Living in Haarlem

Haarlem has 168,743 inhabitants (CBS, 1 January 2025).

Municipality in Noord-Holland

Inhabitants
168,743
Homes
80,430
Avg. WOZ value
€505,000
Owner-occupied homes
53%

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Haarlem in figures

Living

  • Average WOZ value of homes€505,000

    Per district: from €350,000 in Europawijk to €746,000 in Haarlemmerhoutkwartier

  • Owner-occupied homes53%
  • Single-family homes48%
  • Median year of construction (BAG)1952
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Year of construction

  • Construction period (BAG)
  • Oldest year of construction (BAG)1261
  • Built in the last 10 years7%
  • New-build homes241

Homes

  • Median floor area (BAG)90 m²
  • Average floor area (BAG)100 m²
  • Housing stock80,430
  • Rented homes, total47%
  • Rented homes (housing corporation)29%
  • Multi-family homes52%

Source: CBS, Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025; BAG, reference date March 1, 2026. Homes on 1 January 2025, WOZ valuation date 1 January 2024.

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Population

  • Number of inhabitants168,743
  • Households with children31%
  • Age
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Households

  • Households
  • Average household size2.0
  • Births, relative10.0 per 1,000
  • Married32%
  • Unmarried56%
  • Divorced8%
  • Widowed4%
  • Households, total81,464

Living in the area

  • Population density5,776 per km²
  • Degree of urbanisationextremely urban
  • Pupils in primary education, provisional14,750
  • Pupils in secondary education (incl. adult education), provisional9,650
  • Vocational (mbo) students (excl. extraneus students), provisional3,080
  • University of applied sciences (hbo) students, provisional3,360
  • University (wo) students, provisional2,300

Source: CBS, Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (partly provisional). Position on 1 January 2025.

Amenities and accessibility

  • Large supermarket500 mbar up to 3 km
  • GP practice600 mbar up to 3 km
  • School (primary education)500 mbar up to 3 km
  • Train stations, total2.5 kmbar up to 10 km
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Children and education

  • Daycare400 mbar up to 3 km
  • After-school care400 mbar up to 3 km
  • School (secondary education)1.1 kmbar up to 10 km
  • School (vmbo)1.5 kmbar up to 10 km
  • School (havo/vwo)1.2 kmbar up to 10 km
  • Schools (primary) within 1 kmaverage 2.3
  • Schools (primary) within 3 kmaverage 18
  • Schools (primary) within 5 kmaverage 41

Shopping

  • Large supermarkets within 1 kmaverage 2.8
  • Other daily groceries400 mbar up to 3 km
  • Department store1.6 kmbar up to 10 km

Care

  • Pharmacy700 mbar up to 3 km
  • Hospital (incl. outpatient clinic)2.5 kmbar up to 10 km
  • Out-of-hours GP post2.5 kmbar up to 10 km

Going out and leisure

  • Restaurants within 1 kmaverage 16
  • Restaurant500 mbar up to 3 km
  • Cafe etc.700 mbar up to 3 km
  • Cafes etc. within 1 kmaverage 5.4
  • Snack bar etc.400 mbar up to 3 km
  • Hotel etc.1.3 kmbar up to 10 km
  • Cinema2.1 kmbar up to 10 km
  • Museum2.2 kmbar up to 10 km
  • Performing arts, total2.1 kmbar up to 10 km
  • Pop venue2.2 kmbar up to 10 km
  • Library1.3 kmbar up to 3 km
  • Indoor swimming pool2.0 kmbar up to 10 km
  • Sauna2.1 kmbar up to 10 km
  • Attraction2.3 kmbar up to 25 km
  • Artificial ice rink4.2 kmbar up to 25 km
  • Tanning salon1.2 kmbar up to 10 km

Accessibility and surroundings

  • Major transfer station3.0 kmbar up to 25 km
  • Main road on-ramp1.2 kmbar up to 10 km
  • Fire station2.2 kmbar up to 10 km
  • Private passenger cars per household0.7
  • Private passenger cars58,686
  • Private passenger cars, fuel type petrol47,547
  • Private passenger cars, fuel type other11,139
  • Water area9%
  • Land area2,921 ha
  • Total area3,209 ha
  • Business establishments, total28,865

Source: CBS, Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (partly provisional); CBS, Proximity of amenities 2025 (provisional). Distances are the average by road for all inhabitants; counts within a distance are averages.

Energy

  • With solar power21%
  • Gas-free7%
  • Natural gas per home per year800 m³
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Electricity and heat

  • Average electricity supplied2,160 kWh
  • Average electricity fed back370 kWh
  • Homes with district heatingno figure
  • Homes mainly heated electrically8%

Source: CBS, Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025. Average use per home per year.

Income, education and work2024

  • Average income per inhabitant€39,300
  • Median wealth per household€130,900
  • Wealth of € 1 million or more, 2025 · provisional9%of households have wealth of € 1 million or more (7,100 households)
  • Highest level of education
  • SES score+0.14

    -1.000+1.00

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Work

  • Net labour participation74%
  • Self-employed19%

Source: CBS, Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2024 (partly provisional); CBS, Household wealth 2025 (provisional); CBS, SES-WOA 2024 (provisional). Reference year 2024. Wealth of € 1 million or more on 1 January 2025.

Districts in Haarlem

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Highest income: average income per inhabitant. Haarlem €39,300 (the line on each card). Full ranking

Source: CBS, Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2024 (provisional); CBS, Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025.

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