Development of population 2015 - 1st half of 2025

*The figures for 2024 concern the period from 01-01-2024 to 01-01-2025

​*The figures for the first half of 2025 are provisional

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1. The number of newcomers in 2024, at 80,313, is much lower than in 2023, when it was almost 90,000. 
This reduces the influx by almost 10,000; a decrease of over 11%. The influx in 2023 was the largest ever.

 

2. The influx from within the country has decreased by approximately 3,000; the influx from abroad has decreased by approximately 6,000. 
In 2023, the influx from abroad also decreased (-3,000), while the influx from within the country increased: +4,000.

 

3. For the first time in years (except during the coronavirus years of 2020 and 2021), the influx from abroad is no greater than the influx from within the country; in 2024, it is more or less the same (40,000 each). 
The trend of Amsterdam becoming more "foreign" every year will thus have halted in 2024.

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4. Departures from Amsterdam increased slightly in 2024, reaching over 80,000. This is the highest departure figure ever. 
Departures to the rest of the Netherlands remained the same; departures abroad increased by approximately 1,000. 
     Note: some of the departures to the rest of the Netherlands are foreigners leaving Amsterdam 
     Note: some of the departures abroad are Dutch

 

5. In 2024, more people left Amsterdam than settled there; a negative net migration of almost -450.

 

6. For the first time in years, the number of births increased slightly in 2024, as did natural population growth (the balance of births and deaths).

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7. The total number of residents increased by approximately 3,200 in 2024. In 2023, this increase was one of the largest ever. 
The growth in the number of residents was entirely due to the birth surplus.

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8. In 2024, both the migration figures, particularly the number of newcomers, and the birth rate, specifically the growth in the number of births, were very remarkable. Whether these are trend breaks or one-off peaks remains to be seen.

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The inflow and outflow of residents in Amsterdam 2015 - 1st half of 2025

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National migration balance (settlers – leavers)

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International migration balance (settlers – leavers)

 

 

 

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Total migration balance

 

 

 

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Natural increase (birth - death)

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Total number of inhabitants (on January 1 of the relevant year)

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Sources:

https://onderzoek.amsterdam.nl/interactief/corona-en-de-bevolkingsontwikkeling-in-amsterdam Aangevuld met OIS Jaarboek 2020 hoofdstuk 2.21

https://opendata.cbs.nl/statline/#/CBS/nl/dataset/37230ned/table?ts=1675329834989

 

Amsterdam, November 4, 2025