Poverty and living standards in Amsterdam, Netherlands: official figures
The average WOZ value of a home in Amsterdam, the official valuation used for property tax, was €575,000 in 2026, above the national figure of €439,000, up 38% from €416,000 in 2020; that is the highest among the 31 large municipalities covered here.
How many people are on benefits in Amsterdam?
In 2026 Amsterdam had 12.7 benefit recipients under pension age for every 100 residents aged 15 to 64, 14th lowest among the 31 large municipalities covered here (Netherlands: 12.4).
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many people receive bijstand in Amsterdam?
Amsterdam had 5.3 people on social assistance (bijstand) per 100 working-age residents in 2026, above the national figure of 3.5; that ranks 9th highest among the 31 large municipalities covered here, down from 6.4 in 2020.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many people get unemployment benefit in Amsterdam?
Unemployment insurance (WW) was paid to 1.96 people per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 in the municipality of Amsterdam in 2026, against 1.60 nationally.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many people are on disability benefit in Amsterdam?
Amsterdam had 4.9 disability benefit recipients per 100 working-age residents in 2026, below the national figure of 7.1.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many people live alone in Amsterdam?
People living alone made up 55.0% of households in the municipality of Amsterdam in 2025, above the national figure of 40.1%.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many new homes are built in Amsterdam?
House building in Amsterdam reached 15.1 new homes per 1,000 in the stock in 2025, above the national figure of 8.4.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the crime rate in Amsterdam?
Amsterdam had 87.4 police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025 (81,685 in total, provisional), the highest among the 31 large municipalities covered here and above the national figure of 45.2.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyIs crime going up in Amsterdam?
Recorded crime in Amsterdam was down 15% in 2025 compared with 2015, when police registered 96,185 offences.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow much violent crime is there in Amsterdam?
Violent and sexual offences, including assault, threats and sexual crimes, ran at 8.6 per 1,000 residents in Amsterdam in 2025, 2nd highest among the 31 large municipalities covered here (Netherlands: 4.6).
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow common is burglary in Amsterdam?
Theft and burglary without violence accounted for 46.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents of Amsterdam in 2025.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many people live alone in Amsterdam?
54% of the 583,974 households in Amsterdam were people living alone in 2024, and 4.6% were lone parents with children under 18.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyCan people in Amsterdam afford their bills?
In the EU's 2023 quality of life survey, 12% of residents of Amsterdam said they had difficulty paying their bills at the end of the month most of the time.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 16% of people in Amsterdam agreed that it is easy to find good housing at a reasonable price (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- 77% of people in Amsterdam felt safe walking alone at night in the city (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
How Amsterdam compares with other cities in the Netherlands
Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€) (2026)
Amsterdam ranks 1 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amsterdam | €575,000 |
| 2 | Utrecht | €548,000 |
| 3 | Haarlem | €548,000 |
| 4 | Haarlemmermeer | €542,000 |
| 5 | Amersfoort | €504,000 |
| 6 | Ede | €486,000 |
| 7 | s-Hertogenbosch | €464,000 |
Benefit recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 (2026)
Amsterdam ranks 18 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Benefit recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Zaanstad | 13.4 |
| 16 | Zwolle | 13.4 |
| 17 | Nissewaard | 12.7 |
| 18 | Amsterdam | 12.7 |
| 19 | s-Hertogenbosch | 12.7 |
| 20 | Groningen | 12.4 |
| 21 | Zoetermeer | 12.3 |
Social assistance (bijstand) recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 (2026)
Amsterdam ranks 9 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Social assistance (bijstand) recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | s-Gravenhage | 5.6 |
| 7 | Nijmegen | 5.5 |
| 8 | Groningen | 5.4 |
| 9 | Amsterdam | 5.3 |
| 10 | Tilburg | 4.5 |
| 11 | Sittard-Geleen | 4.4 |
| 12 | Zwolle | 4.4 |
Share of homes owned by housing associations (%) (2025)
Amsterdam ranks 2 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Share of homes owned by housing associations (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rotterdam | 43% |
| 2 | Amsterdam | 39% |
| 3 | Nijmegen | 38% |
| 4 | Eindhoven | 36% |
| 5 | Heerlen-Kerkrade | 36% |
| 6 | Enschede | 36% |
| 7 | Zaanstad | 36% |
New-build homes per 1,000 existing homes (2025)
Amsterdam ranks 4 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | New-build homes per 1,000 existing homes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphen aan den | 18.6 |
| 2 | Haarlemmermeer | 16.9 |
| 3 | Utrecht | 15.9 |
| 4 | Amsterdam | 15.1 |
| 5 | Ede | 14.0 |
| 6 | Almere | 12.7 |
| 7 | Deventer | 12.7 |
Police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents (provisional) (2025)
Amsterdam ranks 1 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents (provisional) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amsterdam | 87.4 |
| 2 | Rotterdam | 80.1 |
| 3 | Eindhoven | 77.6 |
| 4 | Utrecht | 74.4 |
| 5 | s-Gravenhage | 70.1 |
| 6 | Arnhem | 67.6 |
| 7 | Heerlen-Kerkrade | 66.9 |
Recorded violent and sexual crimes per 1,000 residents (provisional) (2025)
Amsterdam ranks 2 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Recorded violent and sexual crimes per 1,000 residents (provisional) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rotterdam | 9.7 |
| 2 | Amsterdam | 8.6 |
| 3 | Heerlen-Kerkrade | 8.3 |
| 4 | s-Gravenhage | 7.7 |
| 5 | Eindhoven | 6.9 |
| 6 | Arnhem | 6.7 |
| 7 | Tilburg | 6.5 |
Share of recorded crimes solved (%) (provisional) (2025)
Amsterdam ranks 22 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Share of recorded crimes solved (%) (provisional) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | s-Hertogenbosch | 21.9% |
| 20 | Eindhoven | 21.3% |
| 21 | Zaanstad | 21.2% |
| 22 | Amsterdam | 21.0% |
| 23 | Deventer | 20.8% |
| 24 | Tilburg | 19.5% |
| 25 | Alkmaar | 19.3% |
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Sources
- Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS): Regionale kerncijfers Nederland (table 70072ned): provinces, COROP areas and selected municipalities, 2014-2026, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 d2b63aac3a26…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_clivcon: Urban Audit: living conditions (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bc58ab68d418…)
- Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS): Geregistreerde misdrijven en verdachten; soort misdrijf, regio (table 83648NED): police-recorded crime by province and municipality, 2015-2025, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 301a92d5d72f…)
- 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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