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Single-person households: ranking of municipalities

Single-person households: the highest value is in Wageningen (63.6%) and the lowest in Urk (22.2%). The median across 342 municipalities is 33.3%.

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1Wageningen63.6%2Groningen60.7%3Delft58.8%

#	Municipality	Province	Single-person households
1	Wageningen	Gelderland	63.6%
2	Groningen	Groningen	60.7%
3	Delft	South Holland	58.8%
4	Schiermonnikoog	Friesland	57.9%
5	Maastricht	Limburg	57.8%
6	Vlieland	Friesland	57.7%
7	Leiden	South Holland	56.8%
8	Nijmegen	Gelderland	55.5%
9	Amsterdam	North Holland	55.0%
10	Utrecht	Utrecht	51.6%
11	Vaals	Limburg	50.4%
12	Eindhoven	North Brabant	50.2%
13	Rotterdam	South Holland	49.4%
14	The Hague	South Holland	49.3%
15	Leeuwarden	Friesland	49.0%
16	Arnhem	Gelderland	48.8%
17	Terschelling	Friesland	48.6%
18	Enschede	Overijssel	47.9%
19	Heerlen	Limburg	47.7%
20	Tilburg	North Brabant	47.2%
21	Diemen	North Holland	46.5%
22	Vlissingen	Zeeland	45.7%
23	Zandvoort	North Holland	45.6%
24	Breda	North Brabant	44.0%
25	Amstelveen	North Holland	43.9%
25	Haarlem	North Holland	43.9%
27	Rijswijk	South Holland	43.5%
28	Zwolle	Overijssel	43.0%
29	Middelburg	Zeeland	42.9%
30	Kerkrade	Limburg	42.8%
31	Hilversum	North Holland	42.7%
32	Rheden	Gelderland	42.4%
33	Den Helder	North Holland	42.2%
34	Alkmaar	North Holland	42.1%
34	Sittard-Geleen	Limburg	42.1%
36	Leidschendam-Voorburg	South Holland	41.9%
37	Zeist	Utrecht	41.8%
37	Schiedam	South Holland	41.8%
39	Roermond	Limburg	41.7%
40	's-Hertogenbosch	North Brabant	41.6%
41	Texel	North Holland	41.5%
42	Vlaardingen	South Holland	41.3%
43	Hengelo	Overijssel	41.2%
43	Dordrecht	South Holland	41.2%
45	Ameland	Friesland	41.1%
46	Brunssum	Limburg	40.8%
47	Assen	Drenthe	40.7%
48	Zutphen	Gelderland	40.6%
49	Harlingen	Friesland	40.5%
50	Deventer	Overijssel	40.3%
50	Capelle aan den IJssel	South Holland	40.3%
52	Goes	Zeeland	40.1%
53	Gouda	South Holland	39.9%
53	Venlo	Limburg	39.9%
53	Valkenburg aan de Geul	Limburg	39.9%
56	Beverwijk	North Holland	39.8%
57	Enkhuizen	North Holland	39.7%
58	Meppel	Drenthe	39.5%
59	Sluis	Zeeland	39.4%
60	Baarn	Utrecht	39.3%
60	Bergen	North Holland	39.3%
62	Renkum	Gelderland	39.2%
62	Gooise Meren	North Holland	39.2%
64	Roosendaal	North Brabant	39.0%
65	Nieuwegein	Utrecht	38.8%
65	Gorinchem	South Holland	38.8%
67	Eemsdelta	Groningen	38.6%
68	Oldambt	Groningen	38.5%
69	Terneuzen	Zeeland	38.4%
70	Smallingerland	Friesland	38.3%
70	Hoorn	North Holland	38.3%
72	Heerenveen	Friesland	38.1%
72	Noordwijk	South Holland	38.1%
74	Almelo	Overijssel	38.0%
74	Amersfoort	Utrecht	38.0%
76	Laren	North Holland	37.9%
76	Zaanstad	North Holland	37.9%
76	Noord-Beveland	Zeeland	37.9%
79	Apeldoorn	Gelderland	37.8%
79	Tiel	Gelderland	37.8%
81	Doesburg	Gelderland	37.7%
82	Ouder-Amstel	North Holland	37.6%
82	Velsen	North Holland	37.6%
84	Waalwijk	North Brabant	37.5%
85	De Bilt	Utrecht	37.4%
85	Weert	Limburg	37.4%
87	Landgraaf	Limburg	37.2%
88	Stadskanaal	Groningen	37.1%
88	Midden-Groningen	Groningen	37.1%
90	Súdwest-Fryslân	Friesland	37.0%
91	Zwijndrecht	South Holland	36.9%
92	Heemstede	North Holland	36.8%
92	Leiderdorp	South Holland	36.8%
92	Wassenaar	South Holland	36.8%
95	Huizen	North Holland	36.6%
96	Emmen	Drenthe	36.5%
97	Hoogeveen	Drenthe	36.4%
97	Doetinchem	Gelderland	36.4%
97	Oss	North Brabant	36.4%
97	Valkenswaard	North Brabant	36.4%

Bottom of the ranking

#	Municipality	Province	Single-person households
327	Neder-Betuwe	Gelderland	27.5%
329	Wierden	Overijssel	27.4%
329	Alphen-Chaam	North Brabant	27.4%
331	Bunschoten	Utrecht	27.3%
332	Barendrecht	South Holland	27.2%
333	Molenlanden	South Holland	27.1%
334	Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht	South Holland	26.8%
335	Staphorst	Overijssel	26.7%
336	Tubbergen	Overijssel	26.6%
337	Oldebroek	Gelderland	26.5%
337	Rijssen-Holten	Overijssel	26.5%
337	Pijnacker-Nootdorp	South Holland	26.5%
340	Lansingerland	South Holland	24.8%
341	Rozendaal	Gelderland	23.9%
342	Urk	Flevoland	22.2%

Regions compared

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Single-person households”?

Wageningen ranks first for “Single-person households”, with 63.6%.

What is the median for “Single-person households”?

The median across the 342 ranked municipalities is 33.3%.