Groningen

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#455

Global Rank

5.5

Power Score

Established Metro

% of Country Score

3.6%


Share

Netherlands • Europe • Language power • Time zone Europe/Amsterdam UTC+1 (CET) (observes summer time)

Population
503K
GDP
$27B
GDP per capita
$52,833
Land area
1,812 km² (700 mi²)
Density
278/km² (719/mi²)

Primary city Groningen

State / province Groningen

Language Dutch

Groningen metro area

53.22, 6.57
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Top Universities, Hospitals, & Research.

World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

2 teams

Major League Teams/Venues

Football/Soccer • Netherlands

FC Groningen

Groningen • Level: 1

No titles1 cupDomestic leagues →

Other Teams

Other Men’s Teams1 team

Basketball • Int'l Basketball

BC Donar

Groningen

Against expectation how Groningen’s teams have done against the odds they went in with.
  • Dutch top-flight clubs based here have fallen short of their pre-match odds by 6.4 match points across 1,914 club-matches since 1956, across 3 clubs.

How this is measured →

Championship History

1 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented Groningen, across all sports, newest first. 1 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

Be Quick 1887
1920· 1920-06-06

Languages of Groningen

Dutch first in Groningen; 1 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoDutch
AdministrativeDutch
NationalDutch
English reach, Groningen
90%
Tier 3 country
Effective working languages
2.91
Rank 3 of 43; 3 working languages in Netherlands

Groningen on the languages board · Language power

Art of Groningen

#252 for celebrated art · 1 canon work in its museums

The Art hub →

Leading museums: Groninger Museum

1 notable artist born here, most in the 1800s: Jozef Israëls

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#106

University of Groningen

Groningen, Netherlands

Top 250 Hospitals1 entry

Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen

Groningen • Hospital

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Groningen Airport Eelde

Groningen • 4 - Regional