Poverty and living standards in Utrecht, Netherlands: official figures
The average WOZ value of a home in Utrecht, the official valuation used for property tax, was €548,000 in 2026, above the national figure of €439,000, up 66% from €331,000 in 2020; that is 2nd highest among the 31 large municipalities covered here.
How many people are on benefits in Utrecht?
In 2026 the municipality of Utrecht had 10.9 benefit recipients under pension age for every 100 residents aged 15 to 64, 5th lowest among the 31 large municipalities covered here (Netherlands: 12.4).
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many people receive bijstand in Utrecht?
The municipality of Utrecht had 4.0 people on social assistance (bijstand) per 100 working-age residents in 2026, above the national figure of 3.5; that ranks 15th lowest among the 31 large municipalities covered here, down from 4.1 in 2020.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many people get unemployment benefit in Utrecht?
Unemployment insurance (WW) was paid to 1.49 people per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 in Utrecht in 2026, against 1.60 nationally.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many people are on disability benefit in Utrecht?
Utrecht had 5.2 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 Utrecht?
People living alone made up 51.6% of households in Utrecht in 2025, above the national figure of 40.1%.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many new homes are built in Utrecht?
House building in the municipality of Utrecht reached 15.9 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 Utrecht?
Utrecht had 74.4 police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025 (28,015 in total, provisional), 4th 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 Utrecht?
Recorded crime in Utrecht was down 10% in 2025 compared with 2015, when police registered 31,110 offences.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow much violent crime is there in Utrecht?
Violent and sexual offences, including assault, threats and sexual crimes, ran at 5.3 per 1,000 residents in Utrecht in 2025, 14th lowest among the 31 large municipalities covered here (Netherlands: 4.6).
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow common is burglary in Utrecht?
Theft and burglary without violence accounted for 43.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents of Utrecht in 2025.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many people live alone in Utrecht?
49% of the 238,537 households in Utrecht were people living alone in 2024, and 3.7% were lone parents with children under 18.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow Utrecht compares with other cities in the Netherlands
Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€) (2026)
Utrecht ranks 2 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amsterdam | €575,000 |
| 2 | Utrecht | €548,000 |
| 3 | Haarlem | €548,000 |
| 4 | Haarlemmermeer | €542,000 |
| 5 | Amersfoort | €504,000 |
| 6 | Ede | €486,000 |
| 7 | s-Hertogenbosch | €464,000 |
Benefit recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 (2026)
Utrecht ranks 27 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Amersfoort | 11.7 |
| 25 | Haarlem | 11.4 |
| 26 | Breda | 11.3 |
| 27 | Utrecht | 10.9 |
| 28 | Ede | 10.2 |
| 29 | Leiden | 9.7 |
| 30 | Alphen aan den | 9.5 |
Social assistance (bijstand) recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 (2026)
Utrecht ranks 17 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Maastricht | 4.3 |
| 15 | Nissewaard | 4.1 |
| 16 | Deventer | 4.0 |
| 17 | Utrecht | 4.0 |
| 18 | Eindhoven | 3.9 |
| 19 | Breda | 3.8 |
| 20 | Zoetermeer | 3.7 |
Share of homes owned by housing associations (%) (2025)
Utrecht ranks 14 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Share of homes owned by housing associations (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Maastricht | 34% |
| 12 | s-Hertogenbosch | 33% |
| 13 | Zwolle | 33% |
| 14 | Utrecht | 31% |
| 15 | Leiden | 31% |
| 16 | Groningen | 31% |
| 17 | Tilburg | 31% |
New-build homes per 1,000 existing homes (2025)
Utrecht ranks 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphen aan den | 18.6 |
| 2 | Haarlemmermeer | 16.9 |
| 3 | Utrecht | 15.9 |
| 4 | Amsterdam | 15.1 |
| 5 | Ede | 14.0 |
| 6 | Almere | 12.7 |
| 7 | Deventer | 12.7 |
Police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents (provisional) (2025)
Utrecht ranks 4 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amsterdam | 87.4 |
| 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 |
Recorded violent and sexual crimes per 1,000 residents (provisional) (2025)
Utrecht ranks 18 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Nijmegen | 5.5 |
| 16 | Zwolle | 5.5 |
| 17 | Sittard-Geleen | 5.5 |
| 18 | Utrecht | 5.3 |
| 19 | Alkmaar | 5.3 |
| 20 | Leiden | 5.2 |
| 21 | Zaanstad | 5.2 |
Share of recorded crimes solved (%) (provisional) (2025)
Utrecht ranks 28 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Share of recorded crimes solved (%) (provisional) |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Alkmaar | 19.3% |
| 26 | Nijmegen | 19.3% |
| 27 | Maastricht | 19.1% |
| 28 | Utrecht | 17.7% |
| 29 | Amersfoort | 17.6% |
| 30 | Haarlem | 16.4% |
| 31 | Enschede | 16.1% |
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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…)
- 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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