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Living in Midden-Drenthe

In Midden-Drenthe, unemployment is 2.9% (2024).

The unemployment rate was 2.9% at the end of 2024. Car density was 593.2 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2025. The population of Midden-Drenthe, in the Netherlands, was 34,402 at the start of 2026. The city covered 345.9 km² in 2026. Population density was 99 people per km² in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2632 sources

Population34,402people10 Jun 2026Official source · CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Midden-Drenthe (GM1731)
Average gross salary3,812EUR/month31 Dec 2022Regional figureOfficial source · Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)
Average rent516EUR/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 crime2,380offences per 100,000country median 3,090 — 23% belowOfficial source · CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 2024

Lower unemployment than 80% of Dutch cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 81% of Dutch cities that publish it.

Which Netherlands-wide rules apply when you move to Midden-Drenthe?

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 Midden-Drenthe.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Midden-Drenthe 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 stock14,378 dwellings31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)516 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente (85950NED)22Official · parent municipality
Rented homes30 pct31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official

Is Midden-Drenthe 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 worker60%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 51–69%
Skilled employee68%strong on work, weak on safety · range 60–76%
Student64%strong on education, weak on work · range 57–71%
Family61%strong on family, weak on cost · range 53–69%
Retirement55%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 44–66%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Midden-Drenthe?

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

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

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings3,812 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)15Official · regional context
Gigabit broadband availability99.5 %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.18Official
Median income per year33,900 EUR/year31 Dec 2024CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek4Official
Unemployment rate2.9 %country median 3.1%31 Dec 2024CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality8Official

What does a salary buy in Midden-Drenthe?

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€2,462of €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− €516
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€2,462
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Midden-Drenthe Salary needed to live in Midden-Drenthe

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools18 count27 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; Midden-Drenthe's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Midden-Drenthe?

Police recorded 2,380 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: 2,380 offences per 100,000 · CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 20249
Recorded crime across major citiesMidden-Drenthe highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Midden-Drenthe 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
Midden-Drenthe2,380
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,380 offences per 100,000country median 3,09031 Dec 2024CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 20249Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was GRQ, 30.4 km away, with 5 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 99.5% in Q1 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport5 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat16Official
Nearest airportGRQ13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv17Official
Distance to nearest airport30.4 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv17Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan 5.2 · Feb 6.1 · Mar 9.7 · Apr 14.5 · May 18.1 · Jun 20.7 · Jul 22.9 · Aug 22.6 · Sep 19.1 · Oct 14.2 · Nov 9 · Dec 5.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station HoogeveenAws_06279.csv21Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 0.3 · Feb 0.2 · Mar 1.8 · Apr 3.9 · May 7.5 · Jun 10.1 · Jul 12.2 · Aug 11.9 · Sep 9.4 · Oct 6.4 · Nov 3.4 · Dec 1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station HoogeveenAws_06279.csv21Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 2.8 · Feb 3.1 · Mar 5.7 · Apr 9.2 · May 12.9 · Jun 15.6 · Jul 17.7 · Aug 17.3 · Sep 14.1 · Oct 10.2 · Nov 6.3 · Dec 3.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station HoogeveenAws_06279.csv21Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Midden-Drenthe?

The published population was 34,402 people in January 2026. Source: CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Midden-Drenthe (GM1731)6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Addresses per km²410 addresses/km²27 Aug 2026CBS2Official
Area345.8 km²10 Jun 2026Wikidata (P2046)32Independent · gemeente
Cars per 1,000 residents593.2 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 area345.9 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 residents3,249 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 density99 people/km²10 Jun 2026CBS2Official · gemeente
Population34,402 people10 Jun 2026CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Midden-Drenthe (GM1731)6Official

International community in Midden-Drenthe

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 Netherlands32,31993.9%
Born outside the Netherlands2,0836.1%

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

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Totaal34,021100.0%
Nederlands33,09697.3%
Totaal niet-Nederlandse nationaliteit9252.7%
Europa (exclusief Nederlands)5631.7%
Buiten-Europa3210.9%
Oekraïens2920.9%
Europese Unie (exclusief Nederlands)2440.7%
Azië2290.7%
Azië (exclusief Indonesisch en Turks)2130.6%
Midden- en Oost-Europese nat. in de EU1560.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Syrisch1390.4%
Pools860.3%
Afrika660.2%
Afrika (exclusief Marokkaans)570.2%
Staatloos / onbekend410.1%
Roemeens380.1%
GIPS-Nationaliteiten in de EU320.1%
Burger van Bondsrepubliek Duitsland260.1%
Amerika240.1%
Jemenitisch240.1%
Amerika en Oceanië (exclusief Surinaams)240.1%
Portugees160.0%
Belgisch150.0%
Eritrees150.0%
Brits140.0%
Chinees140.0%
Turks120.0%
Afghaans100.0%
Italiaans90.0%
Marokkaans90.0%
Zuid-Afrikaans90.0%
Bulgaars80.0%
Amerikaans70.0%
Litouws70.0%
Frans60.0%
Hongaars60.0%
Iraans60.0%
Somalisch60.0%
Spaans60.0%
Braziliaans50.0%
Tsjechisch50.0%
Egyptisch40.0%
Indonesisch40.0%
Filippijns30.0%
Indiaas30.0%
Kroatisch30.0%
Oostenrijks30.0%
Oceanië20.0%
Colombiaans20.0%
Japans20.0%
Lets20.0%
Russisch20.0%
Surinaams20.0%
Thais20.0%
Canadees10.0%
Grieks10.0%
Iraaks10.0%
Nigeriaans10.0%
Slowaaks10.0%
Zweeds10.0%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average download speed, 2024250 Mbps27 Aug 2026ACM1Official
Average assessed property value (WOZ)231 kEUR31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official
Jobs12,300 jobs31 Dec 2024CBS — Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek5Official
5G network availabletrue27 Aug 2026ACM1Official
Average fibre-to-the-premises coverage95 %27 Aug 2026ACM1Official
Owner-occupied homes70 pct31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official

Alternatives for people set on Midden-Drenthe

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 Midden-Drenthe

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

Alternative cities in Netherlands

Other cities in Netherlands to compare with Midden-Drenthe, nearest in population first.

All Netherlands cities
Schouwen-Duiveland34,409 residentsBoxtel34,302 residentsTwenterand34,234 residentsLochem34,213 residentsVeghel34,990 residentsEpe33,786 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Midden-Drenthe 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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Is Midden-Drenthe part of Assen?

Midden-Drenthe is in the published commuting zone of Assen; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Assen city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source11

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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 Midden-Drenthe?

The published population was 34,402 people in January 2026. Source: CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Midden-Drenthe (GM1731).

How safe is Midden-Drenthe?

Police recorded 2,380 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 Midden-Drenthe?

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

How many foreign residents live in Midden-Drenthe?

3,249 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 Midden-Drenthe a good place to live?

Midden-Drenthe 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 Midden-Drenthe part of Assen?

Midden-Drenthe is in the published commuting zone of Assen; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Midden-Drenthe?

Assen, Beilen, Hoogeveen, Westerveld, Ooststellingwerf are near Midden-Drenthe. 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 Midden-Drenthe?

The official country of birth distribution records 32,319 people (93.9%) 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). Midden-Drenthe, Netherlands: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version d83018a34fdafdb04fd2929de0bf068c]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nl/midden-drenthe/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Midden-Drenthe, Netherlands: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {d83018a34fdafdb04fd2929de0bf068c},
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}
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