Leeuwarden

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Statistics Netherlands, CBS

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Key figures

16 560

number of businesses

bankruptcies

75 300

jobs

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

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

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

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

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