district in Rotterdam
IJsselmonde
IJsselmonde has 4 neighbourhoods with 63,385 residents in total.
IJsselmonde bundles four large neighbourhoods, among them Groot IJsselmonde and Lombardijen, into a district of just over 63,000 residents. Amenities are comfortably within reach at 8.4, and there is more air here than elsewhere south of the river, with quiet and nature at 4.6. Prosperity (3.1) and safety (3.1) tell a different story. With an overall 3.9, this post-war district ranks among Rotterdam's most burdened.
no. 13 of the 16 districts of Rotterdam
Short answer: IJsselmonde scores 3.9 as a district of Rotterdam, no. 13 of the 16 districts of Rotterdam. Its strongest neighbourhood is Beverwaard (4.7), the worst Oud IJsselmonde (3.2). The district has 4 neighbourhoods with 63,385 residents in total.
Key figures for IJsselmonde
- residents
- 63,385
- neighbourhoods
- 4
- km² of land
- 11.8
How IJsselmonde 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, 3,987 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
IJsselmonde has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 29%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1518%
NL median 14%
- 15–2512%
NL median 11%
- 25–4529%
NL median 22%
- 45–6524%
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
2.1 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
44% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
35% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
5,697 — 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 IJsselmonde, weighted by population.
The best and worst neighbourhoods of IJsselmonde
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Neighbourhoods in IJsselmonde
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