Living in Ooststellingwerf

In Ooststellingwerf, unemployment is 3.4% (2024).

At the start of 2026, Ooststellingwerf had a population of 25,898. For Ooststellingwerf, the unemployment rate was 3.4% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2631 sources

Population25,898people10 Jun 2026Official source · CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Ooststellingwerf (GM0085)

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 rent463EUR/month31 Dec 2024Municipality figureOfficial source · Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente (85950NED)

Unemployment rate3.4%country median 3.1% — 10% aboveOfficial source · CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality

Recorded crime1,740offences per 100,000country median 3,090 — 44% belowOfficial source · CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 2024

Higher unemployment than 71% of Dutch cities that publish it and less recorded crime than any other Dutch city that publishes it.

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

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 Ooststellingwerf.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€43

Mobile plan, 10 GB€25

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	42.5 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	KPN 100 Mbps home internet¹²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	25 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	KPN 20GB mobile plan¹³Official · national market
Housing stock	11,253 dwellings	31 Dec 2020	CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek³Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	463 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente (85950NED)²¹Official · parent municipality
Rented homes	33 pct	31 Dec 2020	CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek³Official

Is Ooststellingwerf a good place to live?

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Remote worker55%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 46–64%

Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on safety · range 56–72%

Student60%strong on education, weak on work · range 53–67%

Family61%strong on family, weak on cost · range 53–69%

Retirement55%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 44–66%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Ooststellingwerf?

The unemployment rate is 3.4 % (2024). Source: CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality⁸

Unemployment across cities in NetherlandsUnemployment in Ooststellingwerf is 3.4%. Of 337 cities with data, 146 have unemployment of 3 to under 3.5%.

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Ooststellingwerf 3.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	3,812 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)¹⁴Official · regional context
Gigabit broadband availability	99.88 %	2025 Q1	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.¹⁷Official
Median income per year	31,300 EUR/year	31 Dec 2024	CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek⁴Official
Unemployment rate	3.4 %country median 3.1%	31 Dec 2024	CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality⁸Official

What does a salary buy in Ooststellingwerf?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€2,515of €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	− €463
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	€2,515

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Ooststellingwerf Salary needed to live in Ooststellingwerf

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Ooststellingwerf. 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

Open official service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	14 count	27 Aug 2026	DUO (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; Ooststellingwerf's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Ooststellingwerf?

Police recorded 1,740 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: 1,740 offences per 100,000 · CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 2024⁹

Recorded crime across major citiesOoststellingwerf highlighted among comparable cities

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

Ooststellingwerf1,740

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	1,740 offences per 100,000country median 3,090	31 Dec 2024	CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 2024⁹Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was GRQ, 24.1 km away, with 5 listed destinations in June 2026. Car density was 593.2 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2025. Gigabit broadband availability was 99.9% in Q1 2025.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	5 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁵Official
Nearest airport	GRQ	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁶Official
Distance to nearest airport	24.1 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁶Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan 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 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GroningenApEelde_06280.csv²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 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 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GroningenApEelde_06280.csv²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 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 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GroningenApEelde_06280.csv²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 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 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GroningenApEelde_06280.csv²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 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 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GroningenApEelde_06280.csv²⁰Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

The city covered 226.1 km² in 2026. Population density was 115 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Ooststellingwerf?

The published population was 25,898 people in January 2026. Source: CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Ooststellingwerf (GM0085)⁶

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport90.1%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Addresses per km²	486 addresses/km²	27 Aug 2026	CBS²Official
Area	226.1 km²	10 Jun 2026	Wikidata (P2046)³¹Independent · gemeente
Cars per 1,000 residents	593.2 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2025	CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2025, municipality-grain passenger-car universe (Personenauto's totaal) divided by the same-table municipality population.⁷Official
City area	226.1 km²	28 Jan 2026	Kadaster BRK Bestuurlijke Gebieden, current municipality boundary polygon in EPSG:28992; area is the polygon area converted from m² to km².¹¹Official
Foreign residents	2,574 people	1 Jan 2025	CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2025, municipality-grain passenger-car universe (Personenauto's totaal) divided by the same-table municipality population.⁷Official
Population density	115 people/km²	10 Jun 2026	CBS²Official · gemeente
Population	25,898 people	10 Jun 2026	CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Ooststellingwerf (GM0085)⁶Official

International community in Ooststellingwerf

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 group	People	Share
Born in the Netherlands	24,345	94.0%
Born outside the Netherlands	1,553	6.0%

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 group	People	Share
Totaal	25,925	100.0%
Nederlands	25,154	97.0%
Totaal niet-Nederlandse nationaliteit	771	3.0%
Europa (exclusief Nederlands)	373	1.4%
Buiten-Europa	373	1.4%
Azië	298	1.1%
Azië (exclusief Indonesisch en Turks)	268	1.0%
Syrisch	212	0.8%
Oekraïens	206	0.8%
Europese Unie (exclusief Nederlands)	151	0.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Midden- en Oost-Europese nat. in de EU	83	0.3%
Pools	58	0.2%
Afrika	51	0.2%
Afrika (exclusief Marokkaans)	46	0.2%
Turks	27	0.1%
Burger van Bondsrepubliek Duitsland	25	0.1%
Staatloos / onbekend	25	0.1%
Amerika	23	0.1%
GIPS-Nationaliteiten in de EU	23	0.1%
Amerika en Oceanië (exclusief Surinaams)	21	0.1%
Jemenitisch	18	0.1%
Chinees	17	0.1%
Eritrees	14	0.1%
Somalisch	13	0.1%
Hongaars	9	0.0%
Portugees	9	0.0%
Belgisch	8	0.0%
Iraaks	7	0.0%
Brits	6	0.0%
Frans	6	0.0%
Italiaans	6	0.0%
Roemeens	6	0.0%
Spaans	6	0.0%
Zuid-Afrikaans	6	0.0%
Amerikaans	5	0.0%
Canadees	5	0.0%
Marokkaans	5	0.0%
Braziliaans	4	0.0%
Russisch	4	0.0%
Afghaans	3	0.0%
Bulgaars	3	0.0%
Filippijns	3	0.0%
Indonesisch	3	0.0%
Lets	3	0.0%
Nigeriaans	3	0.0%
Pakistaans	3	0.0%
Slowaaks	3	0.0%
Surinaams	3	0.0%
Zweeds	3	0.0%
Colombiaans	2	0.0%
Grieks	2	0.0%
Iraans	2	0.0%
Oostenrijks	2	0.0%
Oceanië	1	0.0%
Ghanees	1	0.0%
Iers	1	0.0%
Japans	1	0.0%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average download speed, 2024	250 Mbps	27 Aug 2026	ACM¹Official
Average assessed property value (WOZ)	222 kEUR	31 Dec 2020	CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek³Official
Jobs	8,100 jobs	31 Dec 2024	CBS — Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek⁵Official
5G network available	true	27 Aug 2026	ACM¹Official
Average fibre-to-the-premises coverage	95 %	27 Aug 2026	ACM¹Official
Owner-occupied homes	67 pct	31 Dec 2020	CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek³Official

Alternatives for people set on Ooststellingwerf

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.

Noordenveld as an Ooststellingwerf alternative in the same region

18 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Nearest airport: 10.9 km Noordenveld vs 24.1 km Ooststellingwerf−55%
Unemployment: 3.0% Noordenveld vs 3.4% Ooststellingwerf−12%
Residents: 31,737 Noordenveld vs 25,898 Ooststellingwerf+23%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,850 Noordenveld vs 1,740 Ooststellingwerf+6%

Full comparison More about Noordenveld

Cities near Ooststellingwerf

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

Alternative cities in Netherlands

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All Netherlands cities

Neder-Betuwe25,925 residents Voorschoten25,975 residents Aa en Hunze26,062 residents Oegstgeest26,095 residents Borger-Odoorn26,162 residents Maasdriel26,225 residents

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Ooststellingwerf in rankings

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

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ooststellingwerf 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 Ooststellingwerf?

The published population was 25,898 people in January 2026. Source: CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Ooststellingwerf (GM0085).

How safe is Ooststellingwerf?

Police recorded 1,740 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 Ooststellingwerf?

The unemployment rate is 3.4 % (2024). Source: CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality.

How many foreign residents live in Ooststellingwerf?

2,574 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 Ooststellingwerf a good place to live?

Ooststellingwerf 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 Ooststellingwerf?

Gorredijk, Opsterland, Heerenveen, Marum, Drachten are near Ooststellingwerf. 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 Ooststellingwerf?

The official country of birth distribution records 24,345 people (94.0%) 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). Ooststellingwerf, Netherlands: population, rent, salary [ImmigrationDB compilation; version d757b7ce83812203b16cab98573fef24]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nl/ooststellingwerf/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_ooststellingwerf-netherlands-population-rent-salary_0bcd3de4ffc1,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Ooststellingwerf, Netherlands: population, rent, salary},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {d757b7ce83812203b16cab98573fef24},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nl/ooststellingwerf/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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