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Living in Voorst

In Voorst, unemployment is 2.8% (2024).

Voorst had 25,569 residents at the start of 2026 and is a city in the Netherlands. For Voorst, the foreign population count was 2,678 at the start of 2025. The unemployment rate was 2.8% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2632 sources

Population25,569people10 Jun 2026Official source · CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Voorst (GM0285)
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 rent577EUR/month31 Dec 2024Municipality figureOfficial source · Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente (85950NED)
Unemployment rate2.8%country median 3.1% — 10% belowOfficial source · CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality
Recorded crime2,840offences per 100,000country median 3,090 — 8% belowOfficial source · CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 2024

Lower unemployment than 91% of Dutch cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 62% of Dutch cities that publish it.

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

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 Voorst.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Voorst 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 internet13Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB25 EUR/month30 Sept 2026KPN 20GB mobile plan14Official · national market
Housing stock10,641 dwellings31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)577 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente (85950NED)22Official · parent municipality
Rented homes34 pct31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official

Is Voorst 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 worker55%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 46–64%
Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on safety · range 57–73%
Student59%strong on education, weak on work · range 52–66%
Family56%strong on family, weak on cost · range 48–64%
Retirement51%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 40–62%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Voorst?

The unemployment rate is 2.8 % (2024). Source: CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality8

Unemployment across cities in NetherlandsUnemployment in Voorst is 2.8%. 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)15Official · regional context
Gigabit broadband availability98.71 %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 year34,000 EUR/year31 Dec 2024CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek4Official
Unemployment rate2.8 %country median 3.1%31 Dec 2024CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality8Official

What does a salary buy in Voorst?

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€2,401of €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− €577
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€2,401
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Voorst Salary needed to live in Voorst

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Voorst. 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
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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Voorst. Sources checked through 11 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools16 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; Voorst's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Voorst?

Police recorded 2,840 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: 2,840 offences per 100,000 · CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 20249
Recorded crime across major citiesVoorst highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Voorst 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
Voorst2,840
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,840 offences per 100,000country median 3,09031 Dec 2024CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 20249Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was NRN, 70.4 km away, with 38 listed destinations in June 2026. Car density was 543.5 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2025. Gigabit broadband availability was 98.7% in Q1 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport38 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat16Official
Nearest airportNRN13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv17Official
Distance to nearest airport70.4 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv17Official

Language courses and integration

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

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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
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan 5.4 · Feb 6.5 · Mar 10.3 · Apr 14.9 · May 18.6 · Jun 21.3 · Jul 23.4 · Aug 23 · Sep 19.4 · Oct 14.5 · Nov 9.3 · Dec 6 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Deelen_06275.csv21Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 0 · Feb 0 · Mar 1.6 · Apr 3.8 · May 7.5 · Jun 10.4 · Jul 12.6 · Aug 12.3 · Sep 9.8 · Oct 6.6 · Nov 3.3 · Dec 0.9 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Deelen_06275.csv21Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 2.9 · Feb 3.2 · Mar 5.9 · Apr 9.6 · May 13.3 · Jun 16.1 · Jul 18.1 · Aug 17.7 · Sep 14.5 · Oct 10.5 · Nov 6.4 · Dec 3.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Deelen_06275.csv21Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 79.5 · Feb 63.7 · Mar 60.7 · Apr 43.8 · May 62.9 · Jun 69.1 · Jul 86.5 · Aug 83.9 · Sep 73.8 · Oct 73.3 · Nov 79.5 · Dec 91.3 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Deelen_06275.csv21Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 62.7 · Feb 86.7 · Mar 135.8 · Apr 181.6 · May 205.1 · Jun 196.2 · Jul 203.2 · Aug 188.3 · Sep 148.7 · Oct 115.9 · Nov 66.7 · Dec 53.5 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Deelen_06275.csv21Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

The city covered 126.5 km² in 2026. Population density was 202 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Voorst?

The published population was 25,569 people in January 2026. Source: CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Voorst (GM0285)6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Addresses per km²600 addresses/km²27 Aug 2026CBS2Official
Area126.5 km²10 Jun 2026Wikidata (P2046)32Independent · gemeente
Cars per 1,000 residents543.5 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 area126.5 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 residents2,678 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 density202 people/km²10 Jun 2026CBS2Official · gemeente
Population25,569 people10 Jun 2026CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Voorst (GM0285)6Official

International community in Voorst

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 Netherlands24,11794.3%
Born outside the Netherlands1,4525.7%

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
Totaal25,567100.0%
Nederlands25,01697.8%
Totaal niet-Nederlandse nationaliteit5512.2%
Europa (exclusief Nederlands)2651.0%
Buiten-Europa2631.0%
Azië2280.9%
Azië (exclusief Indonesisch en Turks)1780.7%
Europese Unie (exclusief Nederlands)1450.6%
Syrisch1010.4%
Oekraïens870.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Midden- en Oost-Europese nat. in de EU590.2%
Turks450.2%
Burger van Bondsrepubliek Duitsland350.1%
Afghaans310.1%
GIPS-Nationaliteiten in de EU300.1%
Afrika290.1%
Afrika (exclusief Marokkaans)270.1%
Staatloos / onbekend230.1%
Pools220.1%
Roemeens160.1%
Brits140.1%
Italiaans110.0%
Iraaks90.0%
Spaans90.0%
Hongaars80.0%
Iraans80.0%
Jemenitisch70.0%
Russisch70.0%
Amerika60.0%
Belgisch60.0%
Eritrees60.0%
Portugees60.0%
Zweeds60.0%
Amerika en Oceanië (exclusief Surinaams)60.0%
Frans50.0%
Indonesisch50.0%
Thais50.0%
Bulgaars40.0%
Chinees40.0%
Filippijns40.0%
Grieks40.0%
Indiaas40.0%
Braziliaans30.0%
Slowaaks30.0%
Somalisch30.0%
Tsjechisch30.0%
Zuid-Afrikaans30.0%
Litouws20.0%
Marokkaans20.0%
Canadees10.0%
Egyptisch10.0%
Japans10.0%
Kroatisch10.0%
Pakistaans10.0%

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)319 kEUR31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official
Jobs10,500 jobs31 Dec 2024CBS — Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek5Official
5G network availabletrue27 Aug 2026ACM1Official
Average fibre-to-the-premises coverage95 %27 Aug 2026ACM1Official
Owner-occupied homes66 pct31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official

Alternatives for people set on Voorst

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 Voorst

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

Alternative cities in Netherlands

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

All Netherlands cities
Wierden25,547 residentsBaarn25,435 residentsWesterwolde25,267 residentsOoststellingwerf25,898 residentsNeder-Betuwe25,925 residentsPutten25,170 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Voorst 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 Voorst part of Apeldoorn?

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

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source11

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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 Voorst?

The published population was 25,569 people in January 2026. Source: CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Voorst (GM0285).

How safe is Voorst?

Police recorded 2,840 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 Voorst?

The unemployment rate is 2.8 % (2024). Source: CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality.

How many foreign residents live in Voorst?

2,678 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 Voorst a good place to live?

Voorst 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 Voorst part of Apeldoorn?

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

Which cities are near Voorst?

Apeldoorn, Twello, Deventer, Vaassen, Olst-Wijhe are near Voorst. 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 Voorst?

The official country of birth distribution records 24,117 people (94.3%) 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). Voorst, Netherlands: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 8c3ad51f5d1cdae817b9d0a71e13e3c6]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nl/voorst/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Voorst, Netherlands: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {8c3ad51f5d1cdae817b9d0a71e13e3c6},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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