Animation of Amsterdam’s growth 1600-1700
Watch a beautiful animation of how central Amsterdam expanded and the canals were built from 1600 onwards.
Credits: Stadsarchief / City Archives Amsterdam
Amsterdam in numbers
Source: Iamsterdam.com, August 2016
| Inhabitants: | 834,713 (by 2019: 863,000 inhabitants) |
| Inhabitants in Amsterdam Metropolitan Area: | 2,388,318 |
| Nationalities: | 180 |
| Visitors per year: | 17.3 million |
| Visitors per year (daytrippers): | 10.6 million (of which 76% Dutch) |
| Visitors per year (overnight): | 6.7 million (of which 79% from abroad) |
| Bicycles: | 881,000 (estimated) More than people! |
| Percentage of people who cycle daily: | 58% |
| Parks: | 40 |
| Trams: | 213 |
| Ferry routes (provided by GVB): | 9 |
| Electric vehicle charging points | 650 (and increasing) |
| Markets: | 32 |
| Shops: | 6,159 |
| Canals: | 165 |
| Bridges in the Canal Ring: | 80 |
| Houseboats: | 2,500 |
| 16th, 17th and 18th century buildings: | 8,863 |
| Gable stones: | 654 |
| Windmills: | 8 |
| Museums: | 44 |
| Paintings by Rembrandt: | 23 |
| Paintings by Van Gogh: | 207 |
| Historical church organs: | 42 |
| Concerts and theatrical performances per year: | 9,000 |
| Concerts and theatrical performances per day: | 25 |
| Theatres and concert halls: | 55 |
| Cinemas: | 15 |
| Cafés and bars: | 1,515 |
| Clubs: | 16 |
| Restaurants: | 1,325 |
| Hotels in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area | 634 |
| 5-star hotels: | 14 |
| Hotel beds: | 37,627 |
| Campsites: | 6 |
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