Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Bedum

Industry DescriptionNumber of EstablishmentsAverage Age of Business
Corporate management4938 years
Construction of buildings48
Shopping37
Painting and paint contractors34
Accountants32
Beauty salons31
Other construction28
Electronics stores27
Restaurants23
Education19
Specialized design18
Hairdressers18

Bedum Facts

Area24.8 km²
Population8,749
Male Population4,402 (50.3%)
Female Population4,347 (49.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+11.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+14.5%
Median Age43.6 years (Male: 42.4, Female: 44.6)
GDP per capita (PPP)$47,199 (2022)
Area Codes50
NeighborhoodsNoorddijk, Binnenstad, Herewegwijk en Helpman
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Summer Time
Lat & Lng53.30083, 6.60278
Postal Codes9781

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Bedum Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population7,8317,7197,6447,2448,7498,6508,554
Population Density315.6 / km²311.1 / km²308.1 / km²291.9 / km²352.6 / km²348.6 / km²344.7 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Bedum Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 14.5% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Bedum+11.7%+13.3%+14.5%
Groningen (province)
Netherlands
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Bedum Median Age

Median Age: 43.6 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Bedum43.6 yrs44.6 yrs42.4 yrs
Groningen (province)40.6 yrs41.5 yrs39.6 yrs
Netherlands41 yrs41.7 yrs40.2 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Bedum Population Density

Population Density: 353 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Bedum8,74924.8 km²353 / km²
Groningen (province)575,7242,812.3 km²205 / km²
Netherlands16.9 million41,398.3 km²409 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Bedum Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 900 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Bedum

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Bedum

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Bedum Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$38,578$41,812$44,387$43,950$59,158$47,838$42,031$47,199
Total GDP$344.9M$390.3M$429.2M$428.4M$581.7M$476.4M$417.2M$472.2M
Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Bedum CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Bedum97,149 tn11.1 tn3,915.3 tons/km²
Groningen (province)5,335,411 tn9.27 tn1,897.2 tons/km²
Netherlands167,743,568 tn9.91 tn4,051.9 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Bedum CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)97,149 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita11.1 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)3,915.3 tons/km²

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
5/22/193:48 AM3.210.3 km10,000 m8km NNE of Winsum, Netherlandsusgs.gov
2/7/1311:19 PM3.412.2 km10,000 m11km NNE of Winsum, Netherlandsusgs.gov
8/16/128:30 PM3.410.9 km3,000 mThe Netherlandsusgs.gov
10/30/085:54 AM3.38.6 km3,000 mThe Netherlandsusgs.gov
8/8/065:03 AM3.88.2 km10,000 mThe Netherlandsusgs.gov
7/2/062:37 PM398 km5,000 mGermanyusgs.gov
6/21/0411:32 PM351 km5,000 mThe Netherlandsusgs.gov
11/10/0312:22 AM3.121.3 km10,000 mThe Netherlandsusgs.gov
2/19/979:53 PM336.8 km5,000 mThe Netherlandsusgs.gov

Bedum

Bedum (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbeːdʏm], Gronings: Beem) is a municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands. Populated by 10,459 inhabitants in 2014, Bedum is one of the larger of Groningen's several satellite towns. is the site of three sup..

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