Not surprisingly, the capital of the Netherlands is also its largest city. At around *******, Amsterdam has over ******* inhabitants more than the second-largest city in the country, Rotterdam. The Hague and Utrecht, the third and fourth-largest cities in the Netherlands, together have approximately as many inhabitants as Amsterdam alone. Amsterdam and the pressure on the housing market A rapidly growing city, Amsterdam’s population increased from roughly ***** thousand to around ***** thousand in the last decade. This has created pressure on the real estate market, where average rent and housing prices have skyrocketed. In the first quarter of 2010, the average rent of residential property amounted to roughly ***** euros per square meter. In the first quarter of 2021, this had increased to over ***** euros per square meter.  2030 Outlook  In the nearby future, Amsterdam is set to remain the Netherlands’ largest city. According to a recent forecast, by 2030 Amsterdam will have broken the barrier of one million inhabitants. Rotterdam, Den Haag and Utrecht are forecast to grow too, albeit at a much lower pace. In 2030, Rotterdam is expected to reach just under ******* inhabitants.

This statistic shows the largest urban settlements in the Netherlands in 2021. In 2021, around 1.13 million people lived in Amsterdam, making it the largest city in the Netherlands. Population of the Netherlands With the global financial crisis in 2008 as well as the Euro zone crisis, many countries in Europe suffered a great economic impact. In spite of the crisis, the Netherlands maintained a stable economy over the past decade. The country's unemployment rate, for example, has been kept at a relatively low level in comparison to other countries in Europe also affected by the economic crisis. In 2014, Spain had an unemployment rate of more than 25 percent. The Netherlands' population has also seen increases in growth in comparison to previous years, with the figures slowly decreasing since 2011. As a result of the increase in population, the degree of urbanization - which is the share of the population living in urban areas - has increased, while the size of the labor force in the Netherlands has been relatively stable over the past decade. The population density of inhabitants per square kilometer in the Netherlands has also increased. Large cities in the Netherlands have experienced the impact of the population density growth and increase in the size of the labor force first hand. Three cities in the Netherlands have over half a million residents (as can be seen above). Additionally, more and more visitors are coming to the kingdom: The number of tourists in the Netherlands has increased significantly since 2001, a change which has also impacted the country's metropolises. Due to its location and affordable accommodation prices, the country’s tourism industry is developing and the largest cities in the Netherlands are taking advantage of it.

Actual value and historical data chart for Netherlands Population In The Largest City Percent Of Urban Population

We investigated the socioeconomic scaling behavior of all cities with more than 50,000 inhabitants in the Netherlands and found significant superlinear scaling of the gross urban product with population size. Of these cities, 22 major cities have urban agglomerations and urban areas defined by the Netherlands Central Bureau of Statistics. For these major cities we investigated the superlinear scaling for three separate modalities: the cities defined as municipalities, their urban agglomerations and their urban areas. We find superlinearity with power-law exponents of around 1.15. But remarkably, both types of agglomerations underperform if we compare for the same size of population an agglomeration with a city as a municipality. In other words, an urban system as one formal municipality performs better as compared to an urban agglomeration with the same population size. This effect is larger for the second type of agglomerations, the urban areas. We think this finding has important implications for urban policy, in particular municipal reorganizations. A residual analysis suggests that cities with a municipal reorganization recently and in the past decades have a higher probability to perform better than cities without municipal restructuring.

According to this population forecast, in 2030 Amsterdam will remain the largest city in the Netherlands. It is forecast that the capital will have over *********** inhabitants in 2030. Rotterdam, currently the second-largest city in the country, will keep its spot. By 2030, the population of Rotterdam is expected to reach just under ******* people.

Netherlands NL: Population in Largest City data was reported at 1,123,080.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,114,536.000 Person for 2016. Netherlands NL: Population in Largest City data is updated yearly, averaging 970,475.500 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,123,080.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 922,076.000 Person in 1983. Netherlands NL: Population in Largest City data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Netherlands – Table NL.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.; ; United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.; ;

There were twice more non-residential units constructed in Amsterdam than in Utrecht in 2022. Meanwhile, there were roughly 100 new commercial buildings in The Hague, and 72 in Rotterdam that year.

This statistic shows the average number of months a house is for sale in the largest cities in the Netherlands in the second quarter of 2017. In the second quarter of 2017, it would take approximately 10 months to sell a house in Amsterdam. In the four largest municipalities, the demand of housing outweighs the supply. In December 2016, the average number of houses for sale in the municipality of Amsterdam was approximately ***** with this number reaching an average of ***** in December 2014.

Netherlands NL: Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population data was reported at 7.063 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.087 % for 2016. Netherlands NL: Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population data is updated yearly, averaging 9.364 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 13.659 % in 1960 and a record low of 7.063 % in 2017. Netherlands NL: Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Netherlands – Table NL.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.; ; United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.; Weighted Average;

In 2019, the revenue per available room (RevPAR) of hotels in Amsterdam amounted to approximately *** euros, the highest RevPAR of all major cities in the Netherlands. Maastricht had a revenue per room of ***** euros, whereas hotels In Utrecht generated a RevPAR of roughly ** euros. Observing the revenue per available hotel room in the Netherlands, it amounted to nearly 100 euros of revenue per room. This figure represents an increase compared to the previous year, when the RevPAR amounted to ** euros (figure is provisional).

Average hotel price per night continue to grow in 2019 and 2020

The average price hotel guests had to pay in a three, four- or five-star hotel reached *** euros per night in the Netherlands in 2018. This is an increase of ***** euros compared to the previous year, and it is forecasted that this will grow in the future. In 2019 and 2020, according to the forecast, the average hotel price per night will reach to *** and *** euros, respectively.

Hotel prices in Amsterdam increased annually

In Amsterdam, the capital city of the Netherlands, the hotel prices are the highest compared to other major cities in the Netherlands. In the city known for their canals and historic buildings, it was forecasted that hotel guests had to pay on average approximately *** euros a night. Compared to the hotel prices in The Hague for example, it is a difference of roughly ** euros per night.

This dataset contains tables with stock data on the population of Amsterdam broken down into age groups, gender, nationality, migration background, household types and marital status. For figures on the population in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area (AMA), the four major cities (G4) and the Netherlands, please consult StatLine - the database of Statistics Netherlands.

Rent prices per square meter in the largest Dutch cities have been on an upward trend after a slight decline in 2020. Amsterdam remained the most expensive city to live in, averaging a monthly rent of 27.6 euros per square meter for residential real estate in the private rental sector. Monthly rents in Utrecht were around six euros cheaper per square meter. Both cities were above the average rent price of residential property in the Netherlands overall, whereas Rotterdam and The Hague were slightly below that. Buying versus renting, what do the Dutch prefer? The Netherlands is one of Europe’s leading countries when it comes to homeownership, having funded this with a mortgage. In 2023, around 60 percent of people living in the Netherlands were homeowners with a mortgage. This is because Dutch homeowners were able to for many years to deduct interest paid from pre-tax income (a system known in the Netherlands as hypotheekrenteaftrek). This resulted in the Netherlands having one of the largest mortgage debts across the European continent. Total mortgage debt of Dutch households reached a value of approximately 803 billion euros in 2023. Is the Dutch housing market overheating? There are several indicators for the Netherlands that allow to investigate whether the housing market is overheating or not. House price indices corrected for inflation in the Netherlands suggest, for example, that prices have declined since 2022. The Netherlands’ house-price-to-rent-ratio, on the other hand, has exceeded the pre-crisis level in 2019. These figures, however, are believed to be significantly higher for cities like Amsterdam, as it was suggested for a long time that the prices of owner-occupied houses were increasing faster than rents in the private rental sector.

Malaysia Tourist Arrival: Sightseeing In Cities: Netherlands data was reported at 96.400 % in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 85.100 % for 2014. Malaysia Tourist Arrival: Sightseeing In Cities: Netherlands data is updated yearly, averaging 87.900 % from Dec 2001 (Median) to 2015, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 97.400 % in 2013 and a record low of 37.000 % in 2003. Malaysia Tourist Arrival: Sightseeing In Cities: Netherlands data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Tourism Malaysia. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Malaysia – Table MY.Q009: Tourist Arrivals By Major Activities Engaged.

The statistic illustrates the inbound tourism to the four main cities in the Netherlands from 2010 to 2014. The number of international visitors increased for all four cities between 2010 and 2014. Most tourists were found in and around Amsterdam with roughly *** million tourists in 2014, an increase of roughly *********** tourists when comparing it to the year 2010. When looking at the other cities, there were significantly less tourists than in Amsterdam. Rotterdam was the second city with the most tourists, approximately ******* in 2014. The Hague attracted roughly a little less than ******* tourists, whereas Utrecht attracted roughly *******. In general, looking at the forecast of inbound tourism for the Netherlands, it is estimated that in 2018 approximately **** million tourists will visit the Netherlands. To compare, in 2017 there were roughly **** million tourists, which means an increase of roughly half a million tourists in 2018.

This dataset contains the calculated metrics of 3D buildings in four major cities of the Netherlands, used for our paper: "Anna Labetski, Stelios Vitalis, Filip Biljecki, Ken Arroyo Ohori, and Jantien Stoter, 3D Building Metrics for Urban Morphology, 2022, International Journal of Geographical Information Science" The metrics were computed against 648 tiles of 3D BAG version 21.09.8, containing 824531 buildings in four major cities: Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam, and Utrecht. The list of tiles is available in tiles.tab. The metrics are available in three CSVs, one for every LoD available for every building (LoD1.2, LoD1.3 and LoD2), each with the respective filename. There are also three tables with the comparative analysis between the (boolean) volume of different LoDs.

The research objective is to see whether indicators of well-being show non-linear urban scaling for cities in the Netherlands. The research uses geo-spatial methods and techniques to obtain well-being values per city, which are then scaled with city size. Different city delineations are compared and analysed with datasets on land use and demographic statistics. Binary dasymetric interpolation is applied to the well-being dataset, using a Dutch residential dataset, to obtain well-being values per city. Datasets used primarily cover well-being and city delineations. The datasets used are freely available online and included in the folder 'Data', for a complete overview and citations refer to the paper (DOI with link will come after publication).

The dataset provided here contains the original datasets used for the study:

FUA_NL, a dataset with functional urban areas. GHS_SMOD, a dataset with city delineations based on the degree of urbanization method. RIVM, datasets with well-being survey data for the Netherlands (2016).

The 'Data' folder further contains datasets by CBS with statistics per grid cell (cbs_vk.._.._vol.gpkg), per administrative unit (wijkenbuurten_...) or information on land use (bbg).

The other folders contain main datasets and visualisations produced for the paper.

Paris was Western Europe's largest city in 1650, with an estimated 400 thousand inhabitants, which is almost double it's population 150 years previously. In second place is London, with 350 thousand inhabitants, however it has grown by a substantially higher rate than Paris during this time, now seven times larger than it was in the year 1500. Naples remains in the top three largest cities, growing from 125 to 300 thousand inhabitants during this time. In the previous list, the Italian cities of Milan and Venice were the only other cities with more than one hundred thousand inhabitants, however in this list they have been joined by the trading centers of Lisbon and Amsterdam, the capital cities of the emerging Portuguese and Dutch maritime empires.

BackgroundThe intentional use of drugs to have sex–chemsex–among men who have sex with men (MSM) might contribute to the high sexually transmitted infections (STI) prevalence in this group. Limited data is available on chemsex outside major cities. The current study investigated the use of a wide variety of drugs during sex among MSM living outside major cities in the Netherlands and their associations with STI.MethodsIn 2018, 350 MSM were recruited at STI clinics and 250 MSM completed an online questionnaire. Questionnaire data were linked to clients’ most recent STI laboratory test results. Chemsex was defined as using cocaine, crystal meth, designer drugs, GHB/GBL, ketamine, speed, or XTC/MDMA during sex in the preceding six months. The use of other drugs was also assessed. Determinants (chemsex, specific drugs, number of drugs, combining, and frequency) potentially associated with STI were assessed using multivariable logistic regression analyses adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics and sexual history.ResultsChemsex was reported by 35% (95%CI: 29–41) of the 250 participants. XTC/MDMA (27%; 68/250) and GHB/GBL (26%; 64/250) were the most used drugs. STI positivity was 33% (29/87) in MSM engaging in chemsex and 12% (12/163) in MSM not engaging in chemsex (p

The Netherlands luxury residential real estate market, valued at approximately €2.5 billion in 2025, is experiencing robust growth, projected to maintain a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) exceeding 3% through 2033. This expansion is fueled by several key drivers. Firstly, a strong economy and increasing high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) within the Netherlands are creating significant demand for premium properties. Secondly, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and The Hague, being major economic hubs, are attracting both domestic and international investors seeking luxury residences. The preference for sustainable and technologically advanced homes also contributes to the market’s growth. Furthermore, a limited supply of luxury properties in prime locations, particularly in Amsterdam’s canal ring and exclusive areas of other major cities, further supports higher prices and strong investor interest. While rising construction costs and stringent regulations present some challenges, the overall market outlook remains positive due to the continued influx of affluent buyers and the relatively stable political and economic environment. The market segmentation reveals that apartments and condominiums constitute the largest share, driven by their convenient location and lifestyle appeal in city centers. However, villas and landed houses remain highly sought-after, particularly among families and those seeking more space and privacy. While Amsterdam dominates the market, Rotterdam and The Hague are experiencing significant growth as well, fueled by urban regeneration projects and improved infrastructure. Key players in the market include established developers like BPD, Provast, and VolkerWessels, alongside international luxury real estate agencies like Christie's and Sotheby's. The competitive landscape is dynamic, with developers continuously striving to offer innovative and high-quality properties to cater to the sophisticated needs of luxury buyers. The continued growth in the Netherlands' economy and the attractive lifestyle offered are expected to further propel this market's trajectory in the coming years. Recent developments include: May 2022: The construction of the new Klipper district in the port area of Spijkenisse started officially. The Rotterdam project developer and builder VORM is responsible for the construction of a total of 48 sustainable and smart homes. The energy-neutral new housing estate, with single-family homes, townhouses, and sturdy quay houses, is part of the Port, the overarching area development De Elementen. The completion of the Klipper subproject is planned for the end of 2023., April 2022: BPD (Bouwfonds Gebiedsontwikkeling), an area developer that realizes attractive living environments in the Netherlands and Germany, included showing the house in a 3D model as a part of their purchase contract. For the first time at BPD, interested parties and new-build home buyers will see all technical and legal information about their newly built home in a virtual 3D model. Previously buyers at BPD could already buy their new home online. This innovation is the next step. In the 3D model, the buyer finds all the information about his home in 3D, which is visible on his computer.. Notable trends are: Growing Number of High Net Worth Individuals Driving the Market.

The province of Noord-Brabant lies in the south of the Netherlands. Its capital is 's-Hertogenbosch and its largest cities are Eindhoven, Tilburg and Breda, respectively. In total, over 2,495,000 people live on an area of 5,081 square kilometres.

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