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Gelderland

Gelderland has 2,161,358 residents in 51 municipalities. The average WOZ value of a home ranges from €312,000 in Winterswijk to €788,000 in Rozendaal. 61% of homes are owner-occupied.

Province · 51 municipalities · 345 districts · 1,780 neighbourhoods · Updated 24 October 2026
2,161,358residents1 January 2025
€397,000average WOZ home valueweighted by households
30%green within 500 mpostcode average
35.1registered crimes per 1,000 residents2025
Gelderland · 55,013 postcodes
Map of Gelderland: Average share of green space within 500 m, by four-digit postcode area
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Average share of green space within 500 m, by four-digit postcode area

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statistics by postcode 2024 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Gelderland compared with the Netherlands.

Where Gelderland stands among the 12 provinces.

By population Gelderland is the 4th largest of the 12 provinces, home to 12.0% of the Dutch population. The average WOZ value of €397,000 is close to the national average (€398,000). Home ownership is higher than nationally: 61% against 57%. At 35.1 registered crimes per 1,000 residents, Gelderland is below the national rate of 44.1. Within the province, Wageningen has the largest share of young people (23% aged 15–24) and Lochem the largest share of over-65s (30%). Bronckhorst records the fewest crimes per resident (14.1 per 1,000). Bronckhorst is the greenest: on average 45% of the area within 500 metres of a home is green space.

MeasureGelderlandNetherlandsRank
Residents2,161,35818,044,0274th of 12
Average WOZ value€397,000€398,0004th of 12
Owner-occupied homes61%57%7th of 12
Residents aged 15–2412%12%–
Residents aged 65+22%21%–
Green within 500 m30%26%4th of 12
Crimes per 1,000 residents35.144.110th of 12

Ranks run from high to low: 1st is the province with the highest figure. Age shares are weighted by each municipality’s population; the national crime rate is the population-weighted average of the provinces.

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0) · Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

All 51 municipalities at a glance.

Colour shows where each municipality sits among the others in Gelderland.

MunicipalityResidentsWOZ valueOwner-occupiedAged 15–24Aged 65+Green 500 mServices 15 minCrimes per 1,000
Aalten27,466€344k72%11%25%29%7617.6
Apeldoorn168,551€386k60%12%23%25%11244.4
Arnhem169,364€350k43%13%17%28%10866.2
Barneveld63,152€480k68%13%18%31%7524.5
Berg en Dal35,558€395k61%10%27%39%2130.1
Berkelland43,917€385k69%11%27%35%4222.3
Beuningen26,749€416k71%10%23%22%5326.7
Bronckhorst36,012€443k71%11%29%45%1514.1
Brummen21,394€391k63%10%27%33%5124.9
Buren27,978€473k75%11%22%34%2021.9
Culemborg30,281€419k64%11%21%26%11732.9
Doesburg11,125€318k54%10%29%36%7527.3
Doetinchem60,049€331k60%12%23%32%7038.0
Druten19,748€393k65%11%22%30%8521.8
Duiven24,942€370k67%12%23%23%7330.1
Ede124,214€438k65%13%20%25%11435.4
Elburg23,903€393k65%12%21%42%5323.0
Epe33,469€459k65%10%27%41%4222.9
Ermelo28,131€456k62%12%25%35%9028.6
Harderwijk50,042€405k59%12%20%26%9238.9
Hattem12,745€444k67%11%23%40%6417.3
Heerde19,305€449k69%11%26%41%4819.7
Heumen16,861€456k71%11%27%31%5531.2
Lingewaard47,684€415k73%12%24%28%6921.6
Lochem34,316€466k71%10%30%42%2021.2
Maasdriel26,289€461k72%11%21%28%3724.1
Montferland36,996€322k67%11%25%29%4119.4
Neder-Betuwe25,781€393k66%13%18%24%3222.4
Nijkerk45,720€490k70%12%20%24%7622.9
Nijmegen189,007€387k44%17%17%20%11962.8
Nunspeet29,393€451k66%12%22%33%3628.5
Oldebroek24,417€396k70%12%21%42%3218.5
Oost Gelre30,048€341k75%11%25%33%6519.3
Oude IJsselstreek39,499€343k67%11%26%32%2919.2
Overbetuwe48,945€422k68%12%22%24%5027.7
Putten24,953€517k67%12%22%35%7222.8
Renkum31,490€440k63%9%30%38%6331.4
Rheden43,782€377k56%11%27%27%8734.1
Rozendaal1,836€788k89%12%23%44%7134.9
Scherpenzeel10,539€442k73%12%20%29%7215.1
Tiel42,575€358k57%12%20%24%11445.8
Voorst25,567€459k68%11%26%44%3026.0
Wageningen42,790€362k43%23%17%27%15931.7
West Betuwe53,253€466k73%12%21%35%2325.7
West Maas en Waal20,594€435k72%10%23%34%1919.7
Westervoort15,205€333k60%10%24%27%6123.8
Wijchen41,836€397k68%12%24%29%5929.7
Winterswijk29,232€312k70%11%26%28%6426.1
Zaltbommel30,412€404k67%13%19%30%2336.5
Zevenaar45,215€334k64%10%25%29%5426.7
Zutphen49,028€334k57%11%25%33%11844.0

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0) · Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Municipalities in Gelderland.

Every municipality has its own page with districts, neighbourhoods and postcodes.