Built between 1945 and 1964: 6%, against 16% in the municipality of Emmen.
Key figures
Built 1945–1964
6%
▼10 percentage points lower than Emmen (16%)
Built 1975–1991
22%
▼5 percentage points lower than Emmen (27%)
Built 2006–2015
6%
=about the same as Emmen (6%)
Built 1945–1964
6%
▼10 percentage points lower than Emmen (16%)
Built 1975–1991
22%
▼5 percentage points lower than Emmen (27%)
Built 2006–2015
6%
=about the same as Emmen (6%)
02 · Safety
Too few residents for a rate per resident: these are counts.
Verspreide huizen Barger-Compascuum has too few residents for a reliable rate per 1,000 residents (under 200), so counts are shown instead of a comparison. In 2025, 3 crimes were registered, against 4 in 2021. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Registered crimes, 2025
3
▼down from 4 in 2021
Home burglary
1
2023–2025
Registered crimes, 2025
3
▼down from 4 in 2021
Home burglary
1
2023–2025
Registered crime per year
3 crimes were registered in Verspreide huizen Barger-Compascuum in 2025 (4 in 2021).
Registered crimes, 2025
3
down from 4 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 Verspreide huizen Barger-Compascuum is 'Vandalism and public order': 2 in 2025.
Vandalism and public order2
Theft and burglary1
Violence and threats0
Fraud and scams0
Traffic0
Environmental0
Other and withheld0
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 Verspreide huizen Barger-Compascuum registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
2020
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 Emmen average.
Agricultural land is the largest land use in Verspreide huizen Barger-Compascuum, covering 74% of the area, against 67% in Emmen. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 22% of the area, 7 percentage points above the 15% in Emmen.
Key figures
Green (parks, sport, nature)
22%
▲7 percentage points higher than Emmen (15%)
Built-up, share of the area
0%
▼11 percentage points lower than Emmen (11%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
20%
▲8 percentage points higher than Emmen (12%)
Agriculture, share of the area
74%
▲7 percentage points higher than Emmen (67%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
22%
▲7 percentage points higher than Emmen (15%)
Built-up, share of the area
0%
▼11 percentage points lower than Emmen (11%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
20%
▲8 percentage points higher than Emmen (12%)
Agriculture, share of the area
74%
▲7 percentage points higher than Emmen (67%)
Land use
22% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 15% in the municipality of Emmen.
Traffic1.1%
Built-up0.1%
Other built-up1.4%
Recreation1.3%
Agriculture74.4%
Forest and nature20.2%
Water1.5%
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 gp practice lies here at an average road distance of 2400 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
3,500 m
–
GP practice
2,400 m
–
Primary school
2,400 m
–
Daycare
2,400 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
0.1
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 slower than the Emmen average.
Verspreide huizen Barger-Compascuum has 40 inhabitants (2026), or 2 per km² (99% lower than in Emmen). In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Emmen was 77%, 1 percentage point below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 28% 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
+0%
▼lower than Emmen (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Emmen
77%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Emmen (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
29%
▲1 percentage point higher than Emmen (28%)
Never married
40%
▼5 percentage points lower than Emmen (45%)
Dutch origin
100%
▲16 percentage points higher than Emmen (84%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
28%
▲11 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+0%
▼lower than Emmen (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Emmen
77%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Emmen (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
29%
▲1 percentage point higher than Emmen (28%)
Never married
40%
▼5 percentage points lower than Emmen (45%)
Dutch origin
100%
▲16 percentage points higher than Emmen (84%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
28%
▲11 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population held steady between 2021 and 2026, at 40.
Residents, 2026
40
+0% since 2021
Emmen +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 2 residents per km², this buurt is 99% less densely populated than the municipality of Emmen.
Residents per km²2
Dwellings per km²0.9
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
29% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 155
15 to 255
25 to 455
45 to 6510
65 to 805
80 and over5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
40% of residents are never married.
Never married20
Married20
Divorced5
Widowed5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
100% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands40
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Emmen; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 77% of eligible voters in Emmen voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 28% of the valid votes.
Municipality of EmmenThe Netherlands
D66
10.4%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
28.2%
16.7%
VVD
12.7%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
9.5%
12.8%
CDA
12.3%
11.8%
JA21
5.8%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
7.4%
4.5%
BBB
3.9%
2.6%
Other
9.8%
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), 4 percentage points more than in Emmen (21%).
Key figures
Cars not on petrol (2025)
25%
▲4 percentage points higher than Emmen (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−8 pp
▼lower than Emmen (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
64%
▼22 percentage points lower than Emmen (86%)
Industrial, share of addresses
14%
▲10 percentage points higher than Emmen (4%)
Assembly, share of addresses
7%
▲6 percentage points higher than Emmen (1%)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
25%
▲4 percentage points higher than Emmen (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−8 pp
▼lower than Emmen (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
64%
▼22 percentage points lower than Emmen (86%)
Industrial, share of addresses
14%
▲10 percentage points higher than Emmen (4%)
Assembly, share of addresses
7%
▲6 percentage points higher than Emmen (1%)
Passenger cars by fuel type
25% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 21% in the municipality of Emmen (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%▲ 4 percentage points above Emmen (21%)
-8 pp since 2021
Emmen +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, 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
64% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (14%).
Residential64.3%
Assembly7.1%
Industrial14.3%
Sports3.6%
Other25%
Explanation
Based on 28 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 residents per km²: 100% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²2
NL 539▼ −100% 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