Amstelveen
Laid out before you is the 29th edition of Facts & Figures. Amstelveen had 94,435 inhabitants on January 1, 2023, more than 2,000 more than the year before. Over the last ten years, the Amstelveen population grew by 12%. This growth is expected to continue. The average age is currently 40.9 years, in the Netherlands this is 42.3 years. Characteristic of Amstelveen is the international composition of the population. Our city has 142 different nationalities and 23% of the Amstelveen population has a non-Dutch background. Slightly more women (52%) than men (48%) live in Amstelveen.
(Photo Amstelveenweb.com - 2023)
Tjapko Poppens mayor of Amstelveen
Facts & Figures is an annual publication with all kinds of interesting information about Amstelveen. In addition to statistics about the population, such as age structure, birth and death and origin, Facts & Figures gives you insight into, among other things, the economic structure, education, culture, sports, safety and employment. Facts & Figures is more than just our municipality summarized in figures and tables. It gives us the story behind the figures and shows Amstelveen as a dynamic, vibrant municipality through all its diversity, including the diverse sports and cultural offering and international character. That is why, as mayor, I enjoy reading Facts & Figures and I hope that this publication also contains valuable and useful information for you.
In addition to an annual state of affairs, you will find current data in the database Amstelveen.in cijfers. You can compile tables yourself on themes such as population, housing, activity and education. Many figures are available at district level and over several years. Do you have any questions? Please contact Research & Information, telephone (020) 540 49 11 or e-mail [email protected].
Population. On January 1, 2023, 94,435 people lived in Amstelveen, more than 2,000 more than the year before. In ten years the population grew by 12% (10,000 people). The increase is mainly due to housing construction. The projects that will be realized in the coming years are expected to provide further growth, especially in the south of Amstelveen.
Slightly more women (52%) than men (48%) live in Amstelveen. The average age is currently 40.9 years, lower than the national average (42.2). Due to a dip in settlement from abroad as a result of the corona pandemic, the average age was temporarily increased in 2021 and 2022. Waardhuizen-Middenhoven is the largest district in Amstelveen with more than 13,000 inhabitants. Westwijk Zuid has the highest percentage of young people under the age of 18, Groenelaan is relatively the most aging district.
Foreigners and migrants. On January 1, 2023, almost 22,000 people with a non-Dutch nationality lived in Amstelveen. That is 23% of the total Amstelveen population (Netherlands 2023: 8%). A total of 142 different nationalities live in Amstelveen. The Indian community is the largest with more than 4.8,000 people, followed by the Japanese and Turkish communities. Most communities have increased compared to last year, with major outliers in the Ukrainian, Russian and Turkish communities. In recent years there has been an almost constant increase in people with a migration background, with the exception of 2021 when there was a small dip in the number of migrants due to corona.
Living. The 94.4,000 residents of Amstelveen live in more than 42,000 homes. The average home occupancy is therefore 2.21 (in the Netherlands: 2.19) and has been increasing for several years. Of these homes, 44% are for sale, 30% are corporate rentals and 26% are private rentals. Compared to nationally, there are fewer owner-occupied homes and more private rental homes in Amstelveen (Netherlands: 57% owner-occupied, 14% private rental, 29% corporation rental).
Relatively speaking, the housing stock in Amstelveen consists of many multi-family homes (Amstelveen: 47% single-family, 48% multi-family and 5% other, the Netherlands: 64% single-family and 36% multi-family). The single-family homes consist largely of owner-occupied homes (68%). Only 27% of multi-family homes are for sale. Amstelveen has a relatively young housing stock. The majority of homes were built after 1960 (81%) and 31% even after 1990.
Economic structure. Amstelveen has a favorable starting position. The location between the economic clusters Schiphol, Amsterdam and the Flora Holland flower auction contributes to this. Many (inter)national companies have found their way to Amstelveen. The number of SMEs is large and many of them are companies with Amstelveen roots. The number of companies grew by 3.8,000 over the past 10 years to almost 12,000 establishments with 54.7,000 employees in 2023. Despite a growth in the number of companies, the number of employees has decreased slightly (-2%). Business services are the largest industry in Amstelveen. Almost half of the companies fall under this category.
Retail. The retail offering in Amstelveen is structured hierarchically: the Stadshart functions as a center for the entire municipality, but also for the region. In addition, there are ten shopping centers with a neighborhood or community service function. The largest branch of retail in terms of number of points of sale is Food and Personal Care.
Catering industry. Amstelveen has 181 catering establishments. For the first time there are more snack bars and fast food restaurants than restaurants in Amstelveen. This is comparable to nationally, where there have been more fast food outlets than restaurants since 2020 (Bold Data, 2022). The catering industry is mainly concentrated in the Stadshart, the Oude Dorp and along the Amstel.
Labor force and unemployment. In 2022, 51,000 Amstelveen residents could be included in the working population. The working population includes everyone (between 15 and 75 years old) who works or wants to work at least 12 hours a week. Almost half of the working population is highly educated (49%). In the rest of the Netherlands this is less (41%). The net labor participation rate in 2022, the share of the working population in the total population (working and non-working population), is 72%. Same as the rest of the Netherlands. Net labor participation has increased slightly in both Amstelveen and nationally compared to 2021.
Social Security. There are social insurances for people who cannot work or need support. From the age of 66 years and 4 months there is the AOW (general old age law). This age will be gradually increased to 67 years in the coming years.
Income. The population of Amstelveen is relatively prosperous. Amstelveen households have an average of 55.8,000 euros to spend per year, well above the national average (€ 47.5,000). Student households are not included in this calculation. The highest disposable incomes of households can be found in the Outlying Area North.
Traffic and transport. The good accessibility and excellent connections with Amsterdam, other business locations such as the Zuidas, Greenport and Schiphol and international destinations make Amstelveen an attractive place to live but also to work.
Airport Schiphol. Amstelveen is a few kilometers away from Schiphol. The proximity of the airport is seen by many companies as a favorable location factor. Schiphol is also an important location for companies. In 2022, the number of travelers via Schiphol will double to 52 million. Still many times less than the number of passengers before the corona pandemic (71.7 million in 2019). Freight transport fell by 14% to 1.4 million tonnes of freight.
Education. In Amstelveen there are 20 primary schools spread across the neighborhoods, including a publicly funded international school that started in September 2019. For newcomers from all kinds of countries, there is also a language school where children receive intensive language education for approximately one year before they move on to a regular school. There is also a school for special education.
The average distance between home and government-funded primary education is 1.79 kilometers. That is lower than the national average where the distance is 2.09 kilometers. Amstelveen has four secondary schools with a total of almost 6,000 students. There are also three schools for private education. In addition to primary education, secondary education is also provided at two of the private schools.
International School. The ISA (International School Amsterdam) offers education to students aged 3 to 18 years (from kindergarten to the final year of secondary education) and has a total of 1,308 students: 540 primary school students and 768 secondary school students. There are students from 67 different countries. The largest groups come from the United States, United Kingdom and the Netherlands. In February 2018, Amity International school Amsterdam opened its doors. The school now has 399 students: 248 primary school students and 151 secondary education students. The school has students from 46 different countries.
Childcare. In Amstelveen, daycare and after-school care is offered at 113 child centers. The number of places for children is over 4,000 in total. The number of places has slowly increased in recent years, while the number of child centers has decreased. The decrease is mainly due to the number of childminders, probably due to an aging population or for financial reasons.
Public order and safety. Amstelveen has been one of the safest large municipalities in the Netherlands for years. The total number of crimes has remained virtually the same for the first time in years. Nevertheless, there have been a number of notable increases: the number of burglaries from a box, garage or shed has more than doubled from 28 to 64. Twice as many bags were rolled (40 in 2022 compared to 21 in 2021). The number of assaults increased by 21% from 148 to 179 reports. There is less theft from/from a motor vehicle. In 2022 there were 24 fewer reports than in 2021, from 376 to 352. Robbery and robberies (21 reports in 2022, 25 in 2021) and theft of motor vehicles (65 in 2022, 72 in 2021) also occurred less often in 2022.
Performing arts. The Schouwburg, the Puppet Theater and P60 offer a wide variety of performing arts for young and old. In 2022, the theaters were open almost all year round for the first time after the corona period. This is reflected in the visitor numbers, although they are not yet at the same level as before the corona pandemic. The number of visitors to the Theater has more than doubled, from 50,000 to more than 113,000. The visitors to P60 are comparable to the numbers in 2019, before the corona pandemic.
Cultural institutions. In addition to the performing arts, there are various institutions active in culture, such as the Library, the Cobra Museum, Museum JAN and Platform C. Platform C is a merger of the former art library, the people's university and the music and dance school. Cultural institutions were also open almost all year round after the corona pandemic. This is reflected in the visitor numbers. The library had more than 317,000 visitors in 2022. This is more visitors than in the corona years 2020 and 2021, but the number of visitors to the library is also not yet at the level before the corona pandemic (510,000 in 2019). In 2022, more than 24,000 residents were members of the library, this number has remained the same despite the corona pandemic.
Health. Nearly three-quarters of residents aged 18 and older (72%) indicate that they often or always feel fit and healthy. This is a decrease from 2020 when 82% felt this way. Two-thirds of young adults often or always feel fit and healthy (62%). This is comparable to the rest of the Amstelland region (in addition to Amstelveen, the municipalities of Aalsmeer, Diemen, Ouder-Amstel and Uithoorn).
Exercise. Just over half of young people (55%) are physically active: they exercise at least half an hour 5 or more days a week. More than half of residents aged 18 and older exercise at least once a week (59%) .
Living habits. Smokers often start smoking at a young age. 18% of young people in Amstelveen smoke weekly, 14% of adults do this. The majority of young people (81%) have drunk alcohol in the last 4 weeks. Almost half of adults (46%) do not drink or drink a maximum of 1 glass per day. This smoking and drinking behavior is comparable to that of the rest of the region.
Sports recreation. Amstelveen has a large and varied range of sports facilities. Most of the 260 sports facilities are sports fields: football, hockey, tennis, korfball, baseball and softball, athletics, rugby and a cricket field. Amstelveen also has the Meerkamp swimming pool with various indoor and outdoor pools, a practice cycling circuit and two golf courses. These sports facilities are used by approximately 80 sports clubs based in Amstelveen and by many private individuals. In addition to sports facilities, Amstelveen also has almost 300 gaming facilities or play facilities spread across the various neighborhoods of the municipality.
Energy transition. The municipality's sustainability policy consists of three pillars, namely energy transition, circular economy and climate adaptation. The energy transition is the transition from the use of energy from fossil fuels, such as natural gas, to sustainable energy sources. A transition to a sustainable energy supply is of great importance to combat climate change.
Gas consumption by homes in Amstelveen has fallen since 2013 from more than 55 million m³ to more than 49 million m³ in 2021. Gas consumption has therefore remained the same compared to 2020. These figures have been corrected for temperature fluctuations. After all, more gas is consumed in colder winters than in less cold winters. In 2022, 16% of homes in Amstelveen will have solar panels, a total of approximately 6.8,000 of the 42.4,000 homes. This share lags behind the Netherlands: where 26% of homes have solar panels. Proportionally, Amstelveen has more multi-family homes compared to the Netherlands. This may explain the difference. The development of the share of solar panels has increased compared to previous years (+3.2%). Charging stations. Amstelveen has 1,452 (semi)public charging points for electric cars per 100,000 inhabitants, making it one of the top 5 Dutch municipalities (Crow 2023).
Municipality of Amstelveen. The number of members of a municipal council depends on the number of inhabitants. The current Amstelveen council has 37 members, from twelve different political parties. The council members are elected every four years by voting residents. In the last municipal elections (March 2022), the turnout was 52.85%, slightly higher than the national average.
(Foto Amstelveenweb.com - 2023)
The members of the Board B and W of Amstelveen from left to right: Alderman Marijn van Ballegooijen (PvdA), Alderman Adam Elzakalai (VVD), Alderman Floor Gordon (D66), Alderman Frank Berkhout (D66), Tjapko Poppens mayor, Bert Winthorst municipal secretary and alderman Herbert Raat (VVD)
The VVD became the largest political party in these elections with 8 of the 37 seats. The Board of Mayor and Aldermen is formed by VVD, D66 and PvdA. The official organization of Amstelveen has also been working for the neighboring municipality of Aalsmeer since 2013. The more than 1,000 employees serve a total of almost 127,000 residents.
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First figures of the Amstelveen population in 2024
On January 1, 2024, Amstelveen had 95,014 inhabitants, which represents an increase of 579 inhabitants compared to the previous year. As in previous years, this growth can be explained by an influx from outside. However, the population will have grown less in 2023 than in the previous year. This difference can be partly attributed to the number of Ukrainian refugees, which accounted for much of the growth in 2022. Another factor is that fewer new-build homes will be completed in 2023 compared to 2022.
Population by nationality, January 1, 2024
The continued growing international character of the city - with residents from 144 different nationalities - is another development. The number of residents with a non-Dutch nationality has risen to more than 23,000, which is now 24% of the total population. In this document we provide a brief overview of the position as of January 1, 2024 and the developments in recent years in the composition of the population.
Population development. Over the past 79 years, the Amstelveen population has grown from 19,856 in 1945 to 95,014 inhabitants in 2024. The forecasts also indicate further growth, especially in the south of Amstelveen, where many housing projects will be realized in the coming years. Since migration is the cause of population growth, this is closely linked to growth in housing supply.
First figures Amstelveen population 2024. The year 2023 was a special year for both births and deaths: last year's birth dip continued, while the mortality rate decreased slightly, on balance a mortality surplus of 254. The population growth of recent years has been too thanks to the migration surplus: more people settle in Amstelveen than leave.
Households by composition, January 1, 2024
Population on January 1, 2024. The graph below (population pyramid) shows the population by age class and gender. There are more women (49,268) than men (45,746) and the focus is on the older age groups. On January 1, 2024, there were 26 residents aged 100 or older, the oldest person at that time being 107 years old. The average age is 41.03, slightly higher than last year (40.94). Nationally, the average age is 42.5 in 2023 (source: CBS).
Nationalities. In 2024, 144 different nationalities will live in Amstelveen. The vast majority of non-Dutch people are Indians. However, their number has decreased. Last year, on January 1, there were 4,673, compared to 4,846 in 2023. The Japanese community is also still large (1,730 Japanese residents) and increased slightly. Residents with a (South) East Asian nationality usually form the largest group of non-Dutch nationals.
Population by age class and gender, January 1, 2024
This year, the group of residents with Russian nationality grew the most (+302), followed by the Chinese group (+137). In recent years, the number of residents with a non-Dutch passport has increased across the board. In 2010, Amstelveen had 10,000 non-Dutch residents (13%), in 2020 it increased to 18,842 (21%) and Amstelveen currently has 23,016 (24%) non-Dutch residents. This is an increase of more than 1,000 compared to last year. In 2023, the Netherlands had 8.1% non-Dutch people.
Population by district. Amstelveen has 14 neighborhoods. The largest in terms of population this year is Keizer Karelpark. Last year that was Waardhuizen-Middenhoven. The smallest district is the Amsterdamse Bos. The average age is highest in Buitengebied Zuid (45.42), followed by Groenelaan (44.58). The district with the lowest average age is Uilenstede-Kronenburg (25.13). The differences can be explained by the presence of several care and nursing homes and the large student campus, respectively.
Households. The 95,014 inhabitants are spread over 43,814 households. The distribution of households by type is shown below. Two in five households (40%) live alone. There are many students, but many more elderly people. Family households are a minority in Amstelveen: 27% of households are two-parent families and 7% are single-parent families. Need more numbers or different figures? Administrative information and research (BIO) has much more data. Visit: https://www.amstelveen.nl/in-amstelveen/publicatie/feiten-en-figures
