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Living in Doetinchem

In Doetinchem, tenants pay an average rent of €531 a month (2024) and unemployment is 3.4% (2024).

Doetinchem had 60,466 residents at the start of 2026 and is a city in the Netherlands. Population density was 759 people per km² in 2026. The unemployment rate was 3.4% at the end of 2024. Gigabit broadband availability was 99.8% in Q1 2025. The city covered 79.7 km² in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2332 sources

Population60,466people10 Jun 2026Official source · CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Doetinchem (GM0222)
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 rent531EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente
Unemployment rate3.4%country median 3.1% — 10% aboveOfficial source · CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality
Recorded crime3,990offences per 100,000country median 3,090 — 29% aboveOfficial source · CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 2024
PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³country median 9.0 — 22% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Higher unemployment than 71% of Dutch cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 76% of Dutch cities that publish it and cleaner air than 96% of Dutch cities that publish it.

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

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 Doetinchem.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Doetinchem 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 internet13Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB25 EUR/month30 Sept 2026KPN 20GB mobile plan14Official · national market
Housing stock26,129 dwellings31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)531 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente22Official
Rented homes40 pct31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official

Is Doetinchem 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 worker57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–65%
Skilled employee66%strong on work, weak on safety · range 58–74%
Student63%strong on education, weak on work · range 56–70%
Family58%strong on family, weak on cost · range 50–66%
Retirement54%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 44–64%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Doetinchem?

The unemployment rate is 3.4 % (2024). Source: CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality8

Unemployment across cities in NetherlandsUnemployment in Doetinchem is 3.4%. 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)15Official · regional context
Gigabit broadband availability99.83 %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.19Official
Median income per year33,000 EUR/year31 Dec 2024CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek4Official
Unemployment rate3.4 %country median 3.1%31 Dec 2024CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality8Official

What does a salary buy in Doetinchem?

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€2,447of €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− €531
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€2,447
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Doetinchem Salary needed to live in Doetinchem

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Doetinchem. 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
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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Doetinchem. Sources checked through 11 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools16 count3 Aug 2026DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs)10Official
Schools33 count3 Aug 2026DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs)10Official

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; Doetinchem's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Doetinchem?

Police recorded 3,990 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: 3,990 offences per 100,000 · CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 20249
Recorded crime across major citiesDoetinchem highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Doetinchem 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
Doetinchem3,990
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,990 offences per 100,000country median 3,09031 Dec 2024CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 20249Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was NRN, 41.8 km away, with 38 listed destinations in June 2026. Car density was 534.1 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport38 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat17Official
Nearest airportNRN13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv18Official
Distance to nearest airport41.8 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv18Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Doetinchem. 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 Doetinchem.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Doetinchem?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2025) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency11

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 Doetinchem is 7.0 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 mean7 µg/m³country median 9.031 Dec 2025European Environment Agency11Official
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 13.49 · Feb 17.73 · Mar 20.97 · Apr 26.69 · May 29.27 · Jun 33.36 · Jul 36.68 · Aug 32.58 · Sep 30.7 · Oct 25.54 · Nov 19.84 · Dec 13.9 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center16Official
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -14.18 · Feb -16.9 · Mar -9.37 · Apr -4.45 · May 0.43 · Jun 4.48 · Jul 7.13 · Aug 6.28 · Sep 3.65 · Oct -4.16 · Nov -6.13 · Dec -12.54 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center16Official
Average temperature by monthJan 2.01 · Feb 2.63 · Mar 5.42 · Apr 9.62 · May 13.37 · Jun 16.65 · Jul 18.48 · Aug 18 · Sep 14.7 · Oct 10.58 · Nov 6.29 · Dec 2.95 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center16Official
Annual PM2.5 over time13 published observations, 2013–2025

Annual PM2.5 fell 53.3% between 2013 and 2025, from 15.0 to 7.0.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Doetinchem?

The published population was 60,466 people in January 2026. Source: CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Doetinchem (GM0222)6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Addresses per km²1,188 addresses/km²27 Aug 2026CBS2Official
Area79.66 km²10 Jun 2026Wikidata (P2046)32Independent · gemeente
Cars per 1,000 residents534.1 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.7Official
City area79.66 km²28 Jan 2026Kadaster BRK Bestuurlijke Gebieden, current municipality boundary polygon in EPSG:28992; area is the polygon area converted from m² to km².12Official
Foreign residents10,587 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 density759 people/km²10 Jun 2026CBS2Official · gemeente
Population60,466 people10 Jun 2026CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Doetinchem (GM0222)6Official

International community in Doetinchem

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 Netherlands54,67590.4%
Born outside the Netherlands5,7919.6%

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

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Totaal60,049100.0%
Nederlands57,98696.6%
Totaal niet-Nederlandse nationaliteit2,0633.4%
Europa (exclusief Nederlands)1,0751.8%
Buiten-Europa9411.6%
Azië6991.2%
Europese Unie (exclusief Nederlands)5731.0%
Azië (exclusief Indonesisch en Turks)4860.8%
Oekraïens4160.7%
Syrisch2750.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Midden- en Oost-Europese nat. in de EU2680.4%
Turks1930.3%
Afrika1740.3%
Afrika (exclusief Marokkaans)1600.3%
Pools1350.2%
Burger van Bondsrepubliek Duitsland1320.2%
GIPS-Nationaliteiten in de EU1130.2%
Eritrees980.2%
Amerika670.1%
Chinees510.1%
Amerika en Oceanië (exclusief Surinaams)500.1%
Staatloos / onbekend470.1%
Roemeens430.1%
Brits410.1%
Spaans410.1%
Italiaans350.1%
Afghaans330.1%
Hongaars330.1%
Iraaks300.0%
Portugees270.0%
Indonesisch200.0%
Surinaams180.0%
Belgisch170.0%
Bulgaars170.0%
Jemenitisch150.0%
Frans140.0%
Marokkaans140.0%
Amerikaans130.0%
Braziliaans120.0%
Filippijns120.0%
Iraans120.0%
Slowaaks120.0%
Zuid-Afrikaans120.0%
Somalisch110.0%
Grieks100.0%
Thais100.0%
Zweeds100.0%
Kroatisch90.0%
Russisch90.0%
Tsjechisch80.0%
Indiaas60.0%
Iers50.0%
Lets50.0%
Litouws50.0%
Oostenrijks50.0%
Canadees40.0%
Colombiaans30.0%
Egyptisch30.0%
Japans20.0%
Nigeriaans20.0%
Oceanië10.0%
Ghanees10.0%
Vietnamees10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source20

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average download speed, 2024250 Mbps27 Aug 2026ACM1Official
Average assessed property value (WOZ)220 kEUR31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official
Jobs36,900 jobs31 Dec 2024CBS — Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek5Official
5G network availabletrue27 Aug 2026ACM1Official
Average fibre-to-the-premises coverage95 %27 Aug 2026ACM1Official
Owner-occupied homes60 pct31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs)10Official

Alternatives for people set on Doetinchem

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 Doetinchem

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

Alternative cities in Netherlands

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

All Netherlands cities
Rijswijk60,717 residentsMaashorst60,059 residentsGooise Meren61,213 residentsMidden-Groningen61,346 residentsRoermond61,431 residentsAltena58,946 residents

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Doetinchem in rankings

#29 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Netherlands

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Doetinchem 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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Common questions

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

How many people live in Doetinchem?

The published population was 60,466 people in January 2026. Source: CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Doetinchem (GM0222).

Is the air quality good in Doetinchem?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 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 Doetinchem?

Police recorded 3,990 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 Doetinchem?

The unemployment rate is 3.4 % (2024). Source: CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality.

How many foreign residents live in Doetinchem?

10,587 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 Doetinchem a good place to live?

Doetinchem 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 Doetinchem?

Wehl, Gaanderen, Zelhem, Bronckhorst, Montferland are near Doetinchem. 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 Doetinchem?

The official country of birth distribution records 54,675 people (90.4%) 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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