The population is growing about as fast as in Montferland. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Montferland, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Didam is €327,000, 2% higher than in Montferland (€322,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 56%, against a rise of 55% in Montferland. 65% of the homes are owner-occupied, 2 percentage points less than in Montferland (67%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€327,000
▲2% higher than Montferland (€322,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+56%
▲higher than Montferland (+55%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
65%
▼2 percentage points lower than Montferland (67%)
Social housing
25%
▲2 percentage points higher than Montferland (23%)
Private rent
10%
=about the same as Montferland (10%)
Single-family dwellings
82%
▲1 percentage point higher than Montferland (81%)
Built before 1945
9%
▼3 percentage points lower than Montferland (12%)
Built 1945–1964
12%
▼2 percentage points lower than Montferland (14%)
Built 2016 and later
10%
▲2 percentage points higher than Montferland (8%)
Average WOZ value
€327,000
▲2% higher than Montferland (€322,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+56%
▲higher than Montferland (+55%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
65%
▼2 percentage points lower than Montferland (67%)
Social housing
25%
▲2 percentage points higher than Montferland (23%)
Private rent
10%
=about the same as Montferland (10%)
Single-family dwellings
82%
▲1 percentage point higher than Montferland (81%)
Built before 1945
9%
▼3 percentage points lower than Montferland (12%)
Built 1945–1964
12%
▼2 percentage points lower than Montferland (14%)
Built 2016 and later
10%
▲2 percentage points higher than Montferland (8%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 56% between 2014 and 2025, to €327,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€327,000▲ 2% above Montferland
+56% since 2014
Montferland +55%
Explanation
The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Modelled ownership costs
Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€321 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€321/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
145 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €327,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€123NL median
Water board levy€41–
Property tax (OZB)€32€29
Sewage levy€27€22
Waste levy€23€27
Costs to set aside€198
Maintenance reserve€185–
Buildings insurance€13–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Montferland's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 207th 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 145 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €327,000.
Levies: Montferland'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
Didam has the 2nd-highest WOZ value of the 3 wijken in the municipality of Montferland.
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: €327,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Didam
327,000
7,693
–
's-Heerenberg
303,000
6,854
–
Brakel
372,000
1,797
–
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 65% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied65%
Social housing25%
Private rent10%
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
82% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes82%
Multi-family homes18%
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
27% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 24% in the municipality of Montferland.
Before 19458.7%
1945-196412.4%
1965-197420.2%
1975-199126.8%
1992-200513%
2006-20159%
2016 and later9.9%
Explanation
Based on 7,865 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
Less registered crime per resident than the Montferland average.
In 2025, 18 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Didam, 5% lower than in Montferland (19). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 33%, against a fall of 29% in Montferland. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
18
▼5% lower than Montferland (19)
Change since 2021
-33%
▼lower than Montferland (-29%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.6
=about the same as Montferland (1.6)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
18
▼5% lower than Montferland (19)
Change since 2021
-33%
▼lower than Montferland (-29%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.6
=about the same as Montferland (1.6)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Didam registered 18 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 19 in the municipality of Montferland.
Didam18
The municipality of Montferland19
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 Didam is 'Theft and burglary': 6.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 6.7 in the municipality of Montferland.
DidamMontferland
Theft and burglary6.3
Montferland 6.7▼ −6% vs Montferland
Fraud and scams3.9
Montferland 4.2▼ −7% vs Montferland
Traffic3.2
Montferland 3.4▼ −6% vs Montferland
Vandalism and public order2.3
Montferland 2.5▼ −8% vs Montferland
Violence and threats1.1
Montferland 1.5▼ −27% vs Montferland
Other and withheld0.5
Montferland 1.1▼ −55% vs Montferland
Environmental0.2
Montferland 0.1≈ Montferland
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'.
In 2024, police in Didam registered 48 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
Residents rate their health above the Montferland average; green space is below the Montferland average.
An estimated 73% of adults in Didam rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point more than in Montferland. More adults meet the physical activity guideline (50% against 47%), but fewer are overweight (56% against 58%) and fewer smoke (15% against 16%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Didam, covering 79% of the area, against 68% in Montferland. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 4% of the area, 15 percentage points below the 19% in Montferland.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
73%
▲1 percentage point higher than Montferland (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
4%
▼15 percentage points lower than Montferland (19%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
50%
▲3 percentage points higher than Montferland (47%)
Overweight
56%
▼2 percentage points lower than Montferland (58%)
Lonely
42%
=about the same as Montferland (42%)
Smokes
15%
▼1 percentage point lower than Montferland (16%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
3%
▼14 percentage points lower than Montferland (17%)
Agriculture, share of the area
79%
▲11 percentage points higher than Montferland (68%)
Built-up, share of the area
13%
▲4 percentage points higher than Montferland (9%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
73%
▲1 percentage point higher than Montferland (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
4%
▼15 percentage points lower than Montferland (19%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
50%
▲3 percentage points higher than Montferland (47%)
Overweight
56%
▼2 percentage points lower than Montferland (58%)
Lonely
42%
=about the same as Montferland (42%)
Smokes
15%
▼1 percentage point lower than Montferland (16%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
3%
▼14 percentage points lower than Montferland (17%)
Agriculture, share of the area
79%
▲11 percentage points higher than Montferland (68%)
Built-up, share of the area
13%
▲4 percentage points higher than Montferland (9%)
Health
An estimated 73% of adults rate their own health as good, against 72% in the municipality of Montferland (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Montferland
Good self-rated health
72.6%
71.8%
Smokes
15.1%
15.9%
Excessive drinking
5.2%
5.4%
Overweight
56.3%
57.5%
Lonely
41.5%
42.4%
Anxiety or depression feelings
43.9%
44.2%
Meets physical activity guideline
49.7%
47.4%
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
4% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 19% in the municipality of Montferland.
Traffic3.8%
Built-up12.7%
Other built-up0.2%
Recreation1.2%
Agriculture78.6%
Forest and nature2.5%
Water1%
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 about as fast as the Montferland average.
Didam has 17,650 inhabitants (2026), or 556 per km² (59% higher than in Montferland). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 6%, the same as in Montferland. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Montferland was 82%, 4 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 24% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2014
+6%
=about the same as Montferland (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Montferland
82%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+10%
=about the same as Montferland (+9%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
▼2 percentage points lower than Montferland (29%)
Married
44%
=about the same as Montferland (44%)
Dutch origin
87%
▲2 percentage points higher than Montferland (85%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
46%
=about the same as Montferland (46%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
+6%
=about the same as Montferland (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Montferland
82%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+10%
=about the same as Montferland (+9%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
▼2 percentage points lower than Montferland (29%)
Married
44%
=about the same as Montferland (44%)
Dutch origin
87%
▲2 percentage points higher than Montferland (85%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
46%
=about the same as Montferland (46%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 6% between 2014 and 2026, to 17,650.
Residents, 2026
17,650
+6% since 2014
Montferland +6%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 556 residents per km², this wijk is 59% more densely populated than the municipality of Montferland.
Residents per km²556
Dwellings per km²242.3
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 8.6 children were born per 1,000 residents; 10.0 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
27% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 152,500
15 to 251,825
25 to 453,895
45 to 654,830
65 to 803,460
80 and over1,140
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
44% of residents are married.
Never married7,575
Married7,735
Divorced1,175
Widowed1,165
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
87% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands15,390
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)990
Outside Europe1,265
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
46% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo13,790
Havo, vwo, mbo2-45,970
Higher professional, university3,180
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Montferland; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 82% of eligible voters in Montferland voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 24% of the valid votes.
Municipality of MontferlandThe Netherlands
D66
12.3%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
24.2%
16.7%
VVD
17%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
7.1%
12.8%
CDA
14.5%
11.8%
JA21
7.5%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.5%
4.5%
BBB
5.4%
2.6%
Other
6.5%
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
Didam has an average of 1.3 cars per household, about the same as in Montferland (1.3). 19% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 2 percentage points less than in Montferland (21%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
5%
▼1 percentage point lower than Montferland (6%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
4%
▼1 percentage point lower than Montferland (5%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
=about the same as Montferland (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
19%
▼2 percentage points lower than Montferland (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+5 pp
=about the same as Montferland (+6 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
94%
▲4 percentage points higher than Montferland (90%)
Lodging, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Montferland (2%)
Industrial, share of addresses
3%
▼2 percentage points lower than Montferland (5%)
Private rent
10%
▼4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
82%
▲19 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Average WOZ value
€327,000
▼18% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
5%
▼1 percentage point lower than Montferland (6%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
4%
▼1 percentage point lower than Montferland (5%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
=about the same as Montferland (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
19%
▼2 percentage points lower than Montferland (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+5 pp
=about the same as Montferland (+6 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
94%
▲4 percentage points higher than Montferland (90%)
Lodging, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Montferland (2%)
Industrial, share of addresses
3%
▼2 percentage points lower than Montferland (5%)
Private rent
10%
▼4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
82%
▲19 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Average WOZ value
€327,000
▼18% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 435 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij100
Nijverheid en energie355
Handel en horeca345
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie85
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed100
Zakelijke dienstverlening435
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg280
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten235
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
19% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 21% in the municipality of Montferland (2025).
Petrol80.6%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)19.4%
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 14% to 19% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
19%▼ 2 percentage points below Montferland (21%)
+5 pp since 2014
Montferland +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, 9,740 passenger cars and 950 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars9,740
Motorcycles950
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
94% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (3%).
Residential93.9%
Retail1.2%
Office1%
Assembly0.9%
Healthcare0.3%
Industrial3.4%
Lodging0.1%
Education0.1%
Sports0.2%
Other1.3%
Explanation
Based on 8,376 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
18% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings18%
NL 37%▼ −51% vs NL
Private rent10%
NL 14%▼ −29% vs NL
Single-family dwellings82%
NL 63%▲ +30% vs NL
Average WOZ value€327,000
NL €398,000▼ −18% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings65%
NL 57%▲ +14% 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) 2025