Lelystad · report
People and new homes in Lelystad
In 2025 the population grew by 1,069 while 176 homes were finished: 6.1 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 6.1
- Population change, 2025
- +1,069
Population change and homes finished in Lelystad
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 | 1,069 |
| 2024 | 633 |
| 2023 | 1,055 |
| 2022 | 1,822 |
| 2021 | 1,407 |
| 2020 | 1,202 |
| 2019 | 712 |
| 2018 | 503 |
| 2017 | 459 |
| 2016 | 150 |
| 2015 | 370 |
| 2014 | 246 |
| 2013 | 372 |
| 2012 | 466 |
| 2011 | 192 |
| 2010 | 483 |
| 2009 | 803 |
| 2008 | 737 |
| 2007 | 801 |
| 2006 | 722 |
| 2005 | 594 |
| 2004 | 1,160 |
| 2003 | 1,042 |
| 2002 | 2,062 |
| 2001 | 1,750 |
| 2000 | 1,536 |
| 1999 | 1,533 |
| 1998 | 706 |
| 1997 | 302 |
| 1996 | -194 |
| 1995 | -85 |
| 1994 | 34 |
| 1993 | 612 |
| 1992 | 887 |
| 1991 | 1,223 |
| 1990 | 424 |
| 1989 | -486 |
| 1988 | -324 |
| 1987 | -214 |
| 1986 | 711 |
| 1985 | 1,385 |
| 1984 | 1,431 |
| 1983 | 3,006 |
| 1982 | 4,058 |
| 1981 | 4,917 |
| 1980 | 4,282 |
Homes finished
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| Year | Homes finished |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 176 |
| 2024 | 343 |
| 2023 | 545 |
| 2022 | 474 |
| 2021 | 703 |
| 2020 | 350 |
| 2019 | 415 |
| 2018 | 121 |
| 2017 | 147 |
| 2016 | 136 |
| 2015 | 78 |
| 2014 | — |
| 2013 | — |
| 2012 | — |
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Year by year
| Year | Net migration | Births minus deaths | Population change | Homes finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +3,521 | +761 | +4,282 | — |
| 1981 | +4,154 | +763 | +4,917 | — |
| 1982 | +3,280 | +778 | +4,058 | — |
| 1983 | +2,254 | +752 | +3,006 | — |
| 1984 | +726 | +705 | +1,431 | — |
| 1985 | +701 | +684 | +1,385 | — |
| 1986 | +54 | +657 | +711 | — |
| 1987 | −877 | +663 | −214 | — |
| 1988 | −905 | +581 | −324 | — |
| 1989 | −956 | +470 | −486 | — |
| 1990 | −11 | +435 | +424 | — |
| 1991 | +769 | +454 | +1,223 | — |
| 1992 | +467 | +420 | +887 | — |
| 1993 | +243 | +369 | +612 | — |
| 1994 | −300 | +334 | +34 | — |
| 1995 | −356 | +271 | −85 | — |
| 1996 | −476 | +282 | −194 | — |
| 1997 | +28 | +274 | +302 | — |
| 1998 | +384 | +322 | +706 | — |
| 1999 | +1,235 | +298 | +1,533 | — |
| 2000 | +1,176 | +360 | +1,536 | — |
| 2001 | +1,288 | +462 | +1,750 | — |
| 2002 | +1,622 | +440 | +2,062 | — |
| 2003 | +622 | +420 | +1,042 | — |
| 2004 | +590 | +570 | +1,160 | — |
| 2005 | +50 | +544 | +594 | — |
| 2006 | +252 | +470 | +722 | — |
| 2007 | +262 | +539 | +801 | — |
| 2008 | +252 | +485 | +737 | — |
| 2009 | +222 | +581 | +803 | — |
| 2010 | −45 | +528 | +483 | — |
| 2011 | −192 | +384 | +192 | — |
| 2012 | +63 | +403 | +466 | — |
| 2013 | +65 | +307 | +372 | — |
| 2014 | −143 | +389 | +246 | — |
| 2015 | +57 | +313 | +370 | 78 |
| 2016 | −84 | +234 | +150 | 136 |
| 2017 | +215 | +244 | +459 | 147 |
| 2018 | +243 | +260 | +503 | 121 |
| 2019 | +528 | +184 | +712 | 415 |
| 2020 | +1,071 | +131 | +1,202 | 350 |
| 2021 | +1,223 | +184 | +1,407 | 703 |
| 2022 | +1,621 | +201 | +1,822 | 474 |
| 2023 | +843 | +212 | +1,055 | 545 |
| 2024 | +521 | +112 | +633 | 343 |
| 2025 | +822 | +247 | +1,069 | 176 |
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 Lelystad
At the average sale price, a home costs €426,903. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €1,821 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
- 22%
- Payment, one income
- 43%
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
- €850
- Owning per month
- €1,799
68.9% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 127
- Per 1,000 residents
- 1.5
Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 2 times since 1995. The deepest began in 2008.
- Deepest fall
- −17.9%
- Recovery from the low
- 60 months
2.8% of the 36,205 homes registered on 1 January 2026 had nobody living in them.
- Empty, 2026
- 2.8%
- Empty homes
- 1,025
In 2024, 11% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2024
- 11%