covered here.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many people receive bijstand in The Hague?
Social assistance (bijstand), the minimum-income benefit, went to 5.6 people under pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 in The Hague in 2026, 6th highest among the 31 large municipalities covered here and above the national figure of 3.5, down from 6.6 in 2020.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many people get unemployment benefit in The Hague?
Unemployment insurance (WW) was paid to 1.64 people per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 in The Hague in 2026, against 1.60 nationally.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many people are on disability benefit in The Hague?
The municipality of The Hague had 6.3 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 The Hague?
People living alone made up 49.3% of households in The Hague in 2025, above the national figure of 40.1%.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many new homes are built in The Hague?
The Hague added 1.8 new-build homes for every 1,000 existing homes in 2025, 2nd lowest among the 31 large municipalities covered here (Netherlands: 8.4).
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the crime rate in The Hague?
Police in the municipality of The Hague recorded 39,900 crimes in 2025 (provisional figures), or 70.1 per 1,000 residents, above the national figure of 45.2; that is 5th highest among the 31 large municipalities covered here.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyIs crime going up in The Hague?
Recorded crime in the municipality of The Hague was down 13% in 2025 compared with 2015, when police registered 45,920 offences.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow much violent crime is there in The Hague?
Violent and sexual offences, including assault, threats and sexual crimes, ran at 7.7 per 1,000 residents in the municipality of The Hague in 2025, 4th highest among the 31 large municipalities covered here (Netherlands: 4.6).
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow common is burglary in The Hague?
Theft and burglary without violence accounted for 30.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents of the municipality of The Hague in 2025.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many people live alone in s-Gravenhage?
50% of the 413,306 households in s-Gravenhage were people living alone in 2024, and 5.1% were lone parents with children under 18.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow s-Gravenhage compares with other cities in the Netherlands
Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€) (2026)
s-Gravenhage ranks 19 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Zaanstad | €420,000 |
| 17 | Zwolle | €420,000 |
| 18 | Alkmaar | €419,000 |
| 19 | s-Gravenhage | €409,000 |
| 20 | Deventer | €401,000 |
| 21 | Arnhem | €391,000 |
| 22 | Tilburg | €378,000 |
Benefit recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 (2026)
s-Gravenhage ranks 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Leeuwarden | 14.9 |
| 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 |
Social assistance (bijstand) recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 (2026)
s-Gravenhage ranks 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Leeuwarden | 6.4 |
| 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 |
Share of homes owned by housing associations (%) (2025)
s-Gravenhage ranks 18 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Share of homes owned by housing associations (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Leiden | 31% |
| 16 | Groningen | 31% |
| 17 | Tilburg | 31% |
| 18 | s-Gravenhage | 30% |
| 19 | Haarlem | 29% |
| 20 | Amersfoort | 29% |
| 21 | Deventer | 29% |
New-build homes per 1,000 existing homes (2025)
s-Gravenhage ranks 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Amersfoort | 4.6 |
| 26 | Leeuwarden | 3.5 |
| 27 | Arnhem | 3.4 |
| 28 | Haarlem | 3.0 |
| 29 | Sittard-Geleen | 2.8 |
| 30 | s-Gravenhage | 1.8 |
| 31 | Heerlen-Kerkrade | 1.4 |
Police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents (provisional) (2025)
s-Gravenhage ranks 5 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Rotterdam | 80.1 |
| 3 | Eindhoven | 77.6 |
| 4 | Utrecht | 74.4 |
| 5 | s-Gravenhage | 70.1 |
| 6 | Arnhem | 67.6 |
| 7 | Heerlen-Kerkrade | 66.9 |
| 8 | Enschede | 65.0 |
Recorded violent and sexual crimes per 1,000 residents (provisional) (2025)
s-Gravenhage ranks 4 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rotterdam | 9.7 |
| 2 | Amsterdam | 8.6 |
| 3 | Heerlen-Kerkrade | 8.3 |
| 4 | s-Gravenhage | 7.7 |
| 5 | Eindhoven | 6.9 |
| 6 | Arnhem | 6.7 |
| 7 | Tilburg | 6.5 |
Share of recorded crimes solved (%) (provisional) (2025)
s-Gravenhage ranks 7 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Share of recorded crimes solved (%) (provisional) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Zwolle | 27.0% |
| 5 | Arnhem | 26.0% |
| 6 | Leeuwarden | 25.8% |
| 7 | s-Gravenhage | 25.4% |
| 8 | Haarlemmermeer | 25.1% |
| 9 | Alphen aan den | 24.3% |
| 10 | Leiden | 24.1% |
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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…)
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