Leiden · report
People and new homes in Leiden
In 2025 the population fell by 303 while 443 homes were finished.
- Homes finished, 2025
- 443
- Population change, 2025
- −303
Population change and homes finished in Leiden
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 | -303 |
| 2024 | 542 |
| 2023 | 3,026 |
| 2022 | 2,012 |
| 2021 | 982 |
| 2020 | -1,010 |
| 2019 | 209 |
| 2018 | 588 |
| 2017 | 650 |
| 2016 | 1,104 |
| 2015 | 1,012 |
| 2014 | 398 |
| 2013 | 1,375 |
| 2012 | 1,052 |
| 2011 | 838 |
| 2010 | 816 |
| 2009 | 288 |
| 2008 | -140 |
| 2007 | -654 |
| 2006 | -653 |
| 2005 | -509 |
| 2004 | -207 |
| 2003 | 941 |
| 2002 | 484 |
| 2001 | 11 |
| 2000 | -199 |
| 1999 | -249 |
| 1998 | 345 |
| 1997 | -131 |
| 1996 | 810 |
| 1995 | 675 |
| 1994 | 519 |
| 1993 | 1,054 |
| 1992 | 862 |
| 1991 | 1,027 |
| 1990 | 1,512 |
| 1989 | 1,169 |
| 1988 | 1,361 |
| 1987 | 1,085 |
| 1986 | 1,546 |
| 1985 | 595 |
| 1984 | 405 |
| 1983 | 164 |
| 1982 | 359 |
| 1981 | 221 |
| 1980 | 200 |
| 1979 | 301 |
| 1978 | -29 |
| 1977 | 1,264 |
| 1976 | 1,644 |
| 1975 | 1,978 |
| 1974 | 1,082 |
| 1973 | -1,234 |
| 1972 | -1,341 |
| 1971 | -846 |
| 1970 | -1,087 |
| 1969 | -1,317 |
| 1968 | -445 |
| 1967 | 548 |
| 1966 | 1 |
| 1965 | 761 |
| 1964 | 555 |
| 1963 | 797 |
| 1962 | 607 |
| 1961 | 684 |
| 1960 | 382 |
| 1959 | 554 |
| 1958 | 655 |
| 1957 | 331 |
| 1956 | 590 |
| 1955 | 703 |
| 1954 | 867 |
| 1953 | 1,101 |
| 1952 | 171 |
| 1951 | 788 |
| 1950 | 798 |
| 1949 | 607 |
| 1948 | 1,186 |
| 1947 | 1,638 |
| 1946 | 2,452 |
| 1945 | 532 |
| 1944 | 1,223 |
| 1943 | 2,321 |
| 1942 | 544 |
Homes finished
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| Year | Homes finished |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 443 |
| 2024 | 1,051 |
| 2023 | 1,216 |
| 2022 | 806 |
| 2021 | 998 |
| 2020 | 615 |
| 2019 | 540 |
| 2018 | 690 |
| 2017 | 535 |
| 2016 | 773 |
| 2015 | 1,193 |
| 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 | — |
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Year by year
| Year | Net migration | Births minus deaths | Population change | Homes finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | −312 | +856 | +544 | — |
| 1943 | +1,301 | +1,020 | +2,321 | — |
| 1944 | +173 | +1,050 | +1,223 | — |
| 1945 | +376 | +156 | +532 | — |
| 1946 | +420 | +2,032 | +2,452 | — |
| 1947 | −118 | +1,756 | +1,638 | — |
| 1948 | −290 | +1,476 | +1,186 | — |
| 1949 | −625 | +1,232 | +607 | — |
| 1950 | −443 | +1,241 | +798 | — |
| 1951 | −382 | +1,170 | +788 | — |
| 1952 | −1,027 | +1,198 | +171 | — |
| 1953 | −103 | +1,204 | +1,101 | — |
| 1954 | −367 | +1,234 | +867 | — |
| 1955 | −359 | +1,062 | +703 | — |
| 1956 | −532 | +1,122 | +590 | — |
| 1957 | −763 | +1,094 | +331 | — |
| 1958 | −437 | +1,092 | +655 | — |
| 1959 | −538 | +1,092 | +554 | — |
| 1960 | −731 | +1,113 | +382 | — |
| 1961 | −430 | +1,114 | +684 | — |
| 1962 | −384 | +991 | +607 | — |
| 1963 | −312 | +1,109 | +797 | — |
| 1964 | −497 | +1,052 | +555 | — |
| 1965 | −213 | +974 | +761 | — |
| 1966 | −870 | +871 | +1 | — |
| 1967 | −347 | +895 | +548 | — |
| 1968 | −1,192 | +747 | −445 | — |
| 1969 | −2,129 | +812 | −1,317 | — |
| 1970 | −1,789 | +702 | −1,087 | — |
| 1971 | −1,367 | +521 | −846 | — |
| 1972 | −1,686 | +345 | −1,341 | — |
| 1973 | −1,519 | +285 | −1,234 | — |
| 1974 | +775 | +307 | +1,082 | — |
| 1975 | +1,706 | +272 | +1,978 | — |
| 1976 | +1,333 | +311 | +1,644 | — |
| 1977 | +883 | +381 | +1,264 | — |
| 1978 | −406 | +377 | −29 | — |
| 1979 | −174 | +475 | +301 | — |
| 1980 | −199 | +399 | +200 | — |
| 1981 | −217 | +438 | +221 | — |
| 1982 | +93 | +266 | +359 | — |
| 1983 | −53 | +217 | +164 | — |
| 1984 | +131 | +274 | +405 | — |
| 1985 | +225 | +370 | +595 | — |
| 1986 | +1,101 | +445 | +1,546 | — |
| 1987 | +619 | +466 | +1,085 | — |
| 1988 | +1,037 | +324 | +1,361 | — |
| 1989 | +640 | +529 | +1,169 | — |
| 1990 | +974 | +538 | +1,512 | — |
| 1991 | +510 | +517 | +1,027 | — |
| 1992 | +223 | +639 | +862 | — |
| 1993 | +559 | +495 | +1,054 | — |
| 1994 | −23 | +542 | +519 | — |
| 1995 | +165 | +510 | +675 | — |
| 1996 | +337 | +473 | +810 | — |
| 1997 | −586 | +455 | −131 | — |
| 1998 | −303 | +648 | +345 | — |
| 1999 | −864 | +615 | −249 | — |
| 2000 | −844 | +645 | −199 | — |
| 2001 | −435 | +446 | +11 | — |
| 2002 | −81 | +565 | +484 | — |
| 2003 | +359 | +582 | +941 | — |
| 2004 | −747 | +540 | −207 | — |
| 2005 | −1,091 | +582 | −509 | — |
| 2006 | −1,220 | +567 | −653 | — |
| 2007 | −1,094 | +440 | −654 | — |
| 2008 | −574 | +434 | −140 | — |
| 2009 | −175 | +463 | +288 | — |
| 2010 | +298 | +518 | +816 | — |
| 2011 | +331 | +507 | +838 | — |
| 2012 | +620 | +432 | +1,052 | — |
| 2013 | +1,001 | +374 | +1,375 | — |
| 2014 | −20 | +418 | +398 | — |
| 2015 | +716 | +296 | +1,012 | 1,193 |
| 2016 | +723 | +381 | +1,104 | 773 |
| 2017 | +340 | +310 | +650 | 535 |
| 2018 | +483 | +105 | +588 | 690 |
| 2019 | +89 | +120 | +209 | 540 |
| 2020 | −1,096 | +86 | −1,010 | 615 |
| 2021 | +936 | +46 | +982 | 998 |
| 2022 | +2,028 | −16 | +2,012 | 806 |
| 2023 | +3,070 | −44 | +3,026 | 1,216 |
| 2024 | +676 | −134 | +542 | 1,051 |
| 2025 | −275 | −28 | −303 | 443 |
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 €492,047. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €2,099 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
- 28%
- Payment, one income
- 56%
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
- €962
- Owning per month
- €2,073
48.5% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 1,504
- Per 1,000 residents
- 11.5
Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more once since 1995. That fall began in 2008.
- Deepest fall
- −17.0%
- Recovery from the low
- 48 months
4.7% of the 65,785 homes registered on 1 January 2026 had nobody living in them.
- Empty, 2026
- 4.7%
- Empty homes
- 3,090
In 2024, 27% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2024
- 27%