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Leeuwarden

Published by:
Statistics Netherlands, CBS

Are you looking for statistical information about Leeuwarden?

On this page you will find the key figures and trends.

Key figures

16 560
number of businesses
47
bankruptcies
75 300
jobs

Number of businesses and bankruptcies

Businesses

Businesses

Source: CBS CC BY 4.0 

Source: CBS CC BY 4.0 

At the start of 2026, there were 16,560 businesses in Leeuwarden. This was 355 more than in the previous year.

Bankruptcies

Bankruptcies

Source: CBS CC BY 4.0 

Source: CBS CC BY 4.0 

In 2025 there were 47 bankruptcies in the region of North-Friesland. This was 4 more than in the previous year.

Jobs

Jobs

Jobs

Source: CBS CC BY 4.0 

Source: CBS CC BY 4.0 

At the end of 2024, there were 75,300 jobs in employment in Leeuwarden. This was 1,100 fewer than in the previous year.

Other facts

Rent increase

Rent increase

Source: CBS CC BY 4.0 

Source: CBS CC BY 4.0 

In 2026, rents in the provence of Fryslân increased by an average of 4.0 percent. This increase was lower than in 2025.

Population

Population

Source: CBS CC BY 4.0 

Source: CBS CC BY 4.0 

On 1 January 2026, the municipality of Leeuwarden had a population of 130,162. This was 189 more than a year earlier.
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