Harlingen · report
People and new homes in Harlingen
In 2025 the population grew by 59 while 45 homes were finished: 1.3 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 1.3
- Population change, 2025
- +59
Population change and homes finished in Harlingen
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 | 59 |
| 2024 | -19 |
| 2023 | 45 |
| 2022 | 284 |
| 2021 | 97 |
| 2020 | 85 |
| 2019 | -36 |
| 2018 | -25 |
| 2017 | -77 |
| 2016 | 48 |
| 2015 | 35 |
| 2014 | -42 |
| 2013 | -34 |
| 2012 | 11 |
| 2011 | -34 |
| 2010 | 71 |
| 2009 | 124 |
| 2008 | 123 |
| 2007 | 96 |
| 2006 | -182 |
| 2005 | -305 |
| 2004 | 104 |
| 2003 | 269 |
| 2002 | 38 |
| 2001 | 74 |
| 2000 | 4 |
| 1999 | -17 |
| 1998 | 69 |
| 1997 | 86 |
| 1996 | 49 |
| 1995 | 26 |
| 1994 | -80 |
| 1993 | -32 |
| 1992 | -137 |
| 1991 | -55 |
| 1990 | -100 |
| 1989 | -153 |
| 1988 | -98 |
| 1987 | -395 |
| 1986 | -100 |
| 1985 | 46 |
| 1984 | -80 |
| 1983 | -19 |
| 1982 | 90 |
| 1981 | 79 |
| 1980 | 150 |
| 1979 | 322 |
| 1978 | 197 |
| 1977 | 202 |
| 1976 | 172 |
| 1975 | 331 |
| 1974 | 262 |
| 1973 | 94 |
| 1972 | 108 |
| 1971 | 144 |
| 1970 | 154 |
| 1969 | -66 |
| 1968 | -5 |
| 1967 | -54 |
| 1966 | 35 |
| 1965 | 60 |
| 1964 | 276 |
| 1963 | 60 |
| 1962 | 204 |
| 1961 | 47 |
| 1960 | 20 |
| 1959 | 134 |
| 1958 | 373 |
| 1957 | -122 |
| 1956 | 27 |
| 1955 | 13 |
| 1954 | -64 |
| 1953 | 173 |
| 1952 | 23 |
| 1951 | 13 |
| 1950 | 57 |
| 1949 | -11 |
| 1948 | 38 |
| 1947 | 330 |
| 1946 | 220 |
| 1945 | 14 |
| 1944 | 54 |
| 1943 | -20 |
| 1942 | 82 |
Homes finished
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| Year | Homes finished |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 |
| 2024 | 29 |
| 2023 | 77 |
| 2022 | 207 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2020 | 120 |
| 2019 | 161 |
| 2018 | 54 |
| 2017 | 51 |
| 2016 | 10 |
| 2015 | 48 |
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Year by year
| Year | Net migration | Births minus deaths | Population change | Homes finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | −6 | +88 | +82 | — |
| 1943 | −110 | +90 | −20 | — |
| 1944 | −68 | +122 | +54 | — |
| 1945 | −69 | +83 | +14 | — |
| 1946 | +11 | +209 | +220 | — |
| 1947 | +144 | +186 | +330 | — |
| 1948 | −126 | +164 | +38 | — |
| 1949 | −138 | +127 | −11 | — |
| 1950 | −68 | +125 | +57 | — |
| 1951 | −135 | +148 | +13 | — |
| 1952 | −73 | +96 | +23 | — |
| 1953 | +16 | +157 | +173 | — |
| 1954 | −187 | +123 | −64 | — |
| 1955 | −121 | +134 | +13 | — |
| 1956 | −91 | +118 | +27 | — |
| 1957 | −221 | +99 | −122 | — |
| 1958 | +229 | +144 | +373 | — |
| 1959 | −21 | +155 | +134 | — |
| 1960 | −127 | +147 | +20 | — |
| 1961 | −63 | +110 | +47 | — |
| 1962 | +86 | +118 | +204 | — |
| 1963 | −85 | +145 | +60 | — |
| 1964 | +120 | +156 | +276 | — |
| 1965 | −77 | +137 | +60 | — |
| 1966 | −69 | +104 | +35 | — |
| 1967 | −161 | +107 | −54 | — |
| 1968 | −146 | +141 | −5 | — |
| 1969 | −172 | +106 | −66 | — |
| 1970 | +1 | +153 | +154 | — |
| 1971 | +35 | +109 | +144 | — |
| 1972 | +34 | +74 | +108 | — |
| 1973 | +13 | +81 | +94 | — |
| 1974 | +155 | +107 | +262 | — |
| 1975 | +236 | +95 | +331 | — |
| 1976 | +147 | +25 | +172 | — |
| 1977 | +179 | +23 | +202 | — |
| 1978 | +158 | +39 | +197 | — |
| 1979 | +273 | +49 | +322 | — |
| 1980 | +70 | +80 | +150 | — |
| 1981 | +18 | +61 | +79 | — |
| 1982 | +29 | +61 | +90 | — |
| 1983 | −66 | +47 | −19 | — |
| 1984 | −123 | +43 | −80 | — |
| 1985 | −27 | +73 | +46 | — |
| 1986 | −156 | +56 | −100 | — |
| 1987 | −423 | +28 | −395 | — |
| 1988 | −95 | −3 | −98 | — |
| 1989 | −213 | +60 | −153 | — |
| 1990 | −141 | +41 | −100 | — |
| 1991 | −89 | +34 | −55 | — |
| 1992 | −175 | +38 | −137 | — |
| 1993 | −55 | +23 | −32 | — |
| 1994 | −141 | +61 | −80 | — |
| 1995 | +16 | +10 | +26 | — |
| 1996 | +75 | −26 | +49 | — |
| 1997 | +75 | +11 | +86 | — |
| 1998 | +56 | +13 | +69 | — |
| 1999 | −29 | +12 | −17 | — |
| 2000 | −7 | +11 | +4 | — |
| 2001 | +78 | −4 | +74 | — |
| 2002 | +36 | +2 | +38 | — |
| 2003 | +257 | +12 | +269 | — |
| 2004 | +117 | −13 | +104 | — |
| 2005 | −317 | +12 | −305 | — |
| 2006 | −164 | −18 | −182 | — |
| 2007 | +121 | −25 | +96 | — |
| 2008 | +109 | +14 | +123 | — |
| 2009 | +148 | −24 | +124 | — |
| 2010 | +116 | −45 | +71 | — |
| 2011 | +12 | −46 | −34 | — |
| 2012 | +33 | −22 | +11 | — |
| 2013 | +0 | −34 | −34 | — |
| 2014 | +2 | −44 | −42 | — |
| 2015 | +90 | −55 | +35 | 48 |
| 2016 | +84 | −36 | +48 | 10 |
| 2017 | +12 | −89 | −77 | 51 |
| 2018 | +16 | −41 | −25 | 54 |
| 2019 | +23 | −59 | −36 | 161 |
| 2020 | +167 | −82 | +85 | 120 |
| 2021 | +146 | −49 | +97 | 12 |
| 2022 | +402 | −118 | +284 | 207 |
| 2023 | +126 | −81 | +45 | 77 |
| 2024 | +51 | −70 | −19 | 29 |
| 2025 | +146 | −87 | +59 | 45 |
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.
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At the average sale price, a home costs €363,299. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €1,550 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
- 21%
- Payment, one income
- 42%
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
- €668
- Owning per month
- €1,531
31.2% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 64
- Per 1,000 residents
- 3.9
Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 3 times since 1995. The deepest began in 2011.
- Deepest fall
- −12.9%
- Recovery from the low
- 36 months
5.6% of the 8,115 homes registered on 1 January 2026 had nobody living in them.
- Empty, 2026
- 5.6%
- Empty homes
- 455
In 2024, 40% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2024
- 40%