Ownership of housing stock, 2006-2014
You are currently viewing an archived indicator. This indicator will not be updated. The reason for this is stated below. The archive versions of this indicator (if any) are still available.
This indicator is no longer updated.
Information about this subject can still be found in the indicator below.
On 1 January 2014, there were 7.5 million houses in the Netherlands. This represents an increase of 7.1% compared with 1 January 2006. Since 2006 a slight increase was seen in privately-owned houses. On 1 January 2014 almost 56% of the houses were occupied by the owner and 43.5% were rented.
Slight increase of privately-owned houses
Of the 7.5 million homes in the Netherlands, 55.8% were occupied by the owner and 43.5% were rented. In the period 2006 - 2014 there was an increase in private ownership, from 53.7% in 2006 to 55.8% in 2014. In the same period the share of rented houses did not change (43.5%).
Most municipalities in the Netherlands have more privately-owned houses than rented houses. In 27 of the 403 municipalities there were more rented accommodations. The highest percentage of rented accommodations (72.4%) was seen in Amsterdam, the lowest percentage in Rozendaal in the province of Gelderland. In large cities there are usually relatively often rented houses.
Sources
- CBS (2014). Statline: Woningvoorraad naar eigendom; regio, 2006-2012. CBS, Den Haag.
- CBS (2015). Statline: Voorraad woningen; woningtype, bouwjaar, oppervlakte, regio. CBS, Den Haag.
Technical explanation
- Name of the data
- -
- Description
- -
- Responsible institute
- -
- Calculation method
- -
- Base table
- -
- Geographical distribution
- -
- Publication frequency
- -
- Trust code
- -
Archive of this indicator
Show more Show less
Reference of this webpage
CLO (2015). Ownership of housing stock, 2006-2014 (indicator 2164, version 04, ), www.clo.nl. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), The Hague; PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, The Hague; RIVM National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven; and Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen.