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Living in Bergen op Zoom

In Bergen op Zoom, tenants pay an average rent of €560 a month (2024) and unemployment is 3.3% (2024).

Population density was 707 people per km² in 2026. The unemployment rate was 3.3% at the end of 2024. In June 2026, the nearest airport was ANR, 36.2 km away, with 1 listed destinations. Its population was 70,692 at the start of 2026. The city covered 93.1 km² in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2337 sources

Population70,692people10 Jun 2026Official source · CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Bergen op Zoom (GM0748)
Average gross salary4,079EUR/month31 Dec 2022Regional figureOfficial source · Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)
Average rent560EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente
Unemployment rate3.3%country median 3.1% — 6% aboveOfficial source · CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality
Recorded crime5,330offences per 100,000country median 3,090 — 72% aboveOfficial source · CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 2024
PM2.5, annual mean10µg/m³country median 9.0 — 11% aboveOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Higher unemployment than 65% of Dutch cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 91% of Dutch cities that publish it and dirtier air than 78% of Dutch cities that publish it.

Which Netherlands-wide rules apply when you move to Bergen op Zoom?

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

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Bergen op Zoom. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Bergen op Zoom recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€43
Mobile plan, 10 GB€25
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited42.5 EUR/month30 Sept 2026KPN 100 Mbps home internet18Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB25 EUR/month30 Sept 2026KPN 20GB mobile plan19Official · national market
Housing stock30,884 dwellings31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek4Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)560 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente27Official
Rented homes41 pct31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek4Official

Is Bergen op Zoom 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 worker54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–62%
Skilled employee66%strong on work, weak on safety · range 58–74%
Student62%strong on education, weak on safety · range 55–69%
Family56%strong on family, weak on cost · range 48–64%
Retirement46%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 36–56%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Bergen op Zoom?

The unemployment rate is 3.3 % (2024). Source: CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality9

Unemployment across cities in NetherlandsUnemployment in Bergen op Zoom is 3.3%. Of 337 cities with data, 146 have unemployment of 3 to under 3.5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings4,079 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)20Official · regional context
Gigabit broadband availability99.74 %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.24Official
Median income per year33,500 EUR/year31 Dec 2024CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek5Official
Unemployment rate3.3 %country median 3.1%31 Dec 2024CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality9Official
Unemployment rate over time10 published observations, 2011–2024

Unemployment rate fell 45.5% between 2011 and 2024, from 6.1% to 3.3%.

What does a salary buy in Bergen op Zoom?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Netherlands median gross pay: €3,667 (2022-12-31).
Left over each month€2,418of €3,045 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.€3,045
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente · 2024-12-31− €560
Internet€43 · official · KPN 100 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €43
Mobile plan€25 · official · KPN 20GB mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €25
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€2,418
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Bergen op Zoom Salary needed to live in Bergen op Zoom

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Bergen op Zoom. 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)

Job Search

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools18 count3 Aug 2026DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs)11Official
Schools31 count3 Aug 2026DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs)11Official

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 5 to 16, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: extra Dutch-language reception support for recently-arrived immigrant pupils (NT2 reception funding). How to enrol a child (rijksoverheid.nl).

A country-wide rule for Netherlands; Bergen op Zoom's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Safety

How safe is Bergen op Zoom?

Police recorded 5,330 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: 5,330 offences per 100,000 · CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 202410
Recorded crime across major citiesBergen op Zoom highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Bergen op Zoom highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Amsterdam8,970
Rotterdam8,200
Eindhoven7,990
The Hague6,890
Utrecht6,800
Nijmegen6,280
Groningen6,160
Breda5,870
Tilburg5,560
Bergen op Zoom5,330
Almere4,280
Almere Stad4,278
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents5,330 offences per 100,000country median 3,09031 Dec 2024CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 202410Official

Mobility and administration

Car density was 505.1 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2025. Gigabit broadband availability was 99.7% in Q1 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport1 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat22Official
Nearest airportANR13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv23Official
Distance to nearest airport36.2 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv23Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Bergen op Zoom. 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

DUO choosing an integration course — State Language Course

Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs (DUO)

For people who must integrate.

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Bergen op Zoom?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 µg/m³ (2025) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency14

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

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Bergen op Zoom is 10.0 µg/m³. Of 50 cities with data, 19 have annual PM2.5 of 9 to under 10 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean11 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — NL NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Huijbergen-Vennekenstraat)12Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean14 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — NL PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Huijbergen-Vennekenstraat)13Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean10 µg/m³country median 9.031 Dec 2025European Environment Agency14Official
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 13.04 · Feb 16.57 · Mar 20.94 · Apr 26.04 · May 28.93 · Jun 32.16 · Jul 38.01 · Aug 35.4 · Sep 32.67 · Oct 25.41 · Nov 19.02 · Dec 13.98 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center21Official
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -10.85 · Feb -14.16 · Mar -7.55 · Apr -3.61 · May 1.36 · Jun 4.94 · Jul 9.39 · Aug 8.47 · Sep 4.78 · Oct -2.02 · Nov -4.09 · Dec -10.64 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center21Official
Average temperature by monthJan 2.97 · Feb 3.4 · Mar 5.89 · Apr 9.65 · May 13.36 · Jun 16.71 · Jul 18.87 · Aug 18.62 · Sep 15.6 · Oct 11.56 · Nov 7.24 · Dec 3.88 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center21Official
Annual PM2.5 over time11 published observations, 2013–2025

Annual PM2.5 fell 33.3% between 2013 and 2025, from 15.0 to 10.0.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Bergen op Zoom?

The published population was 70,692 people in January 2026. Source: CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Bergen op Zoom (GM0748)7

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 21,018 is not 7.8% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Addresses per km²1,923 addresses/km²27 Aug 2026CBS3Official
Area100 km²10 Jun 2026Wikidata (P2046)36Independent · gemeente
Cars per 1,000 residents505.1 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.8Official
City area93.13 km²28 Jan 2026Kadaster BRK Bestuurlijke Gebieden, current municipality boundary polygon in EPSG:28992; area is the polygon area converted from m² to km².17Official
Foreign-resident share7.8 %31 Dec 2024Eurostat15Official
Foreign residents21,018 people1 Jan 2025CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2025, municipality-grain passenger-car universe (Personenauto's totaal) divided by the same-table municipality population.8Official
Population density707 people/km²10 Jun 2026CBS3Official · gemeente
Population70,692 people10 Jun 2026CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Bergen op Zoom (GM0748)7Official
Foreign residents over time10 published observations, 2014–2025

Foreign residents rose 452.8% between 2014 and 2025, from 3,802 to 21,018.

International community in Bergen op Zoom

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 Netherlands58,90483.3%
Born outside the Netherlands11,78816.7%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source26

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Totaal70,194100.0%
Nederlands64,50691.9%
Totaal niet-Nederlandse nationaliteit5,6888.1%
Europa (exclusief Nederlands)3,6335.2%
Europese Unie (exclusief Nederlands)2,9744.2%
Midden- en Oost-Europese nat. in de EU1,9552.8%
Buiten-Europa1,9412.8%
Azië1,3872.0%
Pools9851.4%
Azië (exclusief Indonesisch en Turks)6901.0%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Turks6701.0%
Afrika4480.6%
Oekraïens4470.6%
GIPS-Nationaliteiten in de EU4090.6%
Bulgaars3860.5%
Belgisch3700.5%
Syrisch3620.5%
Roemeens3190.5%
Marokkaans2680.4%
Afrika (exclusief Marokkaans)1800.3%
Portugees1490.2%
Burger van Bondsrepubliek Duitsland1480.2%
Spaans1460.2%
Staatloos / onbekend1140.2%
Brits1130.2%
Hongaars1120.2%
Amerika980.1%
Amerika en Oceanië (exclusief Surinaams)920.1%
Litouws750.1%
Chinees740.1%
Frans640.1%
Eritrees600.1%
Grieks590.1%
Russisch590.1%
Italiaans550.1%
Afghaans500.1%
Zuid-Afrikaans400.1%
Indiaas390.1%
Indonesisch270.0%
Jemenitisch270.0%
Slowaaks240.0%
Thais230.0%
Amerikaans210.0%
Pakistaans200.0%
Lets190.0%
Somalisch180.0%
Braziliaans170.0%
Tsjechisch160.0%
Kroatisch150.0%
Surinaams140.0%
Filippijns120.0%
Iraaks120.0%
Iraans120.0%
Iers110.0%
Canadees100.0%
Egyptisch90.0%
Oceanië80.0%
Vietnamees80.0%
Ghanees70.0%
Colombiaans60.0%
Nigeriaans50.0%
Japans40.0%
Zweeds40.0%
Oostenrijks30.0%
Zuid-Koreaans20.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source25

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average download speed, 2024250 Mbps27 Aug 2026ACM1Official
Average assessed property value (WOZ)233 kEUR31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek4Official
Jobs32,500 jobs31 Dec 2024CBS — Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek6Official
5G network availabletrue27 Aug 2026ACM1Official
Average fibre-to-the-premises coverage95 %27 Aug 2026ACM1Official
Owner-occupied homes59 pct31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek4Official
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs)11Official

Alternatives for people set on Bergen op Zoom

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Cities near Bergen op Zoom

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Essen Belgium · 12.3 km away
Rent
875 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

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Bergen op Zoom in rankings

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Bergen op Zoom 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.

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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 Bergen op Zoom?

The published population was 70,692 people in January 2026. Source: CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Bergen op Zoom (GM0748).

Is the air quality good in Bergen op Zoom?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 µg/m³ (2025) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Bergen op Zoom?

Police recorded 5,330 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 Bergen op Zoom?

The unemployment rate is 3.3 % (2024). Source: CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality.

How many foreign residents live in Bergen op Zoom?

21,018 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 Bergen op Zoom a good place to live?

Bergen op Zoom 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.

Which cities are near Bergen op Zoom?

Halsteren, Woensdrecht, Hoogerheide, Steenbergen, Tholen are near Bergen op Zoom. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Born in the Netherlands live in Bergen op Zoom?

The official country of birth distribution records 58,904 people (83.3%) 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, October 16). Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version bfb14e5509afa512969358be7af58c64]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nl/bergen-op-zoom/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}
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