Density
With 706 residents per km², this buurt is 4.0 times as densely populated as the municipality of Oldambt.
Residents per km²706
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Neighbourhood · Oldambt
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Finsterwolde has 1,660 residents (2026).
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At a glance
Compared with the municipality of Oldambt · newest year available
Location
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01 · Residents
31% are between 45 and 65, against 29% in the municipality of Oldambt.
Finsterwolde has 1,660 inhabitants (2026), or 706 per km² (4.0 times as high as in Oldambt). In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Oldambt was 75%, 3 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 27% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
- Turnout, municipality of Oldambt75%3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
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- Aged 45 to 6531%2 percentage points higher than Oldambt (29%)
- Never married44%about the same as Oldambt (44%)
- Dutch origin86%1 percentage point higher than Oldambt (85%)
- PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote27%10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
- Turnout, municipality of Oldambt75%3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
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- Aged 45 to 6531%2 percentage points higher than Oldambt (29%)
- Never married44%about the same as Oldambt (44%)
- Dutch origin86%1 percentage point higher than Oldambt (85%)
- PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote27%10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Residents by age group
31% of residents are between 45 and 65.
- 0 to 15235
- 15 to 25180
- 25 to 45355
- 45 to 65520
- 65 to 80280
- 80 and over90
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
44% of residents are never married.
- Never married720
- Married700
- Divorced145
- Widowed90
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
86% of residents have Dutch origin.
- Netherlands1,420
- Europe (excluding the Netherlands)120
- Outside Europe115
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Oldambt; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 75% of eligible voters in Oldambt voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 27% of the valid votes.
Municipality of OldambtThe Netherlands
D66
11.4%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
27.2%
16.7%
VVD
13%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
11.7%
12.8%
CDA
9.2%
11.8%
JA21
4%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
7%
4.5%
BBB
4.3%
2.6%
Other
12.2%
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
02 · More figures
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Biggest difference from the Netherlands
706 residents per km²: 31% more densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
- Residents per km²706
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
03 · Nearby areas
Other neighbourhoods in Oldambt
| Verspreide huizen Finsterwolde | 245 | – |
| Ganzedijk-Hongerige Wolf | 200 | – |