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People and new homes in Groningen
In 2025 the population grew by 15 while 968 homes were finished: 0.0 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 0.0
- Population change, 2025
- +15
Population change and homes finished in Groningen
The population's yearly change, net migration plus births minus deaths, against homes finished. CBS.
Population change
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| Year | Population change |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 |
| 2024 | 704 |
| 2023 | 5,642 |
| 2022 | 3,211 |
| 2021 | 1,698 |
| 2020 | 408 |
| 2019 | 1,588 |
| 2018 | 1,004 |
| 2017 | 184 |
| 2016 | 661 |
| 2015 | 609 |
| 2014 | 2,017 |
| 2013 | 2,895 |
| 2012 | 2,288 |
| 2011 | 3,127 |
| 2010 | 2,677 |
| 2009 | 2,996 |
| 2008 | 1,602 |
| 2007 | 773 |
| 2006 | 752 |
| 2005 | 66 |
| 2004 | 1,269 |
| 2003 | 1,889 |
| 2002 | 1,555 |
| 2001 | 1,354 |
| 2000 | 1,112 |
| 1999 | 1,927 |
| 1998 | 2,444 |
| 1997 | -25 |
| 1996 | -987 |
| 1995 | -1,021 |
| 1994 | 142 |
| 1993 | 497 |
| 1992 | 651 |
| 1991 | 685 |
| 1990 | 830 |
| 1989 | 84 |
| 1988 | -150 |
| 1987 | -90 |
| 1986 | 13 |
| 1985 | -113 |
| 1984 | 252 |
| 1983 | 923 |
| 1982 | 1,793 |
| 1981 | 2,196 |
| 1980 | 1,633 |
| 1979 | 706 |
| 1978 | 82 |
| 1977 | -1,287 |
| 1976 | -1,528 |
| 1975 | -1,375 |
| 1974 | -2,059 |
| 1973 | -3,450 |
| 1972 | -1,284 |
| 1971 | 278 |
| 1970 | 2,510 |
| 1969 | 1,177 |
| 1968 | -554 |
| 1967 | 892 |
| 1966 | 2,135 |
| 1965 | 1,582 |
| 1964 | 1,414 |
| 1963 | 1,631 |
| 1962 | 1,761 |
| 1961 | 1,436 |
| 1960 | 1,842 |
| 1959 | 505 |
| 1958 | 290 |
| 1957 | 838 |
| 1956 | 642 |
| 1955 | 887 |
| 1954 | 930 |
| 1953 | 1,344 |
| 1952 | 806 |
| 1951 | 589 |
| 1950 | 1,163 |
| 1949 | 1,245 |
| 1948 | 2,064 |
| 1947 | 1,932 |
| 1946 | 2,382 |
| 1945 | 4,266 |
| 1944 | -1,156 |
| 1943 | -50 |
| 1942 | 822 |
Homes finished
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| Year | Homes finished |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 968 |
| 2024 | 610 |
| 2023 | 1,156 |
| 2022 | 1,387 |
| 2021 | 1,126 |
| 2020 | 2,014 |
| 2019 | 1,735 |
| 2018 | 1,041 |
| 2017 | 977 |
| 2016 | 899 |
| 2015 | 797 |
| 2014 | — |
| 2013 | — |
| 2012 | — |
| 2011 | — |
| 2010 | — |
| 2009 | — |
| 2008 | — |
| 2007 | — |
| 2006 | — |
| 2005 | — |
| 2004 | — |
| 2003 | — |
| 2002 | — |
| 2001 | — |
| 2000 | — |
| 1999 | — |
| 1998 | — |
| 1997 | — |
| 1996 | — |
| 1995 | — |
| 1994 | — |
| 1993 | — |
| 1992 | — |
| 1991 | — |
| 1990 | — |
| 1989 | — |
| 1988 | — |
| 1987 | — |
| 1986 | — |
| 1985 | — |
| 1984 | — |
| 1983 | — |
| 1982 | — |
| 1981 | — |
| 1980 | — |
| 1979 | — |
| 1978 | — |
| 1977 | — |
| 1976 | — |
| 1975 | — |
| 1974 | — |
| 1973 | — |
| 1972 | — |
| 1971 | — |
| 1970 | — |
| 1969 | — |
| 1968 | — |
| 1967 | — |
| 1966 | — |
| 1965 | — |
| 1964 | — |
| 1963 | — |
| 1962 | — |
| 1961 | — |
| 1960 | — |
| 1959 | — |
| 1958 | — |
| 1957 | — |
| 1956 | — |
| 1955 | — |
| 1954 | — |
| 1953 | — |
| 1952 | — |
| 1951 | — |
| 1950 | — |
| 1949 | — |
| 1948 | — |
| 1947 | — |
| 1946 | — |
| 1945 | — |
| 1944 | — |
| 1943 | — |
| 1942 | — |
Year by year
| Year | Net migration | Births minus deaths | Population change | Homes finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | −360 | +1,182 | +822 | — |
| 1943 | −1,547 | +1,497 | −50 | — |
| 1944 | −2,667 | +1,511 | −1,156 | — |
| 1945 | +3,462 | +804 | +4,266 | — |
| 1946 | −352 | +2,734 | +2,382 | — |
| 1947 | −365 | +2,297 | +1,932 | — |
| 1948 | +131 | +1,933 | +2,064 | — |
| 1949 | −457 | +1,702 | +1,245 | — |
| 1950 | −454 | +1,617 | +1,163 | — |
| 1951 | −1,015 | +1,604 | +589 | — |
| 1952 | −810 | +1,616 | +806 | — |
| 1953 | −120 | +1,464 | +1,344 | — |
| 1954 | −406 | +1,336 | +930 | — |
| 1955 | −569 | +1,456 | +887 | — |
| 1956 | −747 | +1,389 | +642 | — |
| 1957 | −684 | +1,522 | +838 | — |
| 1958 | −1,070 | +1,360 | +290 | — |
| 1959 | −698 | +1,203 | +505 | — |
| 1960 | +628 | +1,214 | +1,842 | — |
| 1961 | +124 | +1,312 | +1,436 | — |
| 1962 | +583 | +1,178 | +1,761 | — |
| 1963 | +309 | +1,322 | +1,631 | — |
| 1964 | +181 | +1,233 | +1,414 | — |
| 1965 | +376 | +1,206 | +1,582 | — |
| 1966 | +971 | +1,164 | +2,135 | — |
| 1967 | −466 | +1,358 | +892 | — |
| 1968 | −1,522 | +968 | −554 | — |
| 1969 | −190 | +1,367 | +1,177 | — |
| 1970 | +1,026 | +1,484 | +2,510 | — |
| 1971 | −901 | +1,179 | +278 | — |
| 1972 | −2,306 | +1,022 | −1,284 | — |
| 1973 | −4,142 | +692 | −3,450 | — |
| 1974 | −2,643 | +584 | −2,059 | — |
| 1975 | −1,594 | +219 | −1,375 | — |
| 1976 | −1,713 | +185 | −1,528 | — |
| 1977 | −1,355 | +68 | −1,287 | — |
| 1978 | +56 | +26 | +82 | — |
| 1979 | +685 | +21 | +706 | — |
| 1980 | +1,427 | +206 | +1,633 | — |
| 1981 | +1,956 | +240 | +2,196 | — |
| 1982 | +1,532 | +261 | +1,793 | — |
| 1983 | +710 | +213 | +923 | — |
| 1984 | +22 | +230 | +252 | — |
| 1985 | −305 | +192 | −113 | — |
| 1986 | −265 | +278 | +13 | — |
| 1987 | −299 | +209 | −90 | — |
| 1988 | −344 | +194 | −150 | — |
| 1989 | −161 | +245 | +84 | — |
| 1990 | +528 | +302 | +830 | — |
| 1991 | +374 | +311 | +685 | — |
| 1992 | +366 | +285 | +651 | — |
| 1993 | +328 | +169 | +497 | — |
| 1994 | −42 | +184 | +142 | — |
| 1995 | −1,245 | +224 | −1,021 | — |
| 1996 | −1,033 | +46 | −987 | — |
| 1997 | −245 | +220 | −25 | — |
| 1998 | +2,139 | +305 | +2,444 | — |
| 1999 | +1,488 | +439 | +1,927 | — |
| 2000 | +712 | +400 | +1,112 | — |
| 2001 | +931 | +423 | +1,354 | — |
| 2002 | +1,087 | +468 | +1,555 | — |
| 2003 | +1,334 | +555 | +1,889 | — |
| 2004 | +710 | +559 | +1,269 | — |
| 2005 | −600 | +666 | +66 | — |
| 2006 | +247 | +505 | +752 | — |
| 2007 | +110 | +663 | +773 | — |
| 2008 | +1,041 | +561 | +1,602 | — |
| 2009 | +2,317 | +679 | +2,996 | — |
| 2010 | +1,950 | +727 | +2,677 | — |
| 2011 | +2,375 | +752 | +3,127 | — |
| 2012 | +1,611 | +677 | +2,288 | — |
| 2013 | +2,198 | +697 | +2,895 | — |
| 2014 | +1,338 | +679 | +2,017 | — |
| 2015 | −106 | +715 | +609 | 797 |
| 2016 | −11 | +672 | +661 | 899 |
| 2017 | −363 | +547 | +184 | 977 |
| 2018 | +537 | +467 | +1,004 | 1,041 |
| 2019 | +1,258 | +330 | +1,588 | 1,735 |
| 2020 | +135 | +273 | +408 | 2,014 |
| 2021 | +1,311 | +387 | +1,698 | 1,126 |
| 2022 | +3,154 | +57 | +3,211 | 1,387 |
| 2023 | +5,665 | −23 | +5,642 | 1,156 |
| 2024 | +701 | +3 | +704 | 610 |
| 2025 | −23 | +38 | +15 | 968 |
Births, deaths and moves are CBS's, from the population register. A municipality's migration counts moves from other municipalities and from abroad, with administrative corrections; the Netherlands' counts moves to and from abroad only. Homes finished are dwellings added by new building: from the buildings register since 2015, and for the Netherlands from CBS's stock accounts since 1926. A home houses a household, not a person: two or three new residents per new home is roughly one home per new household.
Other reports for Groningen
At the average sale price, a home costs €396,626. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €1,692 a month. The Netherlands sets no single cap on the payment: each year the law fixes how much of their income a household may spend on the mortgage, by income and interest rate.
- Payment, two incomes
- 25%
- Payment, one income
- 50%
Renting the average home costs less each month than owning it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is what private tenants pay on average, after housing benefit. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.
- Rent per month
- €800
- Owning per month
- €1,671
50.1% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 657
- Per 1,000 residents
- 2.7
Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more once since 1995. That fall began in 2007.
- Deepest fall
- −10.5%
- Recovery from the low
- 36 months
5.0% of the 125,820 homes registered on 1 January 2026 had nobody living in them.
- Empty, 2026
- 5.0%
- Empty homes
- 6,310
In 2024, 50% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2024
- 50%