district in Arnhem
Rijkerswoerd
Rijkerswoerd has 4 neighbourhoods with 12,275 residents in total.
Everything for children close by, thinner wallets
Rijkerswoerd is a post-war residential district in southern Arnhem, split into four neighbourhoods with over 12,000 residents. Safety (6.9) and amenities (6.8) stand out, with quiet & nature close behind at 5.5. The overall comes to 5.7. Wealth & income clearly trails at 5.1. A residential district where wealth & income weighs the picture down most.
no. 8 of the 24 districts of Arnhem
Short answer: Rijkerswoerd scores 6.7 as a district of Arnhem, no. 8 of the 24 districts of Arnhem. Its strongest neighbourhood is Rijkerswoerd-Oost (9.8), the worst De Overmaat (2.7). The district has 4 neighbourhoods with 12,275 residents in total.
Key figures for Rijkerswoerd
- residents
- 12,275
- neighbourhoods
- 4
- km² of land
- 3.6
How Rijkerswoerd scores
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The figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
In 2025, 386 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).
Tick = Dutch median
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The figures ⌄Amenities
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Wealth & income
What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Tick = Dutch median
Who lives here
The age profile of Rijkerswoerd looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1515%
NL median 14%
- 15–2512%
NL median 11%
- 25–4523%
NL median 22%
- 45–6533%
NL median 28%
- 65+17%
NL median 22%
Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.
Average household size
2.2 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
33% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
40% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
3,712 — far more densely populated than average
NL median 2,364
Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade. Average of the neighbourhoods in Rijkerswoerd, weighted by population.
The best and worst neighbourhoods of Rijkerswoerd
The same total grade, the same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Rijkerswoerd.
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Neighbourhoods in Rijkerswoerd
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