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

Social rented housing made up 30% of the housing stock in Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland in 2025 (9th highest among the 40 COROP areas).

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

Owner-occupiers held 61% of homes in Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland in 2025, above the national figure of 57%.

Poverty and living standards in Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland (South Holland, Netherlands): official figures

The average WOZ value of a home in Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland, the official valuation used for property tax, was €398,000 in 2026, below the national figure of €439,000, up 72% from €231,000 in 2020; that is 17th lowest among the 40 COROP areas.

Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€)

€398,000

2026

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

12.0

2026

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

3.5

2026

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

1.28

2026

Disability benefit recipients per 100 residents aged 15 to 64

7.1

2026

Share of homes owned by housing associations (%)

30%

2025

Share of owner-occupied homes (%)

61%

2025

Share of one-person households (%)

35.8%

2025

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

In 2026 Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland had 12.0 benefit recipients under pension age for every 100 residents aged 15 to 64, 19th 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 Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland region?

Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland had 3.5 people on social assistance (bijstand) per 100 working-age residents in 2026, above the national figure of 3.5; that ranks 13th highest among the 40 COROP areas, down from 3.6 in 2020.

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

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

Unemployment insurance (WW) was paid to 1.28 people per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 in Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland in 2026, against 1.60 nationally.

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

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

Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland had 7.1 disability benefit recipients per 100 working-age residents in 2026, below the national figure of 7.1.

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

How many people live alone in the Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland region?

People living alone made up 35.8% of households in Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland 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 Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland region?

House building in Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland reached 7.2 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 Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland compares with other COROP regions in the Netherlands

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

Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland ranks 24 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€)
21	Noord-Overijssel	€413,000
22	Achterhoek	€402,000
23	Kop van Noord-Holland	€398,000
24	Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland	€398,000
25	Groot-Rijnmond	€395,000
26	Noord-Drenthe	€391,000
27	Noord-Limburg	€390,000

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

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

Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland ranks 22 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Benefit recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64
19	Zuidwest-Drenthe	12.3
20	Kop van Noord-Holland	12.2
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

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

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

Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland ranks 13 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Social assistance (bijstand) recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64
10	Zuidoost-Drenthe	4.0
11	Zuidoost-Friesland	3.9
12	Twente	3.7
13	Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland	3.5
14	Zuidwest-Overijssel	3.4
15	Zaanstreek	3.4
16	Zuidwest-Friesland	3.3

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

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

Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland ranks 9 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Share of homes owned by housing associations (%)
6	IJmond	31%
7	Arnhem/Nijmegen	30%
8	Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage	30%
9	Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland	30%
10	Overig Groningen	29%
11	Zuid-Limburg	28%
12	Zuidoost-Friesland	27%

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

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

Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland ranks 25 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	New-build homes per 1,000 existing homes
22	Zuidwest-Gelderland	7.6
23	Groot-Rijnmond	7.4
24	Midden-Noord-Brabant	7.4
25	Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland	7.2
26	Alkmaar en omgeving	7.1
27	Achterhoek	7.1
28	Arnhem/Nijmegen	6.6

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

More on Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland: overview · economy and jobs · health · education and schools · government budget · South Holland · the Netherlands

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…)

Each saved copy is the file exactly as downloaded, kept so the figures can be checked even if the source changes. Report an error.