Average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type in Netherlands
Netherlands: Average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type was 2.1 Average in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type in Netherlands, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Average.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type in Netherlands is 2.1 Average, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type in Netherlands peaked at 2.1 Average in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.9 Average, in 2014.
Netherlands ranks 2nd of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2 Average | — |
| 2006 | 2 Average | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 Average | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 Average | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 Average | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 Average | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 Average | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 Average | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 Average | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.9 Average | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 1.9 Average | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.9 Average | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 Average | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 2 Average | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 Average | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 Average | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.1 Average | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 2.1 Average | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.1 Average | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.1 Average | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.1 Average | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 Average | 2 Average | 2 Average | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.97 Average | 1.9 Average | 2 Average | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.08 Average | 2 Average | 2.1 Average | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 1 Malta 2.2 Average compare
- 2 Belgium 2.1 Average compare
- 2 Luxembourg 2.1 Average compare
- 2 Norway 2.1 Average compare
- 2 Netherlands 2.1 Average compare
More urban development data for Netherlands
- Population in the largest city 6.9% (2025)
- Population density 530.95 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 8.59 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.1225 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 2.22 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.5314 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 65.1 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 1.19 million (2025)
- PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 99.6% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type in Netherlands?
- Average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type in Netherlands was 2.1 Average in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1 Average in 2021.
- What is the lowest average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9 Average in 2014.
- How does Netherlands rank for average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type?
- Netherlands ranks 2nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type from 2003 onwards. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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