Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in Amsterdam
Amsterdam: Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs was 1.09 million Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in Amsterdam, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Amsterdam recorded 1.09 million Persons for population by age and sex - cities and fuas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Amsterdam peaked at 1.09 million Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 869,594 Persons, in 2000.
That places Amsterdam 114th out of 1249 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in Amsterdam, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 869,594 Persons | — |
| 2001 | 872,637 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 874,211 Persons | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 876,200 Persons | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 879,495 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 883,027 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 874,785 Persons | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 874,849 Persons | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 879,093 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 888,584 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 901,666 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 915,742 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 927,530 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 938,195 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 951,087 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 965,270 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 987,851 Persons | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 1.00 million Persons | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.01 million Persons | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.02 million Persons | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.04 million Persons | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.04 million Persons | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.05 million Persons | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.07 million Persons | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 1.08 million Persons | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 1.09 million Persons | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 877,248 Persons | 869,594 Persons | 888,584 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 962,372 Persons | 901,666 Persons | 1.02 million Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 million Persons | 1.04 million Persons | 1.09 million Persons | 6 |
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- Population and built-up density - Cities and FUAs — Urbanised area 47 Square kilometres (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Amsterdam?
- Population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Amsterdam was 1.09 million Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest population by age and sex - cities and fuas recorded in Amsterdam?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 million Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest population by age and sex - cities and fuas recorded in Amsterdam?
- The lowest recorded value was 869,594 Persons in 2000.
- How does Amsterdam rank for population by age and sex - cities and fuas?
- Amsterdam ranks 114th out of 1249 regions with data for 2025.
- Is population by age and sex - cities and fuas rising or falling in Amsterdam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Amsterdam data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides population counts by 5-year age groups and sex for OECD Functional Urban Areas (FUAs) and cities. Data sources and methodology Population by age and sex data is collected at the level of small administrative units (e.g. municipalities) and aggregated at the FUA and city level. The correspondence table between SAUs and FUAs/cities is available in parquet and csv format. Defining FUAs and cities The OECD, in cooperation with the EU, has developed a harmonised definition of functional urban areas (FUAs) to capture the economic and functional reach of cities based on daily commuting patterns (OECD, 2012). FUAs consist of: A city – defined by urban centres in the degree of urbanisation, adapted to the closest local administrative units to define a city. A commuting zone – including all local areas where at least 15% of employed residents work in the city. The delineation process includes: Assigning municipalities surrounded by a single FUA to that FUA. Excluding non-contiguous municipalities. The definition identifies 1 272 FUAs and 1 269 cities in all OECD member countries except Costa Rica and four accession countries. Cite this dataset OECD Regions, cities and local areas database (Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs), http://oe.cd/geostats Further information OECD Local Data Portal OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email CitiesStat@oecd.org