Poverty and living standards in Tilburg, Netherlands: official figures
Homes in the municipality of Tilburg had an average WOZ value of €378,000 in 2026, 10th lowest among the 31 large municipalities covered here, up 66% from €228,000 in 2020.
How many people are on benefits in Tilburg?
People below state pension age receiving a benefit (unemployment, social assistance or disability) numbered 13.5 per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 in Tilburg in 2026, above the national figure of 12.4; that is 14th highest among the 31 large municipalities covered here.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many people receive bijstand in Tilburg?
Social assistance (bijstand), the minimum-income benefit, went to 4.5 people under pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 in Tilburg in 2026, 10th highest among the 31 large municipalities covered here and above the national figure of 3.5, down from 4.8 in 2020.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many people get unemployment benefit in Tilburg?
Unemployment insurance (WW) was paid to 1.82 people per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 in Tilburg in 2026, against 1.60 nationally.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many people are on disability benefit in Tilburg?
Tilburg had 7.0 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 Tilburg?
People living alone made up 47.2% of households in Tilburg in 2025, above the national figure of 40.1%.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many new homes are built in Tilburg?
Tilburg added 6.7 new-build homes for every 1,000 existing homes in 2025, 13th 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 Tilburg?
Police in Tilburg recorded 13,495 crimes in 2025 (provisional figures), or 58.6 per 1,000 residents, above the national figure of 45.2; that is 15th highest among the 31 large municipalities covered here.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyIs crime going up in Tilburg?
Recorded crime in Tilburg was down 16% in 2025 compared with 2015, when police registered 16,115 offences.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow much violent crime is there in Tilburg?
Violent and sexual offences, including assault, threats and sexual crimes, ran at 6.5 per 1,000 residents in Tilburg in 2025, 7th highest among the 31 large municipalities covered here (Netherlands: 4.6).
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow common is burglary in Tilburg?
Theft and burglary without violence accounted for 27.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents of Tilburg in 2025.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many people live alone in Tilburg?
47% of the 115,829 households in Tilburg were people living alone in 2024, and 4.7% were lone parents with children under 18.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow Tilburg compares with other cities in the Netherlands
Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€) (2026)
Tilburg ranks 22 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | s-Gravenhage | €409,000 |
| 20 | Deventer | €401,000 |
| 21 | Arnhem | €391,000 |
| 22 | Tilburg | €378,000 |
| 23 | Rotterdam | €374,000 |
| 24 | Venlo | €349,000 |
| 25 | Groningen | €346,000 |
Benefit recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 (2026)
Tilburg ranks 14 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Maastricht | 13.9 |
| 12 | Alkmaar | 13.8 |
| 13 | Apeldoorn | 13.7 |
| 14 | Tilburg | 13.5 |
| 15 | Zaanstad | 13.4 |
| 16 | Zwolle | 13.4 |
| 17 | Nissewaard | 12.7 |
Social assistance (bijstand) recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 (2026)
Tilburg ranks 10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Nijmegen | 5.5 |
| 8 | Groningen | 5.4 |
| 9 | Amsterdam | 5.3 |
| 10 | Tilburg | 4.5 |
| 11 | Sittard-Geleen | 4.4 |
| 12 | Zwolle | 4.4 |
| 13 | Venlo | 4.4 |
Share of homes owned by housing associations (%) (2025)
Tilburg ranks 17 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Share of homes owned by housing associations (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Utrecht | 31% |
| 15 | Leiden | 31% |
| 16 | Groningen | 31% |
| 17 | Tilburg | 31% |
| 18 | s-Gravenhage | 30% |
| 19 | Haarlem | 29% |
| 20 | Amersfoort | 29% |
New-build homes per 1,000 existing homes (2025)
Tilburg ranks 19 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Groningen | 7.7 |
| 17 | Rotterdam | 6.9 |
| 18 | Leiden | 6.8 |
| 19 | Tilburg | 6.7 |
| 20 | Apeldoorn | 6.0 |
| 21 | Venlo | 5.7 |
| 22 | Alkmaar | 5.4 |
Police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents (provisional) (2025)
Tilburg ranks 15 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Maastricht | 60.3 |
| 13 | Venlo | 60.3 |
| 14 | Haarlemmermeer | 59.5 |
| 15 | Tilburg | 58.6 |
| 16 | Leiden | 57.3 |
| 17 | s-Hertogenbosch | 57.0 |
| 18 | Zwolle | 56.6 |
Recorded violent and sexual crimes per 1,000 residents (provisional) (2025)
Tilburg ranks 7 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | s-Gravenhage | 7.7 |
| 5 | Eindhoven | 6.9 |
| 6 | Arnhem | 6.7 |
| 7 | Tilburg | 6.5 |
| 8 | Breda | 6.4 |
| 9 | s-Hertogenbosch | 6.4 |
| 10 | Nissewaard | 6.4 |
Share of recorded crimes solved (%) (provisional) (2025)
Tilburg ranks 24 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Share of recorded crimes solved (%) (provisional) |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Zaanstad | 21.2% |
| 22 | Amsterdam | 21.0% |
| 23 | Deventer | 20.8% |
| 24 | Tilburg | 19.5% |
| 25 | Alkmaar | 19.3% |
| 26 | Nijmegen | 19.3% |
| 27 | Maastricht | 19.1% |
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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…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_clivcon: Urban Audit: living conditions (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bc58ab68d418…)
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