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The unemployment rate was 3.1% at the end of 2024. Nieuw-Bergen recorded annual PM2.5 of 9 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0725 sources

Population4,650people1 Jan 2026Official source · Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2026
Average gross salary4,079EUR/month31 Dec 2022Regional figureOfficial source · Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)
Average rent484EUR/month31 Dec 2024Municipality figureOfficial source · Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente (85950NED)
Unemployment rate3.1%31 Dec 2024Municipality figureOfficial source · CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality
Recorded crime3,110incidents per 100,000country median 3,090 — about the sameOfficial source · Geregistreerde criminaliteit; soort misdrijf, regio (CBS StatLine table 83648NED)
PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

Which Netherlands-wide rules apply when you move to Nieuw-Bergen?

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 Nieuw-Bergen.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Nieuw-Bergen 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 internet7Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB25 EUR/month30 Sept 2026KPN 20GB mobile plan8Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)484 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente (85950NED)16Official · parent municipality

Is Nieuw-Bergen 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 worker52%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 38–66%
Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on education · range 43–65%
Student46%strong on cost, weak on work · range 35–57%
Family44%strong on family, weak on education · range 35–53%
Retirement56%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 43–69%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Nieuw-Bergen?

The unemployment rate is 3.1 % (2024). Source: CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality1

Unemployment across cities in NetherlandsUnemployment in Nieuw-Bergen is 3.1%. Of 337 cities with data, 146 have unemployment of 3 to under 3.5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings4,079 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)9Official · regional context
Unemployment rate3.1 %31 Dec 2024CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality1Official · parent municipality

What does a salary buy in Nieuw-Bergen?

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€2,494of €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− €484
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€2,494
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Nieuw-Bergen Salary needed to live in Nieuw-Bergen

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Nieuw-Bergen. 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)

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Nieuw-Bergen. Sources checked through 11 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools0 count3 Aug 2026DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs)3Official
Schools0 count3 Aug 2026DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs)3Official

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; Nieuw-Bergen's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Nieuw-Bergen?

Police recorded 3,110 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Geregistreerde criminaliteit; soort misdrijf, regio (CBS StatLine table 83648NED)5

Recorded crime across major citiesNieuw-Bergen highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Nieuw-Bergen highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Amsterdam8,970
Rotterdam8,200
Eindhoven7,990
Arnhem6,970
The Hague6,890
Utrecht6,800
Nijmegen6,280
Groningen6,160
Breda5,870
Tilburg5,560
Almere4,280
Almere Stad4,278
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,110 incidents per 100,000country median 3,090 — about the same31 Dec 2025Geregistreerde criminaliteit; soort misdrijf, regio (CBS StatLine table 83648NED)5Official

Mobility and administration

Nieuw-Bergen's nearest airport was EIN, 50 km away and offered 62 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport62 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights14Official
Distance to the nearest major airport50 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports15Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)EIN3 Aug 2026OurAirports15Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 3.2°C in January to 18.8°C in July. Nieuw-Bergen's monthly precipitation totalled 64 mm in January and 70.6 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Nieuw-Bergen?

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: European Environment Agency (EEA)4

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
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
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 Nieuw-Bergen 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
PM2.5 — annual mean9 µg/m³31 Dec 2024European Environment Agency (EEA)4Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 5.9 · Feb 7.1 · Mar 11.1 · Apr 15.7 · May 19.6 · Jun 22.5 · Jul 24.6 · Aug 24.1 · Sep 20.2 · Oct 15 · Nov 9.7 · Dec 6.3 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO10Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 0.4 · Feb 0.4 · Mar 2.1 · Apr 4.4 · May 8.1 · Jun 10.9 · Jul 13.1 · Aug 12.6 · Sep 9.9 · Oct 6.9 · Nov 3.6 · Dec 1.3 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO11Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 3.2 · Feb 3.7 · Mar 6.5 · Apr 10.2 · May 14 · Jun 16.8 · Jul 18.8 · Aug 18.2 · Sep 14.8 · Oct 10.8 · Nov 6.8 · Dec 3.9 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO12Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 64 · Feb 58.2 · Mar 52.7 · Apr 40.4 · May 57.6 · Jun 64.1 · Jul 70.6 · Aug 73.4 · Sep 59.4 · Oct 61.8 · Nov 64.8 · Dec 72.2 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO13Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. Elsewhere: Werl (Germany) ±0.3 °C, Reims (France) ±0.4 °C, Dusseldorf (Germany) ±0.3 °C, Erkrath (Germany) ±0.3 °C, Haan (Germany) ±0.3 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Nieuw-Bergen?

The published population was 4,650 people in January 2026. Source: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 20266

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population4,650 people1 Jan 2026Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 20266Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs)3Official

Alternatives for people set on Nieuw-Bergen

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.

Boxmeer as a Nieuw-Bergen alternative in the same region

9 km away, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 12,930 Boxmeer vs 4,650 Nieuw-Bergen+178%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,140 Boxmeer vs 3,110 Nieuw-Bergenno percentage
  • Unemployment: 2.7% Boxmeer vs 3.1% Nieuw-Bergen−13%
  • Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Boxmeer vs 9.0 µg/m³ Nieuw-Bergensame level
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Cities near Nieuw-Bergen

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

Weeze Germany · 10.1 km away
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6.23 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Goch Germany · 11.6 km away
Rent
6.13 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Kevelaer Germany · 13.6 km away
Rent
6.42 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Netherlands

Other cities in Netherlands to compare with Nieuw-Bergen, nearest in population first.

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Arnemuiden4,920 residentsHaelen4,320 residentsSevenum5,020 residentsBunde5,110 residentsDe Westereen5,160 residentsBuitenpost5,185 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Nieuw-Bergen under the national coverage rules.

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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 Nieuw-Bergen?

The published population was 4,650 people in January 2026. Source: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2026.

Is the air quality good in Nieuw-Bergen?

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: European Environment Agency (EEA).

How safe is Nieuw-Bergen?

Police recorded 3,110 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Geregistreerde criminaliteit; soort misdrijf, regio (CBS StatLine table 83648NED).

What is the unemployment rate in Nieuw-Bergen?

The unemployment rate is 3.1 % (2024). Source: CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality.

Is Nieuw-Bergen a good place to live?

Nieuw-Bergen 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.

Which cities are near Nieuw-Bergen?

Bergen (L.), Boxmeer, Weeze, Venray, Gennep are near Nieuw-Bergen. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Nieuw-Bergen, Netherlands: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version cf009d16ccdba02d50ec019928901aee]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nl/nieuw-bergen/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_nieuw-bergen-netherlands-population-rent-salary-jobs_83e28b8e6a32,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Nieuw-Bergen, Netherlands: population, rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {cf009d16ccdba02d50ec019928901aee},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nl/nieuw-bergen/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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