The population is growing faster than in Rotterdam. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Rotterdam, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Rotterdam Centrum is €424,000, 24% higher than in Rotterdam (€342,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 151%, against a rise of 131% in Rotterdam. 27% of the homes are owner-occupied, 8 percentage points less than in Rotterdam (35%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€424,000
▲24% higher than Rotterdam (€342,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+151%
▲higher than Rotterdam (+131%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
27%
▼8 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (35%)
Social housing
27%
▼16 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (43%)
Private rent
46%
▲24 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (22%)
Single-family dwellings
1%
▼24 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (25%)
Built before 1945
18%
▼11 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (29%)
Built 2016 and later
16%
▲10 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (6%)
Built 1965–1974
3%
▼7 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (10%)
Average WOZ value
€424,000
▲24% higher than Rotterdam (€342,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+151%
▲higher than Rotterdam (+131%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
27%
▼8 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (35%)
Social housing
27%
▼16 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (43%)
Private rent
46%
▲24 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (22%)
Single-family dwellings
1%
▼24 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (25%)
Built before 1945
18%
▼11 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (29%)
Built 2016 and later
16%
▲10 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (6%)
Built 1965–1974
3%
▼7 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (10%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 151% between 2014 and 2025, to €424,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€424,000▲ 24% above Rotterdam
+151% since 2014
Rotterdam +131%
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: ~€258 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€258/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
91 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €424,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€134NL median
Water board levy€44–
Waste levy€35€27
Sewage levy€30€22
Property tax (OZB)€25€37
Costs to set aside€124
Maintenance reserve€116–
Buildings insurance€8–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Rotterdam's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 193rd 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 91 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €424,000.
Levies: Rotterdam'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
Rotterdam Centrum has the 3rd-highest WOZ value of the 17 wijken in the municipality of Rotterdam.
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: €424,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Rotterdam Centrum
424,000
23,478
–
Delfshaven
325,000
36,694
–
Overschie
413,000
9,372
–
Noord
359,000
27,855
–
Hillegersberg-Schiebroek
496,000
21,247
–
Kralingen-Crooswijk
395,000
28,691
–
Feijenoord
311,000
38,572
–
IJsselmonde
267,000
29,377
–
Pernis
303,000
2,302
–
Prins Alexander
360,000
47,041
–
Charlois
240,000
34,655
–
Hoogvliet
298,000
16,393
–
Hoek van Holland
381,000
5,937
–
Spaanse Polder
467,000
30
–
Nieuw Mathenesse
250,000
865
–
Waalhaven-Eemhaven
339,000
31
–
Rozenburg
293,000
5,865
–
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 private rent, at 46% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied27%
Social housing27%
Private rent46%
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
99% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes1%
Multi-family homes99%
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
31% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 21% in the municipality of Rotterdam.
Before 194518.1%
1945-196414.7%
1965-19742.6%
1975-199130.6%
1992-200510%
2006-20158.1%
2016 and later15.8%
Explanation
Based on 24,555 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
More registered crime per resident than the Rotterdam average.
In 2025, 231 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Rotterdam Centrum, 2.9 times as high as in Rotterdam (79). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 24%, against a rise of 8% in Rotterdam. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
231
▲2.9 times as high as Rotterdam (79)
Change since 2021
+24%
▲higher than Rotterdam (+8%)
More figures
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.2
▼31% lower than Rotterdam (3.2)
Injury accidents per 1,000 residents (2024)
3.69
▲77% higher than Rotterdam (2.09)
Change since 2020
+71%
▼lower than Rotterdam (+104%)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
231
▲2.9 times as high as Rotterdam (79)
Change since 2021
+24%
▲higher than Rotterdam (+8%)
More figures
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.2
▼31% lower than Rotterdam (3.2)
Injury accidents per 1,000 residents (2024)
3.69
▲77% higher than Rotterdam (2.09)
Change since 2020
+71%
▼lower than Rotterdam (+104%)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Rotterdam Centrum registered 231 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 79 in the municipality of Rotterdam.
Rotterdam Centrum231
The municipality of Rotterdam79
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 Rotterdam Centrum is 'Theft and burglary': 130.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 34.8 in the municipality of Rotterdam.
Rotterdam CentrumRotterdam
Theft and burglary130.8
Rotterdam 34.8▲ +276% vs Rotterdam
Violence and threats30.3
Rotterdam 10.7▲ +183% vs Rotterdam
Traffic27.0
Rotterdam 14.0▲ +93% vs Rotterdam
Vandalism and public order21.2
Rotterdam 8.1▲ +162% vs Rotterdam
Other and withheld11.5
Rotterdam 3.9▲ +195% vs Rotterdam
Fraud and scams9.7
Rotterdam 6.5▲ +49% vs Rotterdam
Environmental0.5
Rotterdam 0.5≈ Rotterdam
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 Rotterdam Centrum registered 478 traffic accidents, of which 157 with injury and 1 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 Rotterdam average; green space is below the Rotterdam average.
An estimated 75% of adults in Rotterdam Centrum rate their own health as good, 8 percentage points more than in Rotterdam. Fewer adults are overweight (40% against 53%) and fewer feel lonely (52% against 55%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (54% against 45%) and more drink excessively (8% against 5%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Rotterdam Centrum, covering 63% of the area, against 38% in Rotterdam. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 8% of the area, 2 percentage points below the 10% in Rotterdam.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
75%
▲8 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (67%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
8%
▼2 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (10%)
More figures
Overweight
40%
▼13 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (53%)
Meets physical activity guideline
54%
▲9 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (45%)
Lonely
52%
▼3 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (55%)
Excessive drinking
8%
▲3 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (5%)
Built-up, share of the area
63%
▲25 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (38%)
Water, share of the area
15%
▼17 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (32%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼7 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (7%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
75%
▲8 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (67%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
8%
▼2 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (10%)
More figures
Overweight
40%
▼13 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (53%)
Meets physical activity guideline
54%
▲9 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (45%)
Lonely
52%
▼3 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (55%)
Excessive drinking
8%
▲3 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (5%)
Built-up, share of the area
63%
▲25 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (38%)
Water, share of the area
15%
▼17 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (32%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼7 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (7%)
Health
An estimated 75% of adults rate their own health as good, against 67% in the municipality of Rotterdam (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Rotterdam
Good self-rated health
75.4%
67%
Smokes
22.6%
22.9%
Excessive drinking
7.8%
5.4%
Overweight
40%
53%
Lonely
51.9%
54.6%
Anxiety or depression feelings
57.6%
56%
Meets physical activity guideline
53.5%
45.3%
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
8% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 10% in the municipality of Rotterdam.
Traffic13.3%
Built-up63.3%
Recreation8.2%
Water15.2%
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 faster than the Rotterdam average.
Rotterdam Centrum has 42,925 inhabitants (2026), or 10,369 per km² (3.4 times as high as in Rotterdam). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 38%, against a rise of 9% in Rotterdam. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Rotterdam was 63%, 15 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 18% 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
+38%
▲higher than Rotterdam (+9%)
Turnout, municipality of Rotterdam
63%
▼15 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+23%
▲higher than Rotterdam (+7%)
Aged 25 to 45
44%
▲12 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (32%)
Never married
71%
▲11 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (60%)
Origin outside Europe
46%
▲1 percentage point higher than Rotterdam (45%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
52%
▲19 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (33%)
D66, share of the vote
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
+38%
▲higher than Rotterdam (+9%)
Turnout, municipality of Rotterdam
63%
▼15 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+23%
▲higher than Rotterdam (+7%)
Aged 25 to 45
44%
▲12 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (32%)
Never married
71%
▲11 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (60%)
Origin outside Europe
46%
▲1 percentage point higher than Rotterdam (45%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
52%
▲19 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (33%)
D66, share of the vote
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 38% between 2014 and 2026, to 42,925.
Residents, 2026
42,925
+38% since 2014
Rotterdam +9%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 10,369 residents per km², this wijk is 3.4 times as densely populated as the municipality of Rotterdam.
Residents per km²10,369
Dwellings per km²5,671
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 9.1 children were born per 1,000 residents; 5.6 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
44% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 153,120
15 to 257,450
25 to 4518,770
45 to 658,455
65 to 803,985
80 and over1,135
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
71% of residents are never married.
Never married30,465
Married8,275
Divorced3,265
Widowed915
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
46% of residents have origin outside Europe.
Netherlands15,255
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)7,835
Outside Europe19,835
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
52% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo16,840
Havo, vwo, mbo2-410,890
Higher professional, university19,080
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Rotterdam; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 63% of eligible voters in Rotterdam voted. The largest party was D66 with 18% of the valid votes.
Municipality of RotterdamThe Netherlands
D66
18%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
14.9%
16.7%
VVD
10.1%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
17.1%
12.8%
CDA
7%
11.8%
JA21
5.7%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
3.4%
4.5%
BBB
0.7%
2.6%
Other
23%
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
Rotterdam Centrum has an average of 0.6 cars per household, 14% lower than in Rotterdam (0.7). 28% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points more than in Rotterdam (25%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
6%
▼9 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (15%)
Business services, share of businesses
35%
▲8 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (27%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
11%
▼8 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (19%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.6
▼14% lower than Rotterdam (0.7)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
28%
▲3 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+1 pp
▼lower than Rotterdam (+8 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
86%
▼5 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (91%)
Education, share of addresses
5%
▲3 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (2%)
Retail, share of addresses
5%
▲3 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (2%)
Residents per km²
10,369
▲19 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
46%
▲32 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
99%
▲62 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
6%
▼9 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (15%)
Business services, share of businesses
35%
▲8 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (27%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
11%
▼8 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (19%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.6
▼14% lower than Rotterdam (0.7)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
28%
▲3 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+1 pp
▼lower than Rotterdam (+8 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
86%
▼5 percentage points lower than Rotterdam (91%)
Education, share of addresses
5%
▲3 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (2%)
Retail, share of addresses
5%
▲3 percentage points higher than Rotterdam (2%)
Residents per km²
10,369
▲19 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
46%
▲32 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
99%
▲62 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 4,650 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij20
Nijverheid en energie785
Handel en horeca2,640
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie1,495
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed845
Zakelijke dienstverlening4,650
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg1,515
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten1,430
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
28% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 25% in the municipality of Rotterdam (2025).
Petrol71.7%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)28.3%
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 27% to 28% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
28%▲ 3 percentage points above Rotterdam (25%)
+1 pp since 2014
Rotterdam +8 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, 14,455 passenger cars and 650 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars14,455
Motorcycles650
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
86% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is education (5%).
Residential85.6%
Retail4.5%
Office3.8%
Assembly2.6%
Healthcare0.5%
Industrial1.9%
Lodging0.5%
Education4.9%
Other0.9%
Explanation
Based on 28,692 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% single-family dwellings, against 63% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Single-family dwellings1%
NL 63%▼ −98% vs NL
Residents per km²10,369
NL 539▲ +1824% vs NL
Private rent46%
NL 14%▲ +229% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings99%
NL 37%▲ +168% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings27%
NL 57%▼ −53% 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