Amsterdam, Netherlands Population 2024

Amsterdam's 2024 population is now estimated at 1,181,820In 1950, the population of Amsterdam was 850,777Amsterdam has grown by 7,800 in the last year, which represents a 0.66% annual change.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Amsterdam, which typically includes Amsterdam's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.

Amsterdam is the capital and most populous city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Amsterdam is located in the North Holland province in the western area of the country, and it comprises a great deal of Randstad, one of the largest conurbations in Europe with a population of more than 7 million. In 2016, Amsterdam had an estimated population of 813,562 within the city limits.

Population and Density of Amsterdam

While Amsterdam has a 2016 population of 813,562 in the city limits, the urban area has a population estimated at 1.1 million and a greater metropolitan area with a population close to 1.6 million. The city has a population density of 4,908 people per square kilometer (12,710/sq mi).

Tourist Interests

Amsterdam is known for its live-and-let-live attitude and acceptance, as well as its rich history. Its cannabis coffee shops, red-light district and historical sites like the Van Gogh Museum and Anne Frank House draw in over 5 million visitors each year.

Amsterdam Demographics

The racial and ethnic makeup of Amsterdam as of 2012 was 49.5% Dutch and 50.5% foreign ancestry. Non-Dutch immigrants in the 16th and 17th century were primarily Sephardi Jews, Huguenots, Flemings, and Westphalians. Huguenots came to Amsterdam after the 1685 Edict of Fontainebleau, which rescinded the right of the Huguenots to practice their religion without persecution in France. Flemish Protestants immigrated to the area during the Eighty Years' War. Westphalians migrated to the area in the 18th and 19th century for better economic conditions.

Amsterdam experienced its first mass immigration in the 20th century as Indonesians moved to the area following the independence of the Dutch East Indies. By the 1960s, guest workers emigrated from Italy, Spain, Morocco, and Turkey. In the 1970s, a large number of Surinamese moved to the city after Suriname gained independence. There have also been waves of illegal immigrants and asylum seekers from Asia, Europe, America, and Africa.

Individuals of non-Western origin account for 35% of Amsterdam's population and over half of all children in the city. Non-Westerners are concentrated in certain neighborhoods, such as Nieuw-West, Bijlmer, Zeeburg, and Amsterdam-Noord.

Amsterdam had a 10% population of Jewish people before World War II, but only 20% survived the Holocaust.

Amsterdam has 176 different nationalities, which makes it one of the most diverse cities in the world in terms of citizenship.

Amsterdam History

The name Amsterdam has been used in the region since at least 1275. The city's founding is relatively recent compared to older Dutch cities like Rotterdam. It was granted city rights in 1300 or 1306, and it flourished quickly due to trading. An alleged Eucharistic miracle made the city a place of pilgrimage in 1345 until the Protestant faith was adopted.

In the 16th century, the Dutch rebelled against Spain, an uprising due in part to new taxes and religious persecution of Protestants during the Spanish Inquisition. This revolt eventually became the Eighty Years' War which led to Dutch independence. The new Dutch Republic became known for religious tolerance. Soon, Huguenots from France, Jews from the Iberian Peninsula and Flanders painters came to the area, as well as religious refugees from Spanish-controlled regions of the Low Countries.

The 17th century was the Golden Age of Amsterdam. It was during this time that it became the wealthiest city in the world and the center of a worldwide trading network. Prosperity eventually declined in the 18th century as wars with France and England took a toll. During the Napoleonic Wars, the city reached its lowest point as Holland was absorbed into the French Empire. The establishment of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1815 was a turning point for the city and led to a second Golden Age at the end of the 19th century.

Amsterdam began to expand before World War I. While it remained neutral in the war, food and heating fuel became scarce, and there were riots and looting. Germany invaded the Netherlands in 1940 and took control. Many Amsterdam citizens protected Jews, and were thus sent to concentration camps along with them. Over 100,000 Dutch Jews were deported to concentration camps, of which 60,000 were from Amsterdam. The most famous was Anne Frank, who died in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.

Amsterdam Population Growth

Amsterdam has shown the fastest population growth rate among major Dutch cities, which in turn have grown three times faster than the 1% average of the Netherlands as a whole since 2009. Amsterdam increased by 25,000 people between 2009 and 2011, compared to an increase of less than 1,000 per year in the previous decade. Accelerated growth in Amsterdam is due to foreign and domestic inflow into the area.

Growth Rate
0.66%

86 Rows

Year
Population
20351,236,930
20341,234,210
20331,231,050
20321,227,450
20311,223,410
20301,218,920
20291,213,960
20281,208,510
20271,202,570
20261,196,130
20251,189,200
20241,181,820
20231,174,020
20221,165,900
20211,157,520
20201,148,970
20191,140,340
20181,131,690
20171,123,080
20161,114,540
20151,106,060
20141,097,640
20131,089,290
20121,081,020
20111,072,780
20101,064,620
20091,056,520
20081,048,490
20071,040,500
20061,032,590
20051,024,730
20041,019,040
20031,015,410
20021,011,810
20011,008,220
20001,004,640
19991,001,170
1998997,818
1997994,475
1996991,148
1995987,823
1994980,378
1993968,971
1992957,711
1991946,552
1990935,538
1989927,500
1988922,323
1987917,160
1986912,034
1985906,936
1984908,389
1983916,349
1982924,367
1981932,455
1980940,603
1979948,408
1978955,834
1977963,318
1976970,850
1975978,461
1974975,958
1973963,589
1972951,394
1971939,320
1970927,415
1969923,841
1968928,360
1967932,914
1966937,483
1965942,075
1964938,744
1963927,656
1962916,713
1961905,900
1960895,229
1959887,839
1958883,642
1957879,466
1956875,315
1955871,172
1954867,054
1953862,955
1952858,882
1951854,817
1950850,777

86 Rows

Year
Population
Change
Growth
1950850,7770%0
1951854,8170.47%4,040
1952858,8820.48%4,065
1953862,9550.47%4,073
1954867,0540.47%4,099
1955871,1720.47%4,118
1956875,3150.48%4,143
1957879,4660.47%4,151
1958883,6420.47%4,176
1959887,8390.47%4,197
1960895,2290.83%7,390
1961905,9001.19%10,671
1962916,7131.19%10,813
1963927,6561.19%10,943
1964938,7441.2%11,088
1965942,0750.35%3,331
1966937,483-0.49%-4,592
1967932,914-0.49%-4,569
1968928,360-0.49%-4,554
1969923,841-0.49%-4,519
1970927,4150.39%3,574
1971939,3201.28%11,905
1972951,3941.29%12,074
1973963,5891.28%12,195
1974975,9581.28%12,369
1975978,4610.26%2,503
1976970,850-0.78%-7,611
1977963,318-0.78%-7,532
1978955,834-0.78%-7,484
1979948,408-0.78%-7,426
1980940,603-0.82%-7,805
1981932,455-0.87%-8,148
1982924,367-0.87%-8,088
1983916,349-0.87%-8,018
1984908,389-0.87%-7,960
1985906,936-0.16%-1,453
1986912,0340.56%5,098
1987917,1600.56%5,126
1988922,3230.56%5,163
1989927,5000.56%5,177
1990935,5380.87%8,038
1991946,5521.18%11,014
1992957,7111.18%11,159
1993968,9711.18%11,260
1994980,3781.18%11,407
1995987,8230.76%7,445
1996991,1480.34%3,325
1997994,4750.34%3,327
1998997,8180.34%3,343
19991,001,1700.34%3,352
20001,004,6400.35%3,470
20011,008,2200.36%3,580
20021,011,8100.36%3,590
20031,015,4100.36%3,600
20041,019,0400.36%3,630
20051,024,7300.56%5,690
20061,032,5900.77%7,860
20071,040,5000.77%7,910
20081,048,4900.77%7,990
20091,056,5200.77%8,030
20101,064,6200.77%8,100
20111,072,7800.77%8,160
20121,081,0200.77%8,240
20131,089,2900.77%8,270
20141,097,6400.77%8,350
20151,106,0600.77%8,420
20161,114,5400.77%8,480
20171,123,0800.77%8,540
20181,131,6900.77%8,610
20191,140,3400.76%8,650
20201,148,9700.76%8,630
20211,157,5200.74%8,550
20221,165,9000.72%8,380
20231,174,0200.7%8,120
20241,181,8200.66%7,800
20251,189,2000.62%7,380
20261,196,1300.58%6,930
20271,202,5700.54%6,440
20281,208,5100.49%5,940
20291,213,9600.45%5,450
20301,218,9200.41%4,960
20311,223,4100.37%4,490
20321,227,4500.33%4,040
20331,231,0500.29%3,600
20341,234,2100.26%3,160
20351,236,9300.22%2,720

Amsterdam Population Data (Urban Area)

Name
2024 Pop.
2024 Growth
Amsterdam1,181,8200.66%
Rotterdam1,021,9200.38%
the Hague720,0850.72%
Utrecht570,6360.99%
Eindhoven370,2760.71%

Other Cities in Netherlands

  1. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) - Population, economic data and statistics
  2. Organisation of Economic Coooperation and Development (OECD) - Statistical profile and selected indicators for Netherlands
  3. Municipality of Amsterdam - City of Amsterdam research and statistics

Sources