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Living in Tiel

In Tiel, tenants pay an average rent of €528 a month (2024) and unemployment is 3.6% (2024).

For Tiel, gigabit broadband availability was 99.6% in Q1 2025. The city covered 35.5 km² in 2026. Population density was 1,302 people per km² in 2026. The unemployment rate was 3.6% at the end of 2024. Tiel had a population of 42,524 at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2631 sources

Population42,524people10 Jun 2026Official source · CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Tiel (GM0281)
Average gross salary3,907EUR/month31 Dec 2022Regional figureOfficial source · Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)
Average rent528EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente (85950NED)
Unemployment rate3.6%country median 3.1% — 16% aboveOfficial source · CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality
Recorded crime5,450offences per 100,000country median 3,090 — 76% aboveOfficial source · CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 2024
PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³country median 9.0 — 22% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Higher unemployment than 81% of Dutch cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 92% of Dutch cities that publish it and cleaner air than 96% of Dutch cities that publish it.

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

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month4 published recurring costs, € per month
Tiel recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€1350
Utilities, 85 m² flat€307
Internet, 60 Mbps€45
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited44.67 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Numbeo — Cost of Living in Tiel (Wayback capture 20250120090028)30Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly1,350 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Numbeo — Cost of Living in Tiel (Wayback capture 20250120090028)30Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.75 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Numbeo — Cost of Living in Tiel (Wayback capture 20250120090028)30Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home307.2 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Numbeo — Cost of Living in Tiel (Wayback capture 20250120090028)30Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Housing stock18,080 dwellings31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)528 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente (85950NED)20Official
Rented homes43 pct31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official

Is Tiel 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 worker56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–64%
Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on safety · range 56–72%
Student60%strong on education, weak on safety · range 53–67%
Family54%strong on family, weak on cost · range 46–62%
Retirement53%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 43–63%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Tiel?

The unemployment rate is 3.6 % (2024). Source: CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality8

Unemployment across cities in NetherlandsUnemployment in Tiel is 3.6%. Of 337 cities with data, 146 have unemployment of 3 to under 3.5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings3,907 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)13Official · regional context
Gigabit broadband availability99.6 %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.16Official
Median income per year33,400 EUR/year31 Dec 2024CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek4Official
Unemployment rate3.6 %country median 3.1%31 Dec 2024CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality8Official

What does a salary buy in Tiel?

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€2,144of €3,045 take-home
  • Rent
  • Utilities
  • 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− €528
Public transport passnot published for this city—
Utilities, 85 m²€307 · market price · Numbeo · 2025-12-31− €307
Internet€45 · market price · Numbeo · 2025-12-31− €45
Mobile plan€22 · market price · Numbeo · 2025-12-31− €22
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish€2,144
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Tiel Salary needed to live in Tiel

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools13 count3 Aug 2026DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs)10Official
Schools23 count3 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; Tiel's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Tiel?

Police recorded 5,450 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: 5,450 offences per 100,000 · CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 20249
Recorded crime across major citiesTiel highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Tiel 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
Tiel5,450
Almere4,280
Almere Stad4,278
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents5,450 offences per 100,000country median 3,09031 Dec 2024CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 20249Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was EIN, 48.3 km away, with 62 listed destinations in June 2026. Car density was 615.4 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport62 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat14Official
Nearest airportEIN13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official
Distance to nearest airport48.3 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Tiel?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2025) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency11

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 Tiel is 7.0 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 mean7 µg/m³country median 9.031 Dec 2025European Environment Agency11Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 6 · Feb 6.9 · Mar 10.4 · Apr 14.7 · May 18.4 · Jun 21.1 · Jul 23.1 · Aug 23 · Sep 19.5 · Oct 14.8 · Nov 9.8 · Dec 6.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station HerwijnenAws_06356.csv19Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 0.5 · Feb 0.3 · Mar 1.9 · Apr 3.8 · May 7.5 · Jun 10.5 · Jul 12.7 · Aug 12.2 · Sep 9.7 · Oct 6.7 · Nov 3.5 · Dec 1.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station HerwijnenAws_06356.csv19Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 3.4 · Feb 3.6 · Mar 6.2 · Apr 9.5 · May 13.3 · Jun 16.1 · Jul 18.1 · Aug 17.7 · Sep 14.6 · Oct 10.8 · Nov 6.8 · Dec 4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station HerwijnenAws_06356.csv19Official · nearest-station reading
Annual PM2.5 over time13 published observations, 2013–2025

Annual PM2.5 fell 53.3% between 2013 and 2025, from 15.0 to 7.0.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Tiel?

The published population was 42,524 people in January 2026. Source: CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Tiel (GM0281)6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Addresses per km²1,485 addresses/km²27 Aug 2026CBS2Official
Area32.63 km²10 Jun 2026Wikidata (P2046)31Independent · gemeente
Cars per 1,000 residents615.4 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 area35.51 km²28 Jan 2026Kadaster BRK Bestuurlijke Gebieden, current municipality boundary polygon in EPSG:28992; area is the polygon area converted from m² to km².12Official
Foreign residents13,070 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 density1,302 people/km²10 Jun 2026CBS2Official · gemeente
Population42,524 people10 Jun 2026CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Tiel (GM0281)6Official

International community in Tiel

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 Netherlands35,04182.4%
Born outside the Netherlands7,48317.6%

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

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Totaal42,575100.0%
Nederlands38,82791.2%
Totaal niet-Nederlandse nationaliteit3,7488.8%
Europa (exclusief Nederlands)2,5556.0%
Europese Unie (exclusief Nederlands)2,1975.2%
Midden- en Oost-Europese nat. in de EU1,8384.3%
Pools1,2272.9%
Buiten-Europa1,1082.6%
Azië8271.9%
Azië (exclusief Indonesisch en Turks)4631.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Roemeens3260.8%
Turks3230.8%
Oekraïens2820.7%
Afrika2270.5%
GIPS-Nationaliteiten in de EU1800.4%
Syrisch1670.4%
Marokkaans1420.3%
Bulgaars1320.3%
Burger van Bondsrepubliek Duitsland870.2%
Staatloos / onbekend850.2%
Afrika (exclusief Marokkaans)850.2%
Chinees810.2%
Spaans650.2%
Afghaans560.1%
Hongaars550.1%
Portugees530.1%
Amerika520.1%
Amerika en Oceanië (exclusief Surinaams)450.1%
Belgisch420.1%
Brits420.1%
Indonesisch410.1%
Lets340.1%
Grieks330.1%
Indiaas310.1%
Italiaans290.1%
Frans240.1%
Jemenitisch220.1%
Kroatisch220.1%
Eritrees200.0%
Slowaaks160.0%
Iraaks150.0%
Filippijns140.0%
Iraans140.0%
Litouws140.0%
Amerikaans130.0%
Thais130.0%
Zuid-Afrikaans130.0%
Braziliaans100.0%
Oostenrijks100.0%
Iers90.0%
Somalisch90.0%
Surinaams90.0%
Pakistaans80.0%
Vietnamees80.0%
Russisch60.0%
Tsjechisch60.0%
Nigeriaans40.0%
Zweeds40.0%
Colombiaans30.0%
Egyptisch30.0%
Ghanees30.0%
Oceanië20.0%
Canadees10.0%
Japans10.0%
Zuid-Koreaans10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source17

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average download speed, 2024250 Mbps27 Aug 2026ACM1Official
Average assessed property value (WOZ)224 kEUR31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official
Jobs22,900 jobs31 Dec 2024CBS — Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek5Official
5G network availabletrue27 Aug 2026ACM1Official
Average fibre-to-the-premises coverage95 %27 Aug 2026ACM1Official
Owner-occupied homes57 pct31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs)10Official

Alternatives for people set on Tiel

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.

Cities near Tiel

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

Alternative cities in Netherlands

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Tiel 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.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Tiel?

The published population was 42,524 people in January 2026. Source: CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Tiel (GM0281).

Is the air quality good in Tiel?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 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 Tiel?

Police recorded 5,450 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 Tiel?

The unemployment rate is 3.6 % (2024). Source: CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality.

How many foreign residents live in Tiel?

13,070 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 Tiel a good place to live?

Tiel 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 Tiel?

West Maas en Waal, Buren, Geldermalsen, West Betuwe, Druten are near Tiel. 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 Tiel?

The official country of birth distribution records 35,041 people (82.4%) 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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  title = {Tiel, Netherlands: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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