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Municipality · Zuid-Holland

Living in 's-Gravenhage

The population is growing faster than in the Netherlands. Homes cost less than the Dutch average, and registered crime per resident is higher.

569,468 residents, 274,171 homes, Data: CBS, Politie, RIVM, Kiesraad, NVM, Kadaster

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Location

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01 · Prices & homes

Homes cost less than the Dutch average.

The average WOZ value in 's-Gravenhage is €383,000, 4% lower than in the Netherlands (€398,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 104%, against a rise of 89% in the Netherlands. 43% of the homes are owner-occupied, 14 percentage points less than in the Netherlands (57%).

Key figures
  • Average WOZ value
    €383,000
    4% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
  • Rise in WOZ value since 2014
    +104%
    higher than the Netherlands (+89%)
  • More figures
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    43%
    14 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
  • Social housing
    30%
    2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
  • Private rent
    27%
    13 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    21%
    42 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
  • Built 1965–1974
    5%
    10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (15%)
  • Built 1975–1991
    13%
    10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (23%)
  • Built 2016 and later
    7%
    2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (9%)

WOZ value per year

The average WOZ value rose 104% between 2014 and 2025, to €383,000.

Average WOZ value, 2025
€383,0004% below the Netherlands
  • +104% since 2014
  • Netherlands +89%
Explanation

The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

The market in Agglomeratie Den Haag

In the Agglomeratie Den Haag region (Q3 2026), half of all homes sold for more than €4,995/m², and 64% sold above the asking price.

Figures from NVM estate agents for Q3 2026

Sale price per m²
€4,995/m²

Of the homes sold in Agglomeratie Den Haag in Q3 2026, half went for more than €4,995 per m² of living area and half for less. All dwelling types combined.

Asking vs sale price
+2.7%

The final sale price in Agglomeratie Den Haag came in 2.7% above the last asking price. Budget for that.

Sold above asking
64%

64% of the homes sold in Agglomeratie Den Haag in Q3 2026 went for more than the asking price.

Sale price per m² by dwelling type

Terraced house
€4,870/m²
End-of-terrace house
€5,084/m²
Semi-detached house
€5,710/m²
Detached house
€6,366/m²
Apartment
€4,922/m²

Figures from NVM estate agents covering existing owner-occupied homes in COROP region Agglomeratie Den Haag, Q3 2026. A region spans dozens of municipalities, so this describes the surrounding market, not this street or this house.

Source: NVM Marktoverzicht 2026-Q3

Modelled ownership costs

Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€242 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)

€242/ month

Typical home here, before mortgage and energy

  • 95 m² · estimated gemeente average
  • WOZ €383,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€112NL median
  • Water board levy€43–
  • Waste levy€35€27
  • Property tax (OZB)€17€34
  • Sewage levy€17€22
Costs to set aside€130
  • Maintenance reserve€121–
  • Buildings insurance€9–

Model estimates, not bills.

For this home, 's-Gravenhage's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 26th 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 95 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €383,000.
  • Levies: 's-Gravenhage'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

's-Gravenhage has the 20th-lowest WOZ value of the 50 gemeenten in the province of Zuid-Holland.

Netherlands€398,000
Hillegom€458,000
Albrandswaard€456,000
Leiderdorp€450,000
Barendrecht€447,000
Lisse€433,000
Molenlanden€427,000
Waddinxveen€417,000
Krimpenerwaard€414,000
Leiden€409,000
Voorne aan Zee€396,000
Hoeksche Waard€392,000
's-Gravenhage€383,000

Zoetermeer€375,000
Gorinchem€370,000
Papendrecht€368,000
Rijswijk (ZH.)€358,000
Gouda€356,000
Delft€352,000
Alblasserdam€351,000
Ridderkerk€346,000
Maassluis€345,000
Rotterdam€342,000
Sliedrecht€340,000
Zwijndrecht€340,000
Explanation

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: €383,000 average WOZ value.

ValueDwellingsAged 65+
's-Gravenhage383,000274,171–
Alblasserdam351,0008,493–
Albrandswaard456,00010,797–
Alphen aan den Rijn397,00051,069–
Barendrecht447,00019,676–
Bodegraven-Reeuwijk472,00015,273–
Capelle aan den IJssel362,00031,893–
Delft352,00054,594–
Dordrecht331,00057,537–
Goeree-Overflakkee371,00022,997–
Gorinchem370,00018,237–
Gouda356,00035,205–
Hardinxveld-Giessendam368,0007,744–
Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht443,00012,963–
Hillegom458,00010,329–
Hoeksche Waard392,00039,954–
Molenlanden427,00018,111–
Kaag en Braassem487,00012,787–
Katwijk462,00027,845–
Krimpen aan den IJssel386,00012,730–
Krimpenerwaard414,00024,661–
Lansingerland505,00025,791–
Leiden409,00065,079–
Leiderdorp450,00012,698–
Leidschendam-Voorburg443,00037,861–
Lisse433,00010,637–
Maassluis345,00016,664–
Midden-Delfland496,0008,145–
Nieuwkoop489,00011,931–
Nissewaard308,00040,514–
Noordwijk516,00021,279–
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 43% of dwellings.

  • Owner-occupied43%
  • Social housing30%
  • Private rent27%
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

79% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.

  • Single-family homes21%
  • Multi-family homes79%
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

39% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 18% in the Netherlands.

  • Before 194538.9%
  • 1945-196414.4%
  • 1965-19745.5%
  • 1975-199113.1%
  • 1992-200515%
  • 2006-20156.7%
  • 2016 and later6.5%
Explanation

Based on 275,635 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 Dutch average.

In 2025, 69 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in 's-Gravenhage, 53% higher than in the Netherlands (45). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 8%, against a rise of 5% in the Netherlands. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.

Key figures
  • Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
    69
    53% higher than the Netherlands (45)
  • Change since 2021
    +8%
    higher than the Netherlands (+5%)
  • More figures
  • Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
    2.5
    7% lower than the Netherlands (2.7)
  • Injury accidents per 1,000 residents (2024)
    3.89
    2.8 times as high as the Netherlands (1.39)
  • Change since 2020
    +62%
    higher than the Netherlands (+46%)

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025

In 2025, 's-Gravenhage registered 69 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 45 in the Netherlands.

's-Gravenhage69
The Netherlands45
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.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Registered crime per year

In 2025, 's-Gravenhage registered 69 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 45 in the Netherlands.

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
6953% above the Netherlands
  • +8% since 2021
  • Netherlands +5%
Explanation

Registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED. A year without a matching population figure (KWB) is left out.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Crime by category

The largest category in 's-Gravenhage is 'Theft and burglary': 31.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 19.8 in the Netherlands.

's-GravenhageThe Netherlands
  • Theft and burglary31.7
  • Traffic11.7
  • Violence and threats8.4
  • Vandalism and public order8.2
  • Fraud and scams6.0
  • Other and withheld2.9
  • Environmental0.3
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'.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Home burglary

Home burglary 2023-2025: 2.5 per 1,000 dwellings a year on average, against 2.7 in the Netherlands.

's-Gravenhage2.52
The Netherlands2.69
Explanation

Averaged over 3 years (2023-2025) to dampen year-to-year noise at low counts.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Traffic accidents by outcome

In 2024, police in 's-Gravenhage registered 5,093 traffic accidents, of which 2,200 with injury and 6 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.

Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024

03 · Living environment

Residents rate their health below the Dutch average; green space is above the Dutch average.

An estimated 69% of adults in 's-Gravenhage rate their own health as good, 4 percentage points less than in the Netherlands. More adults feel lonely (56% against 47%), more report anxiety or depression (55% against 47%) and more smoke (22% against 17%), but fewer are overweight (50% against 52%). Built-up land is the largest land use in 's-Gravenhage, covering 50% of the area, against 9% in the Netherlands. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 25% of the area, 9 percentage points above the 16% in the Netherlands.

Key figures
  • Self-rated health (estimated)
    69%
    4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (73%)
  • Green (parks, sport, nature)
    25%
    9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (16%)
  • More figures
  • Lonely
    56%
    9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (47%)
  • Anxiety or depression feelings
    55%
    8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (47%)
  • Smokes
    22%
    5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
  • Overweight
    50%
    2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (52%)
  • Agriculture, share of the area
    2%
    50 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (52%)
  • Built-up, share of the area
    50%
    41 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (9%)
  • Recreation, share of the area
    14%
    11 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (3%)

Health

An estimated 69% of adults rate their own health as good, against 73% in the Netherlands (2024).

This areaThe Netherlands
Good self-rated health
68.6%
72.8%
Smokes
21.7%
17.2%
Excessive drinking
5.1%
5.8%
Overweight
49.5%
51.6%
Lonely
56.5%
47.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
55.4%
47.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
50.2%
48.3%
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

25% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 16% in the Netherlands.

  • Traffic5.8%
  • Built-up50.1%
  • Other built-up1.7%
  • Recreation13.5%
  • Agriculture1.8%
  • Forest and nature11.7%
  • Water15.4%
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 Dutch average.

's-Gravenhage has 569,468 inhabitants (2026), or 6,863 per km² (12.7 times as high as in the Netherlands). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 12%, against a rise of 8% in the Netherlands. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in 's-Gravenhage was 69%, 9 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 20% of the vote, against 17% nationally.

Key figures
  • Population growth since 2014
    +12%
    higher than the Netherlands (+8%)
  • Turnout
    69%
    9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
  • More figures
  • Growth of the dwelling stock
    +10%
    about the same as the Netherlands (+10%)
  • Aged 25 to 45
    30%
    4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (26%)
  • Never married
    59%
    9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (50%)
  • Origin outside Europe
    43%
    24 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (19%)
  • D66, share of the vote
    20%
    3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)

Population per year

The population grew 12% between 2014 and 2026, to 569,468.

Residents, 2026
569,468
  • +12% since 2014
  • Netherlands +8%

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Density

Residents per km²: 6,863.

Residents per km²6,863
Dwellings per km²3,304.1

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Births and deaths per 1,000 residents

In 2025, 9.7 children were born per 1,000 residents; 8.0 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

30% of residents are between 25 and 45.

  • 0 to 1586,156
  • 15 to 2574,245
  • 25 to 45171,234
  • 45 to 65147,884
  • 65 to 8069,222
  • 80 and over20,727

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

59% of residents are never married.

  • Never married335,451
  • Married164,718
  • Divorced50,854
  • Widowed18,445

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

43% of residents have origin outside Europe.

  • Netherlands221,374
  • Europe (excluding the Netherlands)103,199
  • Outside Europe244,895

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Parliamentary election

At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 69% of eligible voters in 's-Gravenhage voted. The largest party was D66 with 20% of the valid votes.

Municipality of 's-GravenhageThe Netherlands
D66
19.9%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
15.8%
16.7%
VVD
12.2%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
16.5%
12.8%
CDA
6.8%
11.8%
JA21
4.3%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
3.4%
4.5%
BBB
0.8%
2.6%
Other
20.2%
14.4%
Explanation

Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes.

Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025

05 · More figures

More figures

's-Gravenhage has an average of 0.7 cars per household, 36% lower than in the Netherlands (1.1). 27% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point more than in the Netherlands (26%).

Key figures
  • Industry and energy, share of businesses
    21%
    7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
  • Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
    13%
    3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (16%)
  • Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
    3%
    2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (5%)
  • Cars per household (2025)
    0.7
    36% lower than the Netherlands (1.1)
  • Cars not on petrol (2025)
    27%
    1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (26%)
  • Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
    +11 pp
    higher than the Netherlands (+5 pp)
  • Residential, share of addresses
    91%
    4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (87%)
  • Industrial, share of addresses
    2%
    2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (4%)
  • Lodging, share of addresses
    0%
    2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (2%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    21%
    42 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
  • Multi-family dwellings
    79%
    42 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
  • Private rent
    27%
    13 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)

Business establishments by sector

Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 24,090 establishments.

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij4,330
Nijverheid en energie21,635
Handel en horeca12,645
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie7,675
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed3,235
Zakelijke dienstverlening24,090
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg17,160
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten9,990

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Passenger cars by fuel type

27% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 26% in the Netherlands (2025).

  • Petrol73.2%
  • Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)26.8%
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 16% to 27% between 2014 and 2025.

Share on other fuel, 2025
27%1 percentage point above the Netherlands (26%)
  • +11 pp since 2014
  • Netherlands +5 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, 204,250 passenger cars and 11,600 motorcycles were registered here.

Passenger cars204,250
Motorcycles11,600
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

91% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (2%).

  • Residential90.9%
  • Retail2.2%
  • Office1.2%
  • Assembly0.8%
  • Healthcare0.1%
  • Industrial1.7%
  • Lodging0.3%
  • Education0.1%
  • Sports0.1%
  • Other3.8%
Explanation

Based on 303,199 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

6,863 residents per km²: 13 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.

This areaThe Netherlands
  • Residents per km²6,863
  • Single-family dwellings21%
  • Multi-family dwellings79%
  • Private rent27%
  • Owner-occupied dwellings43%
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 · Neighbourhoods

Compare the districts of 's-Gravenhage

Compare the districts of 's-Gravenhage
Van Stolkpark en Scheveningse Bo810€979,000114
Vogelwijk5,445€939,00051
Zorgvliet685€939,000120
Forepark155€757,000–
Westbroekpark en Duttendel2,405€752,00067

Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026, Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01, NVM Marktoverzicht 2026-Q3, CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025, BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024, Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025, RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024, CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022, Municipal levies + CBS 2026. Figures describe the whole municipality.

How we calculate
Living in 's-Gravenhage: house prices, WOZ & neighbourhoods