How much social housing is there in the Zuidwest-Gelderland region?

Social rented housing made up 24% of the housing stock in the Zuidwest-Gelderland COROP area in 2025 (8th lowest among the 40 COROP areas).

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

Owner-occupiers held 68% of homes in Zuidwest-Gelderland in 2025, above the national figure of 57%.

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

The average WOZ value of a home in the Zuidwest-Gelderland COROP area, the official valuation used for property tax, was €470,000 in 2026, above the national figure of €439,000, up 71% from €275,000 in 2020; that is 9th highest among the 40 COROP areas.

Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€)

€470,000

2026

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

9.7

2026

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

2.2

2026

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

1.34

2026

Disability benefit recipients per 100 residents aged 15 to 64

6.1

2026

Share of homes owned by housing associations (%)

24%

2025

Share of owner-occupied homes (%)

68%

2025

Share of one-person households (%)

31.7%

2025

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

In 2026 Zuidwest-Gelderland had 9.7 benefit recipients under pension age for every 100 residents aged 15 to 64, 3rd lowest among the 40 COROP areas (Netherlands: 12.4).

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

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

Zuidwest-Gelderland had 2.2 people on social assistance (bijstand) per 100 working-age residents in 2026, below the national figure of 3.5; that ranks the lowest among the 40 COROP areas, about the same as in 2020.

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

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

Unemployment insurance (WW) was paid to 1.34 people per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 in Zuidwest-Gelderland in 2026, against 1.60 nationally.

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

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

Zuidwest-Gelderland 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-Gelderland region?

People living alone made up 31.7% of households in the Zuidwest-Gelderland COROP area in 2025, below the national figure of 40.1%.

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

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

House building in Zuidwest-Gelderland reached 7.6 new homes per 1,000 in the stock in 2025, below the national figure of 8.4.

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

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

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

Zuidwest-Gelderland ranks 9 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€)
6	Noordoost-Noord-Brabant	€474,000
7	Veluwe	€473,000
8	Alkmaar en omgeving	€473,000
9	Zuidwest-Gelderland	€470,000
10	Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant	€470,000
11	IJmond	€460,000
12	Oost-Zuid-Holland	€460,000

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

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

Zuidwest-Gelderland ranks 38 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Benefit recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64
34	Veluwe	10.7
35	Utrecht	10.6
36	Het Gooi en Vechtstreek	10.1
37	Oost-Zuid-Holland	9.8
38	Zuidwest-Gelderland	9.7
39	Delft en Westland	9.2
40	Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek	9.1

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

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

Zuidwest-Gelderland ranks 40 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Social assistance (bijstand) recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64
34	Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen	2.7
35	Oost-Zuid-Holland	2.7
36	Veluwe	2.5
37	Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek	2.5
38	Kop van Noord-Holland	2.4
39	Noordoost-Noord-Brabant	2.4
40	Zuidwest-Gelderland	2.2

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

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

Zuidwest-Gelderland ranks 33 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Share of homes owned by housing associations (%)
30	Kop van Noord-Holland	25%
31	Oost-Zuid-Holland	25%
32	Flevoland	25%
33	Zuidwest-Gelderland	24%
34	Noord-Limburg	24%
35	Achterhoek	23%
36	Alkmaar en omgeving	23%

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

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

Zuidwest-Gelderland ranks 22 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	New-build homes per 1,000 existing homes
19	Noord-Limburg	7.9
20	Zaanstreek	7.7
21	Noord-Drenthe	7.6
22	Zuidwest-Gelderland	7.6
23	Groot-Rijnmond	7.4
24	Midden-Noord-Brabant	7.4
25	Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland	7.2

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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