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.
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.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 42.5 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | KPN 100 Mbps home internet18Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 25 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | KPN 20GB mobile plan19Official · national market |
| Housing stock | 30,884 dwellings | 31 Dec 2020 | CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek4Official |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 560 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente27Official |
| Rented homes | 41 pct | 31 Dec 2020 | CBS - 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.
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
Bergen op Zoom 3.3%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 4,079 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)20Official · regional context |
| Gigabit broadband availability | 99.74 % | 2025 Q1 | 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.24Official |
| Median income per year | 33,500 EUR/year | 31 Dec 2024 | CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek5Official |
| Unemployment rate | 3.3 %country median 3.1% | 31 Dec 2024 | CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality9Official |
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.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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 |
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.
UWV public employment service — Public employment service
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
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary schools | 18 count | 3 Aug 2026 | DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs)11Official |
| Schools | 31 count | 3 Aug 2026 | DUO (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
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 5,330 offences per 100,000country median 3,090 | 31 Dec 2024 | CBS 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.
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.
Blik op Werk integration-provider quality register — Other
Blik op Werk
For integration-course applicants.
DUO choosing an integration course — State Language Course
Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs (DUO)
For people who must integrate.
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.
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Bergen op Zoom 10.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 11 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — NL NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Huijbergen-Vennekenstraat)12Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 14 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — NL PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Huijbergen-Vennekenstraat)13Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 10 µg/m³country median 9.0 | 31 Dec 2025 | European Environment Agency14Official |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 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 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center21Official |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -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 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center21Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 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 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center21Official |
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.
By nationality
National passport70.3%Foreign residents29.7%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Addresses per km² | 1,923 addresses/km² | 27 Aug 2026 | CBS3Official |
| Area | 100 km² | 10 Jun 2026 | Wikidata (P2046)36Independent · gemeente |
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 505.1 cars/1000 residents | 1 Jan 2025 | CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2025, municipality-grain passenger-car universe (Personenauto's totaal) divided by the same-table municipality population.8Official |
| City area | 93.13 km² | 28 Jan 2026 | Kadaster BRK Bestuurlijke Gebieden, current municipality boundary polygon in EPSG:28992; area is the polygon area converted from m² to km².17Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 7.8 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Eurostat15Official |
| Foreign residents | 21,018 people | 1 Jan 2025 | CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2025, municipality-grain passenger-car universe (Personenauto's totaal) divided by the same-table municipality population.8Official |
| Population density | 707 people/km² | 10 Jun 2026 | CBS3Official · gemeente |
| Population | 70,692 people | 10 Jun 2026 | CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Bergen op Zoom (GM0748)7Official |
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 group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the Netherlands | 58,904 | 83.3% |
| Born outside the Netherlands | 11,788 | 16.7% |
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 group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Totaal | 70,194 | 100.0% |
| Nederlands | 64,506 | 91.9% |
| Totaal niet-Nederlandse nationaliteit | 5,688 | 8.1% |
| Europa (exclusief Nederlands) | 3,633 | 5.2% |
| Europese Unie (exclusief Nederlands) | 2,974 | 4.2% |
| Midden- en Oost-Europese nat. in de EU | 1,955 | 2.8% |
| Buiten-Europa | 1,941 | 2.8% |
| Azië | 1,387 | 2.0% |
| Pools | 985 | 1.4% |
| Azië (exclusief Indonesisch en Turks) | 690 | 1.0% |
Show 55 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Turks | 670 | 1.0% |
| Afrika | 448 | 0.6% |
| Oekraïens | 447 | 0.6% |
| GIPS-Nationaliteiten in de EU | 409 | 0.6% |
| Bulgaars | 386 | 0.5% |
| Belgisch | 370 | 0.5% |
| Syrisch | 362 | 0.5% |
| Roemeens | 319 | 0.5% |
| Marokkaans | 268 | 0.4% |
| Afrika (exclusief Marokkaans) | 180 | 0.3% |
| Portugees | 149 | 0.2% |
| Burger van Bondsrepubliek Duitsland | 148 | 0.2% |
| Spaans | 146 | 0.2% |
| Staatloos / onbekend | 114 | 0.2% |
| Brits | 113 | 0.2% |
| Hongaars | 112 | 0.2% |
| Amerika | 98 | 0.1% |
| Amerika en Oceanië (exclusief Surinaams) | 92 | 0.1% |
| Litouws | 75 | 0.1% |
| Chinees | 74 | 0.1% |
| Frans | 64 | 0.1% |
| Eritrees | 60 | 0.1% |
| Grieks | 59 | 0.1% |
| Russisch | 59 | 0.1% |
| Italiaans | 55 | 0.1% |
| Afghaans | 50 | 0.1% |
| Zuid-Afrikaans | 40 | 0.1% |
| Indiaas | 39 | 0.1% |
| Indonesisch | 27 | 0.0% |
| Jemenitisch | 27 | 0.0% |
| Slowaaks | 24 | 0.0% |
| Thais | 23 | 0.0% |
| Amerikaans | 21 | 0.0% |
| Pakistaans | 20 | 0.0% |
| Lets | 19 | 0.0% |
| Somalisch | 18 | 0.0% |
| Braziliaans | 17 | 0.0% |
| Tsjechisch | 16 | 0.0% |
| Kroatisch | 15 | 0.0% |
| Surinaams | 14 | 0.0% |
| Filippijns | 12 | 0.0% |
| Iraaks | 12 | 0.0% |
| Iraans | 12 | 0.0% |
| Iers | 11 | 0.0% |
| Canadees | 10 | 0.0% |
| Egyptisch | 9 | 0.0% |
| Oceanië | 8 | 0.0% |
| Vietnamees | 8 | 0.0% |
| Ghanees | 7 | 0.0% |
| Colombiaans | 6 | 0.0% |
| Nigeriaans | 5 | 0.0% |
| Japans | 4 | 0.0% |
| Zweeds | 4 | 0.0% |
| Oostenrijks | 3 | 0.0% |
| Zuid-Koreaans | 2 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source25
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average download speed, 2024 | 250 Mbps | 27 Aug 2026 | ACM1Official |
| Average assessed property value (WOZ) | 233 kEUR | 31 Dec 2020 | CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek4Official |
| Jobs | 32,500 jobs | 31 Dec 2024 | CBS — Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek6Official |
| 5G network available | true | 27 Aug 2026 | ACM1Official |
| Average fibre-to-the-premises coverage | 95 % | 27 Aug 2026 | ACM1Official |
| Owner-occupied homes | 59 pct | 31 Dec 2020 | CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek4Official |
| Universities | 0 count | 3 Aug 2026 | DUO (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.
Hoeksche Waard as a Bergen op Zoom alternative in the same region
32 km away, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,610 Hoeksche Waard vs 5,330 Bergen op Zoom−51%
- Nearest airport: 21.2 km Hoeksche Waard vs 36.2 km Bergen op Zoom−41%
- Unemployment: 2.9% Hoeksche Waard vs 3.3% Bergen op Zoom−12%
- Residents: 91,445 Hoeksche Waard vs 70,692 Bergen op Zoom+29%
Westerkwartier as a Bergen op Zoom alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 237 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,120 Westerkwartier vs 5,330 Bergen op Zoom−60%
- Nearest airport: 19.1 km Westerkwartier vs 36.2 km Bergen op Zoom−47%
- Unemployment: 2.9% Westerkwartier vs 3.3% Bergen op Zoom−12%
- Residents: 65,067 Westerkwartier vs 70,692 Bergen op Zoom−8%
Valencia as a Bergen op Zoom alternative in another country
A move, not a commute, at 1386 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Foreign residents: 15.7% Valencia vs 7.8% Bergen op Zoom+101%
- Nearest airport: 9.2 km Valencia vs 36.2 km Bergen op Zoom−75%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,592 Valencia vs 5,330 Bergen op Zoomno percentage
Cities near Bergen op Zoom
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Rent
- 875 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
Alternative cities in Netherlands
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Bergen op Zoom in rankings
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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 guideCommon 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/BibTeX citation
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