Where Limburg had long experienced population decline, decreasing household numbers, and limited market activity, figures from 2024 show that this trend has reversed. The total population increased again. Both North and Central Limburg show structural growth, while in South Limburg the decline has almost come to a halt. The population growth and changes in composition also translate into increased pressure on the housing market.
Deputy Theuns: “Our strength lies in our joint approach and the courage to think and act with a future-oriented mindset. Only through provincial coordination, good cooperation with municipalities, housing corporations, market parties, and the national government can we fulfill the Housing Deal agreements. Plans on paper are not enough: now it is about accelerating: building faster, planning more flexibly, structural financing, and keeping an eye on the affordability of especially mid-rent housing are necessary.”
There is a solid foundation: Limburg has a large planning capacity, invests in sustainable urbanization through the Limburg Central program around the Intercity Stations, and consciously chooses a population development scenario in which economic growth, livability, and housing quality go hand in hand. This provides clear direction for the housing construction task with an eye on 2030 and beyond.
Main points
In 2024, the number of private households in Limburg increased (+1,705). Household growth was positive nationally, provincially, and regionally in 2024. The Limburg population grew by over two thousand inhabitants (0.18%). South Limburg remained stable, and Central and North Limburg showed growth. In 20 of the 31 Limburg municipalities, the population increased. The growth is entirely due to migration.
At the beginning of 2025, Limburg had over 551,000 homes. North and Central Limburg are characterized by a large share of relatively young single-family and owner-occupied homes, while South Limburg has an older housing stock with many apartments.
In 2024, according to the provincial housing monitor, nearly two thousand independent homes were added, including student housing and temporary homes. Transformation yielded 358 homes, but new construction remains the main source of growth. The number of building permits issued for new construction in Limburg in 2024 (4,449) was significantly higher than in 2023 (2,475). At the end of 2025, over 7,300 homes were still in the pipeline. Meanwhile, the WOZ value in Limburg rose by 7.6 percent in 2025 compared to 2024, the highest increase among all provinces. Rents increased nationally by 4.9 percent, in Limburg by 4.5 percent.
In the recalibrated Housing Deal Limburg, it was agreed to realize at least 29,550 new homes in Limburg by 2030. Additionally, there is an extra ambition to realize another 20,000 homes. During the first period of the Housing Deal Limburg (2022-2024), according to CBS figures, over 13,000 homes of the targeted 16,561 independent homes were realized. According to the provincial housing monitor, this was nearly 10,500 independent homes. Social rental housing is on track, but the middle segment and affordable owner-occupied housing are still lagging.
More information
The Housing Monitor 2025 Data and monitoring on housing (refers to another website) (opens external website) - Province of Limburg available for download here.