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Buro Stad & Beeld

Jaap Draaisma

Population Amsterdam on 1-1-2026

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From abroad
50.447
From NL
40,154
To abroad
24.933
To NL
62.329

Explanation of figure for residents of Amsterdam 2026 :

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  •  Huge location from abroad, a record .. For the first time, the number of foreigners who settled in Amsterdam has exceeded 50,000, namely 50,447. While the inflow from abroad had fallen sharply in 2024 and amounted to around 40,000.

  • The number of settlers from the interior was also high; over 41,000. Almost a record, only in 2023 this was higher ..

  • This means that for the first time in Amsterdam's existence the number of vestiges in 1 year has exceeded 90,000 .; more than 91,000 ..

  • More than 62,000 departures from Amsterdam to the rest of the Netherlands in 2025 have never been seen before; the highest number of departures was more than 55,000 in 2022.

  • With just under 25,000 departures abroad (lag in 2023 and 2024 higher), the total number of departures has also reached a new record; over 87,000 ..

  • In 2025 Amsterdam again had a positive settlement surplus; more people settled than left. About 4,500 people. In 2024 Amsterdam had a negative settlement surplus. Amsterdam 2025: the number of fortresses and departures beats all records.  The city is increasingly becoming a transit house, a city of comings and goings. A huge dynamic, but also very volatile .

  • The number of births is still decreasing; very little but steadily .. Because the number of deceased is quite stable, the birth surplus (births minus death) drops slightly: from 3,667 in 2024 to 3,562 in 2025. Growth in the number of inhabitants .

  • Establishment surplus (approximately 4,500) and birth surplus (approximately 3,500) together lead to an increase in the number of inhabitants in 2025 of almost 8,000

Population of Amsterdam on 01-01-2025

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From abroad
40,159
To abroad
27,104
From NL
40,154
To NL
53,648

Population flows Amsterdam 2024

Explanation

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Growth in the number of inhabitants of Amsterdam

From 931,298 on 01-01-2024 to 934,526 on 01-01-2025: a growth of 3,228 inhabitants (CBS 06-30-2025)

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Growth due to:

Birth - death balance              + 3,776

Arriving - departure balance   - 439

Corrections                              - 109

Total                                        + 3,228

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Conclusions

1. The number of newcomers fell from around 90,000 in 2023 to around 80,000 in 2024. A huge drop.

2. The influx of newcomers from abroad has fallen by over 5,000 people; the influx from within the Netherlands has fallen by over 3,000. As a result, roughly the same number of newcomers from abroad as from within the Netherlands have arrived in Amsterdam. This is remarkable because, except during the coronavirus pandemic, more newcomers from abroad than from within the Netherlands have settled in Amsterdam every year since 2018.

3. More people left Amsterdam: from around 75,000 in 2023 to 80,000 in 2024. This is entirely due to the fact that approximately 5,000 more people moved abroad.
            Note: some of those leaving for abroad will be Dutch.

4. More children were born in 2024 than in 2023: from 9,604 in 2023 to 9,797 children in 2024. This is striking, because the number of births has been declining every year in recent years.

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Numbers are based on CBS-Statline, 06-30-2025

Population of Amsterdam on 01-01-2024

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From abroad
45,956
To abroad
26,019

 

Population flows Amsterdam 2023 ​

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Explanation ​

 

Growth in the number of inhabitants of Amsterdam

From 918,117 on 01-01-2023 to 931,298 on 01-01-2024. ​

 

Growth due to:

Birth - death balance                  3,696

Location - departure balance    13,143

Total                                           16,839 ​

 

Conclusions

1. The number of newcomers in 2023, just like in 2022, was almost 90,000.

This means that the inflow remains at its highest level ever. The inflow remained stable, but the outflow decreased.

2. The inflow from home has increased considerably, while the inflow from abroad has decreased. Nevertheless, more people came to Amsterdam from abroad than from home.

3. Fewer people left Amsterdam compared to 2022, mainly because departures to the rest of the Netherlands decreased.

             Note: some of the departures to the rest of the Netherlands are foreigners leaving Amsterdam

4. Inflow from abroad is much greater than departure abroad: Amsterdam is becoming increasingly 'foreign'

5. The number of births has also fallen slightly in 2023. ​ ​ ​

 

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Figures from CBS Population development per region and municipality of Amsterdam, March 22, 2024

From NL
43,058
To NL
53,262
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