Too few residents for a rate per resident: these are counts.
Meerbos has too few residents for a reliable rate per 1,000 residents (under 200), so counts are shown instead of a comparison. In 2025, 34 crimes were registered, against 10 in 2021. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Registered crimes, 2025
34
▲up from 10 in 2021
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Registered crimes, 2025
34
▲up from 10 in 2021
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Registered crime per year
34 crimes were registered in Meerbos in 2025 (10 in 2021).
Registered crimes, 2025
34
up from 10 in 2021
Explanation
Too few residents for a reliable per-1,000 figure (threshold 200) — registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED.
The largest category in Meerbos is 'Theft and burglary': 16 in 2025.
Theft and burglary16
Vandalism and public order6
Violence and threats6
Traffic4
Other and withheld2
Fraud and scams0
Environmental0
Explanation
Too few residents for a reliable per-1,000 figure (threshold 200). 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'.
In 2024, police in Meerbos registered 29 traffic accidents, of which 1 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. This area shows only accidents with an exactly known location (roughly 80-85% of all registered accidents); the rest is known only at street, intersection or gemeente level. The comparison with the gemeente therefore also uses only the gemeente's exactly-located accidents, which is why that figure is lower than on the gemeente's own page.
Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024
03 · Living environment
Green space is above the Eindhoven average.
Recreational land is the largest land use in Meerbos, covering 50% of the area, against 12% in Eindhoven. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 77% of the area, 54 percentage points above the 23% in Eindhoven.
Key figures
Green (parks, sport, nature)
77%
▲54 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (23%)
Built-up, share of the area
4%
▼46 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (50%)
Recreation, share of the area
50%
▲38 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (12%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
27%
▲16 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (11%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
77%
▲54 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (23%)
Built-up, share of the area
4%
▼46 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (50%)
Recreation, share of the area
50%
▲38 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (12%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
27%
▲16 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (11%)
Land use
77% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 23% in the municipality of Eindhoven.
Traffic8.9%
Built-up4%
Recreation50%
Agriculture8.1%
Forest and nature26.6%
Water2.4%
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
Distance to amenities
A large supermarket lies here at an average road distance of 1000 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
1,000 m
–
GP practice
1,800 m
–
Primary school
1,300 m
–
Daycare
1,300 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.8
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 Eindhoven average.
Meerbos has 105 inhabitants (2026), or 85 per km² (97% lower than in Eindhoven). In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Eindhoven was 73%, 5 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 22% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
+110%
▲higher than Eindhoven (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Eindhoven
73%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+100%
▲higher than Eindhoven (+6%)
Aged 25 to 45
35%
▲2 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (33%)
Never married
52%
▼5 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (57%)
Origin outside Europe
55%
▲23 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (32%)
D66, share of the vote
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+110%
▲higher than Eindhoven (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Eindhoven
73%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+100%
▲higher than Eindhoven (+6%)
Aged 25 to 45
35%
▲2 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (33%)
Never married
52%
▼5 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (57%)
Origin outside Europe
55%
▲23 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (32%)
D66, share of the vote
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 110% between 2021 and 2026, to 105.
Residents, 2026
105
+110% since 2021
Eindhoven +6%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 85 residents per km², this buurt is 97% less densely populated than the municipality of Eindhoven.
Residents per km²85
Dwellings per km²1.7
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, almost no children were born; almost no one died.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
35% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 1510
15 to 2520
25 to 4535
45 to 6520
65 to 8015
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
52% of residents are never married.
Never married55
Married35
Divorced10
Widowed5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
55% of residents have origin outside Europe.
Netherlands45
Outside Europe55
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Eindhoven; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 73% of eligible voters in Eindhoven voted. The largest party was D66 with 22% of the valid votes.
Municipality of EindhovenThe Netherlands
D66
22.2%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
14.3%
16.7%
VVD
12.2%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
17.3%
12.8%
CDA
9.3%
11.8%
JA21
4.8%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
3.4%
4.5%
BBB
0.9%
2.6%
Other
15.5%
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
25% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 2 percentage points more than in Eindhoven (23%).
Key figures
Cars not on petrol (2025)
25%
▲2 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−8 pp
▼lower than Eindhoven (+6 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
18%
▼70 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (88%)
Sports, share of addresses
18%
▲18 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (0%)
Lodging, share of addresses
9%
▲9 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (0%)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
25%
▲2 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−8 pp
▼lower than Eindhoven (+6 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
18%
▼70 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (88%)
Sports, share of addresses
18%
▲18 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (0%)
Lodging, share of addresses
9%
▲9 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (0%)
Passenger cars by fuel type
25% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 23% in the municipality of Eindhoven (2025).
Petrol75%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)25%
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 33% to 25% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
25%▲ 2 percentage points above Eindhoven (23%)
-8 pp since 2021
Eindhoven +6 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, 20 passenger cars and 0 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars20
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
18% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is sport (18%).
Residential18.2%
Assembly9.1%
Industrial9.1%
Lodging9.1%
Sports18.2%
Other54.5%
Explanation
Based on 11 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
85 residents per km²: 84% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²85
NL 539▼ −84% 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