Rotterdam · report
People and new homes in Rotterdam
In 2025 the population grew by 859 while 2,269 homes were finished: 0.4 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 0.4
- Population change, 2025
- +859
Population change and homes finished in Rotterdam
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 | 859 |
| 2024 | 2,401 |
| 2023 | 6,748 |
| 2022 | 8,457 |
| 2021 | 3,865 |
| 2020 | 551 |
| 2019 | 6,552 |
| 2018 | 5,906 |
| 2017 | 4,115 |
| 2016 | 5,043 |
| 2015 | 5,832 |
| 2014 | 5,245 |
| 2013 | 1,994 |
| 2012 | 47 |
| 2011 | 5,766 |
| 2010 | 4,868 |
| 2009 | 5,139 |
| 2008 | 3,420 |
| 2007 | -1,859 |
| 2006 | -5,224 |
| 2005 | -8,033 |
| 2004 | -2,790 |
| 2003 | -840 |
| 2002 | 529 |
| 2001 | 3,231 |
| 2000 | 2,396 |
| 1999 | -103 |
| 1998 | 2,434 |
| 1997 | 285 |
| 1996 | -2,881 |
| 1995 | -5,541 |
| 1994 | -455 |
| 1993 | 2,498 |
| 1992 | 6,316 |
| 1991 | 7,441 |
| 1990 | 3,087 |
| 1989 | 2,947 |
| 1988 | 1,933 |
| 1987 | 1,657 |
| 1986 | 1,269 |
| 1985 | 306 |
| 1984 | -1,086 |
| 1983 | -3,487 |
| 1982 | -9,379 |
| 1981 | -8,162 |
| 1980 | -2,834 |
| 1979 | -3,226 |
| 1978 | -8,005 |
| 1977 | -10,694 |
| 1976 | -13,462 |
| 1975 | -5,925 |
| 1974 | -14,859 |
| 1973 | -17,873 |
| 1972 | -15,918 |
| 1971 | -8,822 |
| 1970 | -7,514 |
| 1969 | -12,629 |
| 1968 | -11,649 |
| 1967 | -12,566 |
| 1966 | -4,847 |
| 1965 | -3,228 |
| 1964 | 66 |
| 1963 | 534 |
| 1962 | 785 |
| 1961 | 506 |
| 1960 | -89 |
| 1959 | -1,180 |
| 1958 | 4,859 |
| 1957 | 3,519 |
| 1956 | 4,290 |
| 1955 | 6,196 |
| 1954 | 7,914 |
| 1953 | 7,586 |
| 1952 | 5,711 |
| 1951 | 6,815 |
| 1950 | 8,753 |
| 1949 | 8,679 |
| 1948 | 12,647 |
| 1947 | 15,906 |
| 1946 | 21,100 |
| 1945 | 5,680 |
| 1944 | -4,269 |
| 1943 | -2,256 |
| 1942 | -7,114 |
Homes finished
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| Year | Homes finished |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,269 |
| 2024 | 2,900 |
| 2023 | 3,206 |
| 2022 | 2,113 |
| 2021 | 1,096 |
| 2020 | 1,937 |
| 2019 | 2,006 |
| 2018 | 525 |
| 2017 | 1,526 |
| 2016 | 754 |
| 2015 | 660 |
| 2014 | — |
| 2013 | — |
| 2012 | — |
| 2011 | — |
| 2010 | — |
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Year by year
| Year | Net migration | Births minus deaths | Population change | Homes finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | −12,160 | +5,046 | −7,114 | — |
| 1943 | −7,647 | +5,391 | −2,256 | — |
| 1944 | −9,767 | +5,498 | −4,269 | — |
| 1945 | +8,743 | −3,063 | +5,680 | — |
| 1946 | +6,471 | +14,629 | +21,100 | — |
| 1947 | +3,858 | +12,048 | +15,906 | — |
| 1948 | +2,337 | +10,310 | +12,647 | — |
| 1949 | +272 | +8,407 | +8,679 | — |
| 1950 | +359 | +8,394 | +8,753 | — |
| 1951 | −912 | +7,727 | +6,815 | — |
| 1952 | −1,945 | +7,656 | +5,711 | — |
| 1953 | +82 | +7,504 | +7,586 | — |
| 1954 | +538 | +7,376 | +7,914 | — |
| 1955 | −1,039 | +7,235 | +6,196 | — |
| 1956 | −2,761 | +7,051 | +4,290 | — |
| 1957 | −3,773 | +7,292 | +3,519 | — |
| 1958 | −2,026 | +6,885 | +4,859 | — |
| 1959 | −7,914 | +6,734 | −1,180 | — |
| 1960 | −6,622 | +6,533 | −89 | — |
| 1961 | −6,009 | +6,515 | +506 | — |
| 1962 | −5,324 | +6,109 | +785 | — |
| 1963 | −5,306 | +5,840 | +534 | — |
| 1964 | −6,163 | +6,229 | +66 | — |
| 1965 | −8,148 | +4,920 | −3,228 | — |
| 1966 | −9,094 | +4,247 | −4,847 | — |
| 1967 | −16,365 | +3,799 | −12,566 | — |
| 1968 | −14,827 | +3,178 | −11,649 | — |
| 1969 | −15,589 | +2,960 | −12,629 | — |
| 1970 | −9,758 | +2,244 | −7,514 | — |
| 1971 | −10,301 | +1,479 | −8,822 | — |
| 1972 | −16,439 | +521 | −15,918 | — |
| 1973 | −17,670 | −203 | −17,873 | — |
| 1974 | −14,328 | −531 | −14,859 | — |
| 1975 | −4,928 | −997 | −5,925 | — |
| 1976 | −12,032 | −1,430 | −13,462 | — |
| 1977 | −9,602 | −1,092 | −10,694 | — |
| 1978 | −7,099 | −906 | −8,005 | — |
| 1979 | −2,209 | −1,017 | −3,226 | — |
| 1980 | −2,200 | −634 | −2,834 | — |
| 1981 | −7,625 | −537 | −8,162 | — |
| 1982 | −8,495 | −884 | −9,379 | — |
| 1983 | −3,024 | −463 | −3,487 | — |
| 1984 | −721 | −365 | −1,086 | — |
| 1985 | +482 | −176 | +306 | — |
| 1986 | +978 | +291 | +1,269 | — |
| 1987 | +1,154 | +503 | +1,657 | — |
| 1988 | +1,137 | +796 | +1,933 | — |
| 1989 | +2,275 | +672 | +2,947 | — |
| 1990 | +2,140 | +947 | +3,087 | — |
| 1991 | +6,247 | +1,194 | +7,441 | — |
| 1992 | +5,152 | +1,164 | +6,316 | — |
| 1993 | +2,103 | +395 | +2,498 | — |
| 1994 | −1,202 | +747 | −455 | — |
| 1995 | −5,851 | +310 | −5,541 | — |
| 1996 | −3,174 | +293 | −2,881 | — |
| 1997 | −351 | +636 | +285 | — |
| 1998 | +1,645 | +789 | +2,434 | — |
| 1999 | −1,086 | +983 | −103 | — |
| 2000 | +1,311 | +1,085 | +2,396 | — |
| 2001 | +1,834 | +1,397 | +3,231 | — |
| 2002 | −810 | +1,339 | +529 | — |
| 2003 | −1,894 | +1,054 | −840 | — |
| 2004 | −4,320 | +1,530 | −2,790 | — |
| 2005 | −9,535 | +1,502 | −8,033 | — |
| 2006 | −6,666 | +1,442 | −5,224 | — |
| 2007 | −3,374 | +1,515 | −1,859 | — |
| 2008 | +1,577 | +1,843 | +3,420 | — |
| 2009 | +2,735 | +2,404 | +5,139 | — |
| 2010 | +2,387 | +2,481 | +4,868 | — |
| 2011 | +3,119 | +2,647 | +5,766 | — |
| 2012 | −2,517 | +2,564 | +47 | — |
| 2013 | −320 | +2,314 | +1,994 | — |
| 2014 | +2,366 | +2,879 | +5,245 | — |
| 2015 | +3,531 | +2,301 | +5,832 | 660 |
| 2016 | +2,581 | +2,462 | +5,043 | 754 |
| 2017 | +2,009 | +2,106 | +4,115 | 1,526 |
| 2018 | +3,743 | +2,163 | +5,906 | 525 |
| 2019 | +4,296 | +2,256 | +6,552 | 2,006 |
| 2020 | −525 | +1,076 | +551 | 1,937 |
| 2021 | +2,220 | +1,645 | +3,865 | 1,096 |
| 2022 | +7,291 | +1,166 | +8,457 | 2,113 |
| 2023 | +5,731 | +1,017 | +6,748 | 3,206 |
| 2024 | +1,367 | +1,034 | +2,401 | 2,900 |
| 2025 | −383 | +1,242 | +859 | 2,269 |
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 €414,579. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €1,768 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
- 25%
- Payment, one income
- 50%
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
- €928
- Owning per month
- €1,747
24.8% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 2,344
- Per 1,000 residents
- 3.5
Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 2 times since 1995. The deepest began in 2011.
- Deepest fall
- −10.4%
- Recovery from the low
- 36 months
6.0% of the 330,620 homes registered on 1 January 2026 had nobody living in them.
- Empty, 2026
- 6.0%
- Empty homes
- 19,935
In 2024, 43% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2024
- 43%