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Living in Dinkelland

In Dinkelland, unemployment is 2.7% (2024).

Dinkelland had 26,958 residents at the start of 2026 and is a city in the Netherlands. The foreign population count was 2,618 at the start of 2025. The unemployment rate was 2.7% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2634 sources

Population26,958people10 Jun 2026Official source · CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Dinkelland (GM1774)
Average gross salary3,907EUR/month31 Dec 2022Regional figureOfficial source · Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)
Average rent663EUR/month31 Dec 2024Municipality figureOfficial source · Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente (85950NED)
Unemployment rate2.7%country median 3.1% — 13% belowOfficial source · CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality
Recorded crime1,940offences per 100,000country median 3,090 — 37% belowOfficial source · CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 2024
PM2.5, annual mean6µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — NL PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Enschede-Winkelhorst)

Lower unemployment than 98% of Dutch cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 96% of Dutch cities that publish it and cleaner air than any other Dutch city that publishes it.

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

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 Dinkelland.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Dinkelland 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 internet15Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB25 EUR/month30 Sept 2026KPN 20GB mobile plan16Official · national market
Housing stock10,939 dwellings31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)663 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente (85950NED)24Official · parent municipality
Rented homes26 pct31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official

Is Dinkelland 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 worker65%strong on work, weak on legal route · range 56–74%
Skilled employee71%strong on work, weak on safety · range 63–79%
Student49%strong on education, weak on work · range 42–56%
Family65%strong on family, weak on cost · range 57–73%
Retirement60%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 49–71%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Dinkelland?

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

Unemployment across cities in NetherlandsUnemployment in Dinkelland is 2.7%. Of 337 cities with data, 146 have unemployment of 3 to under 3.5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings3,907 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)17Official · regional context
Gigabit broadband availability99.02 %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.20Official
Median income per year34,700 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

What does a salary buy in Dinkelland?

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€2,315of €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 (85950NED) · 2024-12-31− €663
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€2,315
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Dinkelland Salary needed to live in Dinkelland

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Dinkelland. 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
Open official service
Open the Netherlands service overview

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools13 count27 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; Dinkelland's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Dinkelland?

Police recorded 1,940 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: 1,940 offences per 100,000 · CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 20249
Recorded crime across major citiesDinkelland highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Dinkelland 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
Almere4,280
Almere Stad4,278
Dinkelland1,940
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,940 offences per 100,000country median 3,09031 Dec 2024CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 20249Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was FMO, 53.5 km away, with 11 listed destinations in June 2026. Car density was 599.9 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2025. Gigabit broadband availability was 99% in Q1 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport11 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat18Official
Nearest airportFMO13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv19Official
Distance to nearest airport53.5 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv19Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Dinkelland. 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
Open official information
Open the full Netherlands section
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Dinkelland.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Dinkelland?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 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 Enschede-Winkelhorst)12

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
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
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 Dinkelland is 6.0 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
PM2.5 — annual mean6 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — NL PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Enschede-Winkelhorst)12Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 5.3 · Feb 6.3 · Mar 10.1 · Apr 14.9 · May 18.6 · Jun 21.4 · Jul 23.6 · Aug 23.2 · Sep 19.3 · Oct 14.4 · Nov 9.2 · Dec 5.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TwentheAws_06290.csv23Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 0 · Feb -0.2 · Mar 1.3 · Apr 3.5 · May 7 · Jun 9.8 · Jul 12.1 · Aug 11.7 · Sep 9.1 · Oct 6.2 · Nov 3.1 · Dec 0.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TwentheAws_06290.csv23Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 2.8 · Feb 3.2 · Mar 5.8 · Apr 9.6 · May 13.2 · Jun 16 · Jul 18.1 · Aug 17.6 · Sep 14.2 · Oct 10.3 · Nov 6.3 · Dec 3.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TwentheAws_06290.csv23Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 70.8 · Feb 55.4 · Mar 58.1 · Apr 43.7 · May 57.2 · Jun 64.8 · Jul 77.6 · Aug 79.4 · Sep 67.3 · Oct 67.5 · Nov 66.1 · Dec 76.4 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TwentheAws_06290.csv23Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

The city covered 176.8 km² in 2026. Population density was 153 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Dinkelland?

The published population was 26,958 people in January 2026. Source: CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Dinkelland (GM1774)6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Addresses per km²476 addresses/km²27 Aug 2026CBS2Official
Area176.8 km²10 Jun 2026Wikidata (P2046)34Independent · gemeente
Cars per 1,000 residents599.9 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 area176.8 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 residents2,618 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 density153 people/km²10 Jun 2026CBS2Official · gemeente
Population26,958 people10 Jun 2026CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Dinkelland (GM1774)6Official

International community in Dinkelland

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 Netherlands25,40294.2%
Born outside the Netherlands1,5565.8%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source22

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Totaal26,728100.0%
Nederlands26,04797.5%
Totaal niet-Nederlandse nationaliteit6812.5%
Europa (exclusief Nederlands)4841.8%
Europese Unie (exclusief Nederlands)2701.0%
Oekraïens1990.7%
Buiten-Europa1870.7%
Azië1640.6%
Azië (exclusief Indonesisch en Turks)1440.5%
Midden- en Oost-Europese nat. in de EU1200.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Burger van Bondsrepubliek Duitsland980.4%
Syrisch970.4%
Pools930.3%
GIPS-Nationaliteiten in de EU280.1%
Iraaks240.1%
Afrika150.1%
Afrika (exclusief Marokkaans)130.0%
Turks120.0%
Belgisch110.0%
Brits110.0%
Italiaans110.0%
Spaans100.0%
Staatloos / onbekend100.0%
Bulgaars90.0%
Indonesisch80.0%
Roemeens80.0%
Amerika en Oceanië (exclusief Surinaams)80.0%
Amerika70.0%
Chinees70.0%
Portugees70.0%
Eritrees60.0%
Jemenitisch60.0%
Frans50.0%
Hongaars40.0%
Zweeds40.0%
Amerikaans30.0%
Filippijns30.0%
Indiaas30.0%
Lets30.0%
Litouws20.0%
Marokkaans20.0%
Oostenrijks20.0%
Zuid-Afrikaans20.0%
Oceanië10.0%
Braziliaans10.0%
Canadees10.0%
Ghanees10.0%
Iraans10.0%
Nigeriaans10.0%
Russisch10.0%
Tsjechisch10.0%
Vietnamees10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source21

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average download speed, 2024250 Mbps27 Aug 2026ACM1Official
Average assessed property value (WOZ)298 kEUR31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official
Jobs11,600 jobs31 Dec 2024CBS — Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek5Official
5G network availabletrue27 Aug 2026ACM1Official
Average fibre-to-the-premises coverage95 %27 Aug 2026ACM1Official
Owner-occupied homes74 pct31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official

Alternatives for people set on Dinkelland

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Dinkelland from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Dinkelland

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

Nordhorn Germany · 8.7 km away
Rent
6.33 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Bad Bentheim Germany · 13.0 km away
Rent
5.97 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Neuenhaus Germany · 15.0 km away
Rent
5.61 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Schüttorf Germany · 15.7 km away
Rent
5.98 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Netherlands

Other cities in Netherlands to compare with Dinkelland, nearest in population first.

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Tholen27,031 residentsBeuningen26,868 residentsWeststellingwerf26,622 residentsAlbrandswaard26,559 residentsHulst27,376 residentsSliedrecht26,531 residents

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Dinkelland in rankings

#7 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Netherlands #9 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Netherlands #13 of 30 in Safest cities in Netherlands by recorded crime

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Dinkelland 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.

Is Dinkelland part of Hengelo?

Dinkelland is in the published commuting zone of Hengelo; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Hengelo city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source13

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Common questions

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

How many people live in Dinkelland?

The published population was 26,958 people in January 2026. Source: CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Dinkelland (GM1774).

Is the air quality good in Dinkelland?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 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 Enschede-Winkelhorst).

How safe is Dinkelland?

Police recorded 1,940 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 Dinkelland?

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

How many foreign residents live in Dinkelland?

2,618 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 Dinkelland a good place to live?

Dinkelland 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.

Is Dinkelland part of Hengelo?

Dinkelland is in the published commuting zone of Hengelo; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Dinkelland?

Enschede, Denekamp, Oldenzaal, Nordhorn, Losser are near Dinkelland. 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 Dinkelland?

The official country of birth distribution records 25,402 people (94.2%) 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). Dinkelland, Netherlands: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version cefd9052a130ae0c3d87d17816efe7a0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nl/dinkelland/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Dinkelland, Netherlands: population, rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {cefd9052a130ae0c3d87d17816efe7a0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nl/dinkelland/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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