Living in Leeuwarden

Leeuwarden is a city in Friesland (NL), Netherlands, home to 128,810 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are students (top 4%, #11 of 281), digital natives (top 10%, #32 of 347), movers on a budget (top 10%, #34 of 357).

Residents128,810

Density505 per km²

Area255.1 km²

5-year growth+4.6%

Hub airport52 km (Groningen)

Nearest city of 100k+Itself

Within 30 km550,500 people

Sea coast16 km

Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)

Terrain around itabout 0 m, height range 0 m

Main railway lineunder 1 km

Distance to Amsterdam112 km

Within 10 km128,810 people

LandscapeNorth European Plain

Winter daylight7 h 31 min, sunset 16:21

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Good to know about Leeuwarden

The landscape belongs to the North European Plain.
On the shortest day the sun is up for 7 h 31 min and sets around 16:21; in late June it sets around 22:08.

How Leeuwarden ranks

Scores run 0 to 100 against every municipality in Netherlands. Ranks count only the places that pass each profile's minimums, so the totals differ by profile. Local data: official statistics on demographics, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

Profile	Score	In Netherlands	In Friesland (NL)
Young family	45	#244 of 358	#6 of 16	Map
Low-income household	71	#59 of 357	#1 of 16	Map
Low-income family	61	#128 of 357	#3 of 16	Map
Single parent	59	#149 of 355	#3 of 14	Map
Pensioner couple	58	#201 of 357	#2 of 16	Map
Single pensioner	55	#249 of 357	#4 of 16	Map
Early retiree	56	#295 of 357	#11 of 16	Map
Single professional	48	#218 of 347	#1 of 14	Map
Young professional	52	#195 of 344	#1 of 13	Map
DINKS	45	#245 of 333	#1 of 13	Map
Remote worker	72	#72 of 355	#1 of 14	Map
Commuter	68	#169 of 345	#1 of 13	Map
Car-free household	63	#90 of 322	#1 of 11	Map
Student	87	#11 of 281	#1 of 8	Map
First-home buyer	72	#42 of 357	#1 of 16	Map
Budget-constrained mover	73	#34 of 357	#1 of 16	Map
Urban lifestyle seeker	53	#106 of 336	#1 of 13	Map
Expat professional	46	#304 of 355	#2 of 14	Map
Healthcare-first mover	51	#203 of 357	#3 of 16	Map
Nature-focused household	53	#193 of 360	#17 of 18	Map
Cross-border commuter		not ranked: must-have: a border within 45 km where pay is higher on the other side	–	Map
Outdoor and mountain lover	22	#108 of 359	#16 of 17	Map
Rural value seeker	56	#101 of 360	#15 of 18	Map
High-net-worth mover	54	#222 of 359	#2 of 17	Map
Lottery winner	71	#59 of 360	#1 of 18	Map
Climate-resilient relocation	75	#65 of 357	#8 of 16	Map
Coastal living	69	#50 of 141	#6 of 13	Map
Business owner	48	#318 of 357	#1 of 16	Map
Digital native	68	#32 of 347	#1 of 14	Map

Strengths and trade-offs

Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)100
University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)100
Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)97
Affordability94
Freight access (motorway, rail, port)91
Foundation89
Mobility and connectivity87
Lifestyle and amenities80
Sea or lake shore76
Demographics76
Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)61
Green space45
Flat land (terrain relief)45
City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)43
Health and elderly42
Safety and community36
Education and family23
Jobs and economy23
Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)14
Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)12
One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)5
Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)4
Port access (major sea or inland port)0
Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)0
National border nearby (straight line)0
Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance0
Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance0
Crypto hub within commuting distance0
Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0

Nearby

Data: Eurostat GISCO LAU 2024; locations EDJNet LAU centres; airports OurAirports; coastline Natural Earth. Updated 2026-10-31. Rankings are decision aids, not advice.