Jaap Draaisma
Lecturer
Metropolitan Issues
Population of Amsterdam on 01-01-2025
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
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
