What share of homes are owner-occupied in the Zuidwest-Friesland region?

Owner-occupiers held 67% of homes in the Zuidwest-Friesland COROP area in 2025, above the national figure of 57%.

Poverty and living standards in Zuidwest-Friesland (Friesland (NL), Netherlands): official figures

Q: How much social housing is there in the Zuidwest-Friesland region?

Housing associations owned 25% of the homes in Zuidwest-Friesland in 2025, below the national figure of 28%; that is 16th lowest among the 40 COROP areas.

Homes in Zuidwest-Friesland had an average WOZ value of €363,000 in 2026, 10th lowest among the 40 COROP areas, up 61% from €225,000 in 2020.

Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€)

€363,000

2026

Benefit recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64

11.1

2026

Social assistance (bijstand) recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64

3.3

2026

Unemployment benefit (WW) recipients per 100 residents aged 15 to 64

1.60

2026

Disability benefit recipients per 100 residents aged 15 to 64

6.1

2026

Share of homes owned by housing associations (%)

25%

2025

Share of owner-occupied homes (%)

67%

2025

Share of one-person households (%)

35.5%

2025

How many people are on benefits in the Zuidwest-Friesland region?

People below state pension age receiving a benefit (unemployment, social assistance or disability) numbered 11.1 per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 in the Zuidwest-Friesland COROP area in 2026, below the national figure of 12.4; that is 10th lowest among the 40 COROP areas.

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How many people receive bijstand in the Zuidwest-Friesland region?

Social assistance (bijstand), the minimum-income benefit, went to 3.3 people under pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 in the Zuidwest-Friesland COROP area in 2026, 16th highest among the 40 COROP areas and below the national figure of 3.5, down from 3.5 in 2020.

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How many people get unemployment benefit in the Zuidwest-Friesland region?

Unemployment insurance (WW) was paid to 1.60 people per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 in the Zuidwest-Friesland COROP area in 2026, against 1.60 nationally.

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How many people are on disability benefit in the Zuidwest-Friesland region?

The Zuidwest-Friesland COROP area had 6.1 disability benefit recipients per 100 working-age residents in 2026, below the national figure of 7.1.

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How many people live alone in the Zuidwest-Friesland region?

People living alone made up 35.5% of households in Zuidwest-Friesland in 2025, below the national figure of 40.1%.

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How many new homes are built in the Zuidwest-Friesland region?

The Zuidwest-Friesland COROP area added 4.0 new-build homes for every 1,000 existing homes in 2025, 7th lowest among the 40 COROP areas (Netherlands: 8.4).

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How Zuidwest-Friesland compares with other COROP regions in the Netherlands

Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€) (2026)

Zuidwest-Friesland ranks 31 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€)
28	Midden-Limburg	€387,000
29	Twente	€376,000
30	Zuidwest-Drenthe	€367,000
31	Zuidwest-Friesland	€363,000
32	Zuidoost-Friesland	€359,000
33	Overig Zeeland	€355,000
34	Overig Groningen	€342,000

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Benefit recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 (2026)

Zuidwest-Friesland ranks 31 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Benefit recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64
28	Midden-Noord-Brabant	11.5
29	Overig Zeeland	11.3
30	Noord-Overijssel	11.2
31	Zuidwest-Friesland	11.1
32	Agglomeratie Haarlem	11.1
33	Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant	11.0
34	Veluwe	10.7

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Social assistance (bijstand) recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 (2026)

Zuidwest-Friesland ranks 16 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Social assistance (bijstand) recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64
13	Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland	3.5
14	Zuidwest-Overijssel	3.4
15	Zaanstreek	3.4
16	Zuidwest-Friesland	3.3
17	West-Noord-Brabant	3.3
18	Midden-Noord-Brabant	3.2
19	Noord-Drenthe	3.2

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Share of homes owned by housing associations (%) (2025)

Zuidwest-Friesland ranks 25 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Share of homes owned by housing associations (%)
22	Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek	26%
23	Noordoost-Noord-Brabant	26%
24	Oost-Groningen	25%
25	Zuidwest-Friesland	25%
26	Zuidoost-Drenthe	25%
27	Zuidwest-Drenthe	25%
28	Noord-Overijssel	25%

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New-build homes per 1,000 existing homes (2025)

Zuidwest-Friesland ranks 34 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	New-build homes per 1,000 existing homes
31	Midden-Limburg	5.5
32	IJmond	4.7
33	Zuidwest-Drenthe	4.2
34	Zuidwest-Friesland	4.0
35	Het Gooi en Vechtstreek	4.0
36	Zuidoost-Drenthe	3.9
37	Noord-Friesland	3.8

Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copy

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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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