Living in Tholen

In Tholen, tenants pay an average rent of €519 a month (2024) and unemployment is 2.7% (2024).

The unemployment rate was 2.7% at the end of 2024. At the start of 2025, the foreign population was 3,365. At the start of 2026, Tholen had a population of 27,031.

Last checked 2026-09-2635 sources

Population27,031people10 Jun 2026Official source · CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Tholen (GM0716)

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 rent519EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente (85950NED)

Unemployment rate2.7%country median 3.1% — 13% belowOfficial source · CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality

Recorded crime2,190offences per 100,000country median 3,090 — 29% belowOfficial source · CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 2024

PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³country median 9.0 — about the sameOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Lower unemployment than 98% of Dutch cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 88% of Dutch cities that publish it.

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

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 Tholen.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Tholen. 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 internet¹⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	25 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	KPN 20GB mobile plan¹⁷Official · national market
Housing stock	10,983 dwellings	31 Dec 2020	CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek³Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	519 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente (85950NED)²⁵Official
Rented homes	30 pct	31 Dec 2020	CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek³Official

Is Tholen 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 worker54%strong on work, weak on legal route · range 46–62%

Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–69%

Student56%strong on education, weak on work · range 49–63%

Family56%strong on family, weak on cost · range 48–64%

Retirement55%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 45–65%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Tholen?

The unemployment rate is 2.7 % (2024). Source: CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality⁸

Unemployment across cities in NetherlandsUnemployment in Tholen is 2.7%. Of 337 cities with data, 146 have unemployment of 3 to under 3.5%.

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Tholen 2.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	4,494 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)¹⁸Official · regional context
Gigabit broadband availability	93.35 %	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.²²Official
Median income per year	33,000 EUR/year	31 Dec 2024	CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek⁴Official
Unemployment rate	2.7 %country median 3.1%	31 Dec 2024	CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality⁸Official

What does a salary buy in Tholen?

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

Left over each month€2,459of €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	− €519
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	€2,459

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

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Tholen. 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

Open the Netherlands service overview

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	4 count	3 Aug 2026	DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs)¹⁰Official
Schools	7 count	3 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; Tholen's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Tholen?

Police recorded 2,190 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: 2,190 offences per 100,000 · CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 2024⁹

Recorded crime across major citiesTholen 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

Tholen2,190

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,190 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 RTM, 46.8 km away, with 29 listed destinations in June 2026. Car density was 548.8 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2025. Gigabit broadband availability was 93.4% in Q1 2025.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	29 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat²⁰Official
Nearest airport	RTM	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv²¹Official
Distance to nearest airport	46.8 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv²¹Official

Language courses and integration

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

Open official information

Open the full Netherlands section

National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Tholen.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Tholen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2025) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency¹³

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.59WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1014WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂10WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Tholen is 9.0 µg/m³. Of 50 cities with data, 19 have annual PM2.5 of 9 to under 10 µg/m³.

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Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	10 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — NL NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Zierikzee-Lange Slikweg)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	14 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — NL PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Huijbergen-Vennekenstraat)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	9 µg/m³country median 9.0 — about the same	31 Dec 2025	European Environment Agency¹³Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 13.04 · Feb 16.57 · Mar 20.94 · Apr 26.04 · May 28.93 · Jun 32.16 · Jul 38.01 · Aug 35.4 · Sep 32.67 · Oct 25.41 · Nov 19.02 · Dec 13.98 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁹Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -10.85 · Feb -14.16 · Mar -7.55 · Apr -3.61 · May 1.36 · Jun 4.94 · Jul 9.39 · Aug 8.47 · Sep 4.78 · Oct -2.02 · Nov -4.09 · Dec -10.64 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁹Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.97 · Feb 3.4 · Mar 5.89 · Apr 9.65 · May 13.36 · Jun 16.71 · Jul 18.87 · Aug 18.62 · Sep 15.6 · Oct 11.56 · Nov 7.24 · Dec 3.88 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁹Official

Annual PM2.5 over time10 published observations, 2013–2025

7.4

10.1

12.9

15.6

9.020132017201920212025

Annual PM2.5 fell 40.0% between 2013 and 2025, from 15.0 to 9.0.

Population and city profile

The city covered 254 km² in 2026. Population density was 106 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Tholen?

The published population was 27,031 people in January 2026. Source: CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Tholen (GM0716)⁶

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport87.6%
Foreign residents12.4%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Addresses per km²	504 addresses/km²	27 Aug 2026	CBS²Official
Area	254.5 km²	10 Jun 2026	Wikidata (P2046)³⁵Independent · gemeente
Cars per 1,000 residents	548.8 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	254 km²	28 Jan 2026	Kadaster BRK Bestuurlijke Gebieden, current municipality boundary polygon in EPSG:28992; area is the polygon area converted from m² to km².¹⁵Official
Foreign residents	3,365 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	106 people/km²	10 Jun 2026	CBS²Official · gemeente
Population	27,031 people	10 Jun 2026	CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Tholen (GM0716)⁶Official

International community in Tholen

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	24,836	91.9%
Born outside the Netherlands	2,195	8.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁴

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
Totaal	26,942	100.0%
Nederlands	25,543	94.8%
Totaal niet-Nederlandse nationaliteit	1,399	5.2%
Europa (exclusief Nederlands)	1,076	4.0%
Europese Unie (exclusief Nederlands)	824	3.1%
Midden- en Oost-Europese nat. in de EU	585	2.2%
Pools	345	1.3%
Buiten-Europa	316	1.2%
Azië	228	0.8%
Oekraïens	225	0.8%

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Published group	People	Share
Azië (exclusief Indonesisch en Turks)	197	0.7%
Roemeens	125	0.5%
Syrisch	124	0.5%
Belgisch	111	0.4%
GIPS-Nationaliteiten in de EU	65	0.2%
Afrika	64	0.2%
Hongaars	49	0.2%
Afrika (exclusief Marokkaans)	47	0.2%
Burger van Bondsrepubliek Duitsland	45	0.2%
Bulgaars	38	0.1%
Portugees	33	0.1%
Turks	28	0.1%
Amerika	24	0.1%
Amerika en Oceanië (exclusief Surinaams)	24	0.1%
Eritrees	22	0.1%
Brits	21	0.1%
Spaans	21	0.1%
Chinees	20	0.1%
Marokkaans	17	0.1%
Jemenitisch	15	0.1%
Slowaaks	11	0.0%
Amerikaans	9	0.0%
Frans	8	0.0%
Somalisch	8	0.0%
Italiaans	7	0.0%
Lets	7	0.0%
Litouws	7	0.0%
Thais	7	0.0%
Staatloos / onbekend	7	0.0%
Canadees	6	0.0%
Iraaks	6	0.0%
Filippijns	5	0.0%
Iraans	5	0.0%
Zuid-Afrikaans	5	0.0%
Grieks	4	0.0%
Indonesisch	3	0.0%
Oostenrijks	3	0.0%
Braziliaans	2	0.0%
Colombiaans	2	0.0%
Tsjechisch	2	0.0%
Afghaans	1	0.0%
Egyptisch	1	0.0%
Iers	1	0.0%
Kroatisch	1	0.0%
Zuid-Koreaans	1	0.0%
Zweeds	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²³

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average download speed, 2024	250 Mbps	27 Aug 2026	ACM¹Official
Average assessed property value (WOZ)	203 kEUR	31 Dec 2020	CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek³Official
Jobs	8,300 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	70 pct	31 Dec 2020	CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek³Official
Universities	0 count	3 Aug 2026	DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs)¹⁰Official

Alternatives for people set on Tholen

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

Cities near Tholen

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

Alternative cities in Netherlands

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

All Netherlands cities

Dinkelland26,958 residents Beuningen26,868 residents Hulst27,376 residents Weststellingwerf26,622 residents Brunssum27,474 residents Albrandswaard26,559 residents

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Tholen in rankings

#17 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Netherlands #30 of 30 in Safest cities in Netherlands by recorded crime

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Tholen 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 Tholen part of Bergen op Zoom?

Tholen is in the published commuting zone of Bergen op Zoom; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Bergen op Zoom 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 Tholen?

The published population was 27,031 people in January 2026. Source: CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Tholen (GM0716).

Is the air quality good in Tholen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2025) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Tholen?

Police recorded 2,190 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 Tholen?

The unemployment rate is 2.7 % (2024). Source: CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality.

How many foreign residents live in Tholen?

3,365 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 Tholen a good place to live?

Tholen 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 Tholen part of Bergen op Zoom?

Tholen is in the published commuting zone of Bergen op Zoom; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Tholen?

Bergen op Zoom, Steenbergen, Yerseke, Halsteren, Kapelle are near Tholen. 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 Tholen?

The official country of birth distribution records 24,836 people (91.9%) 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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  title = {Tholen, Netherlands: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}

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