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 Nijmegen average; green space is below the Nijmegen average.

An estimated 83% of adults in Ressen rate their own health as good, 10 percentage points more than in Nijmegen. Fewer adults feel lonely (39% against 46%), fewer report anxiety or depression (46% against 53%), fewer smoke (13% against 19%) and fewer meet the physical activity guideline (47% against 53%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Ressen, covering 50% of the area, against 9% in Nijmegen. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 6% of the area, 15 percentage points below the 21% in Nijmegen.

Key figures

Self-rated health (estimated)
83%
10 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
6%
15 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (21%)
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Lonely
39%
7 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (46%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
46%
7 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (53%)
Meets physical activity guideline
47%
6 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (53%)
Smokes
13%
6 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (19%)
Agriculture, share of the area
50%
41 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (9%)
Built-up, share of the area
25%
27 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (52%)
Recreation, share of the area
5%
9 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (14%)

Self-rated health (estimated)
83%
10 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (73%)

Green (parks, sport, nature)
6%
15 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (21%)

More figures

Lonely
39%
7 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (46%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
46%
7 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (53%)
Meets physical activity guideline
47%
6 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (53%)
Smokes
13%
6 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (19%)

Agriculture, share of the area
50%
41 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (9%)
Built-up, share of the area
25%
27 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (52%)
Recreation, share of the area
5%
9 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (14%)

Health

An estimated 83% of adults rate their own health as good, against 73% in the municipality of Nijmegen (2024).

This areaThe municipality of Nijmegen

Good self-rated health

82.9%

72.9%

Smokes

13.3%

19.3%

Excessive drinking

3.4%

Overweight

40.3%

42.8%

Lonely

39.1%

46.4%

Anxiety or depression feelings

46.3%

52.6%

Meets physical activity guideline

47.2%

53.3%

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

6% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 21% in the municipality of Nijmegen.

Traffic6%
Built-up25.4%
Other built-up6.3%
Recreation5%
Agriculture50.2%
Forest and nature1.3%
Water6%

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 daycare lies here at an average road distance of 900 m.

	Distance	Value
Large supermarket	1,700 m	–
GP practice	2,300 m	–
Primary school	1,500 m	–
Daycare	900 m	–
Large supermarkets	–	0
GP practices	–	0
Daycares	–	1.5

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

43% are between 25 and 45, against 31% in the municipality of Nijmegen.

Ressen has 4,375 inhabitants (2026), or 1,444 per km² (60% lower than in Nijmegen). In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Nijmegen was 80%, 2 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA) had the highest share there: 27% of the vote, against 13% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.

Key figures

Turnout, municipality of Nijmegen
80%
2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
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Aged 25 to 45
43%
12 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (31%)
Never married
63%
about the same as Nijmegen (63%)
Dutch origin
74%
4 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (70%)
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA), share of the vote
27%
14 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (13%)

Turnout, municipality of Nijmegen
80%
2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)

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Aged 25 to 45
43%
12 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (31%)
Never married
63%
about the same as Nijmegen (63%)

Dutch origin
74%
4 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (70%)
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA), share of the vote
27%
14 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (13%)

Density

With 1,444 residents per km², this buurt is 60% less densely populated than the municipality of Nijmegen.

Residents per km²1,444

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by age group

43% of residents are between 25 and 45.

0 to 151,400
15 to 25320
25 to 451,865
45 to 65685
65 to 80100
80 and over5

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

62% of residents are never married.

Never married2,735
Married1,405
Divorced215
Widowed20

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

74% of residents have Dutch origin.

Netherlands3,255
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)320
Outside Europe805

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Parliamentary election

These figures are for the whole municipality of Nijmegen; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 80% of eligible voters in Nijmegen voted. The largest party was GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA) with 27% of the valid votes.

Municipality of NijmegenThe Netherlands

D66

25.8%

16.9%

PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)

10.5%

16.7%

VVD

8.6%

14.2%

GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)

27%

12.8%

CDA

6.9%

11.8%

JA21

3.5%

5.9%

Forum voor Democratie

2.3%

4.5%

BBB

0.7%

2.6%

Other

14.7%

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

Key figures

Government, education and care, share of businesses
33%
6 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (27%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
8%
4 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (12%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
11%
3 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (8%)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
7 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (89%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
2 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (2%)
Office, share of addresses
1%
about the same as Nijmegen (1%)

Government, education and care, share of businesses
33%
6 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (27%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
8%
4 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (12%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
11%
3 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (8%)

Residential, share of addresses
96%
7 percentage points higher than Nijmegen (89%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
2 percentage points lower than Nijmegen (2%)
Office, share of addresses
1%
about the same as Nijmegen (1%)

Business establishments by sector

Overheid, onderwijs en zorg is the largest sector, with 170 establishments.

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5

Nijverheid en energie45

Handel en horeca65

Vervoer, informatie en communicatie55

Financiële diensten, onroerend goed15

Zakelijke dienstverlening120

Overheid, onderwijs en zorg170

Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten40

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Addresses by building use

96% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (3%).

Residential96%
Retail0.1%
Office0.6%
Assembly0.4%
Healthcare0.1%
Industrial2.9%
Education0.1%
Sports0.1%
Other0.7%

Explanation

Based on 1,575 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

1,444 residents per km²: 2.7 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.

This areaThe Netherlands

Residents per km²1,444

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 · Nearby areas

Other neighbourhoods in Nijmegen

Other neighbourhoods in Nijmegen

Oosterhout	6,240	€518,000	21
Lent	16,785	–	–

Living in Ressen (Nijmegen): WOZ, prices & safety