Kerkrade · report
People and new homes in Kerkrade
In 2025 the population grew by 334 while 177 homes were finished: 1.9 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 1.9
- Population change, 2025
- +334
Population change and homes finished in Kerkrade
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 | 334 |
| 2024 | 186 |
| 2023 | -309 |
| 2022 | 302 |
| 2021 | -118 |
| 2020 | -302 |
| 2019 | 105 |
| 2018 | -182 |
| 2017 | -110 |
| 2016 | -88 |
| 2015 | -504 |
| 2014 | -260 |
| 2013 | -410 |
| 2012 | -85 |
| 2011 | -130 |
| 2010 | -282 |
| 2009 | -400 |
| 2008 | -262 |
| 2007 | -420 |
| 2006 | -568 |
| 2005 | -252 |
| 2004 | -524 |
| 2003 | -275 |
| 2002 | -432 |
| 2001 | -431 |
| 2000 | -414 |
| 1999 | -342 |
| 1998 | -381 |
| 1997 | -319 |
| 1996 | -179 |
| 1995 | -43 |
| 1994 | -216 |
| 1993 | -422 |
| 1992 | -179 |
| 1991 | 82 |
| 1990 | 155 |
| 1989 | 136 |
| 1988 | 10 |
| 1987 | 157 |
| 1986 | -61 |
| 1985 | -231 |
| 1984 | -114 |
| 1983 | -123 |
| 1982 | 175 |
| 1981 | 58 |
| 1980 | -238 |
| 1979 | -155 |
| 1978 | 198 |
| 1977 | 228 |
| 1976 | 132 |
| 1975 | 376 |
| 1974 | -231 |
| 1973 | -826 |
| 1972 | -372 |
| 1971 | -76 |
| 1970 | -398 |
| 1969 | -1,036 |
| 1968 | -1,017 |
| 1967 | -359 |
| 1966 | -378 |
| 1965 | 48 |
| 1964 | 132 |
| 1963 | 504 |
| 1962 | 428 |
| 1961 | 489 |
| 1960 | 332 |
| 1959 | 713 |
| 1958 | 394 |
| 1957 | 467 |
| 1956 | 564 |
| 1955 | 607 |
| 1954 | 781 |
| 1953 | 825 |
| 1952 | 700 |
| 1951 | 458 |
| 1950 | 1,028 |
| 1949 | 556 |
| 1948 | 740 |
| 1947 | 683 |
| 1946 | -627 |
| 1945 | 808 |
| 1944 | 192 |
| 1943 | 725 |
| 1942 | 507 |
Homes finished
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| Year | Homes finished |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 177 |
| 2024 | 138 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | 47 |
| 2021 | 69 |
| 2020 | 73 |
| 2019 | 94 |
| 2018 | 58 |
| 2017 | 121 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2015 | 11 |
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Year by year
| Year | Net migration | Births minus deaths | Population change | Homes finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | −57 | +564 | +507 | — |
| 1943 | +142 | +583 | +725 | — |
| 1944 | −270 | +462 | +192 | — |
| 1945 | +50 | +758 | +808 | — |
| 1946 | −1,429 | +802 | −627 | — |
| 1947 | −105 | +788 | +683 | — |
| 1948 | +57 | +683 | +740 | — |
| 1949 | −104 | +660 | +556 | — |
| 1950 | +313 | +715 | +1,028 | — |
| 1951 | −235 | +693 | +458 | — |
| 1952 | −39 | +739 | +700 | — |
| 1953 | +94 | +731 | +825 | — |
| 1954 | +129 | +652 | +781 | — |
| 1955 | +15 | +592 | +607 | — |
| 1956 | −166 | +730 | +564 | — |
| 1957 | −216 | +683 | +467 | — |
| 1958 | −240 | +634 | +394 | — |
| 1959 | +47 | +666 | +713 | — |
| 1960 | −215 | +547 | +332 | — |
| 1961 | −133 | +622 | +489 | — |
| 1962 | −157 | +585 | +428 | — |
| 1963 | −114 | +618 | +504 | — |
| 1964 | −461 | +593 | +132 | — |
| 1965 | −454 | +502 | +48 | — |
| 1966 | −864 | +486 | −378 | — |
| 1967 | −807 | +448 | −359 | — |
| 1968 | −1,379 | +362 | −1,017 | — |
| 1969 | −1,321 | +285 | −1,036 | — |
| 1970 | −627 | +229 | −398 | — |
| 1971 | −304 | +228 | −76 | — |
| 1972 | −517 | +145 | −372 | — |
| 1973 | −820 | −6 | −826 | — |
| 1974 | −203 | −28 | −231 | — |
| 1975 | +513 | −137 | +376 | — |
| 1976 | +191 | −59 | +132 | — |
| 1977 | +268 | −40 | +228 | — |
| 1978 | +213 | −15 | +198 | — |
| 1979 | −187 | +32 | −155 | — |
| 1980 | −263 | +25 | −238 | — |
| 1981 | +98 | −40 | +58 | — |
| 1982 | +157 | +18 | +175 | — |
| 1983 | −159 | +36 | −123 | — |
| 1984 | −38 | −76 | −114 | — |
| 1985 | −135 | −96 | −231 | — |
| 1986 | +1 | −62 | −61 | — |
| 1987 | +177 | −20 | +157 | — |
| 1988 | +46 | −36 | +10 | — |
| 1989 | +232 | −96 | +136 | — |
| 1990 | +177 | −22 | +155 | — |
| 1991 | +89 | −7 | +82 | — |
| 1992 | −54 | −125 | −179 | — |
| 1993 | −262 | −160 | −422 | — |
| 1994 | −119 | −97 | −216 | — |
| 1995 | +60 | −103 | −43 | — |
| 1996 | +30 | −209 | −179 | — |
| 1997 | −102 | −217 | −319 | — |
| 1998 | −202 | −179 | −381 | — |
| 1999 | −118 | −224 | −342 | — |
| 2000 | −198 | −216 | −414 | — |
| 2001 | −78 | −353 | −431 | — |
| 2002 | −198 | −234 | −432 | — |
| 2003 | −22 | −253 | −275 | — |
| 2004 | −237 | −287 | −524 | — |
| 2005 | −18 | −234 | −252 | — |
| 2006 | −263 | −305 | −568 | — |
| 2007 | −138 | −282 | −420 | — |
| 2008 | −15 | −247 | −262 | — |
| 2009 | −126 | −274 | −400 | — |
| 2010 | −47 | −235 | −282 | — |
| 2011 | +41 | −171 | −130 | — |
| 2012 | +94 | −179 | −85 | — |
| 2013 | −145 | −265 | −410 | — |
| 2014 | −60 | −200 | −260 | — |
| 2015 | −165 | −339 | −504 | 11 |
| 2016 | +194 | −282 | −88 | 7 |
| 2017 | +217 | −327 | −110 | 121 |
| 2018 | +126 | −308 | −182 | 58 |
| 2019 | +412 | −307 | +105 | 94 |
| 2020 | +108 | −410 | −302 | 73 |
| 2021 | +280 | −398 | −118 | 69 |
| 2022 | +613 | −311 | +302 | 47 |
| 2023 | −34 | −275 | −309 | 5 |
| 2024 | +590 | −404 | +186 | 138 |
| 2025 | +661 | −327 | +334 | 177 |
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 Kerkrade
At the average sale price, a home costs €270,119. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €1,152 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
- 17%
- Payment, one income
- 34%
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
- €599
- Owning per month
- €1,138
120.6% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 172
- Per 1,000 residents
- 3.8
Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 2 times since 1995. The deepest began in 2008.
- Deepest fall
- −18.1%
- Recovery from the low
- 48 months
5.1% of the 24,225 homes registered on 1 January 2026 had nobody living in them.
- Empty, 2026
- 5.1%
- Empty homes
- 1,235
In 2024, 10% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2024
- 10%