Groningen province · report
Empty homes in Groningen province
5.5% of the 296,185 homes registered on 1 January 2026 had nobody living in them.
- Empty, 2026
- 5.5%
- Empty homes
- 16,200
Empty homes in Groningen province, year by year
Share of homes with nobody registered in them each year, against the wider areas.
- Groningen province
- Netherlands
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| Year | Groningen province | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5.5% | 4.5% |
| 2025 | 5.1% | 4.3% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | 4.2% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | 4.3% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | 4.2% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | 4.4% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | 4.4% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | 4.4% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | 4.4% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | 4.8% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | 5.0% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | 5.3% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | 5.6% |
Against the wider area
Share of homes with nobody registered in them on 1 January 2026.
| Area | Empty |
|---|---|
| Groningen province | 5.5% |
| Netherlands | 4.5% |
Where homes stand empty in Groningen province
Share of homes with nobody registered in them on 1 January 2026, emptiest first.
| Area | Empty |
|---|---|
| Eemsdelta | 12.1% |
| Westerwolde | 7.4% |
| Het Hogeland | 6.7% |
| Pekela | 5.6% |
| Groningen province | 5.0% |
| Oldambt | 4.7% |
| Midden-Groningen | 4.4% |
| Stadskanaal | 4.3% |
| Veendam | 3.9% |
| Westerkwartier | 3.0% |
CBS counts a dwelling in the buildings register as unoccupied when nobody is registered in the population register as living there on 1 January: empty, between occupants, being renovated, or used otherwise, such as a second home, a holiday let or an office. It is a register count each year from 2012, not a census.
Other reports for Groningen province
At the average sale price, a home costs €387,532. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €1,653 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
- 45%
Figures for Netherlands: Groningen 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
12.5% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 2,313
- Per 1,000 residents
- 3.8
Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 4 times since 1995. The deepest began in Q4 2008.
- Deepest fall
- −17.7%
- Recovery from the low
- 39 months
In 2025 the population fell by 1,571 while 2,749 homes were finished.
- Homes finished, 2025
- 2,749
- Population change, 2025
- −1,571
In 2024, 30% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2024
- 30%
Public bodies signed €129.9M of housing works here in 2025, and €206.1M since 2017.
- Signed in 2025
- €129.9M
- Per resident, 2025
- €215