How much social housing is there in the Agglomeratie Haarlem region?

Housing associations owned 27% of the homes in Agglomeratie Haarlem in 2025, below the national figure of 28%; that is 16th highest among the 40 COROP areas.

What share of homes are owner-occupied in the Agglomeratie Haarlem region?

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

Poverty and living standards in Agglomeratie Haarlem (North Holland, Netherlands): official figures

Homes in Agglomeratie Haarlem had an average WOZ value of €606,000 in 2026, the highest among the 40 COROP areas, up 48% from €410,000 in 2020.

Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€)

€606,000

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

2.9

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

6.4

2026

Share of homes owned by housing associations (%)

27%

2025

Share of owner-occupied homes (%)

56%

2025

Share of one-person households (%)

42.3%

2025

How many people are on benefits in the Agglomeratie Haarlem 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 Agglomeratie Haarlem in 2026, below the national figure of 12.4; that is 9th lowest among the 40 COROP areas.

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How many people receive bijstand in the Agglomeratie Haarlem region?

Social assistance (bijstand), the minimum-income benefit, went to 2.9 people under pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 in Agglomeratie Haarlem in 2026, 14th lowest among the 40 COROP areas and below the national figure of 3.5, down from 3.1 in 2020.

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How many people get unemployment benefit in the Agglomeratie Haarlem region?

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

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How many people are on disability benefit in the Agglomeratie Haarlem region?

Agglomeratie Haarlem had 6.4 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 Agglomeratie Haarlem region?

People living alone made up 42.3% of households in Agglomeratie Haarlem in 2025, above the national figure of 40.1%.

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How many new homes are built in the Agglomeratie Haarlem region?

Agglomeratie Haarlem added 2.3 new-build homes for every 1,000 existing homes in 2025, the lowest among the 40 COROP areas (Netherlands: 8.4).

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How Agglomeratie Haarlem compares with other COROP regions in the Netherlands

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

Agglomeratie Haarlem ranks 1 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€)
1	Agglomeratie Haarlem	€606,000
2	Het Gooi en Vechtstreek	€600,000
3	Groot-Amsterdam	€562,000
4	Utrecht	€534,000
5	Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek	€513,000
6	Noordoost-Noord-Brabant	€474,000
7	Veluwe	€473,000

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

Agglomeratie Haarlem ranks 32 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Benefit recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64
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
35	Utrecht	10.6

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

Agglomeratie Haarlem ranks 27 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Social assistance (bijstand) recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64
24	Noord-Limburg	3.0
25	Utrecht	3.0
26	Zuidwest-Drenthe	2.9
27	Agglomeratie Haarlem	2.9
28	Delft en Westland	2.9
29	Midden-Limburg	2.8
30	Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant	2.8

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

Agglomeratie Haarlem ranks 16 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Share of homes owned by housing associations (%)
13	Zuidwest-Overijssel	27%
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%

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

Agglomeratie Haarlem ranks 40 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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