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Municipality · Noord-Holland

Living in Diemen

The population is growing faster than in the Netherlands. Homes cost more than the Dutch average, and registered crime per resident is higher.

33,327 residents, 16,115 homes, Data: CBS, Politie, RIVM, Kiesraad, NVM, Kadaster

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Location

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01 · Prices & homes

Homes cost more than the Dutch average.

The average WOZ value in Diemen is €460,000, 16% higher than in the Netherlands (€398,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 128%, against a rise of 89% in the Netherlands. 40% of the homes are owner-occupied, 17 percentage points less than in the Netherlands (57%).

Key figures
  • Average WOZ value
    €460,000
    16% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
  • Rise in WOZ value since 2014
    +128%
    higher than the Netherlands (+89%)
  • More figures
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    40%
    17 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
  • Social housing
    21%
    7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
  • Private rent
    39%
    25 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    36%
    27 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
  • Built 2016 and later
    25%
    16 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (9%)
  • Built before 1945
    2%
    16 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (18%)
  • Built 2006–2015
    4%
    4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (8%)

WOZ value per year

The average WOZ value rose 128% between 2014 and 2025, to €460,000.

Average WOZ value, 2025
€460,00016% above the Netherlands
  • +128% since 2014
  • Netherlands +89%
Explanation

The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

The market in Groot-Amsterdam

In the Groot-Amsterdam region (Q3 2026), half of all homes sold for more than €7,401/m², and 73% sold above the asking price.

Figures from NVM estate agents for Q3 2026

Sale price per m²
€7,401/m²

Of the homes sold in Groot-Amsterdam in Q3 2026, half went for more than €7,401 per m² of living area and half for less. All dwelling types combined.

Asking vs sale price
+5%

The final sale price in Groot-Amsterdam came in 5% above the last asking price. Budget for that.

Sold above asking
73%

73% of the homes sold in Groot-Amsterdam in Q3 2026 went for more than the asking price.

Sale price per m² by dwelling type

Terraced house
€5,222/m²
End-of-terrace house
€5,415/m²
Semi-detached house
€5,541/m²
Detached house
€5,787/m²
Apartment
€8,221/m²

Figures from NVM estate agents covering existing owner-occupied homes in COROP region Groot-Amsterdam, Q3 2026. A region spans dozens of municipalities, so this describes the surrounding market, not this street or this house.

Source: NVM Marktoverzicht 2026-Q3

Modelled ownership costs

Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€248 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)

€248/ month

Typical home here, before mortgage and energy

  • 91 m² · estimated gemeente average
  • WOZ €460,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€124NL median
  • Water board levy€45–
  • Waste levy€30€27
  • Property tax (OZB)€27€40
  • Sewage levy€22€22
Costs to set aside€124
  • Maintenance reserve€116–
  • Buildings insurance€8–

Model estimates, not bills.

For this home, Diemen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 51st of 334 gemeenten, cheapest first.

cheapestdearest

Water board, maintenance and insurance are estimated from national rates and the home's value and size, so they aren't compared.

Explanation
  • The home: one typical home of 91 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €460,000.
  • Levies: Diemen's own OZB, sewage and waste rates for 2026. The water board levy uses national average rates.
  • Set aside: maintenance at 0.85% and buildings insurance at 0.06% a year of the rebuild cost (€1,800 per m²).
  • NL median: what the same home would pay in the middle gemeente. Gemeenten where a regional body collects the waste levy are left out.
  • Not included: mortgage and energy. These are estimates, not actual bills.

Source: Municipal levies + CBS 2026

Dwelling value ladder

Diemen has the 22nd-lowest WOZ value of the 44 gemeenten in the province of Noord-Holland.

Netherlands€398,000
Landsmeer€593,000
Wijdemeren€576,000
Amstelveen€568,000
Heiloo€544,000
Aalsmeer€526,000
Oostzaan€522,000
Amsterdam€518,000
Castricum€508,000
Haarlem€505,000
Haarlemmermeer€499,000
Waterland€483,000
Hilversum€477,000
Huizen€477,000
Zandvoort€476,000
Uitgeest€462,000
Diemen€460,000

Uithoorn€454,000
Wormerland€441,000
Edam-Volendam€428,000
Drechterland€423,000
Koggenland€416,000
Dijk en Waard€414,000
Heemskerk€412,000
Medemblik€409,000
Velsen€408,000
Purmerend€407,000
Texel€406,000
Opmeer€398,000
Zaanstad€389,000
Alkmaar€380,000
Schagen€372,000
Explanation

Average WOZ value from the Netherlands down to this area, and its rank within its own group (e.g. buurten within the same wijk). Provincie is omitted: KWB publishes no province rows to average.

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)

WOZ value and age structure

Here: €460,000 average WOZ value.

ValueDwellingsAged 65+
Diemen460,00016,115–
Aalsmeer526,00013,731–
Alkmaar380,00054,739–
Amstelveen568,00043,578–
Amsterdam518,000486,769–
Drechterland423,0008,738–
Bergen (NH.)612,00015,550–
Beverwijk356,00020,154–
Blaricum904,0005,379–
Bloemendaal919,00010,389–
Castricum508,00016,672–
Dijk en Waard414,00038,398–
Edam-Volendam428,00016,009–
Enkhuizen332,0008,989–
Gooise Meren595,00027,944–
Haarlem505,00080,430–
Haarlemmermeer499,00068,125–
Heemskerk412,00018,025–
Heemstede680,00012,841–
Heiloo544,00011,293–
Den Helder261,00028,808–
Hilversum477,00043,894–
Hollands Kroon369,00021,697–
Hoorn365,00034,994–
Huizen477,00019,209–
Koggenland416,0009,907–
Landsmeer593,0004,958–
Laren (NH.)920,0005,509–
Medemblik409,00019,593–
Oostzaan522,0004,171–
Opmeer398,0005,296–
Explanation

Each circle is an area: position by average WOZ value, size by dwelling count. The 65-and-over share (pct_65_plus) travels on every point but is not yet drawn as a second axis.

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)

Dwellings by ownership

The largest category is owner-occupied, at 40% of dwellings.

  • Owner-occupied40%
  • Social housing21%
  • Private rent39%
Explanation

CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Dwellings by type

64% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.

  • Single-family homes36%
  • Multi-family homes64%
Explanation

CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Dwellings by build period

32% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 23% in the Netherlands.

  • Before 19452.4%
  • 1945-196410%
  • 1965-197413.5%
  • 1975-199132.2%
  • 1992-200513.4%
  • 2006-20153.6%
  • 2016 and later24.9%
Explanation

Based on 16,296 dwellings with a registered construction year in the BAG (verblijfsobjecten whose pand has no usable bouwjaar, such as 1005 or 9999, are excluded).

Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01

02 · Safety

More registered crime per resident than the Dutch average.

In 2025, 50 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Diemen, 11% higher than in the Netherlands (45). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents stayed about level, against a rise of 5% in the Netherlands. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.

Key figures
  • Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
    50
    11% higher than the Netherlands (45)
  • Change since 2021
    -0%
    lower than the Netherlands (+5%)
  • More figures
  • Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
    2.9
    7% higher than the Netherlands (2.7)
  • Injury accidents per 1,000 residents (2024)
    0.88
    37% lower than the Netherlands (1.39)
  • Change since 2020
    +0%
    lower than the Netherlands (+46%)

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025

In 2025, Diemen registered 50 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 45 in the Netherlands.

Diemen50
The Netherlands45
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.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Registered crime per year

In 2025, Diemen registered 50 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 45 in the Netherlands.

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
5011% above the Netherlands
  • -0% since 2021
  • Netherlands +5%
Explanation

Registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED. A year without a matching population figure (KWB) is left out.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Crime by category

The largest category in Diemen is 'Theft and burglary': 26.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 19.8 in the Netherlands.

DiemenThe Netherlands
  • Theft and burglary26.1
  • Violence and threats5.7
  • Fraud and scams5.4
  • Traffic5.1
  • Vandalism and public order4.8
  • Other and withheld2.6
  • Environmental0.3
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'.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Home burglary

Home burglary 2023-2025: 2.9 per 1,000 dwellings a year on average, against 2.7 in the Netherlands.

Diemen2.92
The Netherlands2.69
Explanation

Averaged over 3 years (2023-2025) to dampen year-to-year noise at low counts.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Traffic accidents by outcome

In 2024, police in Diemen registered 251 traffic accidents, of which 29 with injury and none fatal.

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
FatalInjuryMaterial damage only
Explanation

Registered accidents (BRON, Rijkswaterstaat); material-damage-only accidents have not been systematically registered since roughly 2010 and are not comparable between areas.

Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024

03 · Living environment

Residents rate their health above the Dutch average; green space is above the Dutch average.

An estimated 74% of adults in Diemen rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point more than in the Netherlands. Fewer adults are overweight (45% against 52%), but more feel lonely (54% against 47%), more report anxiety or depression (52% against 47%) and more meet the physical activity guideline (53% against 48%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Diemen, covering 30% of the area, against 9% in the Netherlands. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 21% of the area, 5 percentage points above the 16% in the Netherlands.

Key figures
  • Self-rated health (estimated)
    74%
    1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (73%)
  • Green (parks, sport, nature)
    21%
    5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (16%)
  • More figures
  • Overweight
    45%
    7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (52%)
  • Lonely
    54%
    7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (47%)
  • Anxiety or depression feelings
    52%
    5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (47%)
  • Meets physical activity guideline
    53%
    5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (48%)
  • Agriculture, share of the area
    22%
    30 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (52%)
  • Built-up, share of the area
    30%
    21 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (9%)
  • Traffic, share of the area
    11%
    9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (2%)

Health

An estimated 74% of adults rate their own health as good, against 73% in the Netherlands (2024).

This areaThe Netherlands
Good self-rated health
74.3%
72.8%
Smokes
17.4%
17.2%
Excessive drinking
5.1%
5.8%
Overweight
45.3%
51.6%
Lonely
53.5%
47.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
52.3%
47.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
52.9%
48.3%
Explanation

An RIVM model estimate (small-area estimation from the 2024 Health Monitor for Adults and Elderly), not a direct tabulation — even a buurt that was not itself surveyed gets an estimate. Figures cover adults aged 18 and over.

Source: RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024

Land use

21% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 16% in the Netherlands.

  • Traffic10.7%
  • Built-up29.5%
  • Other built-up1.7%
  • Recreation5.3%
  • Agriculture21.9%
  • Forest and nature15.6%
  • Water15.4%
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

04 · Residents

The population is growing faster than the Dutch average.

Diemen has 33,327 inhabitants (2026), or 2,805 per km² (5.2 times as high as in the Netherlands). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 29%, against a rise of 8% in the Netherlands. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in Diemen was 74%, 4 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA) had the highest share there: 23% of the vote, against 13% nationally.

Key figures
  • Population growth since 2014
    +29%
    higher than the Netherlands (+8%)
  • Turnout
    74%
    4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
  • More figures
  • Growth of the dwelling stock
    +27%
    higher than the Netherlands (+10%)
  • Aged 25 to 45
    33%
    7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (26%)
  • Never married
    59%
    9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (50%)
  • Dutch origin
    44%
    27 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (71%)
  • Higher education (hbo, wo)
    51%
    18 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (33%)
  • GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA), share of the vote
    23%
    10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (13%)

Population per year

The population grew 29% between 2014 and 2026, to 33,327.

Residents, 2026
33,327
  • +29% since 2014
  • Netherlands +8%

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Density

Residents per km²: 2,805.

Residents per km²2,805
Dwellings per km²1,356.5

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Births and deaths per 1,000 residents

In 2025, 10.0 children were born per 1,000 residents; 7.8 died per 1,000.

2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Residents by age group

33% of residents are between 25 and 45.

  • 0 to 154,794
  • 15 to 254,872
  • 25 to 4511,110
  • 45 to 657,092
  • 65 to 804,202
  • 80 and over1,257

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

59% of residents are never married.

  • Never married19,753
  • Married10,192
  • Divorced2,244
  • Widowed1,138

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

44% of residents have Dutch origin.

  • Netherlands14,701
  • Europe (excluding the Netherlands)5,893
  • Outside Europe12,733

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Education level of residents aged 15 to 75

51% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.

  • Primary, vmbo, mbo14,250
  • Havo, vwo, mbo2-48,480
  • Higher professional, university13,140

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024

Parliamentary election

At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 74% of eligible voters in Diemen voted. The largest party was GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA) with 23% of the valid votes.

Municipality of DiemenThe Netherlands
D66
20.2%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
12.5%
16.7%
VVD
13%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
23%
12.8%
CDA
5.2%
11.8%
JA21
4.1%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
3.1%
4.5%
BBB
1.2%
2.6%
Other
17.6%
14.4%
Explanation

Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes.

Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025

05 · More figures

More figures

Diemen has an average of 0.7 cars per household, 36% lower than in the Netherlands (1.1). 26% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), about the same as in the Netherlands (26%).

Key figures
  • Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
    13%
    5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (8%)
  • Industry and energy, share of businesses
    10%
    4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
  • Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
    0%
    3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (3%)
  • Cars per household (2025)
    0.7
    36% lower than the Netherlands (1.1)
  • Cars not on petrol (2025)
    26%
    about the same as the Netherlands (26%)
  • Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
    +10 pp
    higher than the Netherlands (+5 pp)
  • Industrial, share of addresses
    2%
    2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (4%)
  • Lodging, share of addresses
    0%
    2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (2%)
  • Residential, share of addresses
    89%
    2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (87%)
  • Private rent
    39%
    25 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    36%
    27 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
  • Multi-family dwellings
    64%
    27 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)

Business establishments by sector

Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 1,425 establishments.

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij10
Nijverheid en energie500
Handel en horeca825
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie665
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed225
Zakelijke dienstverlening1,425
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg835
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten595

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Passenger cars by fuel type

26% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 26% in the Netherlands (2025).

  • Petrol74.3%
  • Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)25.7%
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 16% to 26% between 2014 and 2025.

Share on other fuel, 2025
26%about the same as the Netherlands (26%)
  • +10 pp since 2014
  • Netherlands +5 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, 11,035 passenger cars and 930 motorcycles were registered here.

Passenger cars11,035
Motorcycles930
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

89% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is office (2%).

  • Residential88.8%
  • Retail1%
  • Office1.8%
  • Assembly0.7%
  • Healthcare0.2%
  • Industrial1.5%
  • Education0.1%
  • Sports0.1%
  • Other6.8%
Explanation

Based on 18,361 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

2,805 residents per km²: 5.2 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.

This areaThe Netherlands
  • Residents per km²2,805
  • Private rent39%
  • Single-family dwellings36%
  • Multi-family dwellings64%
  • Owner-occupied dwellings40%
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

06 · Neighbourhoods

Compare the districts of Diemen

Compare the districts of Diemen
Plantage de Sniep2,555€737,00032
Diemen Noord6,570€563,00040
Buitengebied150€558,000–
Diemen Zuid7,565€481,00046
Bedrijventerreinen40€431,000–

Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026, Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01, NVM Marktoverzicht 2026-Q3, CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025, BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024, Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025, RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024, CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022, Municipal levies + CBS 2026. Figures describe the whole municipality.

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Living in Diemen: house prices, WOZ & neighbourhoods