How much social housing is there in the Zuid-Limburg region?

Housing associations owned 28% of the homes in Zuid-Limburg in 2025, level with the national figure of 28%; that is 11th highest among the 40 COROP areas.

What share of homes are owner-occupied in the Zuid-Limburg region?

Owner-occupiers held 56% of homes in Zuid-Limburg in 2025, below the national figure of 57%.

Poverty and living standards in Zuid-Limburg (Limburg (NL), Netherlands): official figures

Homes in Zuid-Limburg had an average WOZ value of €315,000 in 2026, 6th lowest among the 40 COROP areas, up 57% from €200,000 in 2020.

Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€)

€315,000

2026

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

17.3

2026

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

4.3

2026

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

1.80

2026

Disability benefit recipients per 100 residents aged 15 to 64

11.3

2026

Share of homes owned by housing associations (%)

28%

2025

Share of owner-occupied homes (%)

56%

2025

Share of one-person households (%)

44.2%

2025

How many people are on benefits in the Zuid-Limburg region?

People below state pension age receiving a benefit (unemployment, social assistance or disability) numbered 17.3 per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 in Zuid-Limburg in 2026, above the national figure of 12.4; that is 2nd highest among the 40 COROP areas.

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How many people receive bijstand in the Zuid-Limburg region?

Social assistance (bijstand), the minimum-income benefit, went to 4.3 people under pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 in Zuid-Limburg in 2026, 8th highest among the 40 COROP areas and above the national figure of 3.5, down from 4.6 in 2020.

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

How many people get unemployment benefit in the Zuid-Limburg region?

Unemployment insurance (WW) was paid to 1.80 people per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 in Zuid-Limburg in 2026, against 1.60 nationally.

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How many people are on disability benefit in the Zuid-Limburg region?

Zuid-Limburg had 11.3 disability benefit recipients per 100 working-age residents in 2026, above the national figure of 7.1.

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How many people live alone in the Zuid-Limburg region?

People living alone made up 44.2% of households in Zuid-Limburg in 2025, above the national figure of 40.1%.

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How many new homes are built in the Zuid-Limburg region?

Zuid-Limburg added 3.6 new-build homes for every 1,000 existing homes in 2025, 2nd lowest among the 40 COROP areas (Netherlands: 8.4).

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How Zuid-Limburg compares with other COROP regions in the Netherlands

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

Zuid-Limburg ranks 35 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€)
32	Zuidoost-Friesland	€359,000
33	Overig Zeeland	€355,000
34	Overig Groningen	€342,000
35	Zuid-Limburg	€315,000
36	Zuidoost-Drenthe	€312,000
37	Noord-Friesland	€308,000
38	Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen	€308,000

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

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

Zuid-Limburg ranks 2 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Benefit recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64
1	Oost-Groningen	17.8
2	Zuid-Limburg	17.3
3	Zuidoost-Drenthe	16.2
4	Delfzijl en omgeving	16.1
5	Midden-Limburg	14.0
6	Arnhem/Nijmegen	13.6
7	Twente	13.6

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

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

Zuid-Limburg ranks 8 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Social assistance (bijstand) recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64
5	Oost-Groningen	4.6
6	Noord-Friesland	4.6
7	Arnhem/Nijmegen	4.3
8	Zuid-Limburg	4.3
9	Groot-Amsterdam	4.2
10	Zuidoost-Drenthe	4.0
11	Zuidoost-Friesland	3.9

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

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

Zuid-Limburg ranks 11 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Share of homes owned by housing associations (%)
8	Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage	30%
9	Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland	30%
10	Overig Groningen	29%
11	Zuid-Limburg	28%
12	Zuidoost-Friesland	27%
13	Zuidwest-Overijssel	27%
14	Twente	27%

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

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

Zuid-Limburg ranks 39 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	New-build homes per 1,000 existing homes
34	Zuidwest-Friesland	4.0
35	Het Gooi en Vechtstreek	4.0
36	Zuidoost-Drenthe	3.9
37	Noord-Friesland	3.8
38	Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage	3.8
39	Zuid-Limburg	3.6
40	Agglomeratie Haarlem	2.3

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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