Dantumadiel: population and statistics
Dantumadiel has a population of 19,231 (2026) across 84.5 km², or 228 people per km². It ranks 285 of 342 municipalities by population. Its population is growing: +1.1% between 2016 and 2026.
- 19,231 residents
- 84.5 km²
- 228 people/km²
- 2 m
Key points
Among the 18 municipalities in Friesland, Dantumadiel ranks No. 13 by population.
Dwellings with solar power: 61% in Dantumadiel, compared with an average of 48% in Friesland and 38% nationally.
Single-family dwellings: 90.2% in Dantumadiel, compared with an average of 80.0% in Friesland and 64.0% nationally.
Largest business sector: Wholesale and retail trade, with 18.2% of the area's business sites.
A 1 kWp solar panel tilted at 40° generates about 1,017 kWh a year here.
Dantumadiel in numbers
Where is Dantumadiel?
Neighbouring municipalities
- Noardeast-Fryslân7.4 km · 45,935
- Tytsjerksteradiel9.0 km · 32,874
- Achtkarspelen12 km · 28,254
- Leeuwarden16 km · 130,162
- Smallingerland21 km · 57,188
- Ameland24 km · 3,816
- Westerkwartier25 km · 65,067
- Schiermonnikoog28 km · 972
All municipalities in Friesland
All municipalities in Noord-Friesland (COROP region)
Municipalities of similar size
Population of Dantumadiel over time
Dantumadiel had 19,015 residents in 2016 and 19,231 in 2026.
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 18,943 |
| 2022 | 18,957 |
| 2023 | 19,194 |
| 2024 | 19,135 |
| 2025 | 19,137 |
| 2026 | 19,231 |
Did you know?
- Number 1 in Friesland for “Share of residents under 15”.
- Number 1 in Friesland for “Single-family dwellings”.
- “Dwellings with solar power”: higher than in 98% of municipalities.
- “Single-family dwellings”: higher than in 96% of municipalities.
- “Registered offences per 1,000 inhabitants”: lower than in 96% of municipalities.
- Its area is roughly equal to 11,836 football pitches.
- Its population density is 2.4 times lower than the national average.
All indicators for Dantumadiel
Value for the municipality, then the regional average and the national median (for counts: regional and national totals). The gauge places the municipality between the lowest and highest value in the country.
Population
| Indicator | Dantumadiel | Friesland | National | Position? | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share of residents aged 65 and over (2026) | 24.6% | 23.9% | 23.6% | ranked 134 of 342 | |
| Share of residents under 15 (2026) | 16.1% | 14.6% | 14.8% | ranked 76 of 342 | |
| Natural increase per 1,000 inhabitants (2024) | −4.0 ‰ | −2.2 ‰ | −1.3 ‰ | ranked 275 of 342 | |
| Net migration per 1,000 inhabitants (domestic and international) (2024) | 4.1 ‰ | 5.8 ‰ | 6.5 ‰ | ranked 223 of 342 |
Housing
| Indicator | Dantumadiel | Friesland | National | Position? | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Housing stock (2025) | 8,298 dwellings | 312,294 | 8,274,510 | ranked 285 of 342 | |
| Dwellings built before 1946 (2024) | 19.7% | 21.7% | 13.1% | ranked 78 of 338 | |
| Dwellings built since 2000 (2024) | 11.6% | 17.1% | 19.9% | ranked 317 of 338 | |
| Single-family dwellings (2024) | 90.2% | 80.0% | 79.5% | ranked 12 of 342 | |
| Owner-occupied dwellings (2024) | 63.5% | 62.6% | 66.7% | ranked 230 of 342 | |
| Housing association dwellings (2024) | 32.0% | 26.2% | 23.7% | ranked 34 of 340 | |
| Average official property value (WOZ) of dwellings (2026) | 350,000 € | 335,172 € | 438,000 € | ranked 294 of 342 | |
| New dwellings in the last five years per 1,000 inhabitants (2025) | 7.8 ‰ | 13.4 ‰ | 17.4 ‰ | ranked 309 of 341 |
Energy
| Indicator | Dantumadiel | Friesland | National | Position? | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average natural gas use per dwelling (2025) | 1,000 m³ | 910 m³ | 900 m³ | ranked 47 of 342 | |
| Average electricity supplied per dwelling (2025) | 2,660 kWh | 2,570 kWh | 2,810 kWh | ranked 236 of 342 | |
| Dwellings without natural gas (2025) | 5% | 7% | 7% | ranked 236 of 342 | |
| Dwellings with solar power (2025) | 61% | 48% | 46% | ranked 5 of 342 | |
| Dwellings mainly heated by electricity (2025) | 11% | 12% | 12% | ranked 178 of 342 | |
| Area of solar parks (2022) | 2 ha | 284 ha | 3,475 ha | ranked 131 of 341 | |
| Dwellings with an individual central heating boiler (2022) | 92.5% | 89.5% | 90.3% | ranked 55 of 341 | |
| Dwellings with district heating (2022) | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.1% | ranked 99 of 341 | |
| Average electricity fed back to the grid per dwelling (2025) | 1,530 kWh | 1,289 kWh | 1,245 kWh | ranked 74 of 342 | |
| Installed solar panel capacity per inhabitant (2025) | 1,562 Wp | 2,214 Wp | 1,707 Wp | ranked 186 of 342 | |
| Solar power installations per 1,000 inhabitants (2025) | 283.5 ‰ | 242.2 ‰ | 222.7 ‰ | ranked 34 of 342 |
Economy
| Indicator | Dantumadiel | Friesland | National | Position? | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average disposable income per household (2024) | 55,400 € | 55,151 € | 63,450 € | ranked 292 of 336 | |
| Business establishments (2026) | 2,165 | 88,090 | 2,612,530 | ranked 307 of 342 | |
| Business establishments per 1,000 inhabitants (2026) | 112.6 ‰ | 132.4 ‰ | 135.6 ‰ | ranked 310 of 342 |
Employment
| Indicator | Dantumadiel | Friesland | National | Position? | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment benefits (WW), % of residents 15–65 (2026) | 1.2% | 1.6% | 1.5% | ranked 265 of 342 | |
| Social assistance (below pension age), % of residents 15–65 (2026) | 4.2% | 4.1% | 2.3% | ranked 40 of 342 |
Transport
| Indicator | Dantumadiel | Friesland | National | Position? | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Privately owned passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants (2025) | 541 ‰ | 510 ‰ | 508 ‰ | ranked 94 of 342 | |
| Average distance to the nearest railway station (2025) | 4.5 km | 8.8 km | 4.6 km | ranked 174 of 342 |
Society
| Indicator | Dantumadiel | Friesland | National | Position? | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average household size (2025) | 2.3 persons | 2.1 | 2.2 | ranked 55 of 342 | |
| Single-person households (2025) | 31.5% | 38.2% | 33.3% | ranked 231 of 342 | |
| Registered offences per 1,000 inhabitants (2025) | 18.0 ‰ | 31.7 ‰ | 30.9 ‰ | ranked 326 of 338 | |
| Average distance to a large supermarket (2025) | 1.4 km | 1.5 km | 1.0 km | ranked 68 of 342 |
Environment
| Indicator | Dantumadiel | Friesland | National | Position? | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household waste per inhabitant (2024) | 648 kg | 595 kg | 468 kg | ranked 20 of 340 | |
| Share of built-up and paved land (excluding water) (2022) | 10.4% | 11.6% | 16.8% | ranked 258 of 341 | |
| Share of agricultural land (excluding water) (2022) | 82.2% | 77.6% | 58.8% | ranked 24 of 341 | |
| Share of natural land, including forest (excluding water) (2022) | 5.6% | 8.6% | 11.7% | ranked 249 of 341 |
Health
| Indicator | Dantumadiel | Friesland | National | Position? | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average distance to the nearest GP practice (2025) | 1.1 km | 1.6 km | 1.2 km | ranked 173 of 342 |
Education
| Indicator | Dantumadiel | Friesland | National | Position? | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents with a higher professional or university degree (2024) | 19.5% | 26.5% | 28.5% | ranked 325 of 341 | |
| Average distance to the nearest school (2025) | 0.8 km | 0.9 km | 0.8 km | ranked 124 of 342 |
Dantumadiel: indicators over time
Indicators available for several years. Hover over or tap a chart to read the value for each year.
Dwellings with an individual central heating boiler
92.5% in 2022, compared with 95.8% in 2017
Dwellings with district heating
0.6% in 2022, compared with 0.0% in 2017
Installed solar panel capacity per inhabitant
1,562 Wp in 2025, compared with 337 Wp in 2019
Solar power installations per 1,000 inhabitants
283.5 ‰ in 2025, compared with 78.5 ‰ in 2019
Registered offences per 1,000 inhabitants
18.0 ‰ in 2025, compared with 21.8 ‰ in 2019
Sunshine and temperatures: Dantumadiel
| Month | Sunshine | Temperature |
|---|---|---|
| January | 20 | 3.6 |
| February | 36 | 3.6 |
| March | 80 | 5.6 |
| April | 129 | 9.0 |
| May | 158 | 12.6 |
| June | 162 | 15.9 |
| July | 160 | 17.8 |
| August | 134 | 17.5 |
| September | 93 | 15.2 |
| October | 52 | 11.6 |
| November | 25 | 7.3 |
| December | 15 | 4.8 |
Business sectors: Dantumadiel
Share of each sector in total business sites; “×1.5” means the sector is 1.5 times more common than nationally.
- Wholesale and retail trade18.2% ×1.4
- Construction17.9% ×1.7
- Professional, scientific and technical14.0% ×0.7
- Health and social work8.5% ×0.8
- Agriculture, forestry and fishing7.6% ×2.5
- Other service activities6.0% ×1.1
- Manufacturing5.1% ×1.4
- Administrative and support services4.8% ×0.9
Frequently asked questions
What is the population of Dantumadiel?
Dantumadiel has 19,231 residents (2026), ranking 285 of 342 municipalities.
How big is Dantumadiel?
Dantumadiel covers 84.5 km², with a density of 228 people per km².
Is the population of Dantumadiel growing?
Between 2016 and 2026, the population of Dantumadiel went from 19,015 to 19,231, a change of +1.1%.
Where is Dantumadiel?
Dantumadiel is in Friesland. It belongs to Noord-Friesland (COROP region). Latitude 53.280, longitude 5.983.
Dwellings with solar power: what is the figure for Dantumadiel?
In Dantumadiel, “Dwellings with solar power” stands at 61% (2025), ranking 5 of 342 municipalities; the national median is 46%.
Single-family dwellings: what is the figure for Dantumadiel?
In Dantumadiel, “Single-family dwellings” stands at 90.2% (2024), ranking 12 of 342 municipalities; the national median is 79.5%.
How much electricity does a solar panel produce in Dantumadiel?
In Dantumadiel, a 1 kWp south-facing system tilted at 40° produces about 1,017 kWh a year.
Which municipalities border Dantumadiel?
The nearest to Dantumadiel are Noardeast-Fryslân (7.4 km), Tytsjerksteradiel (9.0 km), Achtkarspelen (12 km), Leeuwarden (16 km), Smallingerland (21 km).