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Living in Molenlanden

In Molenlanden, unemployment is 2.8% (2024).

The population of Molenlanden, in the Netherlands, was 45,625 at the start of 2026. The city covered 191.6 km² in 2026. Population density was 251 people per km² in 2026. The unemployment rate was 2.8% at the end of 2024. For Molenlanden, gigabit broadband availability was 98.8% in Q1 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-2635 sources

Population45,625people10 Jun 2026Official source · CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Molenlanden (GM1978)
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 rent557EUR/month31 Dec 2024Municipality figureOfficial source · Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente (85950NED)
Unemployment rate2.8%country median 3.1% — 10% belowOfficial source · CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality
Recorded crime1,760offences per 100,000country median 3,090 — 43% belowOfficial source · CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 2024
PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — NL PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Cabauw-Wielsekade)

Lower unemployment than 91% of Dutch cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 98% of Dutch cities that publish it.

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

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 Molenlanden.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Molenlanden 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 internet16Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB25 EUR/month30 Sept 2026KPN 20GB mobile plan17Official · national market
Housing stock17,205 dwellings31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)557 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente (85950NED)25Official · parent municipality
Rented homes31 pct31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official

Is Molenlanden 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 worker61%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 52–70%
Skilled employee70%strong on work, weak on safety · range 62–78%
Student68%strong on education, weak on work · range 61–75%
Family66%strong on family, weak on cost · range 58–74%
Retirement57%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 46–68%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Molenlanden?

The unemployment rate is 2.8 % (2024). Source: CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality8

Unemployment across cities in NetherlandsUnemployment in Molenlanden is 2.8%. Of 337 cities with data, 146 have unemployment of 3 to under 3.5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings4,494 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)18Official · regional context
Gigabit broadband availability98.75 %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.21Official
Median income per year34,900 EUR/year31 Dec 2024CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek4Official
Unemployment rate2.8 %country median 3.1%31 Dec 2024CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality8Official

What does a salary buy in Molenlanden?

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€2,421of €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− €557
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€2,421
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Molenlanden Salary needed to live in Molenlanden

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools26 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; Molenlanden's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Molenlanden?

Police recorded 1,760 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: 1,760 offences per 100,000 · CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 20249
Recorded crime across major citiesMolenlanden highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Molenlanden 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
Molenlanden1,760
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,760 offences per 100,000country median 3,09031 Dec 2024CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 20249Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was RTM, 29.8 km away, with 29 listed destinations in June 2026. Car density was 549.1 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport29 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat19Official
Nearest airportRTM13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv20Official
Distance to nearest airport29.8 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv20Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Molenlanden?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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 Cabauw-Wielsekade)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
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 Molenlanden is 9.0 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
NO₂ — annual mean11 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — NL NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Cabauw-Wielsekade)11Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean14 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — NL PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Cabauw-Wielsekade)12Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean9 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — NL PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Cabauw-Wielsekade)13Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 6 · Feb 6.9 · Mar 10.3 · Apr 14.5 · May 18 · Jun 20.6 · Jul 22.8 · Aug 22.7 · Sep 19.3 · Oct 14.7 · Nov 9.8 · Dec 6.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station CabauwTowerAws_06348.csv24Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 0.7 · Feb 0.6 · Mar 2.3 · Apr 4.6 · May 8.2 · Jun 11 · Jul 13.2 · Aug 12.9 · Sep 10.5 · Oct 7.2 · Nov 3.9 · Dec 1.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station CabauwTowerAws_06348.csv24Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 3.5 · Feb 3.8 · Mar 6.3 · Apr 9.6 · May 13.3 · Jun 16 · Jul 18.1 · Aug 17.8 · Sep 14.8 · Oct 10.9 · Nov 7 · Dec 4.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station CabauwTowerAws_06348.csv24Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Molenlanden?

The published population was 45,625 people in January 2026. Source: CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Molenlanden (GM1978)6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Addresses per km²403 addresses/km²27 Aug 2026CBS2Official
Area181.8 km²10 Jun 2026Wikidata (P2046)35Independent · gemeente
Cars per 1,000 residents549.1 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 area191.6 km²28 Jan 2026Kadaster BRK Bestuurlijke Gebieden, current municipality boundary polygon in EPSG:28992; area is the polygon area converted from m² to km².15Official
Foreign residents4,460 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 density251 people/km²10 Jun 2026CBS2Official · gemeente
Population45,625 people10 Jun 2026CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Molenlanden (GM1978)6Official

International community in Molenlanden

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 Netherlands42,74193.7%
Born outside the Netherlands2,8846.3%

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 groupPeopleShare
Totaal45,363100.0%
Nederlands43,75496.5%
Totaal niet-Nederlandse nationaliteit1,6093.5%
Europa (exclusief Nederlands)1,0882.4%
Europese Unie (exclusief Nederlands)7621.7%
Midden- en Oost-Europese nat. in de EU5691.3%
Buiten-Europa5011.1%
Pools3950.9%
Azië3770.8%
Azië (exclusief Indonesisch en Turks)3070.7%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Oekraïens2820.6%
Syrisch1760.4%
GIPS-Nationaliteiten in de EU910.2%
Afrika830.2%
Afrika (exclusief Marokkaans)690.2%
Turks630.1%
Roemeens550.1%
Burger van Bondsrepubliek Duitsland480.1%
Amerika400.1%
Spaans400.1%
Amerika en Oceanië (exclusief Surinaams)370.1%
Belgisch330.1%
Afghaans290.1%
Brits270.1%
Hongaars250.1%
Chinees230.1%
Bulgaars210.0%
Slowaaks210.0%
Grieks200.0%
Staatloos / onbekend200.0%
Eritrees190.0%
Iraans180.0%
Lets180.0%
Portugees170.0%
Zuid-Afrikaans170.0%
Litouws160.0%
Iraaks140.0%
Italiaans140.0%
Marokkaans140.0%
Somalisch110.0%
Amerikaans100.0%
Braziliaans100.0%
Jemenitisch90.0%
Kroatisch90.0%
Thais90.0%
Filippijns70.0%
Indonesisch70.0%
Nigeriaans70.0%
Oostenrijks60.0%
Russisch60.0%
Vietnamees60.0%
Frans50.0%
Pakistaans40.0%
Surinaams40.0%
Tsjechisch40.0%
Iers30.0%
Indiaas30.0%
Japans20.0%
Zweeds20.0%
Oceanië10.0%
Canadees10.0%
Colombiaans10.0%
Egyptisch10.0%
Ghanees10.0%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average download speed, 2024250 Mbps27 Aug 2026ACM1Official
Average assessed property value (WOZ)290 kEUR31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official
Jobs16,500 jobs31 Dec 2024CBS — Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek5Official
5G network availabletrue27 Aug 2026ACM1Official
Average fibre-to-the-premises coverage95 %27 Aug 2026ACM1Official
Owner-occupied homes69 pct31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official

Alternatives for people set on Molenlanden

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Molenlanden from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Molenlanden

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

Alternative cities in Netherlands

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

All Netherlands cities
Zevenaar45,570 residentsDe Ronde Venen45,749 residentsDronten45,443 residentsPeel en Maas45,816 residentsKerkrade45,824 residentsVlissingen45,878 residents

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Molenlanden in rankings

#7 of 30 in Safest cities in Netherlands by recorded crime

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Molenlanden 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 Molenlanden part of Nissewaard?

Molenlanden is in the published commuting zone of Nissewaard; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Nissewaard 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 Molenlanden?

The published population was 45,625 people in January 2026. Source: CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Molenlanden (GM1978).

Is the air quality good in Molenlanden?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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 Cabauw-Wielsekade).

How safe is Molenlanden?

Police recorded 1,760 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 Molenlanden?

The unemployment rate is 2.8 % (2024). Source: CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality.

How many foreign residents live in Molenlanden?

4,460 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 Molenlanden a good place to live?

Molenlanden 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 Molenlanden part of Nissewaard?

Molenlanden is in the published commuting zone of Nissewaard; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Molenlanden?

Liesveld, Schoonhoven, Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Giessendam, Werkendam are near Molenlanden. 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 Molenlanden?

The official country of birth distribution records 42,741 people (93.7%) 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). Molenlanden, Netherlands: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 0f7bbaeaad4f70b3b3bdcb9b75fa5f43]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nl/molenlanden/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Molenlanden, Netherlands: population, rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {0f7bbaeaad4f70b3b3bdcb9b75fa5f43},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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