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Living in Altena

For Altena, the unemployment rate was 2.7% at the end of 2024. The population of Altena, in the Netherlands, was 58,946 at the start of 2026.

Lower unemployment than 98% of Dutch cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 68% of Dutch cities that publish it and cleaner air than 74% of Dutch cities that publish it.

Which Netherlands-wide rules apply when you move to Altena?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in NetherlandsNational rates and thresholds that apply in Altena.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent or cost figure is published for Altena yet. Netherlands has country-level context; it is not substituted for this city.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Housing Stock Total22,399 dwellings31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official
Rental Share Pct31 pct31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Altena?

The unemployment rate is 2.7 % (2024). Source: CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality8

Unemployment across cities in NetherlandsUnemployment in Altena is 2.7%. Of 337 cities with data, 146 have unemployment of 3 to under 3.5%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Netherlands per band1 city: 2% to under 2.5%12–2.5113 cities: 2.5% to under 3%1132.5–3Altena 2.7%146 cities: 3% to under 3.5%1463–3.551 cities: 3.5% to under 4%513.5–416 cities: 4% to under 4.5%164–4.56 cities: 4.5% to under 5%64.5–54 cities: 5% to under 5.5%45–5.5

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability98.41 %2025 Q1Percentage of households in the Dutch municipality with access to a fixed internet connection of at least 1 Gbps (1000 Mbit/s); availability, not subscribed plan, measured speed or FTTH-only coverage.17Official
Median Income Eur Year34,000 EUR/year31 Dec 2024CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek4Official
Unemployment rate2.7 %country median 3.1%31 Dec 2024CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality8Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Altena. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

UWV public employment service — Public employment service

Uitvoeringsinstituut Werknemersverzekeringen (UWV)

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Altena. Sources checked through 11 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
School Count28 count27 Aug 2026DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs)10Official

Safety

How safe is Altena?

Police recorded 2,730 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

  • Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 2,730 offences per 100,000 · CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 20249
Recorded crime across major citiesAltena highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Altena highlighted8,970Amsterdam8,200Rotterdam7,990Eindhoven6,970Arnhem6,890's-Gravenhage6,800Utrecht6,280Nijmegen6,160Groningen5,870Breda5,560Tilburg4,280Almere2,730Altenarecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,730 offences per 100,000country median 3,08031 Dec 2024CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 20249Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was RTM, 42.1 km away, with 29 listed destinations in June 2026. Car density was 549.2 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2025. Gigabit broadband availability was 98.4% in Q1 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport29 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat15Official
Nearest airportRTM13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official
Distance to nearest airport42.1 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Altena. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Blik op Werk integration-provider quality register — Other

Blik op Werk

For integration-course applicants.

DutchIn Person, Online
Open official information

DUO choosing an integration course — State Language Course

Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs (DUO)

For people who must integrate.

DutchIn Person
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Altena.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Altena?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — NL PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Breda-Tilburgseweg)13

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Altena average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND23°0°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Altena average monthly precipitation, mm0255075100686355436067817265707482JFMAMJJASONDmm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Altena annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.0PM2.5154015.0PM10104014.0NO₂µg/m³

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in NetherlandsAnnual PM2.5 in Altena is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 50 cities with data, 19 have annual PM2.5 of 9 to under 10 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Netherlands per band2 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³26–711 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³117–87 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³78–9Altena 8.019 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³199–1010 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³1010–111 city: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³111–12

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean14 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — NL NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Dordrecht-Bamendaweg)11Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean15 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — NL PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Dordrecht-Bamendaweg)12Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — NL PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Breda-Tilburgseweg)13Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 6 · Feb 6.9 · Mar 10.4 · Apr 14.7 · May 18.4 · Jun 21.1 · Jul 23.1 · Aug 23 · Sep 19.5 · Oct 14.8 · Nov 9.8 · Dec 6.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station HerwijnenAws_06356.csv21Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 0.5 · Feb 0.3 · Mar 1.9 · Apr 3.8 · May 7.5 · Jun 10.5 · Jul 12.7 · Aug 12.2 · Sep 9.7 · Oct 6.7 · Nov 3.5 · Dec 1.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station HerwijnenAws_06356.csv21Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 3.4 · Feb 3.6 · Mar 6.2 · Apr 9.5 · May 13.3 · Jun 16.1 · Jul 18.1 · Aug 17.7 · Sep 14.6 · Oct 10.8 · Nov 6.8 · Dec 4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station HerwijnenAws_06356.csv21Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 68 · Feb 63.1 · Mar 54.8 · Apr 42.5 · May 59.8 · Jun 66.5 · Jul 81.4 · Aug 71.6 · Sep 65.4 · Oct 69.9 · Nov 74.2 · Dec 81.9 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GilzeRijen_06350.csv20Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Netherlands

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Netherlands cities
Pijnacker-Nootdorp58,741 residentsOosterhout58,726 residentsKrimpenerwaard57,898 residentsMaashorst60,059 residentsDoetinchem60,466 residentsRijswijk60,717 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 226.6 km² in 2026. Population density was 292 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Altena?

The published population was 58,946 people in January 2026. Source: CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Altena (GM1959)6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Altena residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport88.7%Foreign residents11.3%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Address Density526 addresses/km²27 Aug 2026CBS2Official
Area201.9 km²10 Jun 2026Wikidata (P2046)22Independent · gemeente
Cars per 1,000 residents549.2 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2025CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2025, municipality-grain passenger-car universe (Personenauto's totaal) divided by the same-table municipality population.7Official
City area226.6 km²28 Jan 2026Kadaster BRK Bestuurlijke Gebieden, current municipality boundary polygon in EPSG:28992; area is the polygon area converted from m² to km².14Official
Foreign residents6,639 people1 Jan 2025CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2025, municipality-grain passenger-car universe (Personenauto's totaal) divided by the same-table municipality population.7Official
Population density292 people/km²10 Jun 2026CBS2Official · gemeente
Population58,946 people10 Jun 2026CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Altena (GM1959)6Official

International community in Altena

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Population registered in Dutch municipalities; CBS population on 1 January · 2026-01-01

Published groupPeopleShare
Born in the Netherlands54,46592.4%
Born outside the Netherlands4,4817.6%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source19

Citizenship

Residents in the Dutch population register; 1 January · 2025-01-01

Published groupPeopleShare
Totaal58,726100.0%
Nederlands55,89295.2%
Totaal niet-Nederlandse nationaliteit2,8344.8%
Europa (exclusief Nederlands)2,1743.7%
Europese Unie (exclusief Nederlands)1,7383.0%
Midden- en Oost-Europese nat. in de EU1,4862.5%
Pools8261.4%
Buiten-Europa6241.1%
Roemeens4940.8%
Azië4720.8%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Azië (exclusief Indonesisch en Turks)4140.7%
Oekraïens3940.7%
Syrisch2750.5%
GIPS-Nationaliteiten in de EU1290.2%
Afrika1110.2%
Afrika (exclusief Marokkaans)1030.2%
Spaans630.1%
Hongaars590.1%
Turks460.1%
Burger van Bondsrepubliek Duitsland450.1%
Belgisch420.1%
Amerika390.1%
Portugees390.1%
Amerika en Oceanië (exclusief Surinaams)390.1%
Staatloos / onbekend360.1%
Eritrees330.1%
Litouws310.1%
Zuid-Afrikaans290.0%
Brits270.0%
Chinees270.0%
Bulgaars220.0%
Filippijns220.0%
Lets220.0%
Somalisch220.0%
Jemenitisch200.0%
Slowaaks200.0%
Italiaans170.0%
Frans160.0%
Iraans150.0%
Afghaans130.0%
Indonesisch120.0%
Grieks100.0%
Iraaks100.0%
Russisch100.0%
Amerikaans90.0%
Indiaas80.0%
Marokkaans80.0%
Tsjechisch80.0%
Iers60.0%
Pakistaans60.0%
Colombiaans50.0%
Thais50.0%
Zweeds50.0%
Canadees40.0%
Egyptisch40.0%
Nigeriaans40.0%
Kroatisch30.0%
Oceanië20.0%
Braziliaans20.0%
Oostenrijks20.0%
Surinaams20.0%
Japans10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source18

Is Altena a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker48%strong on work, weak on safety · range 39–57%
Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on safety · range 59–75%
Student55%strong on education, weak on work · range 48–62%
Family61%strong on family, weak on cost · range 53–69%
Retirement44%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 33–55%
Foreign residents6,639 people1 Jan 2025Official source · CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2025, municipality-grain passenger-car universe (Personenauto's totaal) divided by the same-table municipality population.
Population58,946 people10 Jun 2026Official source · CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Altena (GM1959)
Gigabit broadband availability98.41 %2025 Q1Official source · Percentage of households in the Dutch municipality with access to a fixed internet connection of at least 1 Gbps (1000 Mbit/s); availability, not subscribed plan, measured speed or FTTH-only coverage.
Unemployment rate2.7 %31 Dec 2024Official source · CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality
NO₂ — annual mean14 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · EEA air quality statistics — NL NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Dordrecht-Bamendaweg)
PM10 — annual mean15 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · EEA air quality statistics — NL PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Dordrecht-Bamendaweg)
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Avg Download Mbps 2024250 Mbps27 Aug 2026ACM1Official
Avg Woz Value K Eur273 kEUR31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official
Banen Total20,000 jobs31 Dec 2024CBS — Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek5Official
Fttp Nl 5g Availabilitytrue27 Aug 2026ACM1Official
Fttp Nl Avg Pct95 %27 Aug 2026ACM1Official
Owner Occupied Share Pct69 pct31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Altena under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

Open the official coverage guide
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Altena?

The published population was 58,946 people in January 2026. Source: CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Altena (GM1959).

Is the air quality good in Altena?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — NL PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Breda-Tilburgseweg).

How safe is Altena?

Police recorded 2,730 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Altena?

The unemployment rate is 2.7 % (2024). Source: CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality.

How many foreign residents live in Altena?

6,639 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2025, municipality-grain passenger-car universe (Personenauto's totaal) divided by the same-table municipality population..

Is Altena a good place to live?

Altena may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Born in the Netherlands live in Altena?

The official country of birth distribution records 54,465 people (92.4%) in the source-defined population for 2026-01-01. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Altena, Netherlands: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nl/altena/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Altena, Netherlands: rent, salary, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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  1. EEA air quality statistics — NL NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Dordrecht-Bamendaweg) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
  2. EEA air quality statistics — NL PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Dordrecht-Bamendaweg) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
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