Drenthe province · report
People and new homes in Drenthe province
In 2025 the population grew by 1,656 while 1,251 homes were finished: 1.3 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 1.3
- Population change, 2025
- +1,656
Population change and homes finished in Drenthe province
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 | 1,656 |
| 2024 | 2,476 |
| 2023 | 2,130 |
| 2022 | 4,340 |
| 2021 | 3,013 |
| 2020 | 1,117 |
| 2019 | 1,562 |
| 2018 | 92 |
| 2017 | 338 |
| 2016 | 3,149 |
| 2015 | 64 |
| 2014 | -419 |
| 2013 | -928 |
| 2012 | -889 |
| 2011 | -623 |
| 2010 | 465 |
| 2009 | 1,054 |
| 2008 | 1,681 |
| 2007 | 1,848 |
| 2006 | 1,600 |
| 2005 | 1,026 |
| 2004 | 810 |
| 2003 | 973 |
| 2002 | 2,520 |
| 2001 | 4,162 |
| 2000 | 4,672 |
| 1999 | 2,581 |
| 1998 | 2,395 |
| 1997 | 3,392 |
| 1996 | 3,334 |
| 1995 | 2,443 |
| 1994 | 3,394 |
| 1993 | 3,153 |
| 1992 | 2,646 |
| 1991 | 2,092 |
| 1990 | 2,482 |
| 1989 | 1,948 |
| 1988 | 2,631 |
| 1987 | 2,546 |
| 1986 | 2,018 |
| 1985 | 2,490 |
| 1984 | 2,126 |
| 1983 | 2,606 |
| 1982 | 1,084 |
| 1981 | 2,092 |
| 1980 | 3,051 |
| 1979 | 2,504 |
| 1978 | 2,900 |
| 1977 | 3,165 |
| 1976 | 3,957 |
| 1975 | 5,358 |
| 1974 | 7,146 |
| 1973 | 7,340 |
| 1972 | 6,796 |
| 1971 | 7,004 |
| 1970 | 5,987 |
| 1969 | 6,725 |
| 1968 | 5,730 |
| 1967 | 6,122 |
| 1966 | 5,722 |
| 1965 | 6,061 |
| 1964 | 6,207 |
| 1963 | 5,475 |
| 1962 | 4,883 |
| 1961 | 4,552 |
| 1960 | 3,224 |
| 1959 | 3,129 |
| 1958 | 3,729 |
| 1957 | 2,522 |
| 1956 | 1,996 |
| 1955 | 1,131 |
| 1954 | 2,860 |
| 1953 | 3,404 |
| 1952 | 3,265 |
| 1951 | 2,241 |
| 1950 | 4,281 |
| 1949 | 3,540 |
| 1948 | 3,246 |
| 1947 | 4,031 |
| 1946 | 3,245 |
| 1945 | 1,649 |
| 1944 | -4,409 |
| 1943 | 8,186 |
| 1942 | 8,731 |
Homes finished
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| Year | Homes finished |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,251 |
| 2024 | 1,305 |
| 2023 | 1,312 |
| 2022 | 1,485 |
| 2021 | 1,738 |
| 2020 | 1,489 |
| 2019 | 1,581 |
| 2018 | 1,358 |
| 2017 | 1,449 |
| 2016 | 1,061 |
| 2015 | 784 |
| 2014 | — |
| 2013 | — |
| 2012 | — |
| 2011 | — |
| 2010 | — |
| 2009 | — |
| 2008 | — |
| 2007 | — |
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Year by year
| Year | Net migration | Births minus deaths | Population change | Homes finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | +4,832 | +3,899 | +8,731 | — |
| 1943 | +4,243 | +3,943 | +8,186 | — |
| 1944 | −8,285 | +3,876 | −4,409 | — |
| 1945 | −1,719 | +3,368 | +1,649 | — |
| 1946 | −2,594 | +5,839 | +3,245 | — |
| 1947 | −1,780 | +5,811 | +4,031 | — |
| 1948 | −2,182 | +5,428 | +3,246 | — |
| 1949 | −1,084 | +4,624 | +3,540 | — |
| 1950 | −641 | +4,922 | +4,281 | — |
| 1951 | −2,896 | +5,137 | +2,241 | — |
| 1952 | −1,943 | +5,208 | +3,265 | — |
| 1953 | −1,729 | +5,133 | +3,404 | — |
| 1954 | −2,271 | +5,131 | +2,860 | — |
| 1955 | −3,876 | +5,007 | +1,131 | — |
| 1956 | −2,712 | +4,708 | +1,996 | — |
| 1957 | −2,136 | +4,658 | +2,522 | — |
| 1958 | −827 | +4,556 | +3,729 | — |
| 1959 | −1,407 | +4,536 | +3,129 | — |
| 1960 | −1,238 | +4,462 | +3,224 | — |
| 1961 | −154 | +4,706 | +4,552 | — |
| 1962 | +526 | +4,357 | +4,883 | — |
| 1963 | +990 | +4,485 | +5,475 | — |
| 1964 | +1,502 | +4,705 | +6,207 | — |
| 1965 | +1,487 | +4,574 | +6,061 | — |
| 1966 | +1,259 | +4,463 | +5,722 | — |
| 1967 | +1,706 | +4,416 | +6,122 | — |
| 1968 | +1,505 | +4,225 | +5,730 | — |
| 1969 | +2,347 | +4,378 | +6,725 | — |
| 1970 | +1,696 | +4,291 | +5,987 | — |
| 1971 | +3,238 | +3,766 | +7,004 | — |
| 1972 | +3,322 | +3,474 | +6,796 | — |
| 1973 | +4,420 | +2,920 | +7,340 | — |
| 1974 | +4,532 | +2,614 | +7,146 | — |
| 1975 | +3,183 | +2,175 | +5,358 | — |
| 1976 | +1,884 | +2,073 | +3,957 | — |
| 1977 | +1,261 | +1,904 | +3,165 | — |
| 1978 | +1,120 | +1,780 | +2,900 | — |
| 1979 | +844 | +1,660 | +2,504 | — |
| 1980 | +1,118 | +1,933 | +3,051 | — |
| 1981 | +325 | +1,767 | +2,092 | — |
| 1982 | −357 | +1,441 | +1,084 | — |
| 1983 | +1,304 | +1,302 | +2,606 | — |
| 1984 | +768 | +1,358 | +2,126 | — |
| 1985 | +1,057 | +1,433 | +2,490 | — |
| 1986 | +650 | +1,368 | +2,018 | — |
| 1987 | +955 | +1,591 | +2,546 | — |
| 1988 | +1,189 | +1,442 | +2,631 | — |
| 1989 | +773 | +1,175 | +1,948 | — |
| 1990 | +1,117 | +1,365 | +2,482 | — |
| 1991 | +832 | +1,260 | +2,092 | — |
| 1992 | +1,361 | +1,285 | +2,646 | — |
| 1993 | +2,000 | +1,153 | +3,153 | — |
| 1994 | +2,210 | +1,184 | +3,394 | — |
| 1995 | +1,550 | +893 | +2,443 | — |
| 1996 | +2,174 | +1,160 | +3,334 | — |
| 1997 | +2,242 | +1,150 | +3,392 | — |
| 1998 | +1,130 | +1,265 | +2,395 | — |
| 1999 | +1,259 | +1,322 | +2,581 | — |
| 2000 | +3,377 | +1,295 | +4,672 | — |
| 2001 | +2,723 | +1,439 | +4,162 | — |
| 2002 | +1,390 | +1,130 | +2,520 | — |
| 2003 | −48 | +1,021 | +973 | — |
| 2004 | −103 | +913 | +810 | — |
| 2005 | +276 | +750 | +1,026 | — |
| 2006 | +933 | +667 | +1,600 | — |
| 2007 | +1,382 | +466 | +1,848 | — |
| 2008 | +1,280 | +401 | +1,681 | — |
| 2009 | +556 | +498 | +1,054 | — |
| 2010 | +331 | +134 | +465 | — |
| 2011 | −572 | −51 | −623 | — |
| 2012 | −455 | −434 | −889 | — |
| 2013 | −313 | −615 | −928 | — |
| 2014 | −104 | −315 | −419 | — |
| 2015 | +1,010 | −946 | +64 | 784 |
| 2016 | +4,025 | −876 | +3,149 | 1,061 |
| 2017 | +1,349 | −1,011 | +338 | 1,449 |
| 2018 | +1,440 | −1,348 | +92 | 1,358 |
| 2019 | +2,595 | −1,033 | +1,562 | 1,581 |
| 2020 | +2,533 | −1,416 | +1,117 | 1,489 |
| 2021 | +4,446 | −1,433 | +3,013 | 1,738 |
| 2022 | +6,334 | −1,994 | +4,340 | 1,485 |
| 2023 | +3,884 | −1,754 | +2,130 | 1,312 |
| 2024 | +4,484 | −2,008 | +2,476 | 1,305 |
| 2025 | +3,615 | −1,959 | +1,656 | 1,251 |
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 €438,736. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €1,872 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
- 44%
Figures for Netherlands: Drenthe province has no reliable figures of its own.
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
- €968
- Owning per month
- €2,020
3.1% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 1,371
- Per 1,000 residents
- 2.7
Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 5 times since 1995. The deepest began in Q4 2007.
- Deepest fall
- −19.1%
- Recovery from the low
- 57 months
3.7% of the 231,095 homes registered on 1 January 2026 had nobody living in them.
- Empty, 2026
- 3.7%
- Empty homes
- 8,510
In 2024, 26% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2024
- 26%
Public bodies signed €22.5M of housing works here in 2024, and €23.3M since 2017.
- Signed in 2024
- €22.5M
- Per resident, 2024
- €45