Society · 2025

Average household size: ranking of municipalities

Average household size: the highest value is in Urk (3.2 persons) and the lowest in Wageningen (1.6 persons). The median across 342 municipalities is 2.2 persons.

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1Urk3.2 persons2Staphorst2.8 persons3Barneveld2.6 persons
#MunicipalityProvinceAverage household size
1UrkFlevoland3.2
2StaphorstOverijssel2.8
3BarneveldGelderland2.6
3Neder-BetuweGelderland2.6
3Rijssen-HoltenOverijssel2.6
3ZwartewaterlandOverijssel2.6
7TubbergenOverijssel2.5
7WierdenOverijssel2.5
7OldebroekGelderland2.5
7NunspeetGelderland2.5
7BunschotenUtrecht2.5
7LopikUtrecht2.5
7RenswoudeUtrecht2.5
7WoudenbergUtrecht2.5
7Hardinxveld-GiessendamSouth Holland2.5
7Hendrik-Ido-AmbachtSouth Holland2.5
7LansingerlandSouth Holland2.5
7TwenterandOverijssel2.5
7Pijnacker-NootdorpSouth Holland2.5
7MolenlandenSouth Holland2.5
21DalfsenOverijssel2.4
21HardenbergOverijssel2.4
21HellendoornOverijssel2.4
21KampenOverijssel2.4
21ElburgGelderland2.4
21HattemGelderland2.4
21HeerdeGelderland2.4
21NijkerkGelderland2.4
21PuttenGelderland2.4
21RozendaalGelderland2.4
21ScherpenzeelGelderland2.4
21ZaltbommelGelderland2.4
21HoutenUtrecht2.4
21MontfoortUtrecht2.4
21Edam-VolendamNorth Holland2.4
21AlblasserdamSouth Holland2.4
21BarendrechtSouth Holland2.4
21KatwijkSouth Holland2.4
21NieuwkoopSouth Holland2.4
21AlbrandswaardSouth Holland2.4
21WaddinxveenSouth Holland2.4
21ReimerswaalZeeland2.4
21TholenZeeland2.4
21BoekelNorth Brabant2.4
21Sint-MichielsgestelNorth Brabant2.4
21BernhezeNorth Brabant2.4
21OverbetuweGelderland2.4
21DinkellandOverijssel2.4
21Midden-DelflandSouth Holland2.4
21ZuidplasSouth Holland2.4
21Bodegraven-ReeuwijkSouth Holland2.4
21AltenaNorth Brabant2.4
21West BetuweGelderland2.4
21VijfheerenlandenUtrecht2.4
55AlmereFlevoland2.3
55ZeewoldeFlevoland2.3
55AchtkarspelenFriesland2.3
55OpsterlandFriesland2.3
55BorneOverijssel2.3
55HaaksbergenOverijssel2.3
55LosserOverijssel2.3
55NoordoostpolderFlevoland2.3
55OmmenOverijssel2.3
55RaalteOverijssel2.3
55AaltenGelderland2.3
55BeuningenGelderland2.3
55BurenGelderland2.3
55DrutenGelderland2.3
55DuivenGelderland2.3
55EdeGelderland2.3
55EpeGelderland2.3
55HarderwijkGelderland2.3
55MaasdrielGelderland2.3
55VoorstGelderland2.3
55BunnikUtrecht2.3
55EemnesUtrecht2.3
55RhenenUtrecht2.3
55VeenendaalUtrecht2.3
55Wijk bij DuurstedeUtrecht2.3
55IJsselsteinUtrecht2.3
55AalsmeerNorth Holland2.3
55BlaricumNorth Holland2.3
55BloemendaalNorth Holland2.3
55HaarlemmermeerNorth Holland2.3
55LandsmeerNorth Holland2.3
55MedemblikNorth Holland2.3
55OostzaanNorth Holland2.3
55UitgeestNorth Holland2.3
55UithoornNorth Holland2.3
55DrechterlandNorth Holland2.3
55Stede BroecNorth Holland2.3
55Krimpen aan den IJsselSouth Holland2.3
55OegstgeestSouth Holland2.3
55OudewaterUtrecht2.3
55SliedrechtSouth Holland2.3
55WoerdenUtrecht2.3
55BorseleZeeland2.3
55West Maas en WaalGelderland2.3
55KapelleZeeland2.3
55De Ronde VenenUtrecht2.3

Bottom of the ranking

#MunicipalityProvinceAverage household size
320EindhovenNorth Brabant1.9
320TilburgNorth Brabant1.9
320HeerlenLimburg1.9
320KerkradeLimburg1.9
332TerschellingFriesland1.8
332NijmegenGelderland1.8
332AmsterdamNorth Holland1.8
332VaalsLimburg1.8
336GroningenGroningen1.7
336DelftSouth Holland1.7
336LeidenSouth Holland1.7
336MaastrichtLimburg1.7
340SchiermonnikoogFriesland1.6
340VlielandFriesland1.6
340WageningenGelderland1.6

Regions compared

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Average household size”?

Urk ranks first for “Average household size”, with 3.2 persons.

What is the median for “Average household size”?

The median across the 342 ranked municipalities is 2.2 persons.