Government and politics in Amsterdam, Netherlands: official figures

In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 34% of residents of Amsterdam agreed that there is corruption in their local public administration.

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• 49% of people in Amsterdam were satisfied with how long the local administration takes to deal with a request (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
• 55% of people in Amsterdam found the local administration's procedures straightforward and easy to understand (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
• 53% of people in Amsterdam thought the fees charged by the local administration were reasonable (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
• In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 77% of residents of Amsterdam said the local administration's information and services were easy to access online. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
• In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 90% of residents of Amsterdam were satisfied to live in the city. Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How Amsterdam compares with other cities in the Netherlands

Satisfied to live in the city (2023)

Amsterdam ranks 2 of 3, highest first.

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Sources

• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_percep: Quality of life in European cities survey 2023: perception (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 81bd3e277f3e…)

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