Westerkwartier

Municipality in Groningen (Netherlands)

Contents: Population

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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
Westerkwartier (incl. Grootegast, Leek, Marum, Zuidhorn)	Municipality	60,579	62,314	62,345	63,678	64,841
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	32,560
Females	32,281

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-17 years	13,028
18-64 years	37,163
65+ years	14,650

Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years	513
80-89 years	3,164
70-79 years	6,855
60-69 years	8,817
50-59 years	9,554
40-49 years	7,428
30-39 years	7,559
20-29 years	6,384
10-19 years	7,658
0-9 years	6,909

Urbanization (E 2025)
Moderately urbanized	9,440
Lowly urbanized	15,680
Rural	39,770

Citizenhip (E 2025)
Netherlands	63,293
European Union	493
Europe (Rest)	449
Other Citizenship	573

Birth Country (E 2025)
Netherlands	61,379
Other country	3,462

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Groningen province

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