The number of inhabitants of Zoetermeer will have changed in 2023. New Zoetermeer residents have been born, fellow citizens have died and relocations have also caused a change in the population, according to the newspaper CBS. But are we more or fewer Zoetermeer residents than at the beginning of 2023?
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The answer is: more. On November 30, 2023, Zoetermeer had a total of 128,325 Zoetermeer residents. That is an increase of 1.04 percent.
The number of Zoetermeer residents increased due to:
- Births: 1,099.
- People moved from another municipality: 5,359.
- People moved from abroad: 934.
The number of Zoetermeer residents decreased due to:
- Deaths: 893.
- People moved to another municipality: 4,639.
- People moved abroad: 533.
Population growth in the Netherlands
According to Statistics Netherlands, the population of the Netherlands will grow by 140,000 inhabitants in 2023. In 2022, more than 221,000 people will be added. The population growth of the past year is entirely due to immigration: more people died than babies were born.
One of the municipalities that grew the most in the Netherlands is nearby Waddinxveen. On January 1, 2023, Waddinxveen had 32,601 inhabitants. On November 30, this was 33,845. That is a growth of 3.82 percent.