Groningen

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Statistics Netherlands, CBS

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Key figures

32 545

number of businesses

bankruptcies

165 800

jobs

At the start of 2026, there were 32,545 businesses in Groningen. This was 850 more than in the previous year.

In 2025 there were 91 bankruptcies in the region of other-Groningen. This was 4 fewer than in the previous year.

At the end of 2024, there were 165,800 jobs in employment in Groningen. This was 1,200 more than in the previous year.

In 2026, rents in the provence of Groningen increased by an average of 4.1 percent. This increase was lower than in 2025.

On 1 January 2026, the municipality of Groningen had a population of 244,427. This was 14 less than a year earlier.