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Living in Loon op Zand

Loon op Zand is a city in the Netherlands, with a population of 24,111 at the start of 2026. In 2026, population density was 455 people per km². The unemployment rate was 2.7% at the end of 2024. The nearest airport was EIN, 28.6 km away, with 62 listed destinations in June 2026. The city covered 50.7 km² in 2026.

Lower unemployment than 98% of Dutch cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 65% of Dutch cities that publish it and dirtier air than 98% of Dutch cities that publish it.

Which Netherlands-wide rules apply when you move to Loon op Zand?

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

Housing and cost

No city-level rent or cost figure is published for Loon op Zand yet. Netherlands has country-level context; it is not substituted for this city.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Housing Stock Total10,409 dwellings31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official
Rental Share Pct37 pct31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Loon op Zand?

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

Unemployment across cities in NetherlandsUnemployment in Loon op Zand is 2.7%. Of 337 cities with data, 146 have unemployment of 3 to under 3.5%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Netherlands per band1 city: 2% to under 2.5%12–2.5113 cities: 2.5% to under 3%1132.5–3Loon op Zand 2.7%146 cities: 3% to under 3.5%1463–3.551 cities: 3.5% to under 4%513.5–416 cities: 4% to under 4.5%164–4.56 cities: 4.5% to under 5%64.5–54 cities: 5% to under 5.5%45–5.5

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability99.68 %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.17Official
Median Income Eur Year34,100 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

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Loon op Zand. 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 Loon op Zand. Sources checked through 11 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary School Count3 count3 Aug 2026DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs)10Official
School Count3 count3 Aug 2026DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs)10Official

Safety

How safe is Loon op Zand?

Police recorded 3,570 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: 3,570 offences per 100,000 · CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 20249
Recorded crime across major citiesLoon op Zand highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Loon op Zand highlighted8,970Amsterdam8,200Rotterdam7,990Eindhoven6,970Arnhem6,890's-Gravenhage6,800Utrecht6,280Nijmegen6,160Groningen5,870Breda5,560Tilburg4,280Almere3,570Loon op Zandrecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,570 offences per 100,000country median 3,08031 Dec 2024CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 20249Official

Mobility and administration

Car density was 566.9 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2025. Gigabit broadband availability was 99.7% in Q1 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport62 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat15Official
Nearest airportEIN13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official
Distance to nearest airport28.6 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Loon op Zand. 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 Loon op Zand.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Loon op Zand?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 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 Biest Houtakker-Biestsestraat)13

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
Loon op Zand average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND24°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Loon op Zand average monthly precipitation, mm0255075100686355436067817265707482JFMAMJJASONDmm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Loon op Zand annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit52511.0PM2.5154015.0PM10104011.0NO₂µg/m³

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 Loon op Zand is 11.0 µg/m³. Of 50 cities with data, 19 have annual PM2.5 of 9 to under 10 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Netherlands per band2 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³26–711 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³117–87 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³78–919 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³199–1010 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³1010–111 city: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³111–12Loon op Zand 11.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean11 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — NL NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Biest Houtakker-Biestsestraat)11Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean15 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — NL PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Biest Houtakker-Biestsestraat)12Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean11 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — NL PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Biest Houtakker-Biestsestraat)13Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 6.2 · Feb 7.3 · Mar 10.9 · Apr 15.4 · May 18.9 · Jun 21.7 · Jul 23.7 · Aug 23.5 · Sep 19.9 · Oct 15.1 · Nov 10 · Dec 6.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GilzeRijen_06350.csv20Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 0.4 · Feb 0.3 · Mar 2.1 · Apr 4.1 · May 7.7 · Jun 10.6 · Jul 12.8 · Aug 12.4 · Sep 9.8 · Oct 6.8 · Nov 3.5 · Dec 1.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GilzeRijen_06350.csv20Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 3.5 · Feb 3.9 · Mar 6.6 · Apr 9.9 · May 13.6 · Jun 16.4 · Jul 18.4 · Aug 18 · Sep 14.8 · Oct 11 · Nov 6.9 · Dec 4.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GilzeRijen_06350.csv20Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 68 · Feb 63.1 · Mar 54.8 · Apr 42.5 · May 59.8 · Jun 66.5 · Jul 81.4 · Aug 71.6 · Sep 65.4 · Oct 69.9 · Nov 74.2 · Dec 81.9 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GilzeRijen_06350.csv20Official · nearest-station reading

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Population and city profile

How many people live in Loon op Zand?

The published population was 24,111 people in January 2026. Source: CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Loon op Zand (GM0809)6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Loon op Zand residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport85.5%Foreign residents14.5%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Address Density1,080 addresses/km²27 Aug 2026CBS2Official
Area53 km²10 Jun 2026Wikidata (P2046)21Independent · gemeente
Cars per 1,000 residents566.9 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 area50.71 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 residents3,504 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 density455 people/km²10 Jun 2026CBS2Official · gemeente
Population24,111 people10 Jun 2026CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Loon op Zand (GM0809)6Official

International community in Loon op Zand

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 Netherlands22,03691.4%
Born outside the Netherlands2,0758.6%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source19

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Totaal24,151100.0%
Nederlands22,92494.9%
Totaal niet-Nederlandse nationaliteit1,2275.1%
Europa (exclusief Nederlands)8943.7%
Europese Unie (exclusief Nederlands)7133.0%
Midden- en Oost-Europese nat. in de EU5292.2%
Pools3601.5%
Buiten-Europa3261.3%
Azië2581.1%
Azië (exclusief Indonesisch en Turks)1990.8%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Oekraïens1510.6%
Syrisch1310.5%
GIPS-Nationaliteiten in de EU900.4%
Roemeens580.2%
Turks470.2%
Afrika450.2%
Burger van Bondsrepubliek Duitsland440.2%
Afrika (exclusief Marokkaans)440.2%
Litouws350.1%
Belgisch340.1%
Portugees330.1%
Hongaars280.1%
Spaans250.1%
Brits240.1%
Amerika210.1%
Bulgaars210.1%
Amerika en Oceanië (exclusief Surinaams)200.1%
Grieks190.1%
Eritrees180.1%
Chinees170.1%
Iraaks130.1%
Italiaans130.1%
Indonesisch120.0%
Lets110.0%
Slowaaks110.0%
Somalisch110.0%
Jemenitisch70.0%
Zuid-Afrikaans70.0%
Staatloos / onbekend70.0%
Afghaans60.0%
Frans60.0%
Vietnamees60.0%
Braziliaans50.0%
Zweeds50.0%
Filippijns40.0%
Russisch40.0%
Amerikaans30.0%
Iraans30.0%
Kroatisch30.0%
Nigeriaans30.0%
Surinaams30.0%
Thais30.0%
Oceanië20.0%
Colombiaans20.0%
Indiaas20.0%
Oostenrijks20.0%
Iers10.0%
Japans10.0%
Marokkaans10.0%
Pakistaans10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source18

Is Loon op Zand 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 worker45%strong on work, weak on safety · range 36–54%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 50–66%
Student36%strong on legal route, weak on work · range 29–43%
Family42%strong on family, weak on cost · range 34–50%
Retirement39%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 28–50%
Foreign residents3,504 people1 Jan 2025Official source · CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2025, municipality-grain passenger-car universe (Personenauto's totaal) divided by the same-table municipality population.
Population24,111 people10 Jun 2026Official source · CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Loon op Zand (GM0809)
Gigabit broadband availability99.68 %2025 Q1Official source · 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.
Unemployment rate2.7 %31 Dec 2024Official source · CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality
NO₂ — annual mean11 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · EEA air quality statistics — NL NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Biest Houtakker-Biestsestraat)
PM10 — annual mean15 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · EEA air quality statistics — NL PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Biest Houtakker-Biestsestraat)
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Avg Download Mbps 2024250 Mbps27 Aug 2026ACM1Official
Avg Woz Value K Eur271 kEUR31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official
Banen Total9,800 jobs31 Dec 2024CBS — Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek5Official
Fttp Nl 5g Availabilitytrue27 Aug 2026ACM1Official
Fttp Nl Avg Pct95 %27 Aug 2026ACM1Official
Owner Occupied Share Pct63 pct31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs)10Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Loon op Zand 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.

Open the official coverage guide
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 Loon op Zand?

The published population was 24,111 people in January 2026. Source: CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Loon op Zand (GM0809).

Is the air quality good in Loon op Zand?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 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 Biest Houtakker-Biestsestraat).

How safe is Loon op Zand?

Police recorded 3,570 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 Loon op Zand?

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

How many foreign residents live in Loon op Zand?

3,504 people 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 Loon op Zand a good place to live?

Loon op Zand 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.

How many people born in Born in the Netherlands live in Loon op Zand?

The official country of birth distribution records 22,036 people (91.4%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Loon op Zand, Netherlands: rent, salary [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nl/loon-op-zand/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Loon op Zand, Netherlands: rent, salary},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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  2. EEA air quality statistics — NL PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Biest Houtakker-Biestsestraat) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
  3. EEA air quality statistics — NL PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Biest Houtakker-Biestsestraat) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
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  7. 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. services.arcgis.com · checked 2026-07-15
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