Living in Edam-Volendam

In Edam-Volendam, unemployment is 2.9% (2024).

The unemployment rate was 2.9% at the end of 2024. Gigabit broadband availability was 99.7% in Q1 2025. Its population was 37,126 at the start of 2026. The city covered 80 km² in 2026. Population density was 1,498 people per km² in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2634 sources

Population37,126people10 Jun 2026Official source · CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Edam-Volendam (GM0385)

Average gross salary4,494EUR/month31 Dec 2022Regional figureOfficial source · Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)

Average rent563EUR/month31 Dec 2024Municipality figureOfficial source · Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente (85950NED)

Unemployment rate2.9%country median 3.1% — 6% belowOfficial source · CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality

Recorded crime2,390offences per 100,000country median 3,090 — 23% 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 De Rijp-Oostdijkje)

Lower unemployment than 80% of Dutch cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 80% 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 Edam-Volendam?

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 Edam-Volendam.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€43

Mobile plan, 10 GB€25

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	42.5 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	KPN 100 Mbps home internet¹⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	25 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	KPN 20GB mobile plan¹⁷Official · national market
Housing stock	15,120 dwellings	31 Dec 2020	CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek³Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	563 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente (85950NED)²⁴Official · parent municipality
Rented homes	22 pct	31 Dec 2020	CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek³Official

Is Edam-Volendam a good place to live?

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Remote worker67%strong on work, weak on legal route · range 58–76%

Skilled employee72%strong on work, weak on safety · range 64–80%

Student68%strong on education, weak on work · range 61–75%

Family64%strong on family, weak on cost · range 56–72%

Retirement60%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 49–71%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Edam-Volendam?

The unemployment rate is 2.9 % (2024). Source: CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality⁸

Unemployment across cities in NetherlandsUnemployment in Edam-Volendam is 2.9%. Of 337 cities with data, 146 have unemployment of 3 to under 3.5%.

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Edam-Volendam 2.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	4,494 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)¹⁸Official · regional context
Gigabit broadband availability	99.65 %	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.²¹Official
Median income per year	35,100 EUR/year	31 Dec 2024	CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek⁴Official
Unemployment rate	2.9 %country median 3.1%	31 Dec 2024	CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality⁸Official

What does a salary buy in Edam-Volendam?

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

Left over each month€2,415of €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	− €563
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	€2,415

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Edam-Volendam Salary needed to live in Edam-Volendam

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Edam-Volendam. 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 Edam-Volendam. Sources checked through 11 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	13 count	27 Aug 2026	DUO (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; Edam-Volendam's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Edam-Volendam?

Police recorded 2,390 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: 2,390 offences per 100,000 · CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 2024⁹

Recorded crime across major citiesEdam-Volendam highlighted among comparable cities

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

Edam-Volendam2,390

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,390 offences per 100,000country median 3,090	31 Dec 2024	CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 2024⁹Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was AMS, 29.5 km away, with 232 listed destinations in June 2026. Car density was 444.3 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2025.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	232 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁹Official
Nearest airport	AMS	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv²⁰Official
Distance to nearest airport	29.5 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv²⁰Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Edam-Volendam?

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 De Rijp-Oostdijkje)¹³

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

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.56WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1012WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂15WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Edam-Volendam is 6.0 µg/m³. Of 50 cities with data, 19 have annual PM2.5 of 9 to under 10 µg/m³.

6–77–88–99–1010–1111–12

Edam-Volendam 6.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	15 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — NL NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Amsterdam-Nieuwendammerdijk)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	12 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — NL PM10 annual mean 2024 (station De Rijp-Oostdijkje)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	6 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — NL PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station De Rijp-Oostdijkje)¹³Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Edam-Volendam?

The published population was 37,126 people in January 2026. Source: CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Edam-Volendam (GM0385)⁶

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport87.9%
Foreign residents12.1%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Addresses per km²	1,329 addresses/km²	27 Aug 2026	CBS²Official
Area	24.79 km²	10 Jun 2026	Wikidata (P2046)³⁴Independent · gemeente
Cars per 1,000 residents	444.3 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.⁷Official
City area	80 km²	28 Jan 2026	Kadaster BRK Bestuurlijke Gebieden, current municipality boundary polygon in EPSG:28992; area is the polygon area converted from m² to km².¹⁵Official
Foreign residents	4,503 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.⁷Official
Population	37,126 people	10 Jun 2026	CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Edam-Volendam (GM0385)⁶Official

International community in Edam-Volendam

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	34,581	93.1%
Born outside the Netherlands	2,545	6.9%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²³

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
Totaal	37,140	100.0%
Nederlands	36,035	97.0%
Totaal niet-Nederlandse nationaliteit	1,105	3.0%
Europa (exclusief Nederlands)	629	1.7%
Buiten-Europa	450	1.2%
Europese Unie (exclusief Nederlands)	364	1.0%
Azië	309	0.8%
Azië (exclusief Indonesisch en Turks)	261	0.7%
Oekraïens	192	0.5%
Midden- en Oost-Europese nat. in de EU	152	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
GIPS-Nationaliteiten in de EU	108	0.3%
Afrika	82	0.2%
Syrisch	79	0.2%
Pools	63	0.2%
Amerika	56	0.2%
Amerika en Oceanië (exclusief Surinaams)	53	0.1%
Afrika (exclusief Marokkaans)	52	0.1%
Afghaans	47	0.1%
Burger van Bondsrepubliek Duitsland	46	0.1%
Turks	45	0.1%
Italiaans	44	0.1%
Brits	36	0.1%
Marokkaans	30	0.1%
Chinees	28	0.1%
Jemenitisch	28	0.1%
Roemeens	26	0.1%
Staatloos / onbekend	26	0.1%
Braziliaans	23	0.1%
Grieks	22	0.1%
Portugees	22	0.1%
Belgisch	20	0.1%
Frans	20	0.1%
Spaans	20	0.1%
Zuid-Afrikaans	19	0.1%
Bulgaars	17	0.0%
Russisch	17	0.0%
Iraans	14	0.0%
Amerikaans	12	0.0%
Eritrees	12	0.0%
Pakistaans	12	0.0%
Hongaars	11	0.0%
Lets	10	0.0%
Litouws	9	0.0%
Oostenrijks	9	0.0%
Egyptisch	8	0.0%
Filippijns	8	0.0%
Indiaas	8	0.0%
Slowaaks	7	0.0%
Thais	7	0.0%
Tsjechisch	7	0.0%
Surinaams	6	0.0%
Japans	5	0.0%
Colombiaans	4	0.0%
Oceanië	3	0.0%
Ghanees	3	0.0%
Indonesisch	3	0.0%
Canadees	2	0.0%
Iers	2	0.0%
Somalisch	2	0.0%
Vietnamees	2	0.0%
Iraaks	1	0.0%
Zuid-Koreaans	1	0.0%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average download speed, 2024	250 Mbps	27 Aug 2026	ACM¹Official
Average assessed property value (WOZ)	306 kEUR	31 Dec 2020	CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek³Official
Jobs	12,700 jobs	31 Dec 2024	CBS — Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek⁵Official
5G network available	true	27 Aug 2026	ACM¹Official
Average fibre-to-the-premises coverage	95 %	27 Aug 2026	ACM¹Official
Owner-occupied homes	78 pct	31 Dec 2020	CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek³Official

Alternatives for people set on Edam-Volendam

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Cities near Edam-Volendam

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

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Edam-Volendam in rankings

#8 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Netherlands

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Edam-Volendam 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 Edam-Volendam part of Purmerend?

Edam-Volendam is in the published commuting zone of Purmerend; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Purmerend city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹⁴

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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 Edam-Volendam?

The published population was 37,126 people in January 2026. Source: CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Edam-Volendam (GM0385).

Is the air quality good in Edam-Volendam?

How safe is Edam-Volendam?

Police recorded 2,390 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 Edam-Volendam?

The unemployment rate is 2.9 % (2024). Source: CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality.

How many foreign residents live in Edam-Volendam?

4,503 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 Edam-Volendam a good place to live?

Edam-Volendam 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 Edam-Volendam part of Purmerend?

Edam-Volendam is in the published commuting zone of Purmerend; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Edam-Volendam?

Purmerend, Hoorn, Almere, Amsterdam, Zaanstad are near Edam-Volendam. 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 Edam-Volendam?

The official country of birth distribution records 34,581 people (93.1%) 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). Edam-Volendam, Netherlands: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version f21ead683f60963c2ce90e4b680c7eaa]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nl/edam-volendam/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_edam-volendam-netherlands-population-rent-salary-jobs_868aa898b2fc,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Edam-Volendam, Netherlands: population, rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {f21ead683f60963c2ce90e4b680c7eaa},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nl/edam-volendam/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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