How much social housing is there in Zeeland?

Social rented housing made up 21% of the housing stock in the province of Zeeland in 2025 (the lowest among the 12 provinces).

What share of homes are owner-occupied in Zeeland?

Owner-occupiers held 67% of homes in Zeeland in 2025, above the national figure of 57%.

What share of crimes are solved in Zeeland?

23.8% of crimes recorded in Zeeland in 2025 had been solved by the police, 3rd highest among the 12 provinces and above the national figure of 22.1%.

Poverty and living standards in Zeeland, Netherlands: official figures

Disposable household income was 22,200 PPS per person in 2023; 6th highest of 12 provinces in the Netherlands.

Household income per person (PPS)

22,200

2023

At risk of poverty or social exclusion

13.8%

2025

Households with broadband

100%

2021

Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€)

€342,000

2026

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

11.5

2026

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

3.0

2026

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

1.34

2026

Disability benefit recipients per 100 residents aged 15 to 64

7.1

2026

How many people in Zeeland are at risk of poverty?

The share of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion was 13.8% in 2025, against 15.8% for the Netherlands; 10th highest of 12 provinces in the Netherlands.

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What is the average house value in Zeeland?

The average WOZ value of a home in the province of Zeeland, the official valuation used for property tax, was €342,000 in 2026, below the national figure of €439,000, up 59% from €215,000 in 2020; that is 3rd lowest among the 12 provinces.

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How many people are on benefits in Zeeland?

In 2026 Zeeland had 11.5 benefit recipients under pension age for every 100 residents aged 15 to 64, 3rd lowest among the 12 provinces (Netherlands: 12.4).

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How many people receive bijstand in Zeeland?

Zeeland had 3.0 people on social assistance (bijstand) per 100 working-age residents in 2026, below the national figure of 3.5; that ranks 3rd lowest among the 12 provinces, down from 3.1 in 2020.

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How many people get unemployment benefit in Zeeland?

Unemployment insurance (WW) was paid to 1.34 people per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 in Zeeland in 2026, against 1.60 nationally.

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How many people are on disability benefit in Zeeland?

Zeeland had 7.1 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 Zeeland?

People living alone made up 38.0% of households in the province of Zeeland in 2025, below the national figure of 40.1%.

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How many new homes are built in Zeeland?

House building in Zeeland reached 9.9 new homes per 1,000 in the stock in 2025, above the national figure of 8.4.

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What is the crime rate in Zeeland?

Zeeland had 37.0 police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025 (14,540 in total, provisional), 4th lowest among the 12 provinces and below the national figure of 45.2.

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Is crime going up in Zeeland?

Recorded crime in Zeeland was down 14% in 2025 compared with 2015, when police registered 16,840 offences.

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How much violent crime is there in Zeeland?

Violent and sexual offences, including assault, threats and sexual crimes, ran at 4.5 per 1,000 residents in Zeeland in 2025, 5th highest among the 12 provinces (Netherlands: 4.6).

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How common is burglary in Zeeland?

Theft and burglary without violence accounted for 12.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents of Zeeland in 2025.

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What is the poverty rate in Zeeland?

The at-risk-of-poverty rate was 13.5% in 2025, measured against 60% of median income in the Netherlands (the Netherlands: 13.4%); 6th highest of 12 provinces in Netherlands. In 2016 it was 11.4%.

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How many people in Zeeland cannot afford basic necessities?

0.4% of people suffered severe material and social deprivation in 2025, meaning they could not afford at least 7 of 13 basic items such as heating, a week away or replacing worn-out furniture (the Netherlands: 2.6%); the lowest of 12 provinces in Netherlands. In 2016 it was 1.4%.

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How many households in Zeeland have nobody in work?

Very low work intensity affected 2.8% of people under 65 in 2025 (households where working-age adults worked under 20% of the time they could) (the Netherlands: 7.8%); the lowest of 12 provinces in Netherlands. In 2016 it was 5.6%.

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What is the average income in Zeeland?

Disposable household income averaged €25,700 per person in 2023 (the Netherlands: €26,600; EU: €21,000); 6th highest of 12 provinces in Netherlands. In 2013 it was €18,200.

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How many people in Zeeland use the internet?

100.0% of people used the internet at least once a week in 2025 (the Netherlands: 99.4%); 4th highest of 12 provinces in Netherlands. In 2015 it was 85.2%.

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More figures

100% of households had broadband in 2021. Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How Zeeland compares with other provinces

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

Zeeland ranks 10 of 12, highest first.

Rank	Region	Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€)
6	Flevoland	€415,000
7	Overijssel	€394,000
8	Drenthe	€358,000
9	Limburg (NL)	€348,000
10	Zeeland	€342,000
11	Friesland (NL)	€334,000
12	Groningen	€327,000

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

Zeeland ranks 10 of 12, highest first.

Rank	Region	Benefit recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64
6	Gelderland	12.0
7	South Holland	11.8
8	North Holland	11.7
9	Flevoland	11.6
10	Zeeland	11.5
11	North Brabant	11.5
12	Utrecht	10.6

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

Zeeland ranks 10 of 12, highest first.

Rank	Region	Social assistance (bijstand) recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64
6	Overijssel	3.4
7	Drenthe	3.4
8	Gelderland	3.2
9	Flevoland	3.1
10	Zeeland	3.0
11	Utrecht	3.0
12	North Brabant	2.9

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

Zeeland ranks 12 of 12, highest first.

Rank	Region	Share of homes owned by housing associations (%)
6	Utrecht	27%
7	North Brabant	27%
8	Friesland (NL)	26%
9	Limburg (NL)	26%
10	Flevoland	25%
11	Drenthe	24%
12	Zeeland	21%

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

Zeeland ranks 3 of 12, highest first.

Rank	Region	New-build homes per 1,000 existing homes
1	Flevoland	12.1
2	Overijssel	10.0
3	Zeeland	9.9
4	North Holland	9.8
5	Utrecht	9.5
6	North Brabant	9.4
7	Groningen	9.3

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Police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents (provisional) (2025)

Zeeland ranks 9 of 12, highest first.

Rank	Region	Police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents (provisional)
6	Groningen	43.2
7	Overijssel	37.7
8	Flevoland	37.4
9	Zeeland	37.0
10	Gelderland	36.1
11	Friesland (NL)	31.6
12	Drenthe	30.1

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Recorded violent and sexual crimes per 1,000 residents (provisional) (2025)

Zeeland ranks 5 of 12, highest first.

Rank	Region	Recorded violent and sexual crimes per 1,000 residents (provisional)
2	North Holland	5.4
3	Groningen	4.7
4	Limburg (NL)	4.7
5	Zeeland	4.5
6	North Brabant	4.5
7	Flevoland	4.3
8	Drenthe	3.9

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Share of recorded crimes solved (%) (provisional) (2025)

Zeeland ranks 3 of 12, highest first.

Rank	Region	Share of recorded crimes solved (%) (provisional)
1	Friesland (NL)	28.0%
2	Groningen	24.8%
3	Zeeland	23.8%
4	Limburg (NL)	23.3%
5	Flevoland	23.2%
6	South Holland	23.0%
7	Gelderland	22.6%

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At-risk-of-poverty rate (after social transfers) (2025)

Zeeland ranks 6 of 12, highest first.

Rank	Region	At-risk-of-poverty rate (after social transfers)
3	Limburg (NL)	14.4%
4	Friesland (NL)	14.4%
5	South Holland	14.0%
6	Zeeland	13.5%
7	Utrecht	12.3%
8	Overijssel	12.2%
9	Drenthe	12.2%

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Severe material and social deprivation rate (2025)

Zeeland ranks 12 of 12, highest first.

Rank	Region	Severe material and social deprivation rate
6	South Holland	2.8%
7	Friesland (NL)	2.2%
8	Limburg (NL)	1.5%
9	Flevoland	1.3%
10	Groningen	0.7%
11	Drenthe	0.7%
12	Zeeland	0.4%

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People in households with very low work intensity (2025)

Zeeland ranks 12 of 12, highest first.

Rank	Region	People in households with very low work intensity
6	Drenthe	8.5%
7	Overijssel	7.9%
8	North Brabant	6.3%
9	Gelderland	6.1%
10	Friesland (NL)	5.0%
11	Flevoland	4.1%
12	Zeeland	2.8%

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Disposable household income per person (euros) (2023)

Zeeland ranks 6 of 12, highest first.

Rank	Region	Disposable household income per person (euros)
3	North Brabant	€27,000
4	South Holland	€26,500
5	Gelderland	€26,500
6	Zeeland	€25,700
7	Overijssel	€25,600
8	Drenthe	€25,600
9	Limburg (NL)	€25,400

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People who use the internet regularly (2025)

Zeeland ranks 4 of 12, highest first.

Rank	Region	People who use the internet regularly
1	Friesland (NL)	100.0%
2	Drenthe	100.0%
3	Flevoland	100.0%
4	Zeeland	100.0%
5	Overijssel	99.9%
6	South Holland	99.7%
7	Groningen	99.6%

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