What share of homes are owner-occupied in the West-Noord-Brabant region?

Owner-occupiers held 62% of homes in West-Noord-Brabant in 2025, above the national figure of 57%.

Poverty and living standards in West-Noord-Brabant (North Brabant, Netherlands): official figures

Q: How much social housing is there in the West-Noord-Brabant region?

Housing associations owned 27% of the homes in West-Noord-Brabant in 2025, below the national figure of 28%; that is 17th highest among the 40 COROP areas.

Homes in West-Noord-Brabant had an average WOZ value of €421,000 in 2026, 17th highest among the 40 COROP areas, up 59% from €264,000 in 2020.

Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€)

€421,000

2026

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

11.8

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

1.69

2026

Disability benefit recipients per 100 residents aged 15 to 64

6.8

2026

Share of homes owned by housing associations (%)

27%

2025

Share of owner-occupied homes (%)

62%

2025

Share of one-person households (%)

37.0%

2025

How many people are on benefits in the West-Noord-Brabant region?

People below state pension age receiving a benefit (unemployment, social assistance or disability) numbered 11.8 per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 in West-Noord-Brabant in 2026, below the national figure of 12.4; that is 17th lowest among the 40 COROP areas.

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How many people receive bijstand in the West-Noord-Brabant region?

Social assistance (bijstand), the minimum-income benefit, went to 3.3 people under pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 in West-Noord-Brabant in 2026, 17th highest among the 40 COROP areas and below the national figure of 3.5, up from 3.2 in 2020.

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How many people get unemployment benefit in the West-Noord-Brabant region?

Unemployment insurance (WW) was paid to 1.69 people per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 in West-Noord-Brabant in 2026, against 1.60 nationally.

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How many people are on disability benefit in the West-Noord-Brabant region?

West-Noord-Brabant had 6.8 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 West-Noord-Brabant region?

People living alone made up 37.0% of households in West-Noord-Brabant in 2025, below the national figure of 40.1%.

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How many new homes are built in the West-Noord-Brabant region?

West-Noord-Brabant added 8.9 new-build homes for every 1,000 existing homes in 2025, 12th highest among the 40 COROP areas (Netherlands: 8.4).

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How West-Noord-Brabant compares with other COROP regions in the Netherlands

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

West-Noord-Brabant ranks 17 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€)
14	Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage	€436,000
15	Arnhem/Nijmegen	€425,000
16	Zaanstreek	€425,000
17	West-Noord-Brabant	€421,000
18	Midden-Noord-Brabant	€421,000
19	Zuidwest-Overijssel	€420,000
20	Flevoland	€415,000

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

West-Noord-Brabant ranks 24 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Benefit recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64
21	IJmond	12.0
22	Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland	12.0
23	Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen	12.0
24	West-Noord-Brabant	11.8
25	Flevoland	11.6
26	Noordoost-Noord-Brabant	11.6
27	Groot-Amsterdam	11.6

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

West-Noord-Brabant ranks 17 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Social assistance (bijstand) recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64
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
20	Overig Zeeland	3.2

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

West-Noord-Brabant ranks 17 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Share of homes owned by housing associations (%)
14	Twente	27%
15	Utrecht	27%
16	Agglomeratie Haarlem	27%
17	West-Noord-Brabant	27%
18	Midden-Noord-Brabant	27%
19	Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant	27%
20	Noord-Friesland	26%

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

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

West-Noord-Brabant ranks 12 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	New-build homes per 1,000 existing homes
9	Veluwe	9.8
10	Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant	9.7
11	Utrecht	9.5
12	West-Noord-Brabant	8.9
13	Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen	8.8
14	Kop van Noord-Holland	8.7
15	Delft en Westland	8.6

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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