Built between 1975 and 1991: 20%, against 24% in the municipality of Assen.
Key figures
Built 1975–1991
20%
▼4 percentage points lower than Assen (24%)
Built 1965–1974
20%
▲4 percentage points higher than Assen (16%)
Built 1975–1991
20%
▼4 percentage points lower than Assen (24%)
Built 1965–1974
20%
▲4 percentage points higher than Assen (16%)
02 · Safety
More registered crime per resident than the Assen average.
In 2025, 44 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in De Maten, 5% higher than in Assen (42). Since 2023 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 57%, against a fall of 22% in Assen. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
44
▲5% higher than Assen (42)
Change since 2023
-57%
▼lower than Assen (-22%)
Home burglary
1
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
44
▲5% higher than Assen (42)
Change since 2023
-57%
▼lower than Assen (-22%)
Home burglary
1
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, De Maten registered 44 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 42 in the municipality of Assen.
De Maten44
The municipality of Assen42
Explanation
Crime is counted where it happens and divided by the number of residents, so places with many visitors — city centres, nightlife, stations — score higher.
The largest category in De Maten is 'Violence and threats': 20.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 5.0 in the municipality of Assen.
De MatenAssen
Violence and threats20.4
Assen 5.0▲ +308% vs Assen
Theft and burglary12.0
Assen 17.0▼ −29% vs Assen
Vandalism and public order4.8
Assen 7.4▼ −35% vs Assen
Fraud and scams2.4
Assen 6.3▼ −62% vs Assen
Traffic2.4
Assen 4.5▼ −47% vs Assen
Other and withheld2.4
Assen 1.5▲ +60% vs Assen
Environmental0.0
Assen 0.3≈ Assen
Explanation
Four categories are structurally withheld at buurt level (sex offences, child pornography, child prostitution, other integrity offences); the gap with the published total is shown under 'other'.
Built-up land is the largest land use in De Maten, covering 68% of the area, against 22% in Assen. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 20% of the area, 8 percentage points below the 28% in Assen.
Key figures
Green (parks, sport, nature)
20%
▼8 percentage points lower than Assen (28%)
Built-up, share of the area
68%
▲46 percentage points higher than Assen (22%)
Agriculture, share of the area
10%
▼34 percentage points lower than Assen (44%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
8%
▼10 percentage points lower than Assen (18%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
20%
▼8 percentage points lower than Assen (28%)
Built-up, share of the area
68%
▲46 percentage points higher than Assen (22%)
Agriculture, share of the area
10%
▼34 percentage points lower than Assen (44%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
8%
▼10 percentage points lower than Assen (18%)
Land use
20% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 28% in the municipality of Assen.
Traffic1.7%
Built-up67.8%
Recreation11.9%
Agriculture10.2%
Forest and nature8.5%
Explanation
Every share is calculated as a percentage of the TOTAL area (land and water together, peiljaar 2022); water is therefore one of the slices itself, not a separate whole. Green is the sum of recreational terrain (parks, sport fields, allotments, day recreation) and natural terrain (forest, open natural terrain) — agricultural land is not counted as green here.
Source: CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022
Distance to amenities
A primary school lies here at an average road distance of 1900 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
2,300 m
–
GP practice
2,100 m
–
Primary school
1,900 m
–
Daycare
1,900 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
0
Explanation
Average road distance from every address in this buurt to the nearest amenity, and the average count within 1 km — a buurt average, not a distance from one address.
Source: CBS proximity statistics 2025
04 · Residents
The population is growing faster than the Assen average.
De Maten has 995 inhabitants (2026), or 1,701 per km² (97% higher than in Assen). Between 2023 and 2026 the population rose 169%, against a rise of 2% in Assen. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Assen was 79%, 1 percentage point above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 18% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2023
+169%
▲higher than Assen (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Assen
79%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Assen (+1%)
Aged 25 to 45
36%
▲12 percentage points higher than Assen (24%)
Never married
68%
▲19 percentage points higher than Assen (49%)
Origin outside Europe
96%
▲81 percentage points higher than Assen (15%)
D66, share of the vote
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2023
+169%
▲higher than Assen (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Assen
79%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Assen (+1%)
Aged 25 to 45
36%
▲12 percentage points higher than Assen (24%)
Never married
68%
▲19 percentage points higher than Assen (49%)
Origin outside Europe
96%
▲81 percentage points higher than Assen (15%)
D66, share of the vote
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 169% between 2023 and 2026, to 995.
Residents, 2026
995
+169% since 2023
Assen +2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 1,701 residents per km², this buurt is 97% more densely populated than the municipality of Assen.
Residents per km²1,701
Dwellings per km²8.6
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 18.0 children were born per 1,000 residents; almost no one died.
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
36% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 15210
15 to 25265
25 to 45355
45 to 65145
65 to 8020
80 and over5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
68% of residents are never married.
Never married675
Married285
Divorced20
Widowed15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
96% of residents have origin outside Europe.
Netherlands5
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)30
Outside Europe955
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Assen; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 79% of eligible voters in Assen voted. The largest party was D66 with 18% of the valid votes.
Municipality of AssenThe Netherlands
D66
17.6%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
14.3%
16.7%
VVD
13.4%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
15.1%
12.8%
CDA
12.5%
11.8%
JA21
4.9%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.6%
4.5%
BBB
2.5%
2.6%
Other
15.1%
14.4%
Explanation
Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes. A voter may vote at any polling station in their own gemeente; there is therefore no reliable buurt- or wijk-level result. This figure is the whole gemeente's own result.
Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025
05 · More figures
More figures
33% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 8 percentage points more than in Assen (25%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
40%
▲29 percentage points higher than Assen (11%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than Assen (12%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
0%
▼7 percentage points lower than Assen (7%)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
33%
▲8 percentage points higher than Assen (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2023
−17 pp
▼lower than Assen (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
14%
▼75 percentage points lower than Assen (89%)
Industrial, share of addresses
43%
▲41 percentage points higher than Assen (2%)
Office, share of addresses
34%
▲32 percentage points higher than Assen (2%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
40%
▲29 percentage points higher than Assen (11%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than Assen (12%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
0%
▼7 percentage points lower than Assen (7%)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
33%
▲8 percentage points higher than Assen (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2023
−17 pp
▼lower than Assen (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
14%
▼75 percentage points lower than Assen (89%)
Industrial, share of addresses
43%
▲41 percentage points higher than Assen (2%)
Office, share of addresses
34%
▲32 percentage points higher than Assen (2%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 10 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie10
Handel en horeca5
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie0
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening5
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg5
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten0
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
33% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 25% in the municipality of Assen (2025).
Petrol66.7%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)33.3%
Explanation
CBS splits passenger cars into 'petrol' and 'other fuel' only. That second category bundles diesel, LPG, electric (including hybrid), hydrogen, alcohol, LNG and CNG together — CBS publishes no separate electric-car count per buurt, wijk or gemeente, so this is not the same as an 'electric share'.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Share on other fuel per year
The share of passenger cars not running on petrol went from 50% to 33% between 2023 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
33%▲ 8 percentage points above Assen (25%)
-17 pp since 2023
Assen +2 pp
Explanation
See the 'Passenger cars by fuel type' card for what 'other fuel' covers — this is not the share of electric cars.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Vehicles by kind
In 2025, 45 passenger cars and 0 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars45
Motorcycles0
Explanation
At this level CBS publishes only passenger cars and motorcycles, no vans or trucks.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Addresses by building use
14% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (43%).
Residential14.3%
Office34.3%
Assembly8.6%
Healthcare8.6%
Industrial42.9%
Education2.9%
Other11.4%
Explanation
Based on 35 verblijfsobjecten in use. An object with several registered uses (e.g. a flat above a shop) is counted under each of them, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
Biggest difference from the Netherlands
1,701 residents per km²: 3.2 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²1,701
NL 539▲ +216% vs NL
Explanation
The 5 characteristics that differ most from the national average, ranked by log ratio (so a halving and a doubling count as equally different); the shown percentage is the ordinary difference against the Netherlands.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026