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Living in Midden-Groningen

Midden-Groningen is a city in the Netherlands. At the end of 2024, the unemployment rate was 3.7%. At the start of 2026, Midden-Groningen had a population of 61,346.

Higher unemployment than 84% of Dutch cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 62% 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 Midden-Groningen?

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 Midden-Groningen yet. Netherlands has country-level context; it is not substituted for this city.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Housing Stock Total28,167 dwellings31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official
Rental Share Pct38 pct31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Midden-Groningen?

The unemployment rate is 3.7 % (2024). Source: CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality8

Unemployment across cities in NetherlandsUnemployment in Midden-Groningen is 3.7%. 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%1132.5–3146 cities: 3% to under 3.5%1463–3.551 cities: 3.5% to under 4%513.5–4Midden-Groningen 3.7%16 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 availability93.91 %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 Year31,100 EUR/year31 Dec 2024CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek4Official
Unemployment rate3.7 %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 Midden-Groningen. 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 Midden-Groningen. Sources checked through 11 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
School Count29 count27 Aug 2026DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs)10Official

Safety

How safe is Midden-Groningen?

Police recorded 3,450 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: 3,450 offences per 100,000 · CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 20249
Recorded crime across major citiesMidden-Groningen highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Midden-Groningen highlighted8,970Amsterdam8,200Rotterdam7,990Eindhoven6,970Arnhem6,890's-Gravenhage6,800Utrecht6,280Nijmegen6,160Groningen5,870Breda5,560Tilburg4,280Almere3,450Midden-Groningenrecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,450 offences per 100,000country median 3,08031 Dec 2024CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 20249Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was GRQ, 12 km away, with 5 listed destinations in June 2026. Car density was 568.8 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2025. Gigabit broadband availability was 93.9% in Q1 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport5 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat15Official
Nearest airportGRQ13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official
Distance to nearest airport12 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Midden-Groningen?

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 Groningen-Nijensteinheerd)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
Midden-Groningen average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND23°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Midden-Groningen average monthly precipitation, mm0255075100735554415865857875717079JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Midden-Groningen average monthly sunshine, hours05511016522061861391892181992121961511136356JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Midden-Groningen annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5256.0PM2.5154017.0PM1010406.0NO₂µg/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 Midden-Groningen 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 · measured cities in Netherlands per band2 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³26–7Midden-Groningen 6.011 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/m³111–12

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean6 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — NL NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Groningen-Nijensteinheerd)11Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean17 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — NL PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Groningen-Europaweg)12Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean6 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — NL PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Groningen-Nijensteinheerd)13Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 5.2 · Feb 6 · Mar 9.5 · Apr 14.2 · May 17.6 · Jun 20.4 · Jul 22.7 · Aug 22.6 · Sep 19 · Oct 14.2 · Nov 9 · Dec 5.9 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GroningenApEelde_06280.csv20Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 0.1 · Feb -0.1 · Mar 1.4 · Apr 3.7 · May 7 · Jun 9.9 · Jul 12.2 · Aug 11.9 · Sep 9.4 · Oct 6.3 · Nov 3.2 · Dec 0.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GroningenApEelde_06280.csv20Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 2.8 · Feb 3 · Mar 5.5 · Apr 9 · May 12.5 · Jun 15.4 · Jul 17.5 · Aug 17.3 · Sep 14.1 · Oct 10.3 · Nov 6.3 · Dec 3.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GroningenApEelde_06280.csv20Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 72.7 · Feb 54.7 · Mar 54.1 · Apr 41.3 · May 57.9 · Jun 65 · Jul 85 · Aug 77.8 · Sep 75.4 · Oct 71.4 · Nov 70 · Dec 79.4 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GroningenApEelde_06280.csv20Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 60.7 · Feb 86.1 · Mar 139 · Apr 188.7 · May 218 · Jun 198.6 · Jul 212.3 · Aug 196.3 · Sep 150.7 · Oct 112.9 · Nov 63.4 · Dec 56.1 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GroningenApEelde_06280.csv20Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Netherlands

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Population and city profile

The city covered 295.8 km² in 2026. Population density was 207 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Midden-Groningen?

The published population was 61,346 people in January 2026. Source: CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Midden-Groningen (GM1952)6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Midden-Groningen residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport81.9%Foreign residents18.1%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Address Density876 addresses/km²27 Aug 2026CBS2Official
Area295.8 km²10 Jun 2026Wikidata (P2046)21Independent · gemeente
Cars per 1,000 residents568.8 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 area295.8 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 residents11,103 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 density207 people/km²10 Jun 2026CBS2Official · gemeente
Population61,346 people10 Jun 2026CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Midden-Groningen (GM1952)6Official

International community in Midden-Groningen

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 Netherlands54,85589.4%
Born outside the Netherlands6,49110.6%

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
Totaal61,387100.0%
Nederlands58,78295.8%
Totaal niet-Nederlandse nationaliteit2,6054.2%
Europa (exclusief Nederlands)1,6452.7%
Europese Unie (exclusief Nederlands)1,0101.6%
Buiten-Europa8981.5%
Midden- en Oost-Europese nat. in de EU7351.2%
Azië6901.1%
Oekraïens5420.9%
Azië (exclusief Indonesisch en Turks)4710.8%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Pools2870.5%
Syrisch2500.4%
Roemeens2410.4%
Turks2020.3%
Afrika1260.2%
Burger van Bondsrepubliek Duitsland1140.2%
Bulgaars1060.2%
Afrika (exclusief Marokkaans)1050.2%
Amerika790.1%
GIPS-Nationaliteiten in de EU790.1%
Amerika en Oceanië (exclusief Surinaams)650.1%
Staatloos / onbekend620.1%
Afghaans500.1%
Brits500.1%
Chinees480.1%
Belgisch390.1%
Hongaars380.1%
Italiaans330.1%
Spaans290.0%
Eritrees250.0%
Jemenitisch250.0%
Marokkaans210.0%
Amerikaans200.0%
Filippijns170.0%
Frans170.0%
Indonesisch170.0%
Surinaams170.0%
Zuid-Afrikaans160.0%
Braziliaans150.0%
Iraans150.0%
Slowaaks150.0%
Somalisch150.0%
Thais150.0%
Tsjechisch150.0%
Iraaks120.0%
Kroatisch120.0%
Litouws110.0%
Portugees90.0%
Grieks80.0%
Indiaas80.0%
Russisch80.0%
Lets70.0%
Egyptisch60.0%
Nigeriaans60.0%
Pakistaans60.0%
Oostenrijks50.0%
Oceanië30.0%
Ghanees30.0%
Iers30.0%
Zweeds30.0%
Canadees20.0%
Colombiaans20.0%
Japans20.0%
Zuid-Koreaans10.0%

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

Is Midden-Groningen 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 worker33%strong on work, weak on safety · range 24–42%
Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–64%
Student45%strong on education, weak on work · range 38–52%
Family52%strong on family, weak on cost · range 44–60%
Retirement37%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 26–48%
Foreign residents11,103 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.
Population61,346 people10 Jun 2026Official source · CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Midden-Groningen (GM1952)
Gigabit broadband availability93.91 %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 rate3.7 %31 Dec 2024Official source · CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality
NO₂ — annual mean6 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · EEA air quality statistics — NL NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Groningen-Nijensteinheerd)
PM10 — annual mean17 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · EEA air quality statistics — NL PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Groningen-Europaweg)
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 Eur175 kEUR31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official
Banen Total19,600 jobs31 Dec 2024CBS — Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek5Official
Fttp Nl 5g Availabilitytrue27 Aug 2026ACM1Official
Fttp Nl Avg Pct95 %27 Aug 2026ACM1Official
Owner Occupied Share Pct62 pct31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Midden-Groningen 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 Midden-Groningen?

The published population was 61,346 people in January 2026. Source: CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Midden-Groningen (GM1952).

Is the air quality good in Midden-Groningen?

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 Groningen-Nijensteinheerd).

How safe is Midden-Groningen?

Police recorded 3,450 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-Groningen?

The unemployment rate is 3.7 % (2024). Source: CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality.

How many foreign residents live in Midden-Groningen?

11,103 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 Midden-Groningen a good place to live?

Midden-Groningen 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 Midden-Groningen?

The official country of birth distribution records 54,855 people (89.4%) 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). Midden-Groningen, Netherlands: rent, salary [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nl/midden-groningen/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Midden-Groningen, Netherlands: rent, salary},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
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  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nl/midden-groningen/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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  1. EEA air quality statistics — NL NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Groningen-Nijensteinheerd) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
  2. EEA air quality statistics — NL PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Groningen-Europaweg) 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 Groningen-Nijensteinheerd) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
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  5. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
  6. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
  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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  9. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) country_of_birth opendata.cbs.nl · checked 2026-08-29
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