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Living in Veere

In Veere, tenants pay an average rent of €604 a month (2024) and unemployment is 2.5% (2024).

Veere is in the Netherlands; its population was 22,037 at the start of 2026. For Veere, the unemployment rate was 2.5% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2632 sources

Population22,037people10 Jun 2026Official source · CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Veere (GM0717)
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 rent604EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente (85950NED)
Unemployment rate2.5%country median 3.1% — 19% belowOfficial source · CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality
Recorded crime3,610offences per 100,000country median 3,090 — 17% aboveOfficial source · CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 2024

Lower unemployment than any other Dutch city that publishes it and more recorded crime than 66% of Dutch cities that publish it.

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

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 Veere.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Veere 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 stock10,967 dwellings31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)604 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente (85950NED)22Official
Rented homes20 pct31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official

Is Veere 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 worker57%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 48–66%
Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on safety · range 57–73%
Student45%strong on education, weak on work · range 38–52%
Family59%strong on family, weak on cost · range 51–67%
Retirement55%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 44–66%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Veere?

The unemployment rate is 2.5 % (2024). Source: CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality8

Unemployment across cities in NetherlandsUnemployment in Veere is 2.5%. Of 337 cities with data, 146 have unemployment of 3 to under 3.5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings4,494 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)14Official · regional context
Gigabit broadband availability95.25 %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.18Official
Median income per year32,800 EUR/year31 Dec 2024CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek4Official
Unemployment rate2.5 %country median 3.1%31 Dec 2024CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality8Official

What does a salary buy in Veere?

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€2,374of €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− €604
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€2,374
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Veere Salary needed to live in Veere

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools15 count27 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; Veere's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Veere?

Police recorded 3,610 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: 3,610 offences per 100,000 · CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 20249
Recorded crime across major citiesVeere highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Veere 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
Veere3,610
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,610 offences per 100,000country median 3,09031 Dec 2024CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 20249Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was OST, 60.2 km away, with 1 listed destinations in June 2026. Car density was 567.6 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2025. Gigabit broadband availability was 95.3% in Q1 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport1 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat16Official
Nearest airportOST13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv17Official
Distance to nearest airport60.2 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv17Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Veere. 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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Open the full Netherlands section
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Veere.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan 6.4 · Feb 6.8 · Mar 9.6 · Apr 13.3 · May 16.8 · Jun 19.6 · Jul 21.8 · Aug 22 · Sep 19 · Oct 14.8 · Nov 10.4 · Dec 7.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station VlissingenAws_06310.csv21Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 2.6 · Feb 2.6 · Mar 4.4 · Apr 6.9 · May 10.2 · Jun 13 · Jul 15.4 · Aug 15.6 · Sep 13.4 · Oct 10.1 · Nov 6.5 · Dec 3.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station VlissingenAws_06310.csv21Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 4.5 · Feb 4.6 · Mar 6.8 · Apr 9.8 · May 13.3 · Jun 16.1 · Jul 18.4 · Aug 18.6 · Sep 16.1 · Oct 12.4 · Nov 8.5 · Dec 5.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station VlissingenAws_06310.csv21Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 58.9 · Feb 52.8 · Mar 44.6 · Apr 35 · May 49.4 · Jun 62 · Jul 72.4 · Aug 81.8 · Sep 73.6 · Oct 73.8 · Nov 78.9 · Dec 75.7 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station VlissingenAws_06310.csv21Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

The city covered 132.9 km² in 2026. Population density was 166 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Veere?

The published population was 22,037 people in January 2026. Source: CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Veere (GM0717)6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Addresses per km²358 addresses/km²27 Aug 2026CBS2Official
Area135 km²10 Jun 2026Wikidata (P2046)32Independent · gemeente
Cars per 1,000 residents567.6 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 area132.9 km²1 Jan 2026Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 202611Official
Foreign residents2,568 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 density166 people/km²1 Jan 2026Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 202611Official
Population22,037 people10 Jun 2026CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Veere (GM0717)6Official

International community in Veere

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 Netherlands20,35092.3%
Born outside the Netherlands1,6877.7%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source20

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Totaal21,945100.0%
Nederlands20,93495.4%
Totaal niet-Nederlandse nationaliteit1,0114.6%
Europa (exclusief Nederlands)8273.8%
Europese Unie (exclusief Nederlands)4972.3%
Oekraïens2961.3%
Buiten-Europa1740.8%
Burger van Bondsrepubliek Duitsland1640.7%
Midden- en Oost-Europese nat. in de EU1610.7%
Azië1270.6%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Azië (exclusief Indonesisch en Turks)1160.5%
Belgisch1080.5%
Pools840.4%
Syrisch690.3%
GIPS-Nationaliteiten in de EU460.2%
Afrika310.1%
Afrika (exclusief Marokkaans)300.1%
Lets270.1%
Brits210.1%
Roemeens180.1%
Amerika150.1%
Italiaans150.1%
Amerika en Oceanië (exclusief Surinaams)150.1%
Spaans130.1%
Portugees120.1%
Litouws110.1%
Bulgaars100.0%
Eritrees100.0%
Jemenitisch100.0%
Staatloos / onbekend100.0%
Chinees90.0%
Frans90.0%
Turks80.0%
Grieks60.0%
Hongaars60.0%
Iraaks60.0%
Pakistaans50.0%
Braziliaans40.0%
Oostenrijks40.0%
Iers30.0%
Indonesisch30.0%
Slowaaks30.0%
Thais30.0%
Zuid-Afrikaans30.0%
Amerikaans20.0%
Colombiaans20.0%
Filippijns20.0%
Indiaas20.0%
Iraans20.0%
Japans20.0%
Russisch20.0%
Oceanië10.0%
Egyptisch10.0%
Marokkaans10.0%
Nigeriaans10.0%
Surinaams10.0%
Tsjechisch10.0%
Zweeds10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source19

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average download speed, 2024250 Mbps27 Aug 2026ACM1Official
Average assessed property value (WOZ)296 kEUR31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official
Jobs7,800 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

Alternatives for people set on Veere

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 Veere

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

Alternative cities in Netherlands

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

All Netherlands cities
Geertruidenberg21,914 residentsWoensdrecht22,301 residentsUrk22,431 residentsStede Broec22,445 residentsTubbergen21,604 residentsBrummen21,562 residents

How does Veere compare?

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Veere in rankings

#4 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Netherlands

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Veere 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 Veere part of Middelburg?

Veere is in the published commuting zone of Middelburg; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Middelburg city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source15

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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 Veere?

The published population was 22,037 people in January 2026. Source: CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Veere (GM0717).

How safe is Veere?

Police recorded 3,610 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 Veere?

The unemployment rate is 2.5 % (2024). Source: CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality.

How many foreign residents live in Veere?

2,568 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 Veere a good place to live?

Veere 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 Veere part of Middelburg?

Veere is in the published commuting zone of Middelburg; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Veere?

Middelburg, Arnemuiden, Vlissingen, Noord-Beveland, Borssele are near Veere. 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 Veere?

The official country of birth distribution records 20,350 people (92.3%) 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). Veere, Netherlands: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 92fff403ef8b4d1833391db9528263d7]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nl/veere/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Veere, Netherlands: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {92fff403ef8b4d1833391db9528263d7},
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}
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