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Living in Urk

In Urk, tenants pay an average rent of €556 a month (2024) and unemployment is 2.7% (2024).

The unemployment rate was 2.7% at the end of 2024. Urk had a population of 22,431 at the start of 2026. The nearest airport was AMS, 68.9 km away, with 232 listed destinations in June 2026. The city covered 111.9 km² in 2026. Population density was 204 people per km² in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2631 sources

Population22,431people10 Jun 2026Official source · CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Urk (GM0184)
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 rent556EUR/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 crime1,710offences per 100,000country median 3,090 — 45% belowOfficial source · CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 2024

Lower unemployment than 98% 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 Urk?

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 Urk.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Urk 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 internet12Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB25 EUR/month30 Sept 2026KPN 20GB mobile plan13Official · national market
Housing stock6,663 dwellings31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)556 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente (85950NED)21Official
Rented homes22 pct31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official

Is Urk 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 worker62%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 53–71%
Skilled employee70%strong on work, weak on safety · range 62–78%
Student70%strong on education, weak on work · range 63–77%
Family70%strong on family, weak on cost · range 62–78%
Retirement61%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 50–72%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Urk?

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

Unemployment across cities in NetherlandsUnemployment in Urk is 2.7%. 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)14Official · regional context
Gigabit broadband availability99.72 %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.17Official
Median income per year29,800 EUR/year31 Dec 2024CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek4Official
Unemployment rate2.7 %country median 3.1%31 Dec 2024CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality8Official

What does a salary buy in Urk?

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€2,422of €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− €556
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€2,422
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Urk Salary needed to live in Urk

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools12 count3 Aug 2026DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs)10Official
Schools17 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; Urk's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Urk?

Police recorded 1,710 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: 1,710 offences per 100,000 · CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 20249
Recorded crime across major citiesUrk highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Urk 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
Urk1,710
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,710 offences per 100,000country median 3,09031 Dec 2024CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 20249Official

Mobility and administration

Car density was 381.5 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2025. Gigabit broadband availability was 99.7% in Q1 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport232 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat15Official
Nearest airportAMS13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official
Distance to nearest airport68.9 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan 5.3 · Feb 6.1 · Mar 9.6 · Apr 14.3 · May 17.9 · Jun 20.2 · Jul 22.4 · Aug 22.4 · Sep 18.9 · Oct 14.2 · Nov 9.2 · Dec 6 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MarknesseAws_06273.csv20Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 0.8 · Feb 0.7 · Mar 2.4 · Apr 4.6 · May 8.2 · Jun 10.7 · Jul 12.7 · Aug 12.6 · Sep 10.1 · Oct 6.8 · Nov 3.9 · Dec 1.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MarknesseAws_06273.csv20Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 3.1 · Feb 3.4 · Mar 5.9 · Apr 9.5 · May 13.1 · Jun 15.6 · Jul 17.7 · Aug 17.5 · Sep 14.4 · Oct 10.5 · Nov 6.6 · Dec 3.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MarknesseAws_06273.csv20Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Urk?

The published population was 22,431 people in January 2026. Source: CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Urk (GM0184)6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Addresses per km²1,077 addresses/km²27 Aug 2026CBS2Official
Area109.8 km²10 Jun 2026Wikidata (P2046)31Independent · gemeente
Cars per 1,000 residents381.5 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 area111.9 km²28 Jan 2026Kadaster BRK Bestuurlijke Gebieden, current municipality boundary polygon in EPSG:28992; area is the polygon area converted from m² to km².11Official
Foreign residents1,245 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 density204 people/km²10 Jun 2026CBS2Official · gemeente
Population22,431 people10 Jun 2026CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Urk (GM0184)6Official

International community in Urk

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 Netherlands21,61996.4%
Born outside the Netherlands8123.6%

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 groupPeopleShare
Totaal22,173100.0%
Nederlands21,73598.0%
Totaal niet-Nederlandse nationaliteit4382.0%
Europa (exclusief Nederlands)2921.3%
Europese Unie (exclusief Nederlands)1790.8%
Midden- en Oost-Europese nat. in de EU1520.7%
Buiten-Europa1410.6%
Oekraïens1050.5%
Azië720.3%
Pools700.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Afrika650.3%
Azië (exclusief Indonesisch en Turks)580.3%
Afrika (exclusief Marokkaans)520.2%
Eritrees440.2%
Syrisch330.1%
Roemeens300.1%
Bulgaars290.1%
Turks140.1%
Marokkaans130.1%
GIPS-Nationaliteiten in de EU130.1%
Hongaars110.0%
Afghaans100.0%
Burger van Bondsrepubliek Duitsland100.0%
Brits80.0%
Litouws60.0%
Portugees60.0%
Spaans50.0%
Staatloos / onbekend50.0%
Iraans40.0%
Lets40.0%
Amerika en Oceanië (exclusief Surinaams)40.0%
Amerika30.0%
Filippijns30.0%
Amerikaans20.0%
Belgisch20.0%
Iraaks20.0%
Italiaans20.0%
Kroatisch20.0%
Thais20.0%
Oceanië10.0%
Braziliaans10.0%
Chinees10.0%
Iers10.0%
Pakistaans10.0%
Zweeds10.0%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average download speed, 2024250 Mbps27 Aug 2026ACM1Official
Average assessed property value (WOZ)239 kEUR31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official
Jobs12,100 jobs31 Dec 2024CBS — Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek5Official
5G network availabletrue27 Aug 2026ACM1Official
Average fibre-to-the-premises coverage95 %27 Aug 2026ACM1Official
Owner-occupied homes78 pct31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs)10Official

Alternatives for people set on Urk

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

Cities near Urk

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

Alternative cities in Netherlands

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

All Netherlands cities
Stede Broec22,445 residentsWoensdrecht22,301 residentsVeere22,037 residentsBunschoten22,905 residentsGeertruidenberg21,914 residentsHillegom23,078 residents

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Urk in rankings

#4 of 30 in Safest cities in Netherlands by recorded crime #19 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Netherlands

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Urk 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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Common questions

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

How many people live in Urk?

The published population was 22,431 people in January 2026. Source: CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Urk (GM0184).

How safe is Urk?

Police recorded 1,710 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 Urk?

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

How many foreign residents live in Urk?

1,245 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 Urk a good place to live?

Urk 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 Urk?

Noordoostpolder, Swifterbant, Emmeloord, Dronten, Lelystad are near Urk. 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 Urk?

The official country of birth distribution records 21,619 people (96.4%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Urk, Netherlands: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version eeee1ad796837a5e4e5160b182b47122]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nl/urk/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Urk, Netherlands: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}
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