Economy, jobs and prices in Alkmaar en omgeving (North Holland, Netherlands): official figures
GDP per person was 39,000 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 98% of the EU average (134% for the Netherlands); 29th highest of 40 COROP regions in the Netherlands.
How big is the economy of Alkmaar en omgeving?
The local economy produced €11.7 billion of output (GDP) in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Alkmaar en omgeving?
About 128,500 people worked in Alkmaar en omgeving in 2024 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the average household income in the Alkmaar en omgeving region?
The average disposable income of a household in the Alkmaar en omgeving COROP area was €63,700 in 2024, above the national figure of €61,600; that is 10th highest among the 40 COROP areas, up 31% from €48,700 in 2019.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the average income per person in the Alkmaar en omgeving region?
Standardised household income, which corrects for the number of people in a household, averaged €44,100 in the Alkmaar en omgeving COROP area in 2024, 9th highest among the 40 COROP areas.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the median household wealth in the Alkmaar en omgeving region?
The median household in the Alkmaar en omgeving COROP area owned net wealth of €222,500 in 2024, above the national figure of €146,800 (2nd highest among the 40 COROP areas).
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many jobs are there in the Alkmaar en omgeving region?
With 68.6 employee jobs per 100 working-age residents in 2024, the Alkmaar en omgeving COROP area ranked 14th lowest among the 40 COROP areas.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many businesses are there in the Alkmaar en omgeving region?
The Alkmaar en omgeving COROP area counted 143.5 business locations for every 1,000 inhabitants in 2026 (11th highest among the 40 COROP areas), up from 117.2 in 2020.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat are the main industries in the Alkmaar en omgeving region?
Commercial services such as trade, transport, hospitality and business services accounted for 47.0% of employee jobs in Alkmaar en omgeving in 2024, below the national figure of 51.0%.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many people work in industry in the Alkmaar en omgeving region?
Industry and energy provided 13.0% of employee jobs in Alkmaar en omgeving in 2024, 13th lowest among the 40 COROP areas (national share 14.0%).
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow much do renters earn in the Alkmaar en omgeving region?
Tenants in Alkmaar en omgeving averaged €36,500 of disposable income per household in 2024, against €78,200 for households owning their home.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Alkmaar en omgeving?
The largest part of the economy of Alkmaar en omgeving in 2023 was finance, property and business services, at 29.4% of gross value added, followed by public administration, education, health and other services (28.7%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Alkmaar en omgeving?
Factories, mines and energy produced 10.8% of the value added in Alkmaar en omgeving in 2023, against 15.1% for the Netherlands.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Alkmaar en omgeving growing?
Gross value added rose from €6.7 billion in 2015 to €9.7 billion in 2023 in current prices, an increase of 44% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Alkmaar en omgeving?
The number of people working in Alkmaar en omgeving rose by 15.1% between 2015 and 2024, to 128,500.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow Alkmaar en omgeving compares with other COROP regions in the Netherlands
Average disposable income per household (€) (2024)
Alkmaar en omgeving ranks 10 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Average disposable income per household (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Oost-Zuid-Holland | €65,500 |
| 8 | Delft en Westland | €65,300 |
| 9 | Veluwe | €64,500 |
| 10 | Alkmaar en omgeving | €63,700 |
| 11 | Groot-Amsterdam | €63,600 |
| 12 | Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant | €63,400 |
| 13 | Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland | €62,600 |
Average standardised income (€, adjusted for household size) (2024)
Alkmaar en omgeving ranks 9 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Average standardised income (€, adjusted for household size) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Delft en Westland | €45,000 |
| 7 | Noordoost-Noord-Brabant | €44,900 |
| 8 | Oost-Zuid-Holland | €44,400 |
| 9 | Alkmaar en omgeving | €44,100 |
| 10 | Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant | €43,800 |
| 11 | Veluwe | €43,500 |
| 12 | Zuidwest-Gelderland | €43,500 |
Median household wealth (€) (2024)
Alkmaar en omgeving ranks 2 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Median household wealth (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Het Gooi en Vechtstreek | €249,400 |
| 2 | Alkmaar en omgeving | €222,500 |
| 3 | Zuidwest-Gelderland | €219,100 |
| 4 | Veluwe | €218,400 |
| 5 | Noordoost-Noord-Brabant | €216,100 |
| 6 | Agglomeratie Haarlem | €214,800 |
| 7 | Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek | €213,100 |
Employee jobs per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 (2024)
Alkmaar en omgeving ranks 27 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Employee jobs per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Achterhoek | 71.2 |
| 25 | Midden-Limburg | 71.2 |
| 26 | Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen | 69.0 |
| 27 | Alkmaar en omgeving | 68.6 |
| 28 | Het Gooi en Vechtstreek | 67.0 |
| 29 | Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek | 66.8 |
| 30 | Noord-Friesland | 65.3 |
Business establishments per 1,000 residents (2026)
Alkmaar en omgeving ranks 11 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Business establishments per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Zuidwest-Friesland | 148.1 |
| 9 | Delft en Westland | 145.1 |
| 10 | Groot-Rijnmond | 144.7 |
| 11 | Alkmaar en omgeving | 143.5 |
| 12 | Zaanstreek | 142.8 |
| 13 | Flevoland | 139.1 |
| 14 | West-Noord-Brabant | 138.4 |
Share of employee jobs in industry and energy (%) (2024)
Alkmaar en omgeving ranks 28 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of employee jobs in industry and energy (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Oost-Zuid-Holland | 15.0% |
| 26 | Midden-Noord-Brabant | 14.0% |
| 27 | Flevoland | 14.0% |
| 28 | Alkmaar en omgeving | 13.0% |
| 29 | Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek | 13.0% |
| 30 | Zuid-Limburg | 13.0% |
| 31 | Noord-Drenthe | 12.0% |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2023)
Alkmaar en omgeving ranks 35 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | Veluwe | 13.4% |
| 33 | Delft en Westland | 12.6% |
| 34 | Noord-Drenthe | 11.3% |
| 35 | Alkmaar en omgeving | 10.8% |
| 36 | Oost-Zuid-Holland | 9.8% |
| 37 | Utrecht | 7.3% |
| 38 | Groot-Amsterdam | 5.8% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2023)
Alkmaar en omgeving ranks 6 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Utrecht | 34.6% |
| 4 | Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage | 34.1% |
| 5 | Agglomeratie Haarlem | 32.7% |
| 6 | Alkmaar en omgeving | 29.4% |
| 7 | Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek | 28.4% |
| 8 | Groot-Rijnmond | 28.0% |
| 9 | Veluwe | 27.5% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2023)
Alkmaar en omgeving ranks 9 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Noord-Friesland | 30.7% |
| 7 | Arnhem/Nijmegen | 30.6% |
| 8 | Agglomeratie Haarlem | 29.6% |
| 9 | Alkmaar en omgeving | 28.7% |
| 10 | Noord-Overijssel | 28.6% |
| 11 | Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek | 27.7% |
| 12 | Kop van Noord-Holland | 26.9% |
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