Westerwolde

Municipality in Groningen (Netherlands)

Contents: Population

The population development of Westerwolde as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).

Name	Status	Population Census 2001-01-01	Population Estimate 2011-01-01	Population Estimate 2016-01-01	Population Estimate 2021-01-01	Population Estimate 2025-01-01
Westerwolde (incl. Vlagtwedde, Bellingwedde)	Municipality	26,151	25,692	25,393	26,215	27,421
Nederland [The Netherlands]	Country	15,985,538	16,655,799	16,979,120	17,475,415	18,044,027

Source: Statistics Netherlands.

Explanation: Provinces and municipalities in the boundaries of 1 January 2025. Municipalities of the Caribbean Netherlands are not included. The land area is tabulated. The 2025 population figures are final.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2025)
Males	14,092
Females	13,329

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-17 years	5,178
18-64 years	14,891
65+ years	7,352

Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years	277
80-89 years	1,484
70-79 years	3,523
60-69 years	4,369
50-59 years	3,837
40-49 years	2,773
30-39 years	2,752
20-29 years	2,617
10-19 years	3,427
0-9 years	2,362

Urbanization (E 2025)
Lowly urbanized	4,810
Rural	21,660

Citizenhip (E 2025)
Netherlands	24,045
European Union	245
Europe (Rest)	297
Other Citizenship	2,722

Birth Country (E 2025)
Netherlands	23,326
Other country	4,095

Comprises:

Located in:

Groningen province